10 Video Game Cheats Everyone Used

2. Exploding Lara Croft - Tomb Raider II

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Anyone who grew up with the earlier Tomb Raider games will no doubt remember all the playground chatter about a supposed nude cheat which allowed players to glimpse Lara Croft in the buff.

It was total hogwash, of course, but Tomb Raider II did nevertheless feature an even more peculiar cheat.

By walking one step forward, one step back, turning around three times, and then jumping backwards or forwards, Lara would spontaneously explode into a flurry of body parts.

The cheat's utility has baffled fans for almost 25 years, though it's best accepted as a mere gag intended to leave fans scratching their heads.

Many fans believe Core Design included the cheat to trick those hoping the sequel might've included the apocryphal nude cheat, though instead many kids simply used it to troll their schoolmates. Ah, the '90s.

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