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Otherwise, I will have to answer! This is my first website appearance on the internet and first attempt at a FAQ ever. I first decided to start writing this walkthrough after a long summer break, lots of free moments and noticing that the net was void of any in-depth information on the Game Genie. Having just bought a Game Genie a few weeks before Christmas 11 years after I bought my first NES and videogame , I soon realised that there wasn't much info on this marvellous augmentation of plastic and metal.

I hope you enjoy and find the fruits of my labour helpful. This FAQ is designed for amateurs to novices. It merely covers the basics of the Game Genie so don't expect difficult programming and hacking techniques.

I, however, am thinking of extending this guide in the near future to cater for more experienced code hackers. If are one of these experienced guys or gals, I want to hear from you. Pretty please? Then called the "Power Pak", the prototype design by Codemasters was quickly sold to Camerica for a final touch-up. Although, the product was ready to be released to the public under the new name Game Genie, it never hit the stores. Nintendo had unsuccessfully tried to the sue the company for copyright violation and though they lost, the legal proceddings forced the Game Genie's release date back a year in the US.

Despite this, Camerica had won the battle in Canada and were able to release it there. Nintendo, however, had left a large gash in Camerica. Soon after the sale, Camerica completely disappeared as well as its other videogame products, such as the Aladdin Game Enhancer. From that point on the Game Genie's popularity grew as it was released in America, Europe and Australia Not surprisingly, the Genie was never released in Japan for the Famicom, which required less connector pins.

It became the most recognised unofficial NES peripheral, and although Nintendo was quite bitter about it, it brought in lots of money for Galoob Toys. Even today, this simple product is admired for being one of the first cheat peripherals and being the only one for the most popular consoles in the world.

It has certainly built a reputation for itself. The Game Genie is a third of the size of a normal NES cartridge and came in two colours, black and gold. Inside, it contained special computer chips that allowed gamers to "hack" into the programming of games.

Later on, probably to counteract the use of unlicensed peripherals such as the Game Genie, Nintendo cunningly installed new chips that prevented the game from loading. Galoob worked its way around this by producing a Genie adaptor, though this was near the end of the NES's life and few were ever produced.

Galoob had always tried to be one step ahead. The Game Genie worked like most cheat peripherals today. Once inserted, codes would be entered in. These codes were stored in the NES's RAM Random Access Memory and would overwrite vital values that controlled factors such as the number of lives or the amount of damage sustained.

A downside to use of RAM was the lifetime of the entered codes. The codes would only last as long as the time the power was on, disappearing once the power was turned off.

This meant codes had to be inputted every time you wanted to play a game. Galoob realised that there was no longer a market for the outdated NES peripheral in and admitted defeat to the times. This was the death of one of the best peripheral in gaming history Sniff Sniff Today, Galoob no longer produces gaming peripherals. The company was taken over by Hasbro a number of years ago and to this day, Galoob continues to produce toys for kids.

Since most problems usually involve the condition of the NES or the game, a cleaning kit, such as the official Nintendo NES one, is an excellent investment. Follow the instruction on the kit and be amazed at the amount of dusk and other gunk that may affect the hardware's performance. Finally, check and test the NES. It's no use having a console or game that simply doesn't work! The first, underneath the black, flimsy and cheap "harness", connects to the gamepack.

The other must therefore plug into the slot of the console. One of the more important feature is the close line. This line marks the place where the lid of the original must meet you'll understand when I get into more detail later.

For those who are using the Genie with a top loading NES disregard the line completely. Enough talk, let's get down to business! Never plug or remove a Game Genie or game! Select the game you intend to use the Genie with and firmly, but gently, push it into the port underneath the black harness.

The lid should rest on the ridges imprinted on the black harness and be in line with the "close line" see figures below. If not, remove the Genie; check if there is anything lodged in the console and try again. Do not try and push the game down like normal.

Turn on the power of the NES and hopefully voila! You are now ready to enhance your games. Pull both of them out while holding onto the console. Carefully remove the game from the Game Genie. The slot is now located on top and it is considerably narrower, inhibiting the use of the Game Genie Sarcastic voice: "Great job Nintendo". The connectors of the console are just too deep meaning forcefully putting the Genie in may mean you will never be able to get it out.

Galoob, however, found a way around this by making an adaptor, extending the NES's connectors so that the Game Genie would easily fit. These specifically designed adaptors were unfortunately released at the end of the NES's life and are gradually becoming difficult to track down. If you can find one you are extremely lucky! Push the other free end of the Genie, surprisingly, into the Game Genie end of the adaptor.

If it does not go all the way down check if there is anything lodged in the console and try again. Pull all three of them out while holding onto the console. Carefully remove the game and the Game Genie from the adaptor. If you don't or the screen is distorted turn the console off; make sure that the game and the Genie are firmly connected and try the power again.

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