Cheats, Secrets, Tips & Tricks

Level Select
Press UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, B, B, B, B and START at the Title Screen.

Invincibility
Press UP, UP, UP, UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, UP and START at the Title Screen.

Continue Game Play
Press A, B, SELECT and START at the Game Over Screen.

Solution to the Level 5 Maze
Only enter the doors that are guarded by skeletons.

Game Genie Codes

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

• Infinite Spell Energy
  AUEKGUAP
• Infinite Life Energy
  SZUGTISA
• Double Life And Spell Energy
  AZKAVZGO
• Start With Blast Spell
  PAKEKZAA
• Start With Bind Spell
  ZAKEKZAA
• Start With Extra Weapon Power
  GPKAXZGA
• Keep Weapons After Death
  SZUGEUVK
• Start With 1 Life
  AEUEUGZA
  AASAXZZA
• Start With Double Lives
  IEUEUGZA
  IASAXZZA
• Start With Triple Lives
  AEUEUGZE
  AASAXZZE
• Infinite Power
  SXKGYISA
• All Enemies Are Invincible
  AKTSPP
• Can’t See How Much Life, Weapon Or Spell Power You Have
  AUAKGP
• The Things Those Green Balls Drop Don’t Hurt You
  AGISOT
• Intro Music Is Changed
  NNPPIS
• Start With A Weapon Power Upgrade
  SVLGTX

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

The following is a preformatted .CHT file for Astyanax 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 = 42

cheat0_desc = "All Enemies Are Invincible"
cheat0_code = "AKTSPP"
cheat0_enable = false

cheat1_desc = "Can't See How Much Life, Weapon Or Spell Power You"
cheat1_code = "AUAKGP"
cheat1_enable = false

cheat2_desc = "The Things Those Green Balls Drop Don't Hurt You"
cheat2_code = "AGISOT"
cheat2_enable = false

cheat3_desc = "Intro Music Is Changed"
cheat3_code = "NNPPIS"
cheat3_enable = false

cheat4_desc = "Start With A Weapon Power Upgrade!"
cheat4_code = "SVLGTX"
cheat4_enable = false

cheat5_desc = "Infinite Lives"
cheat5_code = "0096:03"
cheat5_enable = false

cheat6_desc = "Max Weapon Power"
cheat6_code = "0097:60"
cheat6_enable = false

cheat7_desc = "Infinite spell energy"
cheat7_code = "AUEKGUAP"
cheat7_enable = false

cheat8_desc = "Infinite life energy"
cheat8_code = "SZUGTISA"
cheat8_enable = false

cheat9_desc = "Double life and spell energy"
cheat9_code = "AZKAVZGO"
cheat9_enable = false

cheat10_desc = "Start with Blast Spell"
cheat10_code = "PAKEKZAA"
cheat10_enable = false

cheat11_desc = "Start with Bind Spell"
cheat11_code = "ZAKEKZAA"
cheat11_enable = false

cheat12_desc = "Start with extra weapon power"
cheat12_code = "GPKAXZGA"
cheat12_enable = false

cheat13_desc = "Keep weapons after death"
cheat13_code = "SZUGEUVK"
cheat13_enable = false

cheat14_desc = "Start with 1 life"
cheat14_code = "AEUEUGZA+AASAXZZA"
cheat14_enable = false

cheat15_desc = "Start with double lives"
cheat15_code = "IEUEUGZA+IASAXZZA"
cheat15_enable = false

cheat16_desc = "Start with triple lives"
cheat16_code = "AEUEUGZE+AASAXZZE"
cheat16_enable = false

cheat17_desc = "Infinite Weapon Power"
cheat17_code = "SXKGYISA"
cheat17_enable = false

cheat18_desc = "Infinite MP"
cheat18_code = "SXEKYLSA"
cheat18_enable = false

cheat19_desc = "Infinite Lives"
cheat19_code = "SZKKVLSA"
cheat19_enable = false

cheat20_desc = "Start with 99 Lives"
cheat20_code = "OPSAXZZE"
cheat20_enable = false

cheat21_desc = "Invincibility after hit"
cheat21_code = "SZXAAPSA"
cheat21_enable = false

cheat22_desc = "Invincibility"
cheat22_code = "007D:03"
cheat22_enable = false

cheat23_desc = "Invincibility"
cheat23_code = "EYNAGPEI"
cheat23_enable = false

cheat24_desc = "Hit Anywhere"
cheat24_code = "GXKSKPEL+GXUISPAL"
cheat24_enable = false

cheat25_desc = "Rise Into Air"
cheat25_code = "0075:FF"
cheat25_enable = false

cheat26_desc = "Level Modifier"
cheat26_code = "00ED:00"
cheat26_enable = false

cheat27_desc = "Weapon Modifier"
cheat27_code = "05EE:00"
cheat27_enable = false

cheat28_desc = "Infinite Power"
cheat28_code = "008E:20"
cheat28_enable = false

cheat29_desc = "Infinite Hearts"
cheat29_code = "0091:20"
cheat29_enable = false

cheat30_desc = "Infinite Magic"
cheat30_code = "0093:20"
cheat30_enable = false

cheat31_desc = "Invincible"
cheat31_code = "0076:16"
cheat31_enable = false

cheat32_desc = "Infinite Power"
cheat32_code = "008E:14"
cheat32_enable = false

cheat33_desc = "Infinite Hearts"
cheat33_code = "0091:14"
cheat33_enable = false

cheat34_desc = "Infinite Magic"
cheat34_code = "0093:14"
cheat34_enable = false

cheat35_desc = "Invincible"
cheat35_code = "0076:10"
cheat35_enable = false

cheat36_desc = "Jump in Midair"
cheat36_code = "EEEEIZYY+EEEEYZAP+ZUOAPZIL"
cheat36_enable = false

cheat37_desc = "Stage Select Enabled"
cheat37_code = "ENNAYTEI"
cheat37_enable = false

cheat38_desc = "Freeze Enemies"
cheat38_code = "0081:83"
cheat38_enable = false

cheat39_desc = "Magic Modifier"
cheat39_code = ""
cheat39_enable = false

cheat40_desc = "One Hit Kills"
cheat40_code = "0715:80+0725:80+0735:80+0745:80+0755:80+0765:80+0775:80+0785:80"
cheat40_enable = false

cheat41_desc = "Skip Intro Screen"
cheat41_code = "AAOOUSET"
cheat41_enable = false

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