Editing Konami Code (section)

==Examples outside of video games==
* Entering a version of the Konami code in the [[Opera (browser)|Opera Browser]] in versions between 19 and 54 activated hidden advanced settings.<ref>{{cite web |date=28 June 2014 |title=Use Konami Code to Enable Power User Settings in Opera - Techdows |url=http://techdows.com/2014/06/use-konami-code-to-enable-power-user-settings-in-opera.html |access-date=30 December 2016 |website=Techdows.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-12-29 |title=Opera Secret Power User Settings Mode and Konami Code – AskVG |url=https://www.askvg.com/opera-secret-power-user-settings-mode-and-konami-code/ |access-date=2023-04-21 |website=www.askvg.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
* A variation of the Konami code is used to reset the [[Netflix]] program on some devices.<ref>{{cite web |last=Rhee |first=Ed |date=2013-08-02 |title=How to access hidden Netflix streaming settings |url=http://www.cnet.com/au/how-to/how-to-access-hidden-netflix-streaming-settings/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140604093116/http://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-access-hidden-netflix-streaming-settings/ |archive-date=2014-06-04 |access-date=2018-03-22 |website=[[CNET]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Ameripug |first=Captain |date=2012-08-26 |title=The Xbox 360 Netflix App Uses A Form Of The Konami Code To Change Settings - News |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/08/26/the-xbox-360-netflix-app-uses-a-form-of-the-konami-code-to-change-settings.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120828045403/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/08/26/the-xbox-360-netflix-app-uses-a-form-of-the-konami-code-to-change-settings.aspx |url-status=live |archive-date=August 28, 2012 |access-date=2018-03-22 |magazine=[[Game Informer]]}}</ref>
* Entering the code on any [[Discord (software)|''Discord'']] Error 404 website will unlock a secret game of [[Snake (video game genre)|''Snake'']].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://discord.com/404/|title=Discord 404|website=Discord|language=en-US|access-date=2021-06-12}}</ref>
* Entering the code on the 2016 [[Marks and Spencer]] Christmas food ordering site resulted in some festive creatures popping up.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://christmasfood.marksandspencer.com/|title=M&S Christmas Food|date=2016-12-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161214174841/https://christmasfood.marksandspencer.com/|archive-date=2016-12-14|url-status=bot: unknown|access-date=2018-03-22}}</ref>
* Entering the code on the Megaport website enables a [[Snake (video game genre)|''Snake'']]-like game which the user can play.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Megaport|url=https://www.megaport.com/snake/|access-date=2020-06-12|website=www.megaport.com}}</ref>
* Entering the Konami Code on the [[Bank of Canada]]'s website for the commemorative $10 bill plays a [[chiptune]] version of the [[O Canada|Canadian national anthem]] and drops [[Canadian ten-dollar note|commemorative $10 notes]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore the New $10 Note |url=https://www.bankofcanada.ca/banknotes/bank-note-series/commemorative-notes/banknote150/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190710132429/https://www.bankofcanada.ca/banknotes/bank-note-series/commemorative-notes/banknote150/ |archive-date=2019-07-10 |access-date=2019-05-19 |website=[[Bank of Canada]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Entering the code on a [[Google Hangouts]] conversation and pressing enter used to change the background of the conversation typed in.<ref>{{cite news |last=Obias |first=Rudie |date=18 March 2016 |title=10 Google Hangouts Easter Eggs |work=[[Mental Floss]] |url=http://mentalfloss.com/article/65804/10-google-hangouts-easter-eggs |access-date=25 September 2017}}</ref>
* Reciting the code to [[Google Assistant]] will cause it to say either "Cheat mode enabled.", or "You destroyed the Vile Red Falcon and saved the universe. Consider yourself a hero" with a trophy emoji or a similar response.<ref>{{cite web |last=Burns |first=Matt |date=19 March 2014 |title=Google's Konami Code Easter Egg Unlocks 'Cheat Mode' |url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/03/19/googles-konami-code-easter-egg-unlocks-cheat-mode/ |access-date=10 January 2018 |website=[[TechCrunch]]}}</ref>
* Reciting the code to Apple's virtual assistant [[Siri]] will cause her to give one of three responses: "Cheater!", "Nerd." or "I'm getting dizzy...". The user will need to say "enter" instead of "start," as this will confuse Siri in thinking a timer is being set.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hein |first=Buster |date=2013-05-31 |title=Siri Knows You're A Dirty Cheater At Video Games [Easter Egg] |language=en-US |work=Cult of Mac |url=https://www.cultofmac.com/229465/siri-knows-youre-a-dirty-cheater-at-video-games-easter-egg/ |access-date=2018-10-08}}</ref>
