The Story Behind Heretic's Cheat Codes − Codex

[@CodexShow]

EDIT/CORRECTION: John Romero let me know that some of the historical info behind Heretic is a little off, so I'd like to fix that here. Turns out, Id Software began working on DOOM II almost right away, with Quake beginning development in 1995. I also should have said "Captain Marvel" and not "Shazam," as the character was not renamed until his 2011 re-introduction in DC Comics. ---- Happy Halloween, and thank you for all your support so far! Feel free to leave feedback, recommend a game, or ask questions.

[@rars0n]

I'm not a comic book reader, so I guess it's no surprise, but I had no idea that DC had a Captain Marvel. That's kinda confusing.

[@01DOGG01]

So a developer of the game saw this video at under 1000 views? Amazing!

[@Fuchsia_tude]

@@01DOGG01 He's John Romero, it's what he does

[@Dumbo_Bat]

5:56 Turning into a chicken seemed very mesmerizing to me as a kid when I played this game along with being my very favorite part about it. This must be why dad used to nickname the game, chicken!

[@thewolfman1202]

Wow... A video on Heretic? Now I am in love with this channel

[@JeffRourk]

Ponce probably refers to Ponde de Leon. He was an explorer who was rumored to be searching for the fountain of youth.

[@CodexShow]

Well spotted! That could very well be it. Thanks for letting me know, Jeff!

[@themi-go132]

^Truth^

[@grizzZlyBear]

Surprised at how very little recognition this video has received. Glad that the KZbin algorithm is working right.

[@DenOndeMister]

Warcraft/Starcraft always had good cheat codes. If you we're fast enough you could keep Lothar alive in WC1 with "There can be only one" (obvious Highlander reference). It was a challenge though, as I recall. WC2 also had "Make it so", obviously a nod to TNG.

[@westingham]

Hooray for more Codex! Fantastic video, keep'em coming.

[@CodexShow]

Thanks my dude! You are a good good person.

[@Malkovith2]

Thank you for doing Heretic a justice. Amazing game, good memories from it.

[@marscaleb]

All my favorite cheat codes came from this era of gaming. I love the way Rise of the Triad reacts to showing your support of Microsoft when you type "GoGates"

[@MemoxWasHere]

Great video. I love Heretic so much.

[@aijc]

Im so happy i found this channel, your work is great.

[@CodexShow]

I'm happy you took the time to comment! Thanks for your support! :)

[@shagaru1234]

this channel amazing i love this old school game knowledge

[@Thanatos2996]

These videos are great, keep them coming!

[@holdmybeer]

so many memories. cutting high school to go play doom/heretic in the comp. lab at california state university 2 blocks away :::)

[@CodexShow]

That's awesome! What year would this have been? When I was in high school, Counter-Strike was the thing everyone was into at the lab.

[@n0kt0h45]

@@CodexShow How were you guys not caught by teachers?!

[@qwaqwa525]

Loving the videos man. Great job!

[@CodexShow]

Thank you! Glad you enjoy them so far :)

[@CorvetteZ06owner]

Great memories with these games. Keep em coming. You have a new subscriber!

[@defrost62]

Dude your videos are super awesome Keep up

[@oezkancodes]

Amazing video. Enjoyed it!

[@CodexShow]

Glad to hear, thank you for the kind words!

[@AlexeiVoronin]

The 1990's are known as the Golden Age of Gaming for a reason ;)

[@spiffynitsua101]

Really loving this channel, it definitely has a lot of potential! I can't wait for more videos to be uploaded!

[@DookNookim]

IDDQD and IDKFA are also cheats in Earthworm Jim. B+A+T is a cheat in Commander Keen 4. When you enter this cheat in Wolfenstein 3-D, you get a funny message.

[@DookNookim]

G+O+D is a cheat in Commander Keen 1. When you enter this cheat in Duke Nukem II, you get a funny message.

[@mabec]

amazing video editing (again)

[@CodexShow]

Thanks friend! Your support is always appreciated :)

[@omkarkulkarni3943]

Yet another awesome video Kyle. Keep going on and on. I owned Heretic and Hexen. Fond memories. Excited to know that the next 1 is not about an FPS game. Can't wait 👍👍

[@Ritley]

Damn you grew a lot since your last upload. Awesome video man. Good Luck for making this channel even bigger.

[@rars0n]

Awesome video, I was a little late to being able to play Doom on account of my parents refusal to buy us a real PC as they were afraid we'd do nothing but play games on it (so they bought us a used C64 instead... with like 150 games), so it wasn't until we got our first real PC, a 100 MHz Pentium, that I finally got a chance to play the game a lot, and by then I was so wrapped up in Doom that I pretty much ignored Heretic and Hexen. I never noticed how much they really added to the engine at the time, and the Doom graphics always just appealed to me a little more, for some reason. The cheat codes and history of the games is interesting, though. I had always assumed these were just id games, I didn't realize Raven had a hand in them that far back. I remember them making some Quake engine-based games a bit later on and they had a reputation for making very solid games. I will have to revisit the older titles of that company.

