Wii Warm Up: Cheated

by JC Fletcher { Jan 5th 2009 at 8:00AM }

The latest It's-a Mario World put us in the mood for some discussions of retro-style game secrets. Let's go old-school and share some old cheat codes! What are your favorites? And by "favorites" we mean "codes you can recite from memory." And not just the Konami code, either!

For some reason, though a whole childhood was spent meticulously copying codes out of magazines for schoolyard friends (oh, wow, that was totally piracy!) as soon as this topic came to mind, we thought of the Ikari Warriors II continue code. Yes, we did play way too much Ikari Warriors II in our youth. Really, any Ikari Warriors II is too much, but we retain an irrational affection for that ugly thing.

Tags: cheat-codes, ikari-warriors-ii, konami-code

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

bigdudecarl @ Jan 5th 2009 8:16AM

IDDQD IDKFA - Doom

N4N0T3CH @ Jan 5th 2009 8:37AM

up down left right a+start (Sonic the Hedgehog)

Yi @ Jan 5th 2009 9:37AM

DYDDY - Donkey Kong Country

MrTyzik @ Jan 5th 2009 9:48AM

I obviously don't remember by heard but my friend and I "broke" the MegaMan 3 colored dot code by writing down differences after things like going from 3 to 2 lives, beating a boss, getting a weapon, etc. After that, we could quickly jump to any point in the game with any number of lives.

samfish @ Jan 5th 2009 10:00AM

I don't remember any except holding A+Start in Super Mario Bros at the game over screen to start off on the level you died on instead of the beginning.
...was that even a cheat code?

PezDspncr @ Jan 5th 2009 10:47AM

007-373-5963 - Punch Out
For some reason I never forgot that one.

ThomasShaped @ Jan 5th 2009 10:55AM

up, up, up, down, down, down, up - Sonic 2: Change Tails' name to Miles :) Do it every time.

Evil Bastard @ Jan 5th 2009 12:02PM

JUSTIN BAILEY Metroid Classic code!

Wutdaheckman @ Jan 5th 2009 12:10PM

Shining Force -

When naming your Hero highlight end and on controller 1 press A+B+C+start while at the same time pressing A+C+start on controller 2.

allows you to name every character in the game

j.lee @ Jan 5th 2009 12:36PM

the ABBA Ikari II code actually was a holdover from the original, which would allow you to continue endlessly up until the 4th level. With each level taking about 30-45 minutes to complete, it was a boon to have.

Arex @ Jan 5th 2009 1:54PM

Yeah, I was about to say the same thing. It's always been the Ikari Warriors code. I didn't even know anyone who had the sequel.

Polecat @ Jan 5th 2009 1:39PM

l,r,l,r,l,r,A - the konami code too, there were several that involved hitting each direction in sequence followed by the face buttons in sequence too. TMNT: tournament fighters. I played that fighter way too stinking much.

Capcom had a cod ethat was recycled a little bit too. down, r, up, l, Y, B.... though I only remember Street Fighter II(also turbo and super) and possibly one Mega Man game that used it.

Squatch181 @ Jan 5th 2009 1:41PM

Two that stick out most in my mind (other than the Konami code) are JUSTIN BAILEY for Metroid and ICARUS FIGHTS MEDUSA ANGELS for Kid Icarus. The real funny thing about that is I didn't own either of these games until well after the SNES was out, but new the codes from renting them when the games were in their prime.

Roto13 @ Jan 5th 2009 2:09PM

19, 65, 9, 17 , level select in Sonic 2. :P Also B, A, Right, A, C, Up, Down, A (BARACUDA) for level select in Sonic 3D Blast.

I remember the password for the last level in Mega Man for Game Boy. Let's see if I can recreate it here. :P

DooD
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I wonder how horrible that will look when I post it. xD