Is taking advantage of in game glitches cheating?
I say no. There are no "rules" for this games therefore cheating can occur. Is it unethical, well that's a different questions, but no I don't think it's unethical either.
Forum Discussion
HCoinslot wrote:
Actually the code was included in the original Gradius by accident. Much like our tile glitch (in my opinion). Does the intention (or lack thereof) to include it decide whether or not it is cheating?
It was originally used as a test feature. The game was difficult, so it was designed as a way for Konomi's testers to be able to test the game. Since the testers had trouble with the game (without the code), they left it in the game for all players that would have difficulty with said game (on a game by game basis - for the reward for entering in said code).