[@CodexShow]

Thank you for the comment Adam! I too grew up with a C64, but had a bunch of other systems as well: Amiga, IBM 5150, and a whole lot of clones. Video game history means a lot to me, so it's nice to tell these stories through the lens of cheat codes and other hidden content. Glad you like the episodes so far, stay tuned for more!

[@wibblewobble9113]

Your videos are awesome, a promising channel indeed, subscribed!

[@pistool1]

Thanks again for the great and very informative video! Maybe make a next video in the future about Rise of the Triad (DOS)? That's a mysterious FPS game with full of secrets, quirks and oddities you don't see anywhere nowadays. And first of all, the original ROTT is absolutely playable still in 2018. I never completed every single level with 100% secrets although I was reading walkthroughs and guides. Sad that they don't make games like Heretic, Hexen, ROTT, Exhumed, Dark Forces etc. anymore. Those were the days in the early-mid 1990s :)

[@CodexShow]

Thanks for commenting! I loved ROTT and Dark Forces, Jedi Knight was also fantastic. I'll get around to these for sure, gonna take a break from the FPS stuff for a few episodes though!

[@adamb89]

I remember first playing Heretic, in the days before the Internet took off and all we had were local dial-up BBS systems. People would share cheat codes they learned or discovered on there, and after seeing how the cheat codes in Heretic were actual words, I started typing random words into the game to see if I could stumble upon any. Kitty was one of the words I tried at random, and yup, I can honestly say I discovered the no clip cheat in Heretic without hearing it from someone else. Felt pretty good about that one!

[@CommunistKiro]

Age of Empires 1, imho, had really memorable and funny names to my 6-7 yo mind.

[@dalecooper4769]

Love your channel, can't wait to see where it's going from here! What about some vids on the GTA series?

[@CodexShow]

Thanks for the kind comment! I'll be looking at the trilogy of GTA3 / Vice City / San Andreas in the near future for sure :)

[@dalecooper4769]

@@CodexShow No problem! Looking forward to it!

[@Kais3r2001]

This channel needs more traction. It's so awesome !

[@JohnSWeekley]

That "Beyond Heretic" joke, though.

[@Zola_RSN]

You make some amazing content. Keep it up!

[@GTXDash]

Bats? Oh, you mean gargoyles. Anywho, this was a fantastic video. Heretic is easily one of Raven's best games

[@CodexShow]

If it flies and hurts me, it's a bat.

[@GuardianR105]

@@CodexShow Besides, Gargoyles don't fly, they glide . . . *hope that user gets the reference INTENSIFIES*

[@Malkovith2]

And Gnomes, not mummies, but I always thought they are mummies too, lol

[@Clay3613]

This deserves more views.

[@MasterBuller]

0:09 Dude I just realized that I played that game almost 15 years ago!! I didn't even remembered it until I saw that first level!

[@chrisandersen3213]

I remember playing Heretic with a mate (over null modem) for 18 hours. We stayed in the same level trying to turn each other into chickens. Was an awesome day/night lol

[@ActualLiteralKyle]

Dude, your shit is beyond dope! Please keep making videos!

[@spacequesthistorian]

Please do Carmageddon. It has some of the most insane cheat codes ever made.

[@willc4377]

It’s funny how games I haven’t even played can keep me so interested

[@CodexShow]

Thanks for the comment Will! If you're interested in checking out Heretic for yourself, there are some links in the video description to help you get started.

[@kveller555]

@@CodexShow DOSBox isn't the greatest thing though. Chocolate Heretic is more reliable performance wise (not to mention much more user friendly) while keeping things faithful to the original, and GZDoom has some great modern features and bugfixes.

[@CodexShow]

@@kveller555 That's good to know, thanks for the tip!

[@frederickfocht741]

I'd love to see some stuff on any of the mechwarrior games!

[@nobudgetanimationyeah8888]

I love your videos man, I have a quick question though: Isn't the inventory system rather an adaption from the countless Adventure games that were popular at that time (Lucas Arts etc) than the first of its kind?

[@kegg0]

Cool, I'm glad you put out another one of these. It's very clear you continue to put a lot of effort into them! Keep up the good work my man, edutainment is the fuckin bomb Happy Halloween

[@CodexShow]

Happy Halloween! I'm glad you're enjoying the videos so far. Thanks for the comment, your support means a lot!

[@buna-gf8ku]

0:38 oof

[@CodexShow]

oof

[@Skelosk]

I got a suggestion, I always loved the game Eradicator and rarely do I hear about it.

[@CodexShow]

Oh snap, I forgot about this game for years. I'll check it out - thanks!

