Developer console

Software concept

Allows trivial access to developer console where player can use developer commands to alter the game. Often used for cheating by players.

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Usually opened up with the tilde (~) key on American keyboard, and whatever happens to be in the same position (top left of the keyboard, left of the numbers, above tab, below esc) for others.

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Games by year

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The first Developer console video game was released on June 22, 1996.

Bethesda Softworks and Activision published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows 7
MS-DOS 1

Most common companies