Spyro The Dragon

Ninety-nine lives:
Pause game play while in a home world, enter the "Inventory" menu, and press Square(6), Circle, Up, Circle, Left, Circle, Right, Circle Start. Note: If you are in a level, for example Tree Tops, the code will not work until you are at the home world, for example Beast Makers. Note: Enabling this code may cause the game to crash on the way to some levels.
Information in this section was contributed by Quicksilver7, Curt Jaimungal, Kevin and Mandy, KydRock2002, and Kevin Berg.

Level select:
Pause game play, enter the "Inventory" menu, and press Square(2), Circle, Square, Left, Right, Left, Right ,Circle, Up, Right, Down. Go to the balloonist to select any level in the game. Note: Enabling this code may cause the game to crash on the way to some levels.
Information in this section was contributed by AgentPD21, Curt Jaimungal, Darthmaul36819, and Kevin Berg.

Crash Bandicoot: Warped demo:
Press L1 + Triangle when "Press Start" appears at the opening screen.

Faster running:
Hold Square and press X during game play. Then, continue to hold Square to have Spyro move faster.

Hold Square + X as you need to strafe. Doing this not only makes Spyro move faster, jump higher, and charge harder, it also takes out enemies twice as fast.
Information in this section was contributed by Lacyrneal.

Hold Square + X to do a gallop-type of run. Note: This will also take out enemies.
Information in this section was contributed by Gramafixxit.

Loop while falling:
When in a "flight" level, press R1 when you are falling to do a loop and come up again.
Information in this section was contributed by Rebec1029.

Secret level:
Collect all the gems to obtain a 100% ending. Go to Gnasty's World and approach the green dragon head. The head will open to allow access to the Gnasty's Loot bonus level.
Information in this section was contributed by Mark Kalinkewicz.

When you are home in Artisans, where the lake with the stepping stones are at, step on all of them to unlock another level.
Information in this section was contributed by JoD.

Hint: Avoid death:
Pause game play and exit the current level if faced with imminent death by falling. Note: This may not be done in the home levels.
Information in this section was contributed by Tim L Marsh.

Hint: Extra roll move:
Run up the side of a hill or a trunk and let yourself fall down. Spyro will sometimes roll back down onto the floor head first.
Information in this section was contributed by Harry Potter.

Hint: Extra glide distance:
If you are nearing the edge of a platform on a glide but are not going to make it, try charging. You will get just a little bit of extra height and forward thrust,-which is usually enough to make the edge of the platform before you fall.
Information in this section was contributed by daniel beddingfeild.

Hint: Extra supercharger distance:
As you are approaching the end of the supercharger ramp, hold X + Square. This should give you extra lift.
Information in this section was contributed by PIKEY.

Hint: Gems in the ice caverns:
Run into the poles in the ice caverns in Peace Keepers to get the gems off of them.
Information in this section was contributed by Jamie Hudson.

Hint: Let Metalhead to the work:
Stand with Spyro facing Metalhead with a pole directly between them. When Metalhead throws one of the enemies to "bowl" Spyro over, just step aside. The rolling enemy will take out the pole. Using this technique, Metalhead can be defeated without touching a single pole.
Information in this section was contributed by Lamar Smith.

Hint: Sunny Flight:
The best order to get all in one at Sunny Flight is as follows:

Gold Barrels
Trains
Airplanes (fly in front of them)
Ports
Information in this section was contributed by Dennis and Michel Vink.

Hint: Night Flight:
The best order to get all in one at Night Flight is as follows:

Rounds
Gold Barrels
Ports
Lights
Information in this section was contributed by Dennis and Michel Vink.

Hint: Cliff Town: Gems:
There are big ladies in the level that will slap you if you get too close. Kill them, then flame the "cooking pots". One gem will appear.
Information in this section was contributed by Jimmy Hischar.

Hint: Haunted Towers:
To get to the platform at the other side at the tower, take the supercharge and enter the last door on the right side, inside the hall with many doors. Then, jump off the platform to the section where Spyro smashed a door to go up the towers. Run (with supercharge) on that slope, jump at the end, then glide.
Information in this section was contributed by Dennis and Michel Vink.

Hint: Haunted Towers: Get dragon on top of castle:
To get the dragon in Haunted Towers on top of the castle, do the Super Charge, then turn to the last door on the right. Try to still have your Super Charge and go on the ramp. Glide and you will be on top to get the dragon Note: This is very difficult to do and will take practice. On the Super Charge ramp, you will hear the dragon statue. The place where you hear it is where the dragon is located, but it is above you.
Information in this section was contributed by therock12.

