Konami code wont work ( PC and Xbox one controller)

[BattleSausage]

Hi
im trying for several hours to get the konami code working in the NES version of contra but id wont work. i remember that it worked once but i have no clue how i did it.
i use a Xbox one Controller modell 1708 to play.
Heres how i do it and how it should work:

1. i start the NES version of Contra 1 out of the game select menu
2. the "Contra" title screen appears and as soon as the music starts i put in the code(using the d-pad) :
Up Up Down Down Left Right Left RIght B A Start
3. still having 3 lives when the game loads the first stage

i also tried it before the music starts and after and i tried several other button combinations at the end of the code like A B, or B A and X a and Y B and so on .

does anyone have a clue what im doing wrong or why it wont work for me?
thx in advance

[Gamephreak5]

try changing the input in game and make sure you know which buttons are shoot and jump. On NES, "B" is shoot and "A" is jump, so think of the code as, "up up down down left right left right SHOOT JUMP start".

also, xbox controllers are infamous for having the worst dpads ever. You could be accidentally putting in extra dpad directions. I'd recommend trying a different controller if you still can't do it.

[WeaponX]

Originally posted by Trump2024:

try changing the input in game and make sure you know which buttons are shoot and jump. On NES, "B" is shoot and "A" is jump, so think of the code as, "up up down down left right left right SHOOT JUMP start".

also, xbox controllers are infamous for having the worst dpads ever. You could be accidentally putting in extra dpad directions. I'd recommend trying a different controller if you still can't do it.

Do you have any recommendations? I want to get one with good D-pad to play retro and platform games

[MachTackle]

Originally posted by TNT83:

Do you have any recommendations? I want to get one with good D-pad to play retro and platform games

Xbox One controller is fine. The OG Xbox and 360 controllers were the ones with the terrible d-pad.

[King Whiffer]

Originally posted by TNT83:

Originally posted by Trump2024:

try changing the input in game and make sure you know which buttons are shoot and jump. On NES, "B" is shoot and "A" is jump, so think of the code as, "up up down down left right left right SHOOT JUMP start".

also, xbox controllers are infamous for having the worst dpads ever. You could be accidentally putting in extra dpad directions. I'd recommend trying a different controller if you still can't do it.

Do you have any recommendations? I want to get one with good D-pad to play retro and platform games

I love the DualSense Edge's dpad. You can more easily hit a single direction without hitting diagonal. Not to say you CAN'T accidentally hit a diagonal, just maybe less.

[fzambrano264]

Use the keyboard..! That works for me :D

[RSebire]

The code.

[Roz1281]

Originally posted by TNT83:

Do you have any recommendations? I want to get one with good D-pad to play retro and platform games

The 8bitdo pro 2 is fantastic if you like SNES style pads. I don't like their ultimate controller line due to the sticky face buttons, but the pro 2 has the 'spree candy' style buttons almost like SNES. Good for mashing.

[Nightwing]

Originally posted by fzambrano264:

Use the keyboard..! That works for me :D

True. I done the samething on my Dualsense didn't work. But when I do that on keyboard, it worked :D Thanks Zambrano :)

[Nightwing]

OK, now I'm going crazy. It just worked once but after I restart the game to try again, it's not working anymore. What's going on!