{"id":1720,"date":"2025-08-12T06:00:46","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T13:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=1720"},"modified":"2025-08-12T06:00:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T13:00:46","slug":"new-one-piece-video-game-requires-you-to-throw-real-punches-to-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=1720","title":{"rendered":"New One Piece video game requires you to throw real punches to win"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Luffy\u2019s latest adventure is a (sonic) blast from the past<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Fans of One Piece<\/strong> will tell you that protagonist Luffy\u2019s greatest strengths are his indomitable optimism and charismatic draw that turns not just strangers, but even one-time adversaries into true-blue friends and allies of the Straw Hat Pirates. It\u2019s impossible to deny, however, that whether they eventually become friends or not, Luffy\u2019s hero\u2019s journey also often involves him punching people really, really<\/em> hard, and it\u2019s this part that the new One Piece arcade game<\/strong> is going to focus on.<\/p>\n

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\u2014 ONE PIECE \u30b9\u30bf\u30c3\u30d5\u3010\u516c\u5f0f\u3011\/ Official (@Eiichiro_Staff) August 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The official One Piece<\/em> Twitter account has announced that One Piece Do-n Strike<\/strong> is currently in development. Don\u2019t bother looking for a joystick, though, because this is a game you play by throwing actual punches<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

So how does that work?<\/strong> Towards the front of the cabinet is a protrusion that pops up, shaped like a floor-mounted striking bag. After putting a coin in the machine, you slip on a boxing glove (righties and lefties are both accommodated), then, when prompted to by the on-screen text\/graphics, you punch the target as hard as you can. The machine then measures how hard the impact was and converts that into a numerical value used to calculate how much damage you did to your on-screen opponent. The preview image shows space to list the results of three punches, suggesting you\u2019ve got three strikes in which to topple your foe.<\/p>\n

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Now, cultured gamers looking at these images are no doubt immediately thinking of Sonic Blast Man<\/strong>, a 1990 Japanese arcade release by developer Taito, now a subsidiary of Square Enix. Sonic Blast Man<\/em> used a similar setup to One Piece Do-n Strike\u2019s<\/em>, but with an American comic book-style hero punching out giant monsters, criminals, and asteroids, among other threats to humanity.<\/p>\n

\u25bc Sonic Blast Man<\/em> being played<\/p>\n\n

The history of punching games in Japanese arcades goes back even further, to Namco\u2019s Knock Down <\/strong>in 1981, but it, and its 1991 sequel Knock Down 90<\/em>, were a bit more like carnival games than video games, since they simply display a numeric score with no video monitor for graphics, characters, or story.<\/p>\n

\u25bc Knock Down 90<\/em> (the Hajime no Ippo<\/em> illustration has been added by the arcade operator, and wasn\u2019t an official part of the game\u2019s branding)<\/p>\n\n

Most recently, in spring of 2024 Genda GiGO Entertainment, the successor to Sega\u2019s arcade operation business<\/a>, partnered with Japanese mixed martial arts promotion organization BreakingDown to produce BreakingDown Hard Puncher Arcade<\/strong>. The front section for the cabinet looks to be an exact match for One Piece Do-n Strike<\/em>, but the newer game will have a vertically oriented monitor.<\/p>\n

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As for One Piece Do-n Strike\u2019s<\/em> title, don<\/em>, elongated to do-n<\/em> for extra emphasis here, is the Japanese onomatopoeia for a forceful impact (it\u2019s the same don<\/em> that\u2019s part of the kabedon<\/em>\/wall pound romantic trope<\/a> that appears in anime and manga). There\u2019s a bit of wordplay going on too, as the teaser image shows Donquixote Doflamingo<\/strong> as the player\u2019s opponent, and the game\u2019s announcement says he\u2019ll also be the available enemy in the game\u2019s upcoming arcade location test, the date for which has yet to be revealed.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s also no word as to when the game\u2019s final version will get a general release, but there are plans to live-stream the location test on YouTube here<\/a>. Considering there\u2019s a permanent One Piece<\/em> gym now open in Japan<\/a>, maybe some of its bodybuilding members will show up at the test to test their strength.<\/p>\n

Source: Twitter\/@Eiichiro_Staff<\/a> via Anime News Network\/Anita Tai<\/a><\/em>
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