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The company was founded in 1969 in Osaka, Japan by Kagemasa Kozuki . It is now headquartered in Tokyo.
Over the years, Konami has created some of the biggest and most memorable video games. From the vampire hunting Castlevania series to the action/shooter Contra series to the espionage action Metal Gear series to the console role-playing game series Suikoden, and even to the pop culture craze of Dance Dance Revolution and Dancing Stage. Konami is particularly notable for its side-scrolling shooter games, such as Gradius, Parodius , and Twinbee, which are highly regarded. Konami's games based on cartoon licenses, especially the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Tiny Toon AdventuresTiny Toon Adventures is an animated television series created by the Warner Bros. animation studio. It was the result of the first collaboration between Steven Spielberg and the newly reborn Warner Bros. Animation studio. The first season aired in 1990, t series, are still remembered fondly. Another big success from Konami is the Silent HillSilent Hill is the title of a survival horror video game franchise, produced by Konami. As of 2004 there are five games available (one available only in Japan), all of which were released to strong sales and critical acclaim. The Silent Hill games are dis survival horror gameThe survival horror game is a prominent video game subgenre of action-adventure games or first-person shooters in which the player has to survive an onslaught of undead or creepy opponents, usually in claustrophobic environments in a third-person perspect franchise, which continues to expand.
Many easter eggsFrom the custom of the Easter egg hunt observed in the U. and many parts of Europe, Easter eggs are hidden messages or features which may appear in movies, DVDs, books, on CDs, or in computer programs. Computer-related Easter eggs In computing, Easter egg are hidden in a number of Konami games through the mechanism of the Konami CodeThe Konami Code (or the Konami Command or the Contra Code is a secret cheat code that can be used in many Konami video games beginning with Gradius in 1985. At some point during the game, the player would press the following buttons on the NES controller:. While in the game's start screen, the player presses "Up-Up-Down-Down-Left-Right-Left-Right-B-A" in rapid succession. The exact results vary per game.
In 2003, Konami of America closed down their arcade division due to heavy losses. All machine inquiries and new machines will be handled by Betson Enterprises .