(CNN) -- Two decades after pummeling Nintendo Entertainment System owners into submission with classic boxing title "Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!," former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson is returning to the video game ring. A new Tyson boxing game for the iPhone is coming to Apple's App Store next month from Rock Software, and veteran players will note it bears more than a passing resemblance to the helium-voiced bruiser's original interactive debut. The new arcade sports simulation stars a fictional scrapper named "Little Sammy," who must battle his way past 10 fighters to earn a shot at socking it to Tyson himself. Rock Software CEO John Shahidi recently told Mashable.com that he used his own high school buddies as inspiration for these fighters.
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Mike Tyson boxing iPhone game will be availabe next month for 99 cents from Rock Software
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Game's creator says he used his own high school buddies as inspiration for these fighters
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