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Spyro: Year of the Dragon (also known as Spyro 3) is the third game in the Spyro the Dragon series. It was the last Spyro game to be released for the PlayStation, as well as the last Spyro game developed by Insomniac. This is the only Spyro game on the PlayStation library to not be released in Japan.

Spyro is assisted by many characters during the course of Year of the Dragon. Sparx functions as the player's health meter and assists the player in gathering gems; Sparx is a playable character in certain levels. Also aiding Spyro is Hunter, who teaches the player game mechanics and is a playable character at special racing levels. Four other playable characters are freed from Moneybags during the game; these include Sheila the Kangaroo, Sgt. James Byrd the Penguin, Bentley the Yeti, and Agent 9 the Monkey.

Crash Bash Demo[]

There's a demo of Eurocom's Crash Bash hidden on the Title Screen of Spyro 3.

Crash Bash Demo Hold L1+R2 and press Square.
Crashbashdemoinspyro3

Miscellaneous Codes[]

  • Enter codes on the Pause Menu
  • Re-input the code to reverse the effects (Big Head, Flat Mode)
99 Lives R2, L2, R2, L2, Up, Up, Up, Up, Circle.
Big Head Mode Up, R1, Up, R1, Up, R1, Circle, Circle, Circle, Circle
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Flat Mode Left, Right, Left, Right, L1, R1, L1, R1, Square, Circle
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Squid Skateboarding Up, Up, Left, Left, Right, Right, Down, Down, Square, Circle, Square.
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Extra Hit Point Early Circle, R1, Circle, L1, Circle, R2, Circle, L2, Circle.
Sparx's Treasure Finding Ability Early Right, Right, Left, Left, Right, Right, Left, Left, Circle, Circle, Circle.
View Credits Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, Circle, Square, Circle, Square, Circle.
Spyro3credits

Color Changing Codes[]

  • Enter codes on the Pause Menu
  • Re-input the code to reverse the effects
Black Spyro Up, Left, Down, Right, Up, Square, R1, R2, L1, L2, Up, Right, Down, Left, Up, Down.
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Blue Spyro Up, Left, Down, Right, Up, Square, R1, R2, L1, L2, Up, Right, Down, Left, Up, X.
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Green Spyro Up, Left, Down, Right, Up, Square, R1, R2, L1, L2, Up, Right, Down, Left, Up, Triangle.
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Normal Spyro Up, Left, Down, Right, Up, Square, R1, R2, L1, L2, Up, Right, Down, Left, Up, Right.
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Pink Spyro Up, Left, Down, Right, Up, Square, R1, R2, L1, L2, Up, Right, Down, Left, Up, Square.
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Red Spyro Up, Left, Down, Right, Up, Square, R1, R2, L1, L2, Up, Right, Down, Left, Up, Circle.
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Yellow Spyro Up, Left, Down, Right, Up, Square, R1, R2, L1, L2, Up, Right, Down, Left, Up, Up.
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Main Game Difficulty Setting[]

This is one of the more interesting ones. Spyro: Year of the Dragon has a fairly complex system that can detect how well you’re playing the game, and will adjust the game's enemy placements and boss health according to your skill level. This is determined by values that raise and lower from a range of -40 to 30, which determines one of three difficulties. If you’re doing well collecting eggs, the difficulty goes up. If you’re having a hard time and failing constantly, the difficulty lowers. The following cheats force the game to set the difficulty to either Easy, Normal, or Hard:

Easy Mode On the Pause Menu, press Circle, Square, Right, Left, Right, Square, Circle, Circle.
Normal Mode On the Pause Menu, press Circle, Square, Right, Left, Right, Square, Circle, X.
Hard Mode On the Pause Menu, press Circle, Square, Right, Left, Right, Square, Circle, Square.


What's unique about this one is that, originally, it was thought that the code for normal mode set it to easy mode, and that no code for normal mode existed. This was proven false by YouTuber Hwd405 who released a video detailing this game's cheat codes, as well as correcting mistakes such as this one.

Minigame Difficulty Setting[]

This is similar to the difficulty setting above, but only affects the minigames' difficulty. This is measured by a variable from -1 to 2. It has four difficulty settings instead of three. This was also documented by Hwd405.

Easy Difficulty (-1) On the Pause Menu, press Left, Right, Square, Circle Square, Right, Left, Triangle.
Normal Difficulty (0) On the Pause Menu, press Left, Right, Square, Circle Square, Right, Left, Circle.
Hard Difficulty (1) On the Pause Menu, press Left, Right, Square, Circle Square, Right, Left, X.
Very Hard Difficulty (2) On the Pause Menu, press Left, Right, Square, Circle Square, Right, Left, Square.

Dialogue Test[]

Using the cheat code below, you can access a hidden function that allows you to choose between different voice clips from the stage that you're in, including a few unused ones for certain levels.

