Wow. . . that's so . . . amazingly geeky

[xiphias]

Go to newsweek.com

Type in the Super Contra cheat code (for those of you who don't know, it's
UP
UP
DOWN
DOWN
LEFT
RIGHT
LEFT
RIGHT
B
A
ENTER

Well, on Super Contra, it's "start", but a computer doesn't have a "start" button and does have an enter key, so there.)

EDIT TO ADD:

Seems like it's over. It changed the Newsweek page to a page all about the current zombie outbreak. But it looks like it's gone now.

However, check Wikipedia. They've got a list of other websites you can use the code on, too.

Comments

[jhitchin.livejournal.com]

You're right. That's so... amazingly geeky!

[matociquala.livejournal.com]

except it's ba. *g*

Nerdzville.

[403.livejournal.com]

My opinion of Newsweek just went up a notch.

[jennygadget.livejournal.com]

ditto

[joeboo-k.livejournal.com]

Oh, outstanding!

Thank you for pointing this out!
and to Bear for pointing the way here
and to Konami for the Contra code.

[inkedhistorian.livejournal.com]

Where do you type it in at?

[janetmiles.livejournal.com]

Okay, I'm stupid today. Type it in where? Or have I been pranked?

[xiphias.livejournal.com]

Just type it. Nowhere in particular.

[fauxklore]

Just type it (using the up, down, left and right keys on your numeric keypad) when you're on the Newsweek home page.

It's quite amusing, in a geeky way.

[inkedhistorian.livejournal.com]

Thanks, I figured out my problem: as I'm a Mac user, it wouldn't work in Safari. It loaded up just fine in Chrome though.

[ron_newman]

Worked fine for me in Mac Safari (5.0) just now.

[gilana]

d00d!

[burgundy.livejournal.com]

This made my evening. Thank you.

[erin-c-1978.livejournal.com]

LOL. That's great.

[tiger-spot.livejournal.com]

Cool! Thank you for sharing, that made my day! (Well, okay, no, surprise chicken made my day, but if it hadn't this would have.)

[6-bleen-7.livejournal.com]

Wow—how daring for such an establishment magazine.

ALL WE WANNA DO IS EAT YOUR BRAINS

[baratron.livejournal.com]

[irishkate.livejournal.com]

iz not working anymore..... :( was working last night...

btw thank you for sharing..

[mattblum.livejournal.com]

It has nothing whatever to do with your post, but I thought you'd appreciate this poster at ThinkGeek. I'm sure there's nothing on it you don't already know, but it might be a cool wall decoration.