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Retro

Happy Birthday, Konami Code

This week in 1986, the release of Gradius ushered in the era of the Konami Code, a series of button presses that would become synonymous with not just gaming on the NES, but gaming in general.

28 June 2012

In Real Life

This Guy Doesn’t Need Paper To Draw Cute Characters

Manga creator Mine Yoshizaki, best known for Sgt. Frog, recently went to the shore, where he left a sand drawing for all to see. This is it.

30 April 2012

Retro

What The Original Star Fox, Mega Man, Mother And Gradius Would Look Like In HD

YouTube user rickonami has done a wonderful thing. He’s remade the intro to Star Fox on the SNES, only now it’s in fancy HD, and includes some nods to the N64 game.

16 January 2012

In Real Life

Why’s The Konami Code So Damn Easy To Remember?

If you grew up in the 1980s and played video games, you know the Konami Code. It’s very easy to remember. Kazuhisa Hashimoto, inventor of the Konami Code, said there’s a reason for that.

13 September 2011

News

Vic Viper, You Are Cleared For Take-Off

So, blogger RoboRay bought himself a model kit of a Vic Viper fighter from classic shooter series Gradius. Upon completion, he took some photos. Not boring inside photos. Wonderful outside, pretend-the-Vic-Viper-is-actually-flying photos.

17 May 2011

News

The Official LEGO Set Inspired By Gradius

A new, official LEGO set called “Earth Defense HQ” may look at first glance to be just another space-based LEGO set. Upon closer examination, though, it not only pays tribute to classic shooter Gradius, but something more important.

22 April 2011

Xbox

Girly Shoot ‘Em Up Otomedius Excellent Still Coming This Year

The side-scrolling shmup that’s part Gradius, part anime fetish fulfilment, Otomedius Excellent, is coming to the Xbox 360 later this year. Konami reassured fans of Gradius gameplay today that the brightly coloured arcade shooter that features girls-as-spaceships is still on the cards with a handful of new screen shots.

17 February 2011

PlayStation

This Game Cancellation Shoots Up My Heart’s Core

Back in 2005, Tokyo-based game maker Konami revealed it was working on a handful of titles for the then unreleased PS3. Games like Metal Gear Solid 4 and Gradius. MGS4 was released, but Gradius VI wasn’t.

30 January 2011

News

Japanese Super Scribblenauts Features Special Guest Stars

Super Scribblenauts was published in Japan by Konami (which also handled the original Scribblenauts). That explains why Solid Snake, in this image tweeted by Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima, shows up in the game. Snake’s got company, too.

28 January 2011

Nintendo

Scribblenauts Has Changed

Scribblenauts is out in Japan, and to make up for the delay, some extra characters have been added to the game. Like who? Well, the fact it’s been published by Konami might give you an idea or two…

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