GameShark Labs presents
The SharkVault
The strategy guides you wish GameFAQs had written. Cheat codes, controller exploits, glitches, easter eggs, and schoolyard lore — the full spectrum of player ingenuity, organized as one ranked canon of classic and retro games, Atari through PS2.
Public launch · September 15, 2026
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Backed by 1,126 Kickstarter backers · invite-only beta. Already invited? Sign in
Grand Theft Auto III
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Games live
156
In the vault
392
In editorial
15
Platforms in the vault
2,028
Sections published
58,102
Codes archived
1,126
Kickstarter backers
617
Community founders
153
Original backdrops
Founding Member · Road to GTA VI
Vice City is coming back. Prep for GTA VI with the team that wrote the book on cheat codes.
Grand Theft Auto VI · launching
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Become a Founding Member →Early access to the complete GTA vault — lock in the founding rate for life before GTA VI drops.
Original art for every game
Every game in the canon gets an original atmospheric backdrop — rendered in the airbrushed style of a ’90s strategy-guide cover, not a box shot scraped off a wiki.
A look inside · Spotlight
Random pick · Top 100
Hall of FameTop 100Why This Game Matters
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City(2002)
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We actually beat these
Every code, glitch, and easter egg is checked against a sourced facts file before it can publish. Nothing is lifted from a wiki, and every claim carries its citation.
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Era-faithful voice
Reads like a coffee-table book by someone who ran the cheat-code BBS, because it is one: the same canon is headed to print as The Compendium, by GameShark Labs. Knowledgeable, irreverent, deeply versed in cheat-device culture.
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The full canon
The GTA flagships are open now. The rest of the vault, 153 guides written and 395 in editorial, unlocks at the September launch, building toward 500. Searchable, mobile, ad-free.
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You steer what's next
Canon rounds open to members: you see what's shortlisted, and where the vote stands, before a title is written. The first round opens ahead of the September launch.
See what's shortlisted →EcosystemSharkVault syncs to RetroShark hardware — coming soon.
Featured guides
- Road to GTA VIPrep the trilogy (GTA III, Vice City & San Andreas) before Vice City returns.
- Metal Gear Solid, decodedCodec secrets, stealth exploits, and boss tactics across the PlayStation-era trilogy.
- Final Fantasy VII, masteredMateria builds, chocobo breeding, and the real secrets of the 1997 original.
- A free chapter is comingThe Compendium is in production. This is where the free chapter lands the day it ships. No account, no email.
1,126 Kickstarter backers hold a numbered Founder seat.
Everyone who backed the campaign holds a permanent Founder number, carried on their profile across the vault. The beta is invite-only; the waitlist is how the next wave gets in.
Join the waitlist →What's already in the vault
Hall of Fame is the top ~100, ranked by cultural impact and innovation; Era Definers, Canon Completers, and Deep Cuts expand the canon toward 500 over time.
