Earlier this week, Kazuhisa Hashimoto passed away at the age of 61. Known as the inventor of the Konami Code — ↑ ↑ ↓ ↓ ← → ← → B, A, Start — gamers of certain age mourned the programmer’s death, as part of their youth went him. The reminder of the infamous cheat code conjured memories of the excitement of unwrapping a fresh cartridge, bleary-eyed evenings trying to beat your favorite game, and how 8-bit pixels and music could help forge deep, lasting friendships.
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- 2/29/2020
- by Kevin Jagernauth
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