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Pac-Man cheats & codes

25 codes for Pac-Man on the Nintendo Entertainment System, including Game Genie codes.

Pac-Man 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
Both Players Have Infinite Lives	`SZEKKIVG`
1 Life For Player 2	`VTGKVZ`
Power Pills Last Longer	`AYVITOGL`
Power Pills Don't Last As Long	`AZVITOGL`
Power Pills Don't Work	`ATXTZASZ`
Only 3 Ghosts Are Edible	`IAXVYEYE`
Only 2 Ghosts Are Edible	`PAXVYEYE`
Extra Long Lasting Power Pellets	`NYVITOGU`

Pac-Man 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
Invincibility	`GZEIYLEY`
Get 8000 Plus Points For Eating Ghosts	`EZOSLLKZ TAOSGUOI SZXIYLVT`
Walk Through Walls	`AEUIAUAP ASXSLGEY AINSLGEI ANUIGGEY`
Infinite Lives P1	`0067:09`
Max Score P1	`0070:09 0071:09 0072:09 0073:09 0074:09 0075:09`
Max High Score	`0066:09 0065:09 0064:09 0063:09 0062:09 0061:09 0060:09`
Infinite Ghost Time	`0089:06`
Ghost Stay Blue Until Eaten	`VVUIAPVG`
Skip Title Scroll	`AANKYXLA`
Invincibility	`GAUSAUAA`
Infinite Power Pill Time	`SXXIGPVT`
Infinite Lives - Both Players	`SZKKSIVG`
Start with 6 Lives - Both Players	`TEEKKZLA`
Invincibility	`003F:04`
Infinite Power Pill Time	`008A:01`
P1 Infinite Lives	`0067:06`
P2 Infinite Lives	`0077:06`

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.