Topic: GameShark...Worthwhile?

[NeoLego]

Hello everyone.  I just have a quick question.  I've never owned a GameShark before, for any system.  But I've heard about codes to get the older PokeMon on R/S and I was wondering if it would be worth using.  Is the GameShark reliable?  I know that Nintendo will release the older PokeMon someday, but I want them now.  I just don't want to mess up my R/S or even my SP.  Any help would be great.  Thanks, neo

[Tsunekazu]

I wouldn't say it's too reliable.  GS allows you to do things that you game was never meant to do.

I had a N64 one.  It was nice to unlock the wrestler in Revenge (I believe), who you couldn't get otherwise, and go across the dam in GoldenEye.  For a while I was using it with a different save file, and messed around that way.

Then one day I was messing around on the 3rd Zelda save file.  It was neat, some items appeared that were not in the game, and with Japanese text.  So I played around a bit and then one of the times I booted the game, everything was gone.  The first save file which I had completed the game, and the 3rd which I used for GS, all gone.  Needless to say, I never used my GS after that for anything other than playing imports.

Is that reliable for you?  You might get older Pokemon, you might lose all of your Pokemon.  My suggestion is that you wait.  Pokemon is a game of collecting, and once you have everything, there's no point to play it anymore.  But if you really want those guys, I'd buy the other Pokemon version.  Use your Gameshark on one version, and then trade them over, just in case anything goes wrong.

[MrShag]

I have one for my Gameboy and had those for NES and SNES (Game Genie that is).

While it's fun to toy around with your games, NeoLego nailed the problem about stability. The general recommendation is to have a "clear" version of the game and a "hacked" version. It's sort of uneconomic but it's the only way to make sure you can keep your data secure.

I have lots of fun with my hacked games and don't really care starting over. But it's not like that for everyone.

[Bink]

Gamesharks are for cheaters and if get one your a lousy cheater who doesn't deserve to play nintendo.

[Bloodworth]

I did a review on it some time ago, so check our hardware section for it.  About losing save files: This really isn't an issue if you're careful.  The GBA GameShark allows you to transfer your save files to your PC.  I HIGHLY recommend that you save to your PC before entering any codes.  Then, have a blast screwing with the game, but realize that it doesn't stay fun for long and saved changes will stick until you rewrite the cartridge from your PC file.

[atrossity]

NO... DO NOT GET THE GBA GAMESHARK.  

*&#$ .. i used to thing gs was good back in the 64 days but for my ps2 and gbc and gba it sucks.. it ruined my legend of zelda dx too,  not just the save file, the whole damn game, i had to throw it away..

well anyways, the day i got it i was like hey.. ill look up some mario kart cheats cuz these locked tracks are hard to get.. and this was 2 weeks(somewhere around that time) after it was released and i couldnt find any codes. so i searched other sights and couldnt find any that supported the gba gs.. so i came back almost every three days for the next two weeks, none on any of the games i had (golden sun, mario kart, iridion 3d, fzero) this was a while ago btw.. and i ended up never using it. I even tryed the pc software on my pc and that wouldnt connect right so i just gave up and sold it.

dont let me mention how uncomfortable it is too, it almost doubles the width of the gba and if you even tap the cartridge hooked to the gs itll freeze

(btw im new here not trying to bitch or anything just giving my true thoughts)  

as for the game saves tho i never tried that so i cant say anything on that  

[nitsu niflheim]

I have a Code Breaker for my GBA and have never had a problem using it, never lost any saved data or ruining my games, nothing.

[Jedi Master Yoda]

I had a GameShark for the N64, and I only used it for one thing: to screw around with GoldenEye (God that was fun).
I'm planning on picking up a GameShark for my GBA in a few days (for the same reason as you). I've never had a problem with my GameShark, and one of my friends has it for GBA and is using it with his Sapphire.
Oh, and about cheating... I already beat the game and caught Groudon, Latios, and Rayquaza the ligit way. I'm only using it to get a Mewtwo and Mew and the good stuff, and I'm not going to make any of my Pokemon level 100 or anything. So it depends on how you use it. If you get a Mewtwo right off the bat when you start the game and make it level 100, that'd be cheating. The way I'm using it isn't.

[MrShag]

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Originally posted by: Bink
Gamesharks are for cheaters and if get one your a lousy cheater who doesn't deserve to play nintendo.

You, my friend, are incredibly narrow minded.

Your opinion means nothing. Your opinion is nothing. I don't think anyone who own a GameShark needs your biased opinion to wheter or not they should play Nintendo games. You are no one to tell other what they have to do.

Cheating device is a part of the videogame world. Believe it or not. Accept it or not.