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1	A CheatCode is a sequence of commands which turns on an undocumented, advantageous feature within a game. These are typically backdoors inserted during programming to facilitate testing by the designers. Since cartridge-based games used fixed memory locations, removing these backdoors after development was problematic (since their removal could lead to new unexpected bugs), so they were often left in for released versions. Even after cartridges were replaced by [=CD-ROMs=] as the main video gaming medium, cheat codes remained popular.
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3	Where cheat systems had access to full alphabetical input, the codes were often based on {{Development Gag}}s or pop-culture {{Shout Out}}s. To deter video game magazines from publishing the codes in cheat sections, some British computer games used cheat codes containing profanities.
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5	A cheat code is a beneficial-in-game EasterEgg. If it's completely unrelated (like the flight sim in Microsoft Excel, or the special room in the Atari 2600 ''VideoGame/{{Adventure}}'' cartridge) then it's an EasterEgg, but not a cheat code.
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7	A few cheat codes have become so well known that you can expect to see [[StockShoutOuts homages]] in modern games. (Homages not from video games are listed under subpages of ShoutOut.)
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9	See KonamiCode for one of the most famous cheat codes.
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12	!!Examples:
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14	[[foldercontrol]]
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16	[[folder:Alternate Reality Games]]
17	* ''ARG/PerplexCity'' has a card whose objective is to name the games that originated many of these popular codes.
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20	[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
21	* ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}'': {{Invoked}} by Jan Valentine, who screams the Konami Code as he and his ghouls slaughter the anti-vampire defensive forces.
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24	[[folder:Films -- Animation]]
25	* ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'': The BigBad uses the KonamiCode to unlock the source code to ''Sugar Rush''.
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28	[[folder:Gaming Consoles]]
29	* Holding down shift and pressing 838 while on the title screen opened up a developer's screen on many [[Platform/{{TI99}} TI-99/4A]] games, typically allowing you to choose what level to start on, how many lives you had, etc.
30	* Platform/GameBoy:
31	** Many games used Up, A, Start. When used at any time, it would cause an in-game reset.
32	** This is referenced in the [[WebAnimation/HomestarRunner Strong Bad Email]] "keep cool" as the last thing lifeguard Strong Bad recommends doing before getting in the pool after eating.
33	* Creator/{{Konami}}: Try the code (Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A) on this website: http://www.vogue.co.uk/
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36	[[folder:Video Games]]
37	[[AC:Action-Adventure]]
38	* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'':
39	** In every game, the player can [[HelloInsertNameHere choose a name for the main character]].
40	** In the original ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI'':
41	*** Naming your saved game ZELDA (or at least starting the name with ZELDA, so ZELDARA would trigger this too) starts you off on the second quest. It is often joked by fans as being a TakeThat to fans who [[IAmNotShazam think Link's name is Zelda.]]
42	*** Pressing Up+ A on the player 2 controller takes you to the Continue/Save/Retry screen immediately, so you can save without having to die. In rereleases on platforms where you can't plug in a second controller, substitute commands are used, such as Up+Select on the GBA version.
43	** In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaLinksAwakening'', entering ZELDA treats you to a catchy remix of the series theme song.
44	*** In the Japanese version, entering とたけけ (totakeke) will play a similar remix, with the melody being [[CreatorThumbprint Totaka's song]] instead.
45	* ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}'':
46	** [[AC:'''JUSTIN BAILEY''']] - A password beginning with this sequence lets a player start ''VideoGame/Metroid1'' with an unarmored Samus and much of the game completed. Various hypotheses arose as to who or what "Justin Bailey" was, [[note]]One which was submitted to ''Magazine/NintendoPower'' claimed that the phrase is actually three words, "Just In Bailey", as "bailey" is allegedly outdated slang for a bathing suit. [[UrbanLegendOfZelda It isn't]].[[/note]] but it was later proven to be a coincidence -- the password system is coded so that many English word combinations produce valid results.
