Happy Birthday, Konami Code

Luke Plunkett

Published 9 years ago: April 23, 2013 at 7:30 pm -

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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.

This Week in Gaming History: Happy Birthday Konami Code! [Jace Hall/PSP]

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Luke Plunkett is a Senior Editor based in Canberra, Australia. He has written a book on cosplay, designed a game about airplanes, and also runs cosplay.kotaku.com.

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mrtaco says:

April 24, 2013 at 1:01 am

What a ride it’s been. It’s had its ups, its downs… lefts and rights… >.>

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