Secret Video Game Tricks

This two-part video series from 1989 was hosted by members of the U.S. National Video Game Team, who, if memory serves, brought home the gold for America in 1988 Olympics. These are secret video game tricks. They don't leave this room.

[@GM-it5rj]

Holy shit!! This was riviting. I mean, these guys will sell you the whole seat, BUT YOU'RE ONLY GONNA NEED THE EDGE!!!!

[@dc9662]

Here's a tip, if you plug in the second controller, and no one else is playing - you'll win!

[@thaddeusmcgrath]

0:13 Did the awkward stare from behind really had to last 5 seconds?

[@DontFearTheMist]

Ahh the famous Contra code ❤

[@AI-mg3hy]

In Battletoads, if you want to play as the ninja turtle Michelangelo you enter this before the music starts: left, left, right, up, B, A, B, A, B, A, B, A, up, up, down, B, left, up, A, B, down, left, up, down, up, down, A, right, A, left, A, right, A, down, down, down, down, down, down, A, B, B, down, A, A, A, A, left, up, B, right, down, B, up, up, up, down, up, up, down, down, A.....then switch to the second controller and enter: up, up, down, down, up, down, up, up, left, B, right, A, up, up, up, up, up, up, right, A, up, up, B, up, up, up, up, up, up, up, up, up, down, A, right, start.

[@thaddeusmcgrath]

Before the music starts I entered : left, left, right, up, B, A, B, A, B, A, B, A, up, up, down, B, left, up, A, B, down, left, up, down, up, down, A, right, A, left, A, right, A, down, down, down, down, select, down, A, B, B, down, A, A, A, A, left, up, B, right, down, B, up, up, up, down, up, up, down, down, A and got before the music starts: left, left, right, up, B, A, B, A, B, A, B, A, up, up, down, B, left, up, A, B, down, left, up, down, up, down, A, right, A, left, A, right, A, down, down, down, down, down, down, A, B, B, down, A, A, A, A, left, up, B, right, down, B, up, up, up, down, up, up, down, down, A and got Phil Donahue as a playable character

[@BeeHatGuy]

@@thaddeusmcgrath Phil Donahue is so OP

[@thaddeusmcgrath]

@@BeeHatGuy Yea and still the hair is bowel cut grey but you gotta fight harder to defend the look!

[@ILOVEBACONBOY2018]

I loved game genie.

[@bragiodinsen4604]

his hands visibly shaking trying to get the ikari code right was funny

[@thelostone6981]

Someone tell Fred Savage’s kid brother before he competes in the big ARMAGEDDON tournament in LA!

[@garrickgreathouse]

I had this as a kid!

[@JP4MEDIA]

This dude in my high school worked at EGM in the 90s. Closest I came to meeting these studs.

[@noneofyourbusiness4616]

The best place to find video game secrets is in the Video Game Underground.

[@rabiroden]

a Seanbaby's NES Page classic

[@DeformedConscience]

I want to be on "The U.S. National Video Game Team" _.....said nobody EVER._

[@jacobmecrob5185]

ehhh.... at 9 years old I'd have totally been down for that.

[@realpoopypants]

I just want the tracksuit.

[@garrickgreathouse]

Weren’t there bloopers as the end.

[@doctorthirteen1700]

What's the code to help them get a girlfriend?

[@dallasdandigitalproduction393]

They probably grew up to be 1. incels and went on a shooting spree or 2. work for Apple/IBM/Twitter and make millions lol

[@whywhywhy9659]

Was this satire? Surely...

[@dallasdandigitalproduction393]

National incel recruitment team, lol

[@SuperPussyFinger]

These amazing athletes know all the codes.