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The Konami Code Makes ESPN.com Magical!

By Michael McWhertor on April 28, 2009 at 8:20 AM

Sports fans with a taste for glittery unicorns should run, not walk, to ESPN.com and remember their Konami Code, because it appears that some soon to be possibly unemployed web designer is having a laugh.

As a couple of unicorn-loving tipsters with a thirst for sporting news have informed us, inputting the infamous Konami cheat code (up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, enter) will infest the official ESPN web site with mystical ponies. And they’ll keep spawning if you keep clicking.

Not only do you get an eyeful of unicorn and rainbow, you’ll also get a heaping help of Comic Sans. And every story will become “cute,” “magical” or “sparkly.” Thanks to Ken and CronoX2 for the mystical tip!

Tagged:

codes

easter eggs

espn

konami

nonsense

unicorns!

Comments (AU Comments | US Comments)

Cat

April 28, 2009 at 9:12 AM

…I’ll admit, I’m not a fan of sparkly unicorns, or horses for that matter. But I couldn’t stop clicking! It was too rich.

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tzxAzrael

April 28, 2009 at 9:29 AM

ESPN – Everyone’s Sparkle-Pony Network.

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KatjaMouse

April 28, 2009 at 9:42 AM

Too bad the code was promptly taken down w/in an hour of you guys running this. I would’ve loved to have seen that.

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- TomPurnell
  
  April 28, 2009 at 10:20 AM
  
  Still works. Go to the TV page and try it.
  
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Aaron C

April 28, 2009 at 10:02 AM

Looks like it’s fixed?

(Or was IE only?)

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- logan k.
  
  April 28, 2009 at 10:18 AM
  
  It’s working right now. I just did it.
  
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Techa

April 28, 2009 at 11:06 AM

you sure it works? i tried it on the TV section and no luck.

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Laura

April 28, 2009 at 1:43 PM

try the article about Luke Walton’s ankle injury or Ben Gordon’s MRI. awesome.

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admbmb

April 28, 2009 at 4:35 PM

Use the Google cache and it will work. Click here: http://74.125.113.132/search?q=cache:ssdn4F46EEYJ:espn.go.com/+espn.com&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

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Prosper

April 28, 2009 at 11:10 PM

heh tried it with the cached page and it worked fine. That is friggin awsome. Kudo’s to the web designer, funny shit.

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Charles

April 28, 2009 at 11:40 PM

Worked for me with Firefox. Ii used this page: http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2009/news/story?id=4105618

Charles.

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zer0zen

April 28, 2009 at 10:00 AM

@PatrickF**kingStar: Real football (aka soccer) or American football?

Zing!

BTW, that's not Rule #189. #189 is much... messier...
RoboMudokon

April 28, 2009 at 10:00 AM

It's not working for me :(
Sinujutsu

April 28, 2009 at 9:59 AM

Reading this update in google reader, I playfully gave the code a shot, so as to remember it. Turns out, Konami code in google reader makes a ninja appear.

Sinujutsu
Marios_shadow

April 28, 2009 at 9:56 AM

@Paul Irish: You are a great, great man.
Shin-san

April 28, 2009 at 9:50 AM

ESPN has never looked happier. Too bad they took it down

Shin-san
MakeFragNotWar

April 28, 2009 at 9:49 AM

BOOOOO it's gone

MakeFragNotWar
Shin-san

April 28, 2009 at 9:49 AM

@Hamsfork: Thanks. I tried it a few times and was wondering if I was doing something wrong. Turns out that they fixed it.

Shin-san
w1ndwaker

April 28, 2009 at 9:48 AM

They took it down already, stop trying to avoid the frustration.

w1ndwaker
Sixen

April 28, 2009 at 9:47 AM

+ Watch video
carmina2008

April 28, 2009 at 9:45 AM

the Photoshop? hehehehe....off. work :-D

carmina2008
Derek Rumpler

April 28, 2009 at 9:42 AM

@DoomDoomDoom.
paulrenzo

April 28, 2009 at 9:42 AM

That was fast...it's gone already?

paulrenzo
sascha23

April 28, 2009 at 9:41 AM

That Web Dev deserves a bloody raise.

