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Spyro: Year of the Dragon Cheats

  • PS1 | Submitted by Daniel D.

    Squid Skateboard

    pause screen

    To make your skateboard into a giant blue squid, pause the game and enter UP, UP, LEFT, LEFT, RIGHT, RIGHT, DOWN, DOWN, SQUARE, CIRCLE, SQUARE. You will hear a conformation noise if you entered the code correctly.

    Notes: cheat can be entered anywhere in the game.

    if you beat the game, look in the epilogue and there will be a page about the newly invented sport "squidboarding", invented by the seals.


  • PS1 | Submitted by GamesRadar

    Don't Die

    If you are falling to your doom just pause the game quickly and exit the level. This doesn't work in homeworlds


  • PS1 | Submitted by GamesRadar

    Get 99 Lives

    After pausing the game press Right, Left, Right, Left, Up, Up, Up, up, Circle


  • PS1 | Submitted by THE OLD SKINNY NELSONS RD COLLINSVALE

    How to get the 149th egg

    In order to get the 149th egg go to the Midnight Mountain home world. You will see Moneybags, keep on flaming him he will drop gems in the path and after he has run out of gems he will drop the 149th egg


  • PS1 | Submitted by _AciDFrOsT_0

    Raging Ripto

    Do a Gnasty gnorc then hold left and do 3 rolls it will give you about 5000 points. Must be done in the second Skatepark.(Requires Lots of Air!)


  • PS1 | Submitted by JoshEiseleLovesMillesaRinck

    Find Gems

    Hold these L1 L2 R2 AND R1 Sparks will point you to the nearest gem And BINGO!


  • PS1 | Submitted by Michael and David Copppard

    More Skate Tricks

    1.Raging ripto, this is the ultimate trick.
    do half a back flip so you are inverted and roLl right as many times as you can, you will recieve 3150 points for this simple manouver.

    2.The other way to do the triple towers in enchanted towers skate park, as you come through look to your left and you will see a cliff, hop an a board and skate up the point where the cliff meets a wall , then turn sharp right , you will now be on the side of the cliff , turn right a bit then turn left and jump , steer towards the tower and complete all three for the 1000 points in style.

    3.Die on a skate board, do the same as trick 2 but folow the point where the cliff metts the wall and try to get over the edge.


  • PS1 | Submitted by GamesRadar

    2D Spyro

    After pausing the game press Left, Right, Left, Right, L1, R1, L1, R1, Square, Circle


  • PS1 | Submitted by GamesRadar

    Squish Skateboard

    After pausing the game press Up, Up, Left, Left, Right, Right, Down, Down, Circle, Square


  • PS1 | Submitted by Robbie Barker

    Portal to the Sorceress

    To get to the portal that will lead you to the sorceress you must have 100 dragon eggs.


  • PS1 | Submitted by Web Surfer

    Crash Bash demo

    At the Title Screen, hold down R2+L1 buttons and press the square button.


  • PS1 | Submitted by Billy

    Infinite Lives

    In the Midday Garden Home,run around the place and kill all the bunnies.


  • PS1 | Submitted by GamesRadar

    Sparx Treasure Finding

    After pausing the game press Right, Right, Left, Left, Right, Right, Left, Left, Circle, Circle, Circle


  • PS1 | Submitted by GamesRadar

    Tricks/Moves in skateboarding

    Here are some cool moves that you could do in some of the skate board tracks.

    _TRICKS_ _WHAT TO DO_

    1. backflip press tringle,down
    2. frontflip press tringle,up
    3. rollleft press tringle,left
    4. rollright press tringle,right
    5. spinleft press left on
    halfpipe ramp.
    6. spinright press right on
    halfpipe ramp.
    7. twistedlime press tringle,left or
    right,down
    8. twisted lemon press,tringle,left or
    right,down
    9. halfpipeleap leap a halfpipe ramp.

