Kazuhisa Hashimoto, a video game developer and founder of the popular Khonami Code, died this week at the age of 61.
"It is sad to hear of the passing of Kazuhisa Hashimoto, a deeply talented producer who first introduced the world with the & # 39; Komami Code, & # 39;" Konami said the statement. "Our thoughts are with Hashimoto-san's family and friends at this time."
News of Hashimoto's first death was shared On Twitter composer of Yuji "TECHNOuchi" Takenouchi.
Hashimoto coded Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A-as Konami's employee in the 1980s, while creating the Nintendo Entertainment System for an arcade game Gradius. "I didn't play that much and obviously I couldn't beat myself, so I put in the Konami Code," Hashimoto said 2003 interview. "Because that's what I was going to use, I made sure it was easy to remember."
Konami will continue to use the code, or its variants, in many of its games. It has been a reference to the pop culture culture has shown all over, from recent games like Rocket League on the Bank of Canada website.
