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P.O.W.: Prisoners of War cheats & codes

72 codes for P.O.W.: Prisoners of War on the Nintendo Entertainment System, including Game Genie codes.

P.O.W.: Prisoners of War 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	`AEUEIZZA`
6 Lives	`IEUEIZZA`
9 Lives	`AEUEIZZE`
Infinite Lives	`AENSLPPA`
Take Less Damage When Hit From Behind	`STOLOUON`
Infinite Bullets	`AAVGOTPA`
Play With Less Energy	`APKGPLAZ APESYZAZ`
Keep Weapons	`GZUUNUSE GZSLOSSE`
Commandoes Will Not Attack	`GEISSZ`
One Hit And Bart Is Dead Forever!	`AKIIIO`
One Hit And Bart Is Paralysed For Life	`AXIIIO`
Bart Dies With One It, But Energy Does Not Drop And He Does Not Fall	`AVIIIO`
Infinite Life/Health	`GZOUVUSA`
Start With 96 Lives	`AVUEIZZA`
Start With 99 Lives	`LVUEIZZA`
Invincible + Never Lose Weapon	`ATVUUZSA GGNUUKSU VLNUSGTE`

P.O.W.: Prisoners of War 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
Commandoes Will Not Attack	`GEISSZ`
Infinite Life/Health	`GZOUVUSA`
Start With 96 Lives	`AVUEIZZA`
Start With 99 Lives	`LVUEIZZA`
Invincible + Never Lose Weapon	`ATVUUZSA GGNUUKSU VLNUSGTE`
Defeat Enemy #1 With 1 Hit	`0517:00`
Defeat Enemy #2 With 1 Hit	`0516:00`
Defeat Enemy #3 With 1 Hit	`0515:00`
Enemy #1 Attacks Faster	`0567:01`
Enemy #2 Attacks Faster	`0566:01`
Enemy #3 Attacks Faster	`0565:01`
Defeat Helicopter/Tank With 1 Hit	`0794:01`
Stage Select	`0047:00`
1 life	`AEUEIZZA`
6 lives	`IEUEIZZA`
9 lives	`AEUEIZZE`
Infinite lives	`AENSLPPA`
Take less damage when hit from behind	`STOLOUON`
Infinite bullets	`AAVGOTPA`
Play with less energy	`APKGPLAZ APESYZAZ`
Keep weapons	`GZUUNUSE GZSLOSSE`
Infinite Energy	`0424:20`
Infinite Lives	`043A:09`
Unarmed green soldiers hats flash blue	`GAZLLO`
Changes order of enemies up a bit	`TAZESS`
Start with 40 Lives	`UTAKES`
Cell door explosion is silent	`KITTEN`
Music is missing some beats	`TOTALS`
Can't pick up any power ups or weapons	`STALES`
Music is slightly scrambled	`ISTAKE`
Fight on an all black screen after cell door explosion / Some enemies are wearing different colored uniforms	`TOGGLE`
Gun always shoots blanks	`POLITE`
Enemies disappear when shot or when a knife is thrown at them	`EEZLUT`
Kicks don't hurt enemies	`STYSIA`
Only 1 grenade destroys the chopper at the end of stage 1	`POPOXX`
1 Hit Kills Enemies	`OLEUSOSU`
Music is off key	`TGZELS`
Music sounds completely different	`UUPEAZ`
Fewer Enemies	`AVGEAA`
Character Facing Modifier	`042A:01`
10 Bullets & Brass Knuckle & Armor & Machine Gun & Infinite Ammo (Machine Gun)	`0438:00`
Max Score (Tens & Hundreds)	`0083:99`
Max Score (Thousands & Millions)	`0082:99`
Max Score (Hundred Million & Billion)	`0081:09`
Max Hi Score (Tens & Hundreds)	`0084:09`
Max Hi Score (Thousands & Millions)	`0085:09`
Max Hi Score (Hundred Million & Billion)	`0086:09`
Hit Anywhere	`GKSUVAEU AESUNALZ OUVLEEEK`
Defeat Enemy #4 With 1 Hit	`0514:00`
2nd & 3rd Stage Bosses Die Instantly	`0510:00`
Enemy #4 Attacks Faster	`0564:01`
Machine Gun is the Only Weapon Dropped	`004F:01`
Strange Enemy Behavior / Attack Patterns	`008D:01 008F:01`
Enemy Color Modifier	`003A:01`
Stage Color Modifier	`00D5:01`
Disable Scrolling Lock	`0045:00`

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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