Here are some previously unreported cheat codes for *Wild Arms* and *Overblood* on PlayStation. They enable debug menus and other dev features! 32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...

The PAL-exclusive Saturn port of Krazy Ivan has a cheat menu that's remained hidden until now — check out what @bbayles.bsky.social found in this mech shooter in his latest Under the Microscope: www.segasaturnshiro.com/2025/11/04/u... #sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames

You wouldn't cheat at *Tigger's Honey Hunt* for Nintendo 64 and PlayStation, would you? 32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...

There are a lot of known passwords for the Saturn version of Soviet Strike, but are there any more hiding? Of course, and @bbayles.bsky.social found them! He reveals his findings in today’s Under the Microscope: www.segasaturnshiro.com/2025/10/28/u... #sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming

Here's a previously-unreported cheat code for *Nectaris: Military Madness* on PlayStation. You use the controllers to type in "RUDO RUFO KURO NEKO" (Rudolph the black cat?), and you get a debug mode and some cartoon companion characters - including the cat. 32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...

You wouldn't cheat at a Garfield game, would you? 32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...

Bo (@bbayles.bsky.social) has a triple-pack of new cheat codes for Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Herc's Adventures and Wangan Trial Love ... and they all have something in common. Find out in his latest Under the Microscope: www.segasaturnshiro.com/2025/10/21/u... #sega #saturn #segasaturn

I looked at the 3DO game *Rise of the Robots* and found some long-unknown cheat codes: * Play against the Supervisor boss * Swap sides in Training mode * Watch the ending sequences 32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...

I found a cheat code that works in both *Arc the Lad II* and *Arc the Lad III* for PlayStation. It enables some cool debugging features in game 2 (save anywhere, defeat enemies instantly) and some other features in game 3 (alter your items, adjust the viewport). 32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...

Fighting Illusion Shou, the Japan-only kickboxing game on the Saturn, is hiding some cheat codes for an unbeatable super combo and playing as ... the ring girls? @bbayles.bsky.social breaks it all down in his latest Under the Microscope: www.segasaturnshiro.com/2025/10/14/u... #sega #saturn

Some cheat sites list bogus codes for *Big Air Freestyle* on GameCube - it turns out they're for a different game called *Freekstyle*. I took a look at *Big Air Freestyle* to find its _real_ cheats. 32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...

I found cheat codes that clear all stages in the PlayStation and Dreamcast versions of *Buzz Lightyear of Star Command*. On PSX you can also use button combinations to enable cheat effects during gameplay, but due to a lack of buttons, they don't work on DC. 32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...

Robots In Disguise 'Clockwork Knight' SEGA Saturn

Previews of Virtua Fighter Kids on #Sega #Saturn demo discs are based on prototype builds of the game. @bbayles.bsky.social patched out the demo restrictions and found some cool differences with the final — see what they are in his latest Under the Microscope: www.segasaturnshiro.com/2025/10/07/u...

*Java Tea Original Virtua Fighter Kids* is a demo disc for *Virtua Fighter Kids*. Although it only lets you play a limited subset of the game, it's based on a full build. I patched out the demo limits and found several interesting differences with the final: 32bits.substack.com/p/extending-...

Here are some long-unknown cheat codes for Aqua GT on Dreamcast and PlayStation. They unlock all of the extra boats and courses. 32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...

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I looked at *Nicktoons Racing* for Playstation and found three cheat codes that I don't think have been documented befor: * Unlock everything * Throw Gak at the menu * Show build information Details on the reverse engineering: 32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...

The PlayStation version of Tennis Arena has a cheat code for it, but does the Japan-only Saturn version? Wait, it has *two?* @bbayles.bsky.social has the answers in today's Under the Microscope: www.segasaturnshiro.com/2025/09/30/u... #sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #videogames #tennis

I came up with a batch of previously unreported cheat codes for the France-exclusive Dreamcast game *Taxi 2* - details are in my article. I also found an "unlock everything" cheat for the PSX version. 32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...

I found a hidden feature in *PaRappa the Rapper*: hold L1+L2+R1+R2+Select+Triangle as the Masaya screen fades out. You can then win by repeatedly pressing Select! 32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...

Instead of discovering new cheat codes this week, Bo found new *extensions* of cheat codes to two shooters: Cotton Boomerang and Terra Cresta 3D! See what these augmented codes do in the latest Under the Microscope: www.segasaturnshiro.com/2025/09/23/u... #sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming

I found some extra cheat effects in the Saturn games *Cotton Boomerang* and *Terra Cresta 3D*. For Cotton, you get additional images in the gallery. For Terra Cresta, you get a stage select menu. Details are in the blog post! 32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...

Many cheat sites list a bogus code to unlock everything in *Championship Surfer*. I went on a quest to find the real one, and after many hours of wrestling with Windows CE, I figured it out: Up, Right, A, B, A, Down, B, A, B, Y 32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...

I reverse engineered the password system for *Disney's Hercules* for PlayStation and found three previously unreported cheat effects: * One activates a cheat menu * Another enables a level select function. * A third lets you skip cutscenes. 32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...

If you've never heard of Chill for the Sega Saturn, that's understandable — it was never released! But a prototype leaked years ago, and @bbayles.bsky.social found a cheat code to unlock its tracks and hidden character: www.segasaturnshiro.com/2025/09/16/u... #sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming

The snowboarding game *Chill* was never released for Saturn, but there's a prototype version available. It's got an a cheat code! Enter A, B, A, C, A, B, A at the title screen to bring up a hidden menu that can unlock the bonus tracks and Yeti character. 32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...

