{{Short description|Fictional character in Punch-Out!!}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox character | name = Glass Joe | image = Glass Joe2.png | image_upright = 0.7 | alt = Drawing of a skinny shirtless man with red hair, red boxing gloves, and white-and-red shorts and shoes. He is looking to the left and appears worried. | caption = Glass Joe in the 2009 Wii release of ''Punch-Out!!'' | series = Punch-Out!! | firstgame = ''Punch-Out!!'' (1984) | creator = | designer = Shigeru Miyamoto (''Punch-Out!!'', 1984)<br />Makoto Wada (''Punch-Out!!'', 1987) | voice = Christian Bernard (''Punch-Out!!'', 2009) | motion_actor = | portrayer = }}
{{nihongo foot|'''Glass Joe'''|グラス・ジョー|Gurasu Jō|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} is a fictional French boxer from Nintendo's ''Punch-Out!!'' video game series. He first appeared in the arcade game ''Punch-Out!!'' in 1984 and three years later in the NES game of the same name. His most recent appearance was in the Wii installment of ''Punch-Out!!''. He was originally designed by Shigeru Miyamoto and was revised by Makoto Wada for the NES game. He is voiced by Christian Bernard in the Wii game.
Joe is the player's first opponent in all of his roles. As a foil among most of the boxers, he is famous for his weakness and cowardice, considered by critics to be stereotypes of French people. These characteristics were emphasized by the developer of the Wii game which included cutscenes which depict Glass Joe in French settings. Glass Joe is considered one of the most well-known characters in the ''Punch-Out!!'' series and a Nintendo icon. His name has been used to describe poor performance by sportspeople and teams. In the Wii game, his dialogue consists of him pleading for the player to not strike him in the jaw, complaints about the tightness of his gloves, and counting to ten in French.
==Concept and creation== Glass Joe is a 38-year-old French flyweight boxer who was born in Paris. He stands at 177.8 centimeters (5'10<nowiki>''</nowiki>) and weighs in at 49.9 kilograms (110 lbs.). His boxing record is one win and 99 losses.<ref>{{cite video game |title=Punch-Out!! |developer=Nintendo R&D3 |publisher=Nintendo |date=February 1984 |platform=Nintendo Entertainment System |level=Glass Joe}}</ref> He is the weakest opponent and the first meeting with the players in any of their appearances.<ref name="gp"/> His mediocrity has been attributed to poor blocking and reaction time.<ref name="ugo"/> He possesses several stereotypes of French people.<ref name="onm"/><ref name="lahiri"/>
The character was designed by Shigeru Miyamoto for the original ''Punch-Out!!'' arcade game. The name "Glass Joe" was conceived by Genyo Takeda as a play on his glass jaw. Glass Joe's appearance was revised by Makoto Wada for the NES ''Punch-Out!!''.<ref>{{cite video game|title=Punch-Out!! |developer=Nintendo R&D3 |publisher=Nintendo |date=October 1987 |platform=NES|level=Besaid|quote=Character Designer: M. Wada}}</ref> The character is voiced by Christian Bernard in the Wii game;<ref>{{cite web |title=Christian Bernard Profile |url=http://www.metacritic.com/person/christian-bernard?filter-options=games |access-date=September 20, 2013 |work=Metacritic |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921054951/http://www.metacritic.com/person/christian-bernard?filter-options=games |archive-date=September 21, 2013 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> much of his dialogue in between matches consists of counting to ten in French.<ref name="gr"/> Next Level Games (the developer of the Wii game) introduced cutscenes which depicted Glass Joe as a fashionable Frenchman. They also showed him in front of the Arc de Triomphe and the Eiffel Tower (both Parisian landmarks)<ref name="gr"/><ref name="wired"/><ref name="interview">{{cite web |url=http://us.wii.com/iwata_asks/punchout/vol1_page1.jsp |last=Iwata |first=Satoru |author-link=Satoru Iwata |title=Iwata Asks - Punch-Out!! |publisher=Nintendo |date=June 10, 2010 |access-date=August 5, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090810124557/http://us.wii.com/iwata_asks/punchout/vol1_page1.jsp |archive-date=August 10, 2009 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The designers had croissants burst from Glass Joe as he is knocked out.<ref name="wired">{{cite magazine |last=Kohler |first=Chris |url=https://www.wired.com/gamelife/2009/05/punch-out-review/ |title=Review: Punch-Out!! Is an Absolute Old-School Knockout |magazine=Wired |date=May 19, 2009 |access-date=August 25, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100727195902/http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2009/05/punch-out-review |archive-date=July 27, 2010 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
