Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting, a 2002 GBA boxing game by Treasure and ESP, follows Ippo Makunouchi’s rise from a bullied teen to a boxing champ. Selling ~150,000 copies, it’s a 2025 retro hit.

The .gba ROM (~4.9 MB) features intense 16-bit boxing and a dynamic soundtrack, running smoothly on emulators like VisualBoyAdvance, mGBA, or RetroArch on PC, Mac, or Android. Legally download Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting GBA ROM by dumping your cartridge with GBxCart RW (~$50). Avoid illegal ROM sites due to malware and ESP’s copyright rules. Buy Ippo cartridges (~$20–$60 in 2025 on eBay) for legal dumping or play on Analogue Pocket. Master the Dempsey Roll legally at Gigarom!