https://www.reddit.com/r/amiga/comments/1j0vqsc/midnight_resistance_cheat/
created by X3TIT on 01/03/2025 at 09:27 UTC
12 upvotes, 8 top-level comments (showing 8)
I have a memory of the game Midnight Resistance, if you unplugged the joystick, wet your finger and rubbed it on the port pins, you'd get infinite lives or invincibility or some other advantage?
Can anyone shed any light on this? Am I imagining things? A quick Google doesn't throw anything up.
I'll sure I have memories of doing this with a mate and giggling in amazement when it worked.
Comment by NoShirtNoShoesNoDice at 01/03/2025 at 11:00 UTC
6 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Did this actually happen on the Amiga version or just the C64 one?
There's an infamous cheat on the C64 version of Creatures II where you do as described for infinite lives. It was printed in Commodore Format as the way to do it, but in actuality all you had to do was waggle the joystick very quickly. (to see a video of someone doing the wet finger thing, check out this reddit post[1]).
1: https://www.reddit.com/r/c64/comments/1b4mdwd/trying_the_famous_licked_finger_cheat_on/
I ask if you're confusing the Amiga and C64 versions because the Amiga version of Midnight Resistance does not have any joystick related cheats (just words you type in, such as ITSEASYWHENYOUKNOWHOW for infinite continues) but the C64 version does have one that would be activated if you waggled the joystick quickly enough:
On the title screen, plug your joystick into Port One, then move it in a circular motion and press [FIRE] a couple of times. The border should turn grey to confirm that the cheat is now active. Plug your joystick back into Port Two, and you can now press [SPACE] to jump to the next level.
Comment by Elvin_Atombender at 01/03/2025 at 09:56 UTC
4 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I have never heard of this this!!! But if you are looking for cheats...... Lemon Amiga has some
https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/cheats.php?id=746
Comment by turnips64 at 01/03/2025 at 11:19 UTC
4 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I’ve never heard of it.
In theory what it could be doing is a normally impossible combination of Up, Down, Left, Right all at the same time. Or even triggering the analogue pots.
I doubt they actually wanted you doing that though, it would also be possible with a custom controller.
Comment by teknogreek at 01/03/2025 at 13:03 UTC
3 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Why oh why didn’t I know this back in the day.
Comment by Trader-One at 02/03/2025 at 10:50 UTC
3 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Tested on A600 and didn't worked
Comment by PatTheCatMcDonald at 01/03/2025 at 12:41 UTC
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Game code does contain hidden easter eggs. Not that I ever found any but I talked to enough game coders to understand they did put them in.
Usually for testing purposes, it helped a lot with the people checking the game was playable at all if they had infinite lives or powered up weapons or similar.
Comment by 22numbers at 02/03/2025 at 07:22 UTC
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Body Blows had a cheat menu that became accesible by plugging in a second joystick, and simultaneously holding the first joystick to the right and the second joystick to the left for five seconds.
Comment by 3G6A5W338E at 01/03/2025 at 14:10 UTC
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