Heavyweight Champ

Heavyweight Champ is a series of boxing video games from Sega. The original arcade video game was released in 1976. The game uses black-and-white graphics and critics have since identified it as the first video game to feature hand-to-hand fighting. It was a commercial success in Japan, where it was the third highest-grossing arcade video game of 1976.

Heavyweight Champ
Arcade flyer for the 1987 game
Developer(s)Sega
Platform(s)Arcade
ReleaseOctober 1976 (original)
September 1987 (remake)
Genre(s)Sports

Sega released a remake to arcades in 1987, changing the side perspective of the original game to a third-person viewpoint from behind the boxer. Both games feature unique controls that simulate throwing actual punches. The 1987 remake was Japan's fifth highest-grossing arcade video game of 1988 and received positive reviews from critics.

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