47	** A ''Metroid'' cheat code that is not a coincidence but which remained undetected for years is [[AC:[=NARPASSWORD=]]]. It's hardcoded to bypass the usual password logic and checksums, and grants Samus infinite health and missiles, the Ice Beam, and every power-up in the game with the exception of Energy Tanks and missile expansions. There are several hypotheses regarding the code's name. 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 battery backup instead of passwords). 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 stands for '''N'''ot '''A R'''eal Password (the joke being it ''is'' a real password). Still others have searched the game far and wide for the elusive [[TheProblemWithPenIsland Narpas Sword]]...
48	** '''[[AC:[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3UyVylP7AI ENGAGE RIDLEY MOTHER FUCKER]]]]'''. Depending on the method used to play the game, it will cause negative effects of varying severity, with the most minor of them resetting the game back to the title screen, up to hardlocking the entire system it's being played on with the potential to cause some damage to the system itself in case of the 3DS Ambassador version at its worst. The reason why the password is so destructive is because it not only has an invalid starting location, but it also changes the total ingame time value (which is used to determine the ending you get) to ''2.86 billion'', which comes out to ''314.5 years'' of total playtime.
49	* ''VideoGame/{{Catherine}}'' features a ShoutOut to the "Justin Bailey" code, with a character whose full name is Justin Bailey.
50	* ''VideoGame/ShadowComplex'', another {{Metroidvania}}, also includes a reference: completing the Master Level Challenge of collecting 100% of its items in under 2 hours gives you the title "Jason Bailey".
51	* In ''VideoGame/AxiomVerge'', once you get the ability to enter passwords, entering "JUSTIN BAILEY" will do exactly what you expect it to do and put the protagonist in a LeotardOfPower that shows a lot of leg. [[WholesomeCrossdresser Even though this protagonist is male]]. [[spoiler:The BigBad also gets a leotard during the final boss fight. Appropriate, since he and the protagonist are technically the same person]].
52	* ''Franchise/TombRaider'':
53	** In the PC version of ''VideoGame/TombRaiderII'', attempting to use the "All Weapons" cheat [[note]]one step forward, one step back, turn around three times, and jump back [[/note]] from the original ''VideoGame/TombRaiderI'' causes Lara to explode. The sequence ''does'' work as expected if Lara is holding a flare at the time.
54	** ''VideoGame/TombRaiderIII'' had even more fun with that: you have to do everything like in the second game, ''but'' with your pistols unholstered and adding a crouch before turning around. Wielding any other item or omitting the crouch once again causes Lara to explode.
55	* The KonamiCode (up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, Start) was and still is used in several games made by Creator/{{Konami}}. The first time was in the NES game ''VideoGame/{{Gradius}}'', where it gave your ship every powerup available. Another was ''VideoGame/{{Contra}}'', where it gave you 30 lives.
56	* In the Platform/PCEngine version of the Irem game ''Mr. Heli no Daibouken'', the code for up to 99 continues was I, II, II, I, Select. Entering the same code in ''VideoGame/NinjaSpirit'' would just display the message "Do you play Mr. Heli?" (This confused some American players, since ''Mr. Heli'' was released in the U.S. only as an UsefulNotes/ArcadeGame under the MarketBasedTitle ''Battle Chopper''.)
57	* ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaRondoOfBlood'' had [=X-X!V''Q=] as the level select code. In ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight'', entering the same name allowed beginning with Alucard in Luck Mode, with 99 Luck and a Lapis Lazuli which further increases his Luck.
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59	[[AC:Adventure Games]]
60	* "XYZZY" is a magic word in ''VideoGame/ColossalCave Adventure''. While not originally a cheat code, homages to ''Colossal Cave'' use it as such, and the hobbyist text-adventure development community traditionally [[http://plover.net/~davidw/responses/xyzzy.html includes a hidden "xyzzy" command as a tribute]]. Slightly less commonly used is "[[http://plover.net/~davidw/responses/plugh.html PLUGH]]" which functions the same as "XYZZY" in ''Colossal Cave''. (Depending on what version of the game you play, other words such as "[[http://plover.net/~davidw/responses/plover.html PLOVER]]" and "LWPI" also appear.)
61	** In ''VideoGame/DeusEx'', this is one of the passwords JC Denton uses to attempt to get into Smuggler's place when he doesn't know the real one.
