10 Video Games That Broke The Rules

Much like the film of the same name, PlayStation's Alien Resurrection was a bit naff.

In fact, the most interesting aspect about this movie tie-in isn't the game itself but the fact the disc harbours a cryptic secret that's only come to light recently. 23 years after its release, one of the developers, Martin Piper, revealed there's an elaborate cheat code that lets Alien Resurrection be swapped for any burned PSOne game.

Although this naughty trick can be performed with certain games with a mod chip or a soft mod, Alien Resurrection didn't need any external devices. At the time, it might have been the only commercial game with this feature (though it wasn't public).

Piper admitted he turned the game into a boot disk just to see if he could. When his little experiment proved successful, he decided not tell anyone, since it was frowned upon (and possibly illegal).

When a game's development is complete, the developers are expected to submit all cheat codes to the publishers. Wanting to keep his job, Piper decided to keep hush-hush about his little operation.

If Piper's actions were common knowledge during Alien Resurrection's heyday, owners would've had a lot of fun fooling around with this feature.