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Tetris cheats & codes

22 codes for Tetris on the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive, including Action Replay codes.

Tetris 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 In Time Trial (One's Digit?)	`FFEB89:B1`

Tetris 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
Infinite Time In Time Trial (One's Digit?)	`FFEB88:00B1`
Master Code	`F2BA-AA3G`
Drop piece to Clear Line	`RE0A-A6WE`
Pieces won't drop unless you press Down (no automatic drop)	`AAZA-AA24`
Heading title on title screen Programmed By Naoki Okabe	`RE5A-A612`
Level never Increases	`AT1A-AA9E`
Infinite Time in Time Trial	`AJVT-AA40`
P1 Next Piece Modifier	`FFEA21:0000`
P2 Next Piece Modifier	`FFEAA1:0000`
Infinite Time in Time Trial	`FFEB89:00B4`
Freezer Timer in Time Trial	`FFEB8B:002A`
Always get Square Piece	`HT2A-BAD6 AA2A-AAD8`
Always get T Piece	`HT2A-BAD6 AE2A-AAD8`
Always get Line Piece	`HT2A-BAD6 AJ2A-AAD8`
Always get J Piece	`HT2A-BAD6 AN2A-AAD8`
Always get L Piece	`HT2A-BAD6 AT2A-AAD8`
Always get Z Piece	`HT2A-BAD6 AY2A-AAD8`
Always get S Piece	`HT2A-BAD6 A22A-AAD8`
Time Trial is 4 Minutes, instead of 3 Minutes	`8ALT-AAF4`
Time Trial is 5 Minutes	`FTLT-ACF4`
Time Trial is 6 Minutes	`PALT-ACF4`

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.