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==Examples in video games== <!-- keep this list short and sweet and sourced --> ;[[Tetris (Atari video game)|''Tetris'']] ([[Tengen (company)|Tengen]] version for [[Nintendo Entertainment System]]): Entering this code minus {{key press|Up}}{{key press|Up}} while paused will change the current [[Tetromino]] into the I piece, also called a longbar. This can be done only once per new game.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tetris (Tengen) Cheats For NES |url=https://www.gamespot.com/games/tetris-tengen/cheats/ |access-date=2023-06-06 |website=gamespot.com}}</ref> ;''[[Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness]]'' ([[Nintendo 64]]): A Konami code variant was discovered in the game in 2024. The code unlocks all four characters, their outfits, and a hard difficulty mode.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stanton |first1=Rich |title=A Konami code variant in Castlevania has been discovered after a quarter of a century |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/a-konami-code-variant-in-castlevania-has-been-discovered-after-a-quarter-of-a-century/ |website=[[PC Gamer]] |publisher=[[Future plc]] |access-date=24 April 2024 |date=22 April 2024}}</ref> ;''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Falsebound Kingdom]]'' ([[GameCube]]): The Konami code can be used during any map to gain gold. This will also trigger hidden dialog of a man shouting Yu-Gi-Oh.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Falsebound Kingdom Cheats|url=https://www.yugioh-world.com/the-video-games/falsebound-kingdom-information/falsebound-kingdom-cheats|access-date=2020-09-08|website=YuGiOh! World|date=11 October 2015|language=en-US}}</ref> ;''[[The Incredibles (video game)|The Incredibles]]'' ([[THQ]] and [[Heavy Iron Studios]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[Mac (computer)|Mac]], [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]], [[PlayStation 2]]): Inputting the code into the cheats keyboard "<samp>UUDDLRLRBAS</samp>" gives the player 25% health, and can be used an unlimited number of times.<ref>{{cite web |last=Scalzo |first=John |date=2006-06-22 |title=The Incredibles Cheat Codes (GameCube) |url=http://www.gamingtarget.com/article.php?artid=5651 |access-date=2018-03-22 |website=GamingTarget}}</ref> ;''[[Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal]]'' ([[PlayStation 2]]): Entering the code in the pause menu will replace the Omniwrench with a doubled ended [[lightsaber]]. In the [[Ratchet & Clank Collection|PlayStation 3 version]], whether by accident or design, two debug codes were left in the game by the developers.<ref>{{cite web |date=2012-12-04 |title=Debug mode in UYA |url=http://www.insomniacgames.com/community/showthread.php?50471-Debug-mode-in-UYA |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313044807/http://www.insomniacgames.com/community/showthread.php?50471-Debug-mode-in-UYA |archive-date=2016-03-13 |access-date=2016-03-12 |website=InsomniacGames}}</ref> ;''[[LittleBigPlanet 2]]'' ([[Media Molecule]], [[PlayStation 3]]): When entered in the unused arcade machine at the level "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Negativatron" (PlayStation 3 variation of the code), the machine explodes and unveils a square with the numbers "3733 5683", which on a mobile keypad, spells the phrase "free love".<ref>{{cite web |date=2017-03-07 |title=PS3 Cheats - LittleBigPlanet 2 Wiki Guides |url=http://www.ign.com/wikis/littlebigplanet-2/PS3_Cheats |access-date=2018-08-11 |website=[[IGN]]}}</ref> ;''[[Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd You Steal Our Garbage?!!]]'' ([[Nintendo DS]], [[Nintendo 3DS]]): Inputting the code on the title screen results in an animated looping clip of an 8-bit recreation of [[Adventure Time]]'s creator, [[Pendleton Ward]] dancing. To the left of Ward is an 8-bit version of Jake, and to the right, an 8-bit version of Finn.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/LoHmL2KCqV0 Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20201102211541/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoHmL2KCqV0 Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoHmL2KCqV0| title = Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd You Steal Our Garbage? - Secret Screen | website=[[YouTube]]| date = April 12, 2016 }}{{cbignore}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[WP:NOTRS]]).|date=March 2023}} ;''[[BioShock Infinite]]'' ([[Irrational Games]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[Xbox 360]], [[Xbox One]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[PlayStation 4]], [[Nintendo Switch]]): A variation of the Konami Code at the game's menus unlocks the game's more difficult "1999 Mode" from the start.<ref>{{cite magazine | url = https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2013/03/25/how-to-unlock-1999-mode-in-bioshock-infinite.aspx | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130328034608/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2013/03/25/how-to-unlock-1999-mode-in-bioshock-infinite.aspx | url-status = live | archive-date = March 28, 2013 | title = How To Unlock 1999 Mode In BioShock Infinite | first = Joe | last = Juba | date = 2013-03-24 | access-date = 2013-03-24 | magazine = [[Game Informer]] }}</ref> ;''[[Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance]]'': Code entry unlocks Revengeance and Very Hard difficulties without passing the game on Hard difficulty.