Cheat Code

CONCEPT

Special codes or button combinations used to gain powers or advantages in a game. Generally hidden.

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Overview

Cheat codes help change the original game to add additional content to the gameplay. Unlocking different art work, different clothing, different endings, or accessing hidden levels left by the developers, all in an effort to boost it's replay value. Other cheat codes make it so the character is invincible or has unlimited ammo/energy.

Origins

Cheat codes were originally put into games for testers to effectively test certain circumstances in games that would not normally happen. Eventually they were accidentally and then later on, purposefully left in as hidden gems for the player to discover. The Konami Code (Concept) ( up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A), arguably one of the best-known 'classic' cheat codes was first used in the game Gradius (Game), because one of the top people working on the game, Kazuhisa Hashimoto (Person), thought the game was too hard during testing.

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• 007: The World is Not Enough (Game)
• 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa (Game)
• AND 1 Streetball (Game)
• Abadox: The Deadly Inner War (Game)
• Adventure Island (Game)
• Adventure Island II (Game)
• Adventure Island III (Game)
• Adventures of Lolo (Game)
• Adventures of Lolo 2 (Game)
• Adventures of Lolo 3 (Game)
• Adventures of Rad Gravity (Game)
• After Burner (Game)
• Age of Empires (Game)
• Age of Empires II: The Conquerors (Game)
• Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties (Game)
• Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome (Game)
• Age of Mythology (Game)
• Age of Mythology: The Titans (Game)
• Aggressive Inline (Game)
• Air Fortress (Game)
• Airwolf (Game)
• Akumajou Special: Boku Dracula-kun! (Game)
• Alex Kidd in Miracle World (Game)
• Alice Dreams Tournament (Game)
• Alien Resurrection (Game)
• Alien Syndrome (Game)
• Alien Trilogy (Game)
• All-Pro Basketball (Game)
• Altered Beast (Game)
• Amagon (Game)
• American Dream (Game)
• American Gladiators (Game)
• Amped 2 (Game)
• Anachronox (Game)
• Arkanoid (Game)
• Army Men: Sarge's Heroes (Game)
• Army Men: Sarge's Heroes 2 (Game)
• Army of Two: The 40th Day (Game)
• Asteroids Hyper 64 (Game)
• Astyanax (Game)
• Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (Game)
• BMX XXX (Game)
• Bad Dudes (Game)
• Bad News Baseball (Game)
• Banana (Game)
• Banana Prince (Game)
• Banjo-Tooie (Game)
• Banshee (Game)
• Barkanoid (Game)
• Barkanoid 2 (Game)
• Barkanoid 3 (Game)
• Barkanoid 3 Gold (Game)
• Base Wars - Cyber Stadium Series (Game)
• Baseball Stars (Game)
• Bases Loaded (Game)
• Bases Loaded 3 (Game)
• Bases Loaded 4 (Game)
• Bases Loaded II: Second Season (Game)
• Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (Game)
• Batman Returns (Game)
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• Battleship: The Classic Naval Combat Game (Game)
• Battletoads & Double Dragon: The Ultimate Team (Game)
• Battletoads (Game)
• Bee 52 (Game)
• Bells & Whistles (Game)
• Best of the Best: Championship Karate (Game)
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• Bill Elliott's NASCAR Challenge (Game)
• Bio-Hazard Battle (Game)
• Bionic Commando (Game)
• Bionicle Heroes (Game)
• Black Bass (Game)
• Blades of Steel (Game)
• Blake Stone: Planet Strike (Game)
• Blitz: The League II (Game)
• Bo Jackson Baseball (Game)
• Boktai: The Sun is in Your Hand (Game)
• Bomberman (Game)
• Bomberman: Party Edition (Game)
• Bonk's Adventure (Game)
• Boulder Dash (Game)
• Break Time: The National Pool Tour (Game)
• Brigandine: The Legend of Forsena (Game)
• Bubble Bobble (Game)
• Bucky O'Hare (Game)
• Bump 'N' Jump (Game)
• Burai Fighter (Game)
• CART Fury: Championship Racing (Game)
• Cabal (Game)
• Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Game)
• Capcom Classics Collection Reloaded (Game)
• Captain Planet and the Planeteers (Game)
• Captain Skyhawk (Game)
• Casino Kid (Game)
• Casino Kid 2 (Game)
• Castlequest (Game)
• Castlevania Chronicles (Game)
• Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (Game)
• Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance (Game)

