What happened to real cheat codes?

I miss cheat codes, I remember during the 90s if you got a game it was always fun to check and see what kind of interesting codes you could receive. I really wish they would bring cheat codes back into regular use. For example I remember in Goldeneye there was a code to make all of your bullets land as paintball splats.

I've been wondering the exact same thing, but I assumed that cheat codes stopped simply because games are getting easier to complete, but more serious. It would be weird to see Gear Of War 2 have a cheat that let you shoot coconuts at people.

I've been wondering the exact same thing, but I assumed that cheat codes stopped simply because games are getting easier to complete, but more serious. It would be weird to see Gear Of War 2 have a cheat that let you shoot coconuts at people.

MadVybz

cheats use to be more fun, if anyone played the Spiderman games on PS1, there was a cheat that let you access the "what if mode", which made the game crazy (mysterio with a fish bowl head , dancing spiderman and black cat).

can you imagine some of today's games with big head mode?? :S

Gaming turned from experimental 'would they like this?' games to 'we know what You want!" bang bang big explosion standard formula for saving costs games.

Which has its benefits. Just a shame some companies lost an understanding of what they are doing. Not just making profits, they are there to create dreams come true. Once we show them the light, You will see more fun seeping into games. We are currently at war with activision. When we win that we'll get one step closer again, to one day creating a digital Paradise.

I miss them too. It's unfortunate, but they got replaced by unlockables and DLC.

Not just making profits, they are there to create dreams come true. Once we show them the light, You will see more fun seeping into games. We are currently at war with activision. When we win that we'll get one step closer again, to one day creating a digital Paradise.

KungfuKitten

You kinda sound like Andrew Ryan, there.....digital Rapture, anyone???

The games are too easy. And if it is too hard nobody will play it.i-like-pie

=P those were fun, paintball mode was hillarious too xD However I agree with what was said up above that, some kinda cool unlockables were replaced with them xD also the DLC that is released there is some stupid things that are kinda better then the cheat codes xD

Gaming turned from experimental 'would they like this?' games to 'we know what You want!" bang bang big explosion standard formula for saving costs games.

Which has its benefits. Just a shame some companies lost an understanding of what they are doing. Not just making profits, they are there to create dreams come true. Once we show them the light, You will see more fun seeping into games. We are currently at war with activision. When we win that we'll get one step closer again, to one day creating a digital Paradise.

KungfuKitten

i think i have to agree. you rarely come across games anymore where, while playing, you just know the developers had so much fun creating it. which i think is what these cheat codes really are, developers having a laugh. i guess they just aren't allowed the time. this also reflects on easter eggs which nowadays are mostly dime a dozen, uninspired affairs, if a game even has them, whereas in the past you would frequently have truly funny and clever easter eggs that made for a great reward for the effort it often required to find it.

i'd be curious to know what you think the benefits you mention are though? and unlike you, i'm a little less optimistic if this will ever come back..

achievements are what happened.when u use cheat codes, u well...umm cheat.so achievement whores would just use cheats all the time to get their achievements instead of using them for fun.simple as that.then sony followed ms.and eventually nintendo will too.

You kinda sound like Andrew Ryan, there.....digital Rapture, anyone???

amoremono1

i think i have to agree. you rarely come across games anymore where, while playing, you just know the developers had so much fun creating it. which i think is what these cheat codes really are, developers having a laugh. i guess they just aren't allowed the time. this also reflects on easter eggs which nowadays are mostly dime a dozen, uninspired affairs, if a game even has them, whereas in the past you would frequently have truly funny and clever easter eggs that made for a great reward for the effort it often required to find it.

i'd be curious to know what you think the benefits you mention are though? and unlike you, i'm a little less optimistic if this will ever come back..

BLKR4330

Somewhere along the way, developer's policies changed from "Hey, you gave us money, play it however you want to play it," to "You have to play it the way we want you to play it." And I think it had something to do with achievements.

they still exist, but if you use them you lock the achievement/trophies

Tomb Raider 2 comes to mind.. had that cheat with the sole purpose to blow yourself up :D

So random.

They became DLC. :(

Cheats are fun.