Code

From Styleguide

code

A specific sequence of button presses, letters or numbers in coded form that can be entered in order to alter the standard gameplay experience.

Codes that give a player an advantage outside of the standard gameplay experience are cheat codes. However, not all codes are cheat codes. For example, the BIGHEAD code in NBA Jam gives the players large heads, but does not affect their abilities, thus it is not considered a cheat code.

Technical meaning: The written computer instructions programmers use to create a computer program or videogame. Use program code if necessary to explicitly differentiate between the two meanings.

Example: A famous code for Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! lets players skip over all the challengers and take on Tyson himself.

Also see: button, cheat, Easter egg, trainer, unlockable.