Hidden Super Punch-Out!! two-player mode discovered after 28 years
You would think that everything about a game would be uncovered after millions of fans have been able to experience it for nearly 30 years, but apparently not. A Twitter account called Unlisted Cheats claims to offer video game secrets that no one has heard about before, and they certainly have delivered on that promise, after discovering hidden cheat codes for Super Punch-Out!! for the SNES.
The first code is entered by pressing Y and R on player 2's controller, while pressing Start on player 1's. This will take you to a screen where you can select free matches against any opponent of your choice, including those from the game's Special Circuit. The second code is related to the first, as you can press B and Y on player 2's gamepad after selecting a fighter, and Start on player 1's in order to unlock a two-player mode that lets a human take control of the normally CPU-controlled opponent. Both of these codes have been secrets for the 28 years since Super Punch-Out!! originally released, and even still work in recent releases of the game on the SNES Mini and on Nintendo Switch Online.
While doing some request work, casually found some new cheats in Super Punch-out for SNES. All secret codes in this game uses two-button combinations. Two of them are known: Sound test and Japanese name input. But there are two more. -> pic.twitter.com/ak9xh3fZsc
— Unlisted Cheats (@new_cheats_news) August 8, 2022