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What is that one video game cheat code you'll never forget about?

I'll start us off with the classic "Explode All Cars" cheat from the classic 2004 game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, as that is one that I remember using a lot for no rhyme or reason:

R2, L2, R1, L1, L2, R2, SQUARE, TRIANGLE, CIRCLE, TRIANGLE, L2, L1

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[–] tuck182@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago
[–] Cysioland@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 hours ago

Shift+Control+B (in the Polish version), then klapaucius/rosebud from The Sims and you could do rosebud;!;!;!;!;!;!;!;, it would error out because of the trailing semicolon, but still add money to your account, so you just held down Enter until you were satisfied with the amount of cash in your account

[–] Glytch@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Donkey Kong Country

B A R R A L - 50 lives

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 3 points 4 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 3 points 2 hours ago
[–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 hours ago

Minecraft: Open to LAN -> allow cheats
I really thought I discovered a massive bug with that one when I was little lmao

Flying car cheat in San Andreas. I don’t know what the buttons are, by my muscle memory is so ingrained that if I start it I can usually get it after 1/2 attempts. Even if I haven’t touched the games in years.

[–] VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

San Andreas Max Health + $250k. Saved me in the warehouse mission in Las Venturas lol. I hope I'm getting this right:

R1, R2, L1, X, LEFT, DOWN, RIGHT, UP, LEFT, DOWN, RIGHT, UP

Just looked it up, I knew that one was etched into the folds in my brain.

[–] Earflap@reddthat.com 13 points 8 hours ago (1 children)
[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 1 points 4 hours ago

I have it on a T-shirt & still try it on games randomly to see if there's an easter egg.

Black sheep wall

[–] ghashul@feddit.dk 1 points 4 hours ago
[–] UrukGuy@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

Sega Mega drive from when I was 3-4 years old.

Sonic the hedgehog - unlock all levels cheat: Up down left right A Start (twice)

[–] Lokoschade@feddit.org 12 points 9 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Jimmycrackcrack@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 hours ago (1 children)
[–] janNatan@lemmy.ml 6 points 5 hours ago

Rosebud!;!;!;!;

[–] drasglaf@sh.itjust.works 9 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Up, Down, Left, Right, A, Start - Sonic The Hedgehog.

howdoyouturnthison - Age Of Empires 2.

[–] DizzoMyNizzo@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

XMNFB - The unlock all code for Turok Evolution on Xbox.

[–] Grofit@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

DULLARD πŸ˜…

Also a bonus code I won't forget:

ADE-NAI-WRA-LKA

You can all guess what games they are from.

[–] Whitebrow@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago

Black sheep wall - StarCraft map reveal

[–] HipsterTenZero@dormi.zone 3 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

bb.moveobjects

I wasn't particularly wowed by the gameplay of the sims 4, but I really enjoyed the building mode, especially with the freedom to put stuff exactly where I wanted, collision and autosnapping be damned.

[–] BigPotato@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago

Alternatively, Rosebud;!;!;!;!;!;!;!;!;! - Sims 1 for those times you wanna have a rich family from the start and move_objects on for when God needs to be their butler.

[–] miracleorange@beehaw.org 5 points 10 hours ago

Surprised nobody mentioned "motherlode".

Something like 50k simoleons in The Sims 2. Absolutely essential to any save file.

[–] JadenSmith@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 hours ago

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.

To get the hidden multiplayer mini-game screen (if you have a second controller you can play with a friend): at the map screen, hold Select and press X X Y B A.

[–] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 10 hours ago

weaknesspays

(extra money in SimCity 4)

[–] xelar@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 hours ago

klapaucius - money cheat for Sims 1

[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 1 points 7 hours ago

Glittering prizes

[–] Shaleesh@hexbear.net 5 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

sv_cheats 1

Impulse 101

[–] beats_and_bytes@lemmy.ml 10 points 14 hours ago (1 children)
[–] SteposVenzny@beehaw.org 1 points 5 hours ago
[–] Diddlydee@feddit.uk 5 points 12 hours ago

Down up left left A right down to get the cheat menu on Mortal Kombat on the Sega Megadrive.

On Revenge of Shinobi set the number of shurikens on the Options screen to 0 and wait 20 seconds. The zero turned into an infinity symbol, giving you unlimited shurikens.

[–] BraeburVonPfitzcreig@lemmy.ml 26 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (1 children)

"up up down down left right left right B A B Start"

Contra - NES

[–] 4am@lemm.ee 12 points 17 hours ago

Actually it works in a whole bunch of Konami games, and of course some modern games have thrown it in as an homage.

[–] i_am_hiding@aussie.zone 4 points 12 hours ago

Call Cousin Vinnie

It gave you a boatload of money in SC3K

[–] ProfessorOwl_PhD@hexbear.net 1 points 9 hours ago

I was never particularly bothered about the skulls in the Halo series, except Grunt Birthday Party. The games just aren't right without that occasional pop and cheer.

[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 17 points 17 hours ago (3 children)
[–] d00ery@lemmy.world 10 points 13 hours ago
[–] tab@sh.itjust.works 9 points 14 hours ago (3 children)

IDSPISPOPD ... and I even remember what it abbreviates.. why?

[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 3 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

Something to do with getting the chainsaw if I recall correctly but it never worked for me, or on whatever version of the wad I had.

[–] GrayBackgroundMusic@lemm.ee 2 points 6 hours ago

This is the one I use to prove my old nerd cred, lol

[–] black0ut@pawb.social 2 points 6 hours ago

Smashing Pumpkins Into Small Pieces Of Putrid Debris

Idk why it has also stuck with me, it's a really cool cheatcode

[–] 4shtonButcher@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

ROBINWOOD (I think) in AoE II

[–] gege999@lemmy.ml 3 points 10 hours ago

How do you turn this on ftw

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