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Gradius III cheats & codes

129 codes for Gradius III on the Super Nintendo, including Game Genie, Pro Action Replay codes.

Game Genie (24)Pro Action Replay (23)More Pro Action Replay codes (82)

Gradius III 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
Start With 1 Life Instead Of 3	`DD8B-6DA4`
Start With 2 Lives	`DF8B-6DA4`
Start With 4 Lives	`D78B-6DA4`
Start With 5 Lives	`D08B-6DA4`
Start With 9 Lives	`D68B-6DA4`
Start With 16 Lives	`DE8B-6DA4`
Start With 31 Lives	`F38B-6DA4`
Infinite Lives	`3C8E-DDD7 3C8E-DD07`
Start With 1 Credit Instead Of 4 (Use For 1-Player Game Only)	`DFC3-DF0D`
Start With 2 Credits	`D4C3-DF0D`
Start With 6 Credits	`D1C3-DF0D`
Start With 7 Credits	`D5C3-DF0D`
Start With 8 Credits	`D6C3-DF0D`
Start With 9 Credits	`DBC3-DF0D`
Infinite Credits	`C227-6DDD`
Makes Earwig Scorpion (Stage 1 Mayor) Much Easier To Defeat	`DFBB-A766`
Makes Bubble Brain (Stage 2 Mayor) Dasier To Defeat	`DFB1-6F6C`
Weapons Status Gauge Remains At Current Level After A Weapon Is Selected	`3C29-0704 3C29-0764`
Enemies Shoot At You More	`CBAF-D7AD DFA4-DDDD`
Infinite Konami Code Use	`C2A9-0DDD`
Starting Weapon Modifier	`##8C-67D4`
Infinite Mega-Crush Until You Get Another Orb	`C929-0704`
Invincibility	`6D2D-D464`
Enable Arcade Option	`D78F-D4AF`

Gradius III Pro Action Replay codes

How to use: Datel's Pro Action Replay used 8-character hexadecimal codes. Enter them on the device's menu before the game boots, or in your emulator's cheat menu.

Effect	Code
Infinite Lives	`7E007C03`
Infinite Continues	`7E1E0603`
Infinite Credits	`00D230AD`
Start With 7 Credits	`C5F3A007 D5C3FDF0`
Infinite Lives	`00BCF0EA 00BCF1EA`
Weapons Status Gauge Remains At Current Level After A Weapon Is Selected	`00D95DEA 00D95EEA`
Always Have Forcefield/Invincible	`7E034602 7E035002`
Fully Charged E-Laser: Ship	`7E03C60A`
Fully Charged E-Laser: Option 1	`7E04060A`
Fully Charged E-Laser: Option 2	`7E04460A`
Fully Charged E-Laser: Option 3	`7E04860A`
Fully Charged E-Laser: Option 4	`7E04C60A`
Enemies Die Automatically	`7E00DC0B`
Invincibility	`7E021002 7E021201`
Set Score To 99 Million (Player 1)	`7E1F4799`
Set Score To 99 Million (Player 2)	`7E1F4B99`
Set Mega Crush	`7E00B007`
Set Max. Speed	`7E00B205`
Set Support Upgrade Modifier	`7E00B4??`
Set Gun Upgrade Modifier	`7E00B6??`
Stage "Area" Select	`7E0086??`
Destroy Most Bosses With 1 Hit	`7E08C601`
Menu Modifier	`7E0032XX`

Gradius III More Pro Action Replay codes

How to use: Datel's Pro Action Replay used 8-character hexadecimal codes. Enter them on the device's menu before the game boots, or in your emulator's cheat menu.

Effect	Code
Infinite Konami Code Use	`C2A9-0DDD`
Starting Weapon Modifier	`7E013F00`
Infinite Mega-Crush Until You Get Another Orb	`C929-0704`
Invincibility	`6D2D-D464`
Enable Arcade Option	`D78F-D4AF`
Main Weapon	`7E013F00`
Missiles For Ship Configuration 1	`7E013F00`
Missiles For Ship Configuration 2	`7E013F00`
Missiles For Ship Configuration 3	`7E013F00`
Missiles For Ship Configuration 4	`7E013F00`
Speed Level	`7E013F00`
Infinite Lives	`7E007C03`
Infinite Continues	`7E1E0603`
Always Have Forcefield/Invincible	`7E034602 7E035002`
Fully Charged E-Laser: Ship	`7E03C60A`
Fully Charged E-Laser: Option 1	`7E04060A`
Fully Charged E-Laser: Option 2	`7E04460A`
Fully Charged E-Laser: Option 3	`7E04860A`
Fully Charged E-Laser: Option 4	`7E04C60A`
Enemies Die Automatically	`7E00DC0B`
Invincibility	`7E021002 7E021201`
Set Score To 99 Million [Player 1]	`7E1F4799`
Set Score To 99 Million [Player 2]	`7E1F4B99`
Set Mega Crush	`7E00B007`
Set Max. Speed	`7E00B205`
Set Support Upgrade Modifier	`7E00B40B`
Set Gun Upgrade Modifier	`7E00B602`
Stage "Area" Select	`7E008600`
Destroy Most Bosses With 1 Hit	`7E08C601`
Start with 1 life instead of 3	`DD8B-6DA4`
Start with 2 lives	`DF8B-6DA4`
Start with 4 lives	`D78B-6DA4`
Start with 5 lives	`D08B-6DA4`
Start with 9 lives	`D68B-6DA4`
Start with 16 lives	`DE8B-6DA4`
Start with 31 lives	`F38B-6DA4`
Infinite lives	`3C8E-DDD7 3C8E-DD07`
Start with 1 credit instead of 4 [1-player game only]	`DFC3-DF0D`
Start with 2 credits	`D4C3-DF0D`
Start with 6 credits	`D1C3-DF0D`
Start with 7 credits	`D5C3-DF0D`
Start with 8 credits	`D6C3-DF0D`
Start with 9 credits	`DBC3-DF0D`
Infinite credits	`C227-6DDD`
Makes Earwig Scorpion [Stage 1 mayor] much easier to defeat	`DFBB-A766`
Makes Bubble Brain [Stage 2 mayor] easier to defeat	`DFB1-6F6C`
Weapons status gauge remains at current level after a weapon is selected	`3C29-0704 3C29-0764`
Enemies shoot at you more	`CBAF-D7AD DFA4-DDDD`
Main Weapon	`7E15A4D4`
Missiles For Ship Configuration 1	`7E15A4D8`
Missiles For Ship Configuration 2	`7E15A400`
Missiles For Ship Configuration 3	`7E15A400`
Missiles For Ship Configuration 4	`7E15A400`
Speed Level	`7E15A4DF`
In Game Event Modifier	`7E007005`
Hit Anywhere Both Players	`DD34-A764 6D3F-A7D4`
Keep Missiles After Death	`C926-0DAF`
Keep Speed After Death	`6D61-A404 DF61-A464`
Keep Guns After Death	`C926-0F0F`
Menu Modifier	`7E003200`
Select Weapon Slot	`7E00B001`
Enemies Don't Spawn	`7E00CC00`
Main Gun	`7E00B800`
Missle	`7E00BA00`
Laser	`7E00BE00`
Pause the game and press Up to acquire Speedup, Missiles, 4 Options, and Full Shield/Force Field - Both Players	`DDA0-07DD C2A9-0DDD`
Enable Start with 30 Lives Cheat - Both Players	`DD8B-6464`
Press X on Controller 1 at the Title Screen to Increase your Credits up to a max of 9	`DDCD-6DDD`
Press X at Weapon Select Edit Mode Screen for Random Weapon Select - Both Players	`6DA9-AFDF`
Enable Arcade Difficulty in Options Menu - Both Players	`6D82-0D6F`
Pause the game and press A to acquire Speedup, Missiles, 4 Options, and Full Shield/Force Field - Both Players	`7E190212 7E1904FF 7E190700`
Enable Start with 30 Lives Cheat - Both Players	`7E1E04FF 7E1E05FF`
Press X on Controller 1 at the Title Screen to Increase your Credits up to a max of 9	`7E1E0840`
Press Y at Weapon Select Edit Mode Screen for Random Weapon Select - Both Players	`7E151A0A`
P1 Enable Arcade Difficulty in Options Menu	`7E1C0803`
P2 Enable Arcade Difficulty in Options Menu	`7E1C0A03`
P1 Infinite Lives	`7E007C1D`
P2 Infinite Lives	`7E007E1D`
Infinite Lives - Both Players	`298E-DDD7`
Weapons status gauge remains at current level after a weapon is selected	`C929-0704`
Infinite Shield	`C238-A7DD`
Infinite Force Field	`8938-DD0F`

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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