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
WC3: WhosYourDaddy - invincible units, buildings, and one shot the enemy GreedIsGood X - gives X gold and lumber
GTA:SA HESOYAM - cash, hp, vehicle repair (on top of my head) AEZAKMI - locks wanted level UZUMYMW - a pack of weapon, IIRC no. 3 of 3 BAGUVIX - unlimited health FULLCLIP - unlimited ammo
thereisnospoon
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.
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
BloodRayne is fucking rad
God mode in Duke Nukem 3D, “dncornholio”. Come get some…
Descent. Gabba Gabba Hey
“Cheater!” - I loved that voice
poweroverwhelming
foodforthought
thereisnocowlevel
Power overwhelming … Glittering treasures.
Warcraft 2
Uhhhh not to be that guy, but um, ackhshually, “power overwhelming” was for StarCraft and it was “Glittering Prizes” for Warcraft 2
Ha! I’m So glad you’re that guy. Remind me what was the warcraft 2 phrase was for invincibility. I just remember as a kid I got so good as typing those cheats phrases (that I obv DONT remember very well now) that my fingers would fly over the keys and hit enter and I realized I could type fast
I had to look it up because I used to play Warcraft 2 before I learned English so to me the codes were nonsensical lol It’s “it is a good day to die” for god mode
I had a bunch of sheets of paper with codes for StarCraft, Warcraft, GTA, and even game genie codes for every Pokemon game.
DNCORNHOLIO
DNSTUFF
god mode and all guns, items, money in Duke Nukem 3D⬆️⬆️⬇️⬇️⬅️➡️⬅️➡️🅱️🅰️🅱️🅰️Select Start
Gives you 30 extra lives in Contra on the NES
Is it a “cheat” code if it’s basically required to beat the game…?
It wasn’t required. It was the dark souls of the time.
While I was exaggerating, it and Contra 3 were brutally hard!
This is the one I was looking for. So famous its been used in numerous games.
AKA the Konami Code
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konami_Code
Worked in most of the TMNT games too.
I like that you specifically remember 2-player mode
Haha, I noticed that, too. That’s the one I always did - but not the one you’ll see printed on tee shirts, etc.
ABACABB
all bastards are cops are bastard bastards!
klapaucius
PEPPERONI PIZZA BIG DADDY
E=MC2 TROOPER
POWPOWPOW
JACKBENIMBLE
“idclip” for Doom
“pot of gold” for Warcraft 1
Oh and of course, how could I forget “how do you turn this on” (x20 usually) for Age of Empires II
“up up down down left right left right B A B Start”
Contra - NES
Actually it works in a whole bunch of Konami games, and of course some modern games have thrown it in as an homage.
Isn’t it just ↑↑↓↓←→←→BA<start>? No second B?
ROBINWOOD (I think) in AoE II
How do you turn this on ftw
