 thumb|300px|the konami code the  konami code (, konami komando, "konami command") is a cheat code that appears in many konami video games,the editors of gamepro and gamerhelp.com, "the 'contra code:' we must never forget," gamepro 235 (april 2008): 63. although the code also appears in some non-konami games. during the title screen before the game demo begins, the player could press the following sequence of buttons on the game controller to enable the cheat:  the code has also found a place in popular culture as a reference to the third generation of video game consoles. the code is also present as an easter egg on a number of websites. ==history== the code was first used in the 1986 release of gradius for the nes but was popularized among north american players in the nes version of contra, for which it was also dubbed both the "contra code" and "30 lives code". the konami code was created by kazuhisa hashimoto, who was developing the home port of the 1985 arcade game gradius, a scrolling shooter rele
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