Anyone who was around in the early days of [home] gaming will know about the legendary Konami Code. What you may not know is that Kazuhisa Hashimoto is the man who invented that code. He was a veteran video game developer in addition to creating the legendary Konami Code, and he passed away this week.

Hashimoto was 61 years old. Konami

Source: Hot Hardware – Konami Code Creator And Game Designer Kazuhisa Hashimoto Has Died