Version: BBC
Description: Level skip
Source: Micro User January 1988

When the game is paused (after pressing Delete), press the keys @, P, U, Y, N, M and Space simultaneously, to advance one level. After level 32 you return to level 1. 

Version: BBC
Description: Level skip, resume game
Source: Micro User August 1988

If you press Delete to pause the game, followed by pressing D, H, J simultaneously, you will advance to the next level.

Also, if you hold down P, A and J while on the high score screen, you will start a new game on the level on which you lost your last life.

Version: BBC
Description: Slows game down
Source: Micro User December 1987

If you hold down Copy (pause) and Delete (restart), the game will be continually stopping and starting, and thus moving at a greatly reduced pace.

This technique can also be taken one stage further. When playing the game normally, hold the Shift key down to speed up the movement of the Vaus. If you hold Shift down as well as Copy and Delete, you will find that the Vaus moves at its normal speed but the rest of the game moves much more slowly.

Version: BBC Cassette
Description: Removes lines
Source: A & B Computing September 1987

Press Break then type:

MODE1:CALL &1C00

Version: BBC / Electron?
Description: Easier game
Source: Micro User March 1989

More of a flaw in the programming this, rather than an actual cheat. When you start, move back straight away to your own ropes - because the referee is less likely to see you perform any foul moves. When your opponent comes within range, kick him. If he manages to get closer, headbutt him repeatedly to push him back to kicking range and kick him again. By using these techniques repeatedly, you can usually achieve a knockout.

Version: BBC / Electron?
Description: Extra time
Source: 8BS (cheats database - TBI 38)

Press Space halfway through your last second of time remaining, and if successul you should have 99 minutes of time left.

Version: BBC
Description: Level skip
Source: 8BS (cheats database - TBI 38)

When screen displays LEVEL 1 press Escape to advance levels.

Version: BBC / Electron
Description: Level Attain high scores
Source: 8BS (cheats database - TBI 38)

Jump from the rear corner of screen 1 to gain 20,000 points and an extra life. You will now be on the 'Hidden Ramp 1' screen. Move down to the corner and jump for 20,000 more points. You will now be on 'Hidden Ramp 2'. Jump from the room in the middle level for 20,000 more points and an extra life. You will now be on the 'Pyramid' screen. Jump from the hidden corner at bottom left. You will now be on the 'Baudwalk' screen which must be completed as if normally playing the game. Likewise for the next screen. You have now reached The End with a great score.

Version: BBC
Description: Level skip
Source: Micro User March 1989

If you press Caps Lock + Control + Escape you will be promoted to the next level. You still have your current quota of starbombs, but the DeathStar's progress will be reset to zero, so that you have more time to collect the remaining crystals. [Doesn't this just reset the DeathStar's progress?]

Version: Electron
Description: Restart level
Source: Electron User December 1987

When playing the game, press the Caps Func + Q + 1 keys together. This restarts you on the current level with a full quota of starbombs.

Version: BBC
Description: Extra high jump
Source: 8BS (cheats database - TBI 38)

Jump and then press U immediately after - the timing is critical. Try to jump up small gaps in floors.

Version: BBC Disk
Description: Level skip
Source: A & B Computing March 1988

Press Break while playing then type:

MODE2
*CODER

to be transported to the next level.

Version: BBC
Description: Infinite shields
Source: Micro User March 1989

To obtain infinite shields press f6 and then press f0 on the little screen. The logos will turn green and the micro will display the message The strength of the Force has been twisted to help a cheating coward.

Version: BBC
Description: Level skip
Source: Micro User August 1987

When playing the game press keys f0 and f9 down together, then Escape. This defines f9 to jump straight to the last level with a fleet of seven ships, just as keys f6, f7 and f8 start you on levels 1, 2 and 3 respectively.

Version: BBC
Description: Level skip, extra lives
Source: Micro User December 1987

If you hold down Shift-Lock and Copy as well as f9 and f0, f9 will be programmed to jump to the last level with 42 lives.

If you pause the game and look closely at the background, you'll see such features as a Pac-Man being chased by a ghost, and the recurring 42 in the guise of a command post.

Version: Electron
Description: Extra lives
Source: Electron User September 1989

Instead of pressing Spacebar to start the game, press Z, X, C and Spacebar simultaneously - you'll begin with 50 lives.

