Which cheat code was the best?

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Applesaucesquatch@reddit

UP UP DOWN DOWN LEFT RIGHT LEFT RIGHT B A B A START (or SELECT START for 2 player)

If I recall this is the 99 lives code for Contra on Nintendo

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FelixAxellus@reddit

I thought it was

⬆️⬆️ ⬇️⬇️ ⬅️➡️ ⬅️➡️ BA BA

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ouijahead@reddit

Just one BA. Then start. Or if you’re playing two player, hit select start.

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FelixAxellus@reddit

Oh my bad.

It's been like three decades LOL

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Im at that age where my memory is turning into complete total shit. It just will NOT record new information now. I mean does … but it’s gotta be done several times for me to remember. For some reason though, shit from 4th grade is etched on the walls permanently in brain .

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Unlucky-Monk-8045@reddit

I believe this is correct

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FelixAxellus@reddit

It's ok, it's been a few years!

It's probably weirder that I still remember it LOL. Clearly I played too much Contra.

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WasteOfBerries@reddit

I think BA only needs to be entered once (could be wrong tho), but I think it still works

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WasteOfBerries@reddit

⬆️⬇️⬆️⬇️⬅️➡️⬅️➡️ BA
(fixed)

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Cisru711@reddit

Nope, not fixed

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WasteOfBerries@reddit

Correct! Thanks for catching!
Feeling🐏😅

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Cisru711@reddit

It was just very funny

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WasteOfBerries@reddit

It totally was, ironically.

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---username_--@reddit

Up up, down down.

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WasteOfBerries@reddit

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MegaRadCoolDad@reddit

Not fixed

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WasteOfBerries@reddit

You're right! Whoopsie!

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Apprehensive_Hat8986@reddit

I'm far far more a PC gamer, but there is no disputing that the absolute pinnacle game code is the Konami code. It's used across multiple genre of games, not just generations of the same game.

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MotorCycologist@reddit

The Bank of Canada used it on its website to unlock an Easter egg. Even the government uses the Konami code!
https://www.cbc.ca/2017/canada-s-new-10-bill-has-a-special-feature-and-only-the-konami-code-can-unlock-it-1.4065743

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Apprehensive_Hat8986@reddit

Like the giant rubber duck, it has nothing to do with Canadian heritage, but "yay cool", I guess? 😅

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FiveCrappedPee@reddit

Something that gets overlooked is that this also worked on Lifeforce. An awesome underrated game. You got the same 30 lives with the same code.

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WasteOfBerries@reddit

The first game to get the code was Gradius, so it makes total sense that Lifeforce would have it.
Also: Lifeforce is a kickass game, in either context of 'kickass'

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Fine_Violinist5802@reddit (OP)

Even with the Konami code, TMNT on NES was still borderline impossible

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ouijahead@reddit

I’m going to beat it tomorrow using game genie cheat codes. Even with the cheat codes, the seaweed can still kill you.

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ShotWin8124@reddit

Countless hours playing Contra with my brother thanks to this one, and there were times when we barely made it through.

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Unlucky-Monk-8045@reddit

Same with my buds

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Unlucky-Monk-8045@reddit

Been awhile since I entered it but at least it came to mind

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TrinityKilla82@reddit

Up up down down left right left right b a b a select start

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Motor_Run6170@reddit

Thisssssssssss

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Electronic_Biscotti@reddit

That's not correct

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clergymen19@reddit

Contra was probably my favorite on NES.

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Vegetable-Yellow997@reddit

Black sheep wall

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noreasontobehere11@reddit

show me the money

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Searchlights@reddit

make it so

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Vegetable-Yellow997@reddit

Somebody call for an exterminator

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Capable_Swordfish701@reddit

Thats the one i was trying to think of, kept thinking something about a sheep.

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telos2020@reddit

Not a code, but the Game Genie was out of control.

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Victory33@reddit

I remember Mortal Combat had like clear blood on Nintendo. But the Genie added the blood back, which was a main reason kids were playing it.

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ImightHaveMissed@reddit

DULLARD

Down up left left A Right down

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dewnuts@reddit

The Sega was A, B, A, C, A, B, B. But you had to do it fast.

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mentos33@reddit

I made this my wifi password for years

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TVsRob@reddit

That’s literally the only code I remember from that era, glad I’m not the only one.

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ImightHaveMissed@reddit

Dullard worked on genesis. I used to spend hours messing around on it

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LocalConspiracy138@reddit

Definitely, it made the blood code useless. You could just toggle it from the dullard code menu.

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brotatochip4u@reddit

Top comment! Finish Him

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FoppyRETURNS@reddit

Underrated

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Stinky--Whizzleteats@reddit

I recently unearthed my old SNES and played a little Mortal Kombat 2.

It really was the blood and gore, we all have good memories of those games but I'll tell ya, they weren't that good. I know this sounds extreme, but Shaq Fu isn't that much of a downgrade. Mortal Kombat had the blood, that was the main attraction, not the gameplay.

