Man Misses Out On $7,000 Because He Didn’t Know The Konami Code
Kotaku - You'd think that the Konami Code would be a well-known part of pop culture these days, even if you're not a gamer. It's everywhere.
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I have used in Gradius, but didn't know it was called the Konami code. I have been gaming since the NES days and consider myself at a minimum an average gamer.
i knew of the code, but didnt know that many games actuallyhad the code... most gamers that go on gaming sites should know about the konami code, but the ones that don't will most likely not have heard of it.
For a quick cool reference.... At one point when LoL didn't have enough servers and it gave the server busy patch screen you could enter something very similar to the konami code if not exactly because I can't remember what it was for LoL and the system message would change to go and you could play.
I've been gaming for 30 years and I didn't know this. Not a clue. I probably would have guessed Capcom. I know I've seen it before but I didn't have any idea what it was for. I just googled it now and didn't realize it was used for multiple games - but I never had a NES back in the day. At the time I was happily gaming on my Commodore 64 and shortly after that I moved up to a Commodore Amiga 2000 which I bought just prior to going away to University. I didn't really start console gaming until the Genesis, Super Nintendo days when I bought a Genesis for my floor in residence, mostly just to play that latest NHL game. I swear someone was on my Amiga in my room 24 hours a day, mostly playing Civilization, Populous or Syndicate.
@Spydiggity Actually a lot of new and young gamers have never heard of it and used it because of the fact that these codes were used in games before their time.
i remember my friends telling me but i always thought it was just a rumor cuz they never could get it to work like the bloody mary story just kid stuff
yeah...even though ive been gaming since the nes...got it when i was 4. im 20 now i still dont know it. i havnt owned many konami games though...just contra's, castlevanias, batman returns and metal gear solid's. konami might of made 1000's of games but none of them were really hits (contra, and castlevania were pretty well known) but it wasnt until metal gear solid rolled out on ps1 where people really payed attention to them.
Just to echo everyone else's sentiment, I have used the code before and never knew what it was called.
That said, I personally could have probably answered it correctly simply by knowing I used it in Contra which is made by Konami. I understand it was used in other games but that's the one I know it from and I knew it was Konami.
I like how the "old" gamer is for gamers in their 30s whereas many gamers here are in their 20s. Reminds me of when my wife calls me old... and she's only two years younger than me.
Wow I'm 28 and have been gaming since about 1989, I am shocked that this many people on here haven't heard of this before, kinda always thought this was sort of common knowledge for most gamers my age.
Now as far as the average person on the street goes I doubt you could find anyone that knows of this.
Edit: I think using this code on Super C for the NES would give you the much needed 30 extra lives.
Technically, that question is wrong; the "start" enters the code and is not part of the code.
At any rate, does anyone else find it weird that a story like this pops up on the eve of the MGS4 trophy upgrade. I wonder if that code is in the game now, or if it was in the game all along?
I also wonder if Square (a block "B") and the triangle (an Angle "A") are used in it's place?
I agree, it is legendary, my brother and I used to play Contra all the time and used this code so much I could say it in my sleep. In fact I still use it playing Contra with my kids on our retron 3 system. You can even buyT-shirts with the code on it. I will never forget this code and kind of thought every gamer from the NES days or before (atari 2600 was my first console) knew of it. Funny that it was in a game show though.
I thought it originated from the first Contra game, I wouldve unknowingly guessed capcom of the given choices sense konami doesnt just come to mind. Seems obvious in the aftermath though.
My first response to this story was "What. The. #@..^&?" Really?
I have used this code before, and I already know what it's called. And it's obvious what the code refers to since the game that started this craze was one of Konami's games. Dumb@$$.
At the time, Gradius was this game. Until Konami continued to use the code on countless games.
