Today, April 25, marks 35 years since the day as a programmer and game designer Konami Kazuhisa Hashimoto created the Konami code. A custom keystroke sequence first appeared in the game Gradius in 1986 and was used in almost all games of the company.
In honor of the special anniversary, Konami has released a collection of lo-fi hip hop music remixes for relaxation and study. The album includes tracks from the classic games of the company: Gradius, Ganbare goemon, Yie ar kung fu, TwinBee and Salamander, and they are illustrated with shots of the gameplay.
Sequence “up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, Start“Has long become a cult phenomenon, the Konami code is used not only in games, but also on websites, in game stores, films and folk art.
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