Version: BBC + Electron?
Description: Infinite lives
Source: Micro User October 1987

When the page showing the credits to the authors is being displayed, type TOERAG very quickly. The ever-watching eyes turn light blue and you now have infinite lives.

Version: BBC & Electron
Description: Level skip
Source: Micro User November 1991

Pause the game and press Control + L for an extra life. Repeat at will!

Version: BBC & Electron
Description: Extra Lives
Source: Robert Craggs

During the game press the letters B + O + W simultaneously to gain extra lives. This will take you back a bit to a 'save-point' with about 20 lives.

This was discovered by the good old practice of 'Pressing loads of keys until something happens'. Then I had to find which damn keys it was I pressed!

Version: BBC / Electron
Description: Level skip
Source: Micro User October 1989

After the game has loaded press S for sound or Q for quiet as prompted. Then, instead of pressing Return, as the game suggests, press Control + C. The next key pressed will specify the level on which you start this game: 1 to 0 will start you on levels 1 to 10 and Q to P - the keyboard row underneath the number keys - selects levels 11 to 20. The game immediately starts on the level selected, and when that has ended simply repeat the above process.

N.B. On older versions you may have to press Control + @ instead of Control + C.

Version: BBC & Electron
Description: Level skip
Source: Micro User May 1992

Wait until the game has fully loaded and you are presented with a screen with a message scrolling along the bottom. At this point press the Delete and C keys, followed by Copy and a key from A to T. You will then find yourself in the appropriate Hyperball arena - 1 to 20.

Version: BBC
Description: Various extra features
Source: Micro User December 1987

Select the Question Mark icon then enter the password DEBUG-MODE. The control panel turns purple and you now have access to the extra passwords.

Enter GIMME to instantly collect all 16 parts of the spell, EPILOGUE to see what happens when you complete the game or DUMP to copy the screen to an Epson-compatible printer. Enter the password NORMAL-MODE to return the game to normal. Imogen also recognises the passwords REVIEW-MODE and TEST-MODE but these do not appear to do anything.

Version: BBC + Electron
Description: Various extra features
Source: Micro User September 1988

When the high-score table is being displayed press Shift + Escape: this brings up a hidden message, and sets the mode in operation.

Now when you play the game, you will find that the logo Partis 1987 in the top right-hand corner of the screen has changed to Cheat 1987. Press J to jump from one level to the next, G to get a free token or Control to lose a life.

When you're on the high-score table, press D to force a demo or L to reveal a list of all 80 frame codes to be used with the screen editor. The game resets itself to normal mode when you return to the high score table, so just repeat the Shift + Escape procedure.

A & B Computing June 1988 reports that the cheat mode can also be activated by pressing Ctrl, W, f0, f1 simultaneously then Return.

Version: BBC
Description: Various extra features
Source: Micro User September 1988

Press the Shift and - keys together, in effect type £. The micro will print the word CHEAT in the bottom left-hand corner of the screen. You now find that function keys f0 to f4 have a variety of special effects, as shown below:

f0   Loads the next level from tape or disk
f1   Gives you infinite arrows
f2   Gives you infinite lives
f3   Removes all the baddies
f4   Allows you to practice on the bonus screen that normally only appears between one level and the next

The map editor also has some undocumented features, all actived by pressing the appropriate keys when the title page is being displayed. The numbers 0, 1, 2 and 3 set the safe trap door direction - the only direction in which it is safe to walk over all the trap doors on that level are as follows:

0   West-East
1   East-West
2   South-North
3   North-South

The editor also allows you to set a cannon flag. If set, all landscape features corresponding to editor character F will fire streams of cannonballs. Press f0 to set the cannon flag to OFF or f1 to set it to ON. The last feature is a hidden message from the author - press M, C, R to see it.

Version: BBC
Description: Level skip
Source: A & B Computing March 1988, Micro User December 1990

Pause the game and hold down the letters R, U, S, H. Release pause and Shift will cycle through the levels.

Alternatively, pause the game, hold down A, S, D, C, G, H, J and resume. Shift has the same effect as above.

Version: BBC
Description: Level skip
Source: Micro User December 1987

BBC: Hold down the spacebar and Escape on any level to jump to the next screen.

