Same here. Cheating the first time through is something you do if you really suck at video games, and online cheating just gets people pissed at you (h4x0rzz!!!!!111).
No way! Cheating is for people who can't be bothered & throw away money just like that! *Clicks fingers.*
I did on Crash Bandicoot one. To get to the end, you needed every gem. Sounds easy, but in the level, you can't die once, otherwise all the boxes you smashed will come back!
Very annoying & hard on the harder levels, like the one when this thing's throwing stuff at you. Hard to dodge!
I use silly cheats like turning Spyro's skin colour black or with a big head. I use cheats if I earn them like in Jak 2/3. Earn enough eggs to unlock secrets.
I will use them after I've finished the game properly. When I'm done, I turn invinsability on, unlimited dark Jak & cause havoc, just for fun.
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I try to never, never cheat until I at least beat the game once no matter how frustrated I get or how many times I die. After that, sure. I don't mind. I did, however, cheat with the Game Genie on The Legend of Dragoon RPG by altering the value of money so I could get much more for my $$$. I'm currently trying to beat RE4 on professional mode without cheating. I might slip. I hope I don't
I don't cheat to get a head in a game. I'll turn on fun codes that do nothing for the game at all. Like change your skin or jump high or punch some one really, really, really hard (That's in GTAA). I'll sequence break in Metroid Prime, but not the first time. Going through the intire game with Space Jump in insane. Sequence breaking really does shave hours off of your time.
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I use strategy guides all the time, and codes where I really need them. Because tbh im not that really good at beating games, because most of the time I jsut like to duke it out online.