# How do I enter cheat codes on PC games? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 22, 2005, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-enter-cheat-codes-on-pc-games/309315 "2005-06-22T05:14:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2005, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-enter-cheat-codes-on-pc-games/309315/21 "2005-06-22T10:08:37Z")
If the cheat codes don’t work, you can also try a trainer\*. Look on [this page](http://www.ggmania.com/box.php3?prj=gameguru&gfx=gameguru&srch=Halo) and download the right one for your version. (If you have a different version, just try Googling for a trainer made for it). - In case you’re not familiar with them, a trainer is a third-party program that interacts with the game directly and cheats for you, giving you unlimited ammo or whatever. They’re unofficial and you have to make sure you find one for the exact version of the game you’re using or it won’t work. ---
**Author:** ![Sophistry\_and\_Illusion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Sophistry\_and\_Illusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sophistry_and_Illusion)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2005, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-enter-cheat-codes-on-pc-games/309315/22 "2005-06-22T10:28:10Z")
> [@Reply](#): > > If the cheat codes don’t work, you can also try a trainer\*. Look on [this page](http://www.ggmania.com/box.php3?prj=gameguru&gfx=gameguru&srch=Halo) and download the right one for your version. (If you have a different version, just try Googling for a trainer made for it). > > - In case you’re not familiar with them, a trainer is a third-party program that interacts with the game directly and cheats for you, giving you unlimited ammo or whatever. They’re unofficial and you have to make sure you find one for the exact version of the game you’re using or it won’t work. I would probably need a trainer for the trainer. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2005, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-enter-cheat-codes-on-pc-games/309315/23 "2005-06-22T10:44:35Z")
> [@Sophistry and Illusion](#): > > Well, it didn’t work all the way. I did what Reply said, hit tilda, got the console, entered a cheat (hey! I had run out of ammo! What was I supposed to do?), and it said “such-and-such cannot be executed at this time,” or something like that. Maybe I’m a hopeless case. I did it just like I was supposed to, with the correct spaces and everything. Are you sure you used the correct cheat code? Try [these](http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/code/291594.html). Check the end of the intro paragraph - for anything with a \<#\> included, it looks like you have to replace the # (or maybe the whole \<#\> if that doesn’t work) with 1 to turn the cheat on, 0 to turn it off. ---
**Author:** ![Sophistry\_and\_Illusion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Sophistry\_and\_Illusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sophistry_and_Illusion)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2005, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-enter-cheat-codes-on-pc-games/309315/24 "2005-06-22T12:00:20Z")
> [@Ferret Herder](#): > > Are you sure you used the correct cheat code? Try [these](http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/code/291594.html). Check the end of the intro paragraph - for anything with a \<#\> included, it looks like you have to replace the # (or maybe the whole \<#\> if that doesn’t work) with 1 to turn the cheat on, 0 to turn it off. Actually, that is the exact source I used. I typed: cheat\_infinite\_ammo \<1\> Maybe I’ll try it without the \<\>. Yeah, baby–I’m ridin’ the short bus to computer school! ---
**Author:** ![Sophistry\_and\_Illusion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Sophistry\_and\_Illusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sophistry_and_Illusion)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2005, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-enter-cheat-codes-on-pc-games/309315/25 "2005-06-22T12:27:09Z")
> [@Sophistry and Illusion](#): > > Actually, that is the exact source I used. I typed: > cheat\_infinite\_ammo \<1\> > Maybe I’ll try it without the \<\>. Actually, that didn’t work either. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Mycroft\_Holmes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a5b964/32.png) [@Mycroft\_Holmes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mycroft_Holmes)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2005, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-enter-cheat-codes-on-pc-games/309315/26 "2005-06-22T12:44:41Z")
> [@Pushkin](#): > > Not only do I like that word but I love the shape of the symbol. > > Tilllllllllllllda, my new word for the day. > > Tillllllllllllllllllllllda 🆒 Too bad it’s actually called a “tilde” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2005, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-enter-cheat-codes-on-pc-games/309315/27 "2005-06-22T12:46:31Z")
> [@Sophistry and Illusion](#): > > I would probably need a trainer for the trainer. They aren’t too difficult. You download the file and unzip the contents. Start the trainer, look at the keys listed on it (like it’ll say **F1 – Unlimited Ammo** ). Start the game and push the key… and that’s it. The only trick is to make sure you have the right trainer version for your game. Like if it’s the original US retail version, look for a trainer for version 1.00. Or if you updated it with a patch, look for an updated trainer too. ---
