| When I was a child there was nothing more | | | | The net result would be a new found interest in |
| frustrating than playing a level over and over only | | | | an old game. |
| to constantly be defeated by a labyrinth, enemy | | | | Around the same point, one intuitive company |
| or puzzle that was beyond my skill level. I would | | | | created a device that would change the face of |
| become infuriated, throw the controller and storm | | | | gaming forever. The device entitled "Game Genie" |
| off in a huff. These games would later be | | | | offered gamers the opportunity to unlock hidden |
| relegated to a dark corner of the closet never to | | | | levels, appear invisible to enemies, play games |
| be heard from again, my parents money wasted | | | | with unlimited lives and a variety of other |
| after just a few short days of gaming....or so I | | | | revolutionary enhancements to their old and dusty |
| thought. | | | | games. These minor changes in the 1s and 0s of |
| In the late 1980s, the proliferation of 8-bit | | | | the game were responsible for giving new life to |
| consoles was unprecedented games like Zelda, | | | | old games saving parents countless dollars and |
| Alexx Kidd and Super Mario Brothers had taken | | | | grief waiting in lines for stores to open. Game |
| the world by storm and every child was anxiously | | | | genie would ultimately be followed by a series of |
| awaiting birthdays and holiday to get the latest | | | | successors including GameShark, Action Replay |
| game or platform. Each game provided hours of | | | | and others. |
| enjoyment and promised to improve hand-eye | | | | This trend which started in the eighties is still alive |
| co-ordination that would later assist in little league, | | | | and well now almost twenty years later. As |
| tennis or a myriad of other athletic endeavors. | | | | games and systems now cost considerably more |
| The issue with these games would arise in one of | | | | and the economy is in a considerably worse state, |
| two ultimate conditions either the game would be | | | | it is essential to get as much mileage as possible |
| beaten and interest in it eliminated or an | | | | out of these old games. Now gamers have a |
| insurmountable challenge would present itself. In | | | | treasure trove of information available to them |
| either of the two instances, interest in the game | | | | through the likes of one of hundred of |
| would diminish and gamers would be without | | | | mainstream cheat sites. No longer are gamers |
| games until they accumulated appropriate wealth | | | | tied to third party technology, magazines or the |
| or the next gift giving event in their life occurred. | | | | schoolyard when it comes to getting their game |
| Then came the onset of game cheats and all | | | | enhancing cheats. Users can simply go to google, |
| those old games would once again become fun | | | | find a game cheat site and viola, new life and |
| new games. Cheats started appearing in gaming | | | | savings from an old game! |
| magazines such as Gamepro in the late 80s and | | | | Next time your kid asks you for a new Xbox |
| would later be spread in the playgrounds of local | | | | 360, Wii or Playstation 3 game, go to a cheat site |
| schools. Children would rush home and test out | | | | print them out some cool cheats and show them |
| the new cheats with high levels of anticipation. | | | | how hip of a parent you really are! |