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, ...

After all these years: In 1999, Konami released two Castlevania titles for the Nintendo 64 – Castlevania (colloquially known as Castlvania 64) and an expanded "Director's Cut" version subtitled Legacy ...

Nintendo 64 game Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness released 25 years ago, but a new Konami Code, essentially a cheat code, has just been discovered for it. YouTuber JupiterClimb uploaded a video ...

Kyle has a degree in Film, Television, and Cultural Studies and has loved video games for as long as he can remember. He's owned every PlayStation, dabbled with the occasional Xbox, and even owned a ...

The cheat remained hidden in Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness for 25 years. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

The most famous cheat code in history — the Konami code — is engrained in the mind of many a Gen Xer: up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, Start. Created by video game designer Kazuhisa ...