History Main / NoFairCheating

*** It's impossible to transfer a Mew that was created with a glitch from the Platform/VirtualConsole [[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue Generation 1 games]] or the Coin Case glitch in [[VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver Generation 2 games]] into Pokémon Bank, unless you go through [[https://www.reddit.com/r/pokemon/comments/5q4meg/how_to_trick_pokebank_into_thinking_your_gen_1/ a really elaborate process]] or soft resetting your Trainer ID to be 22796 with the name GF before you obtained the Mew.

*** In ''Pokémon [=HeartGold=] and [=SoulSilver=]'', if you use a Walk Through Walls cheat code to walk through the Safari Zone Gate without going through reception first, the Safari Zone will be reduced to six plain squares and the only Pokémon you encounter are Level 20 Rattata. Strangely, the encounters are treated like regular ones instead of Safari Zone encounters.

** In a patch that enabled a dungeon called the Nightmare, the developers made a few severe oversights, one of which is known as the Five Shark. The Five Shark is a reference to an item card on a pet called Fire Shark. However, the developers accidentally made it so using it would make it hit the player 5 times, which was rampantly abused in PvP environments. It's currently unknown what has happened or if anything will happen to those who have knowingly abused this, but it's speculated that anyone abusing it in large amounts will get banned, and lesser offenders would get their rank reset.

*** Cheat in the game, and after beating the champion, you will be arrested, just before you register your team in the Hall of Fame. This effectively soft-locks your game, trapping your character in a jail cell forever. There's a noose in the corner, labeled [[DrivenToSuicide "the easy way out"]], but using it ''deletes your save file''. Note that things like emulator save states are fair game; the game will do this only if you do stuff like hacking items in or getting Legendary Pokemon you have no possible way to obtain before becoming Champion illegitimately.
*** As of Version 1.2, '''''DO NOT EVEN BOTHER''''' trying to activate a "Walk Through Walls" cheat in an attempt to skip some of the obstacles or get into a place where you have no business being in before you even complete the Elite Four because if you pull that stunt, the game will immediately teleport you to that room. As in, straight away, no matter where you are when the code is activated. But, should you be stupid enough to do that, you can delete the code from your cheat list; merely disabling the WTW cheat is not enough because the game still thinks you have it on, thus triggering the failsafe. Though, if you didn't think to save your game and/or make a save state before you activated the code, well... it really sucks to be you, in that case.

*** It's impossible to transfer a Mew that was created with a glitch from the UsefulNotes/VirtualConsole [[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue Generation 1 games]] or the Coin Case glitch in [[VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver Generation 2 games]] into Pokémon Bank, unless you go through [[https://www.reddit.com/r/pokemon/comments/5q4meg/how_to_trick_pokebank_into_thinking_your_gen_1/ a really elaborate process]] or soft resetting your Trainer ID to be 22796 with the name GF before you obtained the Mew.

* Microsoft alters the gamer cards of users on UsefulNotes/{{Xbox Live|Arcade}}, [[http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/03/cheater_mccheat_xbox_live.jpg permanently branding them as 'cheaters']] (a special account designation) if it is discovered they have used external cheating/hacking devices with their console or games. This erases/resets their Gamerscore back to zero (and removes the ability to re-earn them), but they are otherwise still able to use the service and play online.

* "Slam Tilt" is a now-obsolete variant which would detect dishonest players tampering with the coin mechanism (either tricking it into thinking a coin had been inserted when it hadn't, or trying to steal the coin box itself). Whereas a TILT would only cost you your current ball, a Slam Tilt results in a NonstandardGameOver for ''all'' players and voids any credits in the machine, locking the machine down until the owner can unlock it using a special key or code. Basically, you have to start all over. Modern pinball machines have gotten much better at protecting their coin mechanisms, so Slam Tilt is not usually installed by default. The other time you see it is if the player is [[PercussiveMaintenance grossly violent]] with the machine, but in that case the venue's owner will usually throw you out by then for damaging their very expensive equipment.

