Graphics: The sprites and the animations are all very charming and colorful, but ultimately there is very little variation. The facial expressions are funny and overall this is a goofy look that works for such an obscure title.

Sound: The sound is very simple. You have a few music tracks and the sound effects of the punch’s, police sirens and celebration. Nothing special, but we can’t say it is bad either.

Control: The control is rough. Even though you only have two punches, a light and heavy punch, the response time is very delayed. You can figure out this delay but it is still frustrating while trying to pummel your opponent.

Gameplay: The purpose of the game is to knock the other player into a sewer manhole. There is a 99-second time limit, and the player has a set limit of stamina (200 hit points).

Each punch costs the player 1 HP. Also, flower pots are occasionally dropped from windows, which will cost a fighter 5 HP and daze the fighter if they hit. When a player is knocked off the pavement, they advance to the next street. After every third fight, the opponent is knocked into a manhole, then the player has a brief celebration where a lady throws confetti from a window. The goal of the game is to reach the rank of Champion. Every three fights won, the player gets a specific symbol on the lower right corner; after five symbols are earned, they go to the next set of symbols. In addition, a police car may pass by the fighting at any point in the fight which causes the players to return to their starting positions. If the timer runs out, the police will arrest the player closest to being knocked off of the pavement, meaning it is a default win for the other player for that round.

Originality: This is definitely and original idea, never had I heard of a game where the goal was to knock someone into a sewer manhole.

Replayability: The only replayability is the multiplayer. But the repetitive nature of the gameplay will have you bored within 10 minutes.

Overall: Overall we like the look of this game and it can be fun in short spurts. If you can find it for under $5 it may be worth it as a time waster.

Beer Pairing: When it comes to beer pairing I decided to go with the Yards Brawler Champion Ale. The goofy can design and the way the two are squaring up reminds me of this game. Plus it is only 4.2% so you can easily go through a 6 pack with a bud.

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Graphics: Very simple, the two players are palette swaps with the ref staying the same throughout. There are a few different stages that have some decent coloring but it is nothing special. Given the time there could have been a little more thrown in.

Sound: We will give this game credit the main theme is catchy. However, the voice work is awful and the hit sounds are blah. If the developers would have added some music to the stages this game would have scored much higher.

Control: The control is a joke. The inputs are outrageously laggy and executing the moves are determined with a flip of the coin. Movement is sluggish and the jump is terrible. I would love to give this game a break here, but I cannot.

Gameplay: Playing out like a real karate match your goal is to score points by striking your opponent. The first one to 3 points wins the match. In between matches there are mini games with various objects coming towards you. The problem is that you cannot pull off the moves in time, because of the input lag. Even with a friend this game is monotonous.

Originality: Since this is the first fighting game for a home console we have to give it credit. So we can appreciate being the first of its kind.

Replayability: The only replayability is the multiplayer. You could go for a high score, but lets be honest this game is not fun enough to want to replay over and over again.

Overall: Overall we can appreciate that this is the first fighting game for the NES, but we cannot forgive how bad it is. Only try it out if you are really bored and on a mission to play every NES game.

Beer Pairing: When it comes to beer pairing we had to go with the first beer we drank when reviewing games, Lionshead. This is a cheap pilsner hailing from PA, that Jim and I absolutely love. It is a perfect beer for almost any occasion and don’t let beer snobs tell you otherwise.

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2. New Brackets: Best Fighting Game Franchise and Best PA Brewery
3. Beer sales restricted in UK due to CO2 shortage https://www.bbc.com/news/business-44613658
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9. Street fighter: the movie’s troubled production https://www.theguardian.com/games/2018/jul/16/inside-street-fighter-movie-jean-claude-van-damme-kylie-minogue
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– Starting a Youtube Channel
– Lessons learned from running the channel and our experiences with Youtube
– Overrated/Underrated: Pre-NES era of video games
– Enemies you hate the most
– Most hated levels
– What Youtubers do you watch the most, and re watch?
– Which is better? Disney or Star Wars games?
– Games you wish were made into a different style

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