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| − | }}'''Pizza Pasta '''(ピッツァ・パスタ ''Pittsa Pasuta''), like [[Kid Quick]], only appeared in the arcade version of |
+ | }}'''Pizza Pasta '''(ピッツァ・パスタ ''Pittsa Pasuta''), like [[Kid Quick]], only appeared in the arcade version of Puch Out. His first and last names are references to Italian food. According to Puch Out creator Genyo Takeda in his interview for the 1994 Puch Out title, the boxer's name "means that he sticks around and is hard to beat down", while former president of Nintendo Co. Ltd. Satoru Iwata said, "Like the way cheese on pizza is sticky." |
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+ | In the Puch Out arcade version he fights with basic moves, and is as quick and tough as Kid Quick; however, his most notable move is when he comes in to grab his opponent. As soon as he does this, he throws a very powerful uppercut. Players must keep punching him in the face repeatedly until he goes down. In the SNES version of,Puch Out an Irish boxer named [[Aran Ryan]] does a superior version of Pizza Pasta's special move, where he not only grabs his opponent, but also regains his health. |
==After 1984 Debut== |
==After 1984 Debut== |
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+ | In Puch Out[[Super Punch-Out!! (SNES)| (SNES)]], the character [[Aran Ryan]] shares some similarities with Pizza Pasta, such as them both having the same special attack, having the same palletes, and both looking very similar. While it is currently unknown if Pizza Pasta was originally intended to appear in Puch Out before being scrapped and retooled as a new character, what is true of the connection are the similarities listed above. Don Flamenco's title bout design in the Wii Version of Punch-Out!! somewhat resembles Pizza Pasta. |
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Revision as of 19:22, 31 May 2020
Pizza Pasta (ピッツァ・パスタ Pittsa Pasuta), like Kid Quick, only appeared in the arcade version of Puch Out. His first and last names are references to Italian food. According to Puch Out creator Genyo Takeda in his interview for the 1994 Puch Out title, the boxer's name "means that he sticks around and is hard to beat down", while former president of Nintendo Co. Ltd. Satoru Iwata said, "Like the way cheese on pizza is sticky."
Appearances
Puch Out {1994}
In the Puch Out arcade version he fights with basic moves, and is as quick and tough as Kid Quick; however, his most notable move is when he comes in to grab his opponent. As soon as he does this, he throws a very powerful uppercut. Players must keep punching him in the face repeatedly until he goes down. In the SNES version of,Puch Out an Irish boxer named Aran Ryan does a superior version of Pizza Pasta's special move, where he not only grabs his opponent, but also regains his health.
After 1984 Debut
In Puch Out (SNES), the character Aran Ryan shares some similarities with Pizza Pasta, such as them both having the same special attack, having the same palletes, and both looking very similar. While it is currently unknown if Pizza Pasta was originally intended to appear in Puch Out before being scrapped and retooled as a new character, what is true of the connection are the similarities listed above. Don Flamenco's title bout design in the Wii Version of Punch-Out!! somewhat resembles Pizza Pasta.