The GameShark Cheat Code Compendium by GameShark Labs
The Compendium
One hundred codes. Thirty years. Bound in hardcover and built to outlive your console.
The Konami Code and 99 more that belong beside it — the codes, the devices, and the whole culture of the cheat-device era, set down by the people who actually beat these games.
A wireframe of the book’s real page system — tiered game features, spreads, and front matter, straight from the layout engine. Final art and typography not yet represented.
Funded by 1,165 backers on Kickstarter — $109,040 raised, 1,090% of goal.
What backers get
Hardcover Top 100
A premium printed collector's edition of the Top 100: oversized, built to sit on a shelf for the next thirty years.
Digital Edition (Web + PDF)
The full book, delivered digitally: every page, every code, every story, on the web and as a PDF.
Code Vault (Top 500)
Backer access
The searchable cheat-code archive, distinct from the book. Unlock it at SharkVault with a Hall Pass.
How it's made
AI writes the first draft. A human editor then works every page, and nothing reaches backers without that pass. Todd's stories are his own.
When
The Digital Edition (Web + PDF) comes first, in September 2026. The hardcover print run follows between Q4 2026 and Q1 2027. We would rather give you a date that holds than one that slips.
For backers
Backers will receive delivery details by email. The Code Vault is live for backers at SharkVault's /codes — SharkVault Code Vault (opens in a new tab).