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<blockquote data-quote="CC13" data-source="post: 126966" data-attributes="member: 1151"><p>That is indeed correct! I apologize for the long turnaround here, but I got really busy with holiday-related goings-on. Anyway, it's been a while since we last saw you in this thread, Kolchak; it's great to have you back! What makes Mr. Sandman such a pure distillation of what playing Punch-Out!! is all about? Read on to find out:</p><p></p><p>15. Mr. Sandman (Punch-Out!! (arcade))</p><p>Developed & Published By: Nintendo</p><p>Platform: Arcade</p><p>Year of Release: 1984</p><p></p><p>Anyone who has followed this list so far should have figured out that I have a major soft spot for the Punch-Out!! series, especially since this is the third representative of the franchise to pop up in the rankings. The goofy characters, surprisingly puzzle-like gameplay and an overall feel I've heard described as "Rocky as a Saturday morning cartoon" make for a charming and enduring franchise that stands with some of Nintendo's finest. How, then, does Mr. Sandman exemplify what makes Punch-Out!! so great?</p><p></p><p>In my entry on Super Macho Man, I touched on the idea of Super Macho Man working so well as a Punch-Out!! antagonist because of his representing the opposite of what Little Mac stands for. Every opponent has at least some of that shadow archetyping of Little Mac, but Mr. Sandman takes that concept to a whole new level. Ironically, much of the particular effectiveness of his opposition comes from a similarity to Little Mac–the two of them are certainly the characters who get played the straightest, which only makes sense for the hero of the franchise and the first &, in my opinion, best final boss of the series; however, this is the only major similarity between the two. Where Little Mac has to rely on strategy and a cool head to progress to anywhere near Mr. Sandman, Mr. Sandman can simply overwhelm an unprepared opponent with sheer brute force, as his introductory cartoon in Punch-Out!! Wii amply demonstrates with a montage of Mr. Sandman clobbering all 12 of the previous opponents with a single punch. Defeating him in each of his four Punch-Out!! series appearances is always at least a major milestone and his latest appearance has him back as the WVBA champion again after 25 years.</p><p></p><p>Where Super Macho Man works primarily as a motivational nemesis and stand-in for all the overdogs who don't take the underdog seriously, Mr. Sandman always represents a moment of the game dropping the gimmicks and getting completely serious with the player. Compare Mr. Sandman to the five opponents who precede him in the original Punch-Out!!–the cowardly Frenchman Glass Joe, the highly rhythmic Cuban boxer Piston Hurricane, the tough-but-hilariously-insane Turk Bald Bull, the uninspiring Kid Quick and the Rocky-Balboa-esque Pizza PAsta–and his nature as a harbinger of major challenges should become apparent. This "let's get dangerous" tendency on Mr. Sandman's behalf led to him becoming the WVBA champion once more in Punch-Out!! Wii (though that game also has a <em>very</em> challenging bonus boss). We also see this in his Title Defense introductory cartoon, where he demolishes a building with his bare hands in a fit of rage over seeing a poster of Little Mac. He has also consistently ranked high otherwise, being the Major Circuit champion in the Super NES Super Punch-Out!! and the #1 contender for the World Circuit championship in Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! If you want a reason to consider his Punch-Out!! Wii incarnation even more terrifying than he already is, consider this: Mr. Sandman and Doc Louis (your chocolate-loving trainer) have the same voice actor. This has been the source of many a fan theory trying to link the two, with one of the most common being that the two are brothers.</p><p></p><p>The rest of Mr. Sandman's characterization in Punch-Out!! Wii only adds to his intimidating persona. From his gravelly, growling baritone to his between-rounds animation, which has him stretching the ropes on his side of the ring, to the heavy metal remix of the Punch-Out!! theme during the bout to the return of Mr. Sandman's signature move, a three-uppercut combo called the Nightmare Express, everything about Mr. Sandman screams that you should run from him in the opposite direction, yet you have no choice but to face him if you want to be the WVBA World Champion. His Title Defense iteration is even more of a bear, as he gains the winking uppercuts that veterans of Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! remember so well and is basically Mike Tyson lite, which still makes him one of the most challenging opponents in the game, second only to the game's bonus boss, in my opinion.</p><p></p><p>Mr. Sandman headlined Punch-Out!! Wii's rogues' gallery for a very good reason: few enemies in the Nintendo canon represent quite as visceral an opponent as he. With his vicious moveset, sheer intimidation factor and legendary status as the WVBA's first champion, Mr. Sandman can go toe-to-toe with Nintendo's most wanted any day. Hopefully, he hasn't hung up the gloves for good and we can look forward to seeing him in the ring in yet another classic Punch-Out! game.</p><p></p><p><strong>Next Time on The Top 25 Nintendo Villains</strong>: You're <em>one thousand years</em> too early to guess the next villain on this list!