On February 17, 1984, ‘Punch-out!!’ was born in Japan, an arcade hit that would later appear on NES and other consoles three years later with the name ‘Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!!’ The game has remained -more or less- relevant in popular culture, but usually forgotten by younger generations. Something that may change now that we have learned that, after four years of existence, someone has been able to defeat a speedrun of the game that was considered definitive.
K.O for a second
Although there may not be much surprise, because Summoning Salt has surpassed himself after playing 40,000 matches over the past four years, looking for different ways, tricks, and combinations to beat the clock. And he did it. The new record, which according to experts may remain like this forever, is 2:00.00, 97 hundredths of a second less than in 2020 and 61 less than in 2023. By a hair.
It seems that going below two minutes is practically impossible, especially because out of those 40,000 matches, only 9 ended at the second 2:00, and if this one achieved the round number it was because, being fights totally dependent on luck, the pattern that came out was totally beneficial. In fact, there is only one chance in 6,000 that it will come out again exactly the same. As if you could try again!
