Cheating in video games has changed dramatically over time, and there are stigmas about it now that simply didn't exist two decades ago. I can't really fault the change, either. Cheating nowadays is ...

The Contra Code is the most famous video game cheat code ever – Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left Right, B, A. eBattalion, developers of the puzzle game FLIP, have built it in to their iPhone and ...

Cheat codes were a common element of retro classic gaming, but they've largely disappeared. These 7 are excellent examples of ...

Most gamers remember the excitement of discovering a cheat code in a game back in the 1990s and early 2000s, entering in a wild string of controls that would make you invincible, get extra abilities, ...

I was too poor to own a console, but 40 years later and I still remember by heart: Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A I don’t even remember what game it was for. Click to expand ...

While some responded negatively to what they derisively called a “cheat mode,” director Naoki Hamaguchi defended the new options in a recent interview with Automaton. “Personally, I like to try many ...

Anthony is a writer who's worked in the games industry for four years. He's a competitive gamer with a soft spot for retro titles. Anthony enjoys speedrunning a few titles, but Simpson's Hit & Run is ...