''RealSports Boxing'' is a
boxing based
video game developed by
Atari
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and released in 1987 for the
Atari 2600. It is part of the ''
RealSports'' series of games from Atari.
The game has a side view of the
ring, allowing the player to move up and down, as well as from left to right. There are four selectable characters in the game, Lefty O'Leary, Jabbin' Jack, Macho Man, or Iron Fists. The aim of the game is to knock out the opposition by filling up a bar at the bottom of the screen which allows the player to deliver the knock out blow. The game can be played with two players simultaneously.
Development
After the North American
video game crash of 1983 no more ''RealSports'' title were developed under the management of
Warner Communications. After
Jack Tramiel bought the Consumer Division of
Atari, Inc. in 1984 and video game development got back into focus, it was decided that two more ''RealSports'' titles will be produced—''RealSports Boxing'' and the
Atari 7800 version of ''
RealSports Baseball''. The game was programmed by Alex DeMeo.
The game was heavily featured in the
Atari 2600 Jr.
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's advertisements.
The codebase of the game was later reused to create
Absolute Entertainment
Absolute Entertainment was an American Video game publisher, video game publishing company. Through its video game developer, development house, Imagineering (company), Imagineering, Absolute Entertainment produced titles for the Amiga, Atari 260 ...
's ''Title Match Pro Wrestling''.
References
External links
''RealSports Boxing''at AtariMania
1987 video games
Boxing video games
Atari 2600 games
Atari games
Video games developed in the United States
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