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Bo @bbayles.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Here's a long lost cheat code for the Genesis version of *Marble Madness*. At the title screen, press A, A, A, B, C, Start. This adds a level select item to the main menu.

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Bo @bbayles.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I found the full set of cheats for NHL Rock the Rink for PlayStation. A few had been reported previously, but most of them have stayed hidden these last 26 years. 32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...

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Bo @bbayles.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Here's an unreported cheat code for *The Punisher* for Genesis. Pause, hold Up+L, and then press A+B+C. If you got it right, you'll get an extra life.

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Bo @bbayles.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Here's an unreported passcode for *Marko* on Genesis! "C4679Y " will show the credits.

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Bo @bbayles.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

*Hurricanes*, the Sega Channel exclusive Genesis game has a previously unreported cheat code: go to Options and hold Right+A+C on Controller 2 until you hear a whistle. Now pressing B while the game is paused will clear the current stage.

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Bo @bbayles.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Here's a seemingly-unreported code for *Lotus II* on Genesis. Change Player 1's name to "Roll Creds" and start to make the staff credits play.

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Bo @bbayles.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

*Nigel Mansell's World Championship Racing* for Genesis has two passcodes that enable special effects: - "Z00LB4LL" - shows the credits. - "PH0T0 0P" - clean pause mode.

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Bo @bbayles.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Here's a seemingly unreported cheat for *WWF Royal Rumble* on Genesis. Hold Up+Start+B when selecting a wrestler to allow him to be selected again by the other player.

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Bo @bbayles.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Here's an as-yet unreported cheat for *Newman/Haas Indy Car featuring Nigel Mansell* for Genesis: enter "L1T1LD1V1L" as your passcode to see the ending sequence and credits.

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Bo @bbayles.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I took a look at *The Magic School Bus* for Sega Genesis and found: (1) Every single passcode that it recognizes, and (2) A cheat code that activates a special menu that seems to have gone unnoticed since 1994. 32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...

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Bo @bbayles.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Here's a weird code for *Buba 'n' Stix* for Genesis. Hold A+B+C+Down+Left at the main menu, then pause. Instead of the normal "PAUSED" text, the score will be shown instead.

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Bo @bbayles.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

*Bust-A-Move 3* for Saturn has a cheat menu in its game data, but it’s not hooked up. I made a patch to make it accessible during gameplay by replacing the "press Z to hide the HUD" feature. - Patch: segaxtreme.net/resources/bu... - Writeup: 32bits.substack.com/p/fc898093-2...

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Bo @bbayles.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Here's an unreported cheat for *The Adventures of Mighty Max* for Genesis: Enter the passcode "THSKCF" to show the ending sequence and credits roll.

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Bo @bbayles.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Here's an undocumented cheat passcode for *Tiny Tank* on PlayStation: "MORBRAINS."

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Bo @bbayles.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Here's a surprisingly easy cheat code to unlock all characters and difficulty levels in the PC version of *Woody Woodpecker Racing* - just hold Shift while the game launches!

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Bo @bbayles.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

*Ninja Jajamaru-kun: Onigiri Ninpouchou* for PlayStation has an unreported cheat code. Enter Up, Down, Triangle, X, Circle at the main menu to make your character tiny!

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Bo @bbayles.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

It's very rare, but if you hit the "generate random stats" button enough times in *Sangokushi V* for Saturn, you can get all of your attributes maxed out. I calculate the odds as 1 in 2 million. The game has special logic for this!

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Bo @bbayles.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

*Hankou Shashin* is a visual novel for Saturn. There's an undocumented cheat code for it - hold A+C+X+Z+L+R on controller 2 while picking a save file to activate debug mode. You'll see a scene number display on the HUD. You can skip and revisit scenes with Controller 2.

