Underplayed Gems

Urban Champion (1984)

Urban Champion cover
Developer
Nintendo R&D1
Publisher
Nintendo
Platforms
Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Family Computer, Wii U, Nintendo Entertainment System
Genres
Fighting, Arcade
Rating
3.0 of 5, 25 player ratings
Where to get it
Nintendo eShop

How it feels

Nintendo's earliest 2D fighting game pitting street brawlers against each other in a simple but surprisingly strategic duel.

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About

Urban Champion is a 2-player fighting game produced by Nintendo in 1984. It was inspired by the 1984 Game & Watch title, Boxing (also known as Punch-Out!!). It is also Nintendo's first 2D fighting game, followed by the 1993 Joy Mech Fight, released exclusively in Japan for the same platform.

Screenshots

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