62	** In the online text adventure game ''Grueslayer'' on Website/{{Uncyclopedia}}, there will usually be an option to either pronounce or say "xyzzy" or a variant with a different number of X's and Z's. Doing this at any time will kill you horribly.
63	** ''VideoGame/KingdomOfLoathing'', a text-adventure parody in itself, references this in the Leaflet Quest.
64	** Some versions of Windows ''VideoGame/{{Minesweeper}}'' have a cheat where typing "xyzzy" and then pressing the Shift and Enter keys enables the player to identify whether or not a given square contained a mine by looking at the upper-left-most pixel of the screen.
65	** The adult text adventure game ''Moist'' has "xyzzy" teleport you to the ballroom in the middle of the map (and {{lampshade\|Hanging}}s it with the comment "Good to see the old magic still works").
66	** Use of this word in Level 9's ''Snowball'' (or indeed, any magic word from any of their previous games) would cause a psychiatric droid to tap you on the shoulder, then tranquilize you, and you would wake up in a padded cell. Fortunately, there was a way out. It can be used to [[WarpWhistle teleport away from death]], and lets you into an area that you might not have unlocked yet, but this can lead to ScriptBreaking and even make the game UnWinnable.
67	** Trying either "plugh" or "xyzzy" in ''VideoGame/{{Zork}}'' causes the game to tell you "A hollow voice says 'Fool'." This in itself is commonly referenced.
68	** ''VideoGame/CounterfeitMonkey'': Typing "plugh" or "xyzzy" results in the response "What we do isn’t magic. It’s science."
69	** ''VideoGame/MaxBlasterAndDorisDeLightningAgainstTheParrotCreaturesOfVenus'' has a silly response to "plugh" or "xyzzy", akin to a tie-in promo found in 80s comics. The command turns out to have been the "secret word" of the day. Max and Doris break character to address an unseen audience of "Max-and-Doris Patrol Club Members" and give them a message to decode using their special decoder rings. If you decode it successfully, it gives you two commands you can use for bonus material.
70	** ''VideoGame/SavoirFaire'': Typing "xyzzy" or "plugh" actually serves a gameplay purpose; it spawns a recipe cylinder for Easter eggs. If you find the ingredients, you can even cook it.
71	** ''VideoGame/BestOfThree'': Typing "xyzzy" results in the perfunctory response "— obligatory easter egg —".
72	** ''VideoGame/PythosMask'': The "xyzzy" command results in the text "It will take more than petty incantations to save the day."
73	** ''VideoGame/{{Galatea}}'' has a special response. Typing "xyzzy" or "plugh" results in a surreal ending where you break the fourth wall and apparently end up as a game developer.
74	** ''VideoGame/CragneManor'': Subverted with "xyzzy", which does nothing special.
75	--->''The world falls silent for a moment, as if holding its breath for something to happen... but nothing does. You don’t know what you expected, really.''
76	** Using "plugh" or "xyzzy" in ''VideoGame/CityOfSecrets'' gives the response "The strange word, though meaningless, endows you with a brief flush of confidence and self-assurance."
77	* The first ''VideoGame/{{Zork}}'' game has the instructions on how to use the boat start with the phrase "Hello, Sailor!" (The game gives the same response to "Hello, Sailor!" as it does to [[VideoGame/ColossalCave "xyzzy" and "plugh"]].) The second game has the same things built in and also introduces "Hello, Aviator!" on the instructions for how to use the hot air balloon. These become a BrickJoke in the third game, in which saying "Hello, Sailor!" at the right time and place nets you an invisibility potion. Alternately, in the original, Mainframe Zork that was cut up into three pieces to make the commercial Zork series, knowing that "Hello, Sailor" was utterly useless was important.
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79	[[AC:Fighting Game]]
80	* In the SNES port of ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII'', you could punch in Down, R, Up, L, Y, B, on the Capcom logo to unlock mirror matches. The "sequel" ''Street Fighter II Turbo'' used it on controller 2 to enable mega turbo mode or disable specials if done on the "Licensed by Nintendo" screen. ''King of Dragons'' appended X and A to the code to unlock same-character select.
