Game Genie Codes for Top Gun (U) - NES

[BeyondTheStatic]

Sorry OldSchool, but somebody PMed a request for these. Keep searching

Infinite Lives (combat mode)
SZUILAVG

Infinite Lives (landing on the aircraft carrier)
SXNSYLVG

[Tony H]

He sent me the same PM. I came up with the same codes you did, plus these:

Start with 9 lives
PAXKPGLE

Start with 25 lives.
PPXKPGLE

NOTE: I haven't tested these codes yet, but they should be OK. I'll test them within the next couple days. EDIT: Tested out okay.


EDIT: Hey BTS, did you notice that the game has a separate routine for subtracting a life when you first start the game? Don't see that very often.

[BeyondTheStatic]

Hey BTS, did you notice that the game has a separate routine for subtracting a life when you first start the game? Don't see that very often.

No Tony, I didn't notice, but that's very odd. There must have been a good reason for it, although I can't figure out what it could be It was strange enough to have a separate routine for losing a life in a dogfight, and another for losing a life to the sea when you don't make the runway. (On a side note, I was able to land on that sucker about 5 times )

[BeyondTheStatic]

Just wondering, is there any reason my codes weren't added to the database? Same goes for the Cybernoid cheats I posted a while back... they were never added

[Demonic722]

Just wondering, is there any reason my codes weren't added to the database? Same goes for the Cybernoid cheats I posted a while back... they were never added

Added these. Could you link me to the other thread?

[OldSchoolGamer]

Sorry OldSchool, but somebody PMed a request for these. Keep searching

No prob. What's funny is that as I was looking for games to hack, the Top Gun cartridge that I own was the lone game on my desk staring at me. It never occurred to me that it might not have infinite lives. Actually, now that I think about it, I might have requested that code to somebody a long time ago and they said they couldn't make it. Well, I'm glad to see you were able to make it.

On a side note, I was able to land on that sucker about 5 times

My whole life I was never able to land safely on the aircraft carrier. The only times I were successful were out of pure luck. Then a few months ago, I was going through all my NES games and making sure that I had beat every one... and Top Gun was one of the few games I hadn't beat yet. So I went online and went to GameFAQs to figure out how to land safely on the aircraft carrier. Once I learned what speed I had to beat at and learned how to do it, I am now able to land safely each time. Without knowing that information, it's very difficult to land safely unless you get lucky.

[BeyondTheStatic]

Added these. Could you link me to the other thread?

http://gamehacking.org/vb/threads/65...ne-%28U%29-NES

There's also another game from even further back, but I'll need to update its codes first, since they were created before I was aware of FCEUX's compare byte issue.

edit: Would it be easier for you if I started a megathread for my codes ?

[BeyondTheStatic]

My whole life I was never able to land safely on the aircraft carrier. The only times I were successful were out of pure luck. Then a few months ago, I was going through all my NES games and making sure that I had beat every one... and Top Gun was one of the few games I hadn't beat yet. So I went online and went to GameFAQs to figure out how to land safely on the aircraft carrier. Once I learned what speed I had to beat at and learned how to do it, I am now able to land safely each time. Without knowing that information, it's very difficult to land safely unless you get lucky.

To be honest, I wasn't having to play through each time just to get to the aircraft carrier. I had a save state set right before landing, so I could find the relevant infinite lives cheat.

All the information you need is right there in the middle of the screen (see attached). It took a while to figure out that A speeds you up, and B slows you down. I still can't land every time, since the up/down left/right tolerances are very low.

[OldSchoolGamer]

Would it be easier for you if I started a megathread for my codes ?

Yep... it would be more organized, less clutter, and easier to remember if your codes were added.

[Demonic722]

http://gamehacking.org/vb/threads/65...ne-%28U%29-NES
edit: Would it be easier for you if I started a megathread for my codes ?

A simple thread named "BeyondTheStatic's Retro Codes" or something will do just fine.