Released: Apr 1990
- Arcade
- Sega Genesis
- TurboGrafx-16
This page contains cheats, hints, Easter eggs, secrets, and tips for Zero Wing. We will continually update this page when we come across more useful cheats and tips.
Test mode will let you change the starting level, which part of the level to start on, view endings (without completing the game), and the starting of your weapons. To activate this cheat in Zero Wing, pause the game mid-level and press C, Up, B, Down, A, Left, Right, B, C, C, Right, Left, Right, A, Down, Start. If you entered this cheat code correctly the test mode menu will appear.
To listen to songs and sounds from the game, go to the options menu from the main menu. Go down to the sound test, cycle through the sounds using Left or Right on the D-pad, and press A or B to play the selected sound.
To have unlimited continues, put the game difficulty level on Easy in the Options menu. Easy difficulty gives you unlimited continues, Normal gives you 10 continues, and Hard gives you 15 continues.
To view the game's alternative endings, complete the game two or three times without turning the game off in between each completion. The more completions of the game, the better the ending gets.
The following cheat codes are for Game Genie. These can be used on a Sega Genesis (Genesis) with a Game Genie device or you can use these on any emulator that supports Game Genie Codes. If you want a Game Genie device, you can always check on Amazon for one.
Cheat Effect | Cheat Code |
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Infinite lives | ATYA-AA3T |
Invincibility | AAZA-AA96 + AJZT-AACW |
Move faster | DTYA-AACA |
Move very fast | FAYA-AACA |
Vulcan weapon always power level 4 | AEPT-AACN |
Laser weapon always power level 4 | AJPT-AACN |
Homing weapon always power level 4 | ANPT-AACN |
Weapons always power level 3 | A2YT-AABA |
Weapons always power level 4 | BTYA-A6ER + TTMA-BA4A + TAMA-BACC |