Google hearts the Konami code
- June 10th, 2008
- 5 Comments
Even as Google grows bigger and bigger, its developers continue to slip little Easter eggs into their applications. It’s never anything huge - just little inside jokes which serve as a reminder that there are living, breathing people behind the otherwise faceless applications.
As Blogoscoped points out, one of these people has infused a bit of gamer lore into Google Reader. Log in, make sure you’re at the “Home” page in reader, and punch in the oft-celebrated Konami code: Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A
I won’t ruin the fun for the folks who want to check it out for themselves - but for the lazy or Google account-less, here’s a screenshot.
(There are actually two changes to be noticed - bonus points if you can spot’em both.)
Nick Venture (Who am I?)
4 months ago
It also puts your top feed at 30 when you don’t have 30 read items. I didn’t know what the hell was going when it said I suddenly had 30 unread items from BBC.
Samsung Omnia (Who am I?)
4 months ago
It puts the word “ninja” in your Google Reader search bar. In addition to the obviousness on the left.
Ken Furlong (Who am I?)
4 months ago
It actually appears to raise the number of unread items in any folder or individual feed that has at least one legit unread item to 30 (folder counts cease totally properly, obviously).
THX7168 (Who am I?)
4 months ago
It does raise the feeds to 30. Even if you don’t have anything unread. Just click on the “Refresh” button and all should be well. That’s what I did.
InvaderF00 (Who am I?)
3 months ago
30 Lives in Contra = 30 Unread Items in your feed.
You could always tell who had friends and who played alone. People with friends alwasy refer to the Konami code being select - start at the end instead of just start… is all.