Cheating in video games
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Cheating in video games involves a player using various methods to create an advantage beyond normal gameplay, usually in order to make the game easier. Individual techniques or exploits, called cheat
The Game Genie for the NES allows a player to insert codes to edit a game's memory values.
A GameShark cheat device for the Nintendo 64
Game Genie
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The Game Genie was a line of video game accessories that allowed players to alter code transmitted between game cartridges and a video game console, known informally as a cheat cartridge. Developed by
Cheating in video games
…almost every format since has had a cheat cartridge created for it; such as Datel's range of Action Replay devices. Another popular example of this is Game Genie for Genesis, NES, Super NES, Game Boy, and Game Gear game consoles. Modern disc-based cheat hardware includes GameShark and Code Breaker which modify…
Game Genie for Super NES
Game Genie for Game Boy
Game Genie cartridge for the Sega Genesis