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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 ''[[Punch-Out!! (arcade)|Punch-Out!!]]''. His first and last names are references to Italian food. According to ''Punch-Out!!'' creator Genyo Takeda in his interview for the 2009 [[Punch-Out!! Wii|''Punch-Out!!'' Wii]] 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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'''Pizza Pasta''', like [[Kid Quick]], only appeared in the arcade version of ''[[Punch-Out!! (arcade)|Punch-Out!!]]''. His first and last names are references to Italian food. According to ''Punch-Out!!'' creator Genyo Takeda in his interview for the 2009 [[Punch-Out!! Wii|''Punch-Out!!'' Wii]] title, the boxer's name "means that he sticks around and is hard to beat down", while former president of HAL Laboratory and current president of Nintendo Co. Ltd. said, "Like the way cheese on pizza is sticky."
 
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
 
===''Punch-Out!!'' (1984)===
 
===''Punch-Out!!'' (1984)===
 
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In the [[Punch-Out!! (arcade)|''Punch-Out!!'' arcade game]], 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 ''[[Super Punch-Out!! (SNES)|Super Punch-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. He is a palette swap of [[Piston Hurricane]].
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In the [[Punch-Out!! (arcade)|''Punch-Out!!'' arcade game]], 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 ''[[Super Punch-Out!! (SNES)|Super Punch-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.
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==After 1984 Debut==
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In [[Super Punch-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 Super Punch-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 01:46, 30 June 2020

Pizza Pasta (ピッツァ・パスタ Pittsa Pasuta), like Kid Quick, only appeared in the arcade version of Punch-Out!!. His first and last names are references to Italian food. According to Punch-Out!! creator Genyo Takeda in his interview for the 2009 Punch-Out!! Wii 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

Punch-Out!! (1984)

F05 - pizza pasta

In the Punch-Out!! arcade game, 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 Super Punch-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 Super Punch-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 Super Punch-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.

Punch-Out!! characters
Punch-Out!! (1984) Challenger · Glass Joe · Piston Hurricane · Bald Bull · Kid Quick · Pizza Pasta · Mr. Sandman
Super Punch-Out!! (1985) Challenger · Bear Hugger · Dragon Chan · Vodka Drunkenski · Great Tiger · Super Macho Man
Arm Wrestling Challenger · Texas Mac · Kabuki · Mask X · Alice & Ape III · Frank Jr.
Punch-Out!! (1987) Little Mac · Doc Louis · Glass Joe · Von Kaiser · Piston Honda · Don Flamenco · King Hippo · Great Tiger · Bald Bull · Soda Popinski · Mr. Sandman · Super Macho Man · Mike Tyson/Mr. Dream
Super Punch-Out!! (1994) Little Mac · Gabby Jay · Bear Hugger · Piston Hurricane · Bald Bull · Bob Charlie · Dragon Chan · Masked Muscle · Mr. Sandman · Aran Ryan · Heike Kagero · Mad Clown · Super Macho Man · Narcis Prince · Hoy Quarlow · Rick Bruiser · Nick Bruiser
Punch-Out!! (2009) Little Mac · Doc Louis · Glass Joe · Von Kaiser · Disco Kid · King Hippo · Piston Hondo · Bear Hugger · Great Tiger · Don Flamenco · Aran Ryan · Soda Popinski · Bald Bull · Super Macho Man · Mr. Sandman · Donkey Kong