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Ghosts 'n Goblins cheats & codes
206 codes for Ghosts 'n Goblins on the Nintendo Entertainment System, including Game Genie, Action Replay codes. The most useful 176 are listed below.
Ghosts 'n Goblins 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 |
|---|---|
| 1 Life For Players 1 And 2 | PAEKPTLA |
| 6 Lives For Players 1 And 2 | TAEKPTLA |
| 9 Lives For Players 1 And 2 | PAEKPTLE |
| Infinite Lives For Players 1 And 2 | SZEGNOVK |
| 4 Lives For Player 1 Only | VAEKZVSE |
| Speed Up Game | ZAKILZLA |
| Slow Down Game | GAKILZLA |
| Stop Timer | SXOITUVK |
| Zombies Carrying Baskets Item Modifier | *AOEVO |
| Zombies Carrying Baskets Item Modifier #2 | *AOEVP |
| Zombies Carrying Basket Item Modifier #3 | *AEEVO |
| Adds More Options To The Title Screen (But You Can't Select Them) | SPLKIY |
| Auto Puts Player 2 In The Game | PAEGIK |
| Push Start At The Title Screen Takes You To The Demo | PAOGAV |
| When You Start A New Game, Fireballs Are Fired At You Off The Screen Like You're Replaying The Game After Beating It | SKLYAA |
| A Level Select Appears Before You Start A Level, After You Beat A Level, Or When You Die | EPTILE |
| Each Zombie Shot Gives You An Extra Life (Don't Go Past 8 Lives!) | POLIOO |
| Receive A Really High Score Shooting Zombies | OOLIOO |
| The Armor From The Intro Is Left Everywhere On The 1st Stage And Can Sometimes Equip It | IKEEIA |
| At The Beginning Of Stage 1, The Money Bag Lying In The Open Gets Replaced By Armor | KIPNGL |
| Arthur Dies In The Intro | KINTAO |
| Start With 7 Minutes | YAGINA |
| Shoot 1st Zombie For 10 000 Points | TALINP |
| Items And Enemies Are Worth More Points | GUINEA |
| The Magician Doesn't Appear From The Tombstones | KIANYL |
| If There's An Item You Didn't Get Before You Die, It Will Be There On Your Next Life (Not On Continues) | PAUKAT |
| When An Enemy Drops A Basket, There's Nothing In It | SIANIL |
| Less Crows | PAZIVZ |
| Disables Time And Score | PAYIYO |
| Jump Higher | KGESSN |
| Infinite Armor | SKITTL |
| When You Get Hit By An Enemy, The Invincibility Lasts 4 Times As Long | VOKTIL |
| When You're Transformed Into An Animal By The Magician, You're Invincible | KIANTL |
| Invincibilty | UNEYTT |
| Invincible When You Duck (I Like This Code!) | UNEYIT |
| Most Weapons Are Super Destructive! | VPUYTTSA |
| Big Unicorn Men Don't Jump! | EGGNOG |
| Left-Half Of Everything Is Invincible To Make The Game Slightly Easier | EPGYZT |
| Repeat Jumping | PPPSKL |
| Fire Happy Enemies | ZAIILZ |
| Stage Select Appears Before You Start, When You Die, Or Complete A Stage | EPVILAES |
| When Transformed By The Magician, You'll Be Invincible | KIENTLGA |
| Be Invincible Four Times Longer When Hit By An Enemy | VVKTIUTP |
| Jump Twice As High | PONSNTGE |
| Zombies Are Worth 290 Points | PESNOAAE |
| Crows Are Worth 250 Points | YANYNPAE |
| When You Get Hit A Second Time, You Won't Die | OSETAPEI |
| You Don't Bounce When You Get Hit | PEXTGOVV |
| Infinite Armor | PEXTYOPO |
| Zombies That Carry A Basket Will Drop $500 | AAOEVPPA |
| Zombies That Carry A Basket Will Drop 200 Point Statue | PAOEVPPA |
| Zombies That Carry A Basket Will Drop 5000 Point Item | ZAOEVPPA |
| Zombies That Carry A Basket Will Drop 10,000 Point Statue | LAOEVPPA |
| Zombies That Carry A Basket Will Drop An Extra Life | GAOEVPPA |
