Tips are the secret to unlocking the true potential of your games. Many original gamers remember the first cheats and tips they learned with the first Nintendo gaming systems. The secret blocks that revealed gold coins, the warp zones that took you all the way to the end of the game. In Contra, the famous 'up up down down left right left right control start cheat gave you unlimited lives and let you get all the way to the final alien. Here we've compiled a great list of tips, cheats and codes that will reveal the secrets those wily game programmers have embedded in today's games.

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• Cheat Code Central - Contains cheats, codes, saved games, and guides for computer and consoles platforms.
• Cheat Planet - Features cheats for the PSX, N64, Dreamcast and PC platforms.
• CheatCodes - Cheats for Playstation, PS2, PC, N64, Dreamcast, Game Boy, GameCube, and Xbox.
• Cheatmasters - Cheats, hints, reviews, and forum.
• Codes - Offers a FAQ section, tips and tricks, and a buyers' guide on a variety of games.
• eLook Video Game Cheats - Searchable database of game cheats for console games.
• Game Revolution - Cheats for GameCube, Game Boy, PC, Playstation, PS2, and Xbox.
• Game Winners - Offers codes for numerous platforms and updated daily.
• GameFAQs - Includes FAQs, walkthroughs, message boards, user submitted reviews, and codes for all console and computer platforms.
• GamePro - News, reviews, and cheats.
• Super Cheats - Cheats for Dreamcast, N64, Playstation and PC.
• The History of Video Games - An article by Leonard Herman, Jer Horwitz, Steve Kent, and Skyler Miller. Also lists events in video game history.
• Tomb Raider Cheats - Tomb Raider Cheats and Codes for all the games in the series
• Video Game Cheats and Strategies - Portal to cheats, codes, FAQs, and guides for over 15,000 games on dozens of platforms. From About.com.