Brilliant!

sascha23
Derek Rumpler

April 28, 2009 at 9:41 AM

Or at least get thirty lives trying to.
Hamsfork

April 28, 2009 at 9:40 AM

It's gone, but you can still do the easter egg by googling espn.com and clicking "cached," which brings you to this [74.125.113.132] cached version of the site which still works.

Hamsfork
Cris_Spiegel

April 28, 2009 at 9:39 AM

@Galivanting: It didn't work right away but I tried until it worked. But know it's not happening. Guess I'll have to stick to Google Reader.
Tuggie

April 28, 2009 at 9:39 AM

YOU KILLED KENNY!! YOU BASTARDS!!
tmanflys

April 28, 2009 at 9:35 AM

They killed it!
Cloral

April 28, 2009 at 9:35 AM

...and now its gone. Boo.
Well, at least I saw it while it was still working.

Cloral
Paul Irish

April 28, 2009 at 9:34 AM

I wrote the original script that ESPN is using: [paulirish.com]
Feel free to use it on your sites...

(also, i do know for a fact that its on a few other sites... :)

sadly it looks like ESPN is about to remove it:
[twitter.com]
pashaveliki

April 28, 2009 at 9:33 AM

it worked for a while, but i think ESPN somehow fixed it already because it stopped working...
Armagetiton

April 28, 2009 at 9:32 AM

FUCK. I just got done telling someone about it after I did it myself 5 minutes ago. now it doesn't work

Armagetiton
Cutedge

April 28, 2009 at 9:31 AM

It doesn't work anymore.

Spoil sports.

Cutedge
Nikral

April 28, 2009 at 9:31 AM

They seemed to have removed it now :(
Skyburnbright

April 28, 2009 at 9:30 AM

Can't get it to work no matter what I try... oh well.

Skyburnbright
Sakurafire

April 28, 2009 at 9:30 AM

Greatest achievement of mankind.

No, seriously!
PenguinTime

April 28, 2009 at 9:28 AM

I spent 5 minutes trying to get it to work, only to realize that websense is blocking cornify at work. FML.
ShimodaNexus

April 28, 2009 at 9:27 AM

@tossrStu: Thanks! I'll be sure to examine this later tonight. <--learning HTML

ShimodaNexus
Kalamaty

April 28, 2009 at 9:26 AM

@mrryu: Not Unicorns? :(

Kalamaty
Koroshiya_Keefu

April 28, 2009 at 9:25 AM

@frank0127:

This is pretty much the best thing to happen to a website since the first website came online with a picture of a unicorn. So awesome.
CarbonatedWater

April 28, 2009 at 9:24 AM

Holy balls that's hilarious.
xblacknightxz

April 28, 2009 at 9:24 AM

Wow that was epic

xblacknightxz
WiccanWarrior

April 28, 2009 at 9:24 AM

THAT IS AWE-SOME!!!
LMFAO!!

WiccanWarrior
Cojo21

April 28, 2009 at 9:24 AM

@LetItRane: You're probably missing that Unicorns are AWESOME. OMG! Ponies!
AwShucks

April 28, 2009 at 9:23 AM

Wow, I do love unicorns.

AwShucks
cb8673

April 28, 2009 at 9:23 AM

Bricks were shat.
Michael Wayne Akridge

April 28, 2009 at 9:20 AM

â†‘ â†‘ â†“ â†“ â† â†’ â† â†’ B A. Michael + 30 Lives. classic.

Michael Wayne Akridge
tossrStu

April 28, 2009 at 9:20 AM

@[a.espncdn.com]

tossrStu
Neon

April 28, 2009 at 9:17 AM

hit some random keys after entering

Neon
akiratech

April 28, 2009 at 9:16 AM

@akorynn: me too

akiratech
jakster4u

April 28, 2009 at 9:14 AM

Disgruntled workers are always funny!

jakster4u
FrakEarth

April 28, 2009 at 9:14 AM

This is utterly wonderful. ESPN is tolerable again for a moment. Worldwide leader in editorialized bullshit.

FrakEarth
DoomDoomDoom

April 28, 2009 at 9:13 AM

@PPCK:

You see this comment, Kotaku editors? THIS RIGHT HERE means we need more Konami code in our Kotaku.

With this combination, we could TAKE OVER THE WORLD. Or the internet. Whichever's closer.
ShimodaNexus

April 28, 2009 at 9:13 AM

@spamspaz: What, no entrendres about swords and the crossing thereof?

