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The GameShark is a tool for modifying the play of video games, by unlocking various game modes and objects, usually for the purpose of cheating. Download high resolution version (1049x701, 162 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1049x701, 162 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Computer and video games A screenshot of Tetris for the Nintendo Game Boy A console game (better known as a video game) is a form of interactive multimedia used for entertainment, which consists of a moveable image displayed on a screen that is usually controlled and manipulated using a handheld... Cheating can be to create an unfair advantage, usually in ones own interest, and often at the expense of others. ...


The GameShark works by changing numbers stored at specific locations in a game's memory. Because of this, new GameShark codes can be created to affect essentially any part of a game.


A GameShark code consists of a memory address followed by a value to put in that address, in hexadecimal. Most GameSharks have the ability to find the location in memory of any value so that one may discover new codes. For example, if you are playing a first-person shooter and have 10 rounds of ammunition and want to change this to 255 rounds. You would normally activate your GameShark's menu system, and tell it to search the game's area of memory (RAM) for the number 10, which is "A" in hexadecimal. Usually this will turn up more than one memory location, so you'll need to change the value being searched for, for example by using up some ammunition, and then use your GameShark once again to search the group of locations found last time for the new value. Eventually, you will have it narrowed down to one location (some codes may involve many more locations) and the GameShark will report the code for that location. In this case, assume it is "01FFA202". In our example, "01FFA2" is the memory location and "02" is the value stored therein. Now we want to set our ammo to 255 (the maximum value that can be stored in this size memory location), so we change "02" to the hexadecimal version of 255, which is "FF". Then we tell the GameShark to use this code, and there you go. In mathematics, hexadecimal or simply hex is a numeral system with a radix or base of 16 usually written using the symbols 0–9 and A–F or a–f. ... A first-person shooter (FPS) is a computer or video game where the players on-screen view of the game world simulates that of the character, and there is some element of shooting involved. ... This article is about the animal, sheep; for other meanings of Sheep, see Sheep (disambiguation). ... In mathematics, hexadecimal or simply hex is a numeral system with a radix or base of 16 usually written using the symbols 0–9 and A–F or a–f. ... In mathematics, hexadecimal or simply hex is a numeral system with a radix or base of 16 usually written using the symbols 0–9 and A–F or a–f. ...


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The Xbox is Microsofts game console, released on November 15, 2001. ... The PlayStation 2 (PS2) (Japanese: プレイステーション2) is Sonys second video game console, after the PlayStation. ... The Nintendo GameCube (Japanese: ゲームキューブ; originally code-named Dolphin during development; abbreviated as GCN) is Nintendos fourth home video game console, belonging to the 128-bit era; the same generation as Segas Dreamcast, Sonys PlayStation 2, and Microsofts Xbox. ... The original Game Boys design set the standard for handheld gaming consoles. ... The Game Boy Advance is a best-selling handheld. ... An N64 (with Super Smash Bros. ... The Sega Dreamcast (Japanese: ドリームキャスト; code-named Katana and Dural during development) was Segas last video game console. ...

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