When it comes to game secret skills, the 30-life secret skill “Up, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, and Right BA” from Contra on the Famicom in 1987 can be said to be very famous, and its widespread use can be seen in many games. However, the programmer Kazuhisa Hashimoto who created this secret technique was suddenly reported to have passed away on the evening of February 25. After the news spread in the Japanese Internet circle, many netizens expressed condolences.
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The secret technique “up, down, left, right, left, and right BA” is also called the “KONOMI secret technique”. It can be said to be the most well-known secret technique command in the gaming circle. When its creator Kazuhisa Hashimoto was responsible for developing the “Space Cruiser” game in 1985, he found that the game was too difficult, so he added this secret technique to help players complete the game. Later, this secret technique was also quoted in Contra, which was launched in 1987. Since Contra is widely loved by players around the world, the KONOMI secret technique of “up, up, down, left, right, left, and right BA” has become a secret technique widely known to players.
↑KONAMI’s secret skills later became more than just secret skills, but extended into an Easter egg culture. Image source:vrutal.com
This secret technique does not only appear in KONAMI’s games, but is also occasionally seen in other companies’ games, such as Hideo Kojima’s “Metal Gear” series and “Star Destroyer”. The footprints of KONAMI’s secret techniques can even be seen in many foreign creative works (such as Wreck-It Ralph, Adventure Time, The Amazing World of Gumball, etc.). And he is also an easter egg on many websites. Previously, there were easter eggs hiding this Konami secret skill in Google Play Game, Facebook, and Google Reader. Today, players can also see the hidden D.VA easter egg if they enter this secret skill on the official website of Fighting Agents. It can only be said that the cultural influence of this secret technique is very far-reaching.
↑Now go to the official website of Fighting Agents and input KONAMI secret skills to unlock hidden easter eggs.
As of the deadline, no official or Kazuhisa Hashimoto’s family has come out to confirm the news. The news of Hashimoto Kazuhisa’s death was announced by Yuji Takenouchi, a game composer who had worked with him, on his Twitter account “TECHNOuchi ” revealed. Takenouchi Yuji also added in the follow-up, “When I was working, although I didn’t work in the same team, I still had communication within the company. He was a very gentle person. As a colleague who once rode the same ship and worked together for a short time, it is sad to publish an obituary. I hope you can continue to make games even in heaven. Thank you.”
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The editor would also like to thank Mr. Kazuhisa Hashimoto for his invention. Without your secret skills, the editor would never have been able to clear such an inhumane and extremely difficult game like Contra when I was a child. Thank you, and please feel free to go on your way.
Source: KOCPC Chinese