Konami meets Couture
July 11, 2013 8:43 AM Subscribe
1. Visit the website of British Vogue.
2. Enter the Konami code (↑ ↑ ↓ ↓ ← → ← → B A).
3. Be delighted.
2. Enter the Konami code (↑ ↑ ↓ ↓ ← → ← → B A).
3. Be delighted.
You can just hit 'a' repeatedly after entering the code for a parade.
posted by A god with hooves, a god with horns at 8:48 AM on July 11, 2013 [18 favorites]
posted by A god with hooves, a god with horns at 8:48 AM on July 11, 2013 [18 favorites]
They move at varying speeds, so you can also have a race.
posted by Holy Zarquon's Singing Fish at 8:50 AM on July 11, 2013 [4 favorites]
posted by Holy Zarquon's Singing Fish at 8:50 AM on July 11, 2013 [4 favorites]
Why does the Konami code do nothing here on the Meef? I expected urinating elephants!
posted by dirtdirt at 8:51 AM on July 11, 2013 [2 favorites]
posted by dirtdirt at 8:51 AM on July 11, 2013 [2 favorites]
wait, where's the select and start ?
posted by k5.user at 8:52 AM on July 11, 2013 [2 favorites]
posted by k5.user at 8:52 AM on July 11, 2013 [2 favorites]
I'll see your dinosaur and raise you 21 Awesome Real Easter Eggs Hidden on the Internet.
posted by googly at 8:52 AM on July 11, 2013 [3 favorites]
posted by googly at 8:52 AM on July 11, 2013 [3 favorites]
Another example of Konami Code Sites. There's also a Konami Code Sites twitter account.
And if you want to put this on your site *cough* pb *cough*, here's some code.
posted by filthy light thief at 8:54 AM on July 11, 2013 [3 favorites]
And if you want to put this on your site *cough* pb *cough*, here's some code.
posted by filthy light thief at 8:54 AM on July 11, 2013 [3 favorites]
Artw, wasn't it mathowie who messed up the code? I think he said ↑ ↑ ↓ ↓ ← → ← → ★
posted by ocherdraco at 8:54 AM on July 11, 2013
posted by ocherdraco at 8:54 AM on July 11, 2013
Easy breezy beautiful, clever girl.
posted by The Whelk at 8:56 AM on July 11, 2013 [51 favorites]
posted by The Whelk at 8:56 AM on July 11, 2013 [51 favorites]
A god with hooves, a god with horns: "You can just hit 'a' repeatedly after entering the code for a parade."
Holy Zarquon's Singing Fish: "They move at varying speeds, so you can also have a race."
Of all the embarrassing things that my boss has probably accidentally viewed over my shoulder, this (and probably hitting 'a' so loudly and repeatedly) was the one that finally got him to ask 'what the fuck is that?'
posted by MCMikeNamara at 8:57 AM on July 11, 2013 [14 favorites]
Holy Zarquon's Singing Fish: "They move at varying speeds, so you can also have a race."
Of all the embarrassing things that my boss has probably accidentally viewed over my shoulder, this (and probably hitting 'a' so loudly and repeatedly) was the one that finally got him to ask 'what the fuck is that?'
posted by MCMikeNamara at 8:57 AM on July 11, 2013 [14 favorites]
The second best thing about this is the image URL: http://www.vogue.co.uk/_/media/prehistoric-trends/raptor1.png
Note: to get Konami codes to work, you'll have to turn off "automatically start searching when you type."
Or, if you just want to see all the velociraptors in hats, here they are: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
posted by filthy light thief at 8:58 AM on July 11, 2013 [5 favorites]
Note: to get Konami codes to work, you'll have to turn off "automatically start searching when you type."
Or, if you just want to see all the velociraptors in hats, here they are: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
posted by filthy light thief at 8:58 AM on July 11, 2013 [5 favorites]
(It's a bunch of Condé Nast sites in the UK that are doing this.)
posted by maudlin at 9:05 AM on July 11, 2013
posted by maudlin at 9:05 AM on July 11, 2013
In a similar vein, there is British GQ, for those who prefer their velociraptors in more masculine attire.
posted by Dante Riordan at 9:05 AM on July 11, 2013
posted by Dante Riordan at 9:05 AM on July 11, 2013
The other interesting code is up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, a, b which pops up a scroll debugger.
posted by ChrisHartley at 9:08 AM on July 11, 2013 [9 favorites]
posted by ChrisHartley at 9:08 AM on July 11, 2013 [9 favorites]
I spent a good chunk of time playing with this yesterday at work.
Not sure whether I'm more concerned that the IT guy knows that I'm wasting time or knows that I'm visiting British Vogue.
Definitely unconcerned about my love of well-dress raptors.
posted by phunniemee at 9:08 AM on July 11, 2013
Not sure whether I'm more concerned that the IT guy knows that I'm wasting time or knows that I'm visiting British Vogue.
Definitely unconcerned about my love of well-dress raptors.
posted by phunniemee at 9:08 AM on July 11, 2013
Are you a bad enough dude to read Vogue magasine?
posted by justsomebodythatyouusedtoknow at 9:13 AM on July 11, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by justsomebodythatyouusedtoknow at 9:13 AM on July 11, 2013 [1 favorite]
It says something that GQ only has one raptor and he is boring.
Also, I'm in love with Raptor 8.
posted by aspo at 9:18 AM on July 11, 2013 [3 favorites]
Also, I'm in love with Raptor 8.
posted by aspo at 9:18 AM on July 11, 2013 [3 favorites]
Spoiler alert.
