About Punch Tom Out
You control a small, pixelated fist on the screen. Your only goal is to punch the character representing Tom Fulp, the founder of Newgrounds, as many times as you can before the timer runs out. The controls are basic; you click and drag to swing the fist, aiming for his face. Sometimes you have to chase him as he moves around, and the hits are accompanied by exaggerated sound effects and a counter that ticks up. The pace is frantic, and it gets harder to land clean shots as he becomes more erratic. It feels like a silly, physical release of energy, a brief and unserious way to blow off steam.