ShimodaNexus
mellowspaz

April 28, 2009 at 9:13 AM

@The Question:

Way Too Fun?

mellowspaz
DoomDoomDoom

April 28, 2009 at 9:12 AM

@MaxDragon7:

Those steroids are finally paying off!
ogt462

April 28, 2009 at 9:10 AM

i am stuck in a boring meeting until 9pm. this has made my night. thank you

ogt462
Placentasaurus

April 28, 2009 at 9:08 AM

Whoever did this deserves five promotions.
MysidianMan

April 28, 2009 at 9:08 AM

@PunkyChipsAhoy: Yes. This pleases me.
terebi

April 28, 2009 at 9:07 AM

@terebi: Oh wait, it works now. LOL.

terebi
syl1985

April 28, 2009 at 9:05 AM

OH MY FUCKING GOD.

That is AMAZING!!!!
ãƒ¡ãƒªãƒ«

April 28, 2009 at 9:05 AM

This makes me all giggly and warm inside, but I don't know why. Although I suppose that's just what colorful, glittery unicorns are meant to do to a person, hahah.

What won't the Konami Code unlock!?
CaptainMurphy

April 28, 2009 at 9:04 AM

Fucking priceless.
KommanderKeith

April 28, 2009 at 9:03 AM

@Graves: Hardcore gamers, that's who
Mucudadada

April 28, 2009 at 9:02 AM

Brilliant! I love the internets...
terebi

April 28, 2009 at 9:01 AM

I can't see anything! *misses out*

terebi
spiked

April 28, 2009 at 9:00 AM

hahah wtf! thats some funny shiat.

spiked
JackiJinx

April 28, 2009 at 9:00 AM

Now little girls will love both sports AND video games!
PPCK

April 28, 2009 at 8:59 AM

@Graves:
i just tried on kotaku
no unicorns :(

PPCK
SagiMewtwo

April 28, 2009 at 8:58 AM

Kotaku needs to have something like this for the Konami code, it just makes sense.

SagiMewtwo
trogam

April 28, 2009 at 8:57 AM

@Novenus: Good point. And after finding the website that does this...I'm just scratching my head about it all.

trogam
nlangan

April 28, 2009 at 8:57 AM

Wow. Amazing.
Kobun

April 28, 2009 at 8:56 AM

@UlanBia: I wish the powers that be would spend more time creating a functioning, useful website instead of playing around with this, funny though it is. I can't believe how retarded the video system, even on the Insider channels.
ShimodaNexus

April 28, 2009 at 8:56 AM

I used Web Developer (thanks FireFox!), and the images seem to come from Cornify dot com. If I disable Inline Styles, the unicorns and such go away, too...not sure why.

The real question is, how many more sites can do this?

ShimodaNexus
muu

April 28, 2009 at 8:56 AM

lolwtf
trogam

April 28, 2009 at 8:56 AM

@spaceghozt:
[disney.recruitmax.com]

Maybe this is the reason? Based on 5 minutes of research mind you.

trogam
EternalLight

April 28, 2009 at 8:56 AM

LOL, this just made me day

EternalLight
sonofnone

April 28, 2009 at 8:56 AM

Ahhhhh ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha. Oh, man. I've got the biggest smile on my face right now! Thank you for this news!

sonofnone
Skuld

April 28, 2009 at 8:55 AM

@UlanBia: Haha, I have a bookmarklet with that on.

Skuld
FlameEye

April 28, 2009 at 8:55 AM

@Graves: There is NO way some crazy out there does that. The guy who designed the website had to tell someone about it.

Then again, the world IS full of crazies.
Squamden

April 28, 2009 at 8:55 AM

I wonder how long it's been there
Novenus

April 28, 2009 at 8:55 AM

@trogam: No, I'm sure it's part of an external script file, that's why you don't see it in the source code. If ESPN had any harmful payload or content they would get such flak, where people would be fired.

Novenus
bebop4one

April 28, 2009 at 8:55 AM

sweet! take that you bastards! that's what you get for your painfully limited coverage of the NBA playoffs!!!

bebop4one
Nathaniel Heath

April 28, 2009 at 8:54 AM

If you hold down on an arrow on your keyboard, you can see a link to www.cornify.com, this is where you're getting your Unicorns from, but how are they doing this?