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82	[[AC:First-Person Shooter]]
83	* Later id Tech 3 games of the ''VideoGame/DarkForcesSaga'' are consistent across the years with cheats unlocked by entering either "devmapall" or "helpusobi 1" and featuring a godmode (god) all weapons, ammo and full health/shields (give [blank] or give all) level jumps, noclip mode and the latter two games letting you set Force powers as high as you like and spawn both friendly and hostile {{Non Player Character}}s. Also present in the last game is a punching mechanic, unlocked with the code "iknowkungfu." The [=PS4=] port of ''Jedi Outcast'' allows for cheats by pausing the game and inputting up, down, up, down [=L3=], [=R3=], [=L3=]. Each of the cheats is accompanied by a MythologyGag and, while most achievements are disabled, there is an achievement for completing a level with a cheat code active.
84	* ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' has a number of cheat codes prefixed by the character sequence "ID" -- the most popular being "IDDQD" (GodMode) and "IDKFA" (full armor and ammo plus all weapons and keys). The "ID" prefix obviously stands for developer Creator/IdSoftware, but not many fans know that "DQD" stands for Delta-Q-Delta, the name of a three-person informal fraternity organized by ''Doom'' programmer Dave Tailor during his college days. "KFA" simply stands for Keys, Full Ammo.[[note]]Other interpretations include "Killer Fucking Arsenal" and "Kick Fucking Ass"[[/note]] Several later games, particularly in the same genre, have carried on the tradition.
85	** If you type any code from the original ''Doom'' into the developer console in ''Doom 3'', you get the message "Your memory serves you well!" and nothing more.
86	** In Activision's Windows release of ''VideoGame/EarthwormJim'', entering "IDDQD" and "IDKFA" would display two different credits screens.
87	** The same thing happens with the PC version of Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure, displaying a screen of the team saying 'This Ain't Doom!'
88	** If you have one of the older versions of Microsoft Excel that has [[EasterEgg the mini-FPS hidden inside it]], try the code "EXCELKFA".
89	** ''VideoGame/{{Heretic}}'' includes "IDDQD"... but, in a case of JackassGenie, doing so instantly kills you with the message "Trying to cheat, eh? Now you die!" Likewise, "IDKFA" deprives you of everything except a staff ("Cheater - you don't deserve weapons!"). Players were likely to try these codes at least once, considering that the game used the ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' engine.
90	** Using "IDDQD" in ''VideoGame/MechWarrior 2'' detonates your [[HumongousMecha BattleMech]] with the message "This ain't Doom, bub".
91	** Typing "IDKFA" into ''VideoGame/TonyHawksProSkater 3'''s password entry screen allows you to [[GuestFighter skate as the Doom Guy]], complete with his own set of ''Doom''-themed skateboards.
92	** ''VideoGame/HyperPrincessPitch'' has a complex reference to the ''Doom'' cheat codes, where each of the game's cheats are prefixed by a RG ([[Creator/DanielRemar Remar]] Games) much like how ''Doom'' cheats use the company's name as a prefix. The game also uses the KonamiCode to trigger a one-time SmartBomb.
93	** Typing one of the ''Doom'' cheat codes into the console in ''VideoGame/{{Zortch}}'' unlocks the "This is NOT Doom!" achievement.
94	* The no-clip code for ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' is "IDSPISPOPD". It's both a code and an in-joke: an acronym for "[[Music/TheSmashingPumpkins smashing pumpkins]] into small piles of putrid debris." [[note]]The phrase comes from Usenet discussions related to ''Doom'' prior to its release. [[VideoGame/{{SPISPOPD}} A game]] based around the concept was also released.[[/note]] {{Lampshade\|Hanging}}d in the novel for ''Doom'', where the Cacodemons are called Pumpkins by the hero(es) and, after a particularly gruesome encounter, the ActionGirl shouts, "OOH-RAH! Smashing pumpkins into small piles of putrid debris!"
95	** "IDSPISPOPD" is referenced in a ''Website/{{Cracked}}'' Photoplasty: [[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]].