Concept details

Name

Cheat Code

Aliases

Cheat Codes,Cheats

Games

• 007: The World is Not Enough (Game)
• 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa (Game)
• AND 1 Streetball (Game)
• Abadox: The Deadly Inner War (Game)
• Adventure Island (Game)
• Adventure Island II (Game)
• Adventure Island III (Game)
• Adventures of Lolo (Game)
• Adventures of Lolo 2 (Game)
• Adventures of Lolo 3 (Game)
• Adventures of Rad Gravity (Game)
• After Burner (Game)
• Age of Empires (Game)
• Age of Empires II: The Conquerors (Game)
• Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties (Game)
• Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome (Game)
• Age of Mythology (Game)
• Age of Mythology: The Titans (Game)
• Aggressive Inline (Game)
• Air Fortress (Game)
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Franchises

• Has franchises: Contra (Franchise), Mortal Kombat (Franchise), NBA (Franchise), NBA Jam (Franchise), Sonic the Hedgehog (Franchise), The Legend of Zelda (Franchise), Star Wars (Franchise), Star Wars: Clone Wars (Franchise), Q*Bert (Franchise), Final Fight (Franchise), Tony Hawk (Franchise), Tony Hawk's Underground (Franchise), Grand Theft Auto (Franchise), Half-Life (Franchise), Portal (Franchise), Call of Duty (Franchise), Modern Warfare (Franchise), Bemani (Franchise), Bomberman (Franchise), Dance Dance Revolution (Franchise), Dr. Mario (Franchise), Mario (Franchise), Mario Golf (Franchise), Super Mario (Franchise), Mega Man (Franchise), Castlevania (Franchise), Bionic Commando (Franchise), Indiana Jones (Franchise), Wolfenstein (Franchise), Alex Kidd (Franchise), Formula 1 (Franchise), Batman (Franchise), DC Universe (Franchise), Superman (Franchise), Punch-Out (Franchise), Commando (Franchise), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Franchise), The Simpsons (Franchise), Spider-Man (Franchise), The Punisher (Franchise), Boktai (Franchise), Metal Gear (Franchise), Metal Gear Solid (Franchise), Yu-Gi-Oh! (Franchise), Activision Hero (Franchise), Guitar Hero (Franchise), Goemon (Franchise), Delta Force (Franchise), Legends of Wrestling (Franchise), StarCraft (Franchise), SEGA AGES 2500 (Franchise), Metroid (Franchise), Tetris (Franchise), Tom Clancy (Franchise), Ninja Gaiden (Franchise), RoboCop (Franchise), Terminator (Franchise), Ratchet & Clank (Franchise), Mercenaries (Franchise), Cruis'n (Franchise), Blake Stone (Franchise), Ms. Pac-Man (Franchise), Pac-Man (Franchise), Bubble Bobble (Franchise), Kid Icarus (Franchise), Tales (Franchise), The Matrix (Franchise), Golf (Franchise), Super Mario Bros. (Franchise), Family Stadium (Franchise), R.B.I. Baseball (Franchise), Rambo (Franchise), James Bond (Franchise), Mega Man Classic (Franchise), Mega Man X (Franchise), Puyo Puyo (Franchise), Daikatana (Franchise), Max Payne (Franchise), Dave Mirra (Franchise), Monopoly (Franchise), Star Wars: Jedi Knight (Franchise), Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (Franchise), Konami Rebirth (Franchise), SimCity (Franchise), Bonk (Franchise), King's Quest (Franchise), Parodius (Franchise), Team Fortress (Franchise), Crash Bandicoot (Franchise), Twisted Metal (Franchise), F.E.A.R. (Franchise), Homestar Runner (Franchise), Battletoads (Franchise), Double Dragon (Franchise), Dungeons & Dragons (Franchise), Ghostbusters (Franchise), Star Ocean (Franchise), Fire Emblem (Franchise), Spyro (Franchise), Manic Miner (Franchise), Crazy Castle (Franchise), Disney (Franchise), Mickey Mouse (Franchise), Hoyle (Franchise), Age of Empires (Franchise), Age of Mythology (Franchise), Turok (Franchise), Adventures of Lolo (Franchise), Eggerland (Franchise), Monster Madness (Franchise), Momotaro Dentetsu (Franchise), Silent Hill (Franchise), Ghosts 'n Goblins (Franchise), Quake (Franchise), EA Sports NHL (Franchise), National Hockey League (Franchise), McDonald's (Franchise), Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle (Franchise), Kid Klown (Franchise), Dig Dug (Franchise), Gex (Franchise), Rainbow Six (Franchise), Super Monkey Ball (Franchise), Gargoyle's Quest (Franchise), Kunio-Kun (Franchise), Aladdin (Franchise), LEGO (Franchise), Captain Planet (Franchise), Prince of Persia (Franchise), The Sands of Time (Franchise), Goonies (Franchise), Valkyria Chronicles (Franchise), Adventure Island (Franchise), Spawn (Franchise), True Crime (Franchise), Viva Piñata (Franchise), Red Dead (Franchise), The Sims (Franchise), Pixar (Franchise), NFL Blitz (Franchise), Gremlins (Franchise), Saints Row (Franchise), Ikari Warriors (Franchise), Dragon Force (Franchise), Jurassic Park (Franchise), Zone of the Enders (Franchise), Godzilla (Franchise), Power Stone (Franchise), Looney Tunes (Franchise), Blitz: The League (Franchise), The Legend of Spyro (Franchise), International Superstar Soccer (Franchise), Winning Eleven (Franchise), Army Men (Franchise), Chex Quest (Franchise), Serious Sam (Franchise), Jackie Chan (Franchise), NASCAR (Franchise), NASCAR (EA Sports) (Franchise), Scarface (Franchise), Wizards & Warriors (Franchise), The Settlers (Franchise), Where's Waldo (Franchise), Olympic Games (Franchise), Frogger (Franchise), The Flintstones (Franchise), Altered Beast (Franchise), Alien (Franchise), One Must Fall (Franchise), Crackdown (Franchise), Heroes of Might and Magic (Franchise), Rock Band (Franchise), Ty the Tasmanian Tiger (Franchise), The Incredibles (Franchise), Code Lyoko (Franchise), G.I. Joe (Franchise), Retro Game Challenge (Franchise), Vectorman (Franchise), Dick Tracy (Franchise), Dirty Harry (Franchise), Gauntlet (Franchise), Lemmings (Franchise), TwinBee (Franchise), Flying Dragon (Franchise), Super Chinese (Franchise), Supreme Commander (Franchise), Scott Pilgrim (Franchise), Gradius (Franchise), Salamander (Franchise), Renegade (Franchise), River City Ransom (Franchise), WinBack (Franchise), Death Jr. (Franchise), Dragon Slayer (Franchise), Boulder Dash (Franchise), NARC (Franchise), Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey (Franchise), Family Trainer (Franchise), Arkanoid (Franchise), Mission: Impossible (Franchise), Solomon's Key (Franchise), Knight Rider (Franchise), Top Gun (Franchise), Hydlide (Franchise), Dragon Buster (Franchise), Metris (Franchise), RollerCoaster Tycoon (Franchise), Zanac (Franchise), Xanadu (Franchise), Ghost Recon (Franchise), The Last Ninja (Franchise), Battleship (Franchise), Sudden Strike (Franchise), World In Conflict (Franchise), Counter-Strike (Franchise), After Burner (Franchise), Rush'n Attack (Franchise), Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter (Franchise), Pink Panther (Franchise), Barkanoid (Franchise), Lode Runner (Franchise), MySims (Franchise), RC Pro-Am (Franchise), Chase HQ (Franchise), Colony Wars (Franchise), Power Blade (Franchise), Alien Syndrome (Franchise), Predator (Franchise), Rolling Thunder (Franchise), Prison Tycoon (Franchise), Paperboy (Franchise), Jam Sessions (Franchise), Micro Machines (Franchise), F-15 Strike Eagle (Franchise), Ferrari (Franchise), Seven Kingdoms (Franchise), Xevious (Franchise), Bo Jackson (Franchise), Airwolf (Franchise), Baseball Stars (Franchise), Bases Loaded (Franchise), Casino Kid (Franchise), Crystal Mines (Franchise), Goal! (Franchise), Moero!! (Franchise), Rad Racer (Franchise), Rollcage (Franchise)

Characters

• Has characters: Cheato (Character), Senator (Character), Crow (Character)

Locations

Objects

• Has objects: Comet (Object), Jetmax (Object), Rhino (Object), Sanchez (Object), Annihilator (Object), Buffalo (Object), Cell Phone (Object), Cognoscenti (Object), FIB Buffalo (Object), NRG 900 (Object), Super GT (Object), Turismo (Object), Stunt Plane (Object), The Harvester (Object), Power Node (Object)

People

• Has people: Dave Jones (Person), Lauren Tom (Person)

Related Concepts

• Has related concepts: Alternate Costume (Concept), Unbeatable Boss (Concept), Playable Boss (Concept), Infinite Ammo (Concept), Hacking (Concept), Achievements (Concept), Password (Concept), Respawn Justification (Concept), Konami Code (Concept), God Mode (Concept), Cheating (Concept), PlayStation Underground (Concept), Difficulty Level (Concept), Anti-Cheat System (Concept), Big Head Mode (Concept), Developer Console (Concept), No Clip (Concept), User Created Mod (Concept), Versus Screen (Concept), Boss Button (Concept), Fighting Multiplayer Modes in Non-Fighting Games (Concept)