Did You Know? Konami Code

[Melirune]

While the Konami Code (Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A) was made popular by Contra, it made its first appearance in the 1986 NES game Gradius.

[Nuudoru]

I'm pretty sure the code got popular through Gradius, to be honest. When the game was released it was mentioned pretty much everywhere, then it became a thing to try it in every Konami game.

[Melirune]

That may be true, but I'm under the impression more people know it from Contra as opposed to Gradius - the majority of people I've known over the years always refer to the "Contra Code" or associate the code to Contra and not Gradius.