Game Genie V1.17 BIOS is basically the OG cheat device for Game Boy—remember those little codes you’d scribble down from magazines or friends? This thing lets you punch them in and break your favorite games wide open. Infinite lives, skip levels, or just mess around with weird glitches for fun.

First time I used it, I turned Pokémon Red into chaos—gave myself a level 100 Charizard before the first gym. Felt overpowered for about five minutes, then realized half the fun was gone. But hey, sometimes you just wanna stomp through a game without grinding for hours.

Works best if you’ve already played a game normally and just wanna toy with it. Some codes are janky (looking at you, "walk through walls"), but when they work? Pure nostalgia. Just don’t blame me if your save file gets weird.