The man behind the world's most famous cheat code has passed away, according to an announcement made via Twitter today.
The man behind the world's most famous cheat code has passed away, according to an announcement made via Twitter today .and countless other titles over the last three decades, revealed that his friend Kazuhisa Hashimoto, the creator of the Konami Code, had died at the age of 79.
The Konami Code–up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A–has been used to assist gamers and unlock Easter eggs since its inception in 1986. It was created by Hashimoto during the development of Konami's flagship scrolling shooterduring its port from the arcade to the NES, after he discovered it too difficult to play during testing.and entered the code, every power-up became theirs.
Since then, the Konami Code has been used in dozens of games, and not just those produced by its titular developer. Alongside other releases in the
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