diff --git a/res/GAMES.CONF b/res/GAMES.CONF
index b3c3049dd..49bd36156 100755
--- a/res/GAMES.CONF
+++ b/res/GAMES.CONF
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 0000,AGENT.U.S.A=Agent U S A
 1110,AIRHEART=Airheart
 0001,ALCAZAR=Alcazar
-1000,ALF=Alf: The First Adventure
+1001,ALF=Alf: The First Adventure
 1001,ALIEN.AMBUSH=Alien Ambush
 0001,ALIEN.DOWNPOUR=Alien Downpour
 0000,ALIEN.LANDER=Alien Lander
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 0001,ALIEN.TYPHOON=Alien Typhoon
 1111,ALIENS=Aliens
 0000,ANKH=Ankh
-0000,APE.ESCAPE=Ape Escape
+0001,APE.ESCAPE=Ape Escape
 0001,AC=Apple Cider Spider
 1001,APPLE.INVADER=Apple Invader
 0001,APPLE.PANIC=Apple Panic
@@ -44,12 +44,12 @@
 1007,AB=Arcade Boot Camp
 1000,ARCHON=Archon
 0000,ARCHON.II=Archon II
-1000,ARCTIC.FOX=Arctic Fox
+1006,ARCTIC.FOX=Arctic Fox
 0001,AA=Ardy the Aardvark
 1001,ARENA=Arena
-0000,ARGOS=Argos
+0006,ARGOS=Argos
 1001,ARKANOID=Arkanoid
-1000,ARTESIANS=Artesians
+1006,ARTESIANS=Artesians
 1001,AS=Asteroid Blaster
 1001,AXIS.ASSASSIN=Axis Assassin
 0000,AZTEC=Aztec
diff --git a/src/prelaunch/alf.a b/src/prelaunch/alf.a
index faf841cea..92fdea377 100644
--- a/src/prelaunch/alf.a
+++ b/src/prelaunch/alf.a
@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@
          sta   $892
          sta   $8A0
          jsr   $800       ; decompress
-         +DISABLE_ACCEL
+;ran out of space
+;;         +DISABLE_ACCEL
          jsr   $8AA5
-         +ENABLE_ACCEL
+;;         +ENABLE_ACCEL
          jsr   $882       ; decompress
          +DISABLE_ACCEL
          jsr   $7150
@@ -33,7 +34,17 @@
          lda   #$4C
          sta   $3C7
          inc   $2B        ; seed RNG
-         +DISABLE_ACCEL
+         +READ_RAM2_NO_WRITE
+         lda   MachineStatus
+         and   #CHEATS_ENABLED
+         beq   +
+         dec   $16CA      ; cosmetic
+         lda   #$a5
+         sta   $17D8      ; patch - don't decrease food
+         sta   $1B73      ; patch - don't decrease lives
++
+         jsr   DisableAccelerator
+         +READ_ROM_NO_WRITE
          jmp   $800
 
 !if * > $1C0 {
diff --git a/src/prelaunch/ape.escape.a b/src/prelaunch/ape.escape.a
index 4227ab83e..c51dafafb 100644
--- a/src/prelaunch/ape.escape.a
+++ b/src/prelaunch/ape.escape.a
@@ -46,6 +46,16 @@
          sta   $7944
 
 no_speech
+         +READ_RAM2_NO_WRITE
+         lda   MachineStatus
+         and   #CHEATS_ENABLED
+         beq   +
+         lda   #$AD
+         sta   $6632
+         sta   $6635      ; patch - don't decrease lives
+         lda   #4
+         sta   $6505      ; patch - don't fall any floors after the 1st
++
          jsr   DisableAccelerator
          +READ_ROM_NO_WRITE
          jmp   $6200
diff --git a/src/prelaunch/arctic.fox.a b/src/prelaunch/arctic.fox.a
index e60b082af..9e3ac9629 100644
--- a/src/prelaunch/arctic.fox.a
+++ b/src/prelaunch/arctic.fox.a
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ;license:MIT
-;(c) 2020 by qkumba/Frank M.
+;(c) 2020, 2022 by qkumba/Frank M.
 
 !cpu 6502
 !to "build/PRELAUNCH.INDEXED/ARCTIC.FOX",plain
@@ -8,19 +8,36 @@
     !source "src/prelaunch/common.a"
 
          +ENABLE_ACCEL
-         lda   #>(callback-1)
+         lda   #>(callback1-1)
          sta   $4280
-         lda   #<(callback-1)
+         lda   #<(callback1-1)
          sta   $4283
          jmp   $3FFD      ; decompress
 
-callback
+callback2
+         lda   $BD09
+         cmp   #'E'
+         bne   +
+         lda   #$AD
+         sta   $8006      ; patch - don't decrease oxygen
+         sta   $97D1      ; patch - don't increase damage
++        jmp   $7F00
+
+callback1
          +LC_REBOOT
          inc   $3F4       ; force reboot
-         bit   $C083
+         +READ_RAM2_NO_WRITE
+         lda   MachineStatus
+         and   #CHEATS_ENABLED
+         beq   +
+         lda   #<callback2
+         sta   $11C5
+         lda   #>callback2
+         sta   $11C6
++
          jsr   DisableAccelerator
-         sta   $C05F      ; fix //c and //c+ HGR color
          +READ_RAM1_WRITE_RAM1
+         sta   $C05F      ; fix //c and //c+ HGR color
          jmp   $1170
 
 !if * > $1C0 {
diff --git a/src/prelaunch/argos.a b/src/prelaunch/argos.a
index 5007e56b7..03b4f89af 100644
--- a/src/prelaunch/argos.a
+++ b/src/prelaunch/argos.a
@@ -21,5 +21,22 @@
 callback
          +ENABLE_ACCEL
          jsr   $B65A      ; decompress
-         +DISABLE_ACCEL
+         +READ_RAM2_NO_WRITE
+         lda   MachineStatus
+         and   #CHEATS_ENABLED
+         beq   ++
+         lda   $B75A
+         cmp   #'3'
+         bne   +
+         lda   #$ad
+         sta   $67E5      ; patch - don't decrease lives
+         bne   ++
++
+         cmp   #'5'
+         bne   ++
+         lda   #$ad
+         sta   $F97       ; patch - don't decrease energy
+++
+         jsr   DisableAccelerator
+         +READ_ROM_NO_WRITE
          rts