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Hi there, I've been trying to help improve this article and am compiling a list of useful articles for research. Some of these are just ones suggested on the discussion about this article on the collaboration page. Feel free to add any more you think will be useful!

• Cheating in online games
• Galoob vs Nintendo
• Gameshark
• Action Replay

-Sturm55 23:06, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

From early cheating history:

• Multiface
• PEEK and POKE
• Jet Set Willy has already been referenced by Oscarthecat; will need to find citations but I believe it was one of the most hacked 8-bit games (mainly due to the fact that it could only be completed by cheating.)
• Magazines like Your Sinclair had pages devoted to cheating ('The Tipshop') and the covertapes included programs that were bundles of cheat codes (YS's was compiled by Phil South).
• Amiga Power also had cheat pages but in its later days it scorned upon cheating (as being ungentlemanly or something) and the cheat-page hosts were mocked.

-Marasmusine 07:57, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

Thanks, those will be alot of help with expanding the history of cheating section. -Sturm55 21:19, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

It would be neat if some of the following sections were included:

• Reasons for cheating in single player and multiplayer games. (I tried doing this but I ran out of ideas)

-some reasons for cheating are mentioned in the prevalence of cheating section, but those only apply to single-player games. You might want to add to that with some reasons for cheating in online games. This article might give you some ideas. - Sturm55 09:34, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

• Common hacks used in online games (Counter-Strike, Runescape, etc.)
• Fix stuff I add :)

-Dr.scradley

Contents 1 Legality of Cheating 2 Hot Coffee 3 Reliable sources 4 "Manual cheating" 5 Macros in World of Warcraft 6 Abuse of bugs 7 Cheapness

[edit] Legality of Cheating

I think the Legality of Cheating section should contain some information about the EULA. I think the deal is, game companies cannot arrest you for cheating, they can only deny you their service if you violate the EULA, right? I don't dare contributing, because I don't know that much about the subject. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by MisterPhyrePhox (talk • contribs) 16:22, 6 March 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Hot Coffee

Hot Coffee wasn't a cheat. It was only accessible through a modification of the game. -Not Diablo 03:20, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

I've removed that reference, and added a link to Mod (computer gaming) under See also. Marasmusine 07:53, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Reliable sources

I'm hoping to get some references in for some specific types of cheat (big-head mode, for example.) Now, whilst there are hundreds of game cheating sites with user-submitted cheats, is there a site with some editorial control over such submissions (that could therefore be used as a reliable source?) It's either that or dig out some old gaming magazines.Marasmusine 07:19, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] "Manual cheating"

Is there anything on the concept of "putting a weight on the controller/keyboard" to keep a button pressed down? This might not qualify as cheating but it seems relevent 76.66.125.118 07:32, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Macros in World of Warcraft

The use of macros is not forbidden in World of Warcraft... they even put an interface in the game where you can create them... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.227.232.51 (talk) 04:24, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Abuse of bugs

Should this article contain a section on bug abuse and why or why not that would be considered cheating? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.5.103.158 (talk) 16:22, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Cheapness

There should be a section on being "cheap" too. For example, abusing techniques not intended for the game, such as in Street Fighter II how you can throw the opponent without giving them recovery time after hitting them with a quick jab. --Denise from the Cosby Show (talk) 07:03, 5 June 2008 (UTC)