Riddick Bowe Boxing
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was a Super Nintendo Entertainment System
video game released in 1993. It was also released for the Nintendo Game Boy
and Sega Game Gear
consoles. The game is virtually identical to Evander Holyfield's Real Deal Boxing
, apart from the fighters included and the style of the graphics.
The game was released in Mexico as Chavez and starred Julio César Chávez
instead of Riddick Bowe. It was identical except for the fact that the Spanish language is used instead of English.
. The graphics are similar in function; however, they have been completely redrawn in a more cartoon-like style. As Evander Holyfield's Real Deal Boxing, the visuals of a fight are made up of 2D sprite
-based boxers and a simple 3D boxing ring. A small overhead map of the ring featuring both fighters' positions is also visible during fights. The game features a career
mode in which the player fights their way through all the boxers in the game until facing Bowe himself. The game also features an exhibition
mode in which players can play as any boxer and put them in matches against any boxer in the game.
Using this as a navigation aid, it is possible to move boxers 360 degrees around the ring. However, due to all the boxers' sprites being drawn from one side-on point of view, their lateral movement appears somewhat unusual.
meter that decreases whenever the player is hit. When the stamina meter reaches zero and the player is punched in the face, the player suffers a knockdown
. As well as their main stamina meter they also have a meter for their head and their body, which shows how damaged the corresponding section is. When the head or body meter reaches zero, that boxer takes much more damage when hit in that area. Large amounts of punishment to the head also result in visible cuts.
If a boxer is knocked down three times in a single round, the fight ends in a TKO
. Unlike in real-life boxing matches, a fight never stops for other reasons; a boxer can be pummeled for an entire fight without throwing one punch in return, but unless he is knocked down three times, or he fails to get up in ten seconds after being knocked down, the fight is allowed to continue. One major difference from Greatest Heavyweights is that a fighter can be repeatedly punched in the body and not fall down even if his stamina meter reaches zero. In fact, being pummeled in the body repeatedly eventually makes a boxer's stamina infinite for a short time.
and stamina
. These attributes all vary widely between the 25 ranked boxers that appear in either career or exhibition mode in addition to 40 other fighters that only appear in career mode. Riddick Bowe
has the highest stats, but starts losing them after losing the championship. Eventually, he retires in the course of the game's career mode, after which only resetting the internal data will bring him back.
During career mode, all of the attributes are increased by using money earned from fights to pay for various activities, including free weights session and a protein diet. As the boxer progressed from match to match, his statistics started to fade. After 35 fights, his hair turned from normal to grey
. Finally after 40 fights, the player is forced to retire even if he or she has never beaten the champion.
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System is a 16-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America, Europe, Australasia , and South America between 1990 and 1993. In Japan and Southeast Asia, the system is called the , or SFC for short...
video game released in 1993. It was also released for the Nintendo Game Boy
Game Boy
The , is an 8-bit handheld video game device developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on , in North America in , and in Europe on...
and Sega Game Gear
Sega Game Gear
The was Sega's first handheld game console. It was the third commercially available color handheld console, after the Atari Lynx and the TurboExpress....
consoles. The game is virtually identical to Evander Holyfield's Real Deal Boxing
Evander Holyfield's Real Deal Boxing
Evander Holyfield's "Real Deal" Boxing is a boxing video game that was developed by ACME Interactive and published by Sega in 1992. It was released for the Sega Genesis and Sega Game Gear consoles. It was followed by a sequel that featured a number of improvements, Greatest Heavyweights of the...
, apart from the fighters included and the style of the graphics.
The game was released in Mexico as Chavez and starred Julio César Chávez
Julio César Chávez
Julio César Chávez is a retired Mexican professional boxer.He is a six-time world champion in three weight divisions, and for several years he was considered the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world...
instead of Riddick Bowe. It was identical except for the fact that the Spanish language is used instead of English.
Overview
Riddick Bowe Boxing features gameplay that was practically identical to that featured in Evander Holyfield's Real Deal BoxingEvander Holyfield's Real Deal Boxing
Evander Holyfield's "Real Deal" Boxing is a boxing video game that was developed by ACME Interactive and published by Sega in 1992. It was released for the Sega Genesis and Sega Game Gear consoles. It was followed by a sequel that featured a number of improvements, Greatest Heavyweights of the...
