Easter Eggs, Secret Spots, and Glitches

I started this thread, because I think it is cool to get to spots in games that are "secret" or "glitches" (spots you are not supposed to be. like outside the map, under the map, or in a spot you aren't supposed to get in), and Easter Eggs which are sometimes small but awesome little things that game producers put in a game that most people don't even know that exist!

Do you know and of these, and in which games?

We probably all know the Super Mario Brothers 3 secrets where you find the whistles, but are there any glitches or easter eggs in that era?

Games like the SOCOM series has many glitches that people exploit to cheat in the game (*Which makes me really mad*).

I don't like cheaters at all unless it is an offline game that you are just having fun in... Games like the Grand Theft Auto cheats are fun to use. Like unlocking all the weapons and just going on a killing spree to see how long you can stay alive, but I completely hate when someone plays on online game and takes advantage of codes, cheats, and glitches.

Anyways though, do you know any crazy spots or easter eggs in any games? Post them here if you do. I think it would be interesting for a few members to give them a try!

At the start of Stranglehold there is a movie theatre you can find (it is kind of hidden) that was running trailers of upcoming Midway games:

Kind of a fun glitch for Fallout 3 (done it a few times in the past week)

Get a Yao Guai far outside your range and start firing at it, leaving just one bar left (so you know you can kill it regardless) and let it charge you. When it's just about to jump, fire. If you time it right, the Guai will have just been into it's jump, dead body lightness takes over and the bear will fly into the horizon. What's really fun is getting it in VATS, so you see it flying away in slo mo and then face it, seeing it continue on it's journey.

one of the Zelda games had a hidden room with a mention of a nintendo power contest winner... there were SEVERAL 2600 games that had them.... because the akers wanted credit. so they stuck their names in secret places.

I didn't know any of those 3! It is always cool to hear or see something in a gane that only a select few know about!!! If you think you may be the only one that knows, you can always let the others in the CCU know! We are a cool bunch :P

Keep them coming guy. I always thought that these kind of things were awesome!

I bet a "bet you didn't know/ how to" book of this sort would sell pretty well! Not to mention spark a huge following and start a new trend in gaming!

I always thought that the perfect game (IMO )would be completely FULL of hidden places, glitches, and easter eggs meant for exploration with a cash reward for the person that could find the most within a set time frame (whether it be a month, 3 months, 6 months, etc.) Not only would the game sell like CRAZY with the promise of a reward, but it would bring on a much more innovative age of gaming! 8) Bring back the secret areas!!!! WOOHOOO

Wit out

one of the Zelda games had a hidden room with a mention of a nintendo power contest winner...waflerevolution

I think that was A Link to the Past, the SNES one.

there's a scene in Sonic on the dreamcast where you see a sign that says "Sega DC is better than s**y PS2" or something like that... been years since I last saw it...waflerevolution

That's cool. Do you know if that was preserved in the GameCube port?

[QUOTE="waflerevolution"] one of the Zelda games had a hidden room with a mention of a nintendo power contest winner...venus577

I think that was A Link to the Past, the SNES one.

I do believe that's right.

[QUOTE="waflerevolution"]there's a scene in Sonic on the dreamcast where you see a sign that says "Sega DC is better than s**y PS2" or something like that... been years since I last saw it...venus577

That's cool. Do you know if that was preserved in the GameCube port?

it was removed. it wasn't in the reissue either. sony demanded it removed.

Good stuff everybody... I had completely forgotten about those Castlevania secrets! I think I will do some retro gaming and take some pics of some secrets I know tonight!

Good stuff everybody... I had completely forgotten about those Castlevania secrets! I think I will do some retro gaming and take some pics of some secrets I know tonight!WitIsWisdom

Just a quick question, is there any way to embed videos within a post (within a thread)? Or can you only add videos to your profile page?WitIsWisdom

Ok, here are a couple from the original Super Mario Brothers for the (NES)!

All pics were taken by myself (please ask me if you would like to use any I am going to be posting A LOT more soon)... Sorry about the quality, it is a great camera, but since I don't have any screen capture equipment, it makes it tough to get a good picture!

I'm sure just about everybody knows about this one...

LOL.... Tricky huh?

Ok, now on to the serious trick!!!

