Reception
Since appearing in Super Punch-Out!! for the arcades, Super Macho Man has received mostly positive reception. He has been featured in multiple sets of merchandise, including a series of Punch-Out!!-themed Topps trading cards and a series of Punch-Out!!-themed action figures. Both G4TV and Sports Illustrated called him a memorable character. Super Macho Man was featured on the cover of Gamefan as part of the cover story on Super Punch-Out!! for the Super NES. GamesRadar editor Chris Antista listed it as one of the greatest video game covers, owing its quality to Super Mahco Man's "iconic pose" featured on the cover. While 1UP.com found issue with Super Punch-Out!! for the Super NES replacing King Hippo, Glass Joe, and Piston Honda with Gabby Jay, Piston Hurricane, and Bear Hugger, they found solace in the fact that Super Macho Man returned for it.
IGN editor Jesse Schedeen named Super Macho Man one of the series' top fighters, describing him as a "thinly veiled parody mash-up of "Superstar" Billy Graham and another famous fighter who goes by the nickname "Macho Man"." Operation Sports editor Christian McLeod compared Super Macho Man with Macho Man Randy Savage, stating that they both utilize the same wrestling clothesline attack. In discussing the name change of Piston Honda to Piston Hondo, Bit Mob editor Andrew Fitch commented that "Randy Savage has a more legitimate legal beef with Super Macho Man." GamePro Germany described Super Macho Man as an "arrogant pretty boy." In describing an image of Super Macho Man leaving the ring by a rope ladder from a helicopter, GameSpot editor Tom Mc Shea stated that Super Macho Man is "just asking for a beating." Operation Sports editor Matt Gagnon commented that fighting Super Macho Man in the NES Punch-Out!! still poses a challenge. GameSpy editor Ryan Scott described Super Macho Man as a "rightly feared powerhouse." UGO Networks editor Chris Plante commented that while people remember seeing the end of Punch-Out!! for the NES, he was never able to get past Super Macho Man.
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