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Desert Strike cheats & codes
84 codes for Desert Strike on the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive, including Action Replay codes.
Desert Strike 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 | 006AA4:4A79 |
| Unlimited Fuel | 00689C:4A79 |
| Bonus Armor | 0049D0:7FFF |
Desert Strike 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 | RH9T-860E |
| Start with 1 life instead of 3 | AE1A-AADC |
| Start with 2 lives | AJ1A-AADC |
| Start with 5 lives | AY1A-AADC |
| Start with 9 lives | BE1A-AADC |
| Infinite lives | D3ZA-AA7E |
| Chain gun capacity is 600 rounds instead of 1,178 | MBST-WEEN |
| Chain gun capacity is 2,000 rounds | 4BST-WREN |
| Chain gun capacity is 5,000 rounds | VBST-XGEN |
| Chain gun inflicts 2 points of damage instead of 3 | AKST-WAER |
| Chain gun inflicts 6 points of damage | A3ST-WAER |
| Chain gun inflicts 12 points of damage | BVST-WAER |
| Hydra capacity is 20 rockets instead of 38 | CVST-WAFL |
| Hydra capacity is 100 rockets | NVST-WAFL |
| Hydra capacity is 300 rockets | FVST-WCFL |
| Hydra rocket inflicts 10 points of damage instead of 25 | BKST-WAFN |
| Hydra rocket inflicts 50 points of damage | GKST-WAFN |
| Hydra rocket inflicts 100 points of damage | NVST-WAFN |
| Hellfire capacity is 4 missiles instead of 8 | AVST-WAGJ |
| Hellfire capacity is 25 missiles | DFST-WAGJ |
| Hellfire capacity is 99 missiles | NPST-WAGJ |
| Hellfire missile inflicts 50 points of damage instead of 100 | GKST-WAGL |
| Hellfire missile inflicts 200 points of damage | 3BST-WAGL |
| Hellfire missile inflicts 400 points of damage | WBST-WCGL |
| Infinite capacity for all weapons | AMLT-AA44 |
| Fuel capacity is 50 units instead of 100 | GKET-AAAC |
| Fuel capacity is 200 units | 3BET-AAAC |
| Fuel capacity is 500 units | 8VET-ACAC |
| Helicopter consumes fuel faster | AVET-AAF8 |
| Helicopter consumes fuel slower | AFET-AAF8 |
| Helicopter consumes no fuel | ABET-AAF8 |
| Maximum armor protection is 300 instead of 600 | FVET-ACGT |
| Maximum armor protection is 1,200 | 0BET-AJGT |
| Maximum armor protection is 2,500 | 2VET-AWGT |
| Helicopter carries 1 passenger instead of 6 | AHSA-AAFR |
| Helicopter carries 3 passengers | ASSA-AAFR |
| Helicopter carries 10 passengers | BMSA-AAFR |
| Red cross box worth 2 extra lives instead of 1 | SHRA-BJYR |
| Red cross box worth 4 extra lives | SHRA-BTYR |
| Red cross box worth nothing | AXRA-AA6R |
| Start at campaign 2 | AE1A-AAGG |
| Start at campaign 3 | AJ1A-AAGG |
| Start at campaign 4 | AN1A-AAGG |
| Infinite Armor | BLXT-AA2N
R0RT-A6TT |
| Invincibility | R0XT-A6TN |
| Infinite Health [Air Superiority] | FFACDD:0058 |
| Infinite Health [Scud Buster] | FFAE15:0058 |
| Infinite Health [Embassy City] | FFB925:0058 |
| Infinite Health [Nuclear Storm] | FFB61D:0058 |
| Infinite Passenger Load | FF10B3:0000 |
| You And Enemy Have Protection From Shots (Almost Useless) | BWXT-AA2N |
| You Have Protection From Shots | ALXA-AA98 |
| Enemies Don't Shoot At You | JXMT-AABN |
| Infinite Lives | SFZA-AYZE |
| Unlimited Fuel | SFYA-AYY6 |
| Bonus Armor | 97ET-B88T |
| Fly through buildings, rocks, etc. | ADAA-AA22 |
| Infinite Lives | FF10B7:0063 |
| Infinite Fuel | FF10AA:270F |
| Infinite Load | FF10B3:0000 |
| Campaign 1 - Infinite Armor | FFACDC:270F |
| Campaign 1 - Infinite Guns | FFAE9C:270F |
| Campaign 1 - Infinite Hydras | FFAEDD:0063 |
| Campaign 1 - Infinite Hellfires | FFAF1D:0009 |
| Campaign 2 - Infinite Armor | FFAE14:270F |
| Campaign 2 - Infinite Guns | FFAFD4:270F |
| Campaign 2 - Infinite Hydras | FFB015:0063 |
| Campaign 2 - Infinite Hellfires | FFB055:0009 |
| Campaign 3 - Infinite Armor | FFB924:270F |
| Campaign 3 - Infinite Guns | FFBAE4:270F |
| Campaign 3 - Infinite Hydras | FFBB25:0063 |
| Campaign 3 - Infinite Hellfires | FFBB65:0009 |
| Campaign 4 - Infinite Armor | FFB61C:270F |
| Campaign 4 - Infinite Guns | FFB7DC:270F |
| Campaign 4 - Infinite Hydras | FFB81D:0063 |
| Campaign 4 - Infinite Hellfires | FFB85D:0009 |
| Infinite Armor | ALXA-AA98
ALRT-AA2C |
| Can choose Copilot Jake for Campaign's 1 and 2 | AA3A-AA90 |
| Copilot Select | FF107E:0000 |
| Campaign Select | FF109B:0000 |
| Infinite Load | ADSA-AA7Y |
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.