The father of the Cheat Code series associated with the childhood of gamers passed away

For gamers of the 8X and early 9X generations, the line of code “Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, Start” was deeply imprinted in everyone’s mind when starting the device. legendary four-button machine. Although best known for the series Contra but actually this code comes from the game Gradius and creation under his hands Kazuhisa Hashimoto. Since then, this Cheat Code has appeared in countless famous games and has become a legendary symbol of the virtual world.
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Unfortunately, Mr. Kazuhisa Hashimoto passed away on February 25, leaving infinite sadness for generations of gamers who grew up with the Cheat Code line he created.

Konami announced via his Twitter page.​

Mr. Hashimoto created “Konami Code” in 1985 while playing the game Gradius on the system NES. He said that because he did not play much, it was difficult to pass the table. So he himself added a line of Cheat Code and made sure it was as memorable as possible. For some reason this line of Cheat Code still appeared in the final game and when Konami found out the company decided to keep it when it was officially released.

Since then, this legendary code has appeared in countless games big and small, even becoming a cultural image that affects many aspects of society. Not so that the Bank of Canada used this Cheat Code to introduce its new currency on its website, showing that Kazuhisa Hashimoto’s Konami Code has a great impression on generations.