Action Replay Codes [US]

The following are known Action Replay Codes for Arkanoid on Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).

The codes will work with the region specified but may work for other regions as well.

• Infinite Lives P1
  000D:09
• Ball Auto-Respawns 1
  0081:09
• Freeze Ball 2
  0082:20
• No Blocks Or Background 3
  0088:5F

Footnotes

• If the ball reaches the bottom of the screen, it will appear at the top of the screen most of the time.
• Seems to freeze the ball in-place.
• It might glitch the game.

Cheats, Secrets, Tips & Tricks

Level Select
Hold START + A + B at the Title Screen and then release the buttons when the desired level is displayed. Alternatively, you can hold A + SELECT at the Title Screen.

Level Skip
Press and hold A + START to jump to the next level.

Have 255 Lives
Enter NYOPUGLE as a password to start with 255 Lives.

Continue Game Play
Allow the Title Screen to appear after game play ends and then hold A + B and press SELECT 5 times and START to resume game play at the last level played with a score of 0.

Game Genie Codes

The following are known Game Genie Codes for Arkanoid on Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).

• Player 1 Start With 1 Life
  PAOPUGLA
• Player 1 Start With 6 Lives
  TAOPUGLA
• Player 1 Start With 9 Lives
  PAOPUGLE
• Infinite Lives (Players 1 & 2)
  OZNEATVK
• Player 1 Start At Level 5
  IAOONGPA
• Player 1 Start At Level 10
  ZAOONGPE
• Player 1 Start At Level 15
  YAOONGPE
• Player 1 Start At Level 20
  GPOONGPA
• Player 1 Start At Level 25
  PPOONGPE
• Player 1 Start At Level 30
  TPOONGPE
• No Bat Enhancement Capsules
  SXNAIAAX
• No Lasers
  SXVATAAX
• See Blocks That Have Been Destroyed
  AEYZOP
• Mega Fast Ball
  GKIZZN
• Fast Ball That Demo Can Handle
  POIZZY
• Fast Ball You Can Handle
  AEIZZN
• Different Colors
  IIZZIG
• Door On Side Is Always Open
  SOTUVA
• Items Fall Through You
  OPEEIO
• Items Fall Through You & Ship Will Not Explode
  EAEEIO
• Demo Plays For You
  LKEEIP
• Demo Plays For You Except On Levels 10, 20, 30
  LXEEIP
• Demo Plays For You On A Few Levels
  ZXEEIO
• Black Background And Blocks
  XTSPEE
• Square Ball
  VVZZPP
• No Points Can Be Scored In The Game
  AEIEEI
• Extra Invisible Blocks
  AISXXL
• Major Points And Speed
  YYAXXX
• Ball Goes Through All Blocks
  STPOOO
• Lots Of Lives
  NYOPUGLE

Passwords

Level Passwords

• Level 2: ZAOONFPA
• Level 3: LAOONFPA
• Level 4: GAOONFPA
• Level 5: IAOONFPA
• Level 6: TAOONFPA
• Level 7: YAOONFPA
• Level 8: AAOONFPE
• Level 9: PAOONFPE
• Level 10: ZAOONFPE
• Level 11: LAOONFPE
• Level 12: GAOONFPE
• Level 13: IAOONFPE
• Level 14: TAOONFPE
• Level 15: YAOONFPE
• Level 16: APOONFPA
• Level 17: PPOONFPA
• Level 18: ZPOONFPA
• Level 19: LPOONFPA
• Level 20: GPOONFPA
• Level 21: IPOONFPA
• Level 22: TPOONFPA
• Level 23: YPOONFPA
• Level 24: APOONFPE
• Level 25: PPOONFPE
• Level 26: ZPOONFPE
• Level 27: LPOONFPE
• Level 28: GPOONFPE
• Level 29: IPOONFPE
• Level 30: TPOONFPE
• Level 31: YPOONFPE
• Level 32: AZOONFPA
• Level 33: PZOONFPA
• Level 34: ZZOONFPA
• Level 35: LZOONFPA
• Ending: GZOONFPA

Preformatted .CHT File (Action Replay & Game Genie) [US]

The following is a preformatted .CHT file for Arkanoid on Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). These files have been collected from around the web and may not be all inclusive. Be sure to check the code pages and other preformatted files, if applicable, for additional codes if what you are looking for is not included.

You can also use the codes out of this file manually on the appropriate device or software.

cheats = 46

cheat0_desc = "Ball Auto-Respawns"
cheat0_code = "0081:09"
cheat0_enable = false

cheat1_desc = "Mega Fast Ball"
cheat1_code = "GKIZZN"
cheat1_enable = false

cheat2_desc = "Different Colors"
cheat2_code = "IIZZIG"
cheat2_enable = false

cheat3_desc = "Door On Side Is Always Open"
cheat3_code = "SOTUVA"
cheat3_enable = false

cheat4_desc = "Demo Plays For You"
cheat4_code = "LKAEIP"
cheat4_enable = false

cheat5_desc = "Demo Plays For You Except On Levels 10, 20, 30"
cheat5_code = "LXAEIP"
cheat5_enable = false

cheat6_desc = "Demo Plays For You On A Few Levels"
cheat6_code = "ZXAEIO"
cheat6_enable = false

cheat7_desc = "Black Background And Blocks"
cheat7_code = "XTIPEE"
cheat7_enable = false

cheat8_desc = "Square Ball"
cheat8_code = "VVZZPP"
cheat8_enable = false

cheat9_desc = "Lots Of Lives, Probably 255"
cheat9_code = "NYOPUGLE"
cheat9_enable = false

