Man, that 3d model of Little Mac looks like complete ass. What kind of artists work for EA? Did they throw that model together in 10 minutes or what?

That 3D model looks pretty much exactly what I would expect from a company with no originality and no concept of abstract art. EA only knows and understands what we see in the real world so something like Super Punch-Out is just too far out there for them. It's a cartoony game that isn't designed for kids. EA doesn't understand such a concept.

It sure sucks that Nintendo became all buddy-buddy with EA at exactly the same time that EA became the supreme super villian of the game industry.

Is the main character in Super Punch-Out even named Little Mac? He's never identified as such in the game and he looks quite different from Little Mac in the first Punch-Out.

You know. I didn't like the model of 3D lil Mac in the game either. But then I saw the character Art from Super Punch Out and it looks very similar. I would have perferred something looking younger and less developed. But, then that would be too I LOVE HALO 2.

Punch Out was cool because you were this little guy taking on the giants, I loved that feel. This guy just looks like a really mad baby faced boxer.

Still, I am actually considering buying this game just for Super Punch Out. I loved the rythme-pattern solving gameplay of the original. Each Battle was like facing a boss battle of other games.

Punch Out to me was one of the first rythme games and therefore kinda the first music game.

Having the Super Nintendo sequel will be great.

Tiku tiku tiku!

Anyway, the character model isn't that bad considering I thought the character looked lame in the original as well...

Ahh this might be nice. Since I'm too lazy to track down a used copy of SPO I can hopefully regain my skills with this one. But dwelling on why I don't have SPO anymore isn't a fond memory to bring up.

Ian: They might have a little too much focus on likenesses but I can't imagine that these artists are any different from the rest in that they don't try some weird-ass fantasy stuff at home. Remember that there's a huge gap between corporate mentality and employee mentality, though many seem to take part in EA's "cheer for the Führer" sessions.

Good God, that character model is hideous.

Who cares how it looks its Litle Mac.. and thats real cool. Ive been asking for a new punch out... this is the closest to that.

I thought the star of Super Punch-Out!! was "Kid Quick"?

Kid Quick is an opponent in the arcade version of Punch-Out, and he's black.
http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?letter=&game_id=9155
(2nd picture from the bottom.)

The star from Super Punch-Out is indeed nameless. Well, until now at least.
I named him Joe

Somebody gag me. Little Mac is the star of the original Punch-Out!!. Super Punch-Out!!'s protagonist is unnamed (actually, you input your own name), but definitely sports a different look than Little Mac. Originally, I thought the person who wrote the PR release simply had no clue what they were talking about, but after looking at the pictures it becomes apparent that EA tried for a 3D emulation of the Super Punch-Out!! character rather than Little Mac. So apparently no one on the development team knew the difference. I suppose it doesn't really matter, since the character model looks like ass no matter what they were going for.

“We grew up as fans of the Punch-Out!! series that delivered hands-down, the best boxing gaming experience of its time,” said Kudo Tsunoda, executive producer, EA Chicago. <-- Effing clownboat. It's moments like these that I'm glad that the last EA game I bought was Madden '94.

Sounds like a lot of you guys don't like it. Whoa.

It's a Nintendo-exclusive bonus, and if EA keeps this up, regardless of whether or not you like EA, it will help towards eliminating the strange mentality of excluding the GameCube in all those stupid conversations that begin with "PlayStation or Xbox"? People may not always go for the Nintendo bonuses, but if they do find any of them intriguing, they'd at least give the Nintendo version of every EA game another look.

"Originally, I thought the person who wrote the PR release simply had no clue what they were talking about, but after looking at the pictures it becomes apparent that EA tried for a 3D emulation of the Super Punch-Out!! character rather than Little Mac. So apparently no one on the development team knew the difference."

Realistically it might be NOA's fault. They get details like that goofed up all the time (the terrible Zelda timeline they made for Zelda.com, Metroid's release date being wrong in SSBM). It is possible that EA started work on the Punch-Out model, noticed the character doesn't have a name, asked NOA, and NOA told them "Little Mac". NOA has been known in the past to just make stuff up when there's no answer.

Not that EA couldn't have been responsible but there's no guarantee that they were.

Now i want to play SPO again........i sold my version but my cousin still has it i think..

Ian, what were they going to call him then? "Challenger"?

I think it's a fantastic bonus. One of the best ever. Super Punch Out is a GREAT game.

EA and Nintendo are getting too cozy....

Ladies and gentlemen, the missing link. Fugly is the only word that comes to mind. Maybe after a few hooks and jabs he'll look better.

It'll be interesting if PGC'ers who point the finger (Index or Middle) at EA's business tatics will have sexual relations with these products. Instead of putting money in their mouth, will they keep it in their pockets?

Nintendo should've capitalized Punch Out's popularity years ago, maybe because it didn't catch on in Japan that NCL decided to let it fade? Oh well, better late than never I guess, it was 8 years between Super Metroid and Metroid Prime...

EDIT: Apparently, the word ...cott has been censored. Oh well, its very funny to read the first time LOL.

Why are some of you complaining about this? Honestly.

"Hey GC fans, here's some exclusive stuff in your version"
"DON'T CARE. MUST WHINGE"

I save the right to whine because I never complained about exclusivity or third party games not coming to the cube. I'd rather no representation from third parties than EA, really.

Power to those of you that like the news, though. It's just me that wouldn't ever play this, Little Mac or not.

I whine because EA should spend some of their money on modelers if thats the crap they put out. I can see the reviews now... "The GCN version is the weakest because the character models don't look quite right." =P

Little Mac being left nameless in Super Punch Out is Irrelevent. If it were, then Link would be considered nameless since you can change his name in every game he stars.

I name him Timmy.

I have never seen so many people look a gift-horse in the mouth. Yes EA are power hungry but so is the whole frikin industry. I'm not defending EA, but lets be honest somebody else would have done the same thing. And companies buying exlusives (although EA did pull quite a nasty one) is nothing new.

Now as far as the Super punch out guy goes I think he looks amazing. I wouldnt want him too look any other way. It reminds me of the time Homer Simpson went from 2D to 3D in a simpson halloween special. I for one am happy as hell for the GC version of fight night round 2. I was going to buy the Xbox version now I will totaly buy the GC version instead.

Sulk if you want but I for one will give the gift horse a pik pik carrot.

Come on now... amazing??! Its like they took the 2D sprite and traced it in a 3D modeling package... Any shmo with an hour of training can do that. It just plain blows. You can't take something cartoony, model it, and stick it in a realistic game. Hell, just take what they have there and fix the damn proportions and at least it would be a little better. His forehead is ginormous.

Any shmo with an hour of training can do that.

As someone who had the displeasure of looking at the results of someone actually doing that I can tell you, that's a SERIOUS understatement.

You can't take something cartoony, model it, and stick it in a realistic game.

Pfft. Doesn't stop me from doing that, why should the guys at EA have no fun?

Ok, you're right KDR, the model looks great.... ahem...

And as for my first statement, I feel as though I was doing a better job after my first maya class over a year ago.