This is a glitch, and was supposed to be taken out by the producers, but for some reason they were too lazy... :lol:

The first part of the glitch starts on level 1-2 at the very end right before you go in the tunnel! Instead of entering the tunnel, jump on top!

Next, jump and break the second block to the left at the top of the tunnel pipe above mario.

Ok, this is where it gets a little bit tricky... From here, you have to crouch down facing towards the left and jump backwards to the top right behind you! ***NOTE*** This can be difficult! Do not break the first block or the glitch will not work!*** You must crouch facing away and jump up and back! If done correctly you will start to slide through the wall! Which looks like this.

It takes you to what looks like the worlds 3, 4, and 5 warp tunnels, as if you jumped on top and ran across, but it isn't!!!

Jump in the far right tunnel.... And... ... it takes you to... level -1!!! The minus level! Who said there aren't any minus levels in the first mario brothers? I laugh! :P

Pretty cool huh?

Well, it is at first untill you realize that you can beat the level 100 times, but you will always just restart the Minus Level all over again! Eventually you will run out of lives, and or patience and level -1 will become Marios watery death!

Oh well, it was fun while it lasted!!! LOL

I will keep them coming for everybody! Keep yours coming as well, regardless of pictures or not!

Yeah, I don't know what happened, I resized the pictures three times, and every time I resubmitted the post they grew in size.... I have had this problem with posting pics on this site for some reason. Maybe I am doing something wrong?WitIsWisdom

Probably my favorite little easter egg is this scene. You could see it if you watched the credits in the game, which were totally optional. As such, not many people know about it, but it's hilarious.Mamba219

Oh yeah, the Summoner! I totally forgot about that one. Great easter egg! That was one of my first PS2 games.

Here's a few I remember:

USEFULL GLITCH: Mega Man (NES) - Pause the game when the Elec-beam hits an enemy to do compound damage. I think the damage from the beam is calculated every time you come back from the paused state. This makes the cyclops monster at Wily's castle a breeze; just fire once and *pause* *pause* *pause* *pause* .... dead. Also works great for whichever Robot Master is weak to the Elec-beam... I think it was Cutsman.

USEFULL GLITCH: Blaster Master (NES) - Much like the Mega Man Elec-beam trick, you can throw a grenade at a boss, pause during the explosion and the damage is continuously applied while the game is paused. This is super-powerfull; just throw one grenade, pause the game, wait five minutes, unpause and the boss is dead.

EASTER EGG: Star Wars Dark Forces - Somewhere in the game, inside an imperial base, are the words, "Ewoks suck" scratched onto an out-of-the-way wall.

EASTER EGG: Dark Forces II Jedi Knight - One of the levels has a hidden Max character (From Sam & Max). You have to get through a door in a certain amount of time before it locks.

Here's a few I remember:

USEFULL GLITCH: Blaster Master (NES) - Much like the Mega Man Elec-beam trick, you can throw a grenade at a boss, pause during the explosion and the damage is continuously applied while the game is paused. This is super-powerfull; just throw one grenade, pause the game, wait five minutes, unpause and the boss is dead.

inkwolf

Excellent, I'll be putting that one to use. 

I wish you good luck in all sincerity! That's one the NES games I could never beat despite many many repeated attempts. I could always get to like the last level, but just couldn't get all the way. Same thing with the first TMNT NES game (stupid randomized Technodrome map) and all of the NES Ninja Gaiden games (stupid P.I.T.A. Jaquio). Someday I will go back and finish those up though, and I will scream for bloody victory when I do.

I wish you good luck in all sincerity! That's one the NES games I could never beat despite many many repeated attempts. I could always get to like the last level, but just couldn't get all the way. Same thing with the first TMNT NES game (stupid randomized Technodrome map) and all of the NES Ninja Gaiden games (stupid P.I.T.A. Jaquio). Someday I will go back and finish those up though, and I will scream for bloody victory when I do.

inkwolf

Here's a recent one:

You can shoot sewer rats in RE5 for a little bit of money, in addtion to the target practice.

I did recently finally finish Castlevania for NES for the first time and now it is easy for me to beat!usagi704

Grats on Castlevania! Luckily I was able to beat all three of those back in the day without too much trouble.