bradhig1 Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 Is there any difference between the gold game genie and the black one? Do they have different code screens? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Psionic Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 I've heard that Nintendo made attempts to lock out the Game Genie on front loading NES systems made after 1991. Codemasters/Galoob may have altered the Genie software in some way to get around this, but I'm not aware of any changes to the interface. As far as I know, they are all functionally identical with the same code screen. Honestly, I think the changes were mostly if not completely cosmetic and due to cost (i.e. cheaper black plastic vs. gold). The Genesis Game Genie was officially licensed by Sega but there are two version of that one too. The second one lacked the shiny metallic label and came in a much smaller box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 Why did Nintendo hate the Game Genie so much? I thought it was a great idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Psionic Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, atari2600land said: Why did Nintendo hate the Game Genie so much? According to this video, Howard Lincoln is quoted as saying: "It creates derivative works. It not only alters Nintendo games, infringing on copyrights, but can make them less fun, too easy to play." Ultimately, I think the real reason is twofold... 1. Nintendo didn't think of it. 2. Codemasters, like Tengen, was a developer of unlicensed NES games that use a workaround to bypass the 10NES lockout chip. Edited January 15, 2022 by Psionic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 The black one had a slightly thinner pcb supposedly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapitanClassic Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 On 1/15/2022 at 1:58 PM, Psionic said: According to this video, Howard Lincoln is quoted as saying: "It creates derivative works. It not only alters Nintendo games, infringing on copyrights, but can make them less fun, too easy to play." Ultimately, I think the real reason is twofold... 1. Nintendo didn't think of it. 2. Codemasters, like Tengen, was a developer of unlicensed NES games that use a workaround to bypass the 10NES lockout chip. Nintendo also didn’t like Blockbuster and video game rentals. The Game Genie in combination with rentals means less new game sales for Nintendo. Why buy a game for $50 when you can see everything a game has to offer in a $2 rental (with game cheats making this exceeding easy). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tripled79 Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 Just bought a used Game Genie. Anyone know a good place to get codes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 www.gamegenie.com has a lot. https://www.gamegenie.com/cheats/gamegenie/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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