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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Game Guide
Don't trip if you've been getting busted up by the Ballas. Peep this guide to Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas for everything you need to get through the 'hoods of Los Santos, San Fierro, and Las Venturas.
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GTA: San Andreas Cheat Codes
Cheat codes
Enter these codes in game. (Use the D-Pad, not the analog stick). You will see the message, Cheat Activated, if entered properly.
Cheat | Effect |
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Right, R Trigger, Up, White, White, Left, R Trigger, L Trigger, R Trigger, R Trigger | Faster Cars |
Up, Up, Down, Down, X, B, L Trigger, R Trigger, Y, Down | Bikini Beach Babe Mode |
Black, White, R Trigger, L Trigger, White, Black, X, Y, B, Y, White, L Trigger | Destroy All Cars |
X, L Trigger, R Trigger, RIGHT, A, UP, L Trigger, LEFT, LEFT | Always Midnight |
Right, White, Down, R Trigger, Left, Left, R Trigger, L Trigger, White, L Trigger | KILL YOURSELF (INSANT DEATH!!!) |
Up, A, Y, A, Y, A, X, Black, Right | Max Stamina |
L Trigger, B, Y, L Trigger, L Trigger, X, White, Up, Down, Left | Pedestrians Are Elvis |
Y, Y, L Trigger, X, X, B, X, Down, B | Killer Clown Mode |
White, RIGHT, L Trigger, Y, RIGHT, RIGHT, R Trigger, L Trigger, RIGHT, L Trigger, L Trigger, L Trigger | Chaos mode |
Black, R Trigger, A, Y, A, Y, Up, Down | Pedestrians have weapons |
Down, Left, Up, Left, A, Black, R Trigger, White, L Trigger | Pedestrian Riot Mode (Cant be turned off!!) |
A, A, Down, Black, White, B. R Trigger, B, X | Yakuza Mode (Peds & cars are Asian Gang) |
Right, Black, B, R Trigger, White, X, R Trigger, Black | Cars Drive on Water (Boat Properties) |
Right, White, White, Down, White, Up, Up, White, Black | Prostitutes pay you (Pimp Mode 2) |
X, Right, X, X, White, A, Y, A, Y | Attracts Prostitutes (Pimp Mode) |
A, A, X, R Trigger, L Trigger, A, Down, Left, A | Andrenaline Mode |
X, Black, Down, Down, Left, Down, Left, Left, White, A | Cars Fly Away When Hit |
X, Down, White, Up, L Trigger, B, Up, A, Left | Cars Can Fly |
B, White, Up, R Trigger, Left, A, R Trigger, L Trigger, Left, B | Black Traffic |
White, Up, R Trigger, R Trigger, Left, R Trigger, R Trigger, Black, Right, Down | No Pedestrians or Cops (Gan Riots) |
R Trigger, Black, L Trigger, Black, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Down, Left | Weapon Set 2 |
R Trigger, Black, L Trigger, Black, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up | Weapon Set 1 |
R Trigger, Black, L Trigger, Black, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left , Down, Down, Down | Weapon Set 3 |
Left, Right, L Trigger, White, R Trigger, Black, Up, Down, Left, Right | Have Jetpack |
Left, Right, L Trigger, White, R Trigger, Black, Black, Up, Down, Right, L Trigger | Parachute |
Y, R Trigger, R Trigger, Left, R Trigger, L Trigger, Black, L Trigger | Perfect Handling in Vehicles |
B, B, L Trigger, X, L Trigger, X, X, X, L Trigger, Y, B, Y | Faster Clock |
Y, Up, Right, Down, White, L Trigger, X | Faster Gameplay |
Black, B, Up, L Trigger, Right, R Trigger, Right, Up, X, Y | Flying Boats |
Black, A, L Trigger, L Trigger, White, White, White, A | Foggy |
White, DOWN, DOWN, LEFT, X, LEFT, Black, X, A, R Trigger, L Trigger, L Trigger | Cloudy |
Black, A, L Trigger, L Trigger, White, White, White, X | Overcast |
B, Right, B, Right, Left, X, A Down | Add Six Stars to Wanted Level |
B, RIGHT, B, RIGHT, LEFT, X, Y, UP | Lock Wanted Level |
R Trigger, R Trigger, B, Black, Up, Down, Up, Down, Up, Down | Lower Wanted Level |