[@Skelosk]

@@CodexShow Another idea I had, Blood has great cheats as well

[@Randoman590]

Lots of game usually have a "Kill all enemies" cheat to clear out the level and let you explore in peace. I'd love to see a future game add this cheat under the name "ig_snap" or something like that to reference Infinity War.

[@cormalan9894]

You could make a video on how cheat codes are reflected through modern day games- like the binding of Isaac and skate 3 and stuff.

[@CodexShow]

This is something I definitely want to touch on. My list of games to research is real long now, hahah!

[@cormalan9894]

Codex awesome!

[@romptroll7956]

Could you do a video about the Might and Magic games?

[@CodexShow]

Heck yeah I can, if there are some good cheats with an interesting story to tell!

[@exterminans]

Heretic had so much potential as a series. Such a shame Heretic 2 was buried alive by Half Life and Raven ended up slaving in the Activision CoD mines.

[@Optimus6128]

Cool video. I didn't know much about Heretic as I didn't played it much as Doom. Might remember iddqd/idkfa having negative effects, and might have used some of the codes when stuck, but never made the connections. I am curious what the next game featured in this channel will be. Blood has pretty weird cheats, some of them cultural references. I'd like to know about these. Duke3D is more like dn_something

[@MT-fl1eb]

Awesome video I think I'm going to pick up heretic

[@nightmarezer0507]

I love these videos!

[@taxiarchisevangelopoulos]

How about talk about the konami code

[@CodexShow]

I've been compiling some research for this, I'll get around to writing the script as soon as I've covered a few other games :)

[@tyguyshark]

Besides, Wolfenstein 3D, this is my favorite FPS! "Cockadoodledoo" also slows your fall if you run off an edge.

[@LeandroFTW]

Heretic and Hexen need a reboot!

[@joab8906]

You make cool vids more ppl should see this

[@CodexShow]

Thank you for saying so!

[@KamiJoJo]

3:26 Type iddqd at 3 AM and Sans will appear on your screen doing a Fortnite Default Dance. Jokes aside, I was first introduced to HeXen during these "Doom Clones" infestation, and I didn't even know about the existence of Heretic. And I gotta say, it's way more fun to play Heretic than HeXen, maybe because I'm more like a person that likes Episodic map sets, so this opinion might not be for everyone, but if you think the same, leave a comment below and like this comment :)

[@Ejosii]

I see Heretic / Hexen I instantly click

[@CodexShow]

It's a bit of an underrated series. I hope this video introduces it to more people!

[@Tato2882]

@@CodexShow Please go with Hexen. That's how I met Heretic.

[@v6ileib]

Delta Force 2 cheat codes are song names of heavy metal band Iron Maiden. Legendary :D

[@deadgvrl]

*stares at BO4 trailer* Mhm Mhm That’s a doom clone

[@OlviMasta77]

Haha.. true. It's also a "shoot 'em up"

[@agnastthrower5212]

I always easily remember the cheats for Delta Force 2. They're all Iron Maiden song titles from the album Piece of Mind. I didn't know that until years later when I became of fan of Maiden Edit: I forgot about the super jump cheat, it is the only one that doesn't follow that naming convention.

[@cambo125]

Love this channel. I'll make sure to post it to my friends. Maybe someone should drop it to reddit. Get some eyes on it?

[@CodexShow]

Thanks friend! I've noticed people posting it to Reddit, which is super nice of them. Not sure how to promote these videos really, I just try and make em look real purdy.

[@10BlackApple]

Hope to see more videos from you

[@HappyHitman]

I would like to hear about the command and conquer series. They were my first love

[@Jackcabbit]

We've got Doom and Heretic, but how about Descent's cheats next? I was always wondering how on earth they chose gabbagabbahey to enable cheats and then stuff like porgys for all weapons and super ammo or mitzi for all keys.

[@gschard]

Can you make a video about Worms and particularly Worms 2?

[@viper6177]

Absolutely loved Heretic & Hexen. Someone should do a remaster, like they have done for Doom & Duke Nukem..... :-) ....

[@whitak3r]

I played "cooridoor 7" for a while when I was super young. Fun game but I never ended up getting that far.

[@CodexShow]

Corridor 7 wasn't awful, but that Wolf3D engine was looking mighty long in the tooth by '94.

[@tonylancer7367]

I'd love to hear about Deus EX. That game was insanity.

[@CodexShow]

One of my favorite games to this day. It's on my list for sure :)

[@anthony_leckie]

Wasn’t the first game to use the Doom engine at Raven “Cyclones?”

[@Walshy1Jojo]

Just discovered this series today and caught Doom earlier. Utterly brilliant, great music too! Would love to see you do Duke Nukem 3D, Codex =). I'll be darned if I know where DNCORNHOLIO comes from haha

[@querydelacroix2919]

3:00 - Can I get you some more Snapple?

