PSA for anyone who never actually tried it: teh Konami code is not just a meme, it really does things in a bunch of Konami games.
In Contra (NES, North American release) u enter it on the title screen: Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, then Start, u begin with 30 lives. In Gradius on teh NES it gives you the full set of power-ups during play.
it came out of development testing, and because it stayed in the shipping game, it turned into a cultural thing.. 🤦 websites, apps and even other publishers' games have referenced it ever since. im about to throw this thing out the window lol