All I'm saying is there's a reason why Street Fighter 2 still has a competitive scene and others of that era don't.

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ZaphodBeeblebrahx@reddit

That thing was fucking magic. I still don’t understand how they were able to create a device and that ridiculous book that went with it and then somehow all they had to do was put out an update to the book every once in a while and it would cover new games. That thing was so fucking cool

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Alarming-Energy-5654@reddit

It was memory hacking. Replacing variables in memory to specific values. This ended up being intro to hacking for me, and almost ended up with me in compsci as a professional. I did choose a different path, but this almost did it.

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CarnalKid@reddit

Is it true that they had to brute force the codes? I know nothing about this stuff, but remember reading that somewhere.

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Alarming-Energy-5654@reddit

Nah, if you used a computer kit (galoob had them, not end users) you could scan memory for values like say “100” (lifebars) or 3 (lives), then do something in game, take damage or die, and see which values changed. Then you’d know the memory address you needed, and could set (lock, even) them how you wanted (lock 100 for infinite health)

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CarnalKid@reddit

Sweet. Thanks for explaining!

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B0b_Howard@reddit

That's also how (basically) cheat engin works (at a really intro level).

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Alarming-Energy-5654@reddit

Oh absolutely… the Game Shark for PS1 had this kind of connection available to everyone. I used it most memorably to determine character matrices for Final Fantasy VII, hack their stats and put inappropriate characters on my team (Wedge, Sepheroth, Aerith post death, Shopkeeper, etc). There really was unfinished content for Aerith, and she worked well interacting with NPCs on later discs and even had a weapon! The others mostly just caused crashes and didn’t have the stats for gameplay.

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Im_from_the-future@reddit

Just like hacking ROM’s!

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CanadianSpectre@reddit

Literally the great grandaddy of Rom hacking.

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Wyden_long@reddit

Which is a precursor to planet hacking.

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FluffusMaximus@reddit

Hack the planet!

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NurseCait@reddit

gif

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Burner62391@reddit

LOVED this show!

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FRESH_TWAAAATS@reddit

THEYRE TRASHING OUR RIGHTS!!! TRASHING! HACK THE PLANET!

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TrustmeIreddit@reddit

Those Gibsons man. Their security is crazy. Only an 3l33t can crack those.

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JohnEffingZoidberg@reddit

I felt the same way for a long time. Happened upon this video about 6 months ago that I personally found fascinating.

https://youtu.be/TV-JC1xywPM

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ouijahead@reddit

I said in another comment, but screw it. I bought a retropi that has thousands upon thousands of games from our childhood. You can pause it and put in game genie codes. What’s cool is you can put in more than 3 that game genie put a cap on.

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ken830@reddit

It's just a man-in-the-middle. It allows you to set any value to any memory address. So if you know where the game stores the lives counter (it's trivial to figure this out), you can give yourself unlimited lives.

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blanksix@reddit

I still have one, and a few games. My favorite code was and still is the one for Contra that screws with the graphics. I don't think it was in the book but KONTAA was fun. The rest of the codes made basically any game way too easy though

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TrinityKilla82@reddit

I still remember the code for Mario 3 infinite lives for game genie SLXP-LOVS. 🤣🤣

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wevegotslash@reddit

Super Mario was SXIOPO and I will never forget

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These_Are_My_Words@reddit

Same! That code is burned into my brain.

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delcrossb@reddit

EDBC 5FOE would make any equipped item in FF3 leave a duplicate in your inventory and that information will never leave my brain.

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digitaljedi42@reddit

xnkxglie to start and stay Hammer Mario in SMB3 has stuck in my memory for over 30 years.

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ACW1129@reddit

Why did cheat devices end after PS2?

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madlibs13@reddit

I think it was the beginning of more online gaming than previous generations and it would be 99.999999999% impossible to know if someone was using a cheating device or not while playing. So the companies basically make it nearly impossible to use cheating devices.

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L31121@reddit

I’ll never forget the a Game Genie code fire infinite lives on Super Mario Bros: SXIOPO…forever cemented in my brain

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themoonhasgone@reddit

I hooked up my nes a few years ago and broke out my game genie. It was so fun

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ouijahead@reddit

Man that was so cool. I actually bought a retropi that has ALLLLL of the old games from the past on it. All of them. And you can pause the game and put in game genie codes. Helps you see parts of the game you never got to see as a kid. Tomorrow on my day off I’m going to beat ninja turtles. I only ever got just past the seaweed.

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AndyVanSlyke@reddit

My favorite was putting two game genies together. Only a ten year old would think double the game genies, double the cheats and it worked!

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drainbamage1011@reddit

The only way I could beat Battletoads.

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protossaccount@reddit

The game genie got me to hate cheating. It took a super tough game and made me invincible. It was fun at first but there wasn’t much of a reward.

