The Konami Code originated with the late Kazuhisa Hashimoto, the developer of the NES port of Gradius, released in 1986. While playing and testing the game, he found it to be too difficult, and if you ...

Malcolm loves games. Be they trading card games like Magic: the Gathering or Yu-Gi-Oh, or tabletop wargames like Heroscape and Warhammer 40K, Malcolm's got a firm passion for all things interactive.

Kazuhisa Hashimoto, the man who invented the "Konami code" cheat that became pervasive in video gaming and pop culture, has died. To use the code, players would press up, up, down, down, left, right, ...

Stardew Valley's enormous 1.6.9 update launched on all platforms earlier this week, including console and mobile. While developer Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone gave players the lowdown on the contents of ...

Think Hollow Knight: Silksong is a little too easy? Want an alternate game mode that will really put you to the test? Well, there’s a secret way to crank up the difficulty. By entering a special ...

Forty years ago, a single code wormed its way into a home console port and became a legendary staple of the video game industry.

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