Nintendo Video Boxing Association Rules
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Matches are three minutes in length.
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If a fighter is knocked down and cannot stand up before the count of ten, it is a Knock Out (KO).
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If a fighter is knocked down three times in one match, it will be ruled a Technical Knock Out (TKO), and the other fighter will win.
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If neither fighter is knocked out before time expires, the match is over and the challenger automatically loses.
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There are no illegal moves or punches.
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If you lose, you can rematch as many times as you have continues left. You will earn an extra continue every 50,000, 100,000, 150,000 and 500,000 points. Once out of continues, you must re-challenge all boxers in your current circuit.
Basic Strategy
It isn't effective to throw punches without thinking, especially when fighting with the higher ranked fighters. Look for ways to score a knock out while losing as little energy as possible.
Watch your opponent's movements closely. Most opponents will telegraph their intentions before attacking.
Dodge, Duck, and Counter
Dodge & Punch and Duck & Punch are the most basic combinations. Try to avoid your opponent's punch and quickly throw a punch of your own.
If your timing is perfect, your punch will often cause your opponent to become dizzy and drop his guard. This is the best chance to use punch combinations.
Power Meter Management
Try to minimize the damage you receive. Try to build up your Power Meter and keep it at maximum so that you can use a Knock Out Punch at any time.
Do not be careless after you knock down your opponent. When your opponent stands up, he might come at you with a special attack.
Corner Man Instructions
Although you should be paying attention at all the times during the match, be extra careful when instructions are called out from the opponent's corner man. The comments are different for each fighter.
There are mainly two types of instructions, one is about how to fight, the other is about specific attacks. Some corner men will call out more than one instruction for their fighter. However, no more than one instruction is displayed at a time.
Finding Patterns
Try to fight with purpose, not by chance. When your opponent is knocked down in an unexpected way, or when your punch hits your opponent with unexpected timing, try the same attack many times again. You might find a pattern that will severely damage your opponent.