Barry McGuigan World Championship Boxing Playthrough part 1 (C64, 1985, Barry McGuigan's Boxing)

"Barry McGuigan" deals in contrast to "Frank Bruno's Boxing" or "Fight Night" seriously with the sport and should be seen as a simulation. At the beginning you can create your own boxer. The possibilities of configuration go from the obligatory choice of the name over choosing the hair, skin and clothes colour to the boxers style and his image. The aim of the game is to defeat the world champion - Barry McGuigan, lo and behold - and ascend the throne of boxing yourself. For this you fight through the world ranking list, whereby you can always choose between two fighters before and one behind you. The time between the fights is used for training, which you will notice significantly during a fight. During the breaks you get shown the score of the past round, together with information about the well-being of the audience. There is prize money for each fight, but this gives no advantage for the game itself. The game is graphically rather simple, the audience only consists of empty circles, there is no referee. In return, the animations of the boxers give nice feedback about the force of the blows. A knockout is awarded by the faceless audience with a frenzy of camera flashes. Concerning the music, the game entertains you between the fights with quick music pieces that have earworm character. In the fight itself, there is nothing to hear except the bell, the blows of the boxers and the cheers of the audience. The game is available for Amstrad CPC, C64 and ZX Spectrum Develiper: Sportsware Productions, Inc. Publisher: Activision Released in 1985 Play it online in your browser right now: https://archive.org/details/Barry_McG...