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{{quote|''"You wouldn't be trying to give yourself a bogus score using some ingenious trick would you? That's just about as low as anyone could possibly stoop! I can't believe you sometimes."''|Colonel Campbell, ''[[Metal Gear Solid]] 2''}}

 

A [[Game Shark]] is a standard console cheat device, but it differs from a PC trainer in that it's usually a physical device. This idea became popular for consoles with the release of the Game Genie, which a cartridge could plug into, and the whole bit could plug awkwardly into the gaming machine. Aside from the delicateness of some components, game companies raised a stink about its legalities. In addition, this forced a rule into many old gaming magazines that any time you entered a contest for a high score in a video game, you had to send in a single picture that showed both the television with the game and score on display, and also the gaming console itself, to show that it was unadulterated.