Sega Genesis / Mega Drive · cheat codes
Columns cheats & codes
18 codes for Columns on the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive, including Action Replay codes.
Columns 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 Time To Choose Level of Difficulty | FFC853:09
FFC854:09 |
| Jewels Modifier P1 | FFC827:XX
FFC82B:XX |
Columns 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 |
|---|---|
| MASTER CODE--MUST BE ENTERED | ETBT-AA4T |
| One-minute time trial | AEMA-AAC8
HTMA-AADE |
| Two-minute time trial | AJMA-AAC8
SAMA-AADE |
| Five-minute time trial | AYMA-AAC8
FTMA-ACDE |
| Can't pause the game | DKYA-AA62 |
| Stay at selected level | ABTT-BA2W |
| Disable preview of next jewels | RF1T-A608
RF1T-A60T |
| Infinite Time To Choose Level Of Difficulty | FFC852:0009
FFC854:0009 |
| Jewels Modifier P1 | FFC826:0000
FFC82A:0000 |
| jewels never land | APST-AJEG |
| jewels disappears when hitting the floor | ABNA-AAV4 |
| the 1st and 2nd jewels disappears when they land | ABNA-AAWT |
| Keep leveling up after you complete a stack of jewels | ABTA-AA90 |
| Jewels completed | AB5A-AAS2 |
| Power jewels | A73A-A06T |
| Gameplay background is black | ACBA-AADG |
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.