"Crashing Computers" by Michael Coleman is a particularly informative book, a part of "The Knowledge" series, and a lot more useful then the front cover might suggest. A lot of the information I know about advances in gaming and computers in general came from this book. It explores the development of gaming through history, as well as the technology that supports it. Though I am yet to use it for direct quotes it will be referenced in my bibliography as the information it contains has supported and helped build many of the points I have made.
Cheats
I look in some depth at the changing role of cheats in games now that game saving is introduced. Something I learnt from the book above was that in the past game developers used to use cheats to skip to certain levels when they were testing them. Similarly people playing them could use these cheats to the same purpose. My point is that since this is no longer necessary with games saving cheats have taken on a new role. Sometimes making the game easier, though examples of this existed beforehand as well, but more interestingly cheats are now quite often used just for fun. A fantastic example of this is "GTA: San Andreas". The full cheat list was far too big to list on here, however the following link shows you just how extensive this is: http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/buttoncheats/index.php I have listed just a few of these cheats below to give an idea.
| Weapons Cheat (Tier 1) |
| Entering the following button combination will add the following weapons to the players inventory: Brass Knuckles, Baseball Bat, Colt. 45, Chrome Shotgun, Micro Uzi, AK-47, Country Rifle, Rocket Launcher, Molotov Cocktails, Spray Can. |
| R1, R2, L1, R2, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up |
| Weapons Cheat (Tier 2) |
| Entering the following button combination will add the following weapons to the players inventory: Knife, Desert Eagle, Sawn Off Shotgun, Tec-9, M4, Sniper Rifle, Flamethrower, Grenades, Fire Extinguisher. |
| R1, R2, L1, R2, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Down, Left |
| Weapons Cheat (Tier 3) |
| Entering the following button combination will add the following weapons to the players inventory: Chainsaw, Silenced Colt. 45, Riot Shotgun, MP5, M4, Heat Seeking Missiles, Satchel Charges. |
| R1, R2, L1, R2, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Down, Down |
| Money, Health and Armor |
| This cheat will give the player $250,000, full health and full armor. If entered while inside a vehicle it will lose all engine damage and it's model will be repaired to perfect condition. |
| R1, R2, L1, X, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up |
| Spawn A Jetpack |
| Entering the following cheat will add a Jetpack to the players inventory. |
| Left, Right, L1, L2, R1, R2, Up, Down, Left, Right |
| Spawn A Parachute |
| Entering the following cheat will add a Parachute to the players inventory. |
| Left, Right, L1, L2, R1, R2, R2, Up, Down, Right, L1 |
| Super Jump |
| This cheat will make the player jump about ten times higher than normal. Be warned though, you'll lose health from the fall. Note: Cheat can be turned off by re-entering the button combination. |
| Up, Up, Triangle, Triangle, Up, Up, Left, Right, Square, R2, R2 |
| Super Bunnyhop |
| This cheat will make bunny hops launch you hundreds of feet into the air. Just find a bike and hold L1 then release to bunny hop. Note: Cheat can be turned off by re-entering the button combination. |
| Triangle, Square, Circle, Circle, Square, Circle, Circle, L1, L2, L2, R1, R2 |
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