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Rayman 3 (Game Boy Advance)

Inaccessible Level#

Ly's Punch Challenge 3 is a bonus level in the Pirate Stronghold world, intended to be unlocked by linking the game to a fully-complete save of the GameCube version. Problem is, the requirements for said "full completion" expect the 2D Nightmare minigame to be beaten, which due to an oversight in this game is impossible to unlock. As a result, Punch Challenge 3 cannot be unlocked by proxy.

(Source: RayWiki)

Cheat Codes#

On the world map screen that lets you move between the four hub areas, holding Select allows you to input these cheat codes:

Code

Effect

Notes

R, A, A, A

Unlocks all upgrades acquired from Ly.

B, B, B, A, A, A

Sets lives to 99.

The only cheat that doesn't cause a hitch in the music when entered.

Up, Left, Down, Right, B, A, L, R

Unlocks all levels.

This cheat is saved to the file, and also unlocks all upgrades. Teensies will still block progress if you don't have enough Lums/Cages.

Down, Up, Down, Up, A, Left, B, Right

Gives you all 1000 Lums and all 50 Cages.

This cheat is saved to the file, and also activates the effects of the other 3 cheats.

Notably, using either of the last two cheats marks the final level as completed, meaning they are the only way to access 2D Nightmare in Hoodlum Havoc (and by extension, Ly's Punch Challenge 3 in this game) without using external devices!

(Source: RayCarrot)