Welcome to the 32 Dangerous Cheat Codes, a brand new series that will run daily between November 24 and December 25. Join us as we discuss the hazardous ramifications of some of your favorite cheat codes. Today we're taking a look at a code that unlocks all of the songs in Guitar Hero on PlayStation 2. What could possibly be wrong with this useful cheat code? Find out when we talk about the collapse of the music industry in the newest episode of the 32 Dangerous Cheat Codes.


Kids of today will never understand the pains we used to go through to listen to music. When I was growing up there was no Spotify or Vevo, just a crappy radio station that played all the annoying hits at the lowest quality possible. We were forced to travel to these things called record stores where we would pay way too much money for an album with only one or two good songs. It was terrible. And as a kid, I remember sitting in my bedroom dreaming of a day when I could listen to all of my favorite songs without spending any money.

I hate to admit it, but I took this mentality with me as I grew up. When I played Guitar Hero for the first time, I absolutely hated that I couldn't just pick any song I wanted to play. I recall being shocked that most of my favorite tunes were locked away from the start, forcing me to play through the linear story mode. If only there was a way to unlock all of my favorite songs without going through all of that hassle.

As it turns out, there is a way to unlock all of the songs in Guitar Hero. If you press the yellow, orange, blue, blue, orange, yellow and yellow buttons in that order at the game mode screen, you'll skip all of the story and go straight to a fully unlocked library of songs. Of course, since this is the original Guitar Hero and Harmonix hasn't perfected the formula yet, you're really only unlocking 47 covers of popular songs. But hey, that was still incredibly exciting at the time.

These days it's almost too easy to listen to music. Between YouTube, Spotify and countless other streaming services, pretty much every song is at your fingertips. And while you might think that this is my childhood dream come true, it has unfortunately come with some severe consequences. In a world where music is readily available and often free, all but the most popular stars have been demoted to struggling artist. It's getting harder and harder to make a living selling records, which means you're spending a lot more time touring and selling out. It's almost as if the entire world used the "unlock everything" code and your favorite musicians are suffering the ramifications.