“ | Can you ride out the storm or be caught in my "Hurricane Rush"? | „ |
~ Piston Hurricane (SNES) |
Piston Hurricane first appeared in the arcade version of Punch-Out!!. Piston's signature move is the Hurricane Rush.
Appearances[]
Punch-Out!! (1984)[]
In the Punch-Out!! arcade game, he is the second fighter. When he steps away from his opponent and shouts "C'mon!! C'mon!!" like Gabby Jay did (or Glass Joe in the arcade version of Punch-Out!!), he steps toward his opponent and begins to come to the center. As soon as he comes down, players can give him a body blow to knock him down. If players don't, he will have a pattern of doing a head punch and a body blow punch, so players have to block high and block low and repeat that until he is done, then players sometimes have to dodge his finishing uppercut. His sprites were used twice more for Pizza Pasta, who is a palette swap in the same game; and Great Tiger, who appeared in the sequel, Super Punch-Out!!.
Moves:
- Jab: Hurricane throws a jab.
- Body Blow: Hurricane throws a body blow.
- Hook: Hurricane throws a hook which dodges to the right.
- Uppercut: Used immediately if player or he gets up. Can also do in between moves.
- Rush Attack: Piston Hurricane throws multiple jabs and body blows, followed by a quick uppercut.
Super Punch-Out!! (1994)[]
Piston Hurricane later appeared in the SNES version of Super Punch-Out!! as the #1 contender for the Minor Circuit Championship sporting in a slightly different appearance, which resembles the look of Mr. Dream and especially Mike Tyson from the NES Punch-Out!! titles, even his winning taunt is almost identical. He no longer has an afro, shaving his hair into a military-type haircut, but his attacks have stayed the same as they were in Punch-Out!! Arcade. He attacks more often than Gabby Jay and Bear Hugger, and he is well rounded with speed and power. He can also get up on the count of 9. After Piston Hurricane is knocked down once, his cornerman will tell him to move around the ring and taunt in preparation for a dodge and counter attack. Piston Hurricane is ranked #1 in the Minor Circuit. Instead of shouting "Come on! Come on!" before doing his 'Hurricane Rush', he growls. He is a palette swap of Aran Ryan.
His voice lines are provided by Charles Martinet.
Moves:
- Jab: Piston Hurricane does a jab. Cannot be low blocked.
- Hook: A simple hook. Cannot be low blocked.
- Body Blow: A hook which attacks the body. Cannot be high blocked or ducked.
- Uppercut: A basic uppercut. Is done when he or the player gets up. Cannot be blocked.
- Hurricane Rush: Piston Hurricane goes back, growls and comes back before doing a series of jabs and an uppercut at the end. This is best blocked, but it can be dodged at the cost of it having more jabs.
- "Show him your fancy footwork": When the cornerman says this, Piston Hurricane starts to move around and taunt between attacks. He will do a high punch, jump, low punch, jump, taunt. An attempt to hit him when he taunts will result in him countering in the opposite area of the player's punch. Used after the first knockdown.
- Comeback Jab: When the cornerman says "Show him your fancy footwork", and when you punch him after he taunts, he dodges and does a stronger version of his jab.
Damage (SNES):
- Jab: 7 damage
- Hook: 9 damage
- Body Blow: 11 damage
- Comeback Jab: 12 damage
- Uppercut: 14 damage
- Hurricane Rush Punches: 6 damage
Damage (arcade):
- Jab: 13 damage
- Hook: 16 damage
- Body Blow: 16 damage
- Uppercut: 21 damage (14 damage if blocking)
- Hurricane Rush Left Jab: 13 damage
- Hurricane Rush Right Jab: 16 damage
Instant Knockdown: Punch him before he gets to the center before his "Hurricane Rush". Dizzy Knockdown: Piston Hurricane will lean to one side. Punch him in the body on the same side he is as he returns to the center.
Opponent Debug Commands:
A | B | X | Y | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nothing on D-Pad | Left Uppercut | Left Jab | Hurricane Rush intro | Right Jab |
Up | Hurricane Rush Body Blow | Left Hook | Hurricane Rush Body Blow | Right Hook |
Down | Hurricane Rush Left Jab | Left Body Blow | Hurricane Rush Right Jab | Right Body Blow |
Gallery[]
Rule Infractions[]
- When Piston Hurricane is showing his fancy footwork, one of his moves is raising his hand and baiting Little Mac to throw a punch. This is considered taunting, which is considered disrespectful and therefore not allowed, though this is decided by the referee.
- In the Arcade game, his mustache is too thick to be approvable in boxing, as it could cover that part of his face from a jab.
Piston Hurricane has 1 infraction and 1 possible infraction.
Quotes[]
Punch-Out!! (arcade)[]
- "C'mon!!" (When doing his taunt punch)
- "Hua ha ha ha!" (Victory)
Super Punch-Out!! (SNES)[]
- Can you ride out the storm or be caught in my "Hurricane Rush"? (first match)
- Hmmph!! Don't you know when to give up? (rematch)
- My Hurricane Rush must not have worked... (endgame)
- "Show him your fancy footwork!" (his cornerman, telling him to move around)
- "Aah!" (When hit with a KO Punch)
- "Grr!" (before the Hurricane Rush)
- "HUARG!" (when knocked down)
List of game appearances[]
This is a list of game appearances for Piston Hurricane. Punch-Out!! titles are in bold.
Title | Year | System | Role |
---|---|---|---|
Punch-Out!! | 1984 | Arcade | Opponent |
Super Punch-Out!! | 1994 | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | Opponent |
Fight Night Round 2 | 2005 | GameCube | Opponent in the bonus game Super Punch-Out!! |
Trivia[]
- According to the Super Punch-Out!! instruction manual, Piston Hurricane's home in Cuba was destroyed by a hurricane, which may explain the origins of his name.
- In Punch-Out!! (NES), Piston Honda served as a replacement for Piston Hurricane, utilizing the same fighting style while using a different character design.
- In Super Punch-Out!! (SNES), the perfect time against Piston Hurricane is 0'05"49 in the NTSC version, first achieved by Pokey, and 0'05"49 in the PAL version, first achieved by MeLeeak.
- The default names in Best Time for this opponent in Super Punch-Out (SNES) are:
- 1. DANO (0' 46" 39)
- 2. Wayne (1' 12" 83)
- 3. Phil (1' 25" 09)
- 4. Matt (1' 38" 00)
- 5. JT (1' 53" 92)
- 6. Fred (2' 11" 70)
- 7. Mario (2' 28" 33)
- 8. Thunder (2' 34" 18)