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Portal
Portal (2007)
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Attachment There's an unused texture file in the game's code referencing the film "300". It can be found in the game's data as "wet_floor_sign.vtf."
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God of War
God of War (2005)
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Attachment In the North American release of the game, upon completing God Mode, you are rewarded with a phone number (1-800-613-8840). Calling this number will play a message from Kratos, in which he congratulates the player and reveals the true fate of Ares following the events of the game, and hints at another secret that can be found.

This secret involves two statues that appear at the end of the game. If you strike them, nothing happens to tell you they are of any significance, but if you keep hitting them somewhere between 200 to 400 times, they will finally break. A cutscene with a scrambled code will appear on screen. Decoding it reveals another phone number (1-888-447-5594). Calling this number will put you through to Kratos who again congratulates the player, before being interrupted by David Jaffe, the game's director. Kratos eventually gets fed up trying to understand David's talk of video games and kills him, ending the call.

In the international releases of the game, these secret messages are not available through phone numbers due to regional restrictions. The first message is included via a cutscene with scrolling text rather than the original audio, while the second message showcases the original audio in higher quality.

As of 2022, both phone numbers are still in use for these Easter eggs.

Timestamps for attached audio:
0:00 - Secret Message #1
2:20 - Secret Message #2
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God of War - International release bonuses:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40KPwcA9G40

Original DidYouKnowGaming blog post:
http://didyouknowgaming.com/post/30671741913/god-of-war
The Revenge of Shinobi
The Revenge of Shinobi (1989)
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Attachment In the original release, Batman and Spiderman appear as bosses. Batman was later replaced by a different enemy, while SEGA added a copyright disclaimer for Marvel Comics, who allowed Spiderman to stay in the game.
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Donkey Kong 64
Donkey Kong 64 (1999)
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Attachment In Donkey Kong's cabin hangs a picture of a dolphin. This is a reference to the code name of the Nintendo Gamecube, "Dolphin". The game was released before the Nintendo Gamecube was revealed, and is thought to be the earliest reference to the code name "Dolphin."
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Mass Effect
Mass Effect (2007)
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Attachment On the planet Noveria, when the player attempts to restore power to the Peak 15 facility, the virtual intelligence "Mira" immediately appears and says "It looks like you're trying to restore this facility. Would you like help?" This is a nod to Clippit, the infamous Microsoft Word paper clip helper character, who was infamous for popping up and offering unneeded and unnecessary help. Shephard's Renegade response is "Oh crap, a pop-up."
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Chrono Trigger
Chrono Trigger (1995)
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Attachment After beating the game you have the option to replay using everything you acquired through your first play through. Using this to beat the game's main villain at the very beginning of the game will unlock a secret ending where you meet the game's developers at the End of Time.
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Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004)
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Lord Crump's theme has the sound of Pac-Man (Atari 2600) dying mixed into it.
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)
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Attachment Directly south of Markarth, near Purewater Run, there is a stone bridge near a waterfall. If it's your first time there, you'll see two goats walking on the bridge, and then a third one climbing up from under the bridge to join them. If you go under the bridge you can find a dead troll. This scenario is a reference to the Norwegian fairy tale "Three Billy Goats Gruff".
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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998)
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Attachment After acquiring the three Spiritual Stones and obtaining the Ocarina of Time from Zelda, if players head straight to the Back Alley of Hyrule Castle Town, they'll find a fatally wounded Soldier. If players talk to him, he'll tell how Ganondorf betrayed the King and that he was injured trying to fight Ganondorf's men so Zelda and Impa could flee. He tells Link to head to the Temple of Time and dies soon after.

If players try to talk to him again, a message will appear saying "He's not moving anymore...."
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Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories (2009)
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Attachment If you enter Konami's official customer support phone number into your phone, you will be pushed through to an operator who acknowledges that you are calling from Silent Hill, and that you are beyond even their help.
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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998)
subdirectory_arrow_right The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (Game)
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Attachment At one point in the Spirit Temple in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Link must fight an Iron Knuckle that turns out to be a hypnotized Nabooru, who returns to her senses after being defeated. By clipping the camera through her Iron Knuckle armor, you can see her head modeled underneath her helmet, likely to facilitate the post-defeat cutscene where her armor falls off.

Furthermore, every other Iron Knuckle in the game also has a placeholder Gerudo head modeled underneath the helmet. While much of the head's face is obscured by chainmail, the details that are present indicate that it is most likely an early version of Nabooru's design; of note is that the head's hairstyle is closer to that seen on Gerudo Village's guards, implying that this element was reused for them when Nabooru's design was revised to the version seen in the final game.

This placeholder head is also present inside the Iron Knuckles that Link encounters in The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, due to that game reusing many assets from Ocarina of Time.
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Escape from Monkey Island
Escape from Monkey Island (2000)
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Attachment In the Lua Bar kitchen, there's a stove with two brass mechanical monkeys pumping its levers. If players examine them, Guybrush will say "Brass Monkey!" followed by an unseen audience shouting "That Funky Monkey!". This is a reference to the Beastie Boys song "Brass Monkey".
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Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004)
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Attachment A small toad in Petalburg will rave about his favorite video games. First he will talk about Fire Emblem for the Game Boy Advance. Later he'll be talking about Paper Mario for the Nintendo 64. Finally, he'll tell you that he's playing Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door itself, and states that the ending is worth playing the game all the way through.
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Franchise: The Legend of Zelda
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There's a recurring phrase through-out the Zelda series where variations of "It's a secret to everybody" are put into games. This includes Zelda 1, Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, Oracle of Ages, Oracle of Seasons, Twilight Princess, Skyward Sword and A Link Between Worlds.
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Video Olimpic
Video Olimpic (TBA)
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Attachment Video Olympics was developed in Spain. One of the advertisements banners in the background reads "Cocaina" in a similar style to the Coca Cola logo. In Spanish, cocaina means "cocaine". The game was published in Europe uncensored.
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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998)
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In the German version, the carpenters are named John, Paul, George & Ringo, after the 60's British pop group The Beatles.
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Escape from Monkey Island
Escape from Monkey Island (2000)
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Attachment In Act II: Enter the Manatee, after Guybrush returns to Mêlée Island he finds out that Ozzie Mandrill has acquired the Scumm Bar and has turned it into the Lua Bar.

This is a reference to how the previous three installments used the SCUMM scripting language, which the Bar was first named after, and how Escape from Monkey Island was the first to use the Lua programming language instead.
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Kirby's Dream Land 2
Kirby's Dream Land 2 (1995)
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Fallout: New Vegas
Fallout: New Vegas (2010)
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Attachment There's a fossilized dog called Seymour in the Lonesome Road DLC. Seymour has the appearance of a normal dog, but at a reduced size. His inclusion in the game is a reference to the Futurama episode "Jurassic Bark" in which Fry finds his dog Seymour fossilized and tries to clone him.
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The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (2002)
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Attachment The Hylian text on Phantom Ganon's sword translates to 'Zubora Gabora.' Zubora and Gabora are the names of the two blacksmiths from Snowhead Mountain in Majora's Mask.
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