Konami Code

[DroopyA]

The most common code known to man in a video game? Maybe... but I seem to see a few variations of it. Often times I'm confused... did people enter it diffrently then me, or are they just fools who don't actually know the code?

Did it change slightly per game? I know you could use it in Contra for 30 men, but you could also use it to regain health in the Ninja Turtles game on the GameBoy. It was used in a few other Konami games as well... why isn't it still in use? Metal Gear cheat anyone?

Regardless, I want to conduct a quick experiment... write the code... but don't look at anybody elses post until after you reply. Lets see where the changes appear.

[DroopyA]

My version of the code is below..

up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, [Select] (because I played 2-player) Start

[xscoot]

At 3/10/09 04:22 PM, DroopyA wrote: My version of the code is below..

up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, [Select] (because I played 2-player) Start

That is the correct, original code. It was originally used in Gradius. It would give the player all the powerups at once. The developers used it for beta testing, as it would have been way to hard (and long) to get the skill necessary to beat the game without cheats.

[DroopyA]

At 3/10/09 05:11 PM, xscoot wrote: That is the correct, original code.

See, that's how I always knew it... but over the years I've heard some variations. I've heard versions where you don't hit the buttons twice (Up, down, left, right, B, A)... I've also heard versions where the buttons are reveresed... (Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, left, Right, A, B)...

I've always been reluctant to speak up when people tell me diffrent versions because I was never sure who was right... maybe I've been doing it wrong all these years.

Glad to know I'm not crazy. :)

[xscoot]

At 3/10/09 06:01 PM, DroopyA wrote:

At 3/10/09 05:11 PM, xscoot wrote: That is the correct, original code.

See, that's how I always knew it... but over the years I've heard some variations. I've heard versions where you don't hit the buttons twice (Up, down, left, right, B, A)... I've also heard versions where the buttons are reveresed... (Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, left, Right, A, B)...

I've always been reluctant to speak up when people tell me diffrent versions because I was never sure who was right... maybe I've been doing it wrong all these years.

Glad to know I'm not crazy. :)

Any variations are just tributes in non-Konami games. I remember there being one in the minigame (a videogame, to be exact) for Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal. It had square and triangle, as it was a PS2 game.

It was mentioned by one of the characters.He's playing the videogame, and he says that he will put in one of the codes for secret costumes. He says the code aloud while doing it, and then remakrs "Ha ha! Quark is wearing a tutu." It actually works. Funny guys, that insomniac.