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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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[–] thawed_caveman@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

I had San Andreas on PS2 as a kid, only played it on PC a little bit as an adult; but, the fact that you type the cheat codes on a keyboard means they kinda make words, so i forgot the PS2 ones and i remember some PC ones.

AIWPRTON

HESOYAM

[–] burt@programming.dev 3 points 5 months ago

A B A C A B B

"Get over here!"

[–] HipsterTenZero@dormi.zone 3 points 5 months 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 5 months 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.

[–] weaponG@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

007 373 5963

Mike Tyson's Punch Out

[–] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 3 points 5 months ago

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 3 points 5 months 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

[–] VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 5 months ago

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

[–] Zero22xx@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 5 months ago

I remember the cheat but not the exact game lol. Definitely Sega Mega Drive though.

ABRACADABRA (R for d-pad right, D for d-pad down).

Going by a Google search it could've been Vectorman or Ecco 2. Or both because I played both a lot back then.

[–] apotheotic@beehaw.org 3 points 5 months ago

Ratchet and clank 3, the cheat code is told to you in a cutscene:

"Aren't you going to unlock his secret costumes? Here, I'll put in a cheat code. Up up down down left right circle square square... Haha! Look! He's in a tutu!"

[–] Cysioland@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 5 months 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

[–] RacerX@lemm.ee 3 points 5 months ago

GZELVXSE

Game Genie code for invincibility in Super Mario Bros 2.

[–] raptore39@lemm.ee 3 points 5 months ago (2 children)
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[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

JUGGYDANCESQUAD - Blood Rayne

If ya know, ya know

and in the sequel "HAVETHISDARKREALITYTAINTQUEEF"

Simply because.... well that statement is funny

YOUCANSEEANICEICEKEYWHICHYOUCANHAVEFORFREE - Because that damn key tortured me as a kid

and finally

BEWAREOBLIVIONISATHAND because I was too dumb to play Turok 2 fairly

[–] daggermoon@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)
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OBOYOBOYY for hyper speed in guitar hero 2 and 3

[–] BlueSquid0741@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 5 months ago

Skitchin

At the warning screen, B A Down A Start Start (Spells BADASS)

Activates cheat mode, and then you can use the password screen to input cheats. But the only one I used is MONEY which starts you with 10,000 dollars or something.

[–] Aradina@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 months ago

Triangle triangle square circle X L1 L1 down up

Spawns the Hydra in GTA SA

[–] KickMeElmo@sopuli.xyz 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

BARACUDA for level select in Sonic 3D Blast.

Alternatively, CALLACAB for Vector Man.

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[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 months ago

the first 'cheat code' that came to mind here isn't for a game:

Select β€’ Play β€’ Select β€’ 30 β€’ Select

[–] SacredHeartAttack@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Up up down down A B A B Start

&

A B A B A C C

I’m old.

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Doom had IDKFA that just basically gave you all the weapons and keys. I was a pretty young kid when that game was popular and all I wanted was all the guns.

It’s not a code, per se, but the method to get unlimited money on SimCity for SNES is forever in my brain. (I didn’t always use it but sometimes, I just wanted to make a cool city and not do the tax and budget stuff.)

[–] Marin_Rider@aussie.zone 2 points 5 months ago
[–] Kichae@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 months ago

B A B A β€Œβ€Œβ†‘ ↓ B A ← β†’ B A Start

[–] Horse@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 5 months ago

r1 r2 l1 r2 left down right up left down right up <- all weapons in gta 3

MADEMAN <- all weapons gta 1

[–] superkret@feddit.org 2 points 5 months ago

DNCORNHOLIO
DNSTUFF
god mode and all guns, items, money in Duke Nukem 3D

[–] axis@lemmy.today 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Leavemealone - GTA Vice City

Rocketman - GTA San Andreas

[–] urquell@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago
[–] xelar@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 months ago

klapaucius - money cheat for Sims 1

[–] Grofit@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

DULLARD πŸ˜…

Also a bonus code I won't forget:

ADE-NAI-WRA-LKA

You can all guess what games they are from.

[–] UrukGuy@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months 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)

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