The Compendium
One hundred codes. Thirty years. Bound in hardcover and built to outlive your console.
The Konami Code and 99 more that belong beside it — the codes, the devices, and the whole culture of the cheat-device era, set down by the people who actually beat these games.
Funded by 1,165 backers on Kickstarter — $109,040 raised, 1,090% of goal.
What backers get
Hardcover Top 100
A premium printed collector's edition of the Top 100 — oversized, built to sit on a shelf for the next thirty years.
Digital Edition (PDF)
The full book, delivered digitally — every page, every code, every story.
Code Vault (Top 500)
Live now
The searchable cheat-code archive — distinct from the book, and live now at SharkVault.
How it's made
Human-written and expert-edited. AI assists with indexing and cross-referencing thousands of codes — the storytelling is ours.
When
The Digital Edition comes first, targeted around September 2026. The hardcover follows in a single backer run, around Q4 2026 into early 2027.
For backers
Backers will receive delivery details by email. The Code Vault is already live at SharkVault's /codes — SharkVault Code Vault (opens in a new tab).