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I have dug out my old Title Bout boxing simulation game and will be blogging on the fights and the results. For those who may not be familiar with the game, Title Bout was introduced by the gaming company Avalon Hill in 1979. They offered a host of other sports simulation games and their products were very well respected by gamers. There was really nothing else that even compared to what Avalon Hill was doing in terms of statistical realism, and overall fun. Title Bout is not a game of chance, there are no dice. For what it is, it's a pretty realistic simulation of professional boxing.
The game was also a blast to play and I spent my youth playing it. It's been many years since I've played but I have been really wanting to rediscover it and so with my discovery of the fine folks here on Boxing History section, I have a good enough excuse/reason now. Seems at least a few others share a similar interest in it.
What I will be doing is having classic and dream fights on the game and then posting on the action of the fight, and the results. Not sure yet what exactly that will look like as a post/blog, but hopefully it will be as entertaining for the readers as it is for me, the player/blogger.
In terms of what fighters I have access to it breaks down like this:
I have just about every fighter you can imagine from 1991 going back to the early days of the sport. All the ATGs are included as are a host of other top rated guys from the past. You name him, he's probably in there. Every edition of Title Bout came with these fighters and they have not changed. They are considered to be "in their prime." The initial (1979) edition also came out with modern cards for all top level fighters who were active in 1979, when the game was first issued. I'm pretty sure there is a 1979 Muhammad Ali fighter card whose skills reflected on his card are nothing compared to his prime issue.
I also have updated modern fighter cards that were issued in 1982, as well as updated modern fighter cards issued in 1986/87 and then again in 1990/91. What this means is that some fighters (Tommy Hearns for instance) have multiple cards from different time periods and also reflecting the different weight classes they fought in. The 1979 welterweight Hearns card is very different than the 1990/91 card featuring Tommy as a Super Middleweight.
I have resorted all the cards into their appropriate weight classes and by year issued, and I am currently relearning how to play, most of it is coming right back to me like riding a bike but there are some details of game play that I will have to work out with a few "amateur" fights before I kick off the "real fights" and start blogging/posting on them. When I do start, I already have promised McGoorty I will kick things off with a middlweight dream fight between his favorite fighter, Les Darcy and a favorite of mine Marvelous Marvin Hagler.
I predict Hagler stops Darcy in 13, but we won't know what happens until they fight! Title Bout is impartial, and I have no agenda but just to have fun with it. Still, nothing to stop me from rootin for my home town guy!
I will gladly accept fight requests and if anyone wants to know if a certain fighter is available, just let me know. Once a new fight to play out is decided, it might be cool if people want to do predictions, and/or preview/analysis of the fight, etc. Anything to make it more fun. Please feel free to jump in and contribute in any way you want.
I have dug out my old Title Bout boxing simulation game and will be blogging on the fights and the results. For those who may not be familiar with the game, Title Bout was introduced by the gaming company Avalon Hill in 1979. They offered a host of other sports simulation games and their products were very well respected by gamers. There was really nothing else that even compared to what Avalon Hill was doing in terms of statistical realism, and overall fun. Title Bout is not a game of chance, there are no dice. For what it is, it's a pretty realistic simulation of professional boxing.The game was also a blast to play and I spent my youth playing it. It's been many years since I've played but I have been really wanting to rediscover it and so with my discovery of the fine folks here on Boxing History section, I have a good enough excuse/reason now. Seems at least a few others share a similar interest in it.
What I will be doing is having classic and dream fights on the game and then posting on the action of the fight, and the results. Not sure yet what exactly that will look like as a post/blog, but hopefully it will be as entertaining for the readers as it is for me, the player/blogger.
In terms of what fighters I have access to it breaks down like this:
I have just about every fighter you can imagine from 1991 going back to the early days of the sport. All the ATGs are included as are a host of other top rated guys from the past. You name him, he's probably in there. Every edition of Title Bout came with these fighters and they have not changed. They are considered to be "in their prime." The initial (1979) edition also came out with modern cards for all top level fighters who were active in 1979, when the game was first issued. I'm pretty sure there is a 1979 Muhammad Ali fighter card whose skills reflected on his card are nothing compared to his prime issue.
I also have updated modern fighter cards that were issued in 1982, as well as updated modern fighter cards issued in 1986/87 and then again in 1990/91. What this means is that some fighters (Tommy Hearns for instance) have multiple cards from different time periods and also reflecting the different weight classes they fought in. The 1979 welterweight Hearns card is very different than the 1990/91 card featuring Tommy as a Super Middleweight.
I have resorted all the cards into their appropriate weight classes and by year issued, and I am currently relearning how to play, most of it is coming right back to me like riding a bike but there are some details of game play that I will have to work out with a few "amateur" fights before I kick off the "real fights" and start blogging/posting on them. When I do start, I already have promised McGoorty I will kick things off with a middlweight dream fight between his favorite fighter, Les Darcy and a favorite of mine Marvelous Marvin Hagler.
I predict Hagler stops Darcy in 13, but we won't know what happens until they fight! Title Bout is impartial, and I have no agenda but just to have fun with it. Still, nothing to stop me from rootin for my home town guy!
I will gladly accept fight requests and if anyone wants to know if a certain fighter is available, just let me know. Once a new fight to play out is decided, it might be cool if people want to do predictions, and/or preview/analysis of the fight, etc. Anything to make it more fun. Please feel free to jump in and contribute in any way you want.
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