50 of the Greatest Cheats in Video Games

Go ahead, we won't say anything to anyone.

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Cheating's become a bit of a lost art. With the advent of micro-transactions and the 'free-to-play, pay-to-win' model becoming the norm, cheat codes passed from hand to hand like microfilm in post-war East Germany are all but non-existent.

Sure, the Internet is a beautiful god that dictates our lives, but whatever happened to hearing about the Mortal Kombat blood code from the seedy arcade owner? Oh, right, arcades have gone the way of women's shoulder pads. Read on for 50 of the greatest cheat codes ever discovered in video games.

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50. Earthworm Jim

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49. The Typing of the Dead

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48. Super Star Wars

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47. Streets of Rage

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46. Gaiares

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45. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2

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44. Super Castlevania IV

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43. GoldenEye 007

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42. NFL Blitz 2011

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41. Turok 2: Seeds of Evil

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40. Mario Kart

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39. Major League Baseball Featuring Ken Griffey Jr.

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38. Mortal Kombat

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37. Dead Space

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36. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

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35. Mortal Kombat 9

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34. Resident Evil

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33. Panzer Dragoon

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32. Skyrim

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31. Shenmue

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30. The Revenge of Shinobi

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29. Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo,

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28. PaRappa the Rapper

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27. Silent Hill 2

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26. Super Ghouls N' Ghosts

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25. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

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24. Tomb Raider Reborn

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23. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

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22. Assassin's Creed III

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21. Metroid

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20. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

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19. NBA Jam

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18. Super Mario Bros.

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16. Guitar Hero

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15. SimCity 2,000

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14. Doom

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13. Disney's Aladdin

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12. Sonic Adventure 2 Battle

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11. Half-Life

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10. Final Fantasy XII

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9. Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams

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8. Ninja Gaiden

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7. Mega Man 3

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6. Legend of Zelda

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5. Final Fantasy X

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4. Super Monaco GP

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3. Metal Gear Solid 3

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2. Grand Theft Auto III

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1. The Konami Code

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