If you were a gamer back in the day, then you no doubt remember the Konami Code, an 80s cheat that allowed players to play quite a few Konami titles without dying – including the popular and maddeningly hard Contra.

So how cool is this? André Meadows – the genius behind Black Nerd Comedy and “Gonna Buy Me a Wii” – has just released a video about the Konami Code, rapped to the tune of M.I.A.’s Paper Airplanes.

Power up!

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