Up Up Down Down: Why Gen-Z Is Treating Cheat Codes Like Sacred Texts
Cheat codes never died — they just changed hands. A generation that grew up on live-service games and battle passes is going back to dig up the secret button combos and ROM hacks that older players took for granted, and they're treating it less like nostalgia and more like archaeology. Here's why the Konami Code is having its weirdest, most relevant era yet.