Is the Konami Code in Salamander for the Famicom?

[GarrettCRW]

I just got Salamander for the Famicom today, and in the rush to see the expanded endings, I popped it in my Twin Famicom and tried the Konami Code. A lot. With no success whatsoever (and not just because the title screen is a bitch to contend with). So, is it (gasp) not in Salamander? Or is there a trick to get the damn thing to work right?

[Amos]

The code is not in the Famicom version. There is a trick to get 255 lives in Salamander, but I've never been able to get it to work.

Supposedly, you start a two-player game, have Player 1 lose two ships and Player 2 lose one ship, then line up the two ships so they're exactly overlapping each other (so it looks like one ship). Then you jam on the Player 1 A button rapidly and repeatedly as the ships(s) run into something. Since Player 1 can steal Player 2's lives by pressing A, if you hit the A button at just the right moment, you're supposed to be able to steal a life from Player 2 just after Player 2 loses his last life, but before the CPU realizes that Player 2 is out of lives. When this happens, Player 2's remaining lives become 255, because the 8-bit life counter doesn't recognize negative numbers and "rolls over" to 256.

This might be easier if you have a controller with a turbo function, but again, I'm not even sure if it really works at all.

[greedostick]

wait, salamander for famicom has different endings? Please explain. I am going to have to pick this up now.

[XYXZYZ]

Salamander has the Metroid style ending, in the credits you see the ship's pilot kneeling on the left. After the credits, he removes his helmet to reveal that he is a she!
http://www.vgmuseum.com/end/nes/a/sala-2.gif
http://www.vgmuseum.com/end/nes/a/sala-5.gif
http://www.vgmuseum.com/end/nes/a/sala-6.gif

By the way, this post contains spoilers.

[Kitsune Sniper]

And anti-leeching pwnage. :P