How often do you use cheats?

[Yakumo]

I use guides if I get stuck in an area, I don't really call that cheating, though.

I usually lay into cheat codes into games after I've fully completed them once, and if there's some benefits to adding some cheats in. (ie. guns & health/armor)
If it's a really enjoyable game, then I'll play without again.

[Erde]

I used to have a game genie for the SNES and a giant book packed with cheat codes. So I cheated a lot! Especially fun in Mario Bros. :- )

Nowadays I mostly try to play on my own, occasionally seeking hints/ guidance in games like Pokemon (how can I catch this guy? Can this Pokemon evolve, etc) mostly I frequent Serebii.

[Rayna]

I've never (really) cheated (I say that loosely because in the original Mario Brothers Series, I always warped to save time), not because I was morally against it, but more so because I wasn't aware of how to go about it. Growing up, I heard of things which help you cheat (codes, GameShark), but I never purchased or bothered. If a game was difficult, I simply bit my lip and dealt with it. (As long as I didn't get bored.)

One of the most difficult games for me when I was younger was this Simpsons NES game, "Bart Versus the World". In retrospect, it probably wasn't a very good game. It was difficult because of the controls, the cheap graphics, and pretty much the entire game play. But I didn't have a computer to help me. (My family wouldn't get a computer until I was around 12 years old.)

I do recall using a cheat for a Spiderman n64 game which I loved. I used it only after I had beaten the game, and only to obtain all hidden costumes and items.

But really, what is the point of cheating? Why play the game and waste your time? Sure, maybe you can get some online praise (if people don't see right passed you're cheating score), but beyond that, it's pointless unless you've beaten the game and want to breeze through it for fun!

Invincibility is enjoyable.

[Sid12192]

I have never used any type of hack/cheat programs for any games like CA, AC, CSS, BO2

[Alkali Regnant]

I don't think I've ever used cheats... I've looked at guides before, but only if I'm absolute stuck/lost in a game... like many of the dungeons in Tales of Phantasia XD

... unless you count some fun little game glitches like sliding across LoZ OoT

[Octoberstorms]

I haven't used cheats very much. I think it takes away the challenge in the game. But I mostly use it when I absolutely cannot beat a certain boss.