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Tetris cheats & codes

46 codes for Tetris on the Game Boy, including Game Genie, GameShark codes.

Game Genie (2)GameShark (8)Other codes (36)

Tetris 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
Keep Stack Displayed While Paused	`CEC-30E-C45`
Keep Current & Next Pieces Displayed While Paused	`D9C-53E-D5D`

Tetris 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
Always Get Straight Pieces	`010903C2`
Always Get Square Pieces	`010C032C`
Get 10 000 Extra Points Each Time You Get Any Points	`01FFA1C0`
Piece Modifier	`01??03C2`
Pieces Rotate Very Fast	`010080FF`
No Piece Display Box Forever	`01FF11C2`
Infinite Time Choosing Placements	`011201C2`
Altered Music	`01FFA3DF 01FFB3DF`

Tetris 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
Keep stack displayed while paused	`CEC-30E-C45`
Keep current and next pieces displayed while paused	`D9C-53E-D5D`
Only piece 1 will appear	`000-63D-6E9 3E0-64D-5D0 000-65D-087`
Only piece 2 will appear	`000-63D-6E9 3E0-64D-5D0 040-65D-087`
Only piece 3 will appear	`000-63D-6E9 3E0-64D-5D0 080-65D-087`
Only piece 4 will appear	`000-63D-6E9 3E0-64D-5D0 0C0-65D-087`
Only piece 5 will appear	`000-63D-6E9 3E0-64D-5D0 100-65D-087`
Only piece 6 will appear	`000-63D-6E9 3E0-64D-5D0 140-65D-087`
Only piece 7 will appear	`000-63D-6E9 3E0-64D-5D0 180-65D-087`
Need 1 line to finish game B	`01A-8BE-7FE`
Need 10 lines to finish game B	`10A-8BE-7FE`
Immunity from other player's Tetrises (2 Player)	`00C-83F-197`
Piece Modifier	`010103C2`
Pieces Rotate Very Fast	`010080FF`
Music B sounds different	`30B-ED9`
Place blocks off the screen	`A45-41D`
Always Get Straight Pieces	`010903C2`
Always Get Square Pieces	`010C03C2`
Get 10 000 Extra Points Each Time You Get Any Points	`01FFA1C0`
No Piece Display Box Forever	`01FF11C2`
Infinite Time Choosing Placements	`011201C2`
Altered Music	`01FFA3DF 01FFB3DF`
Drop Pieces To Clear Line	`001-5ED-3B5`
Skip Intro Screen	`003-96F-E69 013-98F-081 FA3-72F-D5D`
Replace OFF Music with any song	`005-20E-195`
Game Over Music is crazy after the normal song ends	`03C-199-E6A`
Skip Copyright Screen	`063-8FF-7FE`
Start at VS Game Select	`163-8FF-7FE`
Start at Rocket Shootoff Cutscene	`263-8FF-7FE`
Almost Any Value Messes Up The Music	`22B-0F9-91A`
Glitched Graphics	`044-0BF-F76`
Press down To descend Tetriminos	`000-AED-19E`
Always Get The Same Piece	`FA0-66D-4C1`
Keep current and next pieces and stack displayed while paused	`18C-2EE-4CA`
Music Modifier	`012391A9`
Replaces A-TYPE with High Score Theme, B-TYPE with Game B Clear, C-TYPE with Title Music, and OFF with Game Over Music	`1B5-1AE-B36`

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.