Play Family Boxing (Japan) Online
Pick a cartoonish bruiser, bob and weave between wild punches, then KO your opponent with a spinning haymaker that sends them flying. The ref counts painfully slow while that classic NES crowd noise loops in the background.
Family Boxing was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in Japan, developed by Namco. It fits right in with the kind of simple, accessible sports games that were common on the platform in the late 80s, offering a straightforward take on boxing without much complexity or depth.
You control a boxer from an overhead perspective, moving around the ring and throwing punches at your opponent. The main goal is to knock them out before they do the same to you. Signature mechanics include a spinning special punch that does extra damage and a referee who slowly counts down when someone is knocked down. The pacing is quick, matches don't last long, and the difficulty can feel uneven depending on the opponent. It feels like a bare bones arcade experience that doesn't ask for much commitment.
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