R Trigger, R Trigger, B, Black, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left | Raise Wanted Level |
A, L Trigger, UP, X, DOWN, A, White, Y, DOWN, R Trigger, L Trigger, L Trigger | Pedestrians Attack with Guns |
Down, Up, Up, Up, A, Black, R Trigger, White, White | Pedestrian Attack (Cant be Turned Off!!) |
up, up, X, White, right, A, R Trigger, down, Black, B | Full Weapon Aiming While Driving |
Black, A, L Trigger, L Trigger, White, White, White, Down | Noon |
Black, A, L Trigger, L Trigger, White, White, White, Y | Night |
Black, A, L Trigger, L Trigger, White, White, White, X | Morning |
Y, Up, Right, Down, X, Black, R Trigger | Slow down Game Play |
X, X, Black, Left, Up, X, Black, A, A, A | Better Suspension |
up, L Trigger, R Trigger, up, right, up, A, White, A, L Trigger | Increase Car Speed |
L Trigger, R Trigger, Y, DOWN, Black, A, L Trigger, UP, White, White, L Trigger, L Trigger | Max Respect |
B, Y, Y, UP, B, R Trigger, White, UP, Y, L Trigger, L Trigger, L Trigger | Max Sex Appeal |
X, White, R Trigger, Y, UP, X, White, UP, A | Never Hungry |
Y, Up ,Up, Left, Right, X, B, Right | Skinny |
Y, Up, Up, Left, Right, X, B, Left | Max Muscle |
Y, Up ,Up, Left, Right, X, B, Down | Max Fat |
X, White, A, R Trigger, White, White, LEFT, R Trigger, RIGHT, L Trigger, L Trigger, L Trigger | Max Vehicle Stats |
Y, X, B, B, X, B, B, L Trigger, White, White, R Trigger, Black | Super Bike Jumps |
Up, Up, Y, Y, Up, Up, Left, Right, X, Black, Black | Super Jumps |
L Trigger, R Trigger, X, R Trigger, LEFT, Black, R Trigger, LEFT, X, DOWN, L Trigger, L Trigger | Infinite Ammo |
Down, Left, L Trigger, Down, Down, Black, Down, White, Down | Super Lung Capacity (Infinite Air) |
DOWN, X, A, LEFT, R Trigger, Black, LEFT, DOWN, DOWN, L Trigger, L Trigger, L Trigger | Hitman Rank (All Weapons) |
Left, Left, White, R Trigger, Right, X, X, L Trigger, White, A | Orange Sky |
Up, Down, L Trigger, L Trigger, White, White, L Trigger, White, R Trigger, Black | Sand Storm |
Black, A, L Trigger, L Trigger, White, White, White, B | Stormy |
R Trigger, UP, LEFT, RIGHT, Black, UP, RIGHT, X, RIGHT, White, L Trigger, L Trigger | Spawn Tanker |
B, L Trigger, Up, R Trigger, White, A, R Trigger, L Trigger, B, A | Spawn Caddy |
B, Up, L Trigger, White, Down, R Trigger, L Trigger, L Trigger, Left, Left, A, Y | Spawn Stunt Plane |
Left, Left, Down, Down, Up, Up, X, B, Y, R Trigger, Black | Spawn Quadbike |
R Trigger, B, Black, Right, L Trigger, White, A, A, X, R Trigger | Spawn Hotring Racer #1 |
Black, L Trigger, B, Right, L Trigger, R Trigger, Right, Up, B, Black | Spawn Hotring Racer #2 |
Up, Left, A, Y, R Trigger, B, B, B, White | Super Punches |
Y, Up, Up, Left, Right, X, B, Right | No Muscle and No Fat |
DOWN, X, UP, Black, Black, UP, RIGHT, RIGHT, UP | Recruit Anyone (9mm) |
Black, Black, Black, A, White, L Trigger, Black, L Trigger, DOWN, A | Recruit Anyone (Rockets) |
L Trigger, White, White, Up, Down, Down, Up, R Trigger, Black, Black | All Cars have Tank Properties. |
Y, L Trigger, Y, Black, X, L Trigger, L Trigger | All Vehicles are Invisible (Not Motorcycles) |
Right, R Trigger, Up, White, White, Left, R Trigger, L Trigger, R Trigger, R Trigger | Traffic Lights Stay Green |
White, RIGHT, L Trigger, UP, A, L Trigger, White, Black, R Trigger, L Trigger, L Trigger, L Trigger | All Traffic are Junk Cars |
LEFT, Y, R Trigger, L Trigger, UP, X, Y, DOWN, B, White, L Trigger, L Trigger | All Cars Have Nitrous |
Black, B, R Trigger, White, Left R Trigger, L Trigger, Black, White | Aggressive Traffic |
RIGHT, Black, UP, UP, Black, B, X, Black, L Trigger, RIGHT, DOWN, L Trigger | Aggressive Drivers |
R Trigger, Black, L Trigger , A, Left , Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up | $250,000 + Full Health & Armor |