cheat10_desc = "Player 1 start with 1 life"
cheat10_code = "PAOPUGLA"
cheat10_enable = false

cheat11_desc = "Player 1 start with 6 lives"
cheat11_code = "TAOPUGLA"
cheat11_enable = false

cheat12_desc = "Player 1 start with 9 lives"
cheat12_code = "PAOPUGLE"
cheat12_enable = false

cheat13_desc = "Infinite lives, players 1 & 2"
cheat13_code = "OZNEATVK"
cheat13_enable = false

cheat14_desc = "No bat enhancement capsules"
cheat14_code = "SXNAIAAX"
cheat14_enable = false

cheat15_desc = "No lasers"
cheat15_code = "SXVATAAX"
cheat15_enable = false

cheat16_desc = "Player 1 start at level 5"
cheat16_code = "IAOONGPA"
cheat16_enable = false

cheat17_desc = "Player 1 start at level 10"
cheat17_code = "ZAOONGPE"
cheat17_enable = false

cheat18_desc = "Player 1 start at level 15"
cheat18_code = "YAOONGPE"
cheat18_enable = false

cheat19_desc = "Player 1 start at level 20"
cheat19_code = "GPOONGPA"
cheat19_enable = false

cheat20_desc = "Player 1 start at level 25"
cheat20_code = "PPOONGPE"
cheat20_enable = false

cheat21_desc = "Player 1 start at level 30"
cheat21_code = "TPOONGPE"
cheat21_enable = false

cheat22_desc = "Infinite Lives"
cheat22_code = "SZNEATVG"
cheat22_enable = false

cheat23_desc = "Infinite Lives"
cheat23_code = "000D:03"
cheat23_enable = false

cheat24_desc = "Win Level Now"
cheat24_code = "000F:00"
cheat24_enable = false

cheat25_desc = "Round Select"
cheat25_code = "001C:01+0021:01"
cheat25_enable = false

cheat26_desc = "Invincibility"
cheat26_code = "SZXXNLSA+SXOLXGSA"
cheat26_enable = false

cheat27_desc = "Blocks are Breakable with 1 Hit"
cheat27_code = "AAVZNZYA"
cheat27_enable = false

cheat28_desc = "Gold Blocks are Breakable"
cheat28_code = "AASXVZGP"
cheat28_enable = false

cheat29_desc = "Drop Power-ups Regardless of # of Active Balls"
cheat29_code = "XTKELLAV"
cheat29_enable = false

cheat30_desc = "Always Drop Power-up"
cheat30_code = "NYNALUAE"
cheat30_enable = false

cheat31_desc = "Never Drop Power-ups"
cheat31_code = "AAKEYLPA"
cheat31_enable = false

cheat32_desc = "Keep Lasers Until the Next Level"
cheat32_code = "SXOAIZSA"
cheat32_enable = false

cheat33_desc = "Keep Catch Until the Next Level"
cheat33_code = "SXOAAXSE"
cheat33_enable = false

cheat34_desc = "Always Drop Orange Power-up"
cheat34_code = "OXKATLEN+PEKAYUVG"
cheat34_enable = false

cheat35_desc = "Always Drop Green Power-up"
cheat35_code = "OXKATLEN+ZEKAYUVG"
cheat35_enable = false

cheat36_desc = "Always Drop Dark Blue Power-up"
cheat36_code = "OXKATLEN+LEKAYUVG"
cheat36_enable = false

cheat37_desc = "Always Drop Light Blue Power-up"
cheat37_code = "OXKATLEN+GEKAYUVG"
cheat37_enable = false

cheat38_desc = "Always Drop Red Power-up"
cheat38_code = "OXKATLEN+IEKAYUVG"
cheat38_enable = false

cheat39_desc = "Always Drop Pink Power-up"
cheat39_code = "OXKATLEN+TEKAYUVG"
cheat39_enable = false

cheat40_desc = "Always Drop Gray Power-up"
cheat40_code = "OXKATLEN+YEKAYUVG"
cheat40_enable = false

cheat41_desc = "Infinite Lives P1"
cheat41_code = "000D:09"
cheat41_enable = false

cheat42_desc = "Freeze Ball"
cheat42_code = "0082:20"
cheat42_enable = false

cheat43_desc = "No Blocks Or Background"
cheat43_code = "0088:5F"
cheat43_enable = false

cheat44_desc = "Ball Action Modifier"
cheat44_code = "0033:00"
cheat44_enable = false

cheat45_desc = "Paddle Hits Ball Anywhere"
cheat45_code = "ASVZNAEP+AESXNALL"
cheat45_enable = false

Preformatted .CHT File (Game Genie) [JP]

The following is a preformatted .CHT file for Arkanoid on Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). These files have been collected from around the web and may not be all inclusive. Be sure to check the code pages and other preformatted files, if applicable, for additional codes if what you are looking for is not included.

You can also use the codes out of this file manually on the appropriate device or software.

cheats = 5

cheat0_desc = "Invincibility"
cheat0_code = "SZUXNLSA+SXXLXGSA"
cheat0_enable = false

cheat1_desc = "Break Walls with One Hit"
cheat1_code = "AANZNZYA"
cheat1_enable = false

cheat2_desc = "Break Gold Walls"
cheat2_code = "AAVXVZGP"
cheat2_enable = false

cheat3_desc = "Drop Power-ups even with One or more Balls in the Field"
cheat3_code = "XTVALLAV"
cheat3_enable = false

cheat4_desc = "Always Drop Power-up"
cheat4_code = "NNOAPUAE"
cheat4_enable = false

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