Kazuhisa Hashimoto, veteran video game developer and creator of the famous Konami Code, died this week at the age of 61.
“We are saddened to hear about the passing of Kazuhisa Hashimoto, a deeply talented producer who first introduced the world to the ‘Konami Code,’” Konami said in a statement. “Our thoughts are with Hashimoto-san’s family and friends at this time.”
The code was used in Contra to gift the player an extra 30 lives.