Konami Code Hidden in Google Reader

[Logan Frederick]

Konami Code Hidden in Google Reader

A gamer at Google has snuck in the famous 'Konami code' into one of the company's products.

The Konami Code [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Konami_code_games], a classic old-school gaming cheat that most dedicated Gradius or Contra fans recognize, is still in use today by the geek gamers at search giant Google.

Google Reader [http://www.google.com/reader/], a free RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feed reader, includes the code for users to unlock a special background for their subscription list on the left side of the page.

Typing Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B then A (Start and Select aren't keys, so they've been excluded in Google's rendition) on the keyboard will instantly pop up a ninja in the feed and in the search bar, as well as change all unread subscriptions to 30, the number of lives this combo would grant players in Contra.

Source: Blogoscoped [http://blogoscoped.com/] via CrunchGear [http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/06/10/google-hearts-the-konami-code/], BoingBoing [http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2008/06/10/-b-a-google-reader-d.html]

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[Lance Icarus]

Well played Google, well played. Now if they can put it into Google Earth and cause the planet to explode, then I'll be sold.

 

[ShadeOfRed]

Well played Google, well played. Now if they can put it into Google Earth and cause the planet to explode, then I'll be sold.

So would I. Nothing says, "Good-bye homework," like blowing the Earth up.

 

[Blayze]

You wouldn't have any stuff left to keep anywhere. It'd all be destroyed. Therefore, no need to keep it anywere.

 

[The Rogue Wolf]

Yeah, but then where would you keep your stuff?

You just put it in your backpack, y'know? Everyone knows that backpacks can hold up to 99 of anything.

 

[man-man]

99x 1% of exploded Earth

Yay jigsaw puzzle
But wait... there's a piece missing.