This Konami Fighter Is a Knockout!
0🕹 The Final Round
📛 Alternate Names: Knockout
📅 Release Date: 1988
🔫 Genre: Sports / Boxing
👨 🏻 💻 Developers: Konami
👨 🏻 💻 Publishers: Konami
🔢 Max Players: 2
⁉ Cooperative: No
🕹 Game Introduction:
Step into the ring and go toe-to-toe in this intense Konami boxing arcade slugfest.
🕹 Game Description:
Choose your boxer, learn your timing, and fight your way to the championship belt through an array of eccentric fighters.
🎴 Game Play:
👉 🏻 Dodge, block, jab, hook, and uppercut with responsive controls.
👉 🏻 Each opponent has unique patterns and weak points.
👉 🏻 Time-based stamina meters affect your punch strength.
👉 🏻 Win by KO or outscore your opponent by round’s end.
📕 Background & History:
Part of the late ‘80s arcade sports wave, The Final Round stood out for its colorful characters and fluid animations.
🐣 Cheats, Tricks, Bugs, and Easter Eggs:
👉 🏻 Double-tap up at character select for a hidden fighter.
👉 🏻 Beat a match without taking damage for a special announcer taunt.
🐱 💻 Hacks:
👉 🏻 Modified boards allow you to play as bosses.
🎉 Trivia:
👉 🏻 Inspired by real-life boxing legends in design.
👉 🏻 Known as Knockout in some regions.
👓 Lonster's Review:
It’s fast, fair, and fun as hell. I love the balance between strategy and timing—this one goes the distance.
🌟 Legacy:
A strong but often overlooked boxing title that helped evolve character-based fighters.
✨ Cultural Impact:
Preceded the personality-rich fighters of the '90s and brought sports drama to arcades.
💭 Lonster's Final Thoughts:
If you love games like Punch-Out!!, you’ll eat this up. A champion in its own right.
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