Guy Makes Life-size Mike Tyson from “Punch-Out!!”

Back in the day, there was a Nintendo arcade and NES game called Punch-Out!! As far as I know, it was the first boxing game ever. The original arcade game featured fictitious fighters like Glass Joe, Piston Hurricane, Bald Bull, and Mr. Sandman. But when it eventually made it to the NES in 1987, Mike Tyson licensed his name and likeness to Nintendo, and he became the game’s final boss.

If you’re a fan of Punch-Out!! and the pixelated version of Tyson that appeared in the game, then you’ll want to check this life-size cutout of 8-bit Tyson that I spotted over on Etsy.

This 66″ tall version of the boxer was made by artist Jason Walker, who cut it from a sheet of 1/2″ plywood, then painted all the pixels to make him come to life. I imagine it took quite some time to get all of those jaggy edges just right, so it’s well worth the $300 asking price. Of course, it’s a bit heavy and unwieldy, so it’ll cost you another $130 for shipping here in the US. Then again shipping around the actual Mike Tyson would surely cost more, and he’d probably punch you in the face while you tried to cover him in bubble wrap.

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Classic Video Game Themes Played Backwards

The video games of old, like Super Mario Bros. and Tetris had some of the best music ever. But would we even recognize them if the music were played backwards? Listen and find out.

Musician Stemage created a digital album featuring several memorable NES game themes performed in reverse. They actually sound pretty cool and you may even be able to recognize them if you listen closely. “Sorb Oiram Repus” is a backwards version of the Super Mario Bros. theme, but you can still hear remnants of the original. “Sirtet” is the Tetris theme played backwards and that sounds pretty interesting as well.

You should check out Stemage’s short Retrogression: Vol. 1 album and make sure you listen to “Tuo Hcnup” (Punch Out) and “Snilbog n’ Stsohg” (Ghosts n’ Goblins) too. I would love to hear more game music played backwards.

[via Tiny Cartridge via Gizmodo]

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