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Kenji-girl (talk | contribs) (I've NEVER heard of it doing that. Action Replay's abilies are only limited to what is written in the game. Breeding legends is not one of them.) |
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The '''Action Replay''' is a cheating device brand made by {{wp|Datel}} that is used for games and systems of all kinds. It is not licensed or endorsed by any game or console manufacturer. | The '''Action Replay''' is a cheating device brand made by {{wp|Datel}} that is used for games and systems of all kinds. It is not licensed or endorsed by any game or console manufacturer. | ||
While the [[GameShark]] was the most widely used cheating device in the late 90s, it was actually | While the [[GameShark]] was the most widely used cheating device in the late 90s, it was actually a rebranded Action Replay. However, Interact, the company who distributed GameSharks, went bankrupt. After that, {{wp|Mad Catz}} bought the name GameShark, and Action Replays were then sold to the public by their original name. | ||
==Use and function== | ==Use and function== | ||
Cheating devices such as the Action Replay are primarily used to enable, disable, or modify sections of a particular game's | Cheating devices such as the Action Replay are primarily used to enable, disable, or modify sections of a particular game's code. By intercepting game code transmission between the game's software and the system's hardware, Action Replay devices can change the gaming experience. The use of cheating devices to modify Pokémon games has been a popular practice since the games' release in the mid-nineties. Popular applications of the device include capturing unobtainable Pokémon, acquiring normally unobtainable items or mass quantities of items, and modifying Pokémon stats. | ||
Although Action Replay can be helpful, it is also known to freeze the game occasionally and to cause minor problems | Although Action Replay can be helpful, it is also known to freeze the game occasionally and to cause minor problems. Although codes that simply allow users to change Pokémon, levels, or stats tend to be harmless, others like Walk Through Walls or codes rewriting major events in the storyline may result in minor game glitches or corrupt the entire save file. | ||
==Duo problems== | ==Duo problems== |
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