[@OlviMasta77]

They were first called "doom clones" and in 2-4ish years the press started calling them "shoot 'em up games" .. before settling on the term "first-person shooters" in the early 2000's" in my memory. Since PC gaming mags had a larger cultural penertation back then, since the availibilty of the internet and lack of content on subject matters were scarce online, I'd like to claim that gaming journalists had a pivotol role in shaping if not naming these new categories of video games.. and not just using statistics of the web's usage of those terms.

[@ds3019]

I think it is obvious that we will have to talk about Duke Nukem 3D as well :)

[@nemesis12357]

I think Strife would be a good one to do a video on.

[@CodexShow]

I agree! Strife is a hell of a lot of fun.

[@Favielrerio]

I remember there was a secret in Hexen which you can only access while in piggy form

[@TexasADV]

I would love to see a half-life episode in the future.

[@RationalFunction]

0:15 fix the aspect ratio

[@swordbladez]

I’d love to hear about Stryfe :)

[@Rchan925]

I wish i could play some of these old games on my android

[@emedi.09]

Heretic is my favorite classic fps. Even more than doom

[@StigDesign]

Awsome video :D 1:28 LOL Doom3 has some nice cheats too :D

[@CodexShow]

Hahah thanks! Hope it's not too jokey this time around ;)

[@StigDesign]

@@CodexShow hehe i think it`s ok :D :D

[@trod146]

The Quickening isn't passing on immortality... They are already immortal. The Quickening is the gaining of all the power your opponent has gained in their immortal life. Every person you behead adds an entire man's strength to your body, and when you behead someone you gain all the strength of every person they've beaten. In the show and movies they didn't really show much of that but yeah technically immortals could lift trucks overhead and literally move mountains if they defeat enough powerful opponents...

[@n0kt0h45]

Has anyone actually done the IDDQD Challenge in Heretic?

[@swordbladez]

I have but I picked up weapons so probably not what you wanted... :)

[@AstroooooX]

What about cheats from Nintendo64 games? :D

[@NinjaNezumi]

How about Blood? I want to know why they "Want to be like Kevin"

[@Favielrerio]

Konami code would be interesting. Nice video BTW

[@connykomen4237]

i'm still amazed: how many kids did not know the cheat codes off vice city, to loose cops, get all weapons. No real story about those codes cause its just square, trianglo, circle, L1, R1 , etc.... but everyone knew this codes better than their study add school. Doom cheat codes are imprented in my head. We have azerty, for years i tgaught it was IDDAD (from daddy, or something) IDKFQ. And i remember the smahing pumpkins one as ID PIS POP D , in our langue it would be like a doll u piss on... Could inmagne developers who made doom could do that.... I was already fucked up when i was young.

[@Dicker296]

3:46 LOL

[@skykingjason]

Are you planning on going into games from later but not quite recent territory? I love these videos you're doing, but I didn't exactly grow up playing these games, but rather games just a little later. I've come to worship the website thecuttingroomfloor as an AMAZING resource for all sorts of debug, secret and cut content from video games. If you haven't already discovered it, prepare to lose days of your life.

[@CodexShow]

Thanks for commenting! I'm definitely going to broaden the range of games as the series continues. I've got a few ideas for where to go next :) TCRF is a great resource, I've gone down the rabbit hole on that wiki too many times!

[@GuardianR105]

01:27 I cracked up.

[@GuardianR105]

Also, I knew NOTHING about the timeframe for when the gaming community adopted the term FPS. That's something I didn't know I needed to know. It's not often videos about games from my childhood actually teach me something. God I'm so glad I found this channel.

[@nabollo]

Dude, “ponce” has nothing to do with british slang. It refers to Ponce DeLeon’s quest for the Fountain of Youth, which is why you get full health - you’d been rejuvenated.

[@itscarve]

Talk about one of the oldest MMORPG's around - Ultima Online?

[@CodexShow]

UO was so rad, I miss that game a lot. If it has any cheats, I'll sniff em out!

[@itscarve]

@@CodexShow not only cheats but what about the server rare spawns (etc)

[@PersephoneStars]

Oh Heretic. Such a classic and a great spin of the Doom formula. Also I can see those multi-player cheats on the testing and being a ultra Dick move.

[@CodexShow]

The multiplayer cheats are a hilarious concept. Apparently, neither Chris nor Ben ever told the other guys about them. Whoops.

[@marko-em1pl]

Do you have a Instagram?

[@thunderboydavid]

HEXEN!!!!

[@parknplay8328]

0 dislikes almost a day after posting???? With 1,300 views! Impossible!

[@CodexShow]

I'm pretty stunned myself! I'm glad people enjoy it :)

[@anormalbanana6545]

yes

[@Sakuraj1ma]

Oof 0:38

[@watcheadwarhead]

Talk about OSRS.