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John Madden Football cheats & codes
70 codes for John Madden Football on the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive, including Action Replay codes.
John Madden Football 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-Outs P1 | FFAD89:63 |
| Infinite Time While Timed Out P1 | FFAD63:99 |
John Madden Football 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 | RH9A-R6V2 |
| Random time on play clock | B8KA-AADG
D4KA-AADG |
| Play clock starts at 60 seconds | HWKA-AADG |
| Play clock starts at 90 seconds | MLKA-AADG |
| Each quarter lasts 30 seconds | D2XT-CADL |
| Each quarter lasts 1 minute | HTXT-CADL |
| Each quarter lasts 2 minutes | SAXT-CADL |
| Each quarter lasts 10 minutes | MAXT-CEDL |
| Each quarter lasts 18:20 | NAXT-CJDL |
| Each quarter lasts 30 minutes | BAXT-CRDL |
| Home team starts with 0 timeouts | AB4A-AAGE |
| Home team starts with 1 timeout | AF4A-AAGE |
| Home team starts with 2 timeouts | AK4A-AAGE |
| Home team starts with 5 timeouts | AZ4A-AAGE |
| Home team starts with 9 timeouts | BF4A-AAGE |
| Visiting team starts with 0 timeouts | AB4A-AAGL |
| Visiting team starts with 1 timeout | AF4A-AAGL |
| Visiting team starts with 2 timeouts | AK4A-AAGL |
| Visiting team starts with 5 timeouts | AZ4A-AAGL |
| Visiting team starts with 9 timeouts | BF4A-AAGL |
| Infinite timeouts for both teams | RF5A-A618 |
| Only get 1 play to get a first down | ALHA-AAB2 |
| Only get 2 plays to get a first down | ARHA-AAB2 |
| Only get 3 plays to get a first down | AWHA-AAB2 |
| Have 5 plays to get a first down | A4HA-AAB2 |
| Have 6 plays to get a first down | A8HA-AAB2 |
| Always first down | ALHA-AA3W |
| Only need 5 yards for a first down | FCJA-AAFJ |
| Must get 15 yards for a first down | SCJA-AAFJ |
| Must get 20 yards for a first down | YCJA-AAFJ |
| Must get 30 yards for a first down | 8CJA-AAFJ |
| Always goal-to-go--must get touchdown | ALJA-AA7R |
| Touchdown worth 0 points | ALHT-AA9E |
| Touchdown worth 1 point | GCHT-BE1E |
| Touchdown worth 2 points | GCHT-BJ1E |
| Touchdown worth 3 points | GCHT-BN1E |
| Touchdown worth 4 points | GCHT-BT1E |
| Touchdown worth 5 points | GCHT-BY1E |
| Touchdown worth 7 points | GCHT-B61E |
| Touchdown worth 8 points | GCHT-BA1E |
| Extra point worth 0 points | ACHT-BE5J |
| Extra point worth 2 points | ALHT-BE5J |
| Extra point worth 3 points | ARHT-BE5J |
| Extra point worth 4 points | AWHT-BE5J |
| Extra point worth 5 points | A0HT-BE5J |
| Extra point worth 6 points | A4HT-BE5J |
| Extra point worth 7 points | A8HT-BE5J |
| Extra point worth 8 points | BCHT-BE5J |
| Field goal worth 0 points | ACHT-BE46 |
| Field goal worth 1 point | AGHT-BE46 |
| Field goal worth 2 points | ALHT-BE46 |
| Field goal worth 4 points | AWHT-BE46 |
| Field goal worth 5 points | A0HT-BE46 |
| Field goal worth 6 points | A4HT-BE46 |
| Field goal worth 7 points | A8HT-BE46 |
| Field goal worth 8 points | BCHT-BE46 |
| Safety worth 0 points | BLJA-AA4E |
| Safety worth 1 point | GCJA-BEWE |
| Safety worth 3 points | GCJA-BNWE |
| Safety worth 4 points | GCJA-BTWE |
| Safety worth 5 points | GCJA-BYWE |
| Safety worth 6 points | GCJA-B2WE |
| Safety worth 7 points | GCJA-B6WE |
| Safety worth 8 points | GCJA-BAWE |
| Random Time On Play Clock | B8KA-AADG |
| Random Time On Play Clock | D4KA-AADG |
| Infinite Time-Outs P1 | FFAD88:0063 |
| Infinite Time While Timed Out P1 | FFAD62:0099 |
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.