Nov 28 2019
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I grew up thinking space was infested with monsters, massive killer plants, and Easter Island Heads thanks in large…
Apr 19 2019
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Konami’s Arcade Classics Anniversary Edition is out this week, collecting eight of its classic coin-op games like Hau…
Apr 25 2017
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Today is the 31st birthday of the Konami Code. The memorable cheat first appeared in 1986's Gradius and has been a…
May 30 2015
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Three decades ago, back when Konami released video games, Japanese arcade goers were graced with one outstanding…
Apr 22 2013
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This week in 1986, the release of Gradius ushered in the era of the Konami Code, a series of button presses that…
Jun 27 2012
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Manga creator Mine Yoshizaki, best known for Sgt. Frog, recently went to the shore, where he left a sand drawing for…
Apr 30 2012
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YouTube user rickonami has done a wonderful thing. He's remade the intro to Star Fox on the SNES, only now it's in…
Jan 16 2012
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If you grew up in the 1980s and played video games, you know the Konami Code. It's very easy to remember. Kazuhisa…
Sep 12 2011
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So, blogger RoboRay bought himself a model kit of a Vic Viper fighter from classic shooter series Gradius. Upon…
May 17 2011
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A new, official LEGO set called "Earth Defense HQ" may look at first glance to be just another space-based LEGO set.…
Apr 21 2011
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The side-scrolling shmup that's part Gradius, part anime fetish fulfillment, Otomedius Excellent, is coming to the…
Feb 16 2011
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Back in 2005, Tokyo-based game maker Konami revealed it was working on a handful of titles for the then unreleased…
Jan 28 2011
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Scribblenauts is now out in Japan, and to make up for the delay, some extra characters have been added to the game.…
Dec 7 2010
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The star of Konami's classic side-scrolling shoot 'em up Gradius has been remixed, re-imagined and rebuilt hundreds…
Nov 26 2010
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Konami's cute-'em-up Otomedius (think Gradius meets boobs) was supposed to be this year in The Land of the Rising…
Sep 17 2010
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Konami offered a single level's worth of its next great titillating side-scrolling shoot 'em up, Otomedius Excellent,…
Jun 16 2010
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Konami's cute-em-up shooter with ample chests is coming to the Xbox 360 and it's coming to North America, the…
May 19 2010
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This year's gathering of some of the world's biggest LEGO fans—they call themselves Adult Fans of LEGO—at Brickworld…
May 17 2010
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In 1998, Stanford University's Henry Lowood began preserving video games and video game artifacts. Lowood, along…
Mar 2 2010
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A new trademark from PlayStation 3 maker Sony lends more credibility to the rumor that its forthcoming motion…