1990 · Peripheral
Galoob Game Genie (1990)
A cheat device that patched game data in transit.
Codemasters developed it, sold in the US by Galoob. It replaced cartridge data via entered codes. Nintendo opposed it unsuccessfully, and five million sold.
See 1990 in the interactive timeline
Facts
- Date
- 1990
- Kind
- Peripheral: Console accessory
- Maker or publisher
- Codemasters / Galoob
- Platforms
- NES, SNES, Genesis
- Method
- Data interception
- Sales
- 5 million
- Connection
- Cartridge pass-through
- Works with
- NES, SNES, Genesis
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