Fight Night (1985 video game)
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Fight Night is a 1985 boxing
video game. It was developed by Sydney Development Corporation and published by Accolade in the United States
and by U.S. Gold
in the United Kingdom
. It was released for various systems of the era including the Apple II
, Atari 8-bit computers
, Atari ST
, Atari 7800
and the Commodore 64
.
The game includes both a single player mode and multiplayer mode. Also featured is the ability for the player to customize the player's boxer. In total, there are five boxers to beat . The version on the Atari 7800 is especially clunky and slow paced.
The Atari 8-bit version was later republished on cartridge by Atari for the XEGS.
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
video game. It was developed by Sydney Development Corporation and published by Accolade in the United States
United States
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and by U.S. Gold
U.S. Gold
U.S. Gold was a British video game publisher and developer from the early 1980s through the mid-1990s, producing numerous titles on a variety of 8-bit, 16-bit and 32-bit platforms.-History:...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. It was released for various systems of the era including the Apple II
Apple II series
The Apple II series is a set of 8-bit home computers, one of the first highly successful mass-produced microcomputer products, designed primarily by Steve Wozniak, manufactured by Apple Computer and introduced in 1977 with the original Apple II...
, Atari 8-bit computers
Atari 8-bit family
The Atari 8-bit family is a series of 8-bit home computers manufactured from 1979 to 1992. All are based on the MOS Technology 6502 CPU and were the first home computers designed with custom coprocessor chips...
, Atari ST
Atari ST
The Atari ST is a home/personal computer that was released by Atari Corporation in 1985 and commercially available from that summer into the early 1990s. The "ST" officially stands for "Sixteen/Thirty-two", which referred to the Motorola 68000's 16-bit external bus and 32-bit internals...
, Atari 7800
Atari 7800
The Atari 7800 ProSystem, or simply the Atari 7800, is a video game console re-released by Atari Corporation in January 1986. The original release had occurred two years earlier under Atari Inc. The 7800 had originally been designed to replace Atari Inc.'s Atari 5200 in 1984, but was temporarily...
and the Commodore 64
Commodore 64
The Commodore 64 is an 8-bit home computer introduced by Commodore International in January 1982.Volume production started in the spring of 1982, with machines being released on to the market in August at a price of US$595...
.
The game includes both a single player mode and multiplayer mode. Also featured is the ability for the player to customize the player's boxer. In total, there are five boxers to beat . The version on the Atari 7800 is especially clunky and slow paced.
The Atari 8-bit version was later republished on cartridge by Atari for the XEGS.