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hermpes@reddit

Up, Down, Left, Right, A+Start

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horror-@reddit

IDSPISPOPD

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bascule@reddit

Had to scroll way too far for this

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bascule@reddit

Had to scroll way too far for this

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Geronimo0@reddit

Idspispopd

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PeterJamesUK@reddit

IDSPISPOPD

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small___potatoes@reddit

Can’t beat the Konami Code for 30 lives in Contra

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Ibuilds@reddit

⬆️⬆️⬇️⬇️⬅️➡️⬅️➡️BA

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bigDogNJ23@reddit

Up up down down left right left right (select) start

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PumpingSmashkins@reddit

Also Life Force

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tboy160@reddit

Never saw anyone beat Contra on the standard 3 lives

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toasterb@reddit

A friend of mine got really into that game when he had a disc with an emulator and tons of ROMs for his Dreamcast, and he got to the point where he had so memorized everything he could beat the game without losing a life.

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Lance_Operazole@reddit

The teenage mutant ninja turtles game that was impossibly hard had a cheat code on the ZX Spectrum (I know most people played it on NES). You had to press every key on the keyboard at the same time and it made you invincible - the one exception being you could still die if you timed out on the underwater bomb section.

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TragicHedgehog@reddit

IDDQD and IDSPISPOPD. Together were just EVERYTHING to a nerdy kid that wasn’t that great at games lol.

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Jealous-Shop-8866@reddit

Down, R, Up, L, Y, B, X, A

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TrustInRoy@reddit

Street Fighter on Super NES?

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Flowers_By_Irene_69@reddit

Yeah. So you can both be the same character.

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Jealous-Shop-8866@reddit

Increased speed from 4 stars to 10!

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Jealous-Shop-8866@reddit

Turbo!

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rupestrisdulot@reddit

Went way too far down to find this!

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laurandisorder@reddit

⬆️⬇️⬅️➡️ A+Start

(Sonic)

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Blue-flash@reddit

RRRRXBXJ

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Mick_Limerick@reddit

I loved NAVARONE in gta3

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Smack_Dab_66@reddit

porntipsguzzardo

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IndicationNo7551@reddit

Sim city 2000!

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kalitarios@reddit

In wolf3d M+I+L pressed at the same time

Get psyched!

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pkpy1005@reddit

It is a good day to die

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scottafol@reddit

Work complete. zug zug

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pleasebequiet@reddit

We’re being attacked!!!

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Searchlights@reddit

make it so

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aardWolf64@reddit

GLITTERINGPRIZES

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Jupiter68128@reddit

007 373 5963

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Scrapla1@reddit

Mike?

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kalitarios@reddit

🥊 🥊 dream bout

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tboy160@reddit

I've had this memorized since like 1987 and I still never beat The Dynamite Kid

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PhishinLine@reddit

It's not as hard as you think. Watch a few videos on it and get back in the ring!

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systemnate@reddit

For some reason this and 777 807 3454 are burned into my head. I believe that is the 2nd Piston Honda.

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Glittering_Rest_1607@reddit

I can HEAR this number.

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Unlucky-Monk-8045@reddit

You guys needed a cheat code for Mike Tyson?

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SteveEcks@reddit

Oh the most viscous beating

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JoshSidekick@reddit

It saves me the process of going through all the other fights just to lose and brings me right to my demise.

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badteach248@reddit

I just hit by an uppercut

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eejjkk@reddit

I had somehow confused this and my social security number until I was a freshman in high school. 😅

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---username_--@reddit

This also doesn't work as fuel points at the gas station...

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---username_--@reddit

This also doesn't work as fuel points at the gas station...

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JustChillFFS@reddit

Hmmm refresh my memory?

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Roscoe_P_Trolltrain@reddit

Mike Tyson

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RRunner316@reddit

This one is burned into my brain.

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georgeamberson1963@reddit

Wasn’t it 009 373 5963?

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eejjkk@reddit

Nope… 007

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kalitarios@reddit

359-555-0100

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BirdLawOfficeESQ@reddit

IDDQD

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DrMorry@reddit

IDKFA

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threefiftyseven@reddit

There is no cow level

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RoyalArtEntity@reddit

COOPER TEAM

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powercrazy76@reddit

So, long before Maxis was bought by EA and became nothing but a sims machine, they had a train management sim called A-Train. I loved that game, but it could be very tough at times. Eventually I learned of a heat code that would give you a million bucks per usage. The code was so memorable, I've never forgotten.

You had to type: cheatercheaterwimp

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OffenseTaker@reddit

up up down down left right left right B A start

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steakmander@reddit

cheese steak jimmy's

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Alarming-Energy-5654@reddit

ABACABB

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RockersEatRocks@reddit

MORTAL KOMBAT!!!!!!

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po_ta_toes_80@reddit

Blood!!!

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Healthy_Radish@reddit

Whoopsie!

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Blackn35s@reddit

Don’t you mean TOASTY!

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Healthy_Radish@reddit

I know it’s that but I refuse to accept it’s that.

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MoreAnteater6366@reddit

Came to say this lol

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PMmeHappyStraponPics@reddit

What about DULLARD?

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TheMatt561@reddit

MK II

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FoppyRETURNS@reddit

It also had a blood option and triggered the Reptile fight conditions

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ImightHaveMissed@reddit

The whole cheat menu

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manguy12@reddit

All bastard are cops all bastard bastards

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SDNick484@reddit

Quit sharing my WiFi password!

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FoppyRETURNS@reddit

NOW ENTERING KOMBAT...

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Funkopedia@reddit

This should have been the default code on the Sega Genesis 😉

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Ditzy_Davros@reddit

JUNK FOOD NIGHT, TROJAN HORSE FOR SALE, ATM OF EREBUS, and MOUNT OLYMPUS

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VectorB@reddit

UUDD B A Select Start.

Konami code, but 2 player, so playing with my friends or brother.

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DTWings12@reddit

That one in mario where you could jump on the turtle multiple times and get a ton of extra lives.

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Y2K_Blackout@reddit

Sonic 2 Sound Test 19C, 65C, 9C, 7C Hold A and push start.

Level select and Super Sonic!

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marthaanne3@reddit

AABBAABBA

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SpikeDawgIII@reddit

AIR as your initials in NBA Jam.

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pendrellMists@reddit

up up down down left right left right b a strat

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RedLeggedApe@reddit

BIGDADDY!!!!

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Awkward-Owl4345@reddit

GODMODE

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RedLeggedApe@reddit

DOOOOOOOM! Forgot that cheat code ruined that game for me.

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RedLeggedApe@reddit

"Rosebud"

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OscarDivine@reddit

Konami code for life

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Gusbuster811@reddit

Up, up, down, down…

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shrikelet@reddit

CJ's Elephant Antics on the Commodore 64. To get infinite lives, simply type HAIRYARSEHOLES on the attract screen.

Or possibly the one for Dynamite Dux that replaced the intro with one where the heroine was topless and the ducks were engaging in a little buggery.

Codemasters had issues.

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Schmitty300@reddit

007 373 5963

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KittySwipedFirst@reddit

19 65 09 17

All the levels!

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ComputahMassage@reddit

Followed up by 4-1-2-6. Instant super sonic

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genesimmonstongue415@reddit

Getting my vasectomy. I have a fantastic middle-class life, only cuz of this.

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Smoky1279@reddit

Motherlode

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TheHauk@reddit

Still use this to this day!

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erween84@reddit

Did anyone actually play the game in live mode? Or were we all just making our Sims millionaires so we could build amazing mansions? I was living vicariously through a computer game. Which, by the way, you can still play the basic version for free on their website!

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Anniewho_80@reddit

This is the one!

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joshhupp@reddit

Oh, what game was this? Sounds so familiar...

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Smoky1279@reddit

50,000 Simoleons in Sims

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doompines@reddit

Sims

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queenofcaffeine76@reddit

this is the only acceptable answer

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Moolo@reddit

ABACABB

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myrdraal2001@reddit

Konami.

⬆️⬆️⬇️⬇️⬅️➡️⬅️➡️🅱️🅰️ (Select) START.

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Overall_Falcon_8526@reddit

JUSTIN BAILEY
------ ------

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Razenghan@reddit

Maxed out missiles, screw attack, suit...can't lose.

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Thamnophis660@reddit

NARPAS SWORD too for the original Metroid.

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TheUnknownStuntman51@reddit

Never heard of this one. What did it give you?

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Thamnophis660@reddit

It was discovered relatively recently, well after Justin Bailey at least. Gives you all the ice beam and the rest of the upgrades and gives you access to the final area.

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mom_bombadill@reddit

Came here to say this!!

gif

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telos2020@reddit

Was this Metroid?

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CTMechE@reddit

Yes.

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-SandorClegane-@reddit

Too many scrolliescrolls to see this, wtf.

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LocalConspiracy138@reddit

Dullard code from mortal kombat.

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TenderLovingKiller@reddit

Sega Genesis: NBA Live ‘95 if you entered “REFLOG” (GOLFER backwards) as your name and pressed start it would take you to a secret bonus game where you you’d golf and basically hit balls off a tee until you’d hit a hole-in-one. It was a good time.

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darklich13@reddit

Ten Pints

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KayBeeToys@reddit

Naming your character “Zelda” in the first game from 1986 unlocked the second quest and was pretty confusing if you were five and the internet hadn’t been invented yet.

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ouijahead@reddit

I actually discovered that on accident. Blew my little mind.

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ce402@reddit

Oh good, I wasn’t the only one whose parents totally screwed them by dumping a 6 year old into the second quest.

And then didn’t believe us when we told the tips they gave didn’t work.

😂

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KayBeeToys@reddit

Same, friend!

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Claytonius_Homeytron@reddit

Make It So

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CarpetAlternative191@reddit

Up up down down left right left right B A Start

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fredbubbles@reddit

Might be a bit young to comment but I feel Power Overwhelming is my favorite

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zestfullybe@reddit

⬆️⬆️⬇️⬇️⬅️➡️⬅️➡️🅱️🅰️SELECT START

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Intelligent_Draw8963@reddit

GTA 3 tank spawn

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blantdebedre@reddit

Ken sent me

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drimmie@reddit

Konami Code

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nipslippinjizzsippin@reddit

Tgm

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8bitLuiz@reddit

⬆️⬇️⬅️➡️, B, A + Start (Sonic The Hedgehog on Genesis)

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Altruistic_Bus1988@reddit

I’m pretty sure I remember using this for Contra for unlimited lives

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8bitLuiz@reddit

I believe the Konami code is slightly different, ⬆️⬆️⬇️⬇️⬅️➡️⬅️➡️, B A . Unless it also had the code I posted above.

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holycrapitsmyles@reddit

You just unlocked my steam deck

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pburydoughgirl@reddit

Select start at the end for two player game

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yungrii@reddit

A long time ago, a guy on grindr had this as his header.

It was so magical. He was speaking my language.

.. turns out we were both actively intense alcoholics and it was just really, really dark.

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abeeyore@reddit

The Konami Code.

One code to Rule Them All.

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FoppyRETURNS@reddit

Final Zone

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Zealousideal-Fly9531@reddit

IDSPISPOPD

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Ankhmorporkh@reddit

Investing in my 401k on the first day working a "real job"

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Lucky_Louch@reddit

ABACABB= Mortal Kombat blood code! I spent much of my childhood in the arcades playing the MK games so I was estatic when they came to console. Had a Super Nintendo and didn't know till it was too late that they censored that version. hustled my little ass off to split a Sega with my parents and got MK in all its bloody glory, well after the code was put in.

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NorthernCrozzz@reddit

ALLYOURBASEAREBELONGTOUS

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Fr4nzJosef@reddit

I literally came here to say IDKFA! 🤣

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Traditional-Goose-60@reddit

Down, back, forward, forward, high kick.

SNES Mortal Kombat. Its Liu Kang's dragon fatality.🤣

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lostcosmonaut307@reddit

If you know GABBAGABBAHEY, you a real one.

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ZaphodBeeblebrahx@reddit

Descent?

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pedrosanpedro@reddit

Descent

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ZaphodBeeblebrahx@reddit

God I loved that game and was like the only one of my friend group who was any good at flying it

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RepresentativeMud509@reddit

The music was awesome. Had it for Mac and if you put it in a boom box as a CD the music played. A group of kids and I used the music for a group project in 11th grade.

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lostcosmonaut307@reddit

That music helped me define my tastes for decades to come.

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WasteOfBerries@reddit

"Cheater!"

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Fine_Violinist5802@reddit (OP)

Cheater

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Emergency-Pack-5497@reddit

IDDQD, IDKFA

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kekucera@reddit

Being a white male born in the US in the1950s

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Grizz-Lee-2891@reddit

iddqd

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squidbrand@reddit

porntipsguzzardo

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Workamania@reddit

Mortal Kombat Blood Code

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sucky_panther@reddit

Up up down down left right left right select start

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Shinespark7@reddit

NTHGTHDGDCRTDTRK

On The Eighth Day God Created Turok

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Preparation-Logical@reddit

BEWAREOBLIVIONISATHAND

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PrideEnvironmental59@reddit

Everyone else is going to input the Konami code, so instead, how about IDDQD?

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_MuddyCreek_@reddit

I always thought it was pretty clever that if you input that code in Hexen, you would automatically die. Similarly, entering IDKFA in Hexen would take away all your weapons.

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LurkHartog@reddit

Wow, didn't know this. That's awesome.

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flatulating_ninja@reddit

Followed by IDKFA.

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PrideEnvironmental59@reddit

If you are feeling very daring, followed by IDSPISPOPD

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Searchlights@reddit

It's an abbreviation for Smashing Pumpkins Into Small Piles Of Putrid Debris.

Really.

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PrideEnvironmental59@reddit

Huh! I always thought it was Smashing Pumpkins into small Pieces of Pulpy Debris! lol

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moronomer@reddit

Was annoyed that they switched it to IDCLIP for Doom 2

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plated_lead@reddit

This is the way

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Main_Loose@reddit

IDNOCLIP and start walking towards the scenic mountains

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v0t3p3dr0@reddit

Awesome profile pic. Reminds of a youth spent screwing around making games in Q Basic.

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redoctoberz@reddit

I had IDDQD as a license plate for a while

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NoLimitHonky@reddit

IDDQD goes first, IDKFA second. Win!

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PrideEnvironmental59@reddit

Love it!!! 😁😁😁

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PrideEnvironmental59@reddit

With our cheat codes combined, will be unstoppable 😃😃😎

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Preparation-Logical@reddit

BEWAREOBLIVIONISATHAND

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MoreAnteater6366@reddit

AABBAABBA

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TheSquawkinSquid@reddit

Wampa_Stompa Being ablt to run through Hoth base as a Wompa and wreck every unsuspecting storm trooper was one of the funnest experience i've had growing up.

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deranger777@reddit

↑↓↑↓←→←→AB Start

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Shortbus_Playboy@reddit

IDDQD, IDKFA

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alvinofdiaspar@reddit

Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start

Class

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RepresentativeMud509@reddit

Porntips Gizzardo so you could build a zillion arcos.

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Illustrious-Lead-960@reddit

The ones I loved the most were the NBA Jam initials codes (especially since we didn’t know all of them and some of the false rumors were awesome, like that you could unlock Beavis & Butthead).

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J_dub5235112@reddit

Konami Code…it worked on multiple games!

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Jdevers77@reddit

Up up down down left right left right B A start

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LeftOn4ya@reddit

My favorite was Star Wars Shadows of the Empire on N64, name save file _Wampa__Stompa then start game and pause and hold C-Up, C-Down, C-Left, C-Right, L, R, Z, and D-Pad Left, then tilt the control stick 1/2 way left-right-left-right-left to bring up debug menu.

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435haywife1@reddit

Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, start.

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WraithSeda@reddit

JUSTIN BAILEY

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nighmeansnear@reddit

B,A,B,A,⬆️,⬇️,B,A,⬅️,➡️,B,A,[start]

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PsychoholicSlag@reddit

idspispopd

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oliyoung@reddit

IDSPISPOPD

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BigPoppaStrahd@reddit

Just in bailey

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NoGoat3930@reddit

007 373 5963

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JTrap86@reddit

Abacabb blood code for MK1

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Fair_Blood3176@reddit

SimCity 2000 maximum money

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Dez28911@reddit

Hack the Planet

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jr_tools@reddit

Funding your Roth IRA early and often

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Mortifine@reddit

Konami.

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bentley72@reddit

IDKFA. IDDQD

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literanch@reddit

cheese steak jimmy’s

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forgotmyoldname@reddit

LAIMLAME

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DG04511@reddit

Street Fighter 2 SNES that allowed both players to use the same fighter.

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Azaphrael@reddit

dncornholio

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bloodectomy@reddit

dnkroz

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FriedBreakfast@reddit

Dnstuff

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c4ctus@reddit

dnscotty208

(This was the coolest level in the game and I will die on that hill.)

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FriedBreakfast@reddit

Lunar Apocalypse was episode 2.... But I forgot what level that was

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c4ctus@reddit

Dark Side! It was the one with the trains on the moon, and the exit was the monolith from 2001.

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lakebistcho@reddit

AA↑BB↓AB START START

Abadox

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NickConnor365@reddit

Final Fantasy VI and vanish+doom.

At the time, I thought it was a developer/qa trick, but apparently it's categorized as a bug.

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natronmooretron@reddit

klapaucius

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ActuallyFullOfShit@reddit

GTA 3 Flying Cars

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lrpalomera@reddit

ABBA, where did the hair go

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c4ctus@reddit

Aside from the Konami code, the only ones I really remember are B,A,R,R,A,L for 50 lives on dkc1, and JUSTIN BAILEY for ye olde Metroid.

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Administrative_Air_0@reddit

It is a good day to die

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kaizencraft@reddit

Not a single mention of LAPOSTAL (Dark Forces).

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Repulsive-Tennis7341@reddit

DNCornholio

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IIFireMissionII@reddit

Up, up,...

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dhobsd@reddit

Everything everyone else said, but I spent a lot of time using this one in early adulthood

🔵🟠🟡🟠🔵🟠🟡

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captainbrickle@reddit

Contra

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Turbojelly@reddit

-Impulse9

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L31121@reddit

Justin Bailey is a favorite of mine for Metroid. It let you see Samus without her space suit.

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Tsunamiis@reddit

Having rich parents

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bokchoykn@reddit

They don't even need to be rich. They just have to have a lot of credit. 😂

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FunkyChromeMedina@reddit

PORNTIPSGUZZARDO

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FurkinLurkin@reddit

Glittering Prizes

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Wozonbay@reddit

Up, down, left, right, A, Start - at the loading screen before sonic pops up

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ihasclevernamesee@reddit

Up Down Up Down Left Right Left Right B A Start

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BlindMouse2of3@reddit

I don't know about best but I sure used idspispopd more than once.

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graveybrains@reddit

TGM

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qualityskootchtime@reddit

Tyson Punch Out code to get to Tyson

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7empestSpiralout@reddit

ABACABB and it’s not even close. The ultimate Genesis code.

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theHollowTarnished@reddit

007 373 5963.

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tboy160@reddit

He still whipped my ass everytime. I feel like because I didn't earn my title shot, I had no business being there, and he proved it everytime.

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theHollowTarnished@reddit

Gotta watch that 😉 wink. I think I only beat him once. Vs 30 tries

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pointsky64@reddit

IDDQD and IDCLIP were pretty awesome too!

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tboy160@reddit

Jumping on those turtle things on the steps until you racked up 1ups was epic

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hanshotfirst2233@reddit

Why am I not seeing the 👆👆👇👇👈👉 👈👉BA Start for Contra and the 30 lives???

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CauliflowerBoomerang@reddit

Klapaucius / rosebud

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Pizza_Rodent@reddit

The Sims!

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FUWS@reddit

Using a VCR tape to wedge the Nintendo game in all the way so it doesn’t crash and works properly.

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tboy160@reddit

Never tried a VHS, but we had so many objects wedged in there

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Naive-Boysenberry613@reddit

Y'all just tourists with IDKFA.

How about ILM.

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LMurch13@reddit

Bro, really? ⬆️⬆️⬇️⬇️⬅️➡️⬅️➡️BA start

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oldn00by@reddit

PRINCE MEGAHIT

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penthiseleia@reddit

came looking for this one

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Status-Hovercraft784@reddit

Up up down down left right left right B A B A.

The only one I know, and I legit can't remember what game it's for.

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Ianbillmorris@reddit

"Ok, Today was a good day, I didn't even have to use my AK, at least I didn't get my heart broken anyway, wasting time in East New Jersey."

I think it's the Konami code? But it's also an excellent song by The Ataris.

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Professional_Wrap_34@reddit

Exxon Valdez

Glittering Prizes

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discostud1515@reddit

up up down down lef tright left right B A B A select select start

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ouijahead@reddit

Up up, down down, left right, left right, BA select start. Just trust me. I never grew up.

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doompines@reddit

SXUIEKVK

Infinite lives in Ducktales. 🤓

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Junior_Mixture5645@reddit

007-373-5963

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AdevilSboyU@reddit

ERIAMJH

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Megalomidiac@reddit

colin was here

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HelicopterExact4621@reddit

Unlimited flying on princes peach

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whoisbill@reddit

Metal gear for nes.

FUCKM E1111 11111 11111 11111

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BidInteresting8923@reddit

They don't get it right, but this is the only answer.

https://youtu.be/v_Z5ltMY-Nw?si=xsLm-5wr5aJ0DjVp

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MrDilbert@reddit

DNCORNHOLIO

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38-RPM@reddit

MLI, Impulse 911, BABAUPDOWNBALEFTRIGHTBASELECTSTART

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VisiblePlatform6704@reddit

TCELES B HSUP

Not a cheating code per se... but darn, brings back memories

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jaybomb40@reddit

Mike Tyson Punchout

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Nisi-Marie@reddit

⬆️⬆️⬇️⬇️⬅️➡️⬅️➡️🅰️🅱️🟦

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No-Hospital559@reddit

IDDQD

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FastSeat1118@reddit

Being born into generational wealth…

Or “Shift + F U N D S” on Simcity (but don’t do it too many times of else you’ll get a natural disaster.)

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astoriaboundagain@reddit

porntipsguzzardo

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Swifty-Dog@reddit

“Can’t get enough.”

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Apprehensive_Hat8986@reddit

That's why you do it a few dozen times before you ever build anything. Max your account then let the disasters fade away. Then you build Gaia.

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ZaphodBeeblebrahx@reddit

I never knew this and I played a whole lot of Sim city. Could’ve used some extra bucks from time to time

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FastSeat1118@reddit

$10,000 each time you entered the code, it was a lifesaver when you didn’t design your city with enough hospitals or schools!

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ZaphodBeeblebrahx@reddit

Well, reticulate my splines!

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chairman_steel@reddit

IDDQD was pretty good too. And power overwhelming.

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drainbamage1011@reddit

how do you turn this on

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Bob_returns_25@reddit

Up, up, down, down, left, right, select, start

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sneaky-pizza@reddit

IDDGOD

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Halladay_lights_77@reddit

Contra for NES - up down up down left right left right A B A B Select Start

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LeakyAssFire@reddit

ICARUS FIGHTS MEDUSA ANGELS

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Steely-Dave@reddit

Do you remember the dirty Kid Icarus code?

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Claim312ButAct847@reddit

Cheese Steak Jimmy's

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nickelpickle702@reddit

Was and is motherlode

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Kiethblacklion@reddit

Besides the Konami Code?

Not necessarily the best but some of my favorites were the NBA Jam Tournament Edition codes, specifically the ones that unlocked Bill Clinton and Al Gore.

