Beyond the time of 28 years, the two-player mode of the Sufami version 'Super Punch Out !!' is discovered

The boxing-themed arcade game `` Super Punch Out !! '' released by Nintendo in 1985 was ported to the Super Famicom, overseas in 1994, and in 1998 Lawson's Loppi software rewriting system using `` Released on Nintendo Power . This Super Famicom version was supposed to be ``one player'', but on August 8, 2022, 28 years after its release, it was discovered that ``a hidden mode where two players can play '' was installed.

28 years later, Super Punch-Out!!'s 2-player mode has been discovered | Ars Technica
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'Super Punch-Out!!' is a sequel to 'Punch-Out!!' released in 1984. The player controls the main character and punches the opponent while dodging the opponent's attacks. The screen composition is different from general 2D fighting games, and it is a composition that confronts the opponent from behind the main character you control. You can see what kind of game it is by watching the following movie.

Super Punch-Out!!-All Opponents (No Damage)-YouTube


Mr. CaH4e3 regularly tweets his discoveries from code analysis of retro games on his Unlisted Cheats Twitter account, and reported that there were two new discoveries in 'Super Punch Out!!' .

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. -> pic.twitter.com/ak9xh3fZsc

—Unlisted Cheats (@new_cheats_news) August 8, 2022

According to CaH4e3, when 'PRESS START' appears in the title, hold down the R and Y buttons on player 2's controller and press the start button or the A button on player 1's controller to display it. Unlike the menu, you will be presented with a menu where you can select 16 opponents. 'Super Punch Out !!' is distributed on Nintendo Switch's Super Nintendo Nintendo Switch Online , so the movie I actually tried is the following movie. We were able to confirm access to the hidden mode in the Nintendo Switch version as well.

How to put out the hidden mode of the SFC version ``Super Punch Out !!'' that turned out beyond the time of 28 years-YouTube


Then, in this hidden mode with 16 opponents displayed, by holding down the B and Y buttons until the match starts with Player 2's controller and selecting an opponent with Player 1's controller, You can switch to two-player battle mode. Even if it succeeds, no sound will be heard, and the composition of facing the opponent from behind Player 1 will not change. The following movie is where I actually moved to the two-player battle mode.

How to put out a two-player battle mode finally found in the SFC version 'Super Punch Out !!' - YouTube


However, the opponents that Player 2 can operate are originally only strong enemies that Player 1 fights, so it can not be said that it is balanced for battle. Still, the discovery that two people can play 'Super Punch Out !!', which was thought to be playable only by one person, is valuable.

According to CaH4e3, access to this hidden mode has been confirmed with the SNES version of the overseas version of the Super Nintendo, the 'SNES Classic Edition' of the overseas version of the Super Nintendo Mini , and the Nintendo Switch Online version. If you have 'Super Punch Out !!' at hand, please try it.