96	* By the way, [[EpicFail none of]] "IDKFA", "IDDQD", "IDSPISPOPD", "IDBEHOLD" or their ilk work on the version of ''Doom'' that comes with the ''Doom 3 BFG Edition''.
97	** They actually do, as long as you type them in the console, rather than just during gameplay. Except "IDDQD" becomes "IDQD" for reasons unknown.
98	* In ''VideoGame/{{Heretic}}'', god mode is "QUICKEN" and all weapons is "RAMBO". If you try "QUICKEN" three times in the sequel ''VideoGame/{{Hexen}}'', your character instantly dies. However, in an unintended and unforeseen portability between the two games, typing "QUICKEN" and then "RAMBO" just so happens to include the sequence for ''Hexen'''s own all weapons code: "NRA".
99	* Most first-person shooter games whose game engines can have their origins traced all the way back to ''VideoGame/QuakeI'' (such as games developed by Creator/ValveSoftware) tend to share a lot of cheat codes for their developer consoles. Some shared cheat codes are:
100	** [[GodMode "god"]], which gives the player invulnerability.
101	** "noclip", which lets the player move through walls and enemies, and lets them ignore water.
102	** "notarget", which [[FailedASpotCheck prevents enemies from noticing the player]]. Interestingly, in ''Quake'' itself, it only worked as long as the player didn't attack them, similarly to the Ring of Shadows powerup.
103	** "impulse <number>", a debug command that triggers the action that is identified by the chosen number - for example, "impulse 2" in ''Quake'' makes the Shotgun the active weapon while "impulse 255" activates a QuadDamage. However, all ''Quake''-derived games have an "impulse" that gives the player all weapons and maximum ammo. In ''Quake'', it's "impulse 9" (which also gives the player both the Silver and Gold Key, but they are lost upon changing levels. It's also the only way to use the Thunderbolt in the demo), while in ''Half-Life''-derived games it's "impulse 101".
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105	[[AC:Platform Game]]
106	* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'':
107	** In ''VideoGame/{{Sonic the Hedgehog\|1}}'', the level select code is "up, down, left, right, then hold A and press Start". Pressing C after each direction activates debug mode. The first version of the code is used in a number of other Mega Drive games.
108	** In ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2'', the level select code is "19, 65, 09, 17" on the Sound Test. It's the birthday of Yuji Naka!
109	** In ''VideoGame/Sonic3DFlickiesIsland'', press B, A, right, A, C, up, down, A ("BARACUDA") to unlock level select. This is also a common sequence in Mega Drive games. Alternatively...[[PercussiveMaintenance you can just slap your cartridge while it’s in the slot]] since the level select also acts as a failsafe when the game has an untrappable error.[[note]]Not recommended[[/note]]
110	* One of the oldest cheat codes, and possibly one of the best-known, is "6031769" from the 1983 Sinclair Platform/ZXSpectrum game ''VideoGame/ManicMiner'' (it unlocked a teleport system). This was later [[ShoutOut homaged]] in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto'' (by British developers Rockstar North), which uses this as one of its cheat codes.
111	* ''VideoGame/JetSetWilly'', in its original release had a 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".
112	* Some Creator/HudsonSoft games allow to continue from the last stage you got GameOver (instead of going back to 1-1) by using [[spoiler:hold LEFT and press START]] cheat code. Works in ''VideoGame/AdventureIsland'' and ''VideoGame/MilonsSecretCastle''.
113	* In ''VideoGame/BubbleBobble'' (the arcade version), entering certain controller codes on the title screen that would make powerups permanent, reveal all secret doors, and unlock the "Super Game." In ''VideoGame/RainbowIslands'', the same three codes produced hint messages instead.
114	* ''Franchise/SpyroTheDragon'':
115	** [[VideoGame/SpyroTheDragon1998 The]] [[VideoGame/Spyro2RiptosRage original]] [[VideoGame/SpyroYearOfTheDragon Spyro]] games on [=PS1=] feature cheat codes for 99 lives, Big Head Mode, Flat Spyro, colour changing and level warps (although not all at once in the same game).