* In the ChessVariant game ''King of the Bridge'', performing a move that is against the rules and being caught will allow the opponent to perform any one move regardless of its legality. Doing this yourself will usually cause you to lose - which is intentional, as the complete rulebook is obscured until you start (accidentally) performing rules violations. The gimmick of the game is that ''you'' can do this to the AI; correctly calling out your opponent's cheats will allow you to cheat for free, but [[spoiler:winning by using cheats will cause you to become the next troll. To achieve the good ending, you must defeat the troll in a game without performing any illegal moves, even when given the opportunity]].

** Using any Gameshark code in ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong64'' will cause DK to spasm uncontrollably throughout the game. Even in the opening. Also, your cartridge will be permanently damaged if you save, and your file will be permanently corrupted so that you die in one hit and cannot pick up items.

*** In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'', one bug that made it into the game was "whistle-sprinting", whereby you rapidly tap the sprint button while whistling, which lets Link run at full speed without losing stamina. In ''this'' game, you are actively punished you for attempting to whistle-sprint by draining stamina ''faster'' should you attempt it.

** The ''Doom'' mod ''Aliens TC'' replaces the "god mode" status bar face sprite with the admonishment "Cheat! Can't hack it eh? Loser". The messages that usually pop up to indicate a certain cheat has been entered have also been replaced with things like "Play fair, man!" and "Come on! Play properly!", and attempting to fire the BFG (which the mod doesn't actually have an equivalent to, as the Cargo Bay Loader uses both chainsaw and BFG sprites) brings up ''yet another'' prompt to play the game properly and prevents you from using any of your weapons.

* Creator/{{Valve|Software}} Anti-Cheat. When logging into a VAC-secured server, {{Platform/Steam}} verifies that critical game files have not been modified in some way (i.e., to allow players to do things they're not supposed to). If such modifications are detected, their ''entire Steam account'' will be banned from ever logging into VAC-secured servers again. If they want to be able to play the game again, they'll have to create a new account, and have the choice between repeatedly switching accounts to play different games or buying ''all'' of their games over again. (VAC is also enabled on many non-Valve games, such as the ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty'' games[[note]]the FAQ specifically mentions the ''Modern Warfare'' games, though later games such as ''Ghosts'' also have VAC enabled[[/note]] and ''VideoGame/DungeonDefenders'', full list [[http://store.steampowered.com/search/?category2=8 here]].)
** Valve also swung the hammer on ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' players who have used dishonest means to unlock hats and secondary weapons - first by disabling these items for anyone who cheated, and then awarding players who didn't cheat (about 95% of all players) with a golden halo accessory. The result was a [[BrokenBase heavily split playerbase]], with some servers only accepting players who were wearing halos and vice versa. Probably in response to this, the September 30, 2010 patch gave mostly everyone else a halo.
*** As of late April 2016, the VAC system has banned every single [=LMAOBOX=] user on Steam, including over 100 competitive players in UGC. [=LMAOBOX=] is the most notorious hack in [=TF2=] because it was completely undetectable and allowed players to gain an immense unfair advantage over others without ever suffering consequences other than possibly a kick from the server. This changed when a user stumbled upon the source code of the hack and reported it to Valve.

*** However, it's also had a much more long-term and, more importantly, hard-hitting consequence: Tux is forever untradable. The earlier OSX equivalent to Tux, the Earbuds, were one of the most valuable items in the trading circuit. Since it can only be assumed that the main reason for said cheating is that a similar jump in value for Tux would surely follow, this assures that the cheaters walk away with little more than a worthless penguin.

* In some gamebooks you are at some point asked if you have a particular item that can't be obtained in the game (or something similar); should you go with that option, you'll be told off (or punished with a NonstandardGameOver) for cheating.
** One specific example were the ''Zork'' gamebooks published in 1983-1984, based on the [[VideoGame/{{Zork}} computer game]]. All four of the books had traps for cheaters involving a non-existent item, such as the Magic Sneakers from the Prince of Kaldorn in the first book ''Zork: The Forces of Krill''. If you picked the choice to use them, you get punished by having [[MeaningfulName Vindictus]], the Patron of Decision Novels, [[BreakingTheFourthWall cast a spell on you as punishment]].

* Shedletsky, the creator of the classic 2008 {{VideoGame/Roblox}} game ''Sword Fight On The Heights'', introduced a badge called "Touch the Divine" back when it was quite popular. Said badge was impossible to get through normal means, and any who ''did'' get it would [[BatmanGambit out themselves as a cheater]], leading to a permanent ban.