Know Your Video Gaming History

Mudlock · Trick Member Joined: 29 Apr 2003 Location: Pittsburgh, PA

So, while warming up at the last tournament, I paused before selecting Twinbee ~Generation X~, and turned to the gathered DDR players behind me.

"Anyone know 'The Konami Code'?" I asked.

Six blank stares.

"Come on, 'The Konami Code'? You know? 'Up Up, Down Down...'?"

And not one of them could respond properly with "Left Right, Left Right"!.

So, to ensure that this travesty doesn't continue itself, I present to you A Brief History Lesson.

In the begining, there was the Nintendo Entertainment System (okay, so it's not the begining; shut up and listen). And there was a game publisher called Konami (you may have heard of them). They made lots of games, but in just about every one, you could enter a code at the title screen to get some kind of super cheat, and the code was up-up-down-down-left-right-left-right-B-A-B-A-start. (In Contra, for example, it gave you 30 lives).

Konami, as I said, made lots of games. Many of them were of the overhead scrolling shooter variety. They also made a game called Twinbee, which was a spoof of that genra.

Time passed. DDR was born. DDR Extreme came out, and it included a song called Twinbee ~Generation X~, which is a remix of the music from the Twinbee video game. (Yes, yes, it was originally in BeatmaniaIII. Details.)

And now, the point I was going to make before I selected the song:

"Anyone know the Konami code? Watch this!"

Now, go look at the opening 13 measures for Twinbee ~Generation X~ (single standard).

Those who don't know history are doomed to miss all the in-jokes.

agentmage2012 · Basic Member Joined: 02 Nov 2003 Location: New Jersey

I honestly dont know why they havent made a contra song

Noone around me knows the konami code save a few hardcore gamers.... it makes me feel old and sad inside.
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J.R. · Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2003 8:02 am Post subject:

Wasnt the old Konami code u,u,d,d,l,r,l,r,b,a,start?not u,u,d,d,l,r,l,r,b,a,b,a,start?I remember playing contra.Man that was fun times.

What about the MK blood code?A,b,a,c,a,b,b now you have bloody fatalities!On the sega!

I miss the good ol' days of gaming.
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Mysterio · Trick Member Joined: 20 Nov 2002 Location: Aiken, SC

Ah, the Konami code...good times.
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Syxx · Trick Member Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Location: Chicagoland

That's a cool find but in all honesty I think it's a coincidence.
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TheKnightOfNee · Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2003 6:31 pm Post subject:

Ah! I never played Twinbee on standard, and I never noticed that! That's great.

Good old Konami code.

I also memorized the TMNT2 code for the NES, that gave ten lives and the stage select. B, A, B, A, up, down, B, A, left, right, B, A, start.

DeskLaser · Trick Member Joined: 23 Apr 2002

The Konami code is also the only way to open up the last few gallery pictures in 5th Mix for PSX, except modified to accomodate X and O

Shinmizu · Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2003 2:21 pm Post subject:

What game was it that if you inputted the Konami code at the opening screen, you'd get the message, "We are not Konami?"

Ah... Ordyne for the TG-16 (thank you, Google).

Prowler · Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2003 10:23 pm Post subject:

If I remember correctly, Gradius III for the SNES required a slightly different version of the code, using the L and R buttons instead of the control pad. If you entered the original code using left and right on the control pad, the ship would self destruct!
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jtrobot · Trick Member Joined: 02 Oct 2003 Location: De Pere, WI

Don't forget "Life Force"... the Konami code works there too.
Check this out: Urban Dictionary: Konami Code
It really is an inside joke that defines the Nintendo generation. Good job on finding this in Twinbee, that's so funny!
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gs68 · Trick Member Joined: 06 Apr 2002 Location: on a plane

THe Konami code is also in Make a Jam (Light/Basic).

Also, many Konami titles shared the same pause sound.

I've played Contra, Life Force, and Bayou Billy, and whenever I hit the pause button (Start) it's the same sound.

And if any of you have played recent versions of IIDX, look at the modifier indicators at the bottom (left if you play 9th Style) on the song select menu. Don't they somewhat resemble the powerup boxes in the Gradius series?

Tha DDR Playa · Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2003 6:02 pm Post subject:

The Adventures Of Bayou Billy....Oh man, I LOVED the heck out of that game as well as every Konami game made on the NES. That universal code was pretty well known thru the years, that's what makes Konami so unique from all the other developers/publishers. They're the best, besides Square-Enix......

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Ava Adore · Trick Member Joined: 12 Oct 2003 Location: Lancaster SC

Heh.. the Konami Code.

I remember seeing a shirt at Hot Topic not too long ago that had the Konami Code on it. Brought back fond memories of my younger brother and I playing Contra.
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