History Main / MasterConsole

Note the term "master console" is being used here to keep from confusing with game consoles, the dedicated hardware used to play games. Ironically, games on such devices typically do not feature consoles as described by this trope. Should not be confused especially with the UsefulNotes/SegaMasterSystem console.

See also SlashCommmand, a counterpart often found in online games and chat rooms.

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* ''VideoGame/EverybodyEdits'', commands start with / and must be typed into chat. Many of these are owner-only, allowing the owner of the world to change settings. However, later updates make commands less necessary with improved GUI and menus.

Note the term "master console" is being used here to keep from confusing with game consoles, the dedicated hardware used to play games. Should not be confused especially with the UsefulNotes/SegaMasterSystem console.

* ''Franchise/TheSims'' series.

* The ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind'', ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion Oblivion]]'', and ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]'', as well as ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 3}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Fallout4}}'' and ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' all made use of the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamebryo Gamebryo]] engine, and thus, shared a lot of command codes. These games, aside from New Vegas, were also all developed by Creator/{{Bethesda}} (New Vegas being made by Creator/ObsidianEntertainment).

Mainframe computer systems have a special terminal where the system operator can issue privileged commands to the system, to do things mere mortals can't do, like tell the system you've mounted a tape, or to authorize special privileges. When this is a single, permanent terminal, it's often called the MasterConsole, or alternatively, Console Commands.

* The ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind'', ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion Oblivion]]'', and ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]'', as well as ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 3}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Fallout4}}'' and ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' all made use of the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamebryo Gamebryo]] engine, and thus, shared a lot of command codes. These games, aside from New Vegas, were also all developed by {{Bethesda}} (New Vegas being made by Creator/ObsidianEntertainment).

* ''ColossalCave Adventure'' had a "MAGIC MODE" command that allowed the game manager, when the game was running on a shared computer such as a mainframe, to restrict times that the game could be played, set the welcome message, and optionally change the password to access magic mode. The bytecode to do this is still present in some PC versions -- it's just the "Is this a shared computer?" system call that's DummiedOut.

Many video games have a master console as well. In this case, the master console is enabled either by a command-line option or a special key, such as the tilde "~" on US keyboards or "`" on European keyboards (They're in the same position). When the master console is enabled, one can change many of the features of the game, including changing internal variables (such as the weight of gravity), enable special GodMode features, give [[BottomlessMagazines infinite ammo]], or virtually anything the programmers choose to put in the master console subsystem. An inverted usage also existed, by purposefully [[OneHitPointWonder lowering every player stat to 1]] and cranking up the enemies' stat, one can create a SelfImposedChallenge.

* ''VideoGame/{{Quake}}'' might have been the first FPS to use a drop-down command-line console. The game's configuration files were actually shell scripts for the console, run through during startup just like your autoexec.bat or .bashrc.

* Several source ports of ''Doom'' such as ''[=ZDoom=]'', add a console.

* The ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind'', ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion Oblivion]]'', and ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]'', as well as ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 3}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Fallout4}}'' and ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' all made use of the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamebryo Gamebryo]] engine, and thus, shared a lot of command codes. These games, aside from New Vegas, were also all developed by {{Bethesda}} (New Vegas being made by {{Obsidian}}).

Many video games have a master console as well. In this case, the master console is enabled either by a command-line option or a special key, such as the tilde "~" on US keyboards or "`" on European keyboards (They're in the same position). When the master console is enabled, one can change many of the features of the game, including changing internal variables (such as the weight of gravity), enable special GodMode features, give [[BottomlessMagazines infinite ammo]], or virtually anything the programmers choose to put in the master console subsystem.

Mainframe computer systems have a special terminal where the system operator can issue privileged commands to the system, to do things mere mortals can't do, like tell the system you've mounted a tape, or to authorize special privileges. When this is a single, permanent terminal, it's often called the MasterConsole.

Many video games have a master console as well. In this case, the master console is enabled either by a command-line option or a special key, such as the tilde "~" on US keyboards or "`" on European keyboards (They're in the same position). When the master console is enabled, one can change many of the features of the game, including changing internal variables (such as the weight of gravity), enable special GodMode features, give [[BottomlessMagazines infinite ammo]], or virtually anything the programmers choose to put in the master console subsystem.

* The ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind'', ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion Oblivion]]'', and ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]'', as well as ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 3}}'' and ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' all made use of the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamebryo Gamebryo]] engine, and thus, shared a lot of command codes. These games, aside from New Vegas, were also all developed by {{Bethesda}} (New Vegas being made by {{Obsidian}}).

* The ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind'', ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion Oblivion]]'', and ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]'', as well as ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 3}}'' and ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' all made use of the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamebryo Gamebryo]] engine, and thus, shared a lot of command codes. These games were also all developed by {{Bethesda}}.

Note the term "master console" is being used here to keep from confusing with game consoles, the dedicated hardware used to play games. Should not be confused especially with the MasterSystem console.

* ''TheSims'' series.
** ''{{Spore}}'' as well.