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R-Type cheats & codes
22 codes for R-Type on the Game Boy, including Game Genie, GameShark, Xploder codes.
R-Type 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 | FAE-C5E |
R-Type 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 | 0104EDD0 |
R-Type Xploder codes
How to use: Xploder (also sold as Xplorer) codes are entered on the device's menu or in an emulator that supports Xploder codes.
| Effect | Code |
|---|---|
| Unendlich Leben | $0D25E764 |
| SuddenDeath Gegner | $0D25425E |
R-Type 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 |
|---|---|
| Infinite ships | 00E-C4E-19E |
| Pod worth more | 3E8-E1F-4CA |
| Speed-up gives max speed | 3E8-F7F-191 |
| Infinite credits | 7E5-089-3BE |
| Start with 9 credits | 08B-3BE-E62 |
| Start with 4 credits | 03B-3BE-E62 |
| Start on level 2 | 02B-2EE-E6E |
| Start on level 3 | 03B-2EE-E6E |
| Start on level 4 | 06B-2EE-E6E |
| Start on level 5 | 07B-2EE-E6E |
| Start on level 6 | 08B-2EE-E6E |
| One Hit Kills | 187-9FF-08A
FA8-C1B-E61 |
| Hit Anywhere | AFB-49D-08F
29A-DBD-4C6
18A-DAD-2AA
01B-40D-4C7 |
| Invincibility | C9E-07E-081 |
| Infinite Lives | FAE-C5E |
| Infinite Lives | 0104EDD0 |
| Start with ?? Lives, instead of 4 | 09B-36E-F7A |
| Continue with ?? Lives, instead of 4 | 095-019-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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Cheat codes are from the libretro-database community collection, used under CC BY-SA 4.0; the code tables on this page are shared under the same license. Codes are provided as-is: some may not work on every version of the game.