It became two separate things to beat a title with game-breaking cheats or without them, as the former was usually just for the purposes of messing around on a copy of your save file.

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For years, the pursuit of wealthy tax cheats has been a game most successfully played by the U.S. government.

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The kids who used cheats to actually progress in the game had only achieved faux accomplishments in the eyes of their peers.

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