James "Buster" Douglas Knockout Boxing (Mega Drive)

For the Master System game, see James "Buster" Douglas Knockout Boxing (Master System).

n/a

NTSC-U/PAL
NTSC-J

Final Blow/James "Buster" Douglas Knockout Boxing

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: Sega (US, Europe), Taito (Japan)

Developer:

Whiteboard (programming), Toaplan? (sound)

Original system(s): Taito F2 System

Developer(s) of original games: Taito

Genre: Sports^[1]

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1990-03-23^[1]	¥6,8006,800	T-11033
US	1990-12^[2]	$49.9549.95^[3]	1204
US (Classic)	1992	$29.9529.95^[4]	1204C
EU	1991-06		1204
PT	199x
UK	1991-06	£34.9934.99^[5]^[6]	1204
SE (Rental)	199x
AU	199x

Non-Sega versions
Amiga Arcade Atari ST Commodore 64 FM Towns

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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. punches with the right fist, punches with the left, and blocks, with various moves being done depending on which D-pad buttons are being held at the time.

Boxers

	"Buster" Douglas
	Western versions only.
	Detroit Kid
	Japanese version only.
	Dynamite Joe

	King Jason

	Fernando Gomez

	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.

“	Some of the licenses were more successful than others. I remember one of them that we did; it turned out to be an embarrassment. We couldn't get Mike Tyson, the boxing heavyweight champion of the world at the time. We couldn't get Tyson, because that license was tied up. Later, Buster Douglas became champ, and we went out like "we have to have him" and signed Buster Douglas, of course hoping that he would successfully defend the title. [Laughs] It ended up lasting like a few days, because he lost the title in his very next bout! We had licensed Buster, had a big promotion about Buster Douglas, produced a boxing game around him. Then he had his next fight, and I remember we rented a hotel to see him that night, kind of a conference room. It had a big screen TV set up, and everyone was gathered around in chairs to watch Buster Douglas fight, and right before our very eyes he lost his title, and he never won again!	„
— Ken Balthaser^[7]

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

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

60

^[8]

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

NTSC-J

30

^[9]

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

40

^[10]

ACE (UK)

41

^[5]

ACE (UK)

PAL

0

^[11]

Aktueller Software Markt (DE)

47

^[12]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

63

^[13]

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

69

^[14]

The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)

69

^[15]

Console XS (UK)

NTSC-J

60

^[16]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

NTSC-J

78

^[17]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

63

^[18]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

60

^[19]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

88

^[20]

Joystick (FR)

NTSC-J

91

^[21]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

40

^[22]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

PAL

12

^[23]

Mega Drive Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[24]

Mega (UK)

PAL

31

^[25]

Mega (UK)

PAL

6

^[26]

MegaTech (UK)

69

^[27]

MegaTech (UK)

56

^[28]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

69

^[29]

Player One (FR)

80

^[30]

Power Play (DE)

36

^[31]

Raze (UK)

PAL

75

^[32]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

25

^[33]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

32

^[6]

Sega Pro (UK)

60

^[34]

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

^[3]

Zero (UK)

71

^[39]

Zero (UK)

79

^[40]

	53
Based on 36 reviews

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, US (Sega Classic)
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, PT

Mega Drive, SE rental (HENT black)
Cover

Mega Drive, AU
Cover
Manual

Technical information

Main article: James "Buster" Douglas Knockout Boxing (Mega Drive)/Technical information.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software_l.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-02 23:21)
↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video/c/d4tGae_tUa4/m/uV14bDIsircJ
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "November 1990" (US; 1990-1x-xx), page 53
↑ Sega Visions, "August/September 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 20
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ACE, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-08), page 71
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 Sega Power, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-10-04), page 37
↑ Interview: Ken Balthaser (2006-11-24) by Sega-16
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 40
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 118
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 100
↑ ACE, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-08), page 118
↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "Mai 1990" (DE; 1990-04-30), page 50
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "April 1990" (JP; 1990-03-08), page 109
↑ Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 29
↑ The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 46
↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 130
↑ Computer & Video Games, "July 1990" (UK; 1990-06-16), page 105
↑ Famitsu, "" (JP; 1990-0x-xx), page 1
↑ GamePro, "January 1991" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 100
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Noviembre 1991" (ES; 1991-1x-xx), page 78
↑ Joystick, "Juillet/Août 1990" (FR; 1990-06-25), page 108
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-xx-xx), page 79
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 92
↑ Mega Drive Fan, "October 1990" (JP; 1990-09-08), page 79
↑ Mega, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-17), page 32
↑ Mega, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 77
↑ MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 78
↑ MegaTech, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-20), page 47
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 138
↑ Player One, "Juillet/Août 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 58
↑ Power Play, "7/90" (DE; 1990-06-15), page 127
↑ Raze, "September 1991" (UK; 1991-07-25), page 55
↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 53
↑ Sega Pro, "Christmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 18
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 65
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 99
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 92
↑ Zero, "July 1990" (UK; 1990-0x-xx), page 80
↑ Zero, "September 1991" (UK; 1991-0x-xx), page 65

