It used to be that every game was like that, and all you had to go by was the ethereal rumours of your buddy's neighbor's big brother's shady friend who swore that there was a way to cheat with the right inputs.
I have been enlightenment and have embraced cheese and pre-watching guides.
It's hypothetical fun and games until your good run gets bricked by the jank of spaghetti game code. That really tilts me so bad.