Programmer Kazuhisa Hashimoto died last night at the age of 61.
Hashimoto's death is First online sharing Created by composer Yun Takenouchi, he has dealt with many Konami works. Konami himself then confirmed Hashimoto's news via Twitter.
"We are sorry to hear the death of Kazuhisa Hashimoto, a talented producer who first introduced the world to the" & # 39; Konami Code & # 39; ", Konami issue a statement. "At the moment our idea is to be with family and friends in Hashimoto's mountain."
We are sorry to hear the death of Kazuhisa Hashimoto, a talented producer who first introduced the Hainan Code to the world.
At this point, our idea was to be with family and friends in Hashimoto's mountain. rest in peace. pic.twitter.com/vQijEQ8lU2
-Konami (@Konami) February 26, 2020
Today's famous Konami commands-up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A-were developed by Hashimoto while working for Konami in the 1980s. The game developed an arcade called Gradius Nintendo Entertainment System port.
Hashimoto said in an interview in 2003: "I don't play that much, and I obviously can't play it myself, so I entered the Konami code. Because I'm the one who uses it, it must be easy to remember."
Although it was never intended to be included in the final game, Konami Code inadvertently put it on the shelf. Since then, "Konami Password" has entered many games-according to Wikipedia, there are now more than 100 Konami games that contain certain versions of passwords-as well as the entire popular culture.
