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Yeah, it was cool. I remember having one of these and tinkering with games in its built in hex-editor.

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>Today in Tedium: July 1990, a full 35 years ago, was supposed to be the coming-out party for one of the best accessories ever created for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It made games easier, sure, but it also made them more interesting. It presented a new way of thinking about the games that you brought home. But Nintendo didn’t like it—and the company sued. That device eventually emerged, and despite the legal battle, it became a defining part of what made the NES great. I am of course talking about the Game Genie, whose legacy looms large today. Today’s Tedium ponders why the Game Genie proved such a defining piece of video game history. — Ernie @ Tedium

Yeah, it was cool. I remember having one of these and tinkering with games in its built in hex-editor. Archive: https://archive.today/LRSuQ From the post: >>Today in Tedium: July 1990, a full 35 years ago, was supposed to be the coming-out party for one of the best accessories ever created for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It made games easier, sure, but it also made them more interesting. It presented a new way of thinking about the games that you brought home. But Nintendo didn’t like it—and the company sued. That device eventually emerged, and despite the legal battle, it became a defining part of what made the NES great. I am of course talking about the Game Genie, whose legacy looms large today. Today’s Tedium ponders why the Game Genie proved such a defining piece of video game history. — Ernie @ Tedium

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I am probably mixing up versions of the hardware. They made these for the Sega later on too and I had one of those too. You could hit a key combo to bring up a menu while the game was running then you could search for specific values then "tag" them to watch for changes. At least that's how I remember it working.

I still used the one with the NES but right now I can't remember if it could do the same thing or if that was just the sega one later on.

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I feel ripped off that I am only hearing about this now. I would have used the shit out of that.

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I really hope all of that hardware is sitting in a storage bin somewhere in my parents house. Probably not. If so, it would be really great to get it working again and to see if I have all of the old cheatcodes and stuff still.

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I hope it is still there and not the victim of a garage/yard sale that they never told you about.