Hint: Haunted Towers: Third dragon:
This is the hardest dragon to find. When you get to the Super Charge, charge through the two doors and straight into the wooden door in front of you. This is the second dragon. Charge down the Super Charge again and through the second door on the right. There is a ramp in front of you. Do not go up it. Instead, charge left and press X, but do not fly. Go up the ramp to get to the whirlwind. Charge off the end of it then fly. You should get to an island with hopping mushrooms. Go into the whirlwind and through the door. On your left should be the dragon. Go to the right. There are some steps with sleeping wizards on them. Jump past them as quickly as possible. There is a wizard that wakes them up. You may need to charge past the last one. Through the door is a fairy who gives you a kiss. This one lasts until you leave the level.
Information in this section was contributed by jack woodrup.

Hint: High Caves: Killing the insects:
When you first start the level turn around and go into a cave that is full of giant insects you cannot kill. Charge through each section of the cave killing all the green wizards there until you reach a ledge that has a fairy on it. Get close to the fairy and she will give you a kiss which will give you super fire breath. Go back through the cave. You can now kill the insects. Go back to the fairy to recharge. Note: You may need to return home before the cave opens up.
Information in this section was contributed by Vivwestways.

Hint: High Caves: Save a life:
When you fall of the cliff on the special boost charger, hold Triangle. Fairies will pick you up and return you to land.
Information in this section was contributed by Dan Wiebe.

Hint: Stony Hill: Backfips:
Go to Stony Hill in Artisans. Go to the sides. On one side, there should be a fountain. Jump into the fountain and Spyro will do a one or two backflips out of it.
Information in this section was contributed by khosrow13.

Hint: Beast Makers for Misty Bog: Jump on top of hill:
When the level starts, go forward, kill the trees then frogs. Next, go to the ramp with all the little enemies on it. Jump to the left on the tree roots provided and go towards the big castle tree root structure. Go through it all, and after the dragon, go up the stairs and go to the left. Carefully go around the corner and keep going until reaching the little hill. Stand as close to the edge as you can and jump up. Keep jumping to get on top of this structure. There is nothing up there.
Information in this section was contributed by CelDion550.

Hint: Beast Makers for Misty Bog: Hidden loot:
When you go down into the open tree root, where the fairy points down, go over the bridge and through the tunnel. Then, go up the stairs and jump on the block to the right. Face to the right of the return home, and note the purple cave/cove-like thing. Jump onto that and go up the stairs to find some loot. Note: After you get onto that, turn towards the left (R2) to find more stairs which lead to the rest of the loot.
Information in this section was contributed by CelDion550.

Hint: Getting the extra lives in the Ice Cavern:
In order to get the three extra lives near the end of the level the Peace Keeper's world in the Ice Cavern, go to the beginning. You will see a bridge with a circular platform at the end. Get on the platform and face to the right. Jump and glide around the wall to find the platform with three one-up boxes.
Information in this section was contributed by Matt Petty.

Hint: Peace Keeper's world: Cannons:
At the Peace Keeper's world, approach the fourth cannon and flame it to move it left or right. Flame the cannon to shoot the metal chests with chains around them. This should open the chests. If you approach the right cannon, you can shoot a target and it will leave a part of the target behind. You can jump on this target piece and get to the entrance to Night Flight.
Information in this section was contributed by Casey.

Hint: Peace Keeper's world: Get behind the barriers:
Go to Peace Keepers and to Cliff Town. Get to the highest point and go to the corner of the last barrier (not by the waterfall). Do not try to go around, because there is another barrier. However, there is a small spot to land while trying to go around it. glide in front of it then glide around it. You will be behind the barrier. Do not go back through or you will do it again.
Information in this section was contributed by DDragonTrainer.

Hint: Peace Keepers world: Restart:
When you enter go to the place where you destroyed the target. Face Night Flight and look at the left corner all the way down to at the spike next to the corner. Jump down there in between them. You will bounce for a little and it will put you back at the beginning of Peace Keepers. You can also stay there longer if you try to glide and you cannot get out.
Information in this section was contributed by DDragonTrainer.

Hint: Peace Keepers world: Gems:
Go to the first half-broken archway. Walk up it, and when you come to the edge, jump then glide toward the cave in the rock wall. Land on the path and go into the cave. There will be gems inside.
Information in this section was contributed by Roxanne Faircloth.

Hint: Wild Flight:
There is a portal in the Beast Makers home located in the slime-less well. It is a tough flyer, and it can only be defeated with a certain strategy.
Information in this section was contributed by TheViperGuy55.

