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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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[–] axis@lemmy.today 1 points 2 minutes ago

leavemealone Rocketman Fannymagnet Comeflywithnme Nuttertools Professionaltools Bigbang Hesoyum Fullclip

[–] BraeburVonPfitzcreig@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

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

Contra - NES

[–] 4am@lemm.ee 2 points 49 minutes ago

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

[–] ObsidianZed@lemmy.world 3 points 55 minutes ago* (last edited 55 minutes ago)

poweroverwhelming

foodforthought

thereisnocowlevel

[–] Hyphlosion@lemm.ee 1 points 25 minutes ago

Wampa Stompa

[–] shaman1093@lemmy.ml 1 points 26 minutes ago

PEPPERONI PIZZA BIG DADDY

[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 1 points 55 minutes ago

IDKFA, and many others

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

[–] criitz@reddthat.com 6 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A Select Start
IDKFA
IDDQD
black sheep wall
power overwhelming

[–] tonyn@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)
[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago
[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 1 points 1 hour ago

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

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

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

[–] root@aussie.zone 6 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

β¬†οΈβ¬†οΈβ¬‡οΈβ¬‡οΈβ¬…οΈβž‘οΈβ¬…οΈβž‘οΈπŸ…±οΈπŸ…°οΈπŸ…±οΈπŸ…°οΈSelect Start

Gives you 30 extra lives in Contra on the NES

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

I like that you specifically remember 2-player mode

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 3 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Is it a "cheat" code if it's basically required to beat the game...?

[–] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

It wasn't required. It was the dark souls of the time.

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 1 points 2 hours ago

While I was exaggerating, it and Contra 3 were brutally hard!

[–] krewllobster@beehaw.org 3 points 2 hours ago

Starcraft (original): black sheep wall

Reveals the whole map by removing fog of war.

[–] Jhogenbaum@leminal.space 3 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

Power overwhelming ... Glittering treasures.

Warcraft 2

[–] BambiDiego@lemmy.world 4 points 2 hours ago

Uhhhh not to be that guy, but um, ackhshually, "power overwhelming" was for StarCraft and it was "Glittering Prizes" for Warcraft 2

[–] Lenny@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

β€œidclip” for Doom

β€œpot of gold” for Warcraft 1

Oh and of course, how could I forget β€œhow do you turn this on” (x20 usually) for Age of Empires II

[–] Yokozuna@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago
[–] Azal@pawb.social 2 points 3 hours ago

Descent. Gabba Gabba Hey

[–] SlamWich@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours 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

[–] riot@lemmy.world 7 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

aegis for Age of Empires II. Instant building, gathering, research, etc. And of course marco for revealing map and polo to remove fog of war. cheese steak jimmy's for extra food and lumberjack for extra wood. I always struggled to manage those two resources. But even more importantly, how do you turn this on, for that cool siege sports car.

Man, I played a lot of AoE as a child and teenager.

[–] racketlauncher831@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 hours ago

Don't forget robin hood and rock on.

[–] Horse@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 3 hours ago

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

MADEMAN <- all weapons gta 1

[–] deranger@sh.itjust.works 25 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

DOOM: IDDQD - god mode, IDKFA - all weapons / items

SimCopter - I'M THE CEO OF MCDONNELL DOUGLAS unlocks all helicopters

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[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 29 points 7 hours ago

Konami code, natch

[–] BlueSquid0741@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 hours 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.

[–] otacon239@lemmy.world 26 points 7 hours ago (4 children)

Rosebud for money in the Sims

[–] Banana@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 hours ago

Or motherlode

[–] polluteyourjorts@lemmy.one 9 points 6 hours ago

Don't forget all the :;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;

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[–] Retreaux@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

RRTANGENTABACUS-Episode 1 Podracer hahaha

[–] RegalPotoo@lemmy.world 8 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

howdoyouturnthison

[–] comfyquaker@lemmy.world 4 points 4 hours ago

furious the monkey boy

[–] Thorman1@lemm.ee 1 points 3 hours 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

[–] boydster@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

ABBAABBA. Skip level code for Aladdin on the Sega Genesis.

Edit: and the Zelda name cheat for NES!

[–] bufalo1973@lemm.ee 12 points 6 hours ago

IDKFA Power overwhelming

[–] metaStatic@kbin.earth 9 points 6 hours ago

idspispopd

doom 1 no clipping

[–] Kichae@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 hours ago

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

[–] Pulptastic@midwest.social 1 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

NTHG THDG DCRT DTRK

Oh and IDKFA

[–] lordnikon@lemmy.world 10 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (4 children)

Impulse101 for Half-Life to get everything from the very beginning and create havok for the scientists.

And of course the Konami Code

Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A Start

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[–] Okokimup@lemmy.world 5 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

TGRTVN

Final level in Bubsy.

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[–] itsathursday@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago

DNCASHMAN to make it rain money in Duke Nukem 3D

[–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 6 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

Starcraft

Cheat: power overwhelming

Effect: invencible units

The Protoss would chant the words in such a cool tone and way.

Imagine beating an entire Zerg wave with one unit.

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