One of my friends owned "Heavyweight Champ" when I was a kid, so I played it from time to time, and enjoyed it. There is a photo I looked at not so long ago of a birthday party with all the boys in my class at my house in front of the TV, playing "Heavyweight Champ". So it was quite popular. And rightly so, as it (for its time) was a good boxing game. It's strange though that I was so much better at it as a kid than I am now. Even though it was hard back then as well, I remember beating it several times. Now I have big problems even beating the first opponent, B. Santana.
The music is awesome in this game, and I love that each opponent has his own music. The graphics is also quite good for an 8-bit-game, and much better than what a NES could ever produce. A bit repetetive maybe, and perhaps a bit too hard, but still a very good game.
Heavyweight Champ Trivia
The Master System-game "George Foreman's KO Boxing" uses the same game engine and much of the same music as this game, but has different graphics. That game was released about a year after this game, also in Europe.
Heavyweight Champ Cheats, Hints, Tips and Walkthroughs
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EUROPE
English
The challenger watches for an opening...a heavy right to the midsection, a crunching left uppercut and a powerhouse right to the jaw send the champ down for the count! We have a new heavyweight champion! Listen to that crowd! Heavyweight Champ brings the power, pride and excitement of professional boxing right into your home. When you hear the bell, come out swinging!
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French
Le challenger attend de faire une ouverture... une lancée droite dans le ventre, un uppercut gauche qui fait craquer le menton de l'adversaire et une lancée droite pleine de puissance sur la mâchoire met le champion à terre et le compte démarre! voici le nouveau champion des poids lourds ! ecoutez la foule hurler ! Le champion des poids lourds apporte la puissance, la fierté et l'excitation de la boxe professionnelle dans votre famille. Lorsque vous entendez la sonnerie retentir, la valse commence!
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BRAZIL
Estamos no último assalto de uma massacrante luta. O que está em jogo é o título mundial dos pesos-pesados. O aspirante está em ótima forma e o atual campeão já mostra sinais de cansaço. Num pequeno descuido, o aspirante Keith "The Man" Gibson avança e aplica golpes certeiros: primeiro um direto, depois um cruzado, um gancho e... pronto! Temos um novo campeão dos pesos-pesados! Mas parece que não por muito tempo. Os outros 4 melhores aspirantes irão desafiá-lo. O estádio está lotado e a multidão grita por um nocaute. Não entre nessa somente como um espectador! Guie seu boxeador até a conquista do cinturão dos campeões!