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{{nihongo|'''''Punch Mania: Hokuto no Ken'''''|パンチマニア 北斗の拳}}, released in the overseas market as '''''Fighting Mania: Fist of the North Star''''', was a coin-operated video game produced by Konami released on March 2000. It is a first-person boxing game that were released on a unique game cabinet where the player must strike their opponents using specialized punching pads. A sequel was released exclusively in Japan titled {{nihongo|'''''Punch Mania: Hokuto no Ken2'''''|パンチマニア 北斗の拳2}} on December 2000, which was released on a 2-player cabinet.

The arcade cabinet stands about 6'2" tall, 34" wide (when facing the machine), and about 4' deep. The monitor is recessed into the cabinet a fair distance, and in the front of the cabinet are six orange, sturdy punching pads with red [[LED]] lights embedded near their hinges. The pads are at rest along the inside walls of the recession of the cabinet, lining the monitor. There are also two black plastic "special gloves" that rest in pockets on the front of the machine, which are normally tied with rope or chain to the arcade cabinet to prevent theft. The player is to wear these gloves while playing.

When an on-screen enemy makes an attack on the player, a punch pad will swing out on its hinge at a smooth pace, and upon reaching full extension at 90 degrees, the LEDs light up red. The pad stays lit for a short time, and then the pad returns inside the cabinet to rest. The player must punch this pad while the LEDs are lit. The strength of the player's punch is irrelevant to the game, and the game warns the player not to punch hard, to prevent the risk of breaking the machine. Only the timing of the punch is important, punches should be delivered at half strength, with exact timing.

:Player's art: {{nihongo|''[[Tenshō Honretsu]]|天将奔烈|Heaven's Command Charge|100 strikes}}

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