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Sonic the Hedgehog cheats & codes

133 codes for Sonic the Hedgehog on the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive, including Action Replay codes. The most useful 129 are listed below.

Action Replay (29)Other codes (104)

Sonic the Hedgehog 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
Enable Stage Select	`FFFFD0:0100`
Enable Debug Mode	`FFFFFA:0100`
Infinite Rings	`FFFE20:00C8`
Infinite Lives	`FFFE12:0009`
Stage/Act Modifier	`FFFE10:xxyy`
Makes Sonic Invulnerable To Enemies, Bullets, And Spikes Until He Picks Up Another Shield	`0039F0:11C1`
Aerial View of A Level	`0039FC:31C1`
Gives Sonic Turbo Shoes With Every TV He Breaks	`00A35E:6042`
Begin With Several Hundred Rings On Each Level	`003242:6010`
Begin The Game With 99 Lives	`00334A:0063`
Infinite Lives	`0138A0:6032`
Super Speed!	`FFF761:6411`
Invincibility (Enemies Can't Touch You)	`FFD031:FF`
Invincibility (Always Have Shield)	`FFFE2C:00`
Invincibility (Starman Effect)	`FFFE2D:01`
Set Total Time To 0:01	`FFFE24:00`
Infinite Time Underwater For Sonic	`FFFE15:FA`
Defeat Stage 1 Robotnik Boss With 1 Hit	`FFD921:01`
Defeat Stage 2 Robotnik Boss With 1 Hit	`FFD821:01`
Defeat Stage 3 Robotnik Boss With 1 Hit	`FFDA21:01`
Defeat Stages 4 & 5 Robotnik Bosses With 1 Hit	`FFD861:01`
Defeat Final Stage Robotnik Boss With 1 Hit	`FFFE5F:01`
Set All Chaos Emeralds	`FFFE57:06`
Switch F/X On For Levitate Jump	`FFD012:FE`
Faster Music	`FFF001:00`
Hyper Mode (Sonic)	`FFD01E:00`
Sonic Color Modifier	`FFFB04:?? FFFB05:?? FFFB06:?? FFFB07:?? FFFB08:?? FFFB09:?? FFFB0A:?? FFFB0B:??`
Sonic Sneaker Color Modifier (Base Color)	`FFFB19:?? FFFB1A:?? FFFB1B:??`
Warp To End of Stage	`FFD008:00`