Version: Electron
Description: Level skip
Source: Electron User November 1987 + October 1988

Some versions: Hold down Shift + Escape.
Some versions: Hold down Caps Func, Q + Escape.
Some versions: Hold down Caps Func, Q + 1.

Version: BBC + Electron
Description: Extra life
Source: Micro User August 1988

When you are accessing a computer terminal, type GROVEL and you'll be awarded an extra life, whic you can sell if you are a bit hard up. You can use this feature repeatedly, so it can be quite useful for building up stocks of both lives and credits.

Version: BBC & Electron
Description: Various features
Source: Micro User March 1992

Enter any of the following as passwords (Case sensitive):-

Slowworm: slows the flooze when you press the spacebar
Skippers: jump to the next level by pressing the right-cursor key
Bombards: causes pieces to be overlayed instantly, without any time delay or penalty
Waitress: when this is activated, the layout display does not disappear when the game is paused.

When entering a cheat password, press Shift + Return to finish instead of just Return.

Version: BBC + Electron?
Description: Level skip
Source: Acorn User December 1988

If you've already completed the first level without losing any lives, pressing S when it asks you to 'Press Space to Play' will take you directly to level two.

Version: BBC? + Electron
Description: Extra ammo
Source: Electron User February 1990

When you reach the second level, make sure you have a few bullets left over from level one. Just before you reach the alien, drop your gun and pick it up again. Your ammunition will magically be topped up.

Version: BBC Cassette & Disk
Description: Infinite lives
Source: Micro User May 1987

Type *FX 231,0 (or ?&277=1)

For the tape version, CHAIN the game as normal.
For the disk version, type *RUN !BOOT.

On the title page press down the keys I,L,T,D and N together. The computer will then ask you for a password. Type in SHOTOKAN.

Afterwards the program will revert to three lives, so simply enter the password again.

Version: Electron
Description: Extra lives
Source: Electron User October 1987

Wait until the second file PSYCASTRIA has almost finished loading and hold down the Shift key. After a few seconds the computer will bleep and print the message "CHEAT PRIMED". Release Shift and wait until the game has finished loading.

On the title page, press down the keys I,L,T,D and N together. The program will then ask you for a password: Type in SHOTOKAN. When you play the game you will have 123 lives instead of the usual three.

After each game the program reverts to normal, so enter the password again to cheat next time round.

Version: BBC
Description: Infinite lives
Source: Micro User October 1990

Type *FX 231,0

On the title page press down the keys I,L,T,D and N together. The computer will then ask you for a password. Type in PORSCHE.

Version: BBC
Description: Reincarnation
Source: Micro User March 1989 + A & B Computing September 1988

Press the keys R, E, I, N, C, A and T - the different letters that make up the word reincarnate - simultaneously. Now when you die you will be given the chance to reincarnate at your present position - but only four times.

Holding down SERFTGU has the tape effect.

Version: BBC + Electron
Description: Extra lives, level skip
Source: Micro User August 1988

When you have a high score, enter your name as WAMALAMADINGDONG. The next time you play the game, the counter will be corrupted but you now have about 230 lives.

When the high score table is being displayed press Control + f4. You will hear a quiet beeb amid the music and when you now press the spacebar, you will find yourself on Level 2. Repeat this procedure to tackle any of the eight levels. However, the game will crash if you try to jump to a ninth. Also, you'll always restart on the selected level and to return to a lower one you must reload the game.

On the Electron version, hold down Control + Caps Func + 4.

Version: BBC
Description: Bug in game, easier gameplay
Source: Micro User June 1989

Walk into a skull or a section of fungus and press Return to access the status screen just before you die. When you press the spacebar to return to the game, you'll notice you've still lost a life, but the skull or fungus will have disappeared, leaving the way clear.

Version: BBC Master
Description: Play game entirely on map
Source: Micro User May 1992

On the main menu position the cursor on option 1 and strike the B key. Put the cursor on option 2 and press A. Continue in this manner through option 3,4 and 5 pressing keys N, J and O respectively.

Start to play the game by pressing the Return key and before the game starts - difficult on the Master - press the keys C, H, E, A and T. You'll find that you can now select the map using the Control+M combination instead of the normal M and play the game entirely on the map.

Version: BBC & Electron
Description: Restores energy
Source: Micro User January 1992

Enter as a password the word ERYNMOUNT, pause the game and hold down the letters H, O, N, E, S, T, Y - your energy will be restored to a maximum.