My other favorite were the passwords that unlocked the N-1 Naboo Fighter in Rogue Squadron on the N64. The inclusion of the ship was kept a secret for months until The Phantom Menace was released and then the code was published.

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jasonrubik@reddit

MS60 QVCW 1VKU UFBC

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OldJames47@reddit

PORNTIPSGUZZARDO for SimCity 2000

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krystopher@reddit

Descent had some amazing ones:

GABBAGABBAHEY got you started, and then you could get:

WOWIEZOWIEWEAPONS

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kageseb@reddit

19,65,9,17

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OldJames47@reddit

U,U,D,D,L,R,L,R,B,A,Start

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w0rsh1pm3owo@reddit

[3] ABBACAB, for Shadowrun.

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Dixie1117@reddit

Up, down, up, down, left, right, AAB. I don’t even remember what it’s for 👵

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SevereBake6@reddit

Iddqd

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Brutalboxox@reddit

Health cheat GTA III R2R2L1R1LDRULDRU

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itsmeblc@reddit

$rosebud for the sims was a must have

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Bartnellie@reddit

Hold down reset when turning on your Atari 2600 and space invaders will allow you to shoot twice instead of single shots

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TeeTownRaggie@reddit

hold down start and a button when you die and you could continue and not start over fir Super Mario Brothers.

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blackcurrents78@reddit

The Konami code. Which worked for Contra and Life Force. Granting you 29 lives.

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Apidaelia@reddit

"Make it so" to get those warcraft 2 buildings done fast.

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bwaarp@reddit

cheese steak jimmy’s

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Beaverhuntr@reddit

"Porntipsgizzardo" is forever stuck in my head it was a cheat code for Sim City 2000. I remember a classmate in 6th grade gave it to me and it actually worked. I think it gave you more building funds

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DenaliBurnz@reddit

Contra is the only correct answer to this question.

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rdldr1@reddit

Star Wars: Rogue Squadron was released in 1998. It had a cheat code to unlock the N1 Naboo Starfighter. Of course The Phantom Menace was released in 1999. The ship was hidden in the game before the movie was released.

Also the Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast cheat to enable lightsaber dismemberment.

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Emannuelle-in-space@reddit

PORNTIPSGIZARDO or something like that gave you unlimited money in simcity2000

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FoppyRETURNS@reddit

ABACABB

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ComebackShane@reddit

Glittering Prizes

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screamingcatfish@reddit

Ugh...I don't know, but I desperately need one to get past the Killer Croc level in Arkham Asylum.

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One-One6017@reddit

B, A, down, A, start, start - BADASS

Skitchin'!

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bcentsale@reddit

Whatever one generated the Rhino tank in Vice City

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jj_sykes@reddit

Up, C, Down, C, Left, C, Right, C, then hold A and press Start

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Epicardiectomist@reddit

NTHGTHDGDCRTDTRK

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TrinityKilla82@reddit

⬆️⬆️⬇️⬇️⬅️➡️⬅️➡️🅱️🅰️🅱️🅰️🏁

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ZaphodBeeblebrahx@reddit

This might be the right place to ask but is there any website where you can go to play old DOS games?

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johnvalley86@reddit

Archive.org has tons of them. Just got on there a couple weeks ago to play Oregon Trail and number munchers

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ZaphodBeeblebrahx@reddit

Oh I totally need to get my kids playing number munchers. They would love that

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Busy-Difficulty-4757@reddit

gif
⬆️⬆️⬇️⬇️⬅️➡️⬅️➡️
Select Start

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TelevisionKooky3041@reddit

I can still remember the main Duke Nukem 3D cheat codes for PC:

DNKROZ

DNSTUFF

DNCLIP

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Dashbastrd@reddit

Is there really any answer besides the Konami code?

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Melody_in_Harmony@reddit

SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPEALIDOCIOUS

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MrThouu@reddit

Remembering that time I got Bad Dudes (NES) after seeing the 64 life cheat code in a magazine, simply because the screenshots made it look like a good game and I wanted to try out the code.

It was a decent game, had some fun playing it 2 player as well.

Also looking it up, only now finding out there's another cheat code (the one they're calling Superman here), so you know what I'm doing later this week.

Normal Bad Dudes (NES) Cheats

Play as Superman – To play the game as Superman, press Up, Down, Left, Right, A, B, A, B, B, A, B, A, Right, Left, Down, then Up at the title screen

Start with 64 lives – To begin with 64 lives, press B, A, Up, Down, Up, then Down on controller 2 at the title screen. Press Start on controller 1 to begin.

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boogs34@reddit

thereisnocowlevel

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wingman_anytime@reddit

Contra / Konami code.

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Dr-McLuvin@reddit

80085

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perpetuallyhappymama@reddit

Up down left right a start

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AetheriaInBeing@reddit

IDDQD is good... But....

IDSPISPOPD though can get you past problems, has a great reason for being what it is and is why a fantastic band connected to the game in the album so.... C'mon

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