[MonictheDemon]

I'm not sure if this is in the right area but I'll cut to the chase.

Would it be legal to use a gamegenie or any other cheatcode hacking tool to obtain all the chaos emeralds? I want to start aiming for other things than times. And as Sonic 3/Sonic & Knuckles is one I want to start doing, I REALLY don't feel like going through the game, for the 50th time in my life, collecting all those dang fourth chaos and super emeralds. Tediousness is tedious, I want to avoid said tedious activity.

[flying fox]

Here:

http://www.soniccenter.org/saves/

That link will take you to savestates from some games. There's one with all 14 emeralds and I think there is one where you can collect 50 rings from the giant ring without turning super. Also I'm pretty sure using a codegenie falls under this rule:

Gamesharks, similar cheat devices, "turbo" or "autofire" features of controllers, and ROM save states must not be used, nor any functions on the emulator, such as slowing down the speed of the game.

So I don't think it is legal unlessanyone wants to correct me. :o

[MonictheDemon]

Ah okay. I was just thinking that if it's JUST for the CE and SE's it can't be too taboo right? Meh. Thanks though.

[Parax]

I dont see any reason why you couldn't use it just to set up your file, as long as the codes don't actually affect your runs.

[Firstkirbyever]

Actually I made a topic about this before, the only code you can actually use without affecting a run is just infinite lives, but this was for Sonic Adventure DX.

I dont see any reason why you couldn't use it just to set up your file, as long as the codes don't actually affect your runs.

This.

[FuzZerd]

you only need to collect chaos and super emeralds and complete the game once, then you can use the s3k level select to change your character with out changing the number of emeralds you have.

[Firstkirbyever]

you only need to collect chaos and super emeralds and complete the game once, then you can use the s3k level select to change your character with out changing the number of emeralds you have.

Not unless you're playing the XBLA version, which I highly doubt he is.

[MonictheDemon]

you only need to collect chaos and super emeralds and complete the game once, then you can use the s3k level select to change your character with out changing the number of emeralds you have.

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I REALLY don't feel like going through the game, for the 50th time in my life, collecting all those dang fourth chaos and super emeralds

^ This. Unless of course, I misread your post.

[Luxray]

^Don't worry, fuzz is just taking the piss out of you because he can do it over and over again.

Unless you are actually playing on an old GeneDrive, you can simply import a savestate from anywhere on the net.
That or what Umbreon said.