| Zombies That Carry A Basket Will Drop Armor | IAOEVPPA |
| Zombies That Carry A Basket Will Drop Fireball | TAOEVPPA |
| Zombies That Carry A Basket Will Drop Axe | YAOEVPPA |
| Zombies That Carry A Basket Will Drop Dagger | AAOEVPPE |
| Zombies That Carry A Basket Will Drop Cross | PAOEVPPE |
| Zombies That Carry A Basket Will Drop Lance | ZAOEVPPE |
| Zombies That Carry A Basket Will Drop Statue That Turns You Into A Form | LAOEVPPE |
| Zombies That Carry A Basket Will Drop Item That Reduces Timer By 30 Seconds | GAOEVPPE |
| Zombies That Carry A Basket Will Drop Item That Adds 1 Minute To Timer | IAOEVPPE |
| Most Zombies Are Carrying Baskets | SZEAXOSE |
| Start With Axe | TUNKYIAG |
| Start With Dagger | ZKNKYIAG |
| Start With Fireball | GKNKYIAG |
| Start With Cross | YKNKYIAK |
| Start With Blue Sphere | KXNKYIAK |
| Activates A Stage Select | AAVIZEYA |
| Replaces Items (Money Bags, Etc.) Laying Out In The Open With... | *AXIGYA* |
| Some Enemies And Bosses Are Auto Defeated Or Need Fewer Hits To Kill | PEKIZTAE |
| Final Boss' HP Modifier | PAULXSGA |
| Dragon Boss (On Stages 3B, 4B, And 6) HP Modifier | PAUULPTA |
| The Cross Weapon Travels A Full Screen Instead of A Short Distance | APUVUSZA |
Ghosts 'n Goblins 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 Lives | 71503 |
Ghosts 'n Goblins 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 | SXOIGUVK |
| Invincibility Against Monsters/Bullets | AVVYLIAZ |
| Weapon 1 in Level 5 is the Cross | PAVEPOZE |
| Weapon 2 in Level 5 is the Cross | PEXEPPTE |
| Activates stage select | AAVIZEYA |
| Have Good Ending First Time Thru (Combine with Stage Select Code) | EINIIGEY |
| Adds More Options To The Title Screen (But You Can't Select Them) | SPLKIY |
| Auto Puts Player 2 In The Game | PAAGIK |
| Push Start At The Title Screen Takes You To The Demo | PAPGAV |
| When You Start A New Game, Fireballs Are Fired At You Off The Screen Like You're Replaying The Game After Beating It | SKLYAA |
| A Level Select Appears Before You Start A Level, After You Beat A Level, Or When You Die | EPTILE |
| Each Zombie Shot Gives You An Extra Life (Don't Go Past 8 Lives!) | POLIOO |
| Receive A Really High Score Shooting Zombies | OOLIOO |
| The Armor From The Intro Is Left Everywhere On The 1st Stage And Can Sometimes Equip It | IKAEIA |
| At The Beginning Of Stage 1, The Money Bag Lying In The Open Gets Replaced By Armor | KIPNGL |
| Arthur Dies In The Intro | KIYTAO |
| Start With 7 Minutes | YAGINA |
| Shoot 1st Zombie For 10 000 Points | TALINP |
| Items And Enemies Are Worth More Points | GUINEA |
| The Magician Doesn't Appear From The Tombstones | KIANYL |
| If There's An Item You Didn't Get Before You Die, It Will Be There On Your Next Life (Not On Continues) | PALKAT |
| When An Enemy Drops A Basket, There's Nothing In It | SIANIL |
| Less Crows | PAZIVZ |
| Disables Time And Score | PAYIYO |
| Jump Higher | KGASSN |
| Infinite Armor | SKITTL |
| When You Get Hit By An Enemy, The Invincibility Lasts 4 Times As Long | VOGTIL |
| When You're Transformed Into An Animal By The Magician, You're Invincible | KIANTL |
| Most Weapons Are Super Destructive! | VPUYTTSA |
| Big Unicorn Men Don't Jump! | EGGNOG |
| Left-Half Of Everything Is Invincible To Make The Game Slightly Easier | EPGYZT |
| Repeat Jumping | PPPSKL |
