![]() ![]() Historically, the way to do this was to “PEEK” into a section of the code in memory, then “POKE” it with an alternate value before loading the game. So to alter those settings, a player needed to change the variables in the game code. During gameplay, those variables will change depending on how well-or how poorly-you’re playing. Among the many lines of code in a game, there are variables that indicate the amount of lives the game character has, how much energy is available, and hundreds of other attributes. These first cheat codes were known as POKE statements, a technique to reverse-engineer game code. “Also, maybe unintentionally, they can make games more accessible to inexperienced gamers.” "Cheat codes help with testing and iterating a game until it’s just right," Renne Gittins, indie game developer and executive director of the International Game Developers Association, told Popular Mechanics. But once a game was finished, it was easier for developers to just leave in their little hacks instead of manually pulling them out of the source code. In the early years of the gaming industry, developers baked cheat codes into games as a way to jump from level to level while beta-testing, Dustin Hansen, author of Game On!, told Popular Mechanics. ![]() Science & Society Picture Library // Getty ImagesĮarly cheat codes weren't really cheat codes at all-they were developer tools. Continued abuse of our services will cause your IP address to be blocked indefinitely.The ZX Spectrum, one of the earliest home consoles and home of many POKE cheats. ![]() Please fill out the CAPTCHA below and then click the button to indicate that you agree to these terms. If you wish to be unblocked, you must agree that you will take immediate steps to rectify this issue. If you do not understand what is causing this behavior, please contact us here. ![]() If you promise to stop (by clicking the Agree button below), we'll unblock your connection for now, but we will immediately re-block it if we detect additional bad behavior.
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