Baby horse line drawing. Baby horse line drawing
Every time I hear that 80s synthwave kick in and see the palm trees swaying over Ocean Beach, I'm fourteen again, sitting cross-legged on the carpet in front of a chunky CRT telly, mashing buttons like my life depended on it. Let's be honest — Vice City is a beautiful game, but grinding out cash the honest way takes ages, and as a kid I had zero patience. That's why the money cheat code was the very first cheat I ever learnt, and honestly, it changed everything for me. Here's everything I know about getting rich quick in Tommy Vercetti's little corner of Florida.
On the PlayStation versions, the magic combo is: R1, R2, L1, X, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up. Punch that in mid-game and an instant $250,000 lands in your pocket — no banks, no Payphone missions, no drama. I used to sit there spamming it over and over until my bank balance looked like a phone number. Once you've got a lazy few million, the whole map opens up: safehouses, weapons, flashy cars, the lot. It still gives me a little thrill watching that cash counter tick up.
If you grew up on the Xbox, the combo is nearly identical: RB, RT, LB, A, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up. Same deal — a quarter of a million smickos straight into your wallet. One quick tip from personal experience: pause your game or do it somewhere quiet, because fumbling the sequence with cops on your tail is a sure-fire way to end up face down in a canal. And if you're on a modern re-release, most of the old codes still work through the pause menu or button inputs, which is brilliant for a bit of nostalgia.
Right, bad news for my PC mates — Vice City on PC never got a typed money cheat. Typing letters gave you things like ASPIRINE for full health, PRECIOUSPROTECTION for armour and PANZER for a tank, but no instant cash. I remember being filthy about that. The workaround back in the day was a trainer program, and even now, save editors do the job if you're comfortable tinkering. It's not quite as satisfying as hammering a button combo, but it gets you there.
Now, stay with me here — this cheeky little baby horse line drawing, straight out of a colouring book, is exactly how I think about cheats. All those lovely clean lines? That's the structure you want to keep in your playthrough. Save your game before you enter any code, and don't get too greedy mid-mission, because cheats can bugger up your objectives and permanently mangle a save file. I learnt that lesson the hard way after a certain property mission refused to complete. Take the colouring book approach: enjoy filling in the picture, but respect the lines.
Once the money's rolling in, do yourself a favour and buy up the asset properties — the Print Works and the Malibu Club are my personal favourites, since they unlock some of the best story content in the game. Then grab an Infernus, stock up on body armour, and cruise the strip like you own it, because mate, you basically do now. Cheating might feel like the naughty option, but in Vice City, that's kind of the whole point. Now if you'll excuse me, I've got a radio station to save and a sunset to drive into.