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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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[–] plm00@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 day ago

Warcraft III: iseedeadpeople to remove fog of war.

[–] axis@lemmy.today 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Leavemealone - GTA Vice City

Rocketman - GTA San Andreas

OBOYOBOYY for hyper speed in guitar hero 2 and 3

[–] superkret@feddit.org 2 points 1 day ago

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

[–] UKFilmNerd@feddit.uk 3 points 1 day ago

As others have already mentioned, IDKFA for Doom and didn't it work in Doom 2 as well?

I only ask because when ID Software released Heretic, a swords and sorcery style Doom game, I remember typing in IDKFA, expecting the same results. It was the Doom engine after all. Except typing in the classic code kills you instantly!

Another isn't strictly a cheat code. On the old 8bit computers the UK, you could enter some programming code to change the memory before loading in a game. (This is over simplified.)

Because of the altered memory, it would effect the game in some way. E.g. infinity health or lives.

I found a listing in a magazine which you could type in to help with the ZX Spectrum version of Batman: The Movie.

In this platform game, with the cheat, when a bad guy tried to climb a ladder, they would freeze.

This was very helpful and worked wonderfully all the way through the game. That was until you reached the very end whereupon the Joker was on a rope ladder attached to a helicopter.

The code interfered with the end of game boss in a way it wasn't expecting and the game would crash.

Thanks.

[–] weaponG@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

007 373 5963

Mike Tyson's Punch Out

[–] burt@programming.dev 3 points 1 day ago

A B A C A B B

"Get over here!"

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.

[–] Horse@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 day ago

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

MADEMAN <- all weapons gta 1

[–] Kichae@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

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

[–] Saoirse@hexbear.net 1 points 1 day ago

UP, C, DOWN, C, LEFT, C, RIGHT, A+C+START Sonic 1 debug mode.

[–] Marin_Rider@aussie.zone 2 points 1 day ago
[–] Eww@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

PORNTIPSGUZZARDO All acievements and $500,000 in Sim City 2000. You could do it over and over for unlimited money.

[–] daggermoon@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Use any ship you want in a mission in Star Trek: Tactical Assault for the Nintendo DS.

Up, Down, Left, Right, Select, Start, B

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.)

[–] Hyphlosion@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago

Wampa Stompa

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

Up up down down A B A B Start

&

A B A B A C C

I’m old.

[–] Albbi@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

Are those Sonic codes?

[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago

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

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

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

BARACUDA for level select in Sonic 3D Blast.

Alternatively, CALLACAB for Vector Man.

[–] christian@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago

Vectorman had a ton of those. ABRACADABRA would restore your HP. BALL and BALD would both display coordinates in the screen corner, one of them had more precision than the other I think. That was more annoying that useful for someone just playing but I remember the codes anyway.

[–] zaphodb2002@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

ABACABB - MK blood code Down up left left A Right Down (DULLARD) - MK cheat menu Up C Down C Left C Right C Hold A+Start - Sonic 2 debug mode

[–] Aradina@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 days ago

Triangle triangle square circle X L1 L1 down up

Spawns the Hydra in GTA SA

[–] SlamWich@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Tenchu stealth assassins ps1: in pause menu left left down down square square triangle square - restore health

Star wars galactic battlegrounds: console -thereisnospoon - win the mission

All the gta ones

[–] Retreaux@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

RRTANGENTABACUS-Episode 1 Podracer hahaha

[–] Thorman1@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago

Agoodblasteratyourside Mostimpressive

Star wars battlefront 2 2005 unlimited ammo and health on pc

Have to hover your mouse over a little box that blends into the background image on the instant action page and type the codes in. I still believe that game is better than all battlefronts afterwards too

[–] Pulptastic@midwest.social 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

NTHG THDG DCRT DTRK

Oh and IDKFA

[–] mo_lave@reddthat.com 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] johsny@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

This seems familiar, what was it for?

[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

EREIAMJH to fly in Jedi Knight. I always thought it's just the name of some obscure Star Wars creature. But it's actually a reference to the movie Brazil.

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[–] MochiGamer@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I never beat the game but I'll always remember using Red5 in star wars dark forces 2. And the level skip code of course.... "Deeznuts"

I was going to use that exact cheat! The other one I used was to explode cars if you even barely tapped one

DraculasTeabags

[–] vext01@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Let's see if anyone knows these:

  • Up down left right a+start
  • up c down c left c right c a+start
  • up up down down up up up up up a+start
  • covertops
  • iddt
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