Super Punch-Out!!

Website: superpunchout.tanookistudios.com

Download

Your computer	Download
Mac (Apple chip or Intel, macOS 11+)	SuperPunchOut-Mac.zip	Signed and notarized by Apple
Windows (64-bit)	SuperPunchOut-Windows.zip
Linux (64-bit, most desktops from 2020 on)	SuperPunchOut-Linux.tar.gz

Every version and its notes are on the Releases page.

How to play

1. Download the version for your computer and unzip it.
   • Mac: drag Super Punch-Out into Applications (or anywhere) and double-click it.
   • Windows: open the folder and double-click SuperPunchOut.exe.
   • Linux: open the folder and double-click SuperPunchOut (or run ./SuperPunchOut).
2. The launcher asks for your game file. Pick your own Super Punch-Out!! (USA) .sfc file. The launcher checks it and shows ROM verified when it's the right one.
3. Set any options you like (the Game button has the cheats and sound switches), then press Play.

No game files come with this download. You need your own copy of the cartridge's data. The one that works is:

Game	Super Punch-Out!! (USA)
SHA-256	a3d803b8c6b0b6ac55085671040b840f993543915c7f802e14fb651beabe9b63

Controls

SNES	Keyboard
D-pad	Arrow keys
B	Z
A	X
Y	A
X	S
L	C
R	V
Start	Enter
Select	Right Shift
Menu	Esc

Controllers: plug one in and play, no setup. Xbox, PlayStation (3, 4 and 5), Switch Pro and Joy-Con, 8BitDo, and over 2,000 other pads are recognized by name. Any other USB pad still works with a standard layout. The keyboard keeps working alongside a controller. Everything can be remapped in Settings, and the Esc menu opens from a controller with the Guide / Home button (or Select plus a click of the left stick). Own mappings: put a gamecontrollerdb.txt in the settings folder (Mac: ~/Library/Application Support/SuperPunchOut, Windows and Linux: next to the program).

What's in it

• Native code. The game's own program was translated into native code, so it runs as a real Mac, Windows or Linux app.
• Crisp at any size. Whole-number scaling keeps every pixel sharp, from a small window to a 4K screen.
• Launcher. Set everything before you play: display, sound, controls, cheats.
• In-game menu (Esc). Change settings, save and load states, reset the game, or close it.
• Sound. Volume, and a mute switch for each of the Super Nintendo's eight sound voices.
• Cheats. A full super meter, can't be hit, infinite tries, start against any fighter, and skip to the next fight.

Screenshots

Building it yourself

You need your own ROM for this too: the build reads it to translate the game, and nothing from it is stored in this repository.

./setup.sh                                  # fetches the engine at the tested versions and applies patches/
cp "/path/to/Super Punch-Out!! (USA).sfc" rom/superpunchout.sfc
bash tools/regen.sh                         # translates your ROM into C (kept out of git)
cmake -S . -B build -G Ninja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
cmake --build build

Release builds: tools/make_app.sh --notarize (Mac), tools/make_windows_zip.sh (Windows, cross-built on a Mac), tools/make_linux.sh (Linux, built in an Ubuntu 20.04 container). Screenshots: tools/capture-screenshots.sh.

About Maddie

Hi, I'm Maddie. I make apps and games on my own at Tanooki Studios.

Super Punch-Out!! is one of my favorite SNES games, and I wanted it to run on a modern computer with crisp pixels, controllers that just work, and a few cheats for when a fighter is being mean.

It's free, and it'll stay free. Making apps (including some decomps) is how I pay my bills. If this game brought you some nostalgia and you got knocked out by Mr. Sandman more times than you'd like to admit, feel free to drop me a tiny tip. It really helps!

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Credits and legal

• Built on snesrecomp by Matthew Stanley (PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0) and recomp-ui (MIT), with SDL (zlib) and Dear ImGui (MIT), and the SDL_GameControllerDB controller list (zlib). Full texts: THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md.
• This project's own code is under the PolyForm Noncommercial License 1.0.0. It may never be sold.
• Super Punch-Out!! and Super Nintendo are trademarks of Nintendo, which published the game. This project is not made by, endorsed by, or affiliated with Nintendo. It contains no game data: you supply your own.