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)
Download Cheats
As a preface cheats only work through libretro/retroarch so take note of the emulators you are using.
- Game Genie Codes.
- GTEPOAZL Double bonus time for hourglasses PPEPOAZU Half bonus time for hourglasses GEKAILLA + GAEETTLA More time for level 1 ZEKAILLA + ZAEETTLA Less time for level 1 GAOAATZA + AAOAPTZL More time for level 2 PAOAATZA + ZLOAPTZL Less time for level 2 GAOAZTZA + ZLOALTAA More time for level 3 PAOAZTZA + AAOALTAA Less time for level 3 ASUAIVAZ + ASXOVXAZ + SXVONOOU Double usual shots per round.
- You can add both Game Genie and Pro Action Replay codes through this window! For the purposes of this part of the guide I am playing the SNES game King of Dragons and I am using my Game Genie codes for the game. Once you find the code you would like to add to your list copy and paste it into the 'Enter Cheat Code' section of the window above.
- Cheats for many game formats/platforms. Freeola has over 100,000 cheat codes for 12,348 games.
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
I am following this link and copied cheats to /home/pi/RetroPie but when I goto RGUI I don't see any cheats option. The link says: You open the retroarch menu, go to core cheat options and load the cheat file. Then flip the cheat you want to the 'on' option and press apply cheat changes. When you resume the game, the cheats will be on. Super Nintendo - Game Genie, Pro Action Replay Cheats & how to get them to work. A look at my top 240 SNES game list and retroarch game genie. Raspberry pi2, retropie, emulation station and reteoarch. Afterglow ps3 style remote.
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.
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
Mame Cheats
Retropie Game Genie Cheats
Mame has its own configurations for cheats. You can see a guide HERE