They just don't make video game cheat codes like they used to.
By @milolol · Gaming
Remember when you had to pause the game and punch in a long string of buttons just to get a special car or unlimited ammo? Now you just buy it.
The full story
Kids these days will never know the feeling of finding a cheat code in the back of a magazine for Grand Theft Auto. You'd have to be so careful to write it down right. Then you get home, fire up the PlayStation 2, and pray you typed it in fast enough before the pause screen went away. Up, down, left, right, R1, R2, circle, square... it was like learning a secret language. Gave you a real sense of accomplishment when that tank finally appeared out of thin air.
How people voted
- Facts — 26% (22 votes)
- Depends — 47% (40 votes)
- No Way — 28% (24 votes)
Readers say “Depends” (47%) — 86 votes and 5 comments so far.
What people are saying
@mmkay — Just get better at the game.
@welpsame — The sims rosebud cheat was my entire personality in middle school.
@luke — Do people not just google the cheats now?
@piakk — lmao
@ohnoitsme — Ah yes the golden age of getting a helicopter in a game about stealing cars.
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