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SEX, LIES AND VIDEO GAMES!
- or -
THE COMPLETE ATARI LYNX CHEAT GUIDE
by Chris Banham
OK, there's no sex here, and that takes care of the lies, so
onto the video games. This guide covers 26 Lynx games in total
which, although it does not sound much, is over half the amount
of games currently available. Thanks must go to all Lynx players
who have discovered the cheats.
APB
If you complete the level holding down option one and option 2
while accelerating into the car park space you will be taken to
day 99.
For higher points obtain your quota first, then when your quota
is full each money bag counts as double.
On highway 12 park between the two gas pumps and they will pump
twice as fast! Wow!
AWESOME GOLF
These are the maximum distances (in yards) for all the clubs.
1 Wood 262
3 Wood 220
4 Wood 205
1 Iron 225
3 Iron 200
4 Iron 195
5 Iron 180
6 Iron 175
7 Iron 156
8 Iron 148
9 Iron 130
Sand wedge 105
Pitching wedge 105
Putter 42
Set your handicap to 28. Line up the shot and press option 2 for
the shot to be done perfectly.
BILL AND TEDS EXCELLENT ADVENTURE
Here are the codes:
B7WA
7VO3
50LY
0DYO
AA33
7LDK
5HTR
0A4H
2000
00DH
J457
6CTS
T8QP
RFDH
EKL1
6GPP
69GS
CX06
WKKU
6FCH
4AC9
7CDH
EXL1
6G4T
RAFB
79DI
LLU2
6BSO
9AGT
8FO6
2DEQ
27P3
PAFB
DN06
6DHO
C4RE
BLOCKOUT
For a dead easy game, enter the pit dimensions as depth 12,
width 3 and length 3.
BLUE LIGHTNING
Here are all nine level codes:
AAAA
PLAN
ALFA
BELL
NINE
LOCK
HAMD
FLEA
LIFE
When you die press up and A simultaneously. Yuo can now re-start
from where you died instead of returning to the beginning of the
level.
On level four do not fire for the first 30 seconds. If you
complete the stage you will get a massive loonie bonus!
CALIFORNIA GAMES
In the BMX section, you can perform a secret super jump by
pressing A and B as your front wheel takes off from the edge of
a ditch.
On the surfing level loose two of your lives then surf off the
bottom of the screen when the times is at 3. OK, so it's no good
as a cheat, but it's worth seeing.
CHIPS CHALLENGE
Level codes galore!
10 VUWA
20 KGFP
30 BQZP
40 YWFH
50 QBDH
60 ZYVI
70 GCCG
80 EVUG
90 OLLM
100 QJXR
110 XBAD
115 EGRW
120 FLXP
125 MYRT
130 XHIZ
135 LYWO
140 SJUK
149 DIGW (Interesting! The game only has 144 levels..., ED.)
And four secret level codes!
JHEN
COZA
RGSK
DIGW
And the level code for an amazing fractal generator!
MAND
The controls for the fractal generator are:
Joypad: zoom window
Button A: zoom in
Button B: zoom out
Option 1: stop/start generation
Option 2: colour cycling
CRYSTAL MINES 2
A useful selection of codes:
5 ZCXP
10 ITCU
15 RFVC
20 AURV
25 KYPO
30 FQCS
35 OHXY
40 PNGU
45 CXRI
50 INUK
55 KEHL
60 SOVS
65 HJHT
70 WBHD
75 YKJK
80 SVWK
85 YNXR
90 QKOA
95 IDIC
100 RERF
105 WCEF
110 LFXQ
115 NBFD
Bonus level codes:
KQVW
BNRY
NMXS
UJIL
CHRN
And for a good laugh:
GEFA
RAIQ
PDSQ
RGEI
WVOM
OIGT
FUIX
CYBERBALL
To double your speed when running with the ball hold down B.
ELECTROCOP
More level codes:
Level 1: £1 2473 EL2, £2 9874 EL2, £3 8743 W
Level 2: £1 3287, £2 5409
Level 3: £1 9284 EL4, £2 7210 EL4, £3 3936 W, £4 7395 W £5 8294
Level 4: £1 0394 W
Level 5: £1 8658, £2 5462, £3 9973, £4 7642, £5 0912, £6 0972,
£7 7865, £8 4285
Level 6: £2 8765 EL 12
Level 7: £1 6021 EL4, £2 5824 EL9
Level 8: £1 0170 W, £2 1092, £3 7102 W, £4 4726, £5 1375 EL11,
£6 2857 W, £7 6998 W, £8 1798 W, £9 4391 EL1
Level 10: No doors
Level 11: £1 0293 EL
Level 12: £1 2987 W, £2 6443 W
GATES OF ZENDECON
Here are all the level codes, but because one level can lead to
many other levels and there is no set way of finishing the game,
the level codes are in no particular order, apart from the last
code, ZETA.