You say even you would have answered it when you are on a gaming site... That is like a guy on a football forum saying wow even "I" would have answered that football question!
lol..yeah I would love to see anyone beat Contra without even using any continues much less without losing a life. Without the Konami code the fun of playing it would have been replaced with frustration. AHHHHHHH I have to start ALLL OVER... ha ha ha.. love the good old days of having to beat a game on one sitting.
You'd be surprised what you can do in some of those old video games. I've beaten Mega Man II without dying before. But I played that game religiously as a kid.
Everyone has a game or two that they can just destroy. Once you find the tricks a lot of those old games become very easy.
Dude im sure many people didn't know what it was (myself being one of them). Seriously we're talking waaay too highly of ourselves thinking that every gamer (or anyone) knows this.
You guys are acting like this was a super easy question. If you don't know video games that much then how would you possibly know. This isn't a common sense question at all.
I also love how people like you are taking this seriously and feel the need to be above others.
Some people probably still call Bowser and Princess Peach as King Koopa and Princess Toadstool. As a joke, I'd go pft, but seriously they might not know. (I'm referring to Americans, as the Japanese has always called him King Koopa).
People are ridiculous for thinking that any average person would know this. You have to be really into games. Mario and GTA are about as much as you should expect average people to know.
I'm a hardcore gamer and I didn't know it. I got collection of games from my N64 to super nintendo to dreamcast to Ps1 to Gamecube to ps2 to ps3, xbox 360, and wii. Maybe it's because I never actually used cheats in a videogame. I did a little in the old GTA games but only once I beat those games.
I know the code since i been gaming for 20 plus years and i know majority of gamers dont know these codes even the average gamer i guess some ppl dont explore other gaming info then just games itself.
Yep NES gamers know that for sure. Even if you didnt know the name just think of who made Contra. I also remember up, down, left, right, a start from sonic, abacabb from mortal combat, and R2 R2 L1 R2 Left down right up left down right up and the other gta 3 codes.
Back in the day codes and hidden stuff like the doom cheats were the shit. I didnt have internet and nobody i know did so it was al word of mouth and from stuff like nintendo power. We would get so excited when we found a glitch or secret in games. My bro used to sell cheat codes and level unlocks for snes/genesis games at elementary for a quarter a pop. Good times.
Since Contra Code isnt an option you would have been laughed off stage however if you know Contra and knew the company that made it, you could make an educated guess from the 4 option provided.
Well I'm starting to see a pattern here, because that's the most famous code of all codes in video games. No other code is more famous than the Konami code. How many codes has it's own merchandising? It's the only code I've ever seen on mugs and t-shirts. The Konami code was also mentioned in a movie last year called 30 minutes or less.
I agree. I actually didn't know it had a name until now, but when I looked it up, I immediately recognized the Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A pattern. It's used in sooooooo many games even today. It's used in a bunch of GTA cheat codes, Mortal Kombat combos, etc. It's pretty crazy honestly.
Way back when I first played Gradius 3, my friend told me to enter the code... It destroyed my ship. My friend was a d*ck.
Yep, I kinda miss putting in codes. Back in my day (Yeah I said it) we had to get a Game Magazines called "Tips and Tricks". I remember not having enough money to pay for the magazine. So we took the it to the copy machine in the store and made copies of the pages with the codes we needed. Then put it back on the shelf. :) Man...I forgot about not having money as a kid. I constantly had to be clever to make due. I'm 27 now and I can learn a thing or two from my younger self. ʘ‿ʘ
When I saw the code I thought 'Contra' and by that deduction only would I of chosen 'Konami Code' as the answer cause I remember Konami made Contra but I thought it was called the 'Contra Code' lol.
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most gamers that go on gaming sites should know about the konami code, but the ones that don't will most likely not have heard of it.
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that question is for the older gamer
So yeah. I didn't know that code.
normally i agree with your comments, but this one is a little ridiculous.
100+ games have this code. i'm pretty sure there's even an achievement in one of the viva piñata games for using it.
Edit: wow, even more games than i thought. and even Half Life 2 uses it apparently.
