Konami Code
A video-game cheat code that Hank's song lists among images of invincibility, alongside a Mario star and the Pac-Man power dot.
Early context: In the chorus Hank sings that his guitar ('this machine') pwns n00bs: like a headshot, a Mario star, the Pac-Man power dot or the Konami code, it makes him feel invincible on stage. — This Machine Pwns n00bs: A Song 00:00:56
borrowed slang / meme (cheat code) · in 3 videos, 2009–2012 · last heard 2012
- First in the videos: 2009-12-02 · This Machine Pwns n00bs: A Song 00:00:56
- Last in the videos: 2012-06-22 · Hank is Maybe Crazy 00:01:40
Videos per year: 2009: 1 · 2010: 1 · 2012: 1
Every video
2009
| date | video | use | what is said |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-12-02 | This Machine Pwns n00bs: A Song 00:00:56 | mention | In the chorus Hank sings that his guitar ('this machine') pwns n00bs: like a headshot, a Mario star, the Pac-Man power dot or the Konami code, it makes him feel invincible on stage. |
2010
| date | video | use | what is said |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-09-02 | Fitness for Nerds 00:07:41 | mention | John tells viewers born after 1985 that the up-up-down-down button sequence is called the Konami code. |
2012
| date | video | use | what is said |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-06-22 | Hank is Maybe Crazy 00:01:40 | mention | Hank shows a shirt from Ningmaster Tom that mixes a video-game code with quark names, and an art-history video-game nerd shirt. |