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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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[โ€“] BlueSquid0741@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 month 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.

[โ€“] KickMeElmo@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

BARACUDA for level select in Sonic 3D Blast.

Alternatively, CALLACAB for Vector Man.

[โ€“] christian@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month 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.

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

[โ€“] adarza@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

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

Select โ€ข Play โ€ข Select โ€ข 30 โ€ข Select

[โ€“] Aradina@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

Triangle triangle square circle X L1 L1 down up

Spawns the Hydra in GTA SA

[โ€“] BluJay320@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Star Wars Battlefront II PS2 invincibility:

Pause

Hold L2/R2

Up, up, up, left, down, down, down, left, up, up, up, left, right

[โ€“] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Crack a candle
One step forward
One step backwards
Turn around three times
Jump forward

[โ€“] Kichae@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

B A B A โ€Œโ€Œโ†‘ โ†“ B A โ† โ†’ B A Start

[โ€“] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 month ago

Contra on NES.

[โ€“] blomvik@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 month ago

MARKSTEAM in the name box would unlock all tech and give a bunch of money in Syndicate on the Amiga.

[โ€“] xelar@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

klapaucius - money cheat for Sims 1

[โ€“] HipsterTenZero@dormi.zone 2 points 1 month 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.

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[โ€“] urquell@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago
[โ€“] space@reddthat.com 2 points 1 month ago

tuck tuck tuck and arrrrwalktheplank are two of my favourites. The first summons a monster truck in AoE3, and the second has a large pirate ship jump into the battle in Free Space 2.

Actually there is a set of missions in FS2 that can only be reached by cheating to become invincible during an event you were supposed to die I think.

I find it neat when companies put in assets and extra content most players wont find without trying to break things a bit.

[โ€“] Cysioland@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 month 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

[โ€“] Damage@feddit.it 2 points 1 month ago
[โ€“] axis@lemmy.today 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Leavemealone - GTA Vice City

Rocketman - GTA San Andreas

[โ€“] derek@lemmy.one 1 points 1 month ago

xaxbcc was my password for years when I was in school

[โ€“] ICastFist@programming.dev 1 points 1 month ago

On secret of mana 2 (snes), hold L R Start Select then reset to go into sound test menu. Most Square games of the time had L R Start Select as a soft reset shortcut.

impulse101 on half life for all weapons.

LIM on Wolf3D for full health and all weapons

tgm on elder scrolls 4 and 5 for god mode

[โ€“] PlainSimpleGarak 1 points 1 month ago

The first Sonic game. At the main screen, up, down, left, right, hold A, press start. You could jump to the final zone, if you were so inclined.

[โ€“] lietuva@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

i remember buch from gta sa: aezakmi, yecgaa, jumpjet, rocketman, hesoyam, Gta vicecity: BIGBANG, PANZER (?) Gta 3: GIVEUSATANK Aoe 3: , more wood please (or smth like that) Sims: motherlode

[โ€“] FleetingTit@feddit.org 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

"Give me liberty or give me coin" 10k gold on AoE3

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[โ€“] Eww@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

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

[โ€“] daggermoon@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month 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

[โ€“] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago
[โ€“] zaphodb2002@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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

[โ€“] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

Glittering prizes

[โ€“] JadenSmith@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month 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.

[โ€“] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 1 points 1 month ago

TENPINTS on Shadow Of The Beast 2. Turned off damage so that your only blocker to reaching the end of the game was boredom.

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