Despite its long-winded registration process, Yahoo! Chat is not just another group of chat rooms, it's an entire community of people who share common interests and hobbies. There are literally thousands of rooms where you can chat to people all across the world and talk about anything under the sun. Note: we recommend you try the Voice Chat - these rooms are very good.

This site offers a range of free emoticon (smiley) installer packs for MSN messenger. Using these, you can add additional emoticons to your MSN Messenger program and liven up your conversations with all kinds of quirky and fun images. There are numerous installer packs available here so be sure to check them all out. Some of the packs include crazy animals, football themes and gangster smileys.

One of the most "cram packed" video game Web sites. Recently acquired by CNET Networks, GameSpot Videogames still has a large directory of freebie cheat codes for N64, Playstation, PS2 and the Xbox. The site also features game reviews gives previews of forthcoming video games. Visitors can interact with the site via polls and various voting booths.

Here's a popular N64 and Playstation cheat page. Hotcheats.com provides reviews, codes, hints and allows you to add your own cheats. The site is updated regularly and is very easy to navigate, plus has over 50 links to similar Web sites offering game cheats and reviews. You can browse through their archives easily by using the A-Z or "List All" index system.

This site has hundreds of useful free cheat codes for Nintendo GameCube, both Playstations, Xbox, PC and more consoles. Although the site has minimal pop-ups, if you register (which is completely free), you can take advantage of absolutely no pop-up adverts. The content here is excellent, so if you're a serious games player, it's certainly worth thinking about.