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Back to the Future cheats & codes

37 codes for Back to the Future on the Nintendo Entertainment System, including Game Genie codes.

Back to the Future 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
Start With 1 Life	`PEXEGAGA`
Start With 8 Lives	`AEXEGAGE`
Never Lose A Life In Hill Valley Game	`SZKEGOVK`
Never Lose A Life In Cafe Game	`SXOELOVK`
Never Lose A Life In School Game	`SXKALOVK`
Never Lose A Life In Dancing Hall Game	`SXVELOVK`
Disable All Timers	`AVVOUZSZ`

Back to the Future 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
Start with 1 life	`PEXEGAGA`
Start with 8 lives	`AEXEGAGE`
Never lose a life in Hill Valley game	`SZKEGOVK`
Never lose a life in Cafe game	`SXOELOVK`
Never lose a life in School game	`SXKALOVK`
Never lose a life in Dancing Hall game	`SXVELOVK`
Disable all timers	`AVVOUZSZ`
Infinite Lives	`0393:04`
Infinite Time	`04EC:3A`
Infinite Photo Timer	`04B8:FF`
Infinite Lives	`SGGEGO`
Infinite Time	`ATPOEL`
Infinite Picture Time	`AVPPSL`
Untouchable	`NYTEXO NYZUTU NYLUIU NYGUGU NYTUYU NNALLU NYAUIK`
Level Modifier	`00D2:00`
Auto Win In Diner	`0089:32`
Auto Win In School	`0089:64`
Auto Win In Dance	`047A:13`
Always Drive 88/Mph	`0660:58`
Invincibility Hill Valley Game	`SZOESLSA`
Auto Win Cafe Game	`ZLUGTAAA`
Auto Win School Game	`GVUKZYAA`
Auto Win Dance Game	`AASIZALP`
Auto Win Hill Valley Levels	`YNEPIKEX PEEPTGGA`
Invincibility	`AENEXZIA AONENZYL APUEKLEY`
Infinite Lives	`0393:09`
Infinite Time	`04A9:FF`
Clock Modifier (Ten's Digit)	`04B4:00`
Clock Modifier (One's Digit)	`04B5:00`
Always Play Johnny B Goode	`LEOAYAZA`

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.