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[:File:VG.26amp.3BCE_US_22.pdf_p53-3] 3.0 ^3.1 VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "November 1990" (US; 1990-1x-xx), page 53

[:File:SegaVisions_US_09.pdf_p20-4] Sega Visions, "August/September 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 20

[:File:ACE_UK_49.pdf_p71-5] 5.0 ^5.1 ACE, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-08), page 71

[:File:SegaPower_UK_24.pdf_p37-6] 6.0 ^6.1 Sega Power, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-10-04), page 37

[Interview:_Ken_Balthaser_.282006-11-24.29_by_Sega-16-7] Interview: Ken Balthaser (2006-11-24) by Sega-16

[8] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 40

[9] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 118

[10] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 100

[:File:ACE_UK_51.pdf_p118-11] ACE, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-08), page 118

[:File:ASM_DE_1990-05.pdf_p50-12] Aktueller Software Markt, "Mai 1990" (DE; 1990-04-30), page 50

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1990-04.pdf_p109-13] Beep! MegaDrive, "April 1990" (JP; 1990-03-08), page 109

[:File:CGtC_UK_04.pdf_p29-14] Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 29

[:File:TheCompleteGuideToSega_UK.pdf_p46-15] The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 46

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p130-16] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 130

[:File:CVG_UK_104.pdf_p105-17] Computer & Video Games, "July 1990" (UK; 1990-06-16), page 105

[18] Famitsu, "" (JP; 1990-0x-xx), page 1

[:File:GamePro_US_018.pdf_p100-19] GamePro, "January 1991" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 100

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_002.pdf_p78-20] Hobby Consolas, "Noviembre 1991" (ES; 1991-1x-xx), page 78

[:File:Joystick_FR_007.pdf_p108-21] Joystick, "Juillet/Août 1990" (FR; 1990-06-25), page 108

[:File:MDAG_UK_04.pdf_p79-22] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-xx-xx), page 79

[:File:MDAG_UK_05.pdf_p92-23] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 92

[:File:Mdfan_JP_1990-10.pdf_p79-24] Mega Drive Fan, "October 1990" (JP; 1990-09-08), page 79

[:File:Mega_UK_10.pdf_p32-25] Mega, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-17), page 32

[:File:Mega_UK_15.pdf_p77-26] Mega, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 77

[:File:MegaTech_UK_01.pdf_p78-27] MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 78

[:File:MegaTech_UK_08.pdf_p47-28] MegaTech, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-20), page 47

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p138-29] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 138

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_011.pdf_p58-30] Player One, "Juillet/Août 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 58

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1990-07.pdf_p127-31] Power Play, "7/90" (DE; 1990-06-15), page 127

[:File:Raze_UK_11.pdf_p55-32] Raze, "September 1991" (UK; 1991-07-25), page 55

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p53-33] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 53

[:File:SegaPro_UK_03.pdf_p18-34] Sega Pro, "Christmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 18

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p65-35] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 65

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p87-36] 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

[:File:Zero_UK_09.pdf_p80-39] Zero, "July 1990" (UK; 1990-0x-xx), page 80

[:File:Zero_UK_23.pdf_p65-40] Zero, "September 1991" (UK; 1991-0x-xx), page 65

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James "Buster" Douglas Knockout Boxing (Mega Drive)

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Contents

Gameplay

Boxers

History

Versions

Localised names

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

References