Code Breaker

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Code Breaker is a cheat device developed by Pelican Accessories that enables players to modify the game by enabling things such as infinite lives, infinite health, unlocking content, etc. Its main competition are the Gameshark and Action Replay cheat devices.

1 Features
2 History
3 Official Site
4 External Links

[edit] Features

Many consumers feel that one of the most redeeming features of the Code Breaker is the interface. It offers simple, uncluttered menu and "typing" systems, that many feel is much easier to use than the competitors' devices. Easy-to-read instructions are displayed on-screen to aid the user with their code entry. USB keyboards are also compatible with the device to make entering codes even easier.

One other notable feature is what Pelican Accessories calls Day1. This feature allows the download of ready-made code files using either a USB Pen drive (such as the Lexar Jumpdrive) or, if you have a network adapter, a broadband internet connection can be used to download the file directly to your memory card.

[edit] History

Originally developed by the Fire International Group and distributed by Pelican Accessories as the NTSC/UC (North American) counterpart to the PAL (European) Xploder cheat device, the Code Breaker first appeared on the Dreamcast relatively late in the console's lifecycle. It wasn't long after that development began on a Playstation 2 version.

After version six hit the market, the developer, Fire International, abruptly broke off their partnership with Pelican to develop the newly Mad Catz-acquired Gameshark. It was also at this time that the Gameboy Advance Code Breaker was discontinued. Pelican Accessories put together an internal development team and proceeded with future versions of the Code Breaker. It was speculated for a long time that they would also resume development of the GBA Code Breaker, but to this date, there's been no evidence to back this up.

[edit] Official Site

As Pelican is only the developer/distributer of the Code Breaker cheat device, they needed an experienced code hacker to create codes for their product. This duty fell to Bryan Black, aka CMX, owner and operator of CMGSCCC, Inc., formerly known as Code Master's Game Software Code Creators Club.

All support for the various versions of Code Breaker, even the discontinued Playstation 1 and Gameboy Advance models, is carried out by volunteers on the site's forums.