Action Replay


Action Replay is the brand name of a cheating device created by Datel. The Action Replay is available for many computer and gaming systems including Commodore 64, Amiga, IBM PC, Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2, GameCube, Game Boy Advance, and the Xbox. The name is derived from the first devices' signature ability to pause the execution of the software and save the computer's state to disk or tape for future "replay". The ability to manipulate the contents of memory in this paused state permitted the cheat functions for which the brand is now better known.

Typical features

Typical cheating options include:
  • Making the player character stronger, such as with infinite lives, invulnerability, permanent power-ups, no collision detection, walk through walls, one-hit kills, super-high jumps, infinite money, etc.
  • Warping directly to specific levels.
  • The ability to download, upload, import and export saved games from and to the Internet or a storage device.
  • Allowing the player to save the game state to disk, so that the game can be restarted from that point even if it does not support saving.
  • Region-free operation.
  • Loading of third-party or homebrew applications/games.
  • Display of internal game data which are not normally seen by the player.

    Action Replay DS and DSi

Also known as Action Replay for the Nintendo DS system, this device is a part of the main series created by Datel. The device usually comes with a cartridge, a software disc, and a cable to connect the device to a computer. Unlike future iterations, these versions communicate directly with the game's memory in real time. Because of this, the desired game needs to be inserted within the cartridge and then inserted into the system. Codes are created using the hexadecimal numbering system, and while Datel supplies a rich base of codes, users are given the ability to create their own codes.

Power-Saves

Power-Saves by Action Replay are a related series of video-game cheat devices. Unlike the main Action Replay series, which cheats by modifying the game code itself, Power-Saves store the game saves created by Datel, allowing users to cheat without modifying the game code being executed.
Power-Saves are available for game systems such as the Wii on an SD card and the Nintendo 3DS.

Versions for computers

  • Commodore 64
  • * Action Replay
  • * Action Replay MK II
  • * Action Replay MK III
  • * Action Replay MK IV
  • * Action Replay MK V
  • * Action Replay MK VI
  • Amiga
  • * Action Replay
  • * Action Replay
  • * Action Replay MK II
  • * Action Replay MK III
  • IBM PC compatibles
  • * Action Replay PC for MS-DOS
  • * Action Replay PC for Windows 9x
The ISA-based Action Replay needs memory-resident drivers for both the real and protected mode. The card has a grabber, a trainer, and a slowdown feature. It can also interrupt the current game or save it to disk.
Models running firmware 4.0 and beyond use EEPROM instead of ROM and thus are upgradeable.
In December 1998, Datel released a version for Windows 95/98.

Versions for video game consoles

Third generation

  • Nintendo Entertainment System
  • * Pro Action Replay
  • * Game Action Replay
  • Master System
  • * Pro Action Replay

    Fourth generation

  • Mega Drive/Genesis
  • * Action Replay
  • * Pro Action Replay
  • * Pro Action Replay MK2
  • * Pro CDX for the Mega CD
  • Super NES
  • * Pro Action Replay
  • * Pro Action Replay MK2
  • * Pro Action Replay MK3

    Fifth generation

  • Saturn
  • * Pro Action Replay
  • * Pro Action Replay 4M
  • * Pro Action Replay 4M Plus
  • PlayStation
  • * Action Replay
  • * Pro Action Replay
  • * Action Replay CDX
  • * Action Replay 2 V2
  • * Equalizer
  • * Equalizer CDX
  • * Equalizer Extreme
  • Nintendo 64
  • * Action Replay
  • * Action Replay Professional
  • * Equalizer

    Sixth generation

  • Dreamcast
  • * Action Replay CDX
  • * Equalizer Extreme
  • PlayStation 2
  • * Action Replay 2
  • * Action Replay 2 V2
  • * Action Replay MAX
  • * Action Replay MAX EVO
  • * Action Replay MAX EVO
  • Xbox
  • * Action Replay MAX
  • * Action Replay MAX 360 Power-saves
  • GameCube
  • * Action Replay
  • * Action Replay MAX
  • * Action Replay
  • * Action Replay Power-saves

    Seventh generation

  • Wii
  • * Wii Action Replay Power-saves
  • * Action Replay Wii

    Versions for hand-held consoles

  • Game Gear
  • * Pro Action Replay
  • Game Boy, Game Boy Pocket, Game Boy Color
  • * Pro Action Replay
  • * Action Replay Professional
  • * Action Replay Pro
  • * Action Replay Online
  • * Action Replay Extreme
  • Game Boy Advance, Game Boy Advance SP, Game Boy Micro
  • * Action Replay GBX
  • * Action Replay
  • * Action Replay MAX
  • * Action Replay MAX DUO
  • * Action Replay Ultimate Codes for use with Pokemon
  • Nintendo DS, Nintendo DS Lite
  • * Action Replay MAX DUO
  • * Action Replay DS
  • **NDS Trainer Toolkit
  • * Action Replay DS Media Edition
  • * Action Replay DS EZ
  • Nintendo DSi, Nintendo DSi XL
  • * Action Replay DSi ; Later system software updates to the DSi and 3DS include a 'white list' which prevents unlicensed games from booting, this stops older Action Replays from loading on updated DSi and 3DS handhelds, however older Action Replays will continue to work on original DS and DS Lite handhelds.
  • * Action Replay DS "3DS/DSi/DS/Lite Compatible"
  • Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 3DS XL
  • * Action Replay Power Saves for 3DS. The Action Replay Power Saves for 3DS can alter saves of 3DS games and has some codes for 3DS games.
  • PlayStation Portable
  • * Action Replay MAX including 64 MB Memory Stick
  • * Action Replay for PSP including 64 MB or 1 GB Memory Stick
  • * Action Replay PSP including 1 GB Memory Stick
  • * Action Replay PSP Online