Peter Randal Meyers

A Brief History of Cheating in Video Games

Since the dawn of video games, cheats have existed in one form or another. Most of the first cheat codes were put in games for testing purposes. Cheats were introduced to help lower the time it would take for play tester to test the game. An example of an early cheat code can be found in the game Manic Miner. The phone number of the developer will activate the cheat mode. Cheating on early home computers was... (posted by Peter Randal 2 years 262 days ago.)

What are Cheat Codes and Easter Eggs

When it comes to modern day video gaming, the sky is the limit. Over the years video games have evolved from basic two dimensional actions like that seen in classics like Pong to full three dimensional worlds that are fully explore able by the player. With such advancements, realism has also improved to such a point that at times it can be hard to tell the difference between a real or rendered image. The one thing... (posted by Peter Randal 2 years 262 days ago.)