Nathaniel Heath
nesstee

April 28, 2009 at 8:53 AM

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.... OMG PONIES, thats so awesome. Why espn of all places though :S

nesstee
spaceghozt

April 28, 2009 at 8:53 AM

@Graves: The culprit probably posted a hint on various forums or other social networks. I can guarantee you people don't surf the web doing this.
Nikral

April 28, 2009 at 8:53 AM

BEST. THING. EVER! Wow, I can check hockey scores AND stare at sparkly unicorns!
sephirothazule

April 28, 2009 at 8:52 AM

OMG this is amazing.

sephirothazule
indyit

April 28, 2009 at 8:52 AM

@Culebra: was thinking the same thing.
MaxDragon7

April 28, 2009 at 8:52 AM

@frank0127: This actually has deeper meaning than shown:
This just goes to show that when you cheat at professional sports, you get unicorns!...
..wait, WHAT?!
akorynn

April 28, 2009 at 8:51 AM

@cinemandrew: Worked for me on chrome.
em

April 28, 2009 at 8:51 AM

Haha, that was great!
angerized

April 28, 2009 at 8:50 AM

This is priceless.

But who on earth tried this in the first place?

I sense an efficient word of mouth here.
indyit

April 28, 2009 at 8:50 AM

@UlanBia: aha makes sense.
Midnightjade

April 28, 2009 at 8:50 AM

Most fun I've had all day. Thanks!
PunkyChipsAhoy

April 28, 2009 at 8:50 AM

@spamspaz:

Come and we'll have F-U-U-U-U-U-U-UN together!

In the land of Unicorns, there is no need for clo-o-o-o-o-o-thing!

PunkyChipsAhoy
indyit

April 28, 2009 at 8:49 AM

@Graves: i know right...how did anyone actually stumble onto this? XD
brimstoneh2

April 28, 2009 at 8:49 AM

@Graves: I was asking myself the same question. Due to this find I Now will be inputting the Konami Code into every website I visit. Hope that helps. :P
indyit

April 28, 2009 at 8:49 AM

@SolidOni: wow this is 100% true... i cant believe it xD
Alex_Mexico

April 28, 2009 at 8:49 AM

@Graves: my thoughts exactly
banana-3

April 28, 2009 at 8:49 AM

@Galivanting: are u actually using the arrow keys? It wasn't working for me either until after i started pressing ENTER a bunch of times after I'd inputted the code. It's sweet. The ponies.

banana-3
trogam

April 28, 2009 at 8:48 AM

@[www.cornify.com]

Yup, just found it after trying it in Noscript.

trogam
NeonLight

April 28, 2009 at 8:48 AM

@Graves: That's the question I asked. Not really who hates their job enough to put this in, but someone who has enough free time to find it.

NeonLight
cinemandrew

April 28, 2009 at 8:48 AM

So awesome. Doesn't work with google chrome though.

cinemandrew
gstaff

April 28, 2009 at 8:48 AM

So funny

gstaff
thinkfreemind

April 28, 2009 at 8:48 AM

Amazing! This is too cool. ^_^

thinkfreemind
Ninja Tree

April 28, 2009 at 8:47 AM

zomg wtf.
Seraphlol

April 28, 2009 at 8:46 AM

This is one of the greatest things ever!
I wonder why someone would ever think of using the konami code on websites. *goes to check other sites*
Baff

April 28, 2009 at 8:46 AM

A major improvement to the site.
Hey_Blinkon

April 28, 2009 at 8:46 AM

@Cathartik: Haha, I lol'd. Good one.

Hey_Blinkon
Inferno-X

April 28, 2009 at 8:46 AM

Screenshotted! This really made my day, thanks Kotaku!
Accordion

April 28, 2009 at 8:45 AM

@LetItRane:

definitely works in safari. [latest version]
TheZen

April 28, 2009 at 8:45 AM

If you're on Firefox, disable the option "Search for text when I start typing" in the Options -> Advanced -> General Tab.

