The 50 Greatest Cheats In Video Games

It's only cheating if you get caught.

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As a follow up to the 10 Greatest Cheat Codes list we compiled last year, we decided deliver an encore five-fold. We not only have a new list of cheats, but we also sprinkled in a few interesting exploits and easter eggs. Finding 8-bit and 16-bit cheats was easy and it was even more interesting to discover tricks from newer games. And while our previous list already acknowledged the significance of the Konami code, you can still see the influence of that seemingly ubiquitous cheat in some of the tricks in this new list of The 50 Greatest Cheats In Video Games.

50. The Typing of the Dead

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49. Super Star Wars

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48. Streets of Rage

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47. Gaiares

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46. Target Earth

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45. Super Castlevania IV

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44. GoldenEye 007

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43. Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions

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42. Turok 2: Seeds of Evil

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41. Mario Kart

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40. Major League Baseball Featuring Ken Griffey Jr.

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39. Hot Shots Golf

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38. Incredible Crisis

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37. Road Rash 3

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36. Arnold Palmer Tournament Golf

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35. Resident Evil

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34. Panzer Dragoon

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33. Skyrim

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32. Shenmue

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31. The Revenge of Shinobi

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30. Shining Force II

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29. PaRappa the Rapper

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28. Silent Hill 2

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27. Super Ghouls N' Ghosts

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26. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

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25. Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure

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24. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

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23. Assassin's Creed III

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22. The Getaway

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21. Dead Space

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20. Prince of Persia: The Sands of TIme

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19. Gitaroo Man

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18. Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse

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17. Super Mario Bros.

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16. Metroid

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15. Guitar Hero

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14. SimCity 2000

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13. Wolfenstein 3D

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12. Disney's Aladdin

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11. Sonic Adventure 2 Battle

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10. Super Monaco GP

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9. Wipeout XL

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8. Final Fantasy XII

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7. Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams

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6. Ninja Gaiden

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5. Earthworm Jim

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4. Mega Man 3

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3. Final Fantasy X

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2. Half-Life

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1. Metal Gear Solid 3

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