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===Game Shark=== | ===Game Shark=== | ||
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Image:GameShark3.2 PSX Packaging.jpg|GameShark Packaging | Image:GameShark3.2 PSX Packaging.jpg|GameShark Packaging | ||
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Image:GSCDX Box.jpg|Gameshark CDX packaging | Image:GSCDX Box.jpg|Gameshark CDX packaging | ||
Image:Gameshark CDX Memory Card.jpg|Gameshark CD Code Storage memory card | Image:Gameshark CDX Memory Card.jpg|Gameshark CD Code Storage memory card | ||
Image:GameSharkCDX Packaging 2.jpg|Gameshark CDX packaging and CD | |||
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Image:GSLite Box.jpg|GameShark Lite packaging | Image:GSLite Box.jpg|GameShark Lite packaging | ||
Image:Sharklink PSX.JPG|Shark Link packaging | Image:Sharklink PSX.JPG|Shark Link packaging | ||
Revision as of 16:27, 14 November 2008
The Action Replay for Playstation is probably the most important release for Datel. Not only did it have larger distribution than the previous versions, it was also the most widely hacked. Several communities were formed that supported the cheat device with fresh codes. There were also various hacking tools released. In the US the Action Replay was renamed the Game Shark by its distributers Interact.
Versions
Action Replay/Game Shark
This version of the Action Replay was a bit basic and lacked support for certain code types. Codes were togglable with a On/Off switch found on the AR. It plugged into the port on the back of the console.
Pro Action Replay/Game Shark Pro
This Version of the Action Replay introduced code searching features without the need to connect to a PC (although connection to a PC allows for a larger range of addresses to be searched at once). By pressing the button on the PAR a onscreen menu would appear which allowed for code searching, hex viewing/editing, and code toggling. Later versions included movie viewers and a virtual memory card. As with the previous version it connected to the back of the console.
Action Replay CDX/Game Shark CDX
This version came on a CD as Sony had removed the port on the back of the Playstation. This meant that code searching was not possible and made the Pro version all the more coveted. Codes were saved to a custom GameShark memory card.The one pro of the Action Replay CDX is that it was compatible with the Playstation 2.
Shark Link CDX
The Shark Link allowed for the PSX to be connected to a PC and allowed for cheat searching as the Pro version did. However, dumping of the memory was much slower. As it was released after Sony removed the parallel port from the Playstation, the CDX uses the Serial Port instead. This Serial Port was also removed in later models.
Action Replay Profesional
Not sure what this is, but it has a listing on Amazon.co.uk.
Hardware
Pro Action Replay
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PAR Pro packaging
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Action Replay packaging
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PAR Pro
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Action Replay CDX packaging
Game Shark
Original
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GameShark Packaging
CDX
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Gameshark CDX packaging
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Gameshark CD Code Storage memory card
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Gameshark CDX packaging and CD
Other
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GameShark Lite packaging
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Shark Link packaging
| Action Replay | |
|---|---|
| PC | |
| Commodore 64 - Amiga - MS-DOS PC | |
| Consoles | |
| NES - Master System - Super Nintendo - Genesis - PlayStation - Saturn - Nintendo 64 - Dreamcast - PlayStation 2 - Xbox - Gamecube - Wii | |
| Portables | |
| Game Boy - Game Gear - Game Boy Advance - DS - PSP - 3DS |