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Pengo cheats & codes
22 codes for Pengo on the Sega Game Gear, including Game Genie, Action Replay codes.
Pengo 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 |
|---|---|
| Stop Timer And Keep Sno-Bee Eggs Flashing | 00C-F9D-E6E |
| Start With 2 Lives | 020-85F-F7E |
| Start With 7 Lives | 070-85F-F7E |
| Start With 9 Lives | 090-85F-F7E |
| Infinite Lives | 007-3EF-3BE |
| Start On Act 10 | 0A0-8AF-E6E |
| Start On Act 20 | 130-8AF-E6E |
| Start On Act 40 | 280-8AF-E6E |
| Start On Act 64 | 400-8AF-E6E |
Pengo Action Replay codes
How to use: Datel's Action Replay sat between the console and the game. Enter codes on its menu before starting the game, or paste them into your emulator's cheat menu.
| Effect | Code |
|---|---|
| Infinite Lives | 00C1-3804 |
| Elimintes Sno-Bees (Used With Below Code Will Keep Eggs Flashing) | 00C2-1100 |
| Keeps Timer At 00 (Used With Above Code Will Keep Eggs Flashing) | 00C1-2F00 |
Pengo 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 |
|---|---|
| Stop timer and keep Sno-Bee eggs flashing | 00C-F9D-E6E |
| Start with 2 lives | 020-85F-F7E |
| Start with 7 lives | 070-85F-F7E |
| Start with 9 lives | 090-85F-F7E |
| Infinite lives | 007-3EF-3BE |
| Start on act 10 | 0A0-8AF-E6E |
| Start on act 20 | 130-8AF-E6E |
| Start on act 40 | 280-8AF-E6E |
| Start on act 64 | 400-8AF-E6E |
| Infinite Lives | 00C1-3804 |
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.