Games that can't be finished without cheats

Last updated on 12 months ago
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Thread for longplays that have to be cheatruns due to bugs or poor testing.

Post more if they exist.


Armourdillo (Commodore 64)
https://longplays.org/infusions/longp...y_id=16770 (bugfix via cheat)

Normally not completable due to a timer bug on level 5. So a cheat to freeze timer was used.


Autoescuela Trainer / Fuehrerschein Coach 2008 (NDS)
https://longplays.org/infusions/longp...y_id=16479 / https://longplays.org/infusions/longp...y_id=16480

Rigged puzzle mini-games. Can't be solved.


Casper (GBA)
No longplay yet.

Supposedly there is a true ending if all children in the game are saved, but one of them in the first stage does not appear at all.


DJ Puff's Volcanic Capers (DOS)
No longplay yet.

Impossible to finish the final level due to an unreachable platform.


Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (NDS)
https://longplays.org/infusions/longp...ay_id=3435

The good ending can only be accessed by a cheat, since collecting all objects is not possible.


Garfield: A Winter's Tail (Commodore 64)
No longplay yet.

Level two is not completable. The exit door is misaligned and does not take you to the correct place.


Metal Gear (Commodore 64)
No longplay yet.

Impossible due to a bug at the Shotgunner boss (there might be a fixed version somewhere).


Predator 2 (Amiga)
https://longplays.org/infusions/longp...ay_id=8222 (Cheatrun)

Not enough rockets can be found in-game in order to kill the final boss.


Rastan (Commodore 64)
https://longplays.org/infusions/longp...y_id=13042 (bugfix via cheat)

Cheat used to bypass rope jump bug preventing completion.


Replicart (FDS)
https://longplays.org/infusions/longp...y_id=14714 (bugfix via cheat)

Stage 79 is impossible to complete without using a cheat code to finish the stage by just eating part of the left wall. The alternative is to pick up a skip item in stage 78, but that skips all stages from 80 to 85.


Robin Hood: Legend Quest (Commodore 64)
https://longplays.org/infusions/longp...y_id=16769 (bugfix via cheat)

Not completable due to a missing item near end of the game. Cheat used to show ending.


Savage (Commodore 64)
https://longplays.org/infusions/longp...y_id=14020 (bugfix via cheat)

Level 3 has an item bug preventing completion. Cheat used to circumvent the bug.


Steg the Slug (Commodore 64)
https://longplays.org/infusions/longp...y_id=16686 (bugfix via password)

Level 6 can't be completed.


Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (US) (DOS)
https://longplays.org/infusions/longp...y_id=16008 (fixed EU version)

Unreachable platform mid-game. The European version doesn't have this issue.
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