After all, it’s hard to use an attack that draws blood when the code hasn’t been input to allow that program to run. In Mortal Kombat if the code was enabled then it was no holds barred, but if it wasn’t then a lot of the attacks and fatalities simply weren’t possible. In Gradius the player’s ship would be decked out with every possible power-up available, while in Contra it would give you extra lives. What was unknown at first however was how the code would affect gameplay. Far beyond the NES games that showed violence but little else, Mortal Kombat could show the action without the blood, but when the code was punched in scarlet rivers began to run. It’s gone through its variations but if you think about it, the blood code for Mortal Kombat could even give thanks to the Contra/Konami Code for its existence. The cheat code is still around too, since nothing this good is bound to be kept a secret for long and once people learn something like this they tend to covet it and hang onto it for a while. Having 30 lives to count on however would be a humongous boon to any gamer that wanted to get further into the game without having to worry about dying on every level multiple times and having to start over. I can recall that Contra was kind of a tough game until you got used to it and one stray bullet could ruin your entire game. This proves that cheat codes have been around a lot longer than some people think. Thankfully for the rest of us he forgot to erase the code when the game was shipped out to the masses, and by the time anyone noticed it the code had already been spread far and wide. If you want you can thank Kazuhisa Hashimoto, the developer who installed the code when he couldn’t beat the game Gradius while attempting to format it from the arcade to the NES. There have been other variations of the code made throughout the years since Contra was released but it’s stayed more or less the same ever since.
Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start was all you had to remember and the world of the NES was essentially yours. You’ll be able to choose how many lives you have as long as it’s up to 9, what stage you go to and what difficulty it’s set at.Do you recall playing Contra and learning the Konami Code that was created to give you an instant 30 lives? Well it turns out that code was never supposed to be a part of the game, but of course those of us that learned the code know how that one went.
Bear in mind, most of these games came out pre-home internet so as a child I remember the sheer “information broker” feeling that rushed over me as I got to tell my friend something that could completely change up that game they were playing. A time when almost every game out there wasn’t complete unless it had some sort of secret or cheat code. The Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack is out today, offering Nintendo Switch owners select DLC for free, a Nintendo 64 channel (perfect for all those people who have been begging Nintendo for a N64 mini for years) and a SEGA channel which contains many classic games originally released on the SEGA Genesis.Ī lot of these games came out in a time well before “achievements” and “trophies” dominated the gaming scape.
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