It turns out Super Punch-Out!! was a competitive multiplayer game all along \u2014 it just took fans 28 years to figure it out.<\/p>\n
Earlier today, the Twitter account Unlisted Cheats<\/a> revealed two new previously undiscovered cheats for Super Punch-Out!!, the sequel to Punch-Out!! released in 1994. <\/p>\n The first cheat offers access to a free single match with any fighter in the game. It can be accessed by holding Y+R on a controller plugged into the player two slot, then pressing start on the player one controller. <\/p>\n The second cheat, remarkably, makes it possible to actually play as one of the 16 characters in Super Punch-Out!!, and even perform their special moves. Want to use Bald Bull’s charge attack? Just press Down + B and away you’ll go (just pray you don’t get punched at the wrong time).<\/p>\n At the title, hold Y+R, then press A or START. Following screen will appear instead or regular menus. Here you can select any character to fight a free single match. See, even fighters from SPECIAL CIRCUIT are available here. -> pic.twitter.com\/Hh7AtPdTcK<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Unlisted Cheats (@new_cheats_news) August 8, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n To access the two-player mode, you’ll need to enter the free match mode screen; select a fighter, and when it goes to the character info screen, holding B+Y on the player two controller while pressing start on player one. You should be able to control the second fighter from that point onward.<\/p>\n Both cheats have been confirmed to work on the Nintendo Switch Online version of Super Punch-Out by IGN. You can see the full list of confirmed cheat codes on our SNES Cheat Code Guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n It’s unclear why this secret mode has been hidden away all this time, though it’s likely there for testing purposes. Whatever the reason, it adds a whole new dimension to this 16-bit classic, allowing players to unleash the full might of Bear Hugger and Gabby Jay.<\/p>\n This isn’t the first time a Punch-Out!! game has had multiplayer, granted. The Wii’s Punch-Out!! also had multiplayer, though you fought a clone of Little Mac instead of one of the actual boxers. Super Punch-Out!!, by contrast, now allows you to play as a crazed circus clown. <\/p>\n You can read our review of Super Punch-Out!!<\/a> as well as where it lands on our list of the Top 125 Nintendo Games of All Time<\/a>. And if you want additional news from the world of Nintendo, check out the Nintendo Voice Chat podcast, where we recently reviewed Xenoblade Chronicles 3<\/a>. <\/p>\n The Top 25 Switch Games<\/p>\n\n