Down, A, Right, Left, Right, R Trigger, Right, Down, Up, Y | Infinite health (Explosions, drowning, and falling will still hurt.) |
A, Down, Up, Black, Down, Y, L Trigger, Y, Left | No Pedestrians / Low Traffic |
B, L Trigger, Down, White, Left, A, R Trigger, L Trigger, Right, B | Pink Traffic |
B, A, L Trigger, B, B, L Trigger, B, R Trigger, Black, White, L Trigger, L Trigger | Spawn Hunter |
Y, Y, X, B, A, L Trigger, L Trigger, Down, Up | Spawn Hydra |
Y, Y, X, B, A, L Trigger, White, Down, Down | Spawn Vortex |
Down, R Trigger, B, White, White, A, R Trigger, L Trigger, Left, Left | Spawn Bloodring Banger |
Right, Up, R Trigger, R Trigger, R Trigger, Down, Y, Y, A, B, L Trigger, L Trigger | Spawn Monster |
Black, L Trigger, L Trigger, RIGHT, RIGHT, UP, UP, A, L Trigger, LEFT | Spawn Dozer |
Up, Right, Right, L Trigger, Right, Up, X, White | Spawn Rancher |
Black, Up, White, Left, Left, R Trigger, L Trigger, B, Right | Spawn Stretch |
B, B, L Trigger, B, B, B, L Trigger, White, R Trigger, Y, B, Y | Spawn Rhino |
L Trigger, L Trigger, R Trigger, R Trigger White, L Trigger, Black, Down, Left, Up | All Vehicles are Farm Vehicles |
Y, Left, X, White, Up, Black, Down, L Trigger, A, L Trigger, L Trigger, L Trigger | Traffic becomes Farm Vehicles |
Down, Black, Down, R Trigger, White, Left, R Trigger, L Trigger, Left, Right | Unlock Romero |
B, R Trigger, B, R Trigger, Left, Left, R Trigger, L Trigger, B, Right | Unlock Trashmaster |
GTA: San Andreas Unlockables
Unlockables
Unlockable | How to Unlock |
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50k and train rides | Complete the freight missions |
Increase Maximum Health to 150 | Complete all 12 levels in the Ambulance mission |
Stats and cash boost. Rhino and Hydra delivered to CJ's house in Grove Street | 100% game completion |
$1,000,000 | Get first place in all races at the 4 racing locations across San Andreas (marked with a checkered flag on the map/radar). |
Maximum Armor Boosted to 150 | Complete level 12 of the vigilante missions |
Fireproof CJ | Complete all 12 levels of the Firetruck missions |
Croupier Outfit | Complete the mission "Breaking the bank at Caliqula's" |
Gimp Suitv | Complete the mission "The Key to her Heart" |
Medic Outfit | Get your relationship to 100 percent with Katie Zhan |
Overalls Outfit | Get your relationship to 100 percent with Helena |
Pimp Outfit | Get your relationship to 100 percent with Denise Robinson |
Racing Outfit | Get your relationship to 100 percent with Michelle |
Police Outfit | Get your relationship to 100 percent with Barbara |
Valet Outfit | Complete the mission "555 We Tip" |
Tec-9, Ak-47, Sawwed-off Shotgun, and Molotov at CJ's House | Tag all 100 Tags |
Sniper Rifle, Shotgun, Micro-SMG, and Grenade at SF Garage | Take all 50 Photographs |
MP5 | Collect all 50 Horseshoes |
Satchel Charge | Collect all 50 Horseshoes |
M4 | Collect all 50 Horseshoes |
Combat Shotgun | Collect all 50 Horseshoes |
All Taxis and Cabbies have Nitro and Hydraulics | Drop of 50 passengers (Not in a row) |
Dating Perks
Unlockable | How to Unlock |
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Free car respray at Michelle's house | Date Michelle |
Keep weapons after being busted | Date Barbara |
Keep weapons after being wasted | Date Katie |
Unlock Weapons at Cabin in Tierra Robada
Mike Toreno missions bonus
Successfully complete all missions assigned by Mike Toreno to get a flamethrower, minigun, rocket launcher, and homing rocket launcher to appear at his cabin in Tierra Robada.
Successfully complete all missions assigned by Mike Toreno to get a flamethrower, minigun, rocket launcher, and homing rocket launcher to appear at his cabin in Tierra Robada.
