Surprising villain: In the SNES classic, the soccer referee becomes the boss

In keeping with our Villain World Cup, we have found one of the most surprising villains from the world of video games: there is a villain in the SNES classic Super Soccer that only very few would have expected: the referee. It really puts us to the test at the very end, after we had actually achieved everything.

In the SNES classic Super Soccer, the referee turns out to be a secret boss

did you know In the SNES soccer game Super Soccer, we can win the final and still not be done with it. Instead, we are surprised at the award ceremony that the referee steals our well-deserved trophy in the best Super Mario manner.

Although we have already won against the supposedly strongest team in the form of Germany or Brazil, we would only really be champions if we could also win against the referee’s team. This is the legendary Nintendo team, which appears completely in black jerseys (via: Wikipedia).

Pretty mean! Above all, it was a really successful surprise. Especially because such a twist comes particularly unexpectedly at a football game. But that was the wild 1990s! Meanwhile, there are still nasty twists in video games, but they come more in the form of loot boxes and FUT. Ok, that might have been a bit nasty, but hey, the World Cup is rubbing off on us a bit too.

Nice bonus: If you want, you can also play the secret Nintendo team in black jerseys yourself. To do this, in two-player mode, as player 2, you have to hold down the start button when confirming your selection and then select the team with the B button. By the way, there will soon be new food for all fans of the uh, unconventional football fare:

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As luck would have it, the big villain world championship is running here on GamePro.de, where you can nastiest villains in the video game world can choose. The group phase is now underway and you have until May 8th at 11:59 p.m. to vote here.

Did you already know the nasty referee? Who is your favorite villain?