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GameShark is the brand name of a line of video game cheat cartridges
Cheat cartridge

A cheat cartridge is a device that connects to any sort of cartridge-based video game console. It allows a user to input special cheat codes to manipulate a game in a way not permitted by its original programming....
 and other products for a variety of console video game systems and Windows based computers. Currently, the brand name is owned by Mad Catz, Inc.
Mad Catz

Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. is a peripherals manufacturer for various video game consoles. It produces a wide range of accessories including control pads, memory cards, connection cables and other human interface devices....
, who actively market GameShark products for the PlayStation 2
PlayStation 2

The PlayStation 2 is a History of video game consoles video game console manufactured by Sony. The successor to the PlayStation, and the predecessor to the PlayStation 3, the PlayStation 2 forms part of the PlayStation of video game consoles....
, PlayStation Portable
PlayStation Portable

The PlayStation Portable is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. Development of the console was first announced during History of E3#During the Rise of Online Gaming , and it was unveiled on May 11, 2004 at a Sony press conference before E3 2004....
, Xbox
Xbox

The Xbox is a History of video games video game console produced by Microsoft. It was Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console market, and competed with Sony's PlayStation 2 and Nintendo's GameCube....
, Nintendo DS
Nintendo DS

The is a dual-screen handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was released in 2004 in video gaming in Canada, the United States, and Japan....
 and Game Boy Advance
Game Boy Advance

The is a 32-bit Handheld game console developed, manufactured and marketed by Nintendo; resembling Sega's 8-bit Game Gear. It is the successor to the Game Boy Color....
 (including the SP and Micro models). The GameShark products have never been licensed or endorsed by the manufacturers of the products that they work with.

ently, the GameShark name is owned by Mad Catz
Mad Catz

Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. is a peripherals manufacturer for various video game consoles. It produces a wide range of accessories including control pads, memory cards, connection cables and other human interface devices....
, and the devices only exist to back-up and restore game saves.

e the Game Boy device was first released, InterAct acquired the rights to sell Datel's Action Replay
Action Replay

Action Replay is the brand name of a series of devices created by Datel, primarily used for changing the behavior of video games. Currently, Action Replay is available for the Nintendo GameCube, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo 64, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo DS, Wii and PlayStation Portable....
 and Pro Action Replay devices in North America; these devices were sold under the GameShark and GameShark Pro names.






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GameShark is the brand name of a line of video game cheat cartridges
Cheat cartridge

A cheat cartridge is a device that connects to any sort of cartridge-based video game console. It allows a user to input special cheat codes to manipulate a game in a way not permitted by its original programming....
 and other products for a variety of console video game systems and Windows based computers. Currently, the brand name is owned by Mad Catz, Inc.
Mad Catz

Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. is a peripherals manufacturer for various video game consoles. It produces a wide range of accessories including control pads, memory cards, connection cables and other human interface devices....
, who actively market GameShark products for the PlayStation 2
PlayStation 2

The PlayStation 2 is a History of video game consoles video game console manufactured by Sony. The successor to the PlayStation, and the predecessor to the PlayStation 3, the PlayStation 2 forms part of the PlayStation of video game consoles....
, PlayStation Portable
PlayStation Portable

The PlayStation Portable is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. Development of the console was first announced during History of E3#During the Rise of Online Gaming , and it was unveiled on May 11, 2004 at a Sony press conference before E3 2004....
, Xbox
Xbox

The Xbox is a History of video games video game console produced by Microsoft. It was Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console market, and competed with Sony's PlayStation 2 and Nintendo's GameCube....
, Nintendo DS
Nintendo DS

The is a dual-screen handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was released in 2004 in video gaming in Canada, the United States, and Japan....
 and Game Boy Advance
Game Boy Advance

The is a 32-bit Handheld game console developed, manufactured and marketed by Nintendo; resembling Sega's 8-bit Game Gear. It is the successor to the Game Boy Color....
 (including the SP and Micro models). The GameShark products have never been licensed or endorsed by the manufacturers of the products that they work with.

Brand history


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Currently, the GameShark name is owned by Mad Catz
Mad Catz

Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. is a peripherals manufacturer for various video game consoles. It produces a wide range of accessories including control pads, memory cards, connection cables and other human interface devices....
, and the devices only exist to back-up and restore game saves.

Fall of Interact

While the Game Boy device was first released, InterAct acquired the rights to sell Datel's Action Replay
Action Replay

Action Replay is the brand name of a series of devices created by Datel, primarily used for changing the behavior of video games. Currently, Action Replay is available for the Nintendo GameCube, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo 64, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo DS, Wii and PlayStation Portable....
 and Pro Action Replay devices in North America; these devices were sold under the GameShark and GameShark Pro names. InterAct released GameShark devices for the Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Saturn, Dreamcast and Nintendo 64. After InterAct's parent company, Recoton, went bankrupt, the rights to the GameShark name were acquired by MadCatz, who relinquished the North American Action Replay distribution rights. Following this, MadCatz sold game save devices under the GameShark name instead of the traditional cheat device, and Datel marketed the Action Replay in North America directly.

