Argonaut Games' cult classic survival horror FPS Alien Resurrection has been hiding a secret for 23 years: it contains a cheat code that lets you play backup disks on PS1 without having to mod the hardware at all.
In a fascinating video essay from Modern Vintage Gaming, it's revealed that a fairly straightforward cheat code will let you swap Alien Resurrection for seemingly any burned PS1 game, and it'll boot up without requiring an additional mod chip, soft mod, or even a memory card. All you need is a copy of Alien Resurrection, any official PS1 console, and the cheat code itself, which you can enter after a few key steps that any casual modder or retro enthusiast should have no problem with.
