Cheats and patches

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Cheats are when you modify variables from the RAM so that the game becomes more enjoyable to play outside what devs intended. Patches are cheats which act like executable code to achieve the same goal, and are more prevalent on systems like the GC/Wii/PS3/PSP/3DS.

Sometimes cheats are needed to circumvent piracy. Cheats alter games only temporarily. If you want permanent alterations, you may want to alter the ROM image itself. See modding articles.

Playstation

PCSX-R has a built-in cheat function. To use it, follow these steps:

1. Load the game

2. Press ESC

3. Go to Configuration -> Cheat Code

4. Click Add Code

5. Name the cheat, enter the desired code, and press OK

6. Toggle it on or off by pressing Enable/Disable

7. Repeat steps 3-6 for every desired code

8. Save the cheats by clicking on Save As, and name the file whatever you want

9. Click Close, and get back to the game by going to Emulator -> Run

PlayStation 2

Tutorials on how to apply patches and cheats can be found here.

Resources for cheats: CodeTwink

Patches for games may be found here.

CB2crypt

The CRC code for a PS2 game is found in the PCSX2 console.

Patches

Kingdom Hearts' 60 FPS patches

// 60 FPS Kingdom Hearts 2 Final Mix patch=1,EE,00349E1C,extended,00000000

// 60 FPS Kingdom Hearts 1 NTSC U/C patch=1,EE,002B624C,extended,00000000

// 60 FPS Kingdom Hearts 1 Final Mix patch=1,EE,002BBE0C,extended,00000000

// 60 FPS Kingdom Hearts 2 NTSC U/C patch=1,EE,00356F4C,extended,00000000

// 60 FPS Kingdom Hearts 1 PAL patch=1,EE,002B67CC,extended,00000000

// 60 FPS Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories NTSC U/C patch=1,EE,004386B0,extended,00000000

// 60 FPS Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories JP patch=1,EE,0043C930,extended,00000000


BONUS Birth By Sleep (Normal and Final Mix)

_C1 Force 60 FPS Mode _L 0x21725EC8 0x00000000