11 Reasons Gaming Was Better When You Were Younger

11. Cheat Codes Being Everywhere, And Fun

One of the greatest things to do in a game was cheat. There was nothing more stupidly fun than giving the players huge heads or super speed, although cheats are sadly something that seldom appear in modern games. There were two main 'kinds'; the first being a cheat that made the game far easier such as invincibility or getting all the weapons in one go (yes you, GTA III), and the second occasionally modified the game in some hilarious or entertaining way. Things like extra gore or character warping were plentiful, and however you look at it cheating was great fun even if it did tend to break the game itself. Back in the older generations all you had to do to max out your character was enter a cheat code on the start screen or during gameplay, and away you went, but now in something like Assassin's Creed: Unity if you want to do the same, the only option is literally to fork out $99.99 to Ubisoft as a micro-transaction.