Here are all the guides, tips, and strategies to enjoy playing Spyro: Year of the Dragon with cheats and unlockables.
Cheats
Pause the game, then enter any of the following button combinations.
General
99 Lives
Cheat code:
R2, L2, R2, L2, UP (4x), CIRCLE.
Big Head Mode
Cheat code:
UP, R1, UP, R1, UP, R1, CIRCLE (4x).
Crash Bash demo
This code must be entered on the title screen.
Cheat code:
Hold L1+R2, then press SQUARE.
Color Codes
Cheat code:
UP, LEFT, DOWN, RIGHT, UP, SQUARE, R1, R2, L1, L2, UP, RIGHT, DOWN, LEFT, UP + [color code]
| Color | Key |
| Black Spyro | DOWN |
| Blue Spyro | CROSS |
| Green Spyro | TRIANGLE |
| Pink Spyro | SQUARE |
| Purple Spyro | RIGHT |
| Red Spyro | CIRCLE |
| Yellow Spyro | UP |
Easy Mode
Cheat code:
CIRCLE, SQUARE, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, SQUARE, CIRCLE, CROSS.
End Credits
Cheat code:
LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, SQUARE, CIRCLE, SQUARE, CIRCLE, SQUARE, CIRCLE.
Extra Hit Point
Cheat code:
CIRCLE, R1, CIRCLE, L1, CIRCLE, R2, CIRCLE, L2, CIRCLE.
Hard Mode
Cheat code:
CIRCLE, SQUARE, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, SQUARE, CIRCLE, SQUARE.
Level Voices
Cheat code:
SQUARE, SQUARE, CIRCLE, CIRCLE, SQUARE, SQUARE, CIRCLE, CIRCLE.
Squid Skateboard
Cheat code:
UP, UP, LEFT, LEFT, RIGHT, RIGHT, DOWN, DOWN, SQUARE, CIRCLE, SQUARE.
Movies
Beat the game, then enter the following code:
UP, DOWN, UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, SQUARE + [code]
| Effect | Code |
| A Desperate Search Begins | UP, LEFT |
| A Familiar Face | UP, CIRCLE |
| A Monsters To End All Monsters | LEFT, UP |
| A New Villain Appears | UP, DOWN |
| An Apology and Lunch | LEFT, LEFT |
| An Evil Plot Unfolds | LEFT, CROSS |
| Bently | UP, L1 |
| Bianca Strikes Back | LEFT, TRIANGLE |
| Billy In The Wall | UP, CROSS |
| Byrd, James Byrd | UP, R1 |
| Déjà Vu | LEFT, L1 |
| Hunter’s Tussle | LEFT, RIGHT |
| No Hard Feelings | UP, UP |
| One Less Noble Warrior | UP, TRIANGLE |
| Spike Is Born | LEFT, DOWN |
| The End | UP, RIGHT |
| The Escape | LEFT, R1 |
| The Second Warning | LEFT, SQUARE |
Warp Codes
Beat the game, then enter the following code:
UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, SQUARE + [code]
| Effect | Code |
| Super Bonus Rounds | DOWN, CIRCLE |
| Agent 9’s Lab | RIGHT, LEFT |
| Bamboo Terrace | SQUARE, RIGHT |
| Bently’s Outpost | TRIANGLE, LEFT |
| Bugbot Factory | RIGHT, R1 |
| Buzz’s Dungeon | CROSS, UP |
| Charmed Ridge | TRIANGLE, RIGHT |
| Cloudy Spires | CROSS, SQUARE |
| Country Speedway | SQUARE, DOWN |
| Crawdad Farm | CROSS, R1 |
| Crystal Islands | RIGHT, CROSS |
| Desert Ruins | RIGHT, SQUARE |
| Dino Mines | RIGHT, RIGHT |
| Enchanted Towers | SQUARE, SQUARE |
| Evening Lake Home | TRIANGLE, CIRCLE |
| Fireworks Factory | TRIANGLE, TRIANGLE |
| Frozen Alters | TRIANGLE, CROSS |
| Harbor Speedway | RIGHT, DOWN |
| Haunted Tomb | RIGHT, TRIANGLE |
| Honey Speedway | TRIANGLE, DOWN |
| Icy Peak | SQUARE, CROSS |
| Lost Fleet | TRIANGLE, SQUARE |
| Midday Garden Home | SQUARE, CIRCLE |
| Midnight Mountain | RIGHT, CIRCLE |
| Molten Crater | CROSS, TRIANGLE |
| Mushroom Speedway | CROSS, DOWN |
| Scorch’s Pit | TRIANGLE, UP |
| Seashell Shore | CROSS, RIGHT |
| Sgt. Byrd’s Base | SQUARE, LEFT |
| Sheila’s Alp | CROSS, LEFT |
| Sorceress’s Lair | RIGHT, UP |
| Spider Town | SQUARE, R1 |
| Spike’s Arena | SQUARE, UP |
| Spooky Swamp | SQUARE, TRIANGLE |
| Starfish Reef | TRIANGLE, R1 |
| Sunny Villa | CROSS, CROSS |
| Sunrise Spring Home | CROSS, CIRCLE |
Unlockables
Super Bonus World
The portal is found in Midnight Mountain. Visit the platform to the right of Harbour Speedway, then glide down to the island with the portal to Super Bonus World.
Get 15,000 Gems and 149 Eggs, then defeat the Sorceress.
Spyro: Year of the Dragon is a platformer game developed by Insomniac Games and initially released in 2000 for PlayStation 1. It was made part of an enhanced collection called the Spyro Reignited Trilogy which was released in 2018 for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.