If you happen to like our videos and have a few bucks to spare to support our efforts, check out our Pa→→Subscribe for new videos every day! https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOut?sub_confirmation=1 Never run out of things to say at the water cooler with TodayIFoundOut! Brand new videos 7 days a week! More from TodayIFoundOut The Nazis, The British Accent, and BBC News https://youtu.be/_hRQq5e7Wi0?list=PLR0XuDegDqP3-uys3Rl2dvdsFkk96zRbt Why Do We Call Scammers "Con Men"? https://youtu.be/J1tl0P4gbb8?list=PLR0XuDegDqP3-uys3Rl2dvdsFkk96zRbt In this video: The Konami Code, also known as the Konami Command and sometimes the Contra Command is among the most enduring Easter eggs in video game history. For those of you who aren’t familiar, there are a number of video games released by Konami over the years in which entering up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A will result in the player being granted a host of power-ups or a bonus of some kind, depending on the game. Want the text version?: http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2015/10/origins-konami-code/ Sources: https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=5AXzRNN0peQC&pg=PA97&dq=Konami+code+gradius&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDsQ6AEwA2oVChMIhdOAlZC_yAIVSXIUCh36IQLr#v=onepage&q=Konami%20code%20gradius&f=false https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=J1aAAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT1141&dq=Konami+code&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CD0Q6AEwA2oVChMIgPn6iJC_yAIVgewUCh0vyQmE#v=onepage&q=Konami%20code&f=false https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=F01wiUr9LKQC&pg=PT270&dq=Konami+code+gradius&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAWoVChMIhdOAlZC_yAIVSXIUCh36IQLr#v=onepage&q=Konami%20code%20gradius&f=false https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=PnPRd6QwvbQC&pg=PA31&dq=Konami+code+gradius&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDYQ6AEwAmoVChMIhdOAlZC_yAIVSXIUCh36IQLr#v=onepage&q=Konami%20code%20gradius&f=false http://www.techrepublic.com/article/geek-trivia-the-cheat-goes-on/ http://www.1up.com/features/cracking-code-konami-code http://churchm.ag/the-story-of-the-ko