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All-In Boxing is a sports game inspired by similar boxing games on other computers and consoles. It was released by Alien Images in 1989 and later re-released on an Archimedes World magazine coverdisc in 1994. It is for the Acorn Archimedes family of computers, and was written by Mark Dixon, who also wrote Starch and Jet Fighter on those machines.
Boxing games fall into two groups on computers and consoles. Some are engaging and fun, such as Punch Out, and others are a side-on button masher like Rocky on the Sega Master System. This one is more like the latter, but without the license and good graphics (for all its faults, Rocky captures the look and feel of the film series well). The game features similar training and match rounds to the Master System game. In the first training round, you punch a bag. The more, and better, you do this, the more stamina you build up for the first match. This is similar to Rocky. In the match, I'm not sure how the different moves make much noticeable difference. Like many of these games, I just mashed the keys until my opponent went down. If you clear the first round, you get a brief side game where you are skipping or punching a bag to restore your energy - doing well here seems to be the key to getting far. Then it's back to the ring for the next round and this repeats until one of you is knocked out - if it gets to ten rounds, maybe the match is decided on points? And so, the game goes on. The matches do get harder, but I couldn't see how to make the punches and blocks do anything particular.
The graphics are quite basic, though your boxer is large and the punchbag is nicely animated. Sound is also quite simple. Regarding gameplay, the Rocky game on the Master System is not particularly well regarded and this game is similar. Though it would have attracted some interest when originally released due to being quite novel for the Archimedes, as an entertaining game, it does not seem to stand out.
This run was made on the 17th May 2026 using the Arculator emulator on PC as an A3010. There are no skill levels and the final score was 27,154 points.
Time stamps:
00:30 Title screen.
00:39 Game start, with boxer selection.
00:50 Match 1 vs Ed Strong of the USA.
00:56 Punchbag training.
01:26 Training ends.
01:31 Round 1 begins.
02:18 Opponent stumbles - stumbling can go on for a while and results in counts, but they usually get up before being counted out.
02:33 Round 1 ends.
02:50 Skipping for energy recovery.
03:20 Skipping ends, Round 2 begins.
04:07 Opponent knocked out. Match won.
04:30 Second match vs B.A. Sher of Holland, starting with punchbag training.
05:03 Training over, Round 1 begins.
06:12 Round 1 ends.
06:26 Skipping for energy recovery.
06:58 Skipping ends, Round 2 begins.
07:55 Opponent knocked out. Match won.
08:15 Third match vs N.O. Kout of Korea, starting with punchbag training.
08:50 Training over, Round 1 begins.
09:59 Round 1 ends.
10:15 Skipping for energy recovery.
10:45 Skipping ends, Round 2 begins.
11:32 Opponent knocked out. Match won.
11:52 Fourth match vs Hans Full of Germany, starting with punchbag training.
12:27 Training over, Round 1 begins.
13:36 Round 1 ends.
13:52 Skipping for energy recovery.
14:22 Skipping ends, Round 2 begins.
15:30 Round 2 ends.
15:45 Punchbag training for energy recovery.
16:15 Punchbag training ends, Round 3 begins.
17:22 Round 3 ends.
17:38 Skipping for energy recovery.
18:08 Skipping ends, Round 4 begins.
19:12 Counted out - Game Over! Final score 27,154 points.
19:32 Initials entry and High Score Table.
Boxing games fall into two groups on computers and consoles. Some are engaging and fun, such as Punch Out, and others are a side-on button masher like Rocky on the Sega Master System. This one is more like the latter, but without the license and good graphics (for all its faults, Rocky captures the look and feel of the film series well). The game features similar training and match rounds to the Master System game. In the first training round, you punch a bag. The more, and better, you do this, the more stamina you build up for the first match. This is similar to Rocky. In the match, I'm not sure how the different moves make much noticeable difference. Like many of these games, I just mashed the keys until my opponent went down. If you clear the first round, you get a brief side game where you are skipping or punching a bag to restore your energy - doing well here seems to be the key to getting far. Then it's back to the ring for the next round and this repeats until one of you is knocked out - if it gets to ten rounds, maybe the match is decided on points? And so, the game goes on. The matches do get harder, but I couldn't see how to make the punches and blocks do anything particular.
The graphics are quite basic, though your boxer is large and the punchbag is nicely animated. Sound is also quite simple. Regarding gameplay, the Rocky game on the Master System is not particularly well regarded and this game is similar. Though it would have attracted some interest when originally released due to being quite novel for the Archimedes, as an entertaining game, it does not seem to stand out.
This run was made on the 17th May 2026 using the Arculator emulator on PC as an A3010. There are no skill levels and the final score was 27,154 points.
Time stamps:
00:30 Title screen.
00:39 Game start, with boxer selection.
00:50 Match 1 vs Ed Strong of the USA.
00:56 Punchbag training.
01:26 Training ends.
01:31 Round 1 begins.
02:18 Opponent stumbles - stumbling can go on for a while and results in counts, but they usually get up before being counted out.
02:33 Round 1 ends.
02:50 Skipping for energy recovery.
03:20 Skipping ends, Round 2 begins.
04:07 Opponent knocked out. Match won.
04:30 Second match vs B.A. Sher of Holland, starting with punchbag training.
05:03 Training over, Round 1 begins.
06:12 Round 1 ends.
06:26 Skipping for energy recovery.
06:58 Skipping ends, Round 2 begins.
07:55 Opponent knocked out. Match won.
08:15 Third match vs N.O. Kout of Korea, starting with punchbag training.
08:50 Training over, Round 1 begins.
09:59 Round 1 ends.
10:15 Skipping for energy recovery.
10:45 Skipping ends, Round 2 begins.
11:32 Opponent knocked out. Match won.
11:52 Fourth match vs Hans Full of Germany, starting with punchbag training.
12:27 Training over, Round 1 begins.
13:36 Round 1 ends.
13:52 Skipping for energy recovery.
14:22 Skipping ends, Round 2 begins.
15:30 Round 2 ends.
15:45 Punchbag training for energy recovery.
16:15 Punchbag training ends, Round 3 begins.
17:22 Round 3 ends.
17:38 Skipping for energy recovery.
18:08 Skipping ends, Round 4 begins.
19:12 Counted out - Game Over! Final score 27,154 points.
19:32 Initials entry and High Score Table.