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Spelunker cheats & codes

32 codes for Spelunker on the Nintendo Entertainment System, including Game Genie codes.

Spelunker 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
Infinite Lives	`IXOOPSVK`
Start With 1 Life	`AANATPZA`
Start With 6 Lives	`IANATPZA`
Start With 9 Lives	`AANATPZE`
Become Invisible!	`AEXAYTAP`
Become Invincible	`ATKPAIAZ TUEEYKNN GXOAPKIX`
Jump A Little Higher	`SNEAKEVN EANEEAAA`

Spelunker 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 lives	`IXOOPSVK`
Start with 1 life	`AANATPZA`
Start with 6 lives	`IANATPZA`
Start with 9 lives	`AANATPZE`
Become invisible!	`AEXAYTAP`
Become invincible	`ATKPAIAZ TUEEYKNN GXOAPKIX`
Upper Gauge Doesn't Decrease Over Time	`OZKETLVK`
Upper Gauge Doesn't Decrease While Using Drill	`AASXTKZA`
Infinite Lives	`VXOOPSVK`
Invincibility	`ATKOGSOZ`
Don't Discard Bombs After Using Them	`SXOPESVK`
Don't Discard Flares After Using Them	`SZOZZVVK`
Jump Higher	`SNEAKEVN`
Jump Very High	`KNEAKEVN`
Don't Discard Blue Key After Using It	`SZSOTEVK`
Don't Discard Brown Key After Using It	`SZKOZEVK`
Jump A Little Higher	`SNEAKEVN EANEEAAA`
Infinite Lives	`0234:63`
Have A High Score	`022F:FF`
Infinite Bombs	`0237:09`
Infinite Fireworks (?)	`0238:09`
Enemies Can't Touch You	`ENZPYL`
Invulnerable To Enemies	`ENLPLL`
Invulnerability	`EYLOTI`
Invulnerability (Alt)	`EYLOPI`

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.