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On the first annual Game Machine arcade chart, Heavyweight Champ was the third highest-grossing arcade video game of 1976 in Japan, just below Taito's Ball Park and Speed Race DX.
Heavyweight Champs 1976 version was the first video game to ever depict a Black person.
The original was a side-view game, but the 1987 remake changed to a third-person view with the camera behind the boxer.
The original was a side-view game, but the 1987 remake changed to a third-person view with the camera behind the boxer.
The Game Gear version scored 5, 5, 5 and 4 in the Famicom Tsushin Cross Review, for a total of 19 points.
In Japan, Game Machine listed the 1987 version on their November 15 issue as being the fourth most-successful upright arcade unit of the month.
Advanced Computer Entertainment and Commodore User praised the game's unique controls but raised concerns that they might decrease the lifespan of the cabinets.
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