ANEX
NEAT
YARR
EYES
STAX
NERB
TRAX
ZEBA
SEBB
SNEX
ROXY
NEXA
NEST
EBYX
ZEST
TREX
STAR
SSSS
NEAR
TERA
BYTE
BETA
XRAV
BASE
ZYBX
NYXX
ZYRB
SRYX
BARE
XRAY
RATT
NYET
RAZE
TRYX
STYX
YARB
BREX
STAB
BOXX
TENT
BROT
STOB
XTNT
BOTZ
SNAX
ZETA
On the level named TRYX, the very second you leave the base at
the very start of the level hold down right and down on the
joypad. Keep these held down and you will fly through the floor.
Now keep flying along under the floor and go through the first
gate you come to. This will take you to an unnamed level in which
you can pick up all the weapons at the start and then go on to
shoot the faces of all the programmers for massive points!
GAUNTLET 3
At the start of the game dont move but instead press option one
to toggle between starting levels.
HARD DRIVIN'
On the last race against the Photon Phantom, when the signs in
the road point to the stunt course run over them to easily
complete the race.
MS PACMAN
For extra lives press pause, option 1, B, B, A, A, option one
and then unpause.
For a super fast Pacman press pause, option 1, A, option 1 then
unpause.
PACLAND
On level 1-2 push a log backwards for a warp to level 9 and
80,000 points.
To start with ten lives get to the top of the highscore table
and type 3Z0NE.
QIX
Some helpful codes for this miserable excuse for a game:
25 IFJMHI
50 IFLGLF
75 IFMOJA
100 IFOBAM
125 BGFIHA
150 IFBAID
175 IFCKCM
200 IFFCAF
225 IFGEAF
250 IFHMLG
RAMPAGE
On the monster selection screen press pause. Then when the
newspaper screen appears press option 1, left, right. You now
have the power to select any level.
ROADBLASTERS
To get a massive 200,000 point bonus at the end of the round set
your multiplier to 10 and then crash into one of the cannons on
the roadside.
On level one drive along the side of the road holding B and you
will bump into a tree which gives you a level select!
SCRAPYARD DOG
To get an extra shield at the beginning of the first scrapyard
press pause then left, right, left, right, up, down, up, doun, A
then B.
A quick list of some of the game warps:
In the second scrapyard make sure you are Louie then jump on the
toilet and press down. A gate will appear. Knock on it and enter
to leave the forest.
In the first city jump onto the ice cream parlour door then onto
the top window on the next building. Push up to turn into little
Louie. Knock on the parlour door and a red door will appear. Jump
back into the window then the red gate. Knock and enter to go
into the desert.
On level 11 push down on the first hole on the tree trunk on its
side at the beginning of the level to become small, then walk on
until you reach a tree with a blue door in it. Go into the door
and then out again to get rid of the snakes. Walk to your right
to reach a tree stump. Push down on the stump and in the tree on
your left there will be a red door. Enter for a warp to level 26.
SHANGHAI
View the high score table and press pause while holding down
option1, option 2, A, B, up and right. You will now have the
ending screen!
SLIME WORLD
Codes (yawn):
O2A2FF
CO2O32
C4E17F
2CA1B2
O3277O
DF67F4
022470
078BC1
8FOBCB
DOIA24
7EIEIE
CEE565
BA64AB
FFC1D6
236516
A7A358
For a good laugh enter 4EB43535 as your code. This will make
your much loved Atari Lynx crash!
STUN RUNNER
To complete levels 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 just stay still from the
start.
On level 12, as soon as you start go right and collect the boost
pad. Now stay at the top of the tunnel for a warp to level 18.
TOKI
You can avoid the guardian in the water on level 2 by simply
waiting for him to swim down and then swim over him into the
passage.
VIKING CHILD
Codes!
OMEGAMAN
PATRICIA
REDDWARF
DEWSBURY
ISLAND
WARBIRDS
To build up your hits total, shoot down an enemy plane and pause
the game. Unpause and the plane will re-appear, giving you the
chance to shoot it again!
When you die and you come to the screen bordered with poppies
press pause. You can now press button B to to sit in the seats of
any enemy planes in the game at the time. You can also use the
joypad to scroll across the scenery!
ZARLOR MERCENRY
Did you know that this game includes a secret art package?
Here's how to get to it. First go to the character select screen
and, while holding down option 1, press up, down, left, right
then up again. If you have done this correctly the word 'LIFE'
should appear. Move the joypad and use either option to freeze
everything. While frozen, press option 1 to turn on wraparound
mode or option 2 to see bombs bounce off an invisible wall.Press
A or B to enter draw mode. While in draw mode use A to draw and B
to erase.
The controls:
In draw mode:
Option 1 and 2 sets the bomb rolling.
Reset clears the screen.
Pause and A puts you into copy mode.
In copy mode:
Option 1 or 2 puts you into draw mode.
Pause and option 1 sets the bomb rolling frame by frame.
A sets one corner of the copy box.
Pause and A enters the cursor select screen.
Pause and B enters the paste/erase screen.
In paste/erase mode:
Option 1 or 2 puts you into draw mode.
A pastes contents of copy box.
B erases contents of copy box.
Pause and B rotates to copy box.
Reset clears the screen
That's it. Somewhere in Volume 9 we'll do a positively
mindboggling ST Cheat Encylopaedia that will make your socks drop
down even when standing upside down. Needless to say it will also
include a multitude of Lynx cheats - possibly even more than the
ones mentioned here!
Disclaimer
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