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Note that cheats in Quake are tied to frame rate, and are more likely to succeed if less is being rendered on-screen. The easiest way to improve performance is to face a wall.

In most cases, cheats can be turned off by inputting the code again. These codes are for the NTSC-U version of the game unless otherwise stated; some cheats do not exist in the PAL version.

All weapons

Pause the game, go to the options menu, highlight "customize controls" and press:

• NTSC-U:
• PAL:

Full health

Pause the game, go to the options menu, highlight "customize controls" and press:

• NTSC-U:
• PAL:

Paul mode

Pause the game, go to the options menu, highlight "customize controls" and press:

• NTSC-U:
• PAL:

This is the Saturn's equivalent of "god mode", i.e. invincibility.

Turn on map

Pause the game, go to the options menu, highlight "customize controls" and press . This will add a small map in the middle of the screen.

Jevons-control mode

Pause the game, go to the options menu, highlight "customize controls" and press:

• NTSC-U:
• PAL:

This will adjust the control scheme to better suit the 3D Control Pad, mapping movement to the face buttons and using the analog stick to look around.

The control mapping is as follows:

• : Action
• : Move backwards
• : Strafe right
• : Use item
• : Strafe left
• : Walk forward
• : Shoot
• : Jump
• or : Select item
• or : Select weapon

To play the whole game in this mode, the code will need to be inputted at the start of every level.

The code is named after Dan Jevons, who was hired as a game designer by Lobotomy Software after its release of Powerslave. Jevons had previously worked for GameFan magazine, and prior to that, UK publications published by EMAP, and was one of several journalists at the time supporting this PC-like style of control scheme.

Restart level

Pause the game, go to the options menu, highlight "reset to defaults" and press:

• NTSC-U:
• PAL:

Switch to easy mode

Pause the game, go to the options menu, highlight "music volume" and press:

• NTSC-U: .
• PAL: .

Switch to normal mode

Pause the game, go to the options menu, highlight "music volume" and press:

• NTSC-U: .
• PAL: .

Switch to hard mode

Pause the game, go to the options menu, highlight "music volume" and press .

Bring out the good stuff

Pause the game, go to the options menu, highlight "stereo" and press .

A little rain must fall

Pause the game, go to the options menu, highlight "stereo" and press . This will cause rain to fall in outside environments.

Zero-G mode

Pause the game, go to the options menu, highlight "lookspring" and press:

• NTSC-U:
• PAL:

This will remove the effects of gravity, allowing you to freely fly around the map.

Cluster bombs

Pause the game, go to the options menu, highlight "auto targeting" and press . This will make rockets explode into five grenades when launched.

Monster attack mode

Pause the game, go to the options menu, highlight "auto targeting" and press:

• NTSC-U:
• PAL:

Nail tracers

Pause the game, go to the options menu, highlight "auto targeting" and press:

• NTSC-U:
• PAL:

PDS heart JAO

Pause the game, go to the options menu, highlight:

• NTSC-U: "auto targeting" and press
• PAL: "lookspring" and press

This will display a message.

Get ready to rompus!

In The Sewage System (E4M1), find the second secret (in a long room with three lights, jump at the furtherst light to open a wall) on the left), stand where the Quad Damage is located, pause go to the options menu, hightlight "stereo" and press . This will end the level and take you to a special Quake wrestling ring.

Here you will play the best of three rounds of "wrestling" from the sidelines. The computer picks a random enemy, and you have to counter it with a choice of your own - the combatants (wearing special attire) will spawn in the middle of a fighting ring and attack each other.