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Bo @bbayles.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

*Jikuu Tantei DD: Maboroshi no Lorelei* (Dracula Detective) for Saturn has a monster 30 button cheat code that's very difficult to enter before the title screen times out... its only effect is to let you pause cutscenes with the Z button.

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Bo @bbayles.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

I reverse engineered the cheat code system for the Nintendo 64 version of Command & Conquer, revealing a low level debug mode code with some cool stuff - including a message to the programmer's cat. 32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...

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Bo @bbayles.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Here's a cheat code for *Black/Matrix* on Saturn that I don't think has been published before. At the title screen, press Z, Y, X, C, B, A, Start. You'll get an alternative background for the main menu. As far as I can tell, this is the only effect!

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Bo @bbayles.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

If you finish *The Legend of Oasis* for Saturn in under 5 hours, you get a ranking of "SONIC." Under 3 hours ranks you as "RAY." Do they mean the flying squirrel, or some other Ray? The world may never know.

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Bo @bbayles.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Here's an unpublished code for *Die Hard Trilogy* on Saturn. Hold R at the game select screen and enter this sequence: Right, Up, Down,B, C, Right,Up, Down, B. The build date, Nov 8 1996, will be displayed.

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Bo @bbayles.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

@priceofreason.bsky.social @danthrax.bsky.social Is this the PSX bonus content that you found on the Saturn version?

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Bo @bbayles.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Here's a previously-unreported cheat code for *Blast Radius* (Psygnosis, 1999) on PlayStation: * Go to the main menu * Enter Up, Down, L2, L1, Select, R2, Down, Select, Up, Up, Down, L2 Now you can select your starting level with the shoulder buttons.

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Bo @bbayles.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

I found some previously unreported cheat codes and hidden leftovers in *Virtual Golf* for Saturn and PlayStation: * A cheat for unlocking pro status * A cheat that makes the golf balls comically large * A Sega screen in the PSX version * The name "SwagGolf?" 32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...

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Bo @bbayles.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

*Tekken 2* has several alternate backgrounds for the main menu that refer to the "1996 Tekken 2 Area Championship". You can activate them in the NTSC-U version by setting 800a3646 to something nonzero.

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Bo @bbayles.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

This is the full set of codes from the game data. Looks like a TCRF contributor found some extras in 2019: tcrf.net/Talk:Road_Ra...

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Bo @bbayles.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

There's a demo of *Toy Story 2* on the Official PlayStation Magazine Demo Disc #25. It lets you play one level, but data exists for two more. It's pre-final, and similar to the Winter Jampack '99 demo. Here's a side-by-side video with that one in Andy's Neighborhood.

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Bo @bbayles.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Here's an unreported cheat code for *HSX: HyperSonic.Xtreme* on PlayStation 2. Enter it at the main menu while holding L1+R1: Right, Circle, Left, Left. This unlocks all of the series in single player mode.

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Bo @bbayles.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

*The Flintstones: Viva Rock Vegas*, the PlayStation 2 PAL exclusive racing game, has a cheat code that unlocks alternate courses, all vehicles, and The Great Gazoo. At the title screen, hold L1+L2+R1+R2+Left+Circle until you hear "Yabba dabba do!".

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Bo @bbayles.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Here are some cheats for *Dune 2000* on PSX seem to be new. Press Triangle, then select these from the sidebar: * Complete mission: Circle, Square, X, X, X, Triangle * Fail mission: Triangle, Circle, Triangle, X, Square, Square * Freeze action: X, Circle, X, Circle, X, Circle

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Bo @bbayles.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

How necessary was all this? Not terribly - you can explore the courses in the Tag and Balloon modes in the normal game. But I liked the idea of being able to get the collectibles and unlock the extra characters without having to rush!

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Bo @bbayles.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Here's another title screen cheat: Up, Down, L1+Start. This enables all concept art.

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Bo @bbayles.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

*Stolen* for PC has a "guards have big heads and feet" cheat. I found the equivalent on PS2: at the title screen, press L1, R1, Down, Up, Start+L1. The game is so annoying dark that you can barely make out the effect most of the time. Here's a brightened image!