==Appearances== Glass Joe's debut was in the first ''Punch-Out!!'' game for the arcades in 1984. His role was to give young players a sense of accomplishment which motivated them to spend more money to try to beat the more difficult opponents.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ugo.com/channels/sports/features/boxing/games_2.asp |title=Sports - A Brief History of Boxing Video Games - UGO's Boxing Greats |publisher=UGO Networks |access-date=August 5, 2010| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071101061331/http://www.ugo.com/channels/sports/features/boxing/games_2.asp |archive-date=November 1, 2007}}</ref> Glass Joe later appeared in ''Punch-Out!!'' for the NES in 1987.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thesportsman.com/articles/from-mike-tyson-to-mr-dream-how-punch-out-defined-boxing-video-games|title = From Mike Tyson to Mr. Dream, How Punch-Out!! Defined Boxing Video Games|date = September 23, 2021}}</ref> While he did not appear in the SNES game's sequel, he opened a boxing school for potential fighters. Gabby Jay (the game's first opponent) attended this school and got his first and only win against Glass Joe.<ref>Super Punch-Out!! game manual. Nintendo. (October 1994)</ref> Glass Joe's most recent appearance was in ''Punch-Out!!'' for the Wii in 2009. He was one of the first characters revealed in pre-release material.<ref>{{cite web |title=Punch-Out!! - hands-on |url=http://www.gamesradar.com/wii/punch-out/preview/punch-out-hands-on/a-20090331143517829075/g-2008100214264597030 |last=Thomas |first=Erin |publisher=GamesRadar |access-date=May 8, 2011 |date=March 31, 2009}}</ref> The Wii ''Punch-Out!!'' has a mode called "Title Defense" which featured a more difficult version of Glass Joe among other opponents. This mode has Glass Joe wear a protective headgear out of a doctor's recommendation after an X-ray was done on his skull, causing him to be immune to jabs unless star-punched.<ref name="onm"/> A photo of Glass Joe appears in the 2023 film ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'', in a pizzeria called "Punch-Out Pizza".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zachary |first=Brandon |date=2023-04-13 |title=Super Mario Bros. Movie Teases Another Nintendo Franchise Is in the Same Universe |url=https://www.cbr.com/super-mario-bros-movie-punch-out-easter-egg/ |access-date=2025-03-27 |website=CBR |language=en}}</ref> He was included in a series of trading cards which depict various ''Punch-Out!!'' boxers.<ref name="gr2">{{cite web |last=Reparaz |first=Mikel |url=http://www.gamesradar.com/the-13-unluckiest-videogame-bastards/ |title=The 13 unluckiest videogame bastards |publisher=GamesRadar |date=April 14, 2012 |access-date=May 27, 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130124015005/http://www.gamesradar.com/the-13-unluckiest-videogame-bastards/ |archive-date=January 24, 2013 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
==Reception== Glass Joe has come to be considered one of ''Punch-Out!!''{{'}}s signature characters.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://kotaku.com/yet-another-new-character-coming-to-wii-punch-out-5230633 |title=Yet Another New Character Coming to Wii Punch-Out!! |last=Ashcraft |first=Brian |website=Kotaku |date=April 28, 2009 |access-date=August 5, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501073716/http://kotaku.com/5230633/yet-another-new-character-coming-to-wii-punch+out |archive-date=May 1, 2009 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.videogamer.com/wii/punch_out/news/punch_out_modes_detailed.html |last=Orry |first=James |title=Punch Out!! modes detailed - Punch-Out!! for Wii News |publisher=Video Gamer |date=April 21, 2009 |access-date=August 5, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406115025/http://www.videogamer.com/wii/punch_out/news/punch_out_modes_detailed.html |archive-date=April 6, 2012 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Glass Joe is considered noteworthy for his weakness,<ref name="gp">{{cite magazine|last=Rudden |first=Dave |url=http://www.gamepro.com/article/features/211700/the-11-skinniest-video-game-characters/ |title=The 11 Skinniest Video Game Characters |magazine=GamePro |date=August 20, 2009 |access-date=August 5, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100830155041/http://www.gamepro.com/article/features/211700/the-11-skinniest-video-game-characters/|archive-date=August 30, 2010}}</ref><ref name="gr">{{cite web |last=Elston |first=Brett |url=http://www.gamesradar.com/f/fun-with-stereotypes-starring-punch-out/a-20090520102033407046 |title=Fun with stereotypes: starring Punch-Out!! |publisher=GamesRadar |date=May 20, 2009 |access-date=August 5, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615201545/http://www.gamesradar.com/f/fun-with-stereotypes-starring-punch-out/a-20090520102033407046 |archive-date=June 15, 2011 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |year=2010 |title=Nintendo Power 250th issue! |magazine=Nintendo Power |publisher=Future US |issue=250 |page=59}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Herring |first=Will |url=http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/210288/punch-out/ |title=Punch-Out!! Review from GamePro |magazine=GamePro |date=May 18, 2009 |access-date=August 25, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100727151533/http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/210288/punch-out/|archive-date=July 27, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Retro Rewind: Then and Now: Punch-Out!! |url=http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/galleries/retro-rewind-then-and-now-punchout/?page=4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090522094340/http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/galleries/retro-rewind-then-and-now-punchout/?page=4 |archive-date=May 22, 2009 |last=Workman |first=Robert |publisher=GameDaily |date=May 18, 2009 |access-date=March 4, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Cowan |first=James |url=https://gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2009/11/16/game-informer-s-top-100-games-of-all-time-circa-issue-100.aspx?PageIndex=1&PostPageIndex=9 |title=Game Informer's Top 100 Games Of All Time (Circa Issue 100) |magazine=Game Informer |date=November 16, 2009 |access-date=August 25, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509201534/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2009/11/16/game-informer-s-top-100-games-of-all-time-circa-issue-100.aspx?PageIndex=1&PostPageIndex=9 |archive-date=May 9, 2012 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Cavalli |first=Earnest |url=https://www.wired.com/gamelife/2009/04/punch-out-website-teases-new-mystery-fighter/ |title=Punch-Out!! Website Teases New Mystery Fighter |magazine=Wired |date=April 28, 2009 |access-date=August 29, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090503185609/http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2009/04/punch-out-website-teases-new-mystery-fighter/ |archive-date=May 3, 2009 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> with writers having used him as a test of the usability of NES controllers such as the U-Force and the Power Glove.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0WYEAAAAMBAJ |last=Csatari |first=Jeff |title=Electronics |magazine=Boys' Life |date=May 1989 |page=15 |access-date=August 29, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921071030/http://books.google.com/books?id=0WYEAAAAMBAJ |archive-date=September 21, 2013 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Caoili |first=Eric |url=http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2009/05/uforce_power_games_roms_releas.php |title=U-Force Power Games ROMs Released |publisher=GameSetWatch |date=May 18, 2009 |access-date=August 31, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918023717/http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2009/05/uforce_power_games_roms_releas.php |archive-date=September 18, 2010 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Castro |first=Radford |page=52 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D_xyy4fkwWIC |title=Let me play: stories of gaming and emulation |publisher=Hats Off Books |year=2004 |isbn=9781587363498 |access-date=August 29, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921070920/http://books.google.com/books?id=D_xyy4fkwWIC |archive-date=September 21, 2013 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> His appearance in the "Title Defense" mode of the Wii ''Punch-Out!!'' received attention for his increased difficulty.<ref>{{cite web |last=McWhertor |first=Michael |url=http://kotaku.com/5261201/punch+out-review-call-it-a-comeback |title=Punch-Out!! Review: Call It A Comeback |website=Kotaku |date=May 19, 2009 |access-date=August 5, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090814033405/http://kotaku.com/5261201/punch+out-review-call-it-a-comeback |archive-date=August 14, 2009 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.gamepro.com/article/features/210891/the-7-best-second-quests/ |title=The 7 Best Second Quests |magazine=GamePro |date=June 19, 2009 |access-date=August 5, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100807030535/http://www.gamepro.com/article/features/210891/the-7-best-second-quests/|archive-date=August 7, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Sharkey |first=Scott |url=http://www.1up.com/reviews/punch-out-review |title=Punch-Out!! Review for Wii |website=1UP.com |date=May 15, 2009 |access-date=August 25, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019121823/http://www.1up.com/reviews/punch-out-review |archive-date=October 19, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=McShea |first=Tom |url=http://www.gamespot.com/wii/sports/punchoutwii/review.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=gssummary&tag=summary;read-review |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090525140446/http://www.gamespot.com/wii/sports/punchoutwii/review.