Lol awesome, any key you press will spawn more unicorns XD

TheZen
liquidnumb

April 28, 2009 at 8:45 AM

@Galivanting: Try again, there's no special trick. Maybe it's the browser your using? It worked in Firefox for me, no problems.

liquidnumb
trogam

April 28, 2009 at 8:45 AM

@ShimodaNexus: Yeah...or could've just installed something onto your computer...i'm hestiant to try this...

trogam
Kahuna89

April 28, 2009 at 8:45 AM

HAHHAHHA
juandotcom

April 28, 2009 at 8:45 AM

pure genius: now to try it on every other website!

juandotcom
liquidnumb

April 28, 2009 at 8:44 AM

@LetItRane: Everything, probably. You must not be familiar with the Konami code.

[en.wikipedia.org]

liquidnumb
Hassun

April 28, 2009 at 8:44 AM

Can't get it to work but kudos to whoever made it. Also how did people find out about this in the first place?
ST19AG_WGreymon

April 28, 2009 at 8:44 AM

lol I can't believe it worked. I filled my screen with unicorns.

ST19AG_WGreymon
juandotcom

April 28, 2009 at 8:44 AM

@LetItRane:

works fine for me too

juandotcom
Cloral

April 28, 2009 at 8:44 AM

@Neonox: Weird. It worked for me.

Cloral
Culebra

April 28, 2009 at 8:44 AM

Wow, definately a huge wtf moment for me. Honestly...I didn't even know embedding a keystroke 'code' was possible on a website.

Color me impressed and ammused.
irvinmus

April 28, 2009 at 8:43 AM

Most fun on ESPN.COM in the last five years!

irvinmus
watduck

April 28, 2009 at 8:43 AM

this is epic
Taurus_McGee

April 28, 2009 at 8:43 AM

I just did it too - that is un-freaking believable!! This is almost as good of news as seeing the Moot won Time Magazine's Most Influential Person of the Year today.

Taurus_McGee
Himiko

April 28, 2009 at 8:43 AM

IP abusing!!
but i fear ppl that will read this in a few hours won't get a chance to try this anymore or espn are all slowpokes.
btw how do you programm this?

Himiko
Thalandor46

April 28, 2009 at 8:43 AM

Might need to take of your popup blocker for it to work properly.

Thalandor46
lolgreg

April 28, 2009 at 8:43 AM

I thoroughly enjoyed that.

lolgreg
mrryu

April 28, 2009 at 8:42 AM

Combining two of my favorite things: The Konami code and sports. Priceless!

mrryu
ShimodaNexus

April 28, 2009 at 8:42 AM

@ShimodaNexus: I guess the important thing is that it makes me smile.

ShimodaNexus
drownedphoniex will adverstive a

April 28, 2009 at 8:42 AM

[pic][www.screencast.com]]
aspasticninja

April 28, 2009 at 8:42 AM

lmfao just made my day
Cathartik

April 28, 2009 at 8:42 AM

I knew Diablo 3 was going to be announced sooner or later.

/sarcasm

Cathartik
Neonox

April 28, 2009 at 8:42 AM

@Galivanting:
Won't work for me either :/
Galivanting

April 28, 2009 at 8:42 AM

lawl nvm i got it working

Galivanting
jaws3people0

April 28, 2009 at 8:42 AM

@LetItRane: works for me
PatrickF**kingStar

April 28, 2009 at 8:41 AM

Internet Rule #189: Don't mess with Football.
jaws3people0

April 28, 2009 at 8:41 AM

i admit i chortled
ShimodaNexus

April 28, 2009 at 8:41 AM

Oh wow! I wonder where this is done in the Source? A brief glance around the page's code didn't yield anything; I'll have to take a closer look later?

ShimodaNexus
LetItRane

April 28, 2009 at 8:41 AM

does it not work in safari? I can't get it to happen.

LetItRane
Galivanting

April 28, 2009 at 8:41 AM

why wont it work for me... gawd

Galivanting
The Question

April 28, 2009 at 8:40 AM

W... T... F?
spamspaz

April 28, 2009 at 8:40 AM

*insert robot chicken unicorn mayonnaise joke here*

spamspaz
UlanBia

April 28, 2009 at 8:40 AM

*ahem* There's a script to http://www.cornify.com/ Which appears to be where this came from. Guess some webmaster found it and decided to slip the code in.

UlanBia
Graves

April 28, 2009 at 8:39 AM

Who inputs the konami code into every website they visit?

Graves
OGHowie

April 28, 2009 at 8:39 AM

LOL. Nice.
LetItRane

April 28, 2009 at 8:39 AM

Is there something I'm missing here?