. The graphics are similar in function; however, they have been completely redrawn in a more cartoon-like style. As Evander Holyfield's Real Deal Boxing, the visuals of a fight are made up of 2D sprite
Sprite (computer graphics)
In computer graphics, a sprite is a two-dimensional image or animation that is integrated into a larger scene...
-based boxers and a simple 3D boxing ring. A small overhead map of the ring featuring both fighters' positions is also visible during fights. The game features a career
Career
Career is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as a person's "course or progress through life ". It is usually considered to pertain to remunerative work ....
mode in which the player fights their way through all the boxers in the game until facing Bowe himself. The game also features an exhibition
Exhibition
An exhibition, in the most general sense, is an organized presentation and display of a selection of items. In practice, exhibitions usually occur within museums, galleries and exhibition halls, and World's Fairs...
mode in which players can play as any boxer and put them in matches against any boxer in the game.
Using this as a navigation aid, it is possible to move boxers 360 degrees around the ring. However, due to all the boxers' sprites being drawn from one side-on point of view, their lateral movement appears somewhat unusual.
During the fight
During a fight, each boxer has a staminaEndurance
Endurance is the ability for a human or animal to exert itself and remain active for a long period of time, as well as its ability to resist, withstand, recover from, and have immunity to trauma, wounds, or fatigue. In humans, it is usually used in aerobic or anaerobic exercise...
meter that decreases whenever the player is hit. When the stamina meter reaches zero and the player is punched in the face, the player suffers a knockdown
Knockdown
Knockdown may refer to:*"Knockdown" , a song by Alesha Dixon* Knockdown, in full-contact combat sports, when a fighter is down or vulnerable, often preliminary to a knockout...
. As well as their main stamina meter they also have a meter for their head and their body, which shows how damaged the corresponding section is. When the head or body meter reaches zero, that boxer takes much more damage when hit in that area. Large amounts of punishment to the head also result in visible cuts.
If a boxer is knocked down three times in a single round, the fight ends in a TKO
Knockout
A knockout is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, Karate and others sports involving striking...
. Unlike in real-life boxing matches, a fight never stops for other reasons; a boxer can be pummeled for an entire fight without throwing one punch in return, but unless he is knocked down three times, or he fails to get up in ten seconds after being knocked down, the fight is allowed to continue. One major difference from Greatest Heavyweights is that a fighter can be repeatedly punched in the body and not fall down even if his stamina meter reaches zero. In fact, being pummeled in the body repeatedly eventually makes a boxer's stamina infinite for a short time.
Career mode
During career mode, the player creates his or her own boxer. Options to edit include name, hair colour, skin colour and shorts colour. Each boxer in the game had three attributes: power, speedSpeed
In kinematics, the speed of an object is the magnitude of its velocity ; it is thus a scalar quantity. The average speed of an object in an interval of time is the distance traveled by the object divided by the duration of the interval; the instantaneous speed is the limit of the average speed as...
and stamina
Endurance
Endurance is the ability for a human or animal to exert itself and remain active for a long period of time, as well as its ability to resist, withstand, recover from, and have immunity to trauma, wounds, or fatigue. In humans, it is usually used in aerobic or anaerobic exercise...
. These attributes all vary widely between the 25 ranked boxers that appear in either career or exhibition mode in addition to 40 other fighters that only appear in career mode. Riddick Bowe
Riddick Bowe
Riddick Lamont Bowe is a retired American boxer. He is a two-time heavyweight champion and a former undisputed heavyweight champion...
has the highest stats, but starts losing them after losing the championship. Eventually, he retires in the course of the game's career mode, after which only resetting the internal data will bring him back.
During career mode, all of the attributes are increased by using money earned from fights to pay for various activities, including free weights session and a protein diet. As the boxer progressed from match to match, his statistics started to fade. After 35 fights, his hair turned from normal to grey
Grey
Grey or gray is an achromatic or neutral color.Complementary colors are defined to mix to grey, either additively or subtractively, and many color models place complements opposite each other in a color wheel. To produce grey in RGB displays, the R, G, and B primary light sources are combined in...
. Finally after 40 fights, the player is forced to retire even if he or she has never beaten the champion.