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Tips, Cheats, and Easter Eggs


It all started a long time ago with the Atari 2600 game Adventure, one of the first (if not the first!) game to contain an Easter Egg. By placing a certain object in a certain place in the game, the programmer's name, Warren Robinett, is revealed on the screen. These days we come to expect games to have Easter Eggs and many people are disappointed when games ship without them. In addition to Easter Eggs, many games have cheat codes that might unlock secret levels, change the game difficulty, make you invincible, and so forth.

This list shows all the Tips, Cheats, and Easter Eggs we've put into the AtariAge database. For the 2600 we have not including tips that require frying the system, since those results are usually unpredictable and difficult to reproduce. If you have any additions you'd like to submit to us, please drop us a line!

 

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System TitleHint
Activision Decathlon, TheUse Paddles on Running Events
Activision Decathlon, TheEasy running
Activision Decathlon, TheHigher pole vaulting
AdventureSlow end music
AdventureWalk over title screen
AdventureProgrammer Credit
Adventures of TronProgrammer Credit
Adventures on GX-12Programmer Credit
Arcade PinballManual control
Arcade PinballDemonstration mode
Arcade PinballLower bonus points
AstroblastNo small rocks
Basic ProgrammingScrambled line display
BasketballControl CPU player
BerzerkHarmless shot
BerzerkShooting around the world
BerzerkAvoiding Evil Otto
BerzerkRandom number display
BerzerkEvil Otto smashes through a wall
Breakaway IVUnlimited balls
BreakoutUnlimited balls
Bump 'n' JumpExtra car and points
Bump 'n' JumpContinue game play
Canyon BomberJoystick control
CarnivalProgrammer credit
CasinoInstant Win
CombatSwitch tanks
CombatFlying tanks
CombatSpinning tanks
CombatTurbo tank
CombatTeleporting shot
CombatSuper shot
Communist Mutants from SpaceProgrammer credit
Cosmic ArkDisable star field
Crazy ClimberCrash opening song
Crazy ClimberPause game play
Crazy ClimberCycle sprite data
Crazy ClimberBroken eggs
Dark ChambersPause game play
DefenderProgrammer credits
DefenderPlaying Tip
Demon AttackStuck demon
Demon AttackLast wave
Desert FalconProgrammer credits
Dig DugBonus points
DragonfireRun backwards
DragonfireGive damage to next player
DragonstomperHarmless traps
DragonstomperProgrammer credits
E.T. The Extra-TerrestrialToo small mother ship
E.T. The Extra-TerrestrialMother ship crash
Fast EddiePause game play
Fast EddieSelect maze color
Fast EddieSelect ladder arrangement
FathomProgrammers' initials
FathomImagic address
FroggerTeleporting frog
G.I. Joe - Cobra StrikeProgrammer credits
GalaxianQuick shots
HalloweenAlternate head
Ice HockeyEasy Goal
Indy 500Alternate control
Indy 500Quick laps
Kaboom!Mad Bomber surprise
KlaxStrategy
KrullBonus points
KrullEasy object collection
KrullPersistent jumping sound
Laser BlastStay in position
Missile CommandExtra points
Missile CommandProgrammer credit
Mountain KingQuick scoring
Mountain KingHi-score Easily
Mountain KingChange ladder and plateau parts
Ms. Pac-ManDisappearing ghosts
Omega RaceAlternate controllers
Pac-ManMove through walls
Pac-ManUnlimited lives
Pete Rose BaseballEasy hit
Pitfall!Ladder jump
Planet PatrolNo random enemy bases
Poker PlusInstant Win
Pole PositionSlower braking
PopeyeLow pitched music
Q*bertExtra points
Q*bertJump through enemies
RaceAlternate control
RaceQuick laps
Raiders of the Lost ArkProgrammer credit
ReactorExtra points
RealSports BaseballEasy Homeruns
SkiingEasy mode
Solar FoxHidden message
Space InvadersDouble shots
Speedway IIQuick points
Spider FighterExtra points
StampedeSteer heads on score
Star RaidersNew rank
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes BackTemporary invincibility
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes BackDouble points
SteeplechaseControl two horses
Street RacerQuick points
Super Challenge BaseballLeave the infield
Super Challenge BaseballEasy home runs
Super Challenge BaseballWild pitches
Super FootballBoth teams celebrate
SupermanQuick win
SupermanEasy mode
Survival IslandLoad second part of game
Survival IslandLoad third part of game
Tank PlusSpinning tanks
Tank PlusTurbo tank
Tank PlusTeleporting shot
Tank PlusSuper shot
Tank PlusSwitch tanks
Tank PlusFlying tanks
TapewormSelect first prize dot location
Tax AvoidersGlitched screen
TennisSuper Hit
Tunnel RunnerGlitched game
Tunnel RunnerEmergency transport
TurmoilChange maze color
TurmoilPause game play
TutankhamGlitch level
VanguardHint: Stripe Zone
VanguardExtra invincibility
Video ChessView CPU moves
Video PinballDemonstration mode
Video PinballLower bonus points
Video PinballManual control
XenophobePause game play
Yars' RevengeProgrammer credit
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