Game Genie Code Update
Scope and Contents
This is a partial collection of Game Genie Code Update for NES, Super NES, and Sega Genesis. The total length of each edition of Code Update is unknown, although the Sega Genesis and Super NES editions appear to have run for three volumes.
This collection does not include the Canadian edition of Game Genie Code Update, which was published before Galoob distributed the Game Genie in the United States.
Dates
- Publication: 1991–1995
Creator
- Lewis Galoob, Inc (Publisher, Organization)
Extent
22 Magazines
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Lewis Galoob Toys, Inc., the American manufacturer of the Game Genie series of cheat devices, published a newsletter (also called Game Genie Update) that contained new cheat codes for games for a variety of consoles. The newsletter, which was produced as a supplement to the codebooks distributed with Game Genie products, was sent directly to Game Genie owners who subscribed via advertisements included with their devices.
Holdings
Held:
- NES:
- Volume 1, Numbers 2–4
- Volume 2, Numbers 1–4
- Sega Genesis:
- Volume 1, Numbers 2–4
- Volume 2, Numbers 1, 3
- Super NES:
- Game Genie Code Update Super NES Special
- Game Genie Code Booklet Super NES, E1B
- Game Genie Code Booklet Super NES, E4A
- Volume 1, Numbers 1–4
- Volume 2, Numbers 1–3
Known Missing:
- NES:
- Volume 1, Number 1
- Sega Genesis:
- Volume 1, Number 1
- Volume 2, Numbers 2, 4
- Volume 3, Numbers 1–unknown
- Super NES:
- Game Genie Code Booklet Super NES, E2B
- Volume 2, Number 4
- Volume 3, Numbers 1–4
Creator
- Lewis Galoob, Inc (Publisher, Organization)
- Codemasters (Licensor, Organization)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Video Game History Foundation Library Repository