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I concur. I got into programming because I couldn't complete a level in a game, and I resorted to cheat-codes and hacks. First it was the missing-no hack in P

I concur. I got into programming because I couldn't complete a level in a game, and I resorted to cheat-codes and hacks. First it was the missing-no hack in Pokemon, then getting the console for "sv_cheats 1/god/impulse 101/noclip" for Half-Life and then rules.ini for the Red Alert series. Hand hacking rules.ini for Red-Alert made a massive impression, any of the game's dynamics could be altered, you could spew out units for $1, bolt a tesla-coil on a tank etc... Cheats and trainers got me to look into the workings of a computer program, plus the midi music from trainers is addictive :)

simplemath 12y ago
Using ResourceFork to give my tiny shuttle Class 6 Plasma Cannons in Escape Velocity...
- rmckayfleming 12y ago
  I spent an inordinate amount of time as a kid using ResEdit to make cheat plugins for EV:Override.
JoshTriplett 12y ago
> I got into programming because I couldn't complete a level in a game, and I resorted to cheat-codes and hacks. While I programmed long before then, that's certainly the reason I started poking at hex editors, and why I remember off the top of my head that 0x63 is 99 and 0x64 is 100.