All platforms

The GameShark is currently available for these platforms:

  • Game Boy
    Game Boy

    The is an 8-bit handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on , in North America in August , and in Europe in ....
  • Game Boy Color
    Game Boy Color

    The is Nintendo's successor to the Game Boy and was released on October 21, 1998 in Japan and in November 19, 1998 in North America and November 23, 1998 in Europe....
  • Game Boy Advance
    Game Boy Advance

    The is a 32-bit Handheld game console developed, manufactured and marketed by Nintendo; resembling Sega's 8-bit Game Gear. It is the successor to the Game Boy Color....
  • Game Boy Advance SP
    Game Boy Advance SP

    The , released in February 2003, is an upgraded version of Nintendo's Game Boy Advance. The "SP" in Game Boy Advance SP stands for "Special". The SP was marketed at United States dollar99.99 at launch....
  • Game Boy Micro
    Game Boy Micro

    is a handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. The system is the second major redesign of the Game Boy Advance, and is marketed towards the "image conscious" consumer, with emphasis placed on its small size and sleek design....
  • Nintendo DS
    Nintendo DS

    The is a dual-screen handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was released in 2004 in video gaming in Canada, the United States, and Japan....
  • Nintendo DS Lite
    Nintendo DS Lite

    The is a dual-screen handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It is a slimmer, brighter, and more lightweight redesign of the Nintendo DS, designed to be aesthetically sleeker while taking styling cues from the Game Boy Advance SP, and to appeal to broader commercial audiences....
  • Nintendo 64
    Nintendo 64

    The , often abbreviated as N64, is Nintendo's third home video game console for the international market. Named for its 64-bit CPU, it was released on June 23, 1996 in Japan, September 29, 1996 in North America, March 1, 1997 in Europe and Australia, September 1, 1997 in France and December 10, 1997 in Brazil....
  • Nintendo GameCube
    Nintendo GameCube

    The , is Nintendo's fourth home video game console and is part of the History of video game consoles . It is the successor to the Nintendo 64 and predecessor to Nintendo's Wii....
  • Nintendo NES
  • Wii
    Wii

    The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo. As a History of video game consoles console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3....
  • PlayStation
    PlayStation

    The PlayStation is a 32-bit history of video game consoles video game console released by Sony Computer Entertainment in December .The PlayStation was the first of the ubiquitous PlayStation ....
  • PlayStation 2
    PlayStation 2

    The PlayStation 2 is a History of video game consoles video game console manufactured by Sony. The successor to the PlayStation, and the predecessor to the PlayStation 3, the PlayStation 2 forms part of the PlayStation of video game consoles....
  • PlayStation 3
    PlayStation 3

    The PlayStation 3 is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment, and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation ....
  • Sega Saturn
    Sega Saturn

    The is a 32-bit video game console that was first released on November 22 1994 in Japan, May 11 1995 in North America, and July 8 1995 in Europe. The system was discontinued in 2000 in video gaming in Japan and in 1998 in video gaming in other countries....
  • Sega Dreamcast
    Sega Dreamcast

    The is a video game console made by Sega, and is the successor to the Sega Saturn. An attempt to recapture the console market with a next-generation system, it was designed to supersede the PlayStation and Nintendo 64....
  • Xbox
    Xbox

    The Xbox is a History of video games video game console produced by Microsoft. It was Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console market, and competed with Sony's PlayStation 2 and Nintendo's GameCube....
  • PC
    Personal computer

    A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose original sales price, size, and capabilities make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end user, with no intervening computer operator....


GameShark is not available for Xbox 360
Xbox 360

The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft, and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the History of video game consoles of video game consoles....
 because it is prohibited by Microsoft's licensing.

See also

  • GameShark Pro
    GameShark Pro

    The Gameshark Pro series contained a feature that allowed players to find their own codes. During gameplay, the user presses a button on the device to open a code search menu....
  • Action Replay
    Action Replay

    Action Replay is the brand name of a series of devices created by Datel, primarily used for changing the behavior of video games. Currently, Action Replay is available for the Nintendo GameCube, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo 64, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo DS, Wii and PlayStation Portable....
  • Code Breaker
    Code Breaker

    Code Breaker is a cheat cartridge developed by Pelican Accessories, currently available for PlayStation 2 and Nintendo DS. Along with competing product Action Replay, it is one of the few currently supported video game cheat devices....
  • Game Genie
    Game Genie

    The Game Genie is a series of cheat cartridges designed by Codemasters and sold by Camerica and Galoob for the Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy, Sega Mega Drive, and Sega Game Gear that modifies game data, allowing the player to cheat, manipulate various aspects of Video game, and sometimes view u...
  • DexDrive
    DexDrive

    DexDrive refers collectively to a series of devices that allow game console memory cards to be accessed by a Personal computer. The term DexDrive has also been used colloquially as a generic reference to any such device regardless of branding....
  • Multiface
    Multiface

    The Multiface was a hardware peripheral released by Romantic Robot UK Ltd. for several 1980s home computers. The primary function of the device was to core dump the computer's memory to external storage, and featured an iconic 'red button' that could be pressed at any time in order to activate it....
  • MaxDrive
    MaxDrive

    The MAX Drive is a video game accessory by Datel, maker of the Action Replay, which allows the transferring of saved games between a video game console and a personal computer....