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Actually a lot of new and young gamers have never heard of it and used it because of the fact that these codes were used in games before their time.
Viva Pinata, seriously?
@spy
85+ agrees to 4+ disagrees says otherwise. Even if people have used it, they probably don't know the name for it.
That said, I personally could have probably answered it correctly simply by knowing I used it in Contra which is made by Konami. I understand it was used in other games but that's the one I know it from and I knew it was Konami.
Now as far as the average person on the street goes I doubt you could find anyone that knows of this.
Edit: I think using this code on Super C for the NES would give you the much needed 30 extra lives.
It doesn't surprise me that he didn't know it as most gamers don't know what it's called.
They only thing I remember is A B A C A B B it was for blood in mortal kombat on genesis.
At any rate, does anyone else find it weird that a story like this pops up on the eve of the MGS4 trophy upgrade. I wonder if that code is in the game now, or if it was in the game all along?
I also wonder if Square (a block "B") and the triangle (an Angle "A") are used in it's place?
I will go to old age and still remember that code....
I believe Capcom copied the code for same character vs. mode in Street Fighter 2 for the SNES! (or the code was very similar)
Konami Code is LEGENDARY!
27 year old gamer, gaming since i was 2
I have used this code before, and I already know what it's called. And it's obvious what the code refers to since the game that started this craze was one of Konami's games. Dumb@$$.
At the time, Gradius was this game. Until Konami continued to use the code on countless games.
It's the same thing as answering "Mario." To this question: "Who was the lead character in The Simpsons?"
NO ONE knows what the f*ck the Konami Code is.
P.S Even modern games use it, frogger and Saw 2 come to mind :)
@worsecase
I enjoyed it, it wasn't a great game but it kept me entertained :)
The Konami code is actually required to get the platinum :)
You would use it if you wanted to finish that game and not break your controller, like me;-)
FYI- I used the konami code to reset my netflix account on my panasonic bluray player lol! just without the B,A,B,A part.
It's been a long time, but I think I beat the game without losing a life too.
Come on man that is complete BS. That's like saying you beat Jordan 1 on 1 and he didnt score once.
Arcade games were not made to be beaten with one quarter.
Everyone has a game or two that they can just destroy. Once you find the tricks a lot of those old games become very easy.
But this dude looks pretty young. He has no excuse. lol
It'll be like going into a comic book store and not knowing that Spiderman is from Marvel and Batman is from DC.
It's good to know that N4G has no fun atmosphere. Point taken.
Some people probably still call Bowser and Princess Peach as King Koopa and Princess Toadstool. As a joke, I'd go pft, but seriously they might not know. (I'm referring to Americans, as the Japanese has always called him King Koopa).
WTF ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT MAN?!
Those are their alternate names....
If they asked a sports question I wouldn't know it.
...dude lost 250.000 euros because he didn't know who created Batman. Not everybody can know everything.
It's a cheat code used in a couple of games. Contra being the main one I remember using it in.
It's funny though because I see a lot of people posting how they never heard of it but in other articles they are complete experts on gaming.
Back in the day codes and hidden stuff like the doom cheats were the shit. I didnt have internet and nobody i know did so it was al word of mouth and from stuff like nintendo power. We would get so excited when we found a glitch or secret in games. My bro used to sell cheat codes and level unlocks for snes/genesis games at elementary for a quarter a pop. Good times.
Way back when I first played Gradius 3, my friend told me to enter the code... It destroyed my ship. My friend was a d*ck.
Yep, I kinda miss putting in codes. Back in my day (Yeah I said it) we had to get a Game Magazines called "Tips and Tricks". I remember not having enough money to pay for the magazine. So we took the it to the copy machine in the store and made copies of the pages with the codes we needed. Then put it back on the shelf. :)
Man...I forgot about not having money as a kid. I constantly had to be clever to make due. I'm 27 now and I can learn a thing or two from my younger self. ʘ‿ʘ