**Author:** ![Sophistry\_and\_Illusion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Sophistry\_and\_Illusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sophistry_and_Illusion)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2005, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-enter-cheat-codes-on-pc-games/309315/28 "2005-06-22T13:36:43Z")
> [@Reply](#): > > They aren’t too difficult. You download the file and unzip the contents. Start the trainer, look at the keys listed on it (like it’ll say **F1 – Unlimited Ammo** ). Start the game and push the key… and that’s it. > > The only trick is to make sure you have the right trainer version for your game. Like if it’s the original US retail version, look for a trainer for version 1.00. Or if you updated it with a patch, look for an updated trainer too. Much obliged. I seem to be doing okay without it, for now, but we’ll see how things evolve. ---
**Author:** ![Pushkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee59a6/32.png) [@Pushkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pushkin)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2005, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-enter-cheat-codes-on-pc-games/309315/29 "2005-06-22T13:59:42Z")
> [@Mycroft Holmes](#): > > Too bad it’s actually called a “tilde” 😃 For some reason I had it in my head to pronounce it with an “uh” or “ah” at the end :dubious: Its now my word for today again TILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLDE. TILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLDE! ---
**Author:** ![Mycroft\_Holmes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a5b964/32.png) [@Mycroft\_Holmes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mycroft_Holmes)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2005, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-enter-cheat-codes-on-pc-games/309315/30 "2005-06-22T14:05:55Z")
> [@Pushkin](#): > > For some reason I had it in my head to pronounce it with an “uh” or “ah” at the end :dubious: Well, it is pronounced with a “schwa” at the end, so I guess you can keep going. Heck, I’ll join you: TILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLDE! ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2005, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-enter-cheat-codes-on-pc-games/309315/31 "2005-06-22T15:06:55Z")
> [@This Year's Model](#): > > For what it’s worth, I don’t believe in cheating until I’ve beaten the game for real. I agree. Unfortunately, some games are virtually impossible to beat for real, in which case using cheats is preferable to putting the game on eBay. ---
**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2005, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-enter-cheat-codes-on-pc-games/309315/32 "2005-06-22T16:27:45Z")
> [@BraheSilver](#): > > How did I skip **sturmhauke** ’s reply yet use almost the exact same phrasing? Get out of my mind! Hmm, I wonder what else I can do while I’m in here? :starts pulling levers: ---
**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2005, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-enter-cheat-codes-on-pc-games/309315/33 "2005-06-22T16:29:30Z")
> [@Sophistry and Illusion](#): > > Well, it worked. Thanks! But I haven’t entered any codes yet, because lo I was mildly chastised by **This Year’s Model**. :o Hey, as long as you’re not playing multiplayer and ruining someone else’s fun, play the game however you like. There’s no reason not to cheat in a single-player game if it makes the game more fun for you. ---
**Author:** ![Sophistry\_and\_Illusion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Sophistry\_and\_Illusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sophistry_and_Illusion)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2005, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-enter-cheat-codes-on-pc-games/309315/34 "2005-06-23T11:00:32Z")
> [@Reply](#): > > They aren’t too difficult. You download the file and unzip the contents. Start the trainer, look at the keys listed on it (like it’ll say **F1 – Unlimited Ammo** ). Start the game and push the key… and that’s it. > > The only trick is to make sure you have the right trainer version for your game. Like if it’s the original US retail version, look for a trainer for version 1.00. Or if you updated it with a patch, look for an updated trainer too. That was super easy. I found a trainer and got it running. I only give myself infinite ammo, though, and not any of the other cheats–I don’t want to be a _total_ wuss. Now I can greet the enemy with a glad heart and unlimited amounts of hot lead. Thanks for the help! ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2005, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-enter-cheat-codes-on-pc-games/309315/35 "2005-06-23T23:03:55Z")
Glad it works 🙂 Heh heh. Now you’ve started down the path to the dark side. The rest of your life, you’ll be fighting the temptation to cheat just a **little** more… a little more health… God mode for just one level… just a few million more gold… it’ll never end 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Sophistry\_and\_Illusion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Sophistry\_and\_Illusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sophistry_and_Illusion)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2005, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-enter-cheat-codes-on-pc-games/309315/36 "2005-06-24T06:04:26Z")
> [@Reply](#): > > Glad it works 🙂 > > Heh heh. Now you’ve started down the path to the dark side. The rest of your life, you’ll be fighting the temptation to cheat just a **little** more… a little more health… God mode for just one level… just a few million more gold… it’ll never end 😃 Nah…I can quit anytime. 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-enter-cheat-codes-on-pc-games/309315.md?page=1)