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GameShark (Video Game)
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A GameShark is a standard console cheat device. Unlike the similar PC trainer (or "pokes" way back in Amiga's code poking), it's usually a physical device that plugs into the cartridge slot and in turn accepts the game cartridge, much like the Trope Codifier, the Game Genie. The Trope Namer comes from the next generation, designed to work with disc-based consoles.Video game companies didn't like this for two reasons. First, it's cheating. It usually matters where there's some form of competitive gaming scene; if you were aiming for a world record, you had to prove that you did it without cheating. Old video game magazines in particular, when holding contests, would require entrants to send in a picture that showed both the TV screen — with the score on it — and the console itself, to show that it didn't have this kind of device in it.Second, it could be harmful to the console itself. A well-made product like the Game Genie wouldn't be too bad, but a less robust equivalent could indeed damage delicate internal components.Third, it could be harmful to your save file. Some games interact with the console in interesting ways and can be made to behave unpredictably with a GameShark, and if the save file is corrupted, bad things can happen — for instance, Animal Crossing on the Nintendo DS will not load at all, because it calls your town at startup for the intro. This is why GameShark users prefer to make backup saves, in case they inadvertently make the game Unwinnable. Later generation devices, like the GameShark proper, Action Replay MAX, and Code Breaker, advertised themselves as not messing directly with your save file and thus safer.All this being said, courts have tended to side with the device maker on this, on the grounds that if you bought the console and the game, you have every right to decide how you want to play it — including through the use of an external device.Devices like these are particularly useful for accessing unused content. Whether accessing this content counts as "cheating" is a matter of debate: | |
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