Punch Out Lag Fix

Original game : Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!

Platform : NES

Author : dougeff

Release date : 02 October 2018

Category : Improvement

Patch version : 1.0

Modifications : P

Downloads : 998

ROM Information

Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! (Japan, USA) (Rev A).nes - NOINTRO
CRC32: 3DF8E170
MD5: C119A5A9B0E2959AD5D11562F9F4CE55
SHA-1: 0F0C2C2E294FF8CE255A618964728C935FD8963B
SHA-256: 60EF51F55F6ADDB7A1893F816AAD75EE3E146DD646958A865D3BECE5B429B600

Hack description

Playing MTPO on a flatscreen TV is unnecessarily difficult, due to the video lag. This patch minimizes the effects of lag by slowing the gameplay slightly. Especially the last 3 fights.

Known issues - the occasional incorrect opponent tiles for 1 frame, due to those tiles not being updated during the skipped frame.

Contributions

Contributor	Type of contribution	Description
dougeff	Hacking

Reviews

A literal game changer!	RogueMaverick	2024-07-29	Version 1.0
I quite enjoy Punch-Out. Unfortunately, it was a CRT era game, making it really tough to actually beat on modern displays. Even with low-latency emulation on my PC, matches usually lasted into the second round because I failed a number of inputs. And it's NOT a skill issue as I've handled twitch-action games quite well, lol! This hack, while it does indeed slow the game down just a smidge, it makes it MUCH better on modern screens! I cleared the Minor League with no match going into Round 2! It does WONDERS for play-ability! Well done on this hack! :D

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