The Punch-Out!! universe (パンチアウト!!, Punch-Out!!) refers to the Smash Bros. series' collection of characters, stages, and properties that originate from Nintendo's Punch-Out!! series of single-player-oriented boxing games. Originating as an experimental and ultimately successful pair of 1984 arcade boxing games designed by Genyo Takeda, Punch-Out in its NES incarnation became one of the most significant titles in the NES library, and is often remembered for including the likeness of professional boxer Mike Tyson as an endorsement. After a Super Nintendo follow-up, the series became one of Nintendo's long-dormant "historical relic" IPs, and had made no appearances or cameos whatsoever in the first two Super Smash Bros. titles - it was only the third game, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, that was th