Version: BBC
Description: Infinite lives
Source: A & B Computing July 1987

When playing press Break and enter:

MODE 5
CALL TOP

Once the spaceships have blown up a few times, you'll have infinite lives.

Version: BBC / Electron?
Description: Level skip
Source: Micro User March 1989

Press Shift and a number key corresponding to the required start level - 1 to 8. While holding these two keys, press the spacebar. For example, to start on level 5 type Shift + 5 then add the spacebar. Works on high score table - you may need to hold down Control as well.

Version: BBC + Electron
Description: Level skip, extra lives
Source: Micro User November 1988

On the title page - with the message SARACOID by DEAN LESTER - is being displayed on the screen. Press G then L in rapid succession. The micro will now come up with the message CHEAT MODE, WHICH SCREEN. Enter a number between 1-30 and press Return. You will start on that level with eight lives.

Version: BBC
Description: Level skip
Source: A & B Computing December 1986

Hold down any red function key with Escape on the title page, then each screen can be progressed through immediately allowing a start at any level. Also, if you keep moving upwards more parachutes appear.

Version: BBC Master Compact
Description: Level skip
Source: A & B Computing June 1989

Hold down Caps Locl, Control, Return and Escape during play.

Version: BBC + Electron
Description: Easier game, level skip
Source: Micro User August 1987, Electron User October 1987

After the game has loaded, BBC users press the @ key, Electron users press the 0 key. You will be asked for a password: Type in LAZON-NOMORE. The holes will now be white bonus squares; pressing J will move you to the next level. Press Escape to return to the normal game.

Version: BBC
Description: Easier game, level skip
Source: Micro User October 1990

Hold down the letters J, U, M, P (on some versions, just press @).

You will be asked for a password: Type in PORSCHE. The holes will now be white bonus squares.

Version: BBC + Electron
Description: Level skip
Source: Bug Stomper

Walk up to a door and open it.
Close the door.
Select a door booby trap and apply it to the door (the door will disappear).
Select another door booby trap and apply it to the door.
The door will re-appear, except you have now managed to booby trap both sides of the door.

Version: BBC Disk
Description: Level skip
Source: Micro User November 1988

Load the game as normal and turn off your disc drive as soon as it has finished loading. You will be transported into the Death Star automatically. Just press fire to destroy it. Apparently you can do this over and over again.

Version: BBC Master
Description: Screen scroller
Source: Micro User November 1987

On the title page hold down C, H, R, I, S and start the game. You will find the screen is frozen, but you can move the screen left and right using the cursor keys.

Version: Electron
Description: Speed up
Source: Electron User February 1988

Pressing Break switches the sound off and causes the game to speed up. This only works once, if you press it twice the main sprite will become corrupted.

Version: BBC / Electron
Description: Always win
Source: Electron User November 1987

When you are given the option of collecting your winnings or gambling, press the Shift+Control keys together. If you now gamble you will always win.

Version: BBC + Electron
Description: Extra lives
Source: Acorn User April 1987 + Electron User December 1987

Press Control + f9 during play. You will hear a short tune. When you restart the game you will find you now have nine lives. Repeat this whenever necessary.

Version: BBC / Electron
Description: Invulnerability
Source: Micro User September 1989

Play the game normally until you qualify for inclusion in the high score table - over 1000. Enter your initials using the up, down and fire keys and you will be returned to the high score table. Now type:

10101052422A

The game will start automatically and you will now find that you are completely invulnerable to the aliens' touch.

Version: BBC
Description: Infinite lives, speed up
Source: Micro User January 1988 + November 1989

Enter the phrase "like a virgin" to gain infinite lives. Enter it again to speed the game up.

Version: BBC
Description: Hidden level
Source: Micro User December 1987, A & B Computing November 1987

XOR: On the main menu, select the Play Game option. Press Control + Q and the new maze, appropriately entitled The Hidden Cavern, will now load.

XOR Designer: Choose option Game 04/05 and then press Control + Q for Hidden Caverns.

Version: BBC
Description: Retain energy
Source: A & B Computing May 1987

Hold down T during play.

Version: BBC + Electron?
Description: ?
Source: A & B Computing January 1988

Cheat code is BENJI.