James "Buster" Douglas Knockout Boxing (Mega Drive)

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Final Blow/James "Buster" Douglas Knockout Boxing
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Sega, Taito (JP)
Developer:
Original system(s): Taito F2 Syetem
Developer(s) of original games: Taito
Genre: Sports

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP
¥6,8006,800 T-11033
Sega Mega Drive
US
1204
Sega Mega Drive
US
(Classic)
$29.9529.95[1] 1204C
Sega Mega Drive
EU
1204
Sega Mega Drive
AU

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James "Buster" Douglas Knockout Boxing, known as Final Blow (ファイナルブロー) in Japan and original version, is a 1990 Sega Mega Drive boxing game ported from 1988 arcade game by Taito.

Gameplay

The game is a typical 2D boxing game. A punches with the right fist, B punches with the left, and C blocks, with various moves being done depending on which D-pad buttons are being held at the time.

Boxers

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"Buster" Douglas
Western versions only.
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Detroit Kid
Japanese version only.
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Dynamite Joe
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King Jason
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Fernando Gomez
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Kim Nang

History

Taito ported it to the Sega Mega Drive in 1990, releasing it under its original name in Japan — but when brought to the US and Europe, it was renamed James "Buster" Douglas Knockout Boxing, despite the original arcade game having already been released with its original name.

It has been suggested that Sega licensed James Douglas after the infamous boxing match, Tyson vs. Douglas, in which Douglas (the underdog) knocked out Mike Tyson, the then undefeated, undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. Nintendo had licensed the use of Mike Tyson in 1987 for their successful NES release of Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!, so Sega of America, caught up in their iconic "Genesis Does (what Nintendon't)" campaign, saw an opportunity to poke fun at their rivals by producing a game starring the "better" fighter.

James Douglas's next fight was against Evander Holyfield, which he lost in the third round. Not wanting to be left behind, Sega licensed the boxer and created Evander Holyfield's "Real Deal" Boxing in 1992.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language Localised Name English Translation
English James "Buster" Douglas Knockout Boxing James "Buster" Douglas Knockout Boxing
English (US) James "Buster" Douglas Knockout Boxing James "Buster" Douglas Knockout Boxing
Japanese ファイナルブロー Final Blow

Magazine articles

Main article: James "Buster" Douglas Knockout Boxing (Mega Drive)/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Main article: James "Buster" Douglas Knockout Boxing (Mega Drive)/Promotional material.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
41 [2]
63 [4]
53 [5]
78 [6]
63 №97, [1]
60 [7]
88 [8]
91 [9]
40 №4, p79
12 №5, p92
31 №10, p32
6 №15, p77
69 [10]
56 №8, p47
80 [11]
75 [12]
32 [3]
60 [13]
71 №9, p80
79 №23, p65
Sega Mega Drive
57
Based on
20 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
60
[14]
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU) NTSC-J
30
[15]
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
40
[16]
ACE (UK)
41
[2]
ACE (UK) PAL
0
[17]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
47
[18]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
63
[19]
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)
69
[20]
The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)
69
[21]
Console XS (UK) NTSC-J
60
[22]
Computer & Video Games (UK) NTSC-J
78
[6]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
63
[23]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
60
[24]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
88
[8]
Joystick (FR) NTSC-J
91
[25]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)
40
[26]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
12
[27]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
60
[28]
Mega (UK) PAL
31
[29]
Mega (UK) PAL
6
[30]
MegaTech (UK)
69
[10]
MegaTech (UK)
56
[31]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
69
[32]
Player One (FR)
80
[11]
Power Play (DE)
36
[33]
Raze (UK) PAL
75
[12]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
25
[34]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
32
[3]
Sega Pro (UK)
60
[13]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
42
[35]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
53
[36]
Tricks 16 bit (RU) NTSC-J
32
[37]
Tricks 16 bit (RU) NTSC-U
70
[38]
VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US) NTSC-U
40
[39]
Zero (UK)
71
[40]
Zero (UK)
79
[41]
Sega Mega Drive
53
Based on
36 reviews

James "Buster" Douglas Knockout Boxing (Mega Drive)

Mega Drive, US
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Cover
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Cart
James Buster Douglas Knockout Boxing MD US Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, US (Sega Classic)
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Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, EU
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Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, JP
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Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, AU

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 87bbcf2a
MD5 9635abe009beffdff9954c4214e8cc8d
SHA-1 617b61da9bceb6f4d8362d074dc1dad3f7304584
512kB 1990-07 Cartridge (US/EU)
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 48ad505d
MD5 f2c1ca2b1ab0febcf6d244785d477a50
SHA-1 610c3136e6ddccc41ab216affd07034fa46341a8
512kB 1990-01 Cartridge (JP)

References

  1. Sega Visions, "August/September 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 20
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 ACE, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-08), page 71
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Sega Power, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-10-04), page 37
  4. Beep! MegaDrive, "April 1990" (JP; 1990-03-08), page 107 (109)
  5. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85 (87)
  6. 6.0 6.1 Computer & Video Games, "July 1990" (UK; 1990-06-16), page 105
  7. GamePro, "January 1991" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 82/83 (100)
  8. 8.0 8.1 Hobby Consolas, "Noviembre 1991" (ES; 1991-1x-xx), page 78
  9. Joystick, "Juillet/Août 1990" (FR; 1990-06-25), page 122
  10. 10.0 10.1 MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 78
  11. 11.0 11.1 Player One, "Juillet/Août 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 58
  12. 12.0 12.1 Raze, "September 1991" (UK; 1991-07-25), page 55
  13. 13.0 13.1 Sega Pro, "Christmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 18
  14. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 40
  15. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 118
  16. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 100
  17. ACE, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-08), page 118
  18. Aktueller Software Markt, "Mai 1990" (DE; 1990-04-30), page 50
  19. Beep! MegaDrive, "April 1990" (JP; 1990-03-08), page 109
  20. Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 29
  21. The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 46
  22. Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 130
  23. Famitsu, "" (JP; 1990-0x-xx), page 1
  24. GamePro, "January 1991" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 100
  25. Joystick, "Juillet/Août 1990" (FR; 1990-06-25), page 108
  26. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-xx-xx), page 79
  27. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 92
  28. Mega Drive Fan, "October 1990" (JP; 1990-09-08), page 79
  29. Mega, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-17), page 32
  30. Mega, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 77
  31. MegaTech, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-20), page 47
  32. Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 138
  33. Power Play, "7/90" (DE; 1990-06-15), page 127
  34. Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 53
  35. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 65
  36. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
  37. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 99
  38. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 92
  39. VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "November 1990" (US; 1990-1x-xx), page 53
  40. Zero, "July 1990" (UK; 1990-0x-xx), page 80
  41. Zero, "September 1991" (UK; 1991-0x-xx), page 65


James "Buster" Douglas Knockout Boxing (Mega Drive)

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