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Real Puncher Real Puncher - Japanese Logo - Katakana / Kanji

Real Puncher - Cabinet - Video Game Marquee

Description

A boxing game where players can have their own faces recorded into the game and then digitally appear on the screen. Then they punch the pad hard as they can to see their on-screen digitized faces become deformed.

Real Puncher was produced by Taito in 1994.

Taito released 486 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1967. Taito was based in Japan.

Other machines made by Taito during the time period Real Puncher was produced include: Recalhorn, Super D3bos, Quiz Sekai wa Show by shobai, Quiz Crayon Shinchan Orato Asobo, Quiz Crayon Shinchan, Bubble Symphony, Chase Bombers, Darius Gaiden, Elevator Action II, and Elevator Action Returns

Specs

Name Real Puncher
Developer Taito (Japan)
Year 1994
Type Videogame
KLOV/MOG # 9284
Class Wide Release
Genre Sports
Monitor
Conversion Class unique
# Simultaneous Players 2
# Maximum Players 2
Game Play Competitive
Control Panel Layout Multiple Player
Controls
  • Punching Pad (one)
  • Buttons: 2 - Select|Enter
Sound Amplified Stereo (two channel)
Cabinet Styles
  • Upright/Standard

Game Introduction

The game has three different selectable modes of play: normal, digitized and two-player. In normal mode, players can choose one of five opponents who each have a different strength level that varies from beginner to expert. In the digitized and two-player games, players can have images of their own faces appear on the characters. These images are taken by having the player put his or her faces into position, following the on-screen introduction and then pressing the Select or Enter buttons (a light on the camera comes on when the digitization is taking place).

Game Play

In the normal game, you assume the role of Sonic Blast Man and you try to defeat one of the five different opponents have been selected. Each opponent's strength is indicated by an Mt. rating. After "Ready" and then "Go!" are displayed, you must punch the pad as hard as you can. You get three punches per game. The strength of your punch is indicated by an Mt. rating that accumulates with each punch you throw. If the total of your three limited punches exceeds that of your opponent, you will win!

The digitized game is the same as the normal game except you get to digitally record your very own face using the game's camera. That image will appear on the screen as your opponent and you will try to punch the pad as hard as you can. As you punch the pad, your on-screen face will become deformed and the harder you punch, the more deformed the image becomes.

In a two-player game, both yourself and another person can have your faces recorded at the same time. In this mode of play, you punch the opposing player's face and then, in turn, the opposing player punches your on-screen face. Each player gets a limit of three punches. The player with a higher score wins.

Real Puncher KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 4.89 (1 vote)

Fun Factor: 4.75

Overall Like 5.00
Fun (Social) 5.00
Fun (Solo) 5.00
Collector Desire -1.00

Technical Rating: 5.00

Gameplay 5.00
Graphics 5.00
Originality 5.00
Sound/Music 5.00

Personal Impressions and Technical Impressions each account for half of the total score. Within the Personal Impressions category, Like carries a little more weight than the other factors.

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VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Real Puncher Census

There are 15,211 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,644 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 166,563 machines (6,981 unique titles).

Rare - There are 2 known instances of this machine owned by Real Puncher collectors who are active members. Of these, 2 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

For Sale - There is one active VAPS member with an extra Real Puncher circuit board for sale.

Wanted - No active members have added this machine to their wish list.

Rarity and Popularity independently are not necessarily indications of value. [More Information]

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