LetItRane
SolidOni

April 28, 2009 at 8:39 AM

Just did it, AWESOME!

SolidOni
frank0127

April 28, 2009 at 8:38 AM

oh, this is amazing.
somebody's either getting fired or getting a promotion to CEO for this.

frank0127
the7k

April 28, 2009 at 10:56 AM

@LetItRane: I tried this in Firefox and Internet Explorer and couldn't get it to work.
Relenus

April 28, 2009 at 10:47 AM

Oh god this is awesome.
OptimusSlime

April 28, 2009 at 10:45 AM

Definitely still works on pages other than the main. Hilarious.

OptimusSlime
djricekcn

April 28, 2009 at 10:42 AM

@LetItRane: ik can't get it to work on xpsp2 or osx on any browser (firefox, safari, opera and explorer)

djricekcn
Rajolae

April 28, 2009 at 10:41 AM

@LetItRane: It isn't working for me in FireFox, I dunno if its been fixed or not.

Rajolae
danterandal19

April 28, 2009 at 10:37 AM

@Graves:

I do for the game related ones.

Try putting in the code in Gamespot.com and Giantbomb.com for starters.
ãƒ¡ãƒªãƒ«

April 28, 2009 at 10:34 AM

@Graves: Hahahah, yeah, good question indeed! I mean, who would have thought that out of all the websites you can find on the internets, the one associated with such random use of the Konami Code would be, of all things, a SPORTS-related website XD?

The two just don't go together that well... Neither do unicorns, although, yeah, RPGs and fantasy... Hm.
UncleScrotar

April 28, 2009 at 10:29 AM

lol still works on random pages... like so: [r.espn.go.com]
GnatB

April 28, 2009 at 10:24 AM

1. LOL this is awesome.
2. Google search for "Konami code in website" turned up two additional locations.

1. was already stated here by somebody else, google reader. (little ninja shows up)
2. second is gamespot.com. Takes you to the Contra hints and cheats page.

GnatB
Pikadrew

April 28, 2009 at 10:19 AM

@Pikadrew: gah. Silly me. After reading your site, I see it was in place for a few weeks.

Fantastic. You might have just won the internet.
Pikadrew

April 28, 2009 at 10:17 AM

@Paul Irish: Thank you for one of the greatest easter eggs of all time. May I ask how long this had been in place for?
Tuggie

April 28, 2009 at 10:08 AM

@Hamsfork: thanks soooooo much. because of you i didn't look like the crazy guy telling eveyone there are unicorns on espn
soulpilgrim

April 28, 2009 at 10:05 AM

Bless the person that made this possible.

It's important.
Kougeru Matsuoka

April 28, 2009 at 11:57 AM

@Thalandor46: who would EVER do that...whoever discovered this is weird for both having their popup blocker off and for even doing it...tho I had pop up warning for just hitting "up" so i dont think it even has anything to do with the konami code

Kougeru Matsuoka
Stormy151

April 28, 2009 at 11:13 AM

The code activates the Flash code from this site: [www.cornify.com]

Hilarious!

Stormy151
bakagaijin

April 28, 2009 at 11:12 AM

@UncleScrotar: LOL I just used that page and it works great. If you keep using the code more and more pop up. This just made my day!

All sparkly and pretty too...
Vorpal

April 28, 2009 at 11:06 AM

@Paul Irish: Good stuff.

Vorpal
Katie Sabie

April 28, 2009 at 11:04 AM

@undefined: Oh my god, yes! That just made my day right there!

Katie Sabie
Noble-Asthmatic

April 28, 2009 at 11:03 AM

@Hamsfork: Thanks for this! I was beginning to think ESPN just didn't like me enough to share the magic.
Elliuotatar

April 28, 2009 at 12:24 PM

They took it down? And here I was just going to send all my freinds to ESPN.com. I guess they hate getting lots of traffic.

