Heavyweight Champ (1976)
From Sega Retro
- For other games with the same name, see Heavyweight Champ.
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| Heavyweight Champ | |||||||||||||
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| System(s): Discrete logic arcade | |||||||||||||
| Publisher: Sega Enterprises, Ltd. | |||||||||||||
| Developer: Sega Enterprises, Ltd. | |||||||||||||
| Genre: Fighting | |||||||||||||
| Number of players: 1-2 | |||||||||||||
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The 1976 release of Heavyweight Champ is a discrete logic arcade fighting game released by Sega Enterprises, Ltd. It was later remade as the more commonly known Heavyweight Champ from 1987. It was the first fighting game.
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Gameplay
Players operate the game by grabbing one of two controllers on the cabinet, both of which are in the shape of a boxing glove. To play the game, players must move the controller up and down to change the arm height, then push it in and release it to punch. Player characters who are punched will go down with a comical sound. The number of downs is displayed on the screen; the closer a player hits their opponent, the higher the score value is, and a score for a right punch is twice as high as the left punch. The game ends in 45-80 seconds, and the player with the highest score is declared the winner.
Reception
In Japan, the game was a commercial success. On the first annual Game Machine arcade chart, Heavyweight Champ was the third highest-grossing arcade video game of 1976, just below Taito's Ball Park and Speed Race DX.[5]
In the United States, the game was featured at San Diego's Sega Center arcade in 1977. The game was well-received, along with other early Sega arcade video games including Road Race and Fonz.[4]
Specifications
Dimensions
- Mass: 92kg
Magazine articles
- Main article: Heavyweight Champ (1976)/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
Physical scans
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