Decided to overtake the #1 score for arcade Punch Out on the last online leaderboard category that I didn't already have have the top spot on (Hi Score Mode without savestates or pauses). This is in preparation for the SGDQ run of this game, just to make sure that my improvisation is at a decent level for this game.
This run was played on a Nintendo Switch on the port done by Hamster. This port is based off of the Japanese romset, which has some key gameplay differences in some spots compared to the US version that most people are familiar with. The DIP switch settings were locked to the settings that Hamster assumed were default (2nd of 4 difficulties & 2nd longest timer), which is different from classic default settings (easiest difficulty & longest timer).
There's really not a lot to say about this run, haha. Bald Bull is consistently the most threatening fight, but even when things got sketchy, I knew enough details about the fight to keep me constantly alive, even by the skin of my teeth at times! I constantly take advantage of the instant knockdown glitch on the later loop Piston Hurricane fights to save me a ton of time in getting a consistently high scoring pace.
Needless to say, I could have continued playing indefinitely, but I was reaching exhaustion and annoyance, so I stopped it myself at a fitting spot.
I also streamed this run live on Twitch if anyone cares to watch with commentary! / 421083076
21 авг 2024