Elliuotatar
bobtheduck

April 28, 2009 at 12:18 PM

@bobtheduck: Oh, it doesn't work on the main page, but I guess it works on other pages in ESPN. Ok. Funny. Not sure what My little pony has to do with Konami, but... funny, nonetheless.
bobtheduck

April 28, 2009 at 12:17 PM

doesn't work... Am I just holding the gullible ball today for assuming something on kotaku near the END of April would be true?
azuki

April 28, 2009 at 12:08 PM

@Hamsfork: Thanks! I was wondering why it wasn't working.
Danner

April 28, 2009 at 1:54 PM

Click the "Register Now" link and you can to it on that page.
sparrow.vs.kestrel

April 28, 2009 at 1:43 PM

Do a Google search for ESPN and click the cache. It still works there!
IngramSeagull

April 28, 2009 at 1:40 PM

@DoomDoomDoom: We've secretly replaced these athletes steroids with PCP. Lets watch and see what happens next...

IngramSeagull
Armagetiton

April 28, 2009 at 1:23 PM

@danterandal19: ha. using it, gamespot.com brought me to the page for contra cheats - more specifically, the same cheat I used to get to the page.

giantbomb.com didn't do anything. pressing enter just brings you to whatever feature article you had selected in the window.

Armagetiton
Enzer Milliard

April 28, 2009 at 2:28 PM

The site is currently still cached to have it on google, either go to google.com and search for espn then click cache under the first link or go to

[www.google.com]

Works as of now, but who knows when that will change.

Enzer Milliard
Kraznor

April 28, 2009 at 5:20 PM

Best story ever. And its still working. I dug deep into some news about NASCAR and got it to work.

Kraznor
PATSCRU

April 28, 2009 at 4:21 PM

@Cathartik: you didn't need the sarc tag.

PATSCRU
turius

April 28, 2009 at 6:56 PM

@OGHowie: must be a diablo3 ad

turius
liquidnumb

April 28, 2009 at 7:59 PM

@Cojo21: I realized that I probably sounded like a dick, on account of my brain at no point thought "Wtf, ponies." I've decided this is grounds to check myself back into the mental hospital.

liquidnumb
revilenigma

April 28, 2009 at 10:17 PM

@Kougeru Matsuoka: most likely who ever made this decided to go on some message board and spreaded the word.

revilenigma
revilenigma

April 28, 2009 at 10:17 PM

...Greatest Thing Ever...

revilenigma
deanbmmv

April 28, 2009 at 9:51 PM

@Graves:
You can easily view source-code of any website. Usually right click and "View source" or "inspect Element" or similar.
So if another web developer was wanting to figure out what made the ESPN site tick then they'd of come across the coding.
There isn't anything out of the ordinary in Kotaku's site. not even any commentary.
Reptar2022

April 28, 2009 at 9:41 PM

@Derek Rumpler: It's how you get your commenting right back after getting banned.

Reptar2022
å¤©

April 28, 2009 at 11:01 PM

@Enzer Milliard: Thank you for that. I missed the chance to see it earlier but the cached page worked just fine. It'll be gone soon enough so I'm glad I got to check it out a bit.

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Overlord44

April 29, 2009 at 12:21 AM

This is so awesome, it really is. Checked it out via Google Cache :)

I do wonder about the fate of the programmer who inserted this in, though. Hopefully he's in a team of several and did it anonymously =P
MurphyAdephagia

April 28, 2009 at 11:38 PM

Inputing 007 373 5963 on any website and you will get free shipping from that site personally delivered by Mike Tyson himself.

MurphyAdephagia
FoxHoundADAM

April 29, 2009 at 3:34 AM

Where the heck did you guys enter this? I never got it to work, even on the cached pages.

FoxHoundADAM
mruler360

April 29, 2009 at 7:38 AM

Wow. They probably wouldn't take it down if it weren't for the fact some of those pink horses are from neopets.
Karlott

April 29, 2009 at 9:58 AM

Seeing unicorns and pegasi about to shit on Bill Simmons' and Rick Reilly's heads make this the greatest item of the month.
infiniteaqua

April 28, 2009 at 8:52 AM

@Graves: That's what I'm wondering...

infiniteaqua
infiniteaqua

April 28, 2009 at 8:52 AM

@Cathartik: super lol

infiniteaqua
UCFMRE

April 28, 2009 at 9:47 AM

That sucks that it's gone already. I tried to do it multiple times to no avail. Good prank though. I hope they don't come down to hard on the guy.

UCFMRE
SolidMGSnake

April 28, 2009 at 12:52 PM

LOL!

SolidMGSnake
Scotsdale

April 28, 2009 at 9:24 AM

Kotaku needs more Contra Code

Scotsdale

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