If you're like me, there are some games I could just never win as a kid. This guide will finally allow you to win! (albeit with a much lesser sense of satisfaction)
A: A Game Genie Cheat Code is used by the Game Genie Cheat Device for the NES Console. The codes are encrypted and have to be loaded into the game for the code to. Take effect as they Modify the ROM not the memory. So when you see a Game Genie Symbol in the Cheat Dialog Note Section you know that. Game Genie Guy; PC Engine Cheat Codes (Requests go here as well). I make IPS patch files as an alternative. These allow you to permanently patch cheats into the games. Game Genie is the name of a line of video game cheat cartridges originally designed by Codemasters and sold by Camerica and Galoob.The first device in the series was released in 1990 for the Nintendo Entertainment System, with subsequent devices released for the Super NES, Game Boy, Genesis, and Game Gear.
Download Cheats
As a preface cheats only work through libretro/retroarch so take note of the emulators you are using.
You first need to open the RGUI. There are two ways of accessing the RGUI:
- In the RetroPie menu of EmulationStation select Retroarchor
- Hotkey combinationHotkey+X to open the RGUI from within a game
If you haven't done so already, you'll need to enable the advanced settings by navigating to Settings >> User Interface >> Show Advanced Settings, then enabling the Online Updater in View >> Show Online Updater
Next, navigate to Online Updater >> Update Cheats
this will download a set of preconfigured cheat files for many games into /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch/cheats
Game Genie Cheat Files Rar
Enable Cheats
Now you can launch the game you want to finally win:
Open the RGUI with Hotkey combinationHotkey+X
Choose Quick Menu >> Cheats >> Load Cheat File
Navigate to your game title and select it
Then navigate to the cheat you want to enable and press left or right to toggle it on/off
Select Apply Cheat Changes
Then press B to go out of the cheat menu and resume your game.
All Game Genie Codes
Your cheats should now be enabled
Create Cheat Files
You can create .cht files in /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch/cheats/<system>/<rom_name>.cht
The following is a reference chart for the types of cheat codes for each system:
| Console | Cheat type | Example code |
|---|---|---|
| Famicom / NES | Action Replay | 02A2:01 |
| Famicom / NES | Game Genie | APEETPEY |
| Game Boy | Game Genie | FA1-B9C-4C1 |
| Game Boy (Color) | GameShark | 0101CEC1 |
| Game Boy Advance | GameShark v3 | CD93194F 089CE0B4 |
| Game Boy Advance | GameShark v1/v2 | A62B1D67 EB2D |
| Game Gear | Action Replay | 00D3-C280 |
| Mega Drive / Genesis | Action Replay | FFFE21:0032 |
| Mega Drive / Genesis | Game Genie | NN8A-AADN |
| N64 | GameShark | 8033B177 0015 |
| NDS | Action Replay | 22085A50 00000001 |
| Sega Master System | Action Replay | 00C0-2502 |
| Super Famicom / SNES | Action Replay | 7E1490:FF |
| Super Famicom / SNES | Game Genie | 14B4-6F07 |
Cheat Code Example
Filename: Addams Family, The - Pugsley's Scavenger Hunt (USA, Europe) (Game Genie).cht
Multiline Cheat Codes
The following is an example for a PSX game
Filename: Resident Evil 2.cht
Game Genie Nes Cheat Files
Mame Cheats
Mame has its own configurations for cheats. You can see a guide HERE