Unlockable | How to Unlock |
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Flamethrower | Successfully complete all missions assigned by Mike Toreno |
Minigun | Successfully complete all missions assigned by Mike Toreno |
Rocket Launcher | Successfully complete all missions assigned by Mike Toreno |
Homing Rocket Launcher | Successfully complete all missions assigned by Mike Toreno |
Dual wield certain guns
Unlockable | How to Unlock |
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Dual Machine Pistols | Get to the Hitman rank with the Machine Pistol |
Dual Pistols | Get to the Hitman rank with the Pistol |
Dual Sawed-off Shotguns | Get to the Hitman rank with the Sawed-off Shotgun |
Dual Tec 9's | Get to the Hitman rank with the Tec 9 |
Haircut Bonuses
Unlockable | How to Unlock |
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+5 respect, +15 sex appeal | Get a cesar haircut |
+10 respect, +10 sex appeal | Get a cesar and stash haircut |
+10 respect, +0 sex appeal | Get a cesar and goatee haircut |
+10 respect, +10 sex appeal | Get a cesar and beard haircut |
+15 respect, +10 sex appeal | Get a afro haircut |
+20 respect, +5 sex appeal | Get a afro and stash haircut |
+20 respect, +0 sex appeal | Get a afro and goatee haircut |
+20 respect, +5 sex appeal | Get a afro and beard haircut |
+25 respect, +25 sex appeal | Get a flattop haircut |
+5 respect, +25 sex appeal | Get a jheri curl haircut |
+30 respect, +30 sex appeal | Get a cornrow haircut |
+20 respect, +20 sex appeal | Get a high fade haircut |
+10 respect, +0 sex appeal | Get a red hair haircut |
+10 respect, +0 sex appeal | Get a blue hair haircut |
+10 respect, +0 sex appeal | Get a gren hair haircut |
+10 respect, +20 sex appeal | Get a bald haircut |
+15 respect, +15 sex appeal | Get a bald and stash haircut |
+15 respect, +10 sex appeal | Get a bald and goatee haircut |
+15 respect, +15 sex appeal | Get a bald and beard haircut |
+20 respect, +10 sex appeal | Get a slope haircut |
+10 respect, +0 sex appeal | Get a mohawk and beard haircut |
+0 respect, +15 sex appeal | Get a blonde haircut |
+0 respect, +0 sex appeal | Get a elvis haircut |
+0 respect, +0 sex appeal | Get a pink hair haircut |
+15 respect, +15 sex appeal | Get a blonde afro haircut |
+30 respect, +30 sex appeal | Get a blonde cornrow haircut |
+15 respect, +0 sex appeal | Get a high afro haircut |
+20 respect, +20 sex appeal | Get a wedge haircut |
+25 respect, +30 sex appeal | Get a deatil cut haircut |
+30 respect, +30 sex appeal | Get a groove cut haircut |
+20 respect, +10 sex appeal | Get a mohawk haircut |
+10 respect, +15 sex appeal | Get a blonde mohawk haircut |
+0 respect, +0 sex appeal | Get a pink moahwk haircut |
Binco Clothing Bonuses
Unlockable | How to Unlock |
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+15 respect, +5 sex appeal | Wear a green hoody |
+2 respect, +3 sex appeal | Wear a white tank top |
+2 respect, +3 sex appeal | Wear a black tank top |
+0 respect, +0 sex appeal | Wear a white t-shirt |
+0 respect, +0 sex appeal | Wear a LS t-shirt |
+2 respect, +0 sex appeal | Wear a sharps t-shirt |
+15 respect, +3 sex appeal | Wear a green shirt |
+3 respect, +0 sex appeal | Wear a checkered shirt |
+10 respect, +0 sex appeal | Wear a combat jacket |
+15 respect, +7 sex appeal | Wear a eris t-shirt |
+5 respect, +7 sex appeal | Wear a eris t-shirt 2 |
+5 respect, +9 sex appeal | Wear a track top |
+1 respect, +1 sex appeal | Wear black boxers |
+1 respect, +2 sex appeal | Wear heart boxers |
+6 respect, +1 sex appeal | Wear woodland camo |
+2 respect, +1 sex appeal | Wear urban camo |
+0 respect, +1 sex appeal | Wear gray pants |
+5 respect, +1 sex appeal | Wear olive pants |
+3 respect, +2 sex appeal | Wear sweat pants |
+0 respect, +0 sex appeal | Wear blue jeans |
+5 respect, +5 sex appeal | Wear track pants |
+2 respect, +0 sex appeal | Wear green rag |
+1 respect, +0 sex appeal | Wear beige pants |
+15 respect, +5 sex appeal | Wear green jeans |
+9 respect, +2 sex appeal | Wear green track pants |
+0 respect, +0 sex appeal | Wear sandals |
+0 respect, +0 sex appeal | Wear sandals and socks |
+0 respect, +0 sex appeal | Wear flip-flops |
