Character Biography: Little Mac

           Little Mac!

Concept and Creation:
 Little Mac was believed to be created and designed by Genyo Takeda, he was meant to be a very small character, thus having the name little mac, this was maybe to show that even a little guy can beat up big people or something along those lines. The character himself does not star in many games, however he has made cameo appearences in certain games.

Main Games:
Little mac’s first and most known title is Punch-Out!(1987)(or Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out) in which he is the player controlled player who goes through various circuits fighting people such as Mr. Sandman, Mr. Dream/Mike Tyson, Great Tiger, Super Macho Man and more. Little Mac unlike the tougher later oponents, has limited fighting abilities such as just punching left and right. However he has a special uppercut move that can only be used once in the match. In the title, little mac wears a black shirt and has black hair. The title was very well received(placed 17th on Nintendo Power’s top 200 Nintendo games) and went on to sell over 3 million copies.
  

Little Mac was also believed to be in Super Punch-Out(1994) however, there is no true 100% confirmation of this, only a character that looks fairly similar to him and the fact that Fight Night Round 2 says he was in the game(however that was not developed by Nintendo). The title has various changes, such as graphics and the viewing angle. The title was well received, however it did not go on to becoming a million seller.
  

Little Mac’s Final Starring game was Fight Night Round 2(2005) in which he is an unlockable Character in the Gamecube version. In the game you face various historical fighters including the well known Muhammad Ali. Little Mac’s graphics are made 3D thus giving him a much better look. The title was well received however it did not go on to become a million seller. 
  

Other Titles:
Little Mac is also an assist trophy in the upcoming game Super Smash Bros Brawl(200 in which he tries to punch out the various players.
 

Other Media:
Little Mac is also featured in the Captain N comic book series as well as being part of a Hasbro action figure line and a trading card series.

 TRIVIA:

1. First of all, who is the referee for all the fights?

2. Who is Mac’s trainer?

3. When you start a new game, who’s your first opponent?

4. How old was Glass Joe?

 5. How much does Bald Bull weigh?

6. In the original ‘Punch-Out’, who’s the final opponent?

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