Head-to-Head Mode is an additional multiplayer mode featured in Punch-Out!! (Wii). In this mode, two players can battle each other one-on-one via a split-screen view. Giga Mac is accessible in this mode as a power-up after gaining energy from successfully striking the opponent a number of times.
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For over 13 years, this was thought to be the only multiplayer mode in any Punch-Out!! title, until August 8, 2022, when X (named Twitter at the time) user @new_cheats_news discovered two debug modes in Super Punch-Out!!.
The Super Punch Out!! character selection screen
To activate the first one, hold the Y and R buttons on controller 2 on the title screen, and press START on controller 1. A character can be selected to play against a character without having to unlock them. To activate the second one, hold down B and Y on controller 2 when the character info screen is displayed, and press A on controller 1. From there, it is possible to control the opponent with the A, B, X and Y buttons, and holding up or down while pressing them.
The second player Mac looks different from the first player/regular Mac. This one has brown hair, red-orange gloves, a yellow tank top, brown shorts, and black boots with yellow accents.
Interestingly, on the Head-to-Head menu and on the VS screen, the second player Mac appears to have a slightly different hairstyle from the regular Mac, with more of a wavy curve at the front. He also seems to have his own voice. However, during gameplay, he looks and sounds just like the regular Mac, only with his own color scheme.
The special headgear from the main campaign which decreases all damage to the player's head is inaccessible in this mode.
On the Head-to-Head menu, the players can hit each other by bringing the cursor over to the opposing Mac, and pressing the “A” button, which will then cause either Mac to flinch from the punches. After a few punches, they fall down, but get back up.
