Cheat Vigilante 8

1.    Passwords

Enter the code on the passcode screen:

PASSWORD	Effect
GIMME DA ALIEN	Alien
LONG SLIDESHOW	All Endings in Slideshow
JTBT7CFD1LRMGW	All levels and vehicles
MIX MATCH CARS	Car Select
LIVING FOREVER	God Mode
MONSTER WHEELS	Huge Wheels
LIVING FOREVER	Invincibility
POPULATION OUT	No Enemies Present
FIRE NO LIMITS	No Weapon Delay While Firing
A MOON GETAWAY	Reduced Gravity
Go Really Slow	Slow Motion
I AM TOUGH GUY	Super hard difficulty level!
MISSILE ATTACK	Super missiles!
MAX RESOLUTION	Ultra Resolution
GANGS UNLOCKED	Unlock all regular cars
DDDDDDDDDDDDDD	Super Dreamland 64
LEVEL SHORTCUT	Unlock Sand Factory and Secret Base

Vigilante 8 Unlockables

1.    Unlock Convoy

Beat Quest Mode with John Torque and Shelia.

2.    Unlock "Y" The Alien

Complete Quest Mode with all the other 12 characters in the game. You can now play as ''Y'' and his vehicle (a flying saucer).

3.    Unlock Dave

Beat Quest mode with Chassey Blue and Slick Clyde

4.    Unlock Molo

Beat Quest mode with Loki and Houston 3

5.    Unlock Sid Burn

Beat Quest mode with Boogie and Beezwax

Vigilante 8 Secrets

1.    Special Moves

Some of them are not revealed in the instruction manual, here are the codes to enter. It is a set of directional codes that you enter with the stick or the pad (I prefer the stick) 

Afterburner 
Use this to give you a boost of speed. You must have Interceptor missiles to use this. It takes 2 missiles everytime you use it. Enter Up,Up,Up, then fire the Machine Gun. (Z at default) 

Halo 
Use this as a decoy to ward off guided shots, like other Interceptor Missiles. This also takes 2 missiles to use, and you enter Up,Up,Down then fire the machine gun. (Z) 

Stampede 
This uses Bullseye rockets, this move fires 5 of them in quick succession, Enter Up, Down, Up, then fire the machine gun 

Roadrunner 
This uses 2 Bullseye rockets, and if you hit a car with it, it will attach itself to it and cause the car to lose control, if not, it will hit a structure or object and can destroy them too. Enter Up,Down,Down, Fire Machine Gun. 

Cow Puncher 
Uses 2 Bruiser Cannon shots, can send a car flying if it connects, enter Down,Up,Down,Fire machine gun 

Buckshot 
Belches 6 Bruiser Cannon shots at once, great at close range, enter Down,Up,Up, Fire Machine Gun 

Turtle Turnover 
Uses 2 Skyhammer Mortar shots, sends a green projectile that can turn a car completely upside down, good on stalled or still targets, bad on moving ones, enter 
Down,Down,Down, Fire Machine gun 

Crater Maker 
Uses 2-5 Sky hammer shots, 5 if you have 5 or more, and 4 or less if you have less than 5, enter Down,Down,Up, Fire Machine Gun Can make a huge crater when it impacts. The crater will fill back up slowly. 

Gravitational Mine 
Uses 2 Mines, enter Left,Right,Down, Fire Machine Gun.Anyone that gets near it will be pulled in, and not likely to get out. The afterburner may get you out if you are pulled in. It lasts for about 5 seconds before the mine disappears. 

Cactus Patch 
Uses 6 Mines, lays a red flashing mine that will split when someone gets near it. It will lay the 6 mines in a group that can cause heavy damage if you drive over it. It is just 6 neatly placed mines. Great against tailgaters. Enter Left,Right,Up,then fire the machine gun to activate 

After you enter the directional codes, you then must fire the machine gun (Z at default) 

Walkthroughs & FAQs

FAQ	FAQ by CWilkinson	12K
FAQ	FAQ by Psychopulse75	22K
Other	Character Story FAQ by SDMonkey	12K
FAQ	FAQ by marshmallow	28K
FAQ	FAQ by BMaragato	12K
FAQ	FAQ by ShadowV	9K

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Vigilante 8 Passwords

1.    Misc. Passwords

Enter the options menu, then go to the game status menu and get into the passcode section. Once there enter the following:

PASSWORD	Effect
HARDEST_OF_ALL	Impossible Mode
GIMMIE_DA_WORKS	All Characters and Extra Levels
SEE_ALL_MOVIES	Watch All Movies
SAME_CHARACTER	Play as same character in two-player game
GO_SIGHTSEEING	No Enemy Mode
REDUCE_GRAVITY	Moon Gravity Mode
I_WILL_NOT_DIE	Invincibility Mode
MONSTER_WHEELS	Huge Wheels
DEADLY_MISSLE	Deadly Missle Mode
WMNNWLHTSCUCLH	All vehicles in arcade mode
WMNNWLHTSCUCLH	All Drivers And Cars
GANGS_ALL_HERE	All standard characters
INVITE_VISITOR	Alien character
SECRET_LOCALES	Factory and secret base levels
SLOW_MOTI_ON	Slow motion mode

Vigilante 8 Unlockables

1.    New Cars & Tracks

To "complete" a quest with one character you MUST do the object given to you on each level. Vigilantes protect buildings, Coyotes destroy them.

HOW TO UNLOCK	Unlockable
Complete Quest with: Chassey Blue & Slick Clyde	Dave - Vigilante
Complete Quest with: John Torque & Shiela	Convoy - Vigilante
Complete Quest with: Loki & Houston	Molo - Coyote
Complete Quest with: Beezwax & Boogie	Sid Burn - Coyote
Complete Quest with: Convoy & Sid Burn	Level - Secret Base
Complete Quest with: Dave & Molo	Level - Sand Factory
Unlock Sand Factory and Secret Base Levels	Y The Alien