Evander Holyfield's "Real Deal" Boxing

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Evander Holyfield's "Real Deal" Boxing
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Sound driver: GEMS
Genre: Sports

















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Evander Holyfield's "Real Deal" Boxing, also called Evander Holyfield Boxing (ホリフィールドボクシング) in Japan, is a 1992 boxing game for the Sega Mega Drive by Sega and Acme Interactive.

In Career Mode, you can create your own boxer with several predefined appearance settings and stats (which are mutual — changing one will change the others appropriately). In Exhibition Mode, you can only choose from various professional boxers.

Matches occur in 2D with a pseudo-3D perspective where moving to the left or to the right will "rotate' the field behind you. A punches with the left fist, B blocks, and C punches with the right fist, with various moves done by holding the D-pad in various positions while hitting the punch buttons.

The graphics and match engine would be reused in the 1994 game Greatest Heavyweights.

Production Credits

Designed and produced by Acme Interactive Inc for Sega of America Inc
Program and Design: Michael Lamb
Graphics: Jeff Godfrey
Additional Graphics: Stephen Thomson
Music by: Nu Romantic Productions
FX by: Brian Howarth
PC Boxing by: Mike Knauer
Testing and Tweaking: Robert Hemphill and the Sega testing department
Thanks to: John Brandwood, Steve Huges, Bob Jacob, Terry Lloyd, James Maxwell and Bernie Wong
Produced for Sega by: Scott Berfield

Promotional Material

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    US print advert

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
52 №12, p60/61/62
64 №12
70 №30, p182
57 №2, p42
60 №15, p77
58 №8, p44/45/46/47
66 №23, p58/59
81 №12, p54/55/56
89 №9, p76/77[1]
Sega Mega Drive
 66
Based on
9 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
40
[2]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
73
[3]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
58
[4]
Console Mania (IT)
80
[5]
Digitiser (UK)
90
[6]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
52
[7]
Game Power (IT)
79
[8]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
88
[9]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
60
[10]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
89
[11]
Joypad (FR)
64
[12]
Joystick (FR) PAL
70
[13]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)
57
[14]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)
57
[15]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
57
[16]
Mega (UK) PAL
60
[17]
Mega Fun (DE)
59
[18]
Mega Play (US) NTSC-U
73
[19]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
58
[20]
Mean Machines (UK) PAL
52
[21]
Marukatsu Mega Drive (JP) NTSC-J
64
[22]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
52
[23]
Player One (FR)
66
[24]
Play Time (DE)
65
[25]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
81
[26]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
87
[27]
Sega Force (SE)
54
[28]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
89
[29]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
67
[30]
Supergame (BR) NTSC-U
84
[31]
Supersonic (FR)
75
[32]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
76
[33]
Video Games (DE)
70
[34]
Sega Mega Drive
 68
Based on
33 reviews

Evander Holyfield's "Real Deal" Boxing

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  1. ↑ File:SegaForce09UK.pdf, page 76
  2. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 74
  3. ↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "Oktober 1992" (DE; 1992-09-11), page 127
  4. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "November 1992" (JP; 1992-10-08), page 28
  5. ↑ Console Mania, "Ottobre 1992" (IT; 1992-xx-xx), page 54
  6. ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1993-04-02)
  7. ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 42
  8. ↑ Game Power, "Ottobre 1992" (IT; 1992-xx-xx), page 44
  9. ↑ GamePro, "July 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 40
  10. ↑ Hippon Super, "October 1992" (JP; 1992-09-04), page 47
  11. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Diciembre 1992" (ES; 1992-xx-xx), page 116
  12. ↑ Joypad, "Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 60
  13. ↑ Joystick, "Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 182
  14. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-xx-xx), page 42
  15. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-xx-xx), page 79
  16. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 91
  17. ↑ Mega, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 77
  18. ↑ Mega Fun, "08/92" (DE; 1992-08-18), page 24
  19. ↑ Mega Play, "August 1992" (US; 1992-0x-xx), page 63
  20. ↑ MegaTech, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-20), page 44
  21. ↑ Mean Machines, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-22), page 60
  22. ↑ Marukatsu Mega Drive, "November 1992" (JP; 1992-10-xx), page 110
  23. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 138
  24. ↑ Player One, "Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-09-10), page 58
  25. ↑ Play Time, "11/92" (DE; 1992-10-07), page 90
  26. ↑ Sega Pro, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-10), page 54
  27. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 65
  28. ↑ Sega Force, "2/92" (SE; 1992-11-19), page 10
  29. ↑ Sega Force, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-08-13), page 76
  30. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
  31. ↑ Supergame, "Outubro 1992" (BR; 1992-10-xx), page 18
  32. ↑ Supersonic, "Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 20
  33. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 68
  34. ↑ Video Games, "10/92" (DE; 1992-09-30), page 99
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