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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 intendedplayable beyond it's official functionality. 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.
There are either common cheat codes by manufacturers of unlicensed devices plugged to real consoles to do the RAM manipulation, including the Game
Sometimes cheats are also needed to circumvent anti-piracy protection, bugs or emulator crashes. Cheats alter games only temporarily. If you want permanent alterations, you may want to alter the ROM image itself. See modding articles.
==General IdeaRetroarch ==  === Using existing cheat tables === RetroArch uses two methods of applying cheat codes: # Emulator Handled are codes that are sent to the emulator/core and it is up to the emulator/core to apply them.# RetroArch Handled are codes that RetroArch itself handles by directly scanning/manipulating the emulator/core memory area. The cheat tables from the builtin downloader are tagged in the filename with "(RetroArch Cheats)" for 2., and "(GameShark/Xplorer/etc.)" for 1. Pre-32bit system cores usually support both methods, while most post-32bit (e.g. PS1, N64, Saturn, Dreamcast) only support RetroArch Handled cheat codes. For these cores the cheat tables need some manual conversion, see [https://github.com/libretro/libretro-database/issues/1360 this issue]. === Searching for new codes === [https://docs.libretro.com/guides/cheat-codes/#retroarch-new-cheat-code-searching guide here] (This will produce cheat tables that are Retroarch-handled and will work with all the cores) == Duckstation ==Duckstation has a built cheat manager and cheat database (chtdb.txt) and supports custom cheats being loaded from a text file. to load custom cheats follow these steps: <br>1. click tools -> cheat manager <br>2. import file -> from file <br>3. select the cheats to be enabled.<br>the [https://github.com/stenzek/duckstation Duckstation] GitHub repository should have the latest cheat codes in the file data/resources/chtdb.txt <br> == Mednafen ==
Mednafen supports the usual cheats such as GameShark, Code Breaker, and Action Replay. The cheats menu can be accessed (or quit back to normal gameplay) with '''ALT+C'''.
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==PlaystationPCSX-R ==
PCSX-R has a built-in cheat function. To use it, follow these steps:
9. Click Close, and get back to the game by going to Emulator -> Run
 Pre-made patches for games may be found [https://psxdatacenter.com/down.html here].  ==PlayStation 2PCSX2 == 
Tutorials on how to apply patches and cheats can be found [http://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-redlof-s-Guide-to-Convert-Codetwink-Cheats-to-PNACH-Files-for-newbs here.]
Resources for cheats: [http://www.codetwink.com/ CodeTwink]
Patches for games may be found [http://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-Post-your-PCSX2-cheats-patches-here here] and [https://psxdatacenter.com/psx2/down2.html here]
[http://forums.pcsx2.net/attachment.php?aid=30208 CB2crypt]
The CRC code for a PS2 game is found in the PCSX2 console.
==Patches==
BONUS Birth By Sleep (Normal == DeSmuME == DeSmuME has a built-in cheat function. To use it, follow these steps: 1. Download the [https://gbatemp.net/threads/deadskullzjrs-nds-cheat-databases.488711/ latest cheat pack from here] and Final Mix)extract "cheat.dat" or "usrcheat.dat" in some folder. 2. start the emulator and open Config -> Path settings 3. Enter the path where you extracted "cheat.dat" or "usrcheat.dat", click the correct radio button and press OK 4. Load any game 5. open Tools -> Cheats -> List 6. click "Cheats base" 7. select the codes you want to use == PPSSPP == # Download the [https://github.com/Saramagrean/CWCheat-Database-Plus- latest cheat pack from here] and extract "cheat.db" in `<emu user dir>/PSP/Cheats` folder.# Launch the emulator, select Settings -> System, activate "Enable Cheats"# Load a supported game# Open the emulator menu, select "Cheats" and "Import from cheat.db"  ==External links== * [https://gamehacking.org/ GameHacking.org] Offers a great collection of user submitted codes for many systems, complete with a search engine, code downloader and converter. 
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