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Dragon Quest cheats & codes
42 codes for Dragon Quest on the Nintendo Entertainment System, including Game Genie codes.
Dragon Quest 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 |
|---|---|
| Walk Thru Walls | AVVLLPSA |
| Infinite Magic Power | SXOIVLSA |
| Take No Damage In Swamp | AEVGUIZA |
| Start With 256 Gold Coins | VVOYYTSA |
| All Spells Use Only One Magic Point | VKOIVLSA |
| Barriers Cause Half Usual Damage | YAKKEVYA |
| Infinite HP During Most Battles! | SZUTXISA |
| Infinite Magic Keys! | SXXSEGVG |
| Infinite Herbs Outside of Battle! | SXNIVGVG |
| Infinite Herbs During Battle! | SXSVZYVG |
| Casting Spells Increase Maximum MP | TXOIVLSA |
| Always Have An Excellent Hit | ZTZTLT |
| Have Princess Rescued/Have Various Spells | STVLXZPE |
| Start With Queen, Some Items, And Keys | VVOYYTSA |
| Start Game At Level 6, 255 HP, Heal, And Hurt Spell | VVPYZT |
| Start At A Higher Level | LPINZA |
| People Stand In Walls | AAAULA |
| Screen Moves Weird When You're Hit In Battle | SALVOS |
| Weird Words In Battle | NAZUGV |
| People Stand In Diagonal Rows In Towns | EAAULA |
| Erases All Saved Games (Turn Off NES And Turn It Back On To Retrieve) | UPINXE |
Dragon Quest 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 4 Magic Keys | AEOSEYTA |
| Start With Fairy Water & 3 Torchs | PEOSEYTA
OXOSXNOK
GEOSUYLA |
| Start With Wings & 3 Fairy Waters | PEOSEYTA
OXOSXNOK
IEOSUYLA |
| Start With Dragon's Scale & 3 Wings | PEOSEYTA
OXOSXNOK
TEOSUYLA |
| Start With Fairy Flute & 3 Dragon's Scales | PEOSEYTA
OXOSXNOK
YEOSUYLA |
| Start With Fighter's Ring & 3 Fairy Flutes | PEOSEYTA
OXOSXNOK
AEOSUYLE |
| Start With Erdrick's Token & 3 Fighter's Rings | PEOSEYTA
OXOSXNOK
PEOSUYLE |
| Start With Gwaelin's Love & 3 Erdrick's Tokens | PEOSEYTA
OXOSXNOK
ZEOSUYLE |
| Start With Cursed Belt & 3 Gwaelin's Loves | PEOSEYTA
OXOSXNOK
LEOSUYLE |
| Start With Silver Harp & 3 Cursed Belts | PEOSEYTA
OXOSXNOK
GEOSUYLE |
| Start With Death Necklace & 3 Silver Harps | PEOSEYTA
OXOSXNOK
IEOSUYLE |
| Start With Stones of Sunlight & 3 Death Necklaces | PEOSEYTA
OXOSXNOK
TEOSUYLE |
| Start With Staff of Rain & 3 Stones of Sunlight | PEOSEYTA
OXOSXNOK
YEOSUYLE |
| Start With Rainbow Drop & 3 Staff of Rains | PEOSEYTA
OXOSXNOK
AOOSUYLA |
| Pickup Gold To Receive 65,535 | AEEVALTA |
| Open Doors Without Keys | ASOSUGEI |
| Infinite Keys | SXXSEGVG |
| Attacks Give You 255 HP | AAXVNIZA
NYUTOIAE |
| 250 Experience After Battle | YAEVUZTE |
| Can Use Magic With 0 MP | ESESVLEL |
| No Random Battles | AEKGKIPA |
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.