Super Sidekicks

Released in 1993, Super Sidekicks (known in Japan as Tokuten Ou, "Top Scorer") was SNK's first soccer video game. It features 12 teams divided into two groups that compete for the "SNK Cup" (the main differences between the teams are their formations on the field): Group A: Germany, Italy, Spain, England, Mexico, Japan Group B: Argentina, Holland, Brazil, France, United States, South Korea The player's team plays against everyone else in their group, then they go to a knockout tournament in the semifinals and finally the final for the trophy. There was also a hidden feature in the game that was not documented and involves a single player game. When taking a free kick for the CPU, if the player pressed the A button for player two, the CPU would take a short shot, while pressing the A button would take a longer shot.