I found a bunch of cheat codes and goofy Easter eggs in the n-Space PlayStation game *Bugriders* 32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...

If Hyper 3-D Pinball for the Sega Saturn gets a little frustrating, @bbayles.bsky.social has a solution — two new cheat codes! Discover the secrets of pinball chicanery in the latest Under the Microscope: www.segasaturnshiro.com/2025/09/11/u... #sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #videogames

Happy Dreamcast day! Here are some new cheat codes for one of the North American launch titles, plus more for other games in the AeroWings series. 32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...

I found a batch of new cheat codes for *Jersey Devil* on PlayStation. See the codes and the details on the reverse engineering involved with locating them at my site: 32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...

Today, @bbayles.bsky.social finds new cheat codes in a pair of Saturn-exclusive games based on anime: Neon Genesis Evangelion 2nd Impression and Revolutionary Girl Utena! See what he's discovered in this week's Under the Microscope: www.segasaturnshiro.com/2025/09/03/u... #sega #saturn #segasaturn

32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-... Some new cheat codes for Sega Rally 2 on Dreamcast. Unlock all cars and championship years!

Random: Disappointed That Tomb Raider's Nude Code Was A Hoax? Knockout Kings Tries To Make Up For It. (Image: @memory_fallen)

There's no "nude Lara Croft" code in *Tomb Raider*, but there is a "naked card girl" Easter egg in *Knockout Kings* for PSX: * Try to save a new boxer with no memory card inserted * Hold L1 until the error screen border turns yellow * Start a match Details here: 32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...

There have been lots of fun secrets hiding inside Formula Karts — unlimited turbo, changing camera angles, even racing on a hidden track on the moon! See how to activate them in @bbayles.bsky.social's latest Under the Microscope: www.segasaturnshiro.com/2025/08/26/u... #sega #saturn #segasaturn

I found lots of shared code - and secrets - between *E.T. Interplanetary Mission* and *101 Dalmatians II* for PlayStation. No message condemning Osama bin Laden in the credits for the Dalmatians game, though. 32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...

The Saturn version of The Crow is so terrible that it doesn't even have a working god mode like the PS1 version does ... but that didn't stop Bo Bayles from figuring out a password for virtually unlimited lives! www.segasaturnshiro.com/2025/08/20/u... #sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming

New cheat codes for old games, Dreamcast edition: Charge 'N Blast, Fighting Force 2, and Ready 2 Rumble Boxing Round 2. 32bits.substack.com/p/dreamcast-...

The demo disc for Thunder Force V is hiding all kinds of interesting differences from the game's final version — see what @bbayles.bsky.social found in his latest Under the Microscope: www.segasaturnshiro.com/2025/08/13/u... #sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames #shmup #stg

I made a patch for the *Thunder Force V Sample ROM* demo disc for Saturn. It's based on a build 6 weeks older than the final one, and has some cool differences! 32bits.substack.com/p/extending-...

I swear this is a real screen in the 2002 E.T. game for PlayStation. 32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...

This week, @bbayles.bsky.social found a hidden cheat menu in Casper for Saturn and PlayStation that's so hidden it's ... invisible! (Like a ghost?) Find out how to activate it & how to navigate it in the latest Under the Microscope: www.segasaturnshiro.com/2025/08/05/u... #sega #saturn #segasaturn

A secret is lurking within the Sega Saturn port of the fantastically fun 3D followup to After Burner, Sky Target — a cheat code to unlock the superpowered White Sword plane! Bo Bayles' latest Under the Microscope tells you how: www.segasaturnshiro.com/2025/07/30/u... #sega #saturn #segasaturn

Congo the Movie: The Lost City of Zinj, a #sega #Saturn exclusive FPS, is much maligned partially because of its difficulty. But it might be worth revisiting now that @bbayles.bsky.social has discovered a swath of previously unknown cheat codes! Check it out: www.segasaturnshiro.com/2025/07/23/u...

Criticom may not be a good fighting game, but back in the day, cheat codes were published for the PlayStation version to make it more palatable. What about the Saturn version? Bo Bayles investigates: www.segasaturnshiro.com/2025/07/09/u... #sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #videogames

There couldn't possibly be more secrets hidden in Radiant Silvergun for the Saturn ... could there? Like a previously unknown way to unlock invincibility?! Find out how to do it in Bo Bayles' latest Under the Microscope: www.segasaturnshiro.com/2025/07/02/u... #sega #saturn #segasaturn #videogames

As promised, @bbayles.bsky.social looked at Saturn-exclusive (and @pandamonium.bsky.social favorite) Omakase! Savers ... and sure enough, he found undocumented cheats to skip levels as well as a hidden debug mode! Check it out: www.segasaturnshiro.com/2025/06/21/u... #sega #saturn #segasaturn

privateye wins! Well done; I'm impressed.

*Shining the Holy Ark* for Saturn has a cool hidden sound matching game! I made a patch to enable it. A series of sounds play, and you're meant to press X, Y, or Z with them. The debug menu activates if you win. It's too fast for me, but maybe you can beat it? 32bits.substack.com/p/expansion-...