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Title: Creator of Konami Code Dies Post by: pacman000 on February 26, 2020, 06:19:43 PM https://www.npr.org/2020/02/26/809622331/kazuhisa-hashimoto-creator-of-famous-konami-code-gaming-cheat-dies (https://www.npr.org/2020/02/26/809622331/kazuhisa-hashimoto-creator-of-famous-konami-code-gaming-cheat-dies)
Kazuhisa Hashimoto, Creator Of Famous 'Konami Code' Gaming Cheat, Dies February 26, 20203:39 PM ET JORDAN PASCALE Players would enter up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A and Start on a controller to activate the "Konami code." It was first used in the game Gradius, but later made famous on Nintendo with Contra. Kazuhisa Hashimoto, the man who invented the "Konami code" cheat that became pervasive in video gaming and pop culture, has died. He was either 69 or 71. He created the code so he could test games more easily. |