116	** ''VideoGame/SpyroReignitedTrilogy'': Only the 99 Lives code from 1, the colour-changing codes and the Big Head/Flat Spyro codes from 3 were used. This is because they're the only ones that don't use the Circle button (unless it's the last input), as that cancels out of the remake's pause menu.
117	* ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry1'': At the save file menu:
118	** B, A, R, R, A, L (Barrel) -- Grants 50 lives upon starting or loading a file.
119	** Down, Y, Down, Down, Y (DYDDY -> Diddy) -- Instant access to the animal bonus stages.
120	** Down, A, R, B, Y, Down, A, Y (Darby Day) -- SoundTest.
121	** B, A, Down, B, A, Down, Down, Y (Bad Buddy) -- Allows either player to switch in two-player co-op, not just the active player.
122	* ''VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesFallOfTheFootClan'', in addition to featuring the ability to use the KonamiCode to fully heal during the game, has a code where pressing A, B, and Select at the same time on the level select screen will reveal an extra "?" option, which allows the player to access any of the three bonus stages anytime they want.
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124	[[AC:Real-Time Strategy]]
125	* All of the ''[[VideoGame/AgeOfEmpires Age]] [[VideoGame/AgeOfMythology Of]]'' games have stock cheats that devious players (or campaign schemers) will know off by heart, ready to Ctrl+V and double-Enter into oblivion. The resource ones are arguably the most well-known, for Food[[note]]Pepperoni Pizza, Cheese Steak Jimmy's, Junk Food Night, Medium Rare Please[[/note]], Wood[[note]]Woodstock, Lumberjack, Trojan Horse For Sale, <censored>[[/note]], Stone[[note]]Quarry, Rock On, [[/note]] and Gold[[note]]Coinage, Robin Hood, ATM of Erebus, Give Me Liberty or Give Me Coin[[/note]], as well as instant units and research.[[note]]Steroids, Aegis, [=L33T=] SUPA [=H4X0R=], Speed Always Wins[[/note]]
126	* In ''VideoGame/PlanetBlupi'', by typing a certain word in-game, you can either refill all Blupis' energy and cure the sick ones ("POWER"), make all Blupis' LifeMeter stay full regardless of task ("SUPERBLUPI"), make the Blupis outright invincible ("INVINCIBLE"), clear out all the black fog that limits your vision ("VISION"), among others.
127	* The password for an instant win in ''VideoGame/{{Starcraft\|I}}'' is "there is no cow level", referencing a rumor in Blizzard's ''VideoGame/Diablo1997'' (which became an actual level in ''VideoGame/DiabloII''). There was also a user group known as "Operation: CWAL (Can't Wait Any Longer)" on the Blizzard forums before the official release of ''Starcraft''; as a ShoutOut, the cheat code for super fast construction is "operation cwal". The cheat for infinite energy is "the gathering", a reference to ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering''. Other cheats include "black sheep wall", "food for thought", and "power overwhelming". ''VideoGame/StarcraftII'' has terribleterribledamage and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtvIYRrgZ04&t=1m51s moredotsmoredots]].
128	* In the first ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}}'', the code to enable cheat codes is "[[Literature/TheChroniclesOfAmber corwin of amber]]". To make your units invincible and able to kill enemies in one hit, type "[[Franchise/StarTrek it is a good day to die]]". "[[Theatre/JuliusCaesar ides of march]]" takes you to the last mission for the campaign, while "[[Theatre/{{Macbeth}} eye of newt]]" gives all casters all spell upgrades.
129	* ''Warcraft II'' once again has "it is a good day to die", and adds "on screen" to remove the FogOfWar and "[[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration make it so]]" for fast building/training/researching. Meanwhile, "[[Franchise/{{Highlander}} there can be only one]]" results in instant victory, and "[[Music/ThePolice every little thing she does]]" upgrades your units' magic.