The best way to complete this flight is fly down as soon as you enter it. Get the boats and arches at the same time. Then, get all the chests. To get the planes as fast as possible, fly towards them. If you use this strategy, and you missed anything the first time around, you will most likely have time to go back and get what you missed.
Information in this section was contributed by Samantha Weaver.

Hint: Somersault:
In Sunny Flight, fly to the higher of the two train tunnels and go inside. Stay in the air, and turn towards a side wall. You will hit the wall, but Spyro will do a fancy somersault. To start flying again, press X(2).
Information in this section was contributed by dragon7777.

Hint: Extra lives:
Defeat an enemy that you have already defeated before. Instead of leaving behind a gem, they will leave behind a crystal. Every one of these you collect will make a circle around the dragon head that shows how many lives you have. When the circle is completed, you will gain an extra life.
Information in this section was contributed by Hlatt7.

Go to a home world, kill most enemies, then play a level. Exit that level and return to the home world. Find the enemies that you killed earlier and kill them a second time to get part of a life. Do this to every enemy you killed, then go back to the level and repeat. Note: If you save then turn off the game or go to another home world, you will need to do this over.
Information in this section was contributed by Zimsbase.

Hint: Hard to find treasure:
Information in this section was contributed by TheViperGuy55.

Magic Crafters Home
There is a small cave on the left after you exit the opening building. The key to the locked chest can be found behind the Wizard Peak portal. Walk along the edge of the water and glide into the opening to receive the key.

Magic Crafters Wizard Peak
You all have probably tried to defeat those large blue wizards that jump onto those platforms. At the very beginning of the level, do not walk into the building. Walk to your left and jump onto the ledge. There is some treasure at this location. You will eventually be able to flame one of the blue wizards. The second blue wizard is accessible by doing almost the same thing. Walk along those same ledges, but once you have to jump the gap over the bridge connecting the two buildings, stop. Go to the edge and glide to the left. You should find the second wizard and the remaining treasure at that location.

Beast Makers Home
There is a slime-less well like the ones that contain the green slime. Jump into it to find some treasure.

Beast Makers Tree Tops:
Charge through the enemies at the start of the level and watch the green thief carefully. Follow him through one of the windows and chase him through the supercharges to find some lost treasure. Do the same thing with the red thief.

Dream Weavers Lofty Castle:
Enter the area where you must glide through that Gnorcs are holding on to balloons to free three fairies. Instead of freeing the fairies, walk along the bottom to find ten treasures.

Hint: Fairies:
Information in this section was contributed by Hlatt7.

Red: Lets you save/replay Dragon.
Yellow (very rare): Take you back to solid ground when you fall of an edge or cliff in certain levels.
Purple (rare): Their kiss will give you Super Flame power, letting you flame metallic enemies/boxes.

Glitch: Gnasty's Loot: Fly outside level:
Go to the top of the highest tower. Fly straight ahead until Spyro tries to get up the mountain. Keep trying to get up the mountain until you are flying into space. You can now go through walls, but only if you are outside the level.
Information in this section was contributed by Hockeypuck6699.

Glitch: Gnasty's Loot: Go through walls and back:
Go to High Caves and get to maximum height. Go to the wall and keep trying to get on to someplace flat on a hill or building. Fly to the water then fly back through the wall. You will be back in the level and High Caves. Go to the Super Charge and go down to the right. About halfway, turn to the right slightly then jump and glide to the spot where you can land. Glide toward the waters, but not too far.
Information in this section was contributed by DDragonTrainer.

Glitch: Wizard Peak: Immortal Spyro:
This trick works best at Wizard Peak. Get to the point where Sparx has gone and the dragon is not freed yet, but you have to go to the wizard who lets out big cave creatures and is in front of the dragon near the "R E T U R N H O M E" portal. Turn to face on the wizard and have your tail touch the dragon. Note: You will not free it by the tail. The wizard will attack you and Spyro will do his death animation, but the dragon will be freed. Spyro will be resurrected. After the intermission sequence you will be invincible, Enemies will not kill you. The portals will become solid walls. The water is now ground, and you can easily get stuck in it. The edge where you die in is now safe to freefall in. To exit, go to the edge where you normally die and press Triangle. Your number of lives will not decrease.
Information in this section was contributed by Michael Dragone.

Strategy: by Kenlunatic2003
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Published strategy guides: Spyro the Dragon: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
Published strategy guides: Spyro: The Official Strategy Guide

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