On the third go, I got a dinosaur wearing a fedora.
Vogue just won the internet.
posted by bilabial at 9:19 AM on July 11, 2013 [2 favorites]
On the third go, I got a dinosaur wearing a fedora.
Vogue just won the internet.
posted by bilabial at 9:19 AM on July 11, 2013 [2 favorites]
I enjoyed typing do the harlem shake into youtube's search box
posted by stenseng at 9:37 AM on July 11, 2013 [5 favorites]
posted by stenseng at 9:37 AM on July 11, 2013 [5 favorites]
wait, where's the select and start ?
I've found that if you ask people to tell you what the Konami Code is, whether their answer includes the word "select" or not determines whether they had friends as a child.
posted by Navelgazer at 9:53 AM on July 11, 2013 [12 favorites]
I've found that if you ask people to tell you what the Konami Code is, whether their answer includes the word "select" or not determines whether they had friends as a child.
posted by Navelgazer at 9:53 AM on July 11, 2013 [12 favorites]
Hmm, I'm just getting a debug mode overlay when I do this.
posted by adamrice at 10:28 AM on July 11, 2013
posted by adamrice at 10:28 AM on July 11, 2013
Did you transpose the B and A?
posted by maudlin at 10:51 AM on July 11, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by maudlin at 10:51 AM on July 11, 2013 [1 favorite]
Navelgazer: I've found that if you ask people to tell you what the Konami Code is, whether their answer includes the word "select" or not determines whether they had friends as a child.
As a weird indoor kid who knew the 'select' part, I'd like to know if I break or fit the mold.
posted by A god with hooves, a god with horns at 10:59 AM on July 11, 2013
As a weird indoor kid who knew the 'select' part, I'd like to know if I break or fit the mold.
posted by A god with hooves, a god with horns at 10:59 AM on July 11, 2013
In a similar vein, there is British GQ, for those who prefer their velociraptors in more masculine attire.
Booring. Only one outfit.
Try Wired UK. I dare you.
At least there are three images here (veloci-oculus, labcoat raptor, and nyaptor2) (the original nyaptor is just a little bit larger than #2).
posted by filthy light thief at 11:11 AM on July 11, 2013
Booring. Only one outfit.
Try Wired UK. I dare you.
At least there are three images here (veloci-oculus, labcoat raptor, and nyaptor2) (the original nyaptor is just a little bit larger than #2).
posted by filthy light thief at 11:11 AM on July 11, 2013
A god with hooves, a god with horns, it's not so much knowing the select part as whether you instinctively added it in, meaning you were playing contra 2-player.
posted by Navelgazer at 11:12 AM on July 11, 2013
posted by Navelgazer at 11:12 AM on July 11, 2013
would it be bad to add the jquery raptor to the site of the law firm I work for?
posted by supermedusa at 11:22 AM on July 11, 2013 [3 favorites]
posted by supermedusa at 11:22 AM on July 11, 2013 [3 favorites]
Speaking as someone wholly disassociated from the implications of such a decision, I say go for it.
posted by JHarris at 11:44 AM on July 11, 2013 [13 favorites]
posted by JHarris at 11:44 AM on July 11, 2013 [13 favorites]
1. Yeah, one of the Wired raptors is actually Nyancat.
2. Visiting Vogue and GQ reveal, once again, that they are home to the sultriest photoshops on the internet. Some of those girls are somewhere between unhealthily and impossibly thin.
posted by JHarris at 11:47 AM on July 11, 2013
2. Visiting Vogue and GQ reveal, once again, that they are home to the sultriest photoshops on the internet. Some of those girls are somewhere between unhealthily and impossibly thin.
posted by JHarris at 11:47 AM on July 11, 2013
Tiny, but delightful.
posted by L'Estrange Fruit at 11:48 AM on July 11, 2013
posted by L'Estrange Fruit at 11:48 AM on July 11, 2013
Did you transpose the B and A?
Thank you, maudlin. I was getting very sad.
posted by Celsius1414 at 12:52 PM on July 11, 2013
Thank you, maudlin. I was getting very sad.
posted by Celsius1414 at 12:52 PM on July 11, 2013
Yeah, one of the Wired raptors is actually Nyancat.
And if you hit A like a bunch of times, about 9 of them are Nyancat.
posted by Celsius1414 at 12:54 PM on July 11, 2013 [2 favorites]
And if you hit A like a bunch of times, about 9 of them are Nyancat.
posted by Celsius1414 at 12:54 PM on July 11, 2013 [2 favorites]
There's one with a bow! And one with plaid boxers or something?
posted by Mister_A at 1:01 PM on July 11, 2013
posted by Mister_A at 1:01 PM on July 11, 2013
I've found that if you ask people to tell you what the Konami Code is, whether their answer includes the word "select" or not determines whether they had friends as a child.
posted by Navelgazer at 2:53 AM on July 12
Friends or siblings, perhaps?
posted by DoctorFedora at 2:20 PM on July 11, 2013
posted by Navelgazer at 2:53 AM on July 12
Friends or siblings, perhaps?
posted by DoctorFedora at 2:20 PM on July 11, 2013
So, sad as I am, I tried all the Condé Nast sites. Vogue, GQ, Wired and Tatler are the only dino-enabled ones.
posted by Magnakai at 3:38 PM on July 11, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by Magnakai at 3:38 PM on July 11, 2013 [1 favorite]
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