Reverse Engineering Unearths 28-Year-Old Secrets in 'The Lost World: Jurassic Park'
2025-05-09
A reverse engineer used the Ghidra tool to analyze the password system of the 1997 game 'The Lost World: Jurassic Park', successfully replicating it and discovering previously unknown cheat codes. These codes unlock a stage select screen, invincibility mode, and two photo galleries. Hundreds of thousands of valid passwords (with duplicate effects) were also found for the PlayStation version. This research reveals previously unknown secrets within the game's development and showcases the power of reverse engineering.