Sonic the Hedgehog 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	`ATBT-AA32`
Start with 1 life	`AE3T-AACL`
Start with 5 lives	`AY3T-AACL`
Once invincible, stay invincible for the rest of stage or until you die	`AE0T-CABE`
Each ring counts as 2	`SCRA-BJX0`
Each ring counts as 3	`SCRA-BNX0`
Each ring counts as 4	`SCRA-BTX0`
Each ring counts as 5	`SCRA-BYX0`
Each ring counts as 6	`SCRA-B2X0`
Each ring counts as 7	`SCRA-B6X0`
Each ring counts as 8	`SCRA-BAX0`
Infinite lives	`GJ6A-CA7A`
Level select menu	`AJ3A-AA4G`
Start with 5 chaos emeralds	`AY3T-BA4R`
Super jump	`DDLT-AAGL`
Skywalking	`BDLT-AAGL`
Low jump	`KDLT-AAGL`
Jump In Midair	`BT4A-CA66 AA4A-DZ7N RE4A-C6ZW AN4A-DP70 AT4A-CR76`
Get Rings From Anywhere	`FGPT-BT0A`
Sonic and other things are black	`ATTT-AAEE`
Start With All Chaos Emeralds	`A23T-BA4R`
Never Lose Rings	`AWRT-AA5W`
Start With 2 Continues	`663T-B64R`
Kill The First Enemy And Get 9,999,999 Points!	`663T-BA4R`
Get Rings From Computers Only	`SCRA-BZX0`
Enable Debugger!	`AE2T-AAAL`
Start On Level 2 (Labyrinth Zone)	`AA2A-ACC8`
Start On Level 2, Act 2 (Labyrinth Zone, Act 2)	`AE2A-ACC8`
Start On Level 3 (Marble Zone)	`AA2A-AEC8`
Start On Level 4 (Star Light Zone)	`AA2A-AGC8`
Ring Count Goes To 50 After Getting Hit	`GLRT-AADY`
Ring Count Goes To 99 After Getting Hit	`NRRT-AADY`
Enable Stage Select	`FFFFD0:0100`
Infinite Rings	`FFFE20:00C8`
Infinite Lives	`FFFE12:0009`
Stage/Act Modifier	`FFFE10:0000`
Makes Sonic Invulnerable To Enemies, Bullets, And Spikes Until He Picks Up Another Shield	`2E6T-BCHT`
Aerial View of A Level	`2E6T-BCS6`
Gives Sonic Turbo Shoes With Every TV He Breaks	`JLVT-AA48`
Begin With Several Hundred Rings On Each Level	`CA3A-AA4C`
Begin The Game With 99 Lives	`NN3T-AACL`
Super Speed!	`FFF761:6411`
Invincibility (Enemies Can't Touch You)	`FFD030:00FF`
Invincibility (Always Have Shield)	`FFFE2C:0000`
Invincibility (Starman Effect)	`FFFE2C:0001`
Set Total Time To 0:01	`FFFE24:0000`
Infinite Time Underwater For Sonic	`FFFE14:00FA`
Defeat Stage 1 Robotnik Boss With 1 Hit	`FFD920:0001`
Defeat Stage 2 Robotnik Boss With 1 Hit	`FFD820:0001`
Defeat Stage 3 Robotnik Boss With 1 Hit	`FFDA20:0001`
Defeat Stages 4 & 5 Robotnik Bosses With 1 Hit	`FFD860:0001`
Defeat Final Stage Robotnik Boss With 1 Hit	`FFFE5E:0001`
Set All Chaos Emeralds	`FFFE56:0006`
Switch F/X On For Levitate Jump	`FFD012:00FE`
Faster Music	`FFF000:0000`
Hyper Mode (Sonic)	`FFD01E:0000`
Warp To End of Stage	`FFD008:0000`
Alot of animals come out of enemies when you destroy them	`AGJA-AAX2`
Invincibility	`R01T-C614 R02A-C6Y6`
Skip Intro Screens	`ATBT-AAEE`
Sonic Is Always In Debug Object Placement Mode	`NAZT-CA9L`
When Sonic Dies He Falls Straight Through The Ground With No Expression On His Face	`HW2A-CA7L`
God Mode	`FFD024:0002`
Invincibility - Sonic the Hedgehog (Japan, Korea)	`R05T-C6ZR R06A-C6WW`
Walk On Air	`BVDA-CA7T`
Infinite Time Underwater	`AJ9T-CA3A`
Control Mode, in Pause press A reboot game, Press B play in slow motion, Press C move frame by frame	`REKT-A602`
Don't Lose Rings When Hit, No Ring Scatter Either	`R0RT-A6TE`
Disable Rings	`R0PT-A6VN`
Invincibility Lasts Until The End Of The Level	`RY0A-C61R`
Ring Monitors Gives You Speed Shoes Instead of 10 Rings	`FCVT-AA52`
Ring Monitors Give You An Extra Life Instead of 10 Rings	`FCVT-BAX2`
Walk Through Solid Objects (Except Ring Monitors)	`R17T-A6VN`
Invincible	`R01T-C612`
All Monitors Give You Speed Shoes Instead of 10 Rings (REV01)	`FCYT-AA94`
All Monitors Give You An Extra Life Instead of 10 Rings (REV01)	`FCYT-BA14`
Music Continue (No SFX)	`RYST-R6WN`
No Music	`RYTA-R6W4`
Music Sounds Different	`RY0A-R6V0`
Walk Through Ring Monitors	`ALWA-AA8A`
Disable HUD	`R1CT-C6WW`
Disable Moveable Objects	`R1KT-A6W6`
Pause the game to enable debugger. See notes.	`9JKT-B98J`
Pause The Game To Enable Debugger (alternate version). See notes.	`BEKT-B78J`
Pause The Game To Become Invincible. See notes.	`HASA-SEXE FYSA-S75G`
Pause The Game And Press A To Play Special Stages. See notes.	`ATKT-AA8Y CAKT-AAHE`
Pause the game and press A to see ending sequence and credits. See notes.	`ATKT-AA8Y DAKT-AAHE`
Pause The Game And Press A For Invincibility, or Press B Or C To Add 10 Rings To Your Total. See notes.	`ATKT-AA8Y FYKT-B79G DJKT-AA9J SALA-ANAW BJLA-AAAY EALA-B720 DYLA-B726 6TLA-AA28`
Invincibility (walk thru enemies and enemy fire). See notes.	`RG1T-C61E`
Invincibility (partial). See notes.	`BL1T-CA3Y`
Protection From Spikes	`FMHA-AA90`
Don't Fall When You Walk Off Ledges (Walk on air). See notes	`RZDA-C6ZT`
Walk thru rocks, spikes, walls (some), springs, etc. See notes.	`AD7A-AA88`
Touching The Red Goal Markers In The Special Stages Won't Make You Exit	`AL9T-CA3N`
Special/Bonus Stages Rotate Slower. See notes.	`CBDA-AAGG`
Special/bonus stages don't rotate at all. See notes.	`ABDA-AAGG`
Special/Bonus Stages Don't Rotate At All, And You'll Have High Moon Jump With Super Slow Moon Descent. See notes.	`AG8A-CAEE ABDA-AAGG`
Don't Die When Timer Reaches 10 Minutes	`RHDT-C6TR`
Always get 5000, 10000, or 50000 Time Bonus points at the end of levels	`RHDT-C6VJ`
Timer runs at half speed (2x slower than normal)	`SDDT-CAAY`

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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.

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