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Donkey Kong cheats & codes

29 codes for Donkey Kong on the Game Boy, including Game Genie, GameShark codes.

Game Genie (5)GameShark (6)Other codes (18)

Donkey Kong Game Genie codes

How to use: Galoob's Game Genie plugged in between the console and the cartridge. Type the codes in on its start-up screen, then press Start. In emulators, add them through the cheat menu and choose the Game Genie format if asked.

Effect	Code
Infinite Lives	`009-4DF-3BE`
Start With 36 Lives	`882-64F-F7A`
Infinite Time	`00C-34F-E6E`
Timer Is 2x Faster	`02C-34F-E6E`
Practice Stage XX (Level Indicator Doesn't Work, Can't Go Onto Next Level)	`3E4-F3D-081 XX4-F4D-4CE 004-F5D-C49`

Donkey Kong GameShark codes

How to use: GameShark (sold as Action Replay outside North America) codes are entered on the device's menu or in your emulator's cheat menu. Some games need a "master code" or "must be on" code enabled first, so turn that on if a list includes one.

Effect	Code
Infinite Lives	`010343DA`
Infinite Time	`01FF11C7`
Invincibility	`010F214D1`
High Score	`019942DA`
Levitation Code	`010?1ADD`
On The First Level No Enemies Come	`0100D2C0 0101D3C0 0103D4C0 0100E3C0`

Donkey Kong Other codes

How to use: Additional codes collected by the community. Enter them through your emulator's cheat menu, choosing the format that matches your emulator.

Effect	Code
High Score	`019942DA`
Levitation Code	`01011ADD`
On The First Level No Enemys Come	`0100D2C0 0101D3C0 0103D4C0 0100E3C0`
Infinite lives	`009-4DF-3BE`
Start with 36 lives	`882-64F-F7A`
Infinite time	`00C-34F-E6E`
Timer is 2x faster	`02C-34F-E6E`
Invincibility	`010F14D1`
Infinite Time	`01FF11C7`
Infinite Lives	`010343DA`
Level Modifier	`010029C8`
Invincibility	`FA1-C1A-E61`
Dont Die From Falling Very High	`C34-01B-801`
Stops the Tumbling animation when you fall too far	`004-60B-4CE`
Jump In Midair	`188-62B-08A 2C8-63B-80E 008-C4B-E69 008-C9B-E69 187-D7A-6EA 0D7-D8A-3B2`
Practice Stage XX (Level Indicator Doesn't Work, Can't Go Onto Next Level)	`3E4-F3D-081 F4D-4CE 004-F5D-C49`
Can Open Door Without Key	`FA0-7BB-A21`
Start a new game with ?? Lives, instead of 4	`092-64F-F7A`

Using cheats today

Original cheat devices like the Game Genie, Action Replay and GameShark still turn up second-hand and work with original cartridges. Most modern emulators also have a built-in cheat menu that accepts these formats, so you can toggle codes on and off without extra hardware. Codes can differ between regional releases and revisions of a game; if one doesn't work, try the code list for another version.

Cheats can corrupt save files in rare cases, so back up your saves before experimenting.

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