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9 Video Game Easter Eggs That Took Years to Find

Cracked: "Video game Easter eggs are fun extras for the fans and are usually even easier to find than the real thing--they might demand 10,000 coins, but you never need to stand up. But some of these little secrets, cheats or glitches are so well-hidden they stay out of sight for years, even with millions of gamers exploring every nook and cranny of the game world. For instance..."

Urmomlol4952d ago

Pay attention: this is an example of a Top list that doesn't suck like all the garbage produced by Now Gamer and Examiner.

visualb4952d ago

Cracked is a solid website. they contain both humor AND informative articles. not everything is good but there's a lot of selection.

I found the Wave Race one interesting. The golden eye island I had seen before but completely forgot about it! those things always trip me out!

great article, as usually by cracked =)

AvidGamerrrr4952d ago

I HATE NowGamer... so very much.

WildArmed4952d ago

Wow great article.

Loved the zelda one. didnt know about it still!

"It doesn't look like much, but in the 90s that blue text meant more to us than puberty"
Epic lol :)

Though Duck Hunt I figured out since my brother hogged teh console.. I wanted to play too :(
So i started screwing with the ducks w/o telling himw hat I'm doing on the second controller :)

(i was 3 back then I think)

STONEY44952d ago

Cracked is friggin awesome. They're the only site to do top *insert number* lists right, and on just about every subject out there. Seriously, if any of you guys haven't bookmarked them, do it now.

bruddahmanmatt4951d ago

Factor 5 burying an unlockable Naboo Starfighter in the original Rogue Squadron for the N64 still ranks up there as one of the greatest Easter Eggs of all time IMO.

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

You can read all about how it was kept secret here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

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Solidus187-SCMilk4952d ago (Edited 4952d ago )

Ive done the RE2 one before, I read it in a magazine back in the day.

Most people dont know about the real ending af RE2 which you have to play 2 times as each characters to see. RE2 is my favorite RE ever. Such a good game with two different characters who view the same situation from a different angle.

Also each have a different 2nd playthough. Mr. X chases you, hes like nemisis without guns. It was way scary as youve already played the game once and never expect this huge guy to burst through the wall.

I remember the GE one but I think you needed a game shark/genie to get there. you could look at it tho.

NewsForMe4951d ago

I wish modern games would take notes on the older. Stuff that the old RE games did added so much to the game. It would even fit in with everyone's achievement whoring personality.

acky14951d ago

Who actually finds all these glitches btw? It can't be people with too much time on their hands because some of them are so obscure. It must be devs who tell people and then by word of mouth it spreads and more people find it. No way someone could find these without being told.

One I've encountered recently is the stars on braid. I thought I'd done it all after getting all the trophies until someone told me theres also the stars to collect. Some of them are very obscure to find.

Mainman4952d ago

Metal Gear Solid (PS1) has an easter egg that I recently found out on youtube.

When you get to the field where you face Sniper Wolf. If you go all the way to the left and go first person view, you can see Liquid Snakes parachute. If you call Campbell you'll have a conversation about the posibility if Liquid survived.

Theonik4952d ago

That one is so obvious. You should be ashamed you didn't find it yourself D:<

SilentNegotiator4952d ago

"Eidos' marketing team slowly went insane as their incredible viral marketing stunt went undiscovered (the secret room promoted the game's sequel, Arkham City) and eventually just phoned a game site and told them how to do it"

LOL, that's kind of sad. Easter Eggs are meant to be fun surprises.

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Mucudadada4952d ago

Very fun article. I always love a see a dev hide a little gem into the game. The fact that these took so long to be found on enhances the satisfaction of knowing they are there.

ForceCSW4952d ago

that a weapons crate in borderlands remains undiscovered. That should definitely make it in the next time someone makes a list like this.

coolbeans4952d ago

You could play as the Duck? I must try this.

despair4952d ago

yea I remember my brother playing the duck and annoying the hell out of me when I try to shoot him. In his defense I was a crappy shot.

dgroundwater4952d ago (Edited 4952d ago )

"sadly, the only three people who play with the audio options screen are the guy who programmed it, the guy testing it, and the guy who doesn't exist."

I am pretty picky about music and sfx balance so I check this menu before every damn game/demo I play. I don't exist :(

EskiJoe4952d ago

I think they meant "play" as in trying out different codes in the sound menu. From my understanding, you had to enter a variation of the konami code while holding the Z button in order to unlock the other speaker.

dgroundwater4952d ago

Oh. Yeah you're probably right.

DaBadGuy4952d ago

Well fuck me running, you can play as the duck in Duck Hunt. You are both the hunter and the hunted. Whooooaaaa.

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EKWB reportedly plagued with financial disarray many gaming pc's left without parts

EK Cooling allegedly has slipped itself into a hot soup of seemingly endless financial woes, where it has not paid its staff, suppliers, and contractors for many months as the company is facing liquidity problems and a surplus of inventory left unsold, stuck in the warehouse for a more extended period. Gamers Nexus investigated these claims made by former and current personnel, where he found trails of unpaid bills lasting as long as three to four months and unpaid raises that accumulated for almost a year.

EK Water Blocks has two entities—a Slovenian-based headquarters and a US-based subsidiary, EK Cooling Solutions. Steve narrated the series of events in detail, stating that the company was reportedly irresponsible and negligent regarding payment. Consequently, partners and employees are forced to share the burden of alleged mismanagement. It all begins with its extensive range of products, leading to a surplus of goods. EK has over 230 water blocks, 40 liquid cooling kits, 85 reservoirs, 40 pumps, 73 radiators, and 212 miscellaneous accessories.

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just_looken1d 22h ago (Edited 1d 22h ago )

Yes this is not about video games directly but indirectly this will impact the pc gaming/workstation space hard.

This company is massive one of two in the water cool space so if it goes poof then thousands out there have no spare parts or half built computers.

SO yeah i know not about a video game but think of it as amd leaving the pc space but this is ekwb that could be leaving water cooling in the pc space

Jayz2cents a supporter of there products also has issues
https://www.youtube.com/wat...

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Indie hit Dredge is getting its own movie adaptation

Rob Webb of KnowTechie writes: We're still waiting on the details, but this video game adaptation promises to be seriously creepy.

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The INDIE Live Expo 2024 event is to feature over 100 game titles

INDIE Live Expo, Japan’s premiere online digital showcase series , will debut never-before-seen games & content updates across more than 100 titles on May 25th.