| Fire Happy Enemies | ZAIILZ |
| Stage Select Appears Before You Start, When You Die, Or Complete A Stage | EPVILAES |
| When Transformed By The Magician, You'll Be Invincible | KIENTLGA |
| Be Invincible Four Times Longer When Hit By An Enemy | VVKTIUTP |
| Jump Twice As High | PONSNTGE |
| Zombies Are Worth 290 Points | PESNOAAE |
| Crows Are Worth 250 Points | YANYNPAE |
| When You Get Hit A Second Time, You Won't Die | OSETAPEI |
| You Don't Bounce When You Get Hit | PEXTGOVV |
| Infinite Armor | PEXTYOPO |
| Zombies That Carry A Basket Will Drop $500 | AAOEVPPA |
| Zombies That Carry A Basket Will Drop 5000 Point I | ZAOEVPPA |
| Zombies That Carry A Basket Will Drop 10,000 Point | LAOEVPPA |
| Zombies That Carry A Basket Will Drop An Extra Life | GAOEVPPA |
| Zombies That Carry A Basket Will Drop Armor | IAOEVPPA |
| Zombies That Carry A Basket Will Drop Fireball | TAOEVPPA |
| Zombies That Carry A Basket Will Drop Axe | YAOEVPPA |
| Zombies That Carry A Basket Will Drop Dagger | AAOEVPPE |
| Zombies That Carry A Basket Will Drop Cross | PAOEVPPE |
| Zombies That Carry A Basket Will Drop Lance | ZAOEVPPE |
| Zombies That Carry A Basket Will Drop Statue That Turns You Into A Form | LAOEVPPE |
| Zombies That Carry A Basket Will Drop Item That Reduces Timer By 30 Seconds | GAOEVPPE |
| Zombies That Carry A Basket Will Drop Item That Adds 1 Minute To Timer | IAOEVPPE |
| Most Zombies Are Carrying Baskets | SZEAXOSE |
| Start With Axe | TUNKYIAG |
| Start With Dagger | ZKNKYIAG |
| Start With Fireball | GKNKYIAG |
| Start With Cross | YKNKYIAK |
| Start With Blue Sphere | KXNKYIAK |
| Start On Stage 1a | PENGLIAA |
| Start On Stage 1b | ZENGLIAA |
| Start On Stage 1c | LENGLIAA |
| Start On Stage 2a | GENGLIAA |
| Start On Stage 2b | IENGLIAA |
| Start On Stage 2c | TENGLIAA |
| Start On Stage 2d | YENGLIAA |
| Start On Stage 3a | AENGLIAE |
| Start On Stage 3b | PENGLIAE |
| Start On Stage 4a | ZENGLIAE |
| Start On Stage 4b | LENGLIAE |
| Start On Stage 5 | GENGLIAE |
| Start On Stage 6 | IENGLIAE |
| Start On Stage 7 | TENGLIAE |
| Have 7 Minutes For Stage 1a | YAKINAZA |
| Have 7 Minutes For Stage 1b | YAKSXAZA |
| Have 7 Minutes For Stage 1c | YAKSSAZA |
| Have 7 Minutes For Stage 2a | YASIEAZA |
| Have 7 Minutes For Stage 2b | YASIUAZA |
| Have 7 Minutes For Stage 2c | YASIVAPA |
| Have 7 Minutes For Stage 2d | YASSOAPA |
| Have 7 Minutes For Stage 3a | YASSKAZA |
| Have 7 Minutes For Stage 3b | YASSNALA |
| Have 7 Minutes For Stage 4a | YAVIXAZA |
| Have 7 Minutes For Stage 4b | YAVISAZA |
| Have 7 Minutes For Stage 5 | YAVSEALA |
| Have 7 Minutes For Stage 6 | YAVSUALA |
| Have 7 Minutes For Stage 7 | YAVSVAZA |
| Infinite Lives [Player 2] | 0716:06 |
| Skip Intro For Stage 1 | 00A6:01 |
| Game Difficulty Modifier | 00AA:00 |
| Stage Select | 00AC:00 |
| Enable Stage Select Option | 00A7:0F |
| Invincibility [Player 1 & 2] | 04F3:A4 |
| Set Monster Drop Modifier | 0708:00 |
| 1 life for players 1 and 2 | PAEKPTLA |
| 6 lives for players 1 and 2 | TAEKPTLA |
| 9 lives for players 1 and 2 | PAEKPTLE |
| Infinite lives for players 1 and 2 | SZEGNOVK |
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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.
Cheats can corrupt save files in rare cases, so back up your saves before experimenting.
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