130	* The instant win password in ''Warcraft III'' is "[[VideoGame/ZeroWing allyourbasearebelongtous]]", while the instant defeat password is "somebodysetupusthebomb". The code to give yourself gold is "[[Film/TheUsualSuspects keysersoze]] ''n''", where ''n'' is the amount you want. "[[Film/WallStreet greedisgood]] ''n''" gets you ''n'' of both gold and lumber. "[[Film/TheMatrix thereisnospoon]]" gives all units infinite mana. "[[Film/{{Gladiator}} strength and honor]]" prevents the computer from declaring your loss. "[[Literature/AtlasShrugged whoisjohngalt]]" allows research upgrades even if you haven't met the requirements (such as having a Workshop in order to research Long Rifles). [[Franchise/StarTrek warpten]] gives instant builds. [[Film/ThePrincessBride iocainepowder]] grants instant death attacks to all your units. "[[Film/TheSixthSense iseedeadpeople]]" removes the FogOfWar. The Attack*100-plus-invincibility cheat is "whosyourdaddy".
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132	[[AC:Shoot 'Em Up]]
133	* ''VideoGame/BuraiFighter'' has two special cheat passwords: LOBB (after Ken Lobb) for all weapons, and KAGA (after Taxan's parent company, Kaga Electronics) for 99 lives.
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135	[[AC:Simulation Games]]
136	* In the original ''VideoGame/SimCity'', hold Shift and type "fund" to get $10,000 (each time). If you use it eight times, though, '''[[NoFairCheating you trigger an earthquake]]'''. You can avoid the downside by [[SaveScumming saving and reloading]] before you reach the trigger, or by using the code prior to building anything.[[note]]Not so helpful when playing one of the Scenario maps, however.[[/note]]
137	** In ''[=SimCity=] 2000'', this code offers to loan you $10,000 at ''25 percent interest a week''. You can exploit this by using the code repeatedly until the ridiculous interest rate wraps around and turns hugely negative.
138	** Entering "fund" in the cheat console of ''[=SimCity=] 3000'' makes your news ticker scroll a message about "an ancient, arcane code".
139	* In ''[=SimCity=] 2000'', "iamacheat" gives you $500,000 and unlocks all buildings and rewards. Typing "priscilla" gives access to a lovely debug console.
140	** In ''VideoGame/SimAnt'', ''VideoGame/SimEarth'', and ''VideoGame/SimLife'', using "iamacheat", "fund", or any other money-related cheat from prior games results in a message saying "Congratulations, you are now $10,000 richer. Unfortunately, money is useless in this game." Using them in ''[=SimFarm=]'' donates the money to the nearby city, rather than to your own bank account. Rather than actually doing something useful with the money, the mayor squanders it all on a new car.
141	* In ''[=SimCity=] 3000'', "[[Film/MyCousinVinny Call cousin Vinnie]]" causes a shady-looking character to offer a large sum of money, though this works only once per game. If you reject it, a cop congratulates you for passing a SecretTestOfCharacter and gives you another code to build a castle.
142	* ''klapacius'' (later [[ItWasHisSled rosebud]]) from ''VideoGame/TheSims''. Of course, finding how to get the cheat window to pop up is the fun part. (Ctrl-Shift-C, in case you were wondering.)
143	** In every main Sims game since the ''VideoGame/TheSims2'', it's been "kaching" to get 1000 simoleons and "motherlode" to get 50000 simoleons.
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146	* ''VideoGame/HeroesOfMightAndMagic III''. Tab-nwc[culturalreference]. In all three versions of it. One referenced Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail: nwcalreadygotone gives you the holy grail and nwcigotbetter to gain a level. The expansions used Matrix and Star Wars Episode 1 references. Popular fanmade expansion Wake of the Gods replaces cheatcodes as well - this time with Lord Of The Rings references.
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149	* {{Parodied\|Trope}} to a mocking degree in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG''. When the player inputs Down-Up-Right-Left-L-R-L-R-B while in the menu, Toad pops in to congratulate the player on unlocking the secret code. But when he looks over your stats and experience points, he notes that nothing has changed, meaning the code does absolutely nothing gameplay-wise. The gag was exclusive to the Japanese version in the original [[Platform/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem SNES]] but added to all regional versions in the Platform/NintendoSwitch [[VideoGameRemake remake]].
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Context Main / ClassicCheatCode