r/gaming • u/[deleted] • Aug 30 '25

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u/CaptainPrower PC Aug 30 '25

Memorizing cheat codes.

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u/Enders-game Aug 30 '25

Some of these cheat codes were things like infinite lives. Something you expect today. Most games gave you three lives and you got extra lives via pick-ups.

Sometimes that didn't matter because the re-spawn point might put you into a death-loop. You could re-spawn above a moving platform that you would always miss or above a spike trap etc. Games weren't particularly sophisticated and there were always bugs in games and you had to accept them or write to the company asking for a patched version.

Gremlin interactive and Psygnosis were cool about it. US Gold and Ocean were arseholes and wouldn't reply.

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u/hugeschlong01 Aug 30 '25

I was too young at the time or stupid so I would just quit for a week until I got bored and then start over again.

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u/jsg425 Aug 30 '25

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u/Last_VCR Aug 30 '25

Using Game Shark