Recently, I've seen this 'secret' code rearing its head throughout music of all places as of late. One particular instance is this band from New Jersey called UP UP DOWN DOWN LEFT RIGHT LEFT RIGHT A B START. Note, from the band name, it seems like these guys were loners as they only enter single player mode. The band is really good and you kids should check 'em out. The other instance where the 'code' comes into play musically would be from one of my favorite melodic metal bands from sunny Sacramento, California. Has anyone checked out the new Deftones release, Saturday Night Wrist? I think it was released sometime in late October. I just got my hands on it and the album is really good. Solid disc mixing well from heavy distorted sound with melodic vocals from Chino. Anyways, one of the tracks on the new dick is U, U, D, D, L, R, L, R, A, B, A, B, SELECT, START. Fellow Konami brethren unite!

If I was Konami, I would come out with a re-issue of games or a 'greatest hits' package, but for the gaming world. Get your games on the new consoles and ride this cash cow until it stops lactating money. Kids and adults alike will gobble nostalgia up the ying yang. Feed young kids a newfangled secret code and have them use this code years later for your benefit. Sounds like corporate longterm strategy to me. It's all beginning to be too coincidental for methinks.