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Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996)

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There is a optional hidden boss in Monstro Town named Culex, who is an homage to the Final Fantasy series. His appearance purposely breaks the style in Super Mario RPG to reinforce this homage.

To fight Culex you must go to Moleville and purchase fireworks, then trade them at the little mole's Pur-Tend Store for the Shiny Stone. Use this stone on the sealed door in Monstro Town. You'll end up in a battle with Culex, and if you beat Culex you'll get the Quartz Charm.

Culex's battle, victory, and post-battle conversation themes are (respectively) the boss theme from Final Fantasy IV, the victory theme from the Final Fantasy series, and the Final Fantasy main theme. Also, the Elemental Crystals that Culex uses are the same as in Final Fantasy and Final Fantasy IV.

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Crash Bash

Crash Bash (2000)

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In the Japanese version of Crash Bash, in Battle or Tournament mode, hold down R1 + R2 + Left + Down at the same time on the character select screen to unlock Fake Crash as a playable character.

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Fallout: New Vegas

Fallout: New Vegas (2010)

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In New Vegas, there is an enemy called the Y-17 trauma override harness. The suit was designed to make sure that the person inside would go back to the base he was stationed at in the event that he was unable to himself.
However this suit has some problems. It doesn't know if the user dies, and if it doesn't have a home base, it will walk forever until it's given one.

If the player has a special perk called "Wild Wasteland", they can find odd and out of place things in the game, and when fighting this enemy you will sometimes hear them say, "Hey, Who turned out the lights?"

This is a reference to the Doctor Who episode "Silence in the Library", in which the Doctor went and found some researchers who had special suits. The suits had a function in which it would keep the user alive after he died through a link called "ghost data", and could make them speak by retaining their consciousness. One of the first people who died would repeat the words, "Who turned out the lights" over and over again since the lights inside his visor were turned off.

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Devil World

Devil World (1984)

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The main character of the game, Tamagon, appeared as a trophy in the Japanese version of Super Smash Bros. Melee. Tamagon was removed in the American version of the game but the trophy can still be found with Action Replay, complete with a translated description. Stranger still, the Tamagon trophy was removed outright from the European version of the game and cannot even be found with a cheat device, despite the fact that Devil World was released in European countries.

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Resident Evil 4

Resident Evil 4 (2005)

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Should the player repeatedly shoot the lake just before battling Del Lago, the monster will burst out of the lake and eat Leon in one gulp, killing him instantly. The HD and Steam editions of the game award the player with the trophy/achievement "Don't Shoot The Water!" for doing this.

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Portal

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In the Normal Test Chamber 17 there is a piece of the level that's out of bounds. It was only meant to be accessed in the Advance Test Chamber 17, which is unlocked after the game is completed. It contains a momentum test with a glass panel that has a hole in the middle. This room can be accessed with cheats by typing 'noclip' into the console. It is also possible to access the room without cheats by using the 'Portal edge Glitch' on PC or it can be accessed on console and pc using a glitch called 'Portal clipping'.

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Sonic Adventure

Sonic Adventure (1998)

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Sonic Adventure is the first Sonic game to feature downloadable content, as the Dreamcast was the first ever video game console to have online capabilities out of the box. DLC ranged from celebratory holiday decorations in the Adventure Fields and a few levels, such as on Christmas and Halloween, to national ranking contests and the addition of the Chao Black Market.

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Kingdom Hearts

Kingdom Hearts (2002)

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Before the game was released in the U.S., Square held a "Name-in-Game" contest. A person named Kurt Zisa won the contest, and his name was used for a hidden boss in the game.

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Final Fantasy VI

Final Fantasy VI (1994)

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There are three unused enemies hidden in the game's code. These are CzarDragon, Colossus and an alternate Umaro. The Colossus and Umaro use the same graphics and palettes as other enemies in the game. The Colossus is fairly simple and has a full attack script, and the alternate Umaro is weaker than the original.

CzarDragon however has no script, so when the battle begins, all it does is attack repeatedly. Which is odd, as there's a line of battle dialogue for the enemy, as though it was intended to be fought. The dialogue reads:
Mwa, ha ha... Humans and their desires! I'm free at last! I bring you destruction... I bring you terror... I am Czar... Prepare yourselves!
Taking into account the dialogue and its likeness to Shinryu in Final Fantasy V, it seems as though CzarDragon was intended to be an optional end boss. In the Gameboy Advance rerelease, CzarDragon can be fought under its original Japanese name Kaiser Dragon. It has a unique sprite similar to the SNES design.

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Game Boy Camera

Game Boy Camera (1998)

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In the View menu, clicking on the Credits/Staff Roll planet will show a clip of an unknown Japanese man dancing instead of showing the game's credits. It's not known who this dancing man is due to the compressed image quality making his face unrecognizable. While it is popularly believed that the identity of the dancing man is Shigeru Miyamoto, this is unlikely as he did not work on the Game Boy Camera and does not appear in the game's credits. The game's real end credits can be unlocked by Spoiler:beating Run! Run! Run! in under 22 seconds. During the start of the real end credits, you can view the clip of the dancing man again by pressing B.

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Game Boy Camera playthrough:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMylxgb-iyw

Game Boy Camera credits:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuTyXG28YaY

Dancing credits man after unlocking credits:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCog9Hfc4gw

Dancing credits man before unlocking credits:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5PyCXNRxo0

Original DidYouKnowGaming blog post:
http://didyouknowgaming.com/post/30601135659/game-boy

God of War

God of War (2005)

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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

Fallout: New Vegas

Fallout: New Vegas (2010)

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The project director for Fallout: New Vegas, J.E. Sawyer, released a mod for the game which brings more difficulty, shifts certain NPC alignments and modifies a few character stats.

The reason this wasn't released as an official patch was partly due to its technical difficulties and difficulty curve, however it was mainly due to the development for the game and all DLC having ended.

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The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (1993)

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Part of the trading sidequest involves returning a fishook to a fisherman in exchange for a mermaid's necklace. The player then returns the necklace to the mermaid who gives Link a scale from her tail in return. In the Japanese and some European versions of the game however, Link receives a pink bra instead of a necklace. This explains the mermaid's shy and anxious behavior around Link. The pink bra, most likely deemed inappropriate, was changed to the necklace in the American version and later European versions of the game.

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Tiger Woods 99 PGA Tour Golf

Tiger Woods 99 PGA Tour Golf (1998)

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The first 100,000 copies of the game to be printed for the Playstation contained a hidden video file that couldn't be accessed in-game. The video was the South Park pilot "Jesus vs. Santa".

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Mario vs. Donkey Kong

Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2004)

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Nintendo originally planned to include a level editor in the game. The level editor is still in the game's code, and by editing the game's memory, the level editor can still be accessed.

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Tekken 6

Tekken 6 (2007)

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Cardboard Tube Samurai, the alter ego of the character Jonathan Gabriel from the webcomic Penny Arcade, appears as an alternate costume for Yoshimitsu. The costume was available as a downloadable pre-order bonus from GameStop.

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Shining Force

Shining Force (1992)

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The game features a sound test mode, though this went largely unnoticed until well over a decade after the game came out due to the obscure way in which it is accessed. You must first complete the game, watch the ending cinematic, and wait for the game to reset itself. You must then open a saved game and hold start and down while Simone finishes talking and the screen fades out. The only way to exit this mode is to reset your console.

The North American version of the game displays an incorrect border on the dialogue box, but it still functions correctly.

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Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (1997)

subdirectory_arrow_right Akumajou Dracula X: Gekka no Yasoukyoku (Game)

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The Saturn version includes a number of extra areas and features unