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[[File:Konami Code.svg|thumb|400px|This one has [[Konami Code|its own page]].]]
{{quote|'''Genie:''' You may have three wishes, mortal...
'''Gamer:''' [[Doom|IDDQD, IDKFA, and send me directly to level 7.]] }}
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Even after cartridges were replaced by CD-ROMs as the main videogaming medium, cheat codes remained popular.
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See [[Konami Code]] for one of the most famous cheat codes.
Some of the most well
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* The code 'XYZZY' was a magic word within the original [[Colossal Cave]] Adventure. In Colossal Cave itself it was not a cheat code, but part of the normal game (it is used to teleport between two locations); however, homages to the game have used it as a cheat code, and the hobbyist text-adventure development community traditionally includes a hidden 'xyzzy' command as a tribute to Colossal Cave.
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** The adult text adventure game ''Moist'' has XYZZY teleport you to the ballroom in the middle of the map (and [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshades]] it with the comment "Good to see the old magic still works").
* The first ''[[Zork]]'' game started the instructions on how to use the boat with the phrase "Hello, Sailor!." The game gives the same response to saying "Hello, Sailor!" as it does to XYZZY and PLUGH (above). The second game had the same things built in and also introduced "Hello, Aviator!" on the instructions for how to use the hot air balloon. These became a [[Brick Joke]] in the third game, in which saying "Hello, Sailor!" at the right time and place netted you an invisibility potion.
* "id" sequences - ''[[Doom]]'' had a number of cheat codes prefixed by the character sequence "id" ([[Id Software]] created the game). The most popular of them were IDDQD and IDKFA. The first one gave the player [[God Mode|immortality]]; the second, full megaarmor protection, all weapons, ammo and keys. Several later games, particularly [[FPS
** Speaking of other first person shooter games, the game ''[[Heretic]]'' allowed you to use IDDQD... but, in a case of [[Jackass Genie]], doing so instantly killed you, with the words ''"Trying to cheat, eh? Now you die!"'' appearing on the screen. Likewise, IDKFA deprived you of everything except a staff (''"Cheater - you don't deserve weapons!"''). Players were especially likely to ''try'' these cheat codes at least once, considering that the game used the ''[[Doom]]'' engine.
** If you put in any code from the original Doom games in the developer console in the ''[[Doom|Doom 3]]'', a message would appear that said "Your memory serves you well!" and nothing more.
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** Using IDDQD in [[Mechwarrior]] 2 detonated your [[Humongous Mecha|BattleMech]], with the message "This ain't Doom, bub"
** In Activision's Windows release of ''[[Earthworm Jim (video game)|Earthworm Jim]]'', entering IDDQD and IDKFA would display two different credits screens.
** Not many iD Software fans know the etymology of the legendary IDDQD and IDKFA. IDDQD is a combination of ''iD'' (from iD Software) and ''DQD'', Delta-Q-Delta, the name of a three-person informal fraternity organized by [[Doom]] programmer Dave Tailor during his college days. IDKFA is similar a combination of ''Id'' and ''KFA'': Keys, Full Ammo.
** The original NOCLIP code for ''[[Doom (series)|Doom]]'' was IDSPISPOPD. It was both a code and an in-joke, considering it was an acronym for "[[The Smashing Pumpkins|Smashing pumpkins]] into small piles of putrid debris." <ref>the phrase comes from Usenet discussions related to DOOM prior to its release. A [http://www.giantbomb.com/smashing-pumpkins-into-small-piles-of-putrid-debris/61-7336/ game] based around the concept was also released.</ref> [[Lampshaded]] in the novel for Doom, where the Cacodemons are called Pumpkins by the hero(es) and after a particularly gruesome encounter, the [[Action Girl]] shouts, "OOH-RAH! Smashing pumpkins into small piles of putrid debris!"
** IDSPISPOPD is referenced in a ''[[Cracked.com|Cracked]]'' Photoplasty: [https://web.archive.org/web/20131005152300/http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_273_26-ads-products-that-must-exist-in-video-games_p26/#18 Ads for Products That Must Exist in Video Games]
** If you have one of the older versions of Excel that has the mini-FPS hidden inside it, try the code "EXCELKFA."
** Typing "IDKFA" into [[Tony Hawks Pro Skater|Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3's]] password entry screen allows you to skate as the [[Guest Fighter|Doom Guy]], complete with his own set of ''Doom'' themed skateboards.
* In the PC version of ''[[Tomb Raider|Tomb Raider II]]'', attempting to use the All Weapons cheat <ref>(one step forward, one step back, turn around three times, and jump back)
* {{
** One theory stated that it was actually three words, "Just In Bailey", as, according to [[Urban Legend of Zelda|now discredited legend]], a "bailey" was supposed to be outdated slang for a bathing suit. (Nope.)
** A ''Metroid'' cheat code that was not a coincidence, but which remained undetected for years, is {{
** There's a couple of theories as to what the code is short for: Some say the first three letters stand for Tohru Narihito, who converted the game to cartridge format from the original Famicom Disk System version, which used saves instead of passwords, but others say the code is short for '''N'''orth '''A'''merican '''R'''elease Password, inserted into the American version for debug purposes. Nintendo themselves claim it stood for '''N'''ot '''A R'''eal Password, ironic since it ''was'' a real password, while still others have searched the game far and wide for the elusive ''[[The Problem with Pen Island|Narpas Sword]]''...
** Along similar lines, ''[[Kid Icarus]]'' (which used the same game engine and password system as ''Metroid'') featured no less than five such passwords - 8 followed by a series of "you"s, {{
** The single greatest ''Metroid'' password ever is '''{{
** Or: {{
** {{
* ''[[Shadow Complex]]'', another [[Metroidvania]], has a [[Shout-Out]] to the famous ''Metroid'' passcode - Completing the Master Level Challenge of collecting 100% of its items in under 2 hours gives you the title "Jason Bailey".
** ''[[Catherine]]'' also features a [[Shout-Out]] to the code, with a character whose full name is Justin Bailey.
* In every ''Zelda'' game, the player can [[Hello, Insert Name Here|choose a name for the main character]]. If the player enters the name ZELDA (all caps) in the original ''[[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|The Legend of Zelda]]'', the [[New Game+|second quest]] can be played. In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|The Legend of Zelda Links Awakening]]'', entering ZELDA treats you to a catchy remix of the Zelda theme song. ''something'', no matter how minor, occurs in ''every single game'' in the series.
* The Sega Megadrive has Up, Down, Left, Right, Then hold A + Start to activate a cheat. In ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' the code enables level select. A variation was used (Pressing "C" between the button combinations [IE. Up, C, Down, C, etc.]) to activate debug mode. The code is also useful in ''[[The Terminator]]'', and many other games for the system.
* For layers of awesome, it's hard to beat ''[[Mortal Kombat (video game)|Mortal Kombat]]'''s cheat code on the Sega Genesis to unlock actual blood. The code was {{
* In reference to a rumor in ''[[Diablo]]'' and an actual level in ''[[Diablo II]]'', the password for an instant win in ''[[
* In the first ''Warcraft'', the code to enable cheat codes was [[Book of Amber|"corwin of amber"]]. The "god mode" cheat (making your units invincible and allowing them to kill enemies in one hit" was "[[Highlander|it is a good day to die]]". "[[William Shakespeare|ides of march" took you to the last mission for the campaign, while "eye of newt" gave all casters all spell upgrades]].
* In ''Warcraft II'', [[Star Trek|"on screen" removes the fog of war, "make it so" gives fast building/training/researching, and "it is a good day to die" makes your units invincible and capable of killing most enemies in one hit]]. Meanwhile, "[[Highlander|there can be only one]]" results in instant victory, and "[[Music of Note|every little thing she does]]" upgrades your units' magic.
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* The space combat game ''[[Tachyon the Fringe]]'' had several cheats, but upon inputting any of them, the main character, voiced by Bruce Campbell, would voice his disapproval of cheating by making comments such as "Excuse me? Mr. Cheater? Why don't you try beating the game fair and square, huh?"
* In ''[[Theme Hospital]]'' entering any cheat, of any kind, would result in the receptionist (on loudspeaker) saying "A CHEAT is running the hospital!"
* The "Supreme Cheat" from the first ''[[Turok (series)|Turok]]'' game was easy to remember if you knew what it stood for (and then removed the vowels): {{
* ''[[Perplex City]]'' has a card whose objective was naming the games many of these codes were from.
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* ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' has "BARRAL", the 50 lives cheat. There is also "DYDDY" for accessing the bonus stages ("Diddy" being the name of Donkey Kong's sidekick, of course!)
** Entering "B-A-down-B-up-down-down-Y" (BAD BUDDY) after selecting "Erase Game" on the file select screen allows players to swap out in co-op mode by just one person pressing the 'A' button, and pressing "down-A-R-B-Y-down-A-Y", then Select in the same manner changes the music on the screen.
** ''[[Donkey Kong Country (video game)|Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' features two cheats on the game select screen that spelled words. "BARRALAX" removes the DK barrels
* ''[[Donkey Kong Country (video game)|Donkey Kong Country 3]]'' has a code menu you could access with a key combination, but then you'd have to input letters to create the code, and it had quite a few codes to play around with. Where's the fun in that?
* ''[[Grand Theft Auto|Grand Theft Auto 3]]'' on the Playstation 2 had a number of codes, including some (like making the pedestrians fight each other, or hate and attack you) that could not be disabled; if you saved, the cheat was restored/re-enabled when the game was reloaded. The only way to undo them was to restart the game, either from scratch or from a save game in which the cheat had not been enabled. The PC version had memorable codes, too. gunsgunsguns gave you every weapon (repeating "guns" over and over gave you more ammo), giveusatank made the Rhino fall out of the sky, tortoise gave you 100 armor, gesundheit gave you 100 health, ilikedressingup made you look like a random pedestrian. And the eternally entertaining BANGBANGBANG, which [[Stuff Blowing Up|blew up every single car on your screen]]. Like gunsgunsguns, every new entry of bang blew up all the cars again, meaning a skilled typist could send all the vehicles on screen into orbit, only to have them come crashing down several minutes later provided the player didn't leave their current location.
** Such "undoable" cheat codes also exist in the other games. ''Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas'' had a particularly nasty attitude towards the use of cheat codes, with many causing AI characters in the game to act strangely and, if one saves a game with a cheat code active, or too many cheat codes are entered, some missions become impossible to complete, rendering it impossible to complete the game.
* Sega Genesis <ref>Mega Drive, outside of North America</ref> ''[[Pitfall]]: The Mayan Adventure'': the level select cheat was B, Right, A, Down, Right, Up, B, Left, A, Up, Right, A. Which, of course, makes one wonder just who Brad and Laura are...
* ''[[Heroes of Might and Magic]] III''. Tab-nwc[culturalreference]. In all three versions of it. One referenced [[Monty Python and
* Similar to the ''Metroid'' example above, the Password system in the NES version of ''[[Metal Gear]]'' is coded in a way that it recognizes actual names and words. One of the most infamous passwords in the game is FUCKM E1111 11111 11111 11111, which takes the player directly to the final boss battle with no weapons in their equipment. The PAL version censored this by revamping the Password system so that it no longer featured vowels and certain consonants.
* ''[[Hype the Time Quest]]'' has a bunch of these: thereyougo= all magic, houdini= infinite arrows, druidik= infinite magic, along with a bunch more.
* In the ''[[Virtua Fighter]]'' series, Dural was always selectable on the home consoles by pressing Down, Up, Right, A + Left on certain characters (usually the one on the furthest right or left), or D.U.R.A.L. However after 4, you either had to purchase Dural, or attain a certain rank to be able to fight as her.
* ''klapacius'' (later [[It Was His Sled|rosebud]]) from ''[[The Sims]]''. Of course, finding how to get the cheat window to pop up is the fun part. (Ctrl-Shift-C, in case you were wondering.)
** We have "motherlode" now.
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** The sequel, [[Jet Set Willy]], in its original release had a similar teleport system if you typed in the word "typewriter". A later re-release when the author moved from Bug Byte to Software Projects changed it to "writetyper".
* ''[[Carmageddon]]'' has the family unfriendly {{spoiler|IBETYOUCANTPRINTCUNT}} code, which enables Cheat Mode and also gives the player debug access.
* Holding down shift and pressing 838 while on the title screen opened up a developer's screen on many [[TI
* In ''[[Star Wars|Star Wars Episode One: Racer]]'' for the [[Nintendo 64]], holding down the Z button and using the L Button to set RRTANGENTABACUS as your file name gave you access to the debug menu when you paused. In this menu you could change things like your acceleration and top speed, invulnerability, enabling zero gravity on the whole track, and enabling an otherwise unavailable control scheme with [[Dual-Wielding|two N64 joypads]].
* [[Neverwinter Nights]] had the memorable command "dm_cowsfromhell", which sent a swarm of cows flying around dealing 50 damage and exploding every time they hit anyone.
* In ''[[
* ''Populous'' normally has 500 levels, with the level names working as a password system. Entering "killuspal" (kill us, pal) as the password warps you to level 999, which is basically suicidal.
* The [[Konami Code]] (up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, Start) was and still is used in several games made by Konami. The first time was in the NES game [[Gradius]], where it gave your ship every powerup available. Another was Contra, where it gave you 30 lives.
* In ''[[Gradius|Gradius III]]'', you must substitute the L and R buttons for left and right directional touches in the Konami
* The game ''[[GoldenEye 007 (1997 video game)|GoldenEye]]'' for N64 actually featured unlockable cheat codes that could be activated individually for Campaign Mode missions after completing an unspecified challenge within the game. Although, one could simply bypass the Challenge system and use a cheat code to unlock the cheat codes.
* ''[[Golden Sun]]'' and its sequel ''The Lost Age'' both had two cheat codes that allowed for character renames. One was ''Select, Select, Select'', which let you rename the playable characters in the first and {{spoiler|the first 4 playable characters in second}}. The other, ''Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Up, Right, Down, Left, Up, Select'', let you rename the playable characters ''and'' some major NPC characters in the first and {{spoiler|let you rename all eight party members in the second, provided you didn't use the [[Old Save Bonus]]}}.
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* ''[[Maze of Galious]]'' had one that was more of a secret move than a cheat code: if you had the Dagger, typing "UMBRELLA" on the keyboard would kill all the [[Goddamned Bats]] on screen.
* Apparently averted by ''L.A.Noire'' which, despite being a Rockstar game like Grand Theft Auto, and being a major release in its own right, has apparently no known cheat codes.
* ''Emperor Of The Fading Suns'' has [http://www.gamefaqs.com/pc/197224-emperor-of-fading-suns/cheats a few cheat codes, each starting with "HDI"]. Using them also sends message "<[[Non-Entity General|ruler name]]> cheated!" to everyone (even the cheating player in singleplayer) on their next turn, once per code entered.
* In ''[[Retro Game Challenge]]'', your gamer friend will occasionally bring in magazines that contain cheat codes and other [[Urban Legend of Zelda|weird gaming rumors]]. These can even be used when the games are made available to you in Free-Play mode.
** In fact most of the cheats you get from the magazines are okay to use on challenges, unless stated otherwise.
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