* Reciting the code to Amazon's [[Amazon Alexa|Alexa]] will cause her to say: "Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding! Great job, you've secured all the power-ups!", "Sorry, so close, no power-ups for you." or "Super Alexa mode, activated. Starting reactors, online. Enabling advanced systems, online. Raising dongers. Error. Dongers missing. Aborting."<ref>{{Cite web |author=Earl Wells III |first=Robert |date=2021-04-29 |title=What is Super Alexa Mode? The Secrets of the Elusive Alexa Easter Egg |url=https://www.lifewire.com/what-is-super-alexa-mode-4684563 |access-date=2020-07-17 |website=[[Lifewire]] |language=en}}</ref>
* Entering the code on the [[WWF-UK]] website will cause the panda logo to spin.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wwf.org.uk/|title=Homepage|website=WWF|language=en|access-date=2018-03-22}}</ref>
* Entering the code on the [[Twitch (service)|Twitch]] Creator's Dashboard used to bring up several advanced options for the program.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.pcgamesn.com/twitch/konami-code | title = Twitch has hidden features you can access with the Konami code | first = Ian | last = Bourdeau | date = December 7, 2019 | access-date = December 7, 2019 | work = [[PCGamesN]] }}</ref>
* At one point, the [[Facebook]] website contained an Easter Egg where after entering the Konami code, a lens flare would be generated whenever the user would scroll or click anywhere on the page.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hoffman |first=Harisson |date=2009-05-08 |title=Konami Code triggers Easter egg on Facebook too |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/konami-code-triggers-easter-egg-on-facebook-too/ |access-date=2020-10-23 |website=[[CNET]]}}</ref>
* The [[Chromebook Pixel]] has an Easter egg where inputting the Konami Code would cause the lights on an LED strip on the lid of the computer to blink rapidly.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Oliverez-Giles |first=Nathan |date=February 22, 2013 |title=Google's Pixel Chromebook Has a Konami Code Easter Egg |url=https://www.wired.com/2013/02/google-pixel-konami-code-easter-egg/ |magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]}}</ref>
* The code was part of the secret URL for the [[Linus Tech Tips]] "Verified Gamer" program to counter the [[GPU shortage|Great GPU Shortage]].<ref>{{Citation|title=I Was RIGHT!!!! (and I hate it)| date=March 23, 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3A4yk-P5ukY |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/3A4yk-P5ukY| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|language=en|access-date=2021-03-23}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* Within the [[Unreal Engine 5]] demonstration program ''Valley of the Ancient'', entering the Konami Code will cause the giant robot within it to [[dab (dance)|dab]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.gamespot.com/articles/unreal-engine-5s-demo-has-a-small-konami-code-easter-egg-and-dabbing-is-involved/1100-6492129/ | title = Unreal Engine 5's Demo Has A Small Konami Code Easter Egg, And Dabbing Is Involved | first = Darryn | last = Bonthuys | date = May 28, 2021 | accessdate = May 28, 2021 | work = [[GameSpot]] }}</ref>
* Typing ''upupdowndownleftrightleftrightbastart'' on some Palm/HP [[webOS]] devices enables developer mode.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Casey |first1=Eoghan |last2=Cheval |first2=Adrien |last3=Lee |first3=Jong Yeon |last4=Oxley |first4=David |last5=Song |first5=Yong Jun |title=Forensic acquisition and analysis of palm webOS on mobile devices |journal=Digital Investigation |date=1 July 2011 |volume=8 |issue=1 |pages=37–47 |doi=10.1016/j.diin.2011.04.003 }}</ref>
* Three [[Fisher-Price]] toys, one modeled after a game controller, one modeled after a [[Game Boy]], and one modeled after a [[Nintendo Switch]] (which show various lights and sounds when the buttons are pressed) present a special sequence of lights and sounds if the Konami code is entered.<ref>{{cite web |last=Oxford |first=Nadia |date=December 17, 2018 |title=The Famed Konami Code from Contra Works on a New Fisher Price Toy |url=https://www.usgamer.net/articles/the-famed-konami-code-from-contra-works-on-a-new-fisher-price-toy |access-date=December 17, 2018 |work=[[USGamer]]}}</ref>
* King Candy in the film ''[[Wreck-It Ralph]]'' uses the Konami code to access a locked portion of the code of ''Sugar Rush''.<ref name="Ralph"/>
* [[Social media]] platform [[Twitter]] changed its logo from the then usual blue bird, to the [[Doge (meme)|Doge meme]] for a supposed late [[April Fools Day]] prank in 2023. Until the site's rebranding to X, if the Konami code was entered on the home page, the logo present in the top left corner would spin.<ref>{{cite web |last=Gairola |first=Ananya |date=April 4, 2023 |title=Twitter's New Doge Logo Hides A Secret 'Spin' Code: Here's How You Can Unlock It |url=https://www.benzinga.com/news/23/04/31654674/twitters-new-doge-logo-hides-a-secret-spin-code-heres-how-you-can-unlock-it |access-date=July 26, 2023 |work=Benzinga}}</ref>
* The 2001 song "[[Anyone Else but You]]," by the [[The Moldy Peaches|Moldy Peaches]], includes the lyrics "Up up down down left right left right B A start / Just because we use cheats doesn't mean we're not smart."