+1 respect, +2 sex appeal | Wear cowboy boots |
+2 respect, +1 sex appeal | Wear hi-top knicks |
+3 respect, +2 sex appeal | Wear hi-top sneaks |
+3 respect, +1 sex appeal | Wear green low-tops |
+1 respect, +1 sex appeal | Wear blue low-tops |
+1 respect, +1 sex appeal | Wear black low-tops |
+1 respect, +0 sex appeal | Wear dogtag |
+1 respect, +1 sex appeal | Wear africa pendant |
+0 respect, +0 sex appeal | Wear pink watch |
+0 respect, +0 sex appeal | Wear yellow watch |
+0 respect, +0 sex appeal | Wear joke glasses |
+0 respect, +0 sex appeal | Wear joke mask |
+0 respect, +0 sex appeal | Wear eyepatch |
+1 respect, +0 sex appeal | Wear red rag |
+1 respect, +0 sex appeal | Wear blue rag |
+1 respect, +0 sex appeal | Wear black rag |
+1 respect, +1 sex appeal | Wear red rag (back) |
+1 respect, +1 sex appeal | Wear red rag (front) |
+1 respect, +1 sex appeal | Wear blue rag (back) |
+1 respect, +1 sex appeal | Wear blue rag (front) |
+1 respect, +1 sex appeal | Wear black rag (back) |
+1 respect, + sex appeal | Wear black rag (front) |
+3 respect, +2 sex appeal | Wear green rag (back) |
+3 respect, +1 sex appeal | Wear green rag (front) |
+2 respect, +0 sex appeal | Wear watch cap |
+0 respect, +0 sex appeal | Wear trucker hat |
+0 respect, +0 sex appeal | Wear cowboy hat |
+0 respect, +0 sex appeal | Wear leopard cowboy |
GTA: San Andreas Easter Eggs
Change moons size
During the night when the moon is out Go and get a sniper rifle.Then aim at the moon and shoot.It will change sizes.
Sex Toy Weapon
In Los Santos, go inside any police station and go into the shower room. Inside you will find a purple sex toy you can use as a very powerful weapon.
Gant Bridge Message
First, get a jet-pack and get to the gant bridge. Fly on top of the first collumn to find a message saying " There are no Easter Eggs Here. Go Away!"
GTA: San Andreas Secrets
Easy Pistol Ammo/Weapon Skill
Get to 3-4 stars and go into A Cluckin' Bell. (I used the one across from the Paint n Spray in Los Santos.) Go into the room with two doors. Sit in there for a second after the doors are shut and go back outside to the lobby. There's new people in there. If you have 3-4 stars, Policement will appear, but they don't attack. Kill them for pistols and easy weapon skill.
Win Chiliad Challenge easily
When doing the Chiliad challenge let the other racers finish before you. Then stop before hitting the final marker and get off. Next get out a sniper rifle and snipe all of the competitors. After each snipe you'll notice your position is going up. If you snipe them all you will be in first place.
Easy cash on Mt.Chiliad
Here is how to get a few grand at a time on Mt.Chiliad. Ok, get to the top of Mt.Chiliad and hop on the bike they place up there. Depending on the time, a race might start. If it doesn't just wait around up there until it does. When the race down the mountain begins, look to your left and there should be a flagpole with a ramp next to it. Forget the race and go off the ramp doing flips and spins. You will get teleported back on the mountain but with an insane stunt bonus of a couple hundred dollars! Repeat this process until the race ends. Then wait around for the next race to begin!
Stop gang attack in your territory.
If your territory ever comes under attack by a rival gang, simply go and save your game. This will stop the attack.
Get a pilot license without going to pilot school!
Hop the fence to the Los Santos airport, hop in the SHAMAL, and keep flying it for about 25 minutes. In the upper right hand corner of the screen, it will say to keep practicing to obtain a pilot's license. Fly for about 10 minutes more, and you will obtain a pilot's license and have access to all airports!
Easy Money
Go into a strip club and stand in front of the stripper when the people watching puts money up there CJ will get it since he is where they put the money
GTA: San Andreas Glitches
End up in Los Santos while being in a different city
Go to any safehouse that is not in Los Santos, enter the Wardrobe room, and kill CJ. You should end up at the Los Santos Hospital.
GTA: San Andreas FAQs & Walk-Throughs
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