↑↑↓↓←→←→BA START This code was introduced by Kazuhisa Hashimoto in the Famicom (NES) port of Gradius as a testing tool, then discovered as a cheat code, and later became part of video game culture itself. RIP Mr. Hashimoto. This is Konami’s official declaration: Also, different industry personalities have spoken about the fact, such as Iken…