    10. tripletowers jump on three towers
    11. gulp spin 4 times left
    12. biggulp spin 5 times left
    13. crush spin 4 times right
    14. orangecrush spin 5 times right
    15. dr.shemp roll 4 times left
    16. toasty roll 5 times right
    17. trashmaster hold tringle then
    press down,left then
    after that just keep
    on holding tringle
    then press down,left.
    (P.S. do it fast)
    18. gnastygnorc hold tringle then do
    backflip.after that
    do a half way
    backflip then just
    keep on holding
    tringle then press
    left,down


  • PS1 | Submitted by Billy

    Easy Buzz Beat

    Buzz is the giant green toad at the end of the Sunrise Spring Home. Two Hits,and he'll jump into a Flame Circle. When he jumps into a Flame Circle, Wait and then charge when it's gone. Two Hits afterward,and he'll jump into a Flame Circle and Spit Fire. When this occurs, Glide over the first volley of flame and and Charge him before he can spit again. When he is hit(Period), he will use a Buzz-Saw technique. Run to the other side of the arena before he gets back up. When he attacks, Wait until he starts and then charge in a big circle until he stops.


  • PS1 | Submitted by Huw Morgan

    The Right Way To Get 99 Lives

    To do this cheat you need to be in the first land and not have moved to another land. The best time is at the start. Press start and go to the inventory screen and press Square (6 times),circle,up,circle,left,circle,right,circle.


  • PS1 | Submitted by Robbie Barker

    Sparx Task

    After you beat a world, you can go back to it. Once you have gone back to the world you have beaten, you'll see Zoe hovering over the sign that has a picture of Spark. Go to her, and she'll ask you if Spark is ready for that task.(Say yes). After you've beaten that task Sparx will gain an extra ability.


  • PS1 | Submitted by GamesRadar

    Hard Difficulty

    After pausing the game press Circle, Square, Right, Left, Right, Square, Circle, Square


  • PS1 | Submitted by GamesRadar

    Easy Difficulty

    After pausing the game press Circle, Square, Right, Left, Right, Square, Circle, X


  • PS1 | Submitted by GamesRadar

    More Hit Points

    After pausing the game press Circle, R1, Circle, L1, Circle, R2, Circle, L2, Circle


  • PS1 | Submitted by GamesRadar

    Spyro With Big Head

    After pausing the game press Up, R1, Up, R1, Up, R1, Circle, Circle, Circle, Circle


  • PS1 | Submitted by GamesRadar

    Turn Spyro Green

    To turn Spyro green, pause the game and press these buttons: up, left, down, right, up, square, R1, R2, L1, L2, up, right, down, left, up, triangle. You should hear a confirmation sound, and when you unpause the game, Spyro should be green.


  • PS1 | Submitted by GamesRadar

    Turn Spyro Red

    To change Spyro's color to red, pause the game and press these buttons: up, left, down, right, up, square, R1, R2, L1, L2, up, right, down, left, up, circle. You should hear a confirmation sound, and Spyro will be red when you unpause the game.


  • PS1 | Submitted by GamesRadar

    Turn Spyro Blue

    After pausing the game press Up, Left, Down, Right, Up, Square, R1, R2, L1, L2, Up, Right, Down, Left, Up, X


  • PS1 | Submitted by THE OLD SKINNY NELSONS RD COLLINSVALE

    How to get Sheila The Kangaroo

    When youm first start the game go past the portal to Sunny Villa and you will see Moneybags with Sheila for a fee of 300 gems


  • PS1 | Submitted by OogieBoogieMan

    Sgt.Byrd

    In The Second Homeworld find a big building inside is Moneybags he will offer to set Sgt.Byrd free for a fee of 700 gems.


  • PS1 | Submitted by OogieBoogieMan

    How to getti the yetti

    In the third home world go under water find the frozen atlas level across from it is a cave. Go in the cave You will see moneybags he will offer to set the yetti free for a small fee of 1,000 gems.


  • PS1 | Submitted by OogieBoogieMan

    How to Get agent 9

    In the fourth homeworld take one of the first bridges across and you will see moneybags he will offer to free agent nine for a fee of 1,300.


  • PS1 | Submitted by GamesRadar

    Turn Spyro Black

    After pausing the game press Up, Left, Down, Right, Up, Square, R1, R2, L1, L2, Up, Right, Down, Left, Up, Down


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