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CC13, post: 126966, member: 1151"] That is indeed correct! I apologize for the long turnaround here, but I got really busy with holiday-related goings-on. Anyway, it's been a while since we last saw you in this thread, Kolchak; it's great to have you back! What makes Mr. Sandman such a pure distillation of what playing Punch-Out!! is all about? Read on to find out: 15. Mr. Sandman (Punch-Out!! (arcade)) Developed & Published By: Nintendo Platform: Arcade Year of Release: 1984 Anyone who has followed this list so far should have figured out that I have a major soft spot for the Punch-Out!! series, especially since this is the third representative of the franchise to pop up in the rankings. The goofy characters, surprisingly puzzle-like gameplay and an overall feel I've heard described as "Rocky as a Saturday morning cartoon" make for a charming and enduring franchise that stands with some of Nintendo's finest. How, then, does Mr. Sandman exemplify what makes Punch-Out!! so great? In my entry on Super Macho Man, I touched on the idea of Super Macho Man working so well as a Punch-Out!! antagonist because of his representing the opposite of what Little Mac stands for. Every opponent has at least some of that shadow archetyping of Little Mac, but Mr. Sandman takes that concept to a whole new level. Ironically, much of the particular effectiveness of his opposition comes from a similarity to Little Mac–the two of them are certainly the characters who get played the straightest, which only makes sense for the hero of the franchise and the first &, in my opinion, best final boss of the series; however, this is the only major similarity between the two. Where Little Mac has to rely on strategy and a cool head to progress to anywhere near Mr. Sandman, Mr. Sandman can simply overwhelm an unprepared opponent with sheer brute force, as his introductory cartoon in Punch-Out!! Wii amply demonstrates with a montage of Mr. Sandman clobbering all 12 of the previous opponents with a single punch. Defeating him in each of his four Punch-Out!! series appearances is always at least a major milestone and his latest appearance has him back as the WVBA champion again after 25 years. Where Super Macho Man works primarily as a motivational nemesis and stand-in for all the overdogs who don't take the underdog seriously, Mr. Sandman always represents a moment of the game dropping the gimmicks and getting completely serious with the player. Compare Mr. Sandman to the five opponents who precede him in the original Punch-Out!!–the cowardly Frenchman Glass Joe, the highly rhythmic Cuban boxer Piston Hurricane, the tough-but-hilariously-insane Turk Bald Bull, the uninspiring Kid Quick and the Rocky-Balboa-esque Pizza PAsta–and his nature as a harbinger of major challenges should become apparent. This "let's get dangerous" tendency on Mr. Sandman's behalf led to him becoming the WVBA champion once more in Punch-Out!! Wii (though that game also has a [I]very[/I] challenging bonus boss). We also see this in his Title Defense introductory cartoon, where he demolishes a building with his bare hands in a fit of rage over seeing a poster of Little Mac. He has also consistently ranked high otherwise, being the Major Circuit champion in the Super NES Super Punch-Out!! and the #1 contender for the World Circuit championship in Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! If you want a reason to consider his Punch-Out!! Wii incarnation even more terrifying than he already is, consider this: Mr. Sandman and Doc Louis (your chocolate-loving trainer) have the same voice actor. This has been the source of many a fan theory trying to link the two, with one of the most common being that the two are brothers. The rest of Mr. Sandman's characterization in Punch-Out!! Wii only adds to his intimidating persona. From his gravelly, growling baritone to his between-rounds animation, which has him stretching the ropes on his side of the ring, to the heavy metal remix of the Punch-Out!! theme during the bout to the return of Mr. Sandman's signature move, a three-uppercut combo called the Nightmare Express, everything about Mr. Sandman screams that you should run from him in the opposite direction, yet you have no choice but to face him if you want to be the WVBA World Champion. His Title Defense iteration is even more of a bear, as he gains the winking uppercuts that veterans of Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! remember so well and is basically Mike Tyson lite, which still makes him one of the most challenging opponents in the game, second only to the game's bonus boss, in my opinion. Mr. Sandman headlined Punch-Out!! Wii's rogues' gallery for a very good reason: few enemies in the Nintendo canon represent quite as visceral an opponent as he. With his vicious moveset, sheer intimidation factor and legendary status as the WVBA's first champion, Mr. Sandman can go toe-to-toe with Nintendo's most wanted any day. Hopefully, he hasn't hung up the gloves for good and we can look forward to seeing him in the ring in yet another classic Punch-Out! game. [B]Next Time on The Top 25 Nintendo Villains[/B]: You're [I]one thousand years[/I] too early to guess the next villain on this list! [/QUOTE]
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