Ringside Rumble

Ringside Rumble is side view boxing for 1 to 4 NABUs. Two boxers slug it out under the lights while the crowd roars, and the winner stays in the ring for the next challenger.

King of the ring

• Up to 4 players share an arena. Two fight; everyone else watches from ringside and presses FIRE to cheer (the crowd goes wild).
• The winner stays in. The loser goes to the back of the line, and the next in line steps through the ropes.
• Alone in an arena? You fight THE CHAMP, a computer boxer who starts out easy, gets a little tougher every time you beat him, and eases off a little every time he beats you. When a challenger walks in, he steps aside.
• Drop in any time, leave any time. If the host leaves, someone else takes over and the bout goes on.

Controls

• FIRE: jab. Quick, short, easy on the legs.
• UP + FIRE: uppercut. Slow to throw, big damage, staggers and knocks them back.
• DOWN + FIRE: body blow. Goes under the guard and drains their stamina.
• Hold DOWN: guard. Blocks jabs and uppercuts, but not body blows.
• LEFT / RIGHT: footwork.
• ESC: leave the arena.

The fight

• Every punch costs stamina. A tired boxer punches slowly and softly, so pace yourself.
• Catch someone in the middle of their own punch for a COUNTER: half as much damage again.
• Empty the health bar for a knockdown. The referee counts (in big numbers over the crowd) and the boxer on the canvas has to mash FIRE to get up. Ten and you're out: KO. Three knockdowns in one bout is a TKO.
• A bout is three rounds of 60 seconds with a rest in between. Go the distance and the judges score it on damage landed.

Ringside

A packed crowd that sways, throws its arms up and pops camera flashes when the punches land, a crowd roar that swells with every big hit, the bell, and a fanfare for the ring introductions.

Bouts won go on the nabu.ca leaderboard when you leave. Needs an Internet Adapter with multiplayer support.