This was written by: Tony Hedstrom  t.hed@excite.com

This document explains in great detail, how to make
your own Game Genie like codes (or cheats) for almost
any game that you can play on an emulator.  This
method even works on regular computer games.  In some
ways, this method is even better than real Game Genie
codes because you can use these codes at ANY point in
the game, not just at the very start of the game, like
some GG codes.  So remember, you can use this method
on Nintendo games, Super Nintendo games, GameBoy 
games, Sega Genesis games, etc... Just as long as
you have an emulator and a ROM for that system.

This method is especially useful for games that 
don't have any Game Genie codes.

Emulators and ROMs can be found all over the internet,
and they're usually free.  There is the issue of
legality, but I won't go into that here.  I'll just
say that emulators are completely legal, and some
ROMs are in a "grey" zone as far as being legal.

For an example, I'm going to use Final Fantasy 1
for NES because many people are familiar with that
game.  Just remember, that you can use this method
in almost exactly the same way on SNES games, GB
games, Sega games, etc...  

Here's a list of things that you'll need: 

1: An emulator for the system you want (i.e. NESticle,
   ZSNES, KGEN98, etc.)

2: The ROM for the game you want codes for 

3: A program called "Cheat-O-Matic" (which can be 
   found on my Download page).  You can also get
   it from: http://www.3drealms.com/bio/shaffner.html


OK, lets get started.  In this example, we will be
looking for a code to change the amount of gold
that we have, but you can also find codes for many,
many other things as well.  As soon as you see how 
easy it is to find the code for Gold, you can use
the same technique to find codes for other things.

1) First, start up your emulator (in this case, I'm
   using NESticle) and load the ROM (in this case,
   Final Fantasy).  Name your 4 players and start
   the game.

2) Walk into the town.  As soon as you are in the
   town, pause the game.  Now, look at the amount
   of Gold that you have (in this case it's 400).
   Write the amount down on a piece of paper.

3) Now press "Alt" + "Tab" together.  This will
   minimize the emulator screen.  

4) Find the "Cheat-O-Matic" program and double click
   on it (run it) (it may be named just "Omatic.exe"). 

5) In the Cheat-O-Matic window that opened, click on
   the arrow button on the top, right hand side.
   Pick the emulator program (in this case, NESticle)
   from the list and click on it. 

6) Now, in the bottom left hand corner, type in the
   number that you wrote down before (in this case,
   400).  Click on the "Search" button.  Wait until
   the program finishes searching, which can take
   up to one minute.

7) As soon as the program finishes searching, click
   on the emulator tab in the task bar to maximize
   the emulator screen (Or you can also hold down the
   "Alt" key and press the "Tab" key until you get
   the right program, then release the "Alt" key).

8) Now you are back at the game.  Unpause the game
   and go to the weapon shop (or anyplace that you
   can spend money).  Buy anything from the shop.
   (In this case, a small knife for $5.)  Now write
   down the new amount of Gold you have left (which
   in this case is 395).

9) Press "Alt" + "Tab" together to minimize the 
   screen.

10) Enter the new number that you wrote down (in 
    this case, 395) into the Cheat-O-Matic box and
    click on "Search".  

11) Repeat steps 7, 8, 9, and 10, each time entering
    the new different amount of gold, i.e. 395, 390,
    385, etc... until the Cheat-O-Matic program 
    gives you a code (which usually takes about 3
    tries).  Once you have the code (which in this
    case is xC2B96C:62A), you can change the amount
    of Gold you have to almost any number!

You will usually have to pause and unpause the game
before you will see the new amount of Gold that you
entered.  Also, it's a good idea to save the game
with your extra amount of Gold, that way, you don't
have to use the Cheat-O-Matic program again to get
your Extra Gold back.

And remember, you can use this method to increase
many other things besides gold, like HP, MP, lives,
ammo, etc...

I hope that this helps out.  If you have any 
questions, feel free to email me.

Tony Hedstrom   email: t.hed@excite.com