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Arkanoid cheats & codes
77 codes for Arkanoid on the Nintendo Entertainment System, including Game Genie codes.
Arkanoid Game Genie codes
How to use: Galoob's Game Genie plugged in between the console and the cartridge. Type the codes in on its start-up screen, then press Start. In emulators, add them through the cheat menu and choose the Game Genie format if asked.
| Effect | Code |
|---|---|
| Player 1 Start With 1 Life | PAOPUGLA |
| Player 1 Start With 6 Lives | TAOPUGLA |
| Player 1 Start With 9 Lives | PAOPUGLE |
| Infinite Lives (Players 1 & 2) | OZNEATVK |
| Player 1 Start At Level 5 | IAOONGPA |
| Player 1 Start At Level 10 | ZAOONGPE |
| Player 1 Start At Level 15 | YAOONGPE |
| Player 1 Start At Level 20 | GPOONGPA |
| Player 1 Start At Level 25 | PPOONGPE |
| Player 1 Start At Level 30 | TPOONGPE |
| No Bat Enhancement Capsules | SXNAIAAX |
| No Lasers | SXVATAAX |
| See Blocks That Have Been Destroyed | AEYZOP |
| Mega Fast Ball | GKIZZN |
| Fast Ball That Demo Can Handle | POIZZY |
| Fast Ball You Can Handle | AEIZZN |
| Different Colors | IIZZIG |
| Door On Side Is Always Open | SOTUVA |
| Items Fall Through You | OPEEIO |
| Items Fall Through You & Ship Will Not Explode | EAEEIO |
| Demo Plays For You | LKEEIP |
| Demo Plays For You Except On Levels 10, 20, 30 | LXEEIP |
| Demo Plays For You On A Few Levels | ZXEEIO |
| Black Background And Blocks | XTSPEE |
| Square Ball | VVZZPP |
| No Points Can Be Scored In The Game | AEIEEI |
| Extra Invisible Blocks | AISXXL |
| Major Points And Speed | YYAXXX |
| Ball Goes Through All Blocks | STPOOO |
| Lots Of Lives, Probably 255 | NYOPUGLE |
| Start On Level | **OONGP* |
Arkanoid 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 |
|---|---|
| Ball Auto-Respawns | 0081:09 |
| Mega Fast Ball | GKIZZN |
| Different Colors | IIZZIG |
| Door On Side Is Always Open | SOTUVA |
| Demo Plays For You | LKAEIP |
| Demo Plays For You Except On Levels 10, 20, 30 | LXAEIP |
| Demo Plays For You On A Few Levels | ZXAEIO |
| Black Background And Blocks | XTIPEE |
| Square Ball | VVZZPP |
| Lots Of Lives, Probably 255 | NYOPUGLE |
| Player 1 start with 1 life | PAOPUGLA |
| Player 1 start with 6 lives | TAOPUGLA |
| Player 1 start with 9 lives | PAOPUGLE |
| Infinite lives, players 1 & 2 | OZNEATVK |
| No bat enhancement capsules | SXNAIAAX |
| No lasers | SXVATAAX |
| Player 1 start at level 5 | IAOONGPA |
| Player 1 start at level 10 | ZAOONGPE |
| Player 1 start at level 15 | YAOONGPE |
| Player 1 start at level 20 | GPOONGPA |
| Player 1 start at level 25 | PPOONGPE |
| Player 1 start at level 30 | TPOONGPE |
| Infinite Lives | SZNEATVG |
| Infinite Lives | 000D:03 |
| Win Level Now | 000F:00 |
| Round Select | 001C:01
0021:01 |
| Invincibility | SZXXNLSA
SXOLXGSA |
| Blocks are Breakable with 1 Hit | AAVZNZYA |
| Gold Blocks are Breakable | AASXVZGP |
| Drop Power-ups Regardless of # of Active Balls | XTKELLAV |
| Always Drop Power-up | NYNALUAE |
| Never Drop Power-ups | AAKEYLPA |
| Keep Lasers Until the Next Level | SXOAIZSA |
| Keep Catch Until the Next Level | SXOAAXSE |
| Always Drop Orange Power-up | OXKATLEN
PEKAYUVG |
| Always Drop Green Power-up | OXKATLEN
ZEKAYUVG |
| Always Drop Dark Blue Power-up | OXKATLEN
LEKAYUVG |
| Always Drop Light Blue Power-up | OXKATLEN
GEKAYUVG |
| Always Drop Red Power-up | OXKATLEN
IEKAYUVG |
| Always Drop Pink Power-up | OXKATLEN
TEKAYUVG |
| Always Drop Gray Power-up | OXKATLEN
YEKAYUVG |
| Infinite Lives P1 | 000D:09 |
| Freeze Ball | 0082:20 |
| No Blocks Or Background | 0088:5F |
| Ball Action Modifier | 0033:00 |
| Paddle Hits Ball Anywhere | ASVZNAEP
AESXNALL |
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.