The Japanese developer of Konami was the author of the mythical trick that in the eighties helped players overcome the most difficult levels.
Kazuhisa Hashimoto, Japanese developer of Konami and creator of the mythical trick known as "Konami Code", has died according to the composer Yuji Takenouchi shares through his Twitter account. Although his name was not well known, he was responsible for one of the most popular tricks or codes in the video game industry, a combination of control pad buttons that helped players of the eighties overcome levels most difficult of many of the Japanese company games.
Konami mourns the loss of Hashimoto
“Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A and Start”, this is one of the most iconic sequences of video games that remained in the NES Gradius game code, since the own Developer believed it was a game too difficult and wanted to play it completely without suffering too much. From that moment, many developers began to leave tricks or special codes in many of their video games, either to access advantages to try before marketing or as an Easter egg or wink to the Konami Code itself.
Many are the titles of Konami that ended up incorporating this sequence among its code, among which are franchises such as Gradius, Contra, Castlevania, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Dance Dance Revolution, Metal Gear, Silent Hill and many more; In addition, there are many video games that refer to the Konami Code as a tribute such as Borderlands 2, Fortnite or Mario Party, among others. Even movies like Break Ralph! Pixar and Disney make their own mention of such a famous sequence.
From Konami an official statement has been published to share the pain of such loss; The company recognizes Hashimoto as a "talented producer", being the first to introduce the Konami Code to video games, also wishing the best for the developer's family. Rest in peace.
