GameShark resurfaces with plans to preserve the cheat code era

For many players, GameShark was a rite of passage during the cartridge and early disc era. A small plastic device that promised shortcuts, secrets, and chaos, it sat between the console and the game, letting players unlock hidden characters, skip impossible levels, or simply break the rules for fun. Cheat code books were dog-eared, handwritten codes were swapped at school, and getting a code wrong meant staring at a frozen screen and starting over. GameShark wasn’t about playing games properly, it was about seeing what else was possible. SEE ALSO: be quiet! launches its first wireless gaming mice -- Dark… [Continue Reading]