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=gssummary&tag=summary%3Bread-review |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 25, 2009 |title=Punch-Out!! Review for Wii |website=GameSpot |date=May 18, 2009 |access-date=August 6, 2010 }}</ref> ''Official Nintendo Magazine''{{'}}s Chris Scullion praised the fight and felt it proved that the Wii game would not be too easy.<ref name="onm">{{cite magazine |last=Scullion |first=Chris |url=http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/8705/reviews/punch-out-review/ |title=Wii Review: Punch-Out!! |magazine=Official Nintendo Magazine |date=May 21, 2009 |access-date=August 5, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603173936/http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/8705/reviews/punch-out-review/ |archive-date=June 3, 2012 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> His name has been used as a derogatory term for sportspeople and teams who perform poorly, including Derek Anderson and the New York Mets.<ref>{{cite web |last=Burke |first=Chris |title=Round 1 of Browns' Quarterback Fight Goes to Brady Quinn |url=http://www.aolnews.com/2009/08/15/round-1-of-browns-quarterback-fight-goes-to-brady-quinn/ |publisher=AOL News |date=August 15, 2009 |access-date=May 8, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006192707/http://www.aolnews.com/2009/08/15/round-1-of-browns-quarterback-fight-goes-to-brady-quinn/ |archive-date=October 6, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Florio |first=Mike |url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/10/30/rolle-among-three-fined-in-cardinals-giants-game/ |title=Rolle, three others fined in Cardinals-Giants game |publisher=NBC |date=October 30, 2009 |access-date=May 8, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100420111142/http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/10/30/rolle-among-three-fined-in-cardinals-giants-game/ |archive-date=April 20, 2010 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Lohn |first=John |title=Ridley is the boss in District One |work=Delaware County Times: Delaware County Pennsylvania daily newspaper covering local, regional, and national news (delcotimes.com) |url=http://www.delcotimes.com/articles/2009/12/05/sports/doc4b19ec27024f7586467642.txt |publisher=Delaware County Daily Times |date=December 5, 2009 |access-date=May 8, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825233436/http://www.delcotimes.com/articles/2009/12/05/sports/doc4b19ec27024f7586467642.txt |archive-date=August 25, 2012 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Girardi |first1=Joe |last2=Pavano |first2=Carl |title=Healthy A.J. Burnett produces on mound for New York Yankees as he manages pitching approach |url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2010-06-10/sports/27066658_1_yankees-hand-career-trips-friendly-foe |newspaper=New York Daily News |date=June 10, 2010 |access-date=May 8, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503110910/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2010-06-10/sports/27066658_1_yankees-hand-career-trips-friendly-foe |archive-date=May 3, 2012 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Simmons |first=Bill |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/060426 |title=Heavyweights are a dying breed |publisher=ESPN |date=June 21, 2003 |access-date=August 27, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712221631/http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons%2F060426 |archive-date=July 12, 2011 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Introducing the 'Glass Joe Title': Honoring baseball's losingest losers |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/introducing-glass-joe-title-honoring-baseball-losingest-losers-235333682.html |work=Yahoo! Sports |last=Oz |first=Mike |date=June 4, 2013 |access-date=August 9, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130731131637/http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/introducing-glass-joe-title-honoring-baseball-losingest-losers-235333682.html |archive-date=July 31, 2013 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=TKO! New York Yankees now burdened with 'Glass Joe Title' after series loss to Angels |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/tko-york-yankees-now-burdened-glass-joe-title-231754523.html |work=Yahoo! Sports |last=Oz |first=Mike |date=June 17, 2013 |access-date=August 9, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055716/http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/tko-york-yankees-now-burdened-glass-joe-title-231754523.html |archive-date=September 21, 2013 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Braves sweep D-backs and unload 'Glass Joe Title' in the process |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/braves-sweep-d-backs-unload-glass-joe-title-230606975.html |work=Yahoo! Sports |last=Oz |first=Mike |date=July 1, 2013 |access-date=August 9, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055713/http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/braves-sweep-d-backs-unload-glass-joe-title-230606975.html |archive-date=September 21, 2013 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> When asked who among his boxing opponents most reminded him of Glass Joe, Mike Tyson said Bruce Seldon whom he claimed he didn't even need to hit.