It’s pretty crazy to think that there are still secrets to be found in classics, 28 years after their release. In fact, a Twitter user just discovered that there’s a two-player mode in Super Punch-Out on Super Nintendo.
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Super punch out!! is the sequel to an NES classic released in 1987, in which we’ll play a boxer named Little Mac, who will rise in the ranks by defeating several opponents. Each opponent has a specialty in their attacks and you must memorize them in order to overcome them.
Since 1994, we’ve always believed that Super Punch-Out!! on Super Nintendo is a game made to be explored alone. However, it seems that all along there has been the semblance of a two-player mode, where we can control our opponent with the second controller.
It’s also super easy to play
Twitter user Unlisted Cheats, who specializes in finding secrets in games, just highlighted a key combination that can be executed to trigger this two-player mode. To achieve this, all you have to do is:
- Go to the game’s title screen
- On Player 2’s controller, hold down the R and Y buttons
- Using player 1’s controller, press A or START (while holding down the R and Y buttons on controller 2).
We then access a new screen where we can choose the opponent we want among the 16 available in Super Punch-Out!! can choose. Then simply grab the second controller again and then press B + Y (and A or START on controller 1), which allows you to take the computer’s place and use the second controller to face the first player.
Since this code has never been published, although it also works on the Super Nintendo Classic Mini as well as the Nintendo Switch Online application, this suggests that it is a manipulation intended for developers to avoid possible bugs in the game can test.