Dialogue Test On the Pause Menu, press Square, Square, Circle, Circle, Square, Square, Circle, Circle. (Re-input the code to reverse the effects).The music will become glitched with a constant loop of the last audio clip you played until you leave the level or die.
Spyro3DialogueTest

Dialogue Test in action.

FMV Sequence Viewer[]

You can view any of the cutscenes in the game using this cheat. Once the code is input on the Pause Menu, it will automatically play the cutscene. Once it's finished, it will take you back to the level's starting location.

Opening Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, Left, Circle.
Openingspyro3
"An Evil Plot Unfolds..." Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, Left, X.
Evilplotunfolds
“A Powerful Villain Emerges…” Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, Up, Down.
Apowerfulvillianemerges
“A Desperate Rescue Begins…” Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, Up, Left.
Adesperaterescuebegins
“No Hard Feelings” Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, Up, Up.
Nohardfeelings
“The Second Warning” Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, Left, Square.
Thesecondwarning
“Bianca Strikes Back” Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, Left, Triangle.
Biancastrikesback
“Byrd: James Byrd” Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, Up, R1.
Byrdjamesbyrd
“Hunter’s Tussle” Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, Left, Right.
Hunterstussle
“Spike Is Born” Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, Left, Down.
Spikeisborn
“A Duplicitous: Larcenous Ursine” Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, Up, L1.
Smartyetiwords
“An Apology And Lunch” Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, Left, Left.
Anapologyandlunch
“A Monster To End All Monsters” Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, Left, Up.
Amonstertoendallmonsters
“The Escape!” Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, Left, R1.
Theescape!
“The Dancing Bear” Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, R1, Triangle.

(This code seemingly doesn't work properly, as it takes you to a glitched version of the Opening loading screen, soft-locking the game.)

Thedancingbear
“Deja Vu?” Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, Left, L1.
Dejavu?
“A Familiar Face” Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, Up, Circle.
Afamiliarface
“Billy In The Wall” Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, Up, X.
Billyinthewall
“One Less Noble Warrior” Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, Up, Triangle.
Onelessnoblewarrior
“THE END” Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, Up, Right.
Theendspyro3

Teleportation Cheats[]

Once you’ve beaten the game, you can use these cheats on the Pause Menu to teleport to any level instantly.

Sunrise Spring Worlds[]

Sunrise Spring Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, X, Circle.
Sunrise Spring
Sunny Villa Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, X, X.
Sunny Villa
Cloud Spires Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, X, Square.
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Molten Crater Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, X, Triangle.
Molten Crater
Seashell Shore Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, X, Right.
Screenshot (21)
Mushroom Speedway Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, X, Down.
Seashell Shore
Sheila's Alp Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, X, Left.
Sheila's Alp
Buzz's Dungeon Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, X, Up.
Buzz's Dungeon
Crawdad Farm Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, X, R1.
Crawdad Farm


Midday Garden Worlds[]

Midday Garden Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, Square, Circle.
Midday Gardens
Icy Peak Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, Square, X.
Icy Peak
Enchanted Towers Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, Square, Square.
Enchanted Towers
Spooky Swamp Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, Square, Triangle.
Spooky Swamp
Bamboo Terrace Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, Square, Right.
Bamboo Terrace
Country Speedway Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, Square, Down.
Country Speedway
Sgt. Byrd's Base Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, Square, Left.
Sgt
Spike's Arena Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, Square, Up.
Spike's Arena
Spider Town Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, Square, R1.
Spider Town


Evening Lake Worlds[]

Evening Lake Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, Triangle, Circle.
Evening Lake
Frozen Altars Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, Triangle, X.
Icy Peak-0
Lost Fleet Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, Triangle, Square.
Lost Fleet
Fireworks Factory Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, Triangle, Triangle.
Fireworks Factory
Charmed Ridge Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, Triangle, Right.
Charmed Ridge
Honey Speedway Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, Triangle, Down.
Honey Speedway
Bentley's Outpost Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, Triangle, Left.
Bentley's Outpost
Scorch's Pit Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, Triangle, Up.
Scorch's Pit
Starfish Reef Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, Triangle, R1.
Starfish Reef


Midnight Mountain Worlds[]

Midnight Mountain Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, Right, Circle.
Midnight Mountain
Crystal Islands Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, Right, X.
Crystal Islands
Desert Ruins Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, Right, Square.
Desert Ruins
Haunted Tomb Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, Right, Triangle.
Haunted Tomb
Dino Mines Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, Right, Right.
Dino Mines
Harbor Speedway Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, Right, Down.
Harbor Speedway
Agent 9's Lab Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, Right, Left.
Agent 9's Lab
Sorceress's Lair Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, Right, Up.
Sorceress's Lair
Bugbot Factory Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, Right, R1.
Bugbot Factory
Super Bonus Round Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, Down, Circle.
Super Bonus Round

Trivia[]

  • Both Crash Bash and Spyro: Year of the Dragon share hidden demos of each others games on their title screens that require a code to access them.
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