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.
I’ll take that $US7000, BTW, since that guy clearly doesn’t want it. Thanks in advance.
Man Misses Out On $7000 Because He Didn’t Know The Konami Code
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54 responses to “Man Misses Out On $7000 Because He Didn’t Know The Konami Code”
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MagikThis is nothing compared to the $500,000 question between what was a pokemon,
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fezboy18I consider myself to know alot about video games and i’ve never heard of this…must be behind my generation
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DansDansimpossible that people who game, especially for 25 years, have never heard of the Konami code…
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Thermal IonsHardly, I’ve been gaming for 30 years and suspect quite a lot of gamers of my vintage may not know about the code. Quite a lot of us were gaming on systems other than the NES. Myself, I progressed from the Commodore 64 straight to PC and never owned any of the early consoles.
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XristosIsKingI own … A LOT of games and games consoles, I’ve been collecting since I was four years old, starting with a VZ300 and Commodore 64. I’ve been gaming for 24 years, gone through many consoles including four PS2s, three PS3s and two Xbox360s in this latest gen of gaming.
I have never heard the term “Konami Code” in my life. I’ve been reading Kotaku since their first article and bought countless gaming mags over the last 16 years.
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MartinBS. The konami code has been referenced in Kotaku before. Type Konami Code into the search engine. Look!!!!! I’ve been blah blah blah blah blah since the beginning blah
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DanielThis comment has been deemed inappropriate and has been deleted.
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nokoAnyone who doesn’t know the Konami code cannot possibly entitle themselves as an ‘avid gamer’ :/
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ThomI’m sorry, but its the Konami code. If your a gamer it should be basic knowledge like wasd.
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bdcNo it shouldn’t be, as is obvious by the fact most people here have said that they haven’t heard of it.
I also had never heard of it…pc gamers know iddqd, console gamers might also know that, but back then it was much more rare for a pc gamer to be a console gamer also…whereas I think most console gamers still had a crack at games like DOOM
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DansDans
Whoops.. who am I to dictate whats “mature” or not…
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LichbaneNo. Anyone who knows what a Konami code is just a console kiddie. PC Gamers are the REAL gamers.
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Mr WaffleHonestly I’m so sick of hearing about the Konami code. Unliked them on Facebook and Twitter because THEY CONSTANTLY MENTION IT. OVER AND OVER AND OVER. Yeah, we get it, it’s “hip” to know what it is. STOP TALKING ABOUT IT UGH
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S. NolanSeriously guys? I’ve been gaming for almost 30 years, primarily on PC (my Dad wouldn’t let me have a console), didn’t get a console of my own until the 16bit generation and even I know what the Konami code is. Have you guys been gaming in a cave with no internet access over the past 15 years?!?
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LucasI have no idea what the Konami code is. Doesn’t mean I’m not a “true” gamer, that’s just childish.
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S. Nolan
Using any benchmark to claim somebody is a “true” anything is a bit silly but it amazes me how many people who obviously read this site don’t know what it is. It’s kind of like not being able to recite the order of Nintendo consoles (Gameboy variations aside 😉
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MrTacoAgreed, it’s amazing that so many people don’t know the Konami code, especially with how ubiquitous it became. Not to mention the damn thing gets sprayed all over the internet all the time.
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Gabe McGrathSigh. How many times?
The experience of NES players in America <> experience of gamers in the world. -
Stevorooni
So I gather this is a NES thing? I never had a NES, we were a Commodore 64 and Master System family.
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OniWhile I’ve been a gamer for 25+ years, and had no idea what name it went by, I did know the sequence of buttons.
I think when this gets “splashed all over the Internet” as one person said, it is mainly in the form of the button sequence, less-so as Konami Code.
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IJustKnowStuffI knew the combo…..never know there was a name for it. But then again, I also never really used cheats….so I would believe that someone who doesn’t know what it is, is more likely to be a ‘true’ gamer that doesn’t give up and use cheats.
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Martin
LOL. It is even on T shirts. It is the most know cheat code in existence. It has even on filtered through to popular culture. Regardless of how old you are – or how much of a gamer you think you are – what system you grew up on – it does not matter!!! Not knowing this is mind boggling. It is one of the most iconic videogame references of all time.
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EverblightFor those that don’t know about Konami Code:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Konami_code_games
Look at all those games. Every single one features the Konami Code. It’s not a NES thing and it’s not something from a small handful of games. This is why it’s considered to be in the sphere of general knowledge regarding those who would consider themselves avid gamers. As someone mentioned prior, not knowing about the Konami Code is like not being able to recite the order of the basic Nintendo consoles.
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Stevorooni
I’ve heard of the button combination before, just not the fact that it is named the Konami Code.
Looking at that list I haven’t played a whole lot of those games but I think I can remember using that code for Mortal Kombat 3 on the Snes
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RossIt’s funny to see how many of you are going on about how ridiculous it is to call yourself a gamer without knowing this cheat code…. I am willing to bet that not everyone uses or cares about cheat codes; so it’s fair to say that even if those people knew the sequence, they wouldn’t know the name for it.
And yes, I didn’t know what it was called either, I do remember using it though.
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NaganHere’s a link a tune with the Konami Code as it’s hook
http://junkscience.bandcamp.com/track/30-lives nice game rhip hop if your’re interested. Album’s name is Phoenix down -
Big BossI might be wrong but i remember a lot of those konami games telling you the code when you completed a specific objective or at the end of credits? Any one else to weigh in?
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ButtersNever heard of it. I know the code but didn’t know it had a specific name. But then I’m proudly not a gamer. Just because I’ve been gaming since the master system. Sub cultures suck.
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APK31LOL. So funny, all these people saying in disbelief, “how can this be? How can’t people know what the Konami Code is? OMG!!” Perhaps because people don’t think they need to know stupid trivial information to prove something that doesn’t even matter? Wow, you know what the Konami Code is … congratulations.
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MicDoes every “gamer” really get offended that much if they’re not called a “gamer”? Relax. You got burned on trivia that a lot of people know. Suck it up and move on.
Most people are just messing with you calling you “not a real gamer” for not knowing the code. But if they’re all serious about it, then why even care about what an idiot says?
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ruddagaWho didn’t play Contra/Probotector back in the day? Come on people, it rocked! Hell it’s even referenced in the Jon Lajoie song “Everyday Normal Crew!”
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Monsieur TruffleLol angry Gamers. It’s like the “I heard of this band before anyone else” argument.
Everyone just chill. It is all relative.
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RitterCroizI only found about it by playing MGS3 and entering it in the main menu to mess with the title screen. Even through I played contra all those years ago- I never new about it. I think we can all agree that a questions about the MK blood code would have been more universally known…
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AJayi have heard of it but never owned a game that needed it as a kid. so if i didnt have the interwebz then i would never had heard of it
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Matt HMLI restocks your ammo and life in Wolfenstein/Spear of Destiny…what about idspispopd and iddqd in Doom?
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FatKnew the sequence, just not it’s title. Hell I’m glad it wasnt me there or I would’ve picked capcom thinking street fighter for some reason.
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GraydaI entered in the Konami code at my bank and I got seventy thousand dollars and a free home loan. Just stroll on in and say the code out loud.
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BrizeyconDown Up Left Left A Right Down, and there’s Gouki, wait…what was this article about again
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