Little Mac (リトル・マック, Ritoru Makku?) is the main character of the NES, SNES, and Wii titles in the series. He has black hair, wears a black tank top with green trunks and gloves, and is described as being 17 years old, 4 ft 8 in (5 ft 7 in in the Wii version, according to the May 2009 issue of Game Informer), 107 lb (49 kg)., and hailing from the Bronx, New York. While his ethnicity is not officially known, pro boxer Paul Malignaggi, who portrayed Little Mac in the commercial for the Wii version of Punch-Out!!, hinted that he is Italian-American. In the initial stages of development, Mac had been called Peter Punch, but the name was subsequently changed by the time of the game's debut. Mac's signature move is a powerful jumping uppercut called the "Star Punch", taught to him by his trainer Doc Louis.
Outside of video games, Little Mac featured as the protagonist in the Punch-Out!! stories featured in Valiant Comics' Nintendo Comics System, appearing in the stories "The First Fight", "Outsiders", and "Fox and Hounds." Mac also makes a cameo in the prologue short of the Captain N comic books. He has also appeared as an Assist Trophy in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, voiced by Hisao Egawa. In the Wii version of Punch-Out!!, he is voiced by Matt Harty, a sound designer for Next Level Games.
The SNES version of Super Punch-Out features a muscular blonde-haired character as the protagonist; Nintendo has been inconsistent regarding his identity. According to the May 2009 issue of Nintendo Power, Bryce Holliday, one of the main developers of the Wii version of Punch-Out, states that the player character in Super Punch-Out is not Little Mac. However, during the North American and European Virtual Console releases of the SNES title, Nintendo of America and Europe have claimed that Little Mac is in the SNES game The history section of official website for the Wii version of Punch-Out!! also states that the character is Little Mac. According to Nintendo of America, the SNES title takes place after the events of the NES and Wii titles of the series; Little Mac looks different because he was given a makeover, and his repertoire has expanded since separating from Doc Louis, " including the "Knockout Punch" and the "Rapid Punch". Before the SNES Super Punch-Out!! was finished and released, some screenshots and video footage of the prototype seen in gaming magazines and two official television commercials showed him with a different look compared to his final version seen in the finished and released version.
Nintendo Power listed Little Mac as their 11th favourite hero, stating that he taught gamers that more intimidating foes can be overcome by patience, persistence, and "pattern recognition".
In the arcade version of Punch-Out!! and Super Punch-Out!!, and Nintendo Arm Wrestling, the person with green hair claims to be Little Mac.
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