Action Replay is the

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of a cheating device (such as

cheat cartridge Cheating in video games involves a video game player using various methods to create an advantage beyond normal gameplay, usually in order to make the game easier. Cheats may be activated from within the game itself (a cheat code implemented by ...

s) created by Datel. The Action Replay is available for many gaming systems including the Nintendo DS,

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, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2, GameCube,

Game Boy Advance The (GBA) is a 32-bit handheld game console developed, manufactured and marketed by Nintendo as the successor to the Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on March 21, 2001, in North America on June 11, 2001, in the PAL region on June 22, ...

, and the

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Typical features

Typical cheating options include: *Making the player character stronger, such as with infinite lives, invulnerability, permanent power-ups, no collision detection, walk through walls, one-hit kills, super-high jumps, infinite money, etc. *Warping directly to specific levels. *The ability to download, upload, import and export saved games from and to the Internet or a storage device. *Allowing the player to save the game state to disk, so that the game can be restarted from that point even if it does not support saving. *Region-free operation. *Loading of third-party or homebrew applications/games. *Display of internal game data which are not normally seen by the player.

Action Replay DS and DSi

Also known as Action Replay for the Nintendo DS system, this device is a part of the main series created by Datel. The device usually comes with a cartridge, a software disc, and a cable to connect the device to a computer. Unlike future iterations, these versions communicate directly with the game's memory in real time. Because of this, the desired game needs to be inserted within the cartridge and then inserted into the system. Codes are created using the hexadecimal numbering system, and while Datel supplies a rich base of codes, users are given the ability to create their own codes.

Power-Saves

Power-Saves by Action Replay are a related series of video-game cheat devices. Unlike the main Action Replay series, which cheats by modifying the game code itself, Power-Saves store the game saves created by Datel, allowing users to cheat without modifying the game code being executed. Power-Saves are available for game systems such as the Wii on an

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and the Nintendo 3DS.

Versions for computers

* Commodore 64 ** Action Replay ** Action Replay MK II ** Action Replay MK III ** Action Replay MK IV (1988) ** Action Replay MK V (1989) ** Action Replay MK VI *

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** Action Replay (A500 cart / A2000 CPU card) ** Action Replay (A1200 card) ** Action Replay MK II (A500 cart / A2000 CPU card) ** Action Replay MK III (A500 cart / A2000 CPU card) (1991) * PC ** Action Replay PC (ISA card) for

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(1994) ** Action Replay PC for Windows 95/98 (1998) The ISA-based Action Replay needs memory-resident drivers for both the real and protected mode. The card has a grabber, a trainer, and a slowdown feature. It can also interrupt the current game or save it to disk (freezer). Models running firmware 4.0 and beyond use EEPROM instead of ROM and thus are upgradeable. In December 1998, Datel released a version for Windows 95/98.

Versions for video game consoles

Third generation

* Nintendo Entertainment System ** Pro Action Replay ** Game Action Replay * Master System ** Pro Action Replay

Fourth generation

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** Action Replay ** Pro Action Replay ** Pro Action Replay MK2 ** Pro CDX (Action Replay) for the Mega CD *

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** Pro Action Replay ** Pro Action Replay MK2 ** Pro Action Replay MK3

Fifth generation

* Sega Saturn ** Pro Action Replay ** Pro Action Replay 4M (with 4 MB RAM) ** Pro Action Replay 4M Plus (Same as the 4M, but with manual choice of the needed RAM) * PlayStation ** Action Replay (1995) ** Pro Action Replay (1996) ** Action Replay CDX (1997) ** Action Replay 2 V2 (2001) s Bonus Disc With PS2 Action Replay 2 V2** Equalizer ** Equalizer CDX ** Equalizer Extreme *

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** Action Replay ** Action Replay Professional (1999) ** Equalizer (Datel)

Sixth generation

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** Action Replay CDX (2000) ** Equalizer Extreme * PlayStation 2 ** Action Replay 2 (2000) ** Action Replay 2 V2 (2001) ** Action Replay MAX (2003) ** Action Replay MAX EVO (2004) ** Action Replay MAX EVO (2009) *

** Action Replay MAX ** Action Replay MAX 360 Power-saves (2009) * GameCube ** Action Replay (2003) ote: The latest Wii firmware blocks this on Wii consoles running in GameCube mode.** Action Replay MAX (2004) ** Action Replay (2006, works on Wii) ** Action Replay Power-saves (2007)

Seventh generation

* Wii ** Wii Action Replay Power-saves (2010) ** Action Replay Wii (2012)

Versions for hand-held consoles

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** Pro Action Replay *

Game Boy The is an 8-bit fourth generation handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was first released in Japan on April 21, 1989, in North America later the same year, and in Europe in late 1990. It was designed by the same t ...

Game Boy Pocket The is an 8-bit fourth generation handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was first released in Japan on April 21, 1989, in North America later the same year, and in Europe in late 1990. It was designed by the same tea ...

, Game Boy Color ** Pro Action Replay ** Action Replay Professional (1997) ** Action Replay Pro (1999) ** Action Replay Online (2000) ** Action Replay Extreme (2001) *

Game Boy Advance SP The Game Boy Advance SP (GBA SP), released in Japan on February 14, 2003, is a sixth-generation handheld game console developed, released, and marketed by Nintendo that served as an upgraded version of the original Game Boy Advance. The "SP" in ...

Game Boy Micro The Game Boy Micro is a handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was first released in Japan on September 13, 2005 as a smaller, lighter redesign of the Game Boy Advance. The system is the last console in the Game Boy l ...

** Action Replay GBX (November 2001) ** Action Replay (2003) ** Action Replay MAX (2004) ** Action Replay MAX DUO (March 2005) * Nintendo DS,

Nintendo DS Lite The is a dual-screen handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It is the second iteration of the Nintendo DS and is slimmer, brighter, and more lightweight than the original. It was announced on January 26, 2006, more than a ...

** Action Replay MAX DUO (March 2005) ** Action Replay DS (July 2006) ast firmware v1.71, games released later are not compatible***NDS Trainer Toolkit (February 2007) vailable only online** Action Replay DS Media Edition (September 2008) vailable only online** Action Replay DS EZ (February 2009) *

Nintendo DSi XL The is a dual-screen handheld game console released by Nintendo. The console launched in Japan on November 1, 2008, and worldwide beginning in April 2009. It is the third iteration of the Nintendo DS, and its primary market rival is Sony's ...

** Action Replay DSi (October 2009); Later system software updates to the DSi and 3DS include a 'white list' which prevents unlicensed games from booting, this stops older Action Replays from loading on updated DSi and 3DS handhelds, however older Action Replays will continue to work on original DS and DS Lite handhelds. ** Action Replay DS "3DS/DSi/DS/Lite Compatible" (September 2011) * Nintendo 3DS,

Nintendo 3DS XL The is a handheld game console produced by Nintendo. It was announced in March 2010 and unveiled at E3 2010 as the successor to the Nintendo DS. The system features backward compatibility with Nintendo DS video games. As an eighth-generation ...

** Action Replay Power Saves for 3DS (June 2013). The Action Replay Power Saves for 3DS can alter saves of 3DS games and has some codes for 3DS games. * PlayStation Portable ** Action Replay MAX including 64 MB Memory Stick (August 2005) ower-saves only** Action Replay for PSP including 64 MB or 1 GB Memory Stick ower-saves only** Action Replay PSP including 1 GB Memory Stick (October 2008) ** Action Replay PSP Online (December 2009)

References

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External links

Official Action Replay websiteOfficial Action Replay Powersaves for 3DS WebsiteHow to Make Action Replay Codes
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