Ludography
Teleroboxer cover

1995 · Nintendo Research & Development 1 · Boxing · Fighting

Teleroboxer

Nintendo exclusive

In a savage display of pounding moves and lightning action, robotic boxers from around the globe step into a futuristic ring. Mirroring the movements of the humans in control, each Teleroboxer is capable of surviving defense matches unbearable to mankind.

Released
21 July 1995
Platforms
Virtual Boy
Genres
BoxingFightingSports
Developers
Nintendo Research & Development 1
Publishers
Nintendo
Modes
Single-player
Perspective
First person
Themes
ActionScience fiction
Country
Japan
Age ratings
ESRB E
Languages
English
Directors
Yoshio Sakamoto

About

Teleroboxer is a 1995 boxing video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Virtual Boy. It was released in Japan in July 1995 and North America in August 1995.

Keywords

  • mech
  • robots
  • boxing
  • mecha
  • boxer
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Teleroboxer screenshot 1

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

Teleroboxer is set in the 22nd century, when new types of robots called "Telerobotics" were created by humans. These robots can perfectly imitate the movements of humans and have been controlled and designed by them in order to perform tasks that are not normally achievable by humans. By creating a tournament that pits two of these robots against each other in a sport called teleroboxing, Doctor Edward Maki Jr. has found a way to spark interest in telerobotics.

Teleroboxing became very popular all over the world after its conception with everyone believing to be the best. This resulted in the creation of a teleroboxing world championship.

Development

Teleroboxer was originally known as Teleroboxing, and was displayed at the 1994 Consumer Electronics Show. Like all other Virtual Boy games, Teleroboxer uses a red-and-black color scheme and uses parallax, an optical trick that is used to simulate a 3D effect.

Teleroboxer was added to the Nintendo Classics service February 17, 2026. On July 31, 2026, the game's soundtrack was added to Nintendo Music.

Reception

Teleroboxer received mixed reviews. Author Steve L. Kent noted that players of it at an early show were unimpressed with it. He added that these players also complained about headaches, though adding that it made the best use of the 3D capabilities of all the Virtual Boy games shown.

It was featured on GamesRadar's list of the five best Virtual Boy games, noting that people were excited to play it when the platform launched. Chicago Tribune's David Jones also compared it to the Punch-Out!! series, noting that it has an edge due to its fun and competitive atmosphere. A retrospective feature by Australian video game talk show Good Game made a similar comparison, though noting that it was less fun.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Virtual Boy21 July 1995Japan · North America 14 August 1995 · Brazil 1 September 1995

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