The Big Head Cheat Code

Okay admit it, you have used the infamous "Big Head" cheat code in at least one videogame during your years of gaming.  And while we are visiting this nostalgic cheat code, it's okay to admit that you had a case of the giggles while witnessing balloon-headed characters go about their business.  As a kid I used this code countless times for various Nintendo 64 games, even if it only provided a laugh for about 20 seconds.

It seems like this cheat code used to be included in multiple genres of games, from sports games like NFL Blitz...

One of the stranger big head cheat codes, in most games this code usually makes all characters rock the swollen melon.

...to first person shooters such as Goldeneye 007 on the N64:

Bond contemplates jumping off the dam to end the headache you have inflicted upon him.

Why did developers provide this cheat in so many games?  And why did we use this code?  Let's not be in denial, it was used, or else it would have gone extinct very early on.  Surely we aren't that immature to actually like this cheat code, are we?  Yes, we are, we like seeing distorted humans walk/run/talk.  It's cheap humor, and apparently it extended playtime to the point where developers found it worthwhile to include it in their games.

I hope this post was able to bring back some memories of the days when we would laugh at something stupid such as this......alright who am I kidding?  We still laugh at stupid things, otherwise Youtube would have disappeared long ago.

Out of curiosity, what were your favorite cheat codes back in the day?