Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, rest in peace. Kazuhisa Hashimoto, a producer credited with implementing the fabled “Konami Code” that gave players godlike cheats in Contra, Gradius, ...

The Japanese gaming giant, Konami, has just announced that Kazuhisa Hashimoto, the creator of the famous “Konami Code,” has died. Hashimoto, a developer who’s credited on at least nine video game ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook This also made the game easier to beat, and it’s why the Konami Code is sometimes referred to as ...

Oscar Gonzalez is a Texas native who covered video games, conspiracy theories, misinformation and cryptocurrency. Cheat codes were initially a tool used by developers to help test video games back in ...

For a certain generation there is no series of button commands more iconic than “up,up,down,down, left, right, left, right, B, A, start.” Whether it was extra lives, invincibility, or any of a myriad ...

Ever wonder what sort of jobs hardcore NES players get in adulthood? We’ve seen the Konami code show up on a variety of websites and games to unlock everything from secret pages to unicorn mode on ...

Infernax is a retro homage to classic NES games Zelda II: The Adventure of Link and Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest. We’ve had an opportunity to play it before its release on Monday and can ...