Kazuhisa Hashimoto, Konami Code Creator, Has Passed Away

Kazuhisa Hashimoto

Remember this code? Kazuhisa Hashimoto, the creator of the Konami Code, has passed away. Kazuhisa Hashimoto, a programmer who created the Konami Code “Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start”, has passed away. This, as Yuji Takenouchi, through his Twitter post, confirmed Hashimoto’s passing, saying “We pray for the souls.” コナミコマンド「上上下下左右左右BA」の生みの親であるプログラマーの橋本和久さんが、昨夜、亡くなられたとのこと。ご冥福をお祈りいたします。 … Read more