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Konami code uncovers secret Mint easter egg

Anyone with more than a passing interest in computer games will have encountered the infamous "Konami code". UP, UP, DOWN, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, B, A. Infinite lives, secret menu options, 99 hearts, special characters are just some of the secrets which are unlocked by the Freemason handshake of computer games.

minty easteregg

It turns out that if you key in this sequence in the Shaun Inman's Mint screen, a secret easter egg will be uncovered as Jason Santa Maria's stamp of approval shows up momentarily. Almost brings a tear to my eyes. [via]

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6 Responses to “Konami code uncovers secret Mint easter egg”

  1. Gravatar Chris October 29th, 2005 11:08 pm

    Most awesome thing I’ve seen all day.

  2. Gravatar kottke.org remaindered links November 1st, 2005 3:00 am

    Shaun Inman’s Mint stats package contains a great easter egg

    http://ifelse.co.uk/archives/2005/10/29/konami-code-uncovers-secret-mint-easter-egg/…

  3. Gravatar Metaly fled! November 1st, 2005 4:10 am

    The Konami Code

    Thanks to this ridiculous series of vias (kottke → If..Else → SonSpring Design → Peppermint Tea), here’s some more linkloggery infiltrating the main page: The legendary Konami Code apparently unlocks an Easter egg of sorts in the new…

  4. Gravatar Dante November 1st, 2005 5:02 am

    I’ve never heard of the Konami code before, but this almost makes me want to buy Mint.

  5. Gravatar Martin Neczypor November 1st, 2005 5:17 am

    In Halo 2 on Xbox Live, some people will say when the game starts, “activate konami code- start-a-up-a” and that makes you exit the game. Althought it isn’t exactly the code, its still hilarious to see kids leave the game because they think the code actually works, heh.

  6. Gravatar Patrick Haney November 1st, 2005 3:49 pm

    Ah, the good ol’ Contra code. Brings me back to my younger days.

    And makes me feel old when people say they have no idea what it is.