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/wikis/metal-gear-rising-revengeance/Xbox_360_Cheats |title=Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Guide Xbox — 360 Cheats |date=March 7, 2017 |publisher=IGN |access-date=2023-10-03}}</ref> ;''[[Sportsfriends]]'' ([[PlayStation 3]], [[PlayStation 4]]): The code allows to play FLOP, a wiggly variant of [[Pong]]. A similar code accesses the hidden game [[Get on Top]].<ref>{{cite web |last=McElroy |first=Griffin |date=2014-05-07 |title=How to find Sportsfriends' two secret games |url=http://www.polygon.com/2014/5/7/5691752/sportsfriends-get-on-top-pong-secret-code-unlocks |access-date=2014-05-07 |website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]}}</ref> ;''[[Dead by Daylight]]'' ([[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[Xbox One]], [[PlayStation 4]], [[Nintendo Switch]]): When the code is entered while having one of the Silent Hill characters equipped on the main menu, the game plays a jingle from Gradius and grants the player a charm that can be equipped by characters.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Woodrick |first=Sam |date=2020-06-16 |title=Dead by Daylight: How to Enter the Konami Code and Unlock the Vic Viper Charm |url=https://gamerant.com/dead-by-daylight-vic-viper-konami-code-get-how/ |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=Game Rant |language=en}}</ref> ;''[[Fortnite Battle Royale]]'' ([[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[MacOS]], [[Xbox One]], [[PlayStation 4]], [[Nintendo Switch]], Mobile): The Konami code was used to access the Fortnite Durr Burger minigame at the black hole screen after the end of the Chapter 1 Season X event.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kotaku.com/theres-a-konami-code-in-fortnites-black-hole-1839013491 | title = There's A Konami Code In Fortnite's Black Hole | first = Riley | last = MacLoed | date = October 13, 2019 | access-date = October 13, 2019 | work = [[Kotaku]]}}</ref> It was only available for a period of 38 hours starting from 7:00pm UTC on October 13, 2019 and was no longer accessible on the start of Fortnite: Chapter 2. ;''[[Tetris Effect]]'': Entering the code at the launch screen enables a second screen accepting a code. Inputting the number "06061984" (representing June 6, 1984, the "birth date" of ''Tetris'') will then unlock the "1984" level.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-06 |title=Tetris Effect says it's time to party like it's 1989 (or 1984)! |url=https://tetris.com/article/257/tetris-effect-says-its-time-to-party-like-its-1989-or-1984 |access-date=2021-06-08 |website=Tetris.com}}</ref> ;''[[Anno 1800]]'' ([[Ubisoft Blue Byte]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]): Entering the code within the gameworld spawns hundreds of random animals flying through the air and chaotically bouncing off the terrain.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Uslenghi |first=Fabiano |date=2020-02-26 |title=Konami Code: Der Erfinder des berühmtesten Cheatcodes aller Zeiten ist tot |trans-title=Konami Code: The inventor of the most famous cheat code of all time is dead |url=https://www.gamestar.de/artikel/konami-code-der-erfinder-beruehmtesten-cheatcodes-tot,3354784.html |magazine=[[GameStar]] |access-date=2022-07-17}}</ref> ;''[[Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night]]'': This spiritual sequel to ''Castlevania'' developed by [[Koji Igarashi]] lets players enter a "1986 Mode", which makes the game's controls more similar to the more-difficult ''Castlevania'' series, by entering the Konami Code at a menu screen.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.ign.com/articles/bloodstained-ritual-of-the-night-1986-mode-secret-hidden-how-to-unlock-classic | title = Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Has Been Hiding a Secret, Extra-Difficult 1986 Mode | first = Joe | last = Skrebels | date = February 9, 2021 | access-date = February 9, 2021 | work = [[IGN]] }}</ref> ;''[[Ultrakill]]'' ([[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]): Unlocks a cheat menu, with cheats bound to keyboard commands.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mixtX_3iefs|title=ULTRAKILL Cheats Menu - How to use it and what it can do - YouTube|website=[[YouTube]] |date=September 14, 2020 }}</ref> ;[[Insaniquarium|''Insaniquarium Deluxe'']] ([[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Mac OS X]], [[mobile phone]], [[Palm OS]], [[Windows Mobile]], [[Personal digital assistants|PDA]] ): Entering the code in the main menu unlocks the secret "Sandbox Mode".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Insaniquarium Cheats |url=https://www.ign.com/wikis/pc-cheats/Insaniquarium_Deluxe!_Cheats |website=ign.com|date=March 14, 2017 }}</ref>
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