The Equalizer is a game-hacking, cheat cartridge by Datel

Datel

Datel is a UK-based electronics and game console peripherals manufacturer. The company is best known for producing a wide range of hardware and peripherals for home computers in the 1980s, for example replacement keyboards for the ZX Spectrum, the PlusD disk interface and the Action Replay series...

 that was released for the Nintendo 64

Nintendo 64

The , often referred to as N64, was Nintendo′s third home video game console for the international market. Named for its 64-bit CPU, it was released in June 1996 in Japan, September 1996 in North America, March 1997 in Europe and Australia, September 1997 in France and December 1997 in Brazil...

. It was the last cheat cartridge Datel produced for the N64, and was designed to be sold at a lower price point compared to other competing cheat cartridges, such as Datel's Action Replay Professional and the Blaze Xplorer64. The Equalizer lacked some of the features of the Action Replay Professional such as the parallel interface port on the rear; these missing features meant the Equalizer was functionally identical to the original N64 Action Replay, but with an updated cheat code list.

In the USA InterAct held the license for the Action Replay brand and renamed it the GameShark

GameShark

GameShark is the brand name of a line of video game cheat cartridges and other products for a variety of console video game systems and Windows based computers. Currently, the brand name is owned by Mad Catz, who actively markets GameShark products for the PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo, and Sega game...

, as such the Equalizer was rebranded the GameShark Lite

The Equalizer is compatible with the N64 Action Replay

Action Replay

Action Replay is the brand name of a series of video game cheating devices created by Datel. As of 2010, Action Replays are currently available for some of the current major gaming platforms which include the Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi, PlayStation 2, and the PlayStation Portable, and many older...

, and has a Replay built into it. When using both, the Equalizer is placed on the bottom, with the Action Replay above it. The player can use codes from both without having to switch between devices. The Equalizer is not compatible with the GameShark Pro, however it is likely that the USA equivalent the "GameShark Lite" is compatible.

Reception

Fuse Video Game said that Equalizer was "quite Simply the Best Value Cheat Cartridge on the market today."