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Final Blow

Arcade Video game published 35 years ago by Taito Corp.

Listed in MAME

Final Blow screenshot

Final Blow © 1989 Taito.

The game features a single season boxing championship run. You can select from a group of fictional fighters.

The game is essentially a side scrolling boxing game where the player moves left and right to control a boxer. With the right timing, the player can unleash a final blow punch that can KO the opponent in a single strike.

Goodies for Final Blow
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TECHNICAL

Runs on the "Taito F2 System" hardware.

Prom Stickers : B82

Players: 2
Control: 8-way joystick
Buttons: Buttons: 3 [Weak/Medium/Duck]

TRIVIA

Final Blow was released in April 1989, even if the title screen says 1988.

The game has five boxers, each with a nickname :
Detroit Kid - The Invincible Black Panther
Dynamite Joe - The Miracle Fighter
Fernando Gomez - The South American Eagle
Kim Nang - The Korean Comet
King Jason - The Black King

STAFF
PORTS

CONSOLES:
japan Sega Mega Drive (mar.3, 1990) "Final Blow [Model T-11033]"
usa Sega Genesis (june.1, 1990) "James 'Buster' Douglas Knockout Boxing"
europe Sega Mega Drive (1991) "James 'Buster' Douglas Knockout Boxing"
japan Sony PS2 (mar.29, 2007) "Taito Memories II Gekan [Model SLPM-66713 (TCPS-10183)]"
japan Sony PS2 (june.26, 2008) "Taito Memories II Gekan [Eternal Hits] [Model SLPM-55018]"

COMPUTERS:
japan FM Towns PC (1990)
usa Commodore C64 (1991)
europe Commodore C64 (1991)
europe Atari ST (1991)
europe Commodore Amiga (1991)

SOURCES

Game's picture.
Game's ROMs.
Game's screenshots.
See goodies section.