Technically they weren’t part of the cheat, just needed to start the game. A lot of games at the time also copied the Konami sequence but handled the ending differently.
It was first used in '86 with Gradius, but wasn’t popularized until the 90’s. Most notably with Contra on the NES, which released only a year after Gradius.
Umm, excuse me, but I believe you’re missing a “start” and/or “select.” pushes glasses up nose
This is how you know they didn’t have friends. Select & Start was the end combo for two player cheat.
Technically they weren’t part of the cheat, just needed to start the game. A lot of games at the time also copied the Konami sequence but handled the ending differently.
Oh. Well then, I stand corrected.
That’s 80s.
It was first used in '86 with Gradius, but wasn’t popularized until the 90’s. Most notably with Contra on the NES, which released only a year after Gradius.
It was well-known to me in the 80s, at least. The fact that both those games are NES games makes it firmly 80s, in my mind.
Also, to be fair here, even if you recognize stuff from the 80’s, and you’re still around now, then you definitely lived through the 90’s. lol
Start
Select Start*
Wasn’t it “…B A B A Select Start”, too?
Select Start for two players. Just Start for solo.
Still, “B A B A” for either.
No, it’s just one B A. Maybe somewhere down the line there’s a variant or two but in its true and unaltered form the Konami Code is UUDDLRLRBA
Source: Gradius, Contra, etc
What 30+ years does to recollection, ya know? 😅