NES Game Codes

Hints and Codes for the Original NES

Many hours of playing were logged to bring you this... many years ago, in what seems like another lifetime. I was going through a collection of random childhood stuff. I had an old-style, spiral-bound notebook with all the NES codes I had collected. Obviously there are better, more comprehensive resources for this kind of information on the Internet, but I felt compelled to preserve this in some way, if only for nostalgia/sentimental value.

Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse

    Name: "HELP ME"

    Legend: C=Cross, W=Whip, H=Heart

       | W |   |           |   |   |   
    ---+---+---+---     ---+---+---+---
     C |   |   |         H |   |   |   
    ---+---+---+---     ---+---+---+---
       |   |   |           |   | H |   
    ---+---+---+---     ---+---+---+---
       |   |   |         C | H |   | C 


     H | C |   |           |   |   |   
    ---+---+---+---     ---+---+---+---
       | H |   | H         |   |   |   
    ---+---+---+---     ---+---+---+---
     C |   |   |           |   |   |   
    ---+---+---+---     ---+---+---+---
       |   | W |           |   |   |   

Metroid

    JUSTIN BAILEY
    ------ ------

    3mhlEV fRbbB0
    6JlwYm 0G00oz

G.I. Joe

    VRZJJ0V87

    GS5NNZXZD

    DVRRB0H83

    ZND39N5XF

    3RG9N5XGG

    5SPP5GZ4  ???

    XSSZ85GZ8 (Mission 5)

    VRR0J0V8H

    NZZ0QXVX1

    5ZN0QXSX1

    55389GXG6

    X3399N5GG

River City Ransom

    Name: Matt

    pxavrnZmhjl
    9NAoxuB'Gtqf
    ugZCyboraVJ

    UcJaWQERMOw
    I9D96BSrGBg
    FViB'5wTWlre

    goVmicQdYas
    04S46Vmfa9U
    RpWGtkfiRnS

Burai Fighter

    KAGA LOBB

LOW G MAN

    LOBB          8 lives
    SHOT          Weapons *
    MICH
    ELLE
    ISAC
    BILL
    YES(Heart)    See Ending

MEGA MAN III

    Red: E1, F2
    Blue: A1, A3, B2, B5, D3, F4

    Mega Man II Robots:
    Red: B4
    Blue: A3, B5, D3, F4

    Red: A6
    Blue: A3, B5, D3, F4   (Change red to A6 for 9 energy tanks)

    * On controller 2 press and hold right to get super jump.
      Fall in pit and die to get invincibility.

    * Mega Man II Robots:
      Needle Man World:
          Air Man (use Spark Shock)
          Crash Man (use Rush Jet)
      Shadow Man World:
          Wood Man (use Needle)
          Heat Man (use Hard Knuckle)
      Gemini Man World:
          Bubble Man (use Shadow Blade)
          Flash Man (use Gemini)
      Spark Man World:
          Metal Man (use Magnet)
          Quick Man (use Search Snake)

    * Revisited Robot Layout:

     Needle |            | Snake
    --------+            +--------
     Magnet |            | Spark
    --------+------+-----+--------
     Gemini | Hard | Top | Shadow  

    * Weapon choices...
      Enemy           Weapon
      -----           ------
      Rock Monster    Hard Knuckle
      Needle Man      Needle
      Magnet Man      Spark or Shadow
      Gemini Man      Shadow or Gemini
      Hard Man        Hard Knuckle or X-blaster
      Top Man         Hard Knuckle or X-blaster
      Shadow Man      Top Spin (beat last)
      Spark Man       Spark Shock
      Snake Man       Search Snake

    * Dr. Wiley's level...
      1st ship: shoot cannon with Hard Knuckle or
      Shadow Blade, then shoot Wiley with Rush Jet

      Big Robot: use Shadow Blade on top gun.  Then
      jump up on highest platform and use Top Spin
      or Search Snake to get Wiley in his bubble.

CASTLEVANIA II: SIMON'S QUEST

    CTMVWZ6KR5KNSIBK

CONTRA

    Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, Start

SUPER C

    Right, left, down, up, A, B, Start

BATTLETOADS

    Press and hold: Down, A, B all at the same time, then press
    Start.  Gives five toads.

BIONIC COMMANDO

    World  Gun Needed                Item Won
    -----  ----------                --------
     1     Regular                   Energy pills
     2     Rocket launcher           Pendant
     3     Rocket launcher           Rapid fire device
     4     Any                       Wide cannon
     5     Wide cannon               Rocket launcher
     6     Rocket or 3-way           Permit
     7     Must have 3-way           Super joe
     8     Rocket launcher           Spike boots
     9     Any                       3-way
     10    Joe's machine gun         1-up
     11    3-way                     Bullet proof vest
     12    Must have rocket          Win game!

     Neutral Zones...

     13    ......................... Bullets, flares
     14    ......................... Need permit
     15    Must have rocket or wide, shoot gun, communicator
     16    ......................... Communicator

     17
     18    Joe's machine gun, lots of bullets, fake guns
     19