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PS2 Controller Hack Nets Codes for GTA

Posted by Zonk on from the imaginative-gaming dept.

glengineer writes "Gotta love edisoncarter for his cheesy, brute force, and effective hack of the PS2 controller to discover cheats for Grand Theft Auto - San Andreas. He used the parallel port of his PC connected to relays on the PS2 controller to step thru the combinations of button pushing needed to obtain cheats that were not released by Rockstar."

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  1. Wow... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    By FAR, one of the best things to come about from A.D.D.

  2. Apparently... by eviltypeguy · · Score: 3, Funny

    Apparently the webserver's connection is over a parallel port connection too.

  3. Re:huh. by xerxesVII · · Score: 4, Funny

    I remember being a little kid...
    Yes, I know that now. But thank you for your pedantry.

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  4. random button pushing? by drxray · · Score: 5, Funny

    I bet his system also plays a mean game of Tekken!

    (joking, I love tekken...)

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  5. Re:Will PCs Be Outlawed? by prockcore · · Score: 2, Funny

    I don't know what your experience with programming is, but Rockstar BUILT IN these cheats, they didn't just materialize.

    "Bob, one of our playtesters just discovered that if you hit Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right A B Start, you'll get 30 lives"

    "Woah, that's strange. I'll classify it as a showstopper bug. I mean that's just eerie.. what are the odds?"

  6. Re:Sounds fishy by burns210 · · Score: 4, Funny

    A large tank falling from the sky is a good indicator.

  7. Re:Why do they exist? by SansTinfoilHat · · Score: 2, Funny

    Last year when bored I became a fan of turning my UT2003 single-player speed ('slomo') down to something far below normal, like 0.001, 1.0 being normal. At that speed it became more like an elaborate chess game, where you had minutes to decide where to go or who to shoot first. While it's not for everyone, it made for some very interesting matches -- you savor the triumph of a frag a little more, and then kick your own ass for not noticing the guy behind you for four minutes.

    So you were basically playing Halo?

    I kid because I love. :-)