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Bo @bbayles.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Here's a seemingly-unreported cheat code for *The Simpsons Wrestling* on PlayStation. At the title screen, enter: Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Circle, L2, Circle, R2, Circle, L1, Circle, R1 This lets you use the same character twice in a match.

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Bo @bbayles.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

This works in the PC version, *Three Lions*, too: * Set P1 to England 1966 (Secret region) * Set P2 to Rep of Ireland (Europe region) * Enter → → ← ← → ↓ ← → → It's missing in the PSX PAL version, strangely! bsky.app/profile/bbay...

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Bo @bbayles.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

I swear this is a real screen in *Alexi Lalas International Soccer* for PSX. To get it: * Set up a Friendly match between the England 1966 team and Rep. of Ireland. * Enter R1 R1 L2 → R2 ← →. More here: 32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...

Screenshot from *Alexi Lalas International Soccer* on PlayStation, showing a bizarre Easter egg in which players from the England 1966 team have their faces turned toward the groins of their teammates.

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Bo @bbayles.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

*MX World Tour Featuring Jamie Little* for PlayStation 2 and Xbox has some unreported cheat codes that activate in response to special rider names: * AllRiders: Unlock bonus riders * OpenAllLevels: Unlock all tracks * HelmetsOff: No helmets * CheatIG1: Alternate menu background

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Bo @bbayles.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

*LMA Manager 2006* for PS2/Xbox expected you to call a pay-per-minute hotline to get "bonus codes" that were tied to your "unique ID." The hotline is gone, so are the cheats? No - I derived the RSA key that was used to generate them from the game data! 32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...

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Bo @bbayles.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Similarly, *Ford vs. Chevy" for PS2 and Xbox has an unreported cheat. * Go to the main menu on either the Ford or Chevy side * Press Up, Down, Left, Right. * Enter "POINTS" into the box You'll have 625K points to spend on cars! bsky.app/profile/bbay...

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Bo @bbayles.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Here's a cheat code for *Running Wild* on PlayStation that I don't think has been reported. Enter it on the "Secret Options" screen: Square, Down, Down, R1, L2 It enables a first-person camera mode - normally the camera is behind your character.

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Bo @bbayles.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

There's a demo disc for *Frame Gride*, From Software's only Sega console game, that predates the retail release by two months. Normally the demo limits you to 2 levels, but I made a patch to enable 4 more - including one that's missing in the final version! 32bits.substack.com/p/extending-...

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Bo @bbayles.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Here's something that's been hiding in *V-Rally 2* for PlayStation since 1999: a multiplayer Snake clone called ARAIGNOS! * Go to Options > Game Progression. * Enter: L1 R1 ← → ← → ↑ ↓↑ ↓ X X+Select. * Start a race. You need the PSX multi-tap to play it. 32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...

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Bo @bbayles.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

*Shrek: Extra Large* for GameCube has a hidden feature. When prompted for your name, put in IDKFA. This will unlock all levels on the world map, enable the cheat menu, and give you $99 that you can use the enable the cheats. 32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...

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Bo @bbayles.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Fun fact: the NTSC-U & PAL versions of *Sonic 3D* enable debug mode when you press "C". But this is really part of a larger code: C, Right, A, Z, Y, B, Up, Down, Down, Y A counter tracks this sequence and sets a flag, but then the game ignores the flag!

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Bo @bbayles.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Are there any Sega Rally 2006 fans? Let me know; I've got some things to test out.

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Bo @bbayles.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

Here's Sonic's portrait in the PlayStation 2 "Sega Ages 2500" version of Fighting Vipers. He doesn't seem to be playable, alas! Tails doesn't have a similar portrait, AFAICT. The game has strings referring to "METAL", "EGGMAN", and "SUPERSONIC" though.

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