Death of Nintendo Archives - The Playlist https://theplaylist.net/tag/death-of-nintendo/ Sat, 29 Feb 2020 18:17:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://cdn.theplaylist.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/14214807/cropped-cropped-media-47-1-32x32.png Death of Nintendo Archives - The Playlist https://theplaylist.net/tag/death-of-nintendo/ 32 32 ‘Death Of Nintendo’ Is A Coming-Of-Age Tale That Doesn’t Quite Level Up [Berlin Review] https://staging2.theplaylist.net/death-of-nintendo-berlin-review-20200229/ https://staging2.theplaylist.net/death-of-nintendo-berlin-review-20200229/#respond Sat, 29 Feb 2020 18:16:11 +0000 https://theplaylist.net/?p=409085 ‘Death Of Nintendo’ Is A Coming-Of-Age Tale That Doesn’t Quite Level Up [Berlin Review]

Earlier this week, Kazuhisa Hashimoto passed away at the age of 61. Known as the inventor of the Konami Code — ↑ ↑ ↓ ↓ ← → ← → B, A, Start — gamers of certain age mourned the programmer’s death, as part of their youth went him. The reminder of the infamous cheat code conjured memories of the excitement of unwrapping a fresh cartridge, bleary-eyed evenings trying to beat your favorite game, and how 8-bit pixels and music could help forge deep, lasting friendships.

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