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mike Tyson on WWE and real-life Glass Joe |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/playbook/tech/post/_/id/3388/mike-tyson-on-wwe-and-real-life-glass-joe |work=ESPN |last=Robinson |first=Jon |date=December 18, 2012 |access-date=August 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921060653/http://espn.go.com/blog/playbook/tech/post/_/id/3388/mike-tyson-on-wwe-and-real-life-glass-joe |archive-date=September 21, 2013 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Both UGO's Chris Plante and G4TV's jmanalang considered the fight with Glass Joe one of the most memorable NES moments. Plante felt that it was even more memorable than the in-game fight with Mike Tyson.<ref name="ugo">{{cite web|last=Plante |first=Chris |url=http://www.ugo.com/games/nes-moments-top-20-punchout |title=Top 20 NES Moments |publisher=UGO Networks |date=February 27, 2010 |access-date=August 5, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110322194326/http://www.ugo.com/games/nes-moments-top-20-punchout |archive-date=March 22, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=jmanalang |url=http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/688753/the-definition-of-hardcore-gaming/ |title=The Definition Of Hardcore Gaming |publisher=G4TV |date=August 30, 2008 |access-date=August 5, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017130028/http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/688753/the-definition-of-hardcore-gaming/ |archive-date=October 17, 2012 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
Glass Joe's French characteristics and stereotypes have been discussed by critics such as writer Sumantra Lahiri and ''Eurogamer''{{'}}s Oli Welsh.<ref name="lahiri">{{cite magazine |last=Huling |first=Ray |url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/issues/issue_184/5649-Punch-Out-s-Black-Eye |title=Punch-Out!!'s Black Eye |magazine=The Escapist |date=January 13, 2009 |access-date=August 5, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091126001440/http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/issues/issue_184/5649-Punch-Out-s-Black-Eye |archive-date=November 26, 2009 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Welsh |first=Oli |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/gdc-punch-out-hands-on?page=2 |title=GDC: Punch-Out!! Wii Hands On |website=Eurogamer |date=March 25, 2009 |access-date=August 31, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617114735/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/gdc-punch-out-hands-on?page=2 |archive-date=June 17, 2011 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> ''IGN''{{'}}s Craig Harris felt that the NES game focused more on his weaknesses and that the Wii game emphasized his stereotypes.<ref>{{cite web |last=Harris |first=Craig |url=http://wii.ign.com/articles/965/965798p1.html |title=Punch-Out!! Hands-on |website=IGN |date=March 25, 2009 |access-date=August 5, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090330194427/http://wii.ign.com/articles/965/965798p1.html |archive-date=March 30, 2009 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> A member of the ''Retronauts'' podcast also felt that he was defined more by his weakness than his nationality until he learned more about French stereotypes.<ref>{{cite web |title=A History of Punch-Out!! |last1=Kohler |first1=Chris |last2=Parish |first2=Jeremy |last3=Sharkey |first3=Scott |last4=Barnholt |first4=Ray |url=https://www.wired.com/gamelife/2009/05/retronauts-a-history-of-punch-out/ |publisher=Retronauts, Wired |date=May 14, 2009 |access-date=March 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100726094044/http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2009/05/retronauts-a-history-of-punch-out |archive-date=July 26, 2010 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Despite the presence of stereotypes, ''Giant Bomb''{{'}}s Ryan Davis felt that there was nothing legitimately offensive about how Glass Joe is presented.<ref>{{cite web |last=Buffa |first=Chris |title=Culturally Insensitive Games |url=http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/galleries/culturally-insensitive-games/?page=2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090522093443/http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/galleries/culturally-insensitive-games/?&page=2 |archive-date=May 22, 2009 |publisher=GameDaily |date=May 18, 2009 |access-date=March 4, 2011}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=October 2025}}
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