aceha1 Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 I recently became aware that there is a cheat for H.E.R.O. whereby you can play with 250 lives... does anyone know how to do this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricDeLee Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 up up down down left right left right... err... wait a sec... that's something else. Never heard of this before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxsolo2000 Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 I vaguely remember some urban legend 20 yrs ago but that was all it was, or was it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Propane13 Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 I found this: http://cheats.ign.com/ob2/068/009/009541.html -John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aceha1 Posted April 23, 2007 Author Share Posted April 23, 2007 Yeah, this is one I was talking about, but it's not very clear to me what you're supposed to do.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 I actually discovered this one back in the day on my own, as long as you know how to and have a system thats easy to "fry" this is a piece of cake. I think the old switch 2600 work the best for them. Plug in HERO and turn the system on. It should start up with the demo. Lightly tap the power switch down so it turns the console off but just for a mili-second and then turns back on. you should just get a quick blip of static when it's just off the "on" position. Eventually you will get a screen where the miner is just sitting there. You can hear your character but cannot see him. Just wait for the timer to run out. When you "die" you will start back on level one with 256 lives (You wont be able to tell how many lives you have since the lives counter will be scrambled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aceha1 Posted April 23, 2007 Author Share Posted April 23, 2007 Yup! I figured that out since last post! My confusion was due to the fact that I didn't know what "frying" was! I thought "fry" was a typo for "fly"! This cheat kicks ass since there is NO WAY you could complete the game with just 3 guys, no WAY.. Thanks man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 This cheat kicks ass since there is NO WAY you could complete the game with just 3 guys, no WAY.. You mean there's no way you could do that. Because I did it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starhopper Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 This cheat kicks ass since there is NO WAY you could complete the game with just 3 guys, no WAY.. You mean there's no way you could do that. Because I did it! I, as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 You mean there's no way you could do that. Because I did it! I, as well "We went in a cave and rescued some men!" "We did it!" "We did it!" "We did it!" "Oh yes, we did it!" (I'm sorry, I'm watching "Dora the Explorer" with my little one each morning ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Yancey Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 And I as well. I started with 3 men, but I earned a few extras along the way. And I sure needed them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert M Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 You mean there's no way you could do that. Because I did it! I, as well "We went in a cave and rescued some men!" "We did it!" "We did it!" "We did it!" "Oh yes, we did it!" (I'm sorry, I'm watching "Dora the Explorer" with my little one each morning ) My kids like Dora too. Have you seen this funny parody? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sb7eLgaddI4 Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esplin Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 Ugh. Reading this post has made me yearn for a copy of H.E.R.O! A stellar game that I really need to pick up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari5200 Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 off topic, frying Defender gives you infinite lives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+FujiSkunk Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 off topic, frying Defender gives you infinite lives. Yeah, but fried Defender never goes up in difficulty either, so it becomes a boring game really fast. That's what I remember, anyway. Mmm... fried Defender... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TourqeGlare Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 I only have this on Playstation Crap, I was exited... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricDeLee Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 I'll have to drag out the ol' Atari and try this with Defender and Hero. If anything, it gives you practice for later levels of Hero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasholzer Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 Russ Perry came up with the term 'frying the VCS' (source: The 2600 Connection) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
***astro_boy*** Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 are there any more games thast this works on? thanx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+FujiSkunk Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 are there any more games thast this works on? thanx A lot of games can be "fried," but most of them don't give you infinite/many lives as a result. Sometimes graphics are garbled, sometimes new game variations are produced, sometimes your player ends up in a place the game normally wouldn't allow, and sometimes the game is rendered completely unplayable. Sometimes it's a combination of things. Back in the day I would look forward to getting a new game, not just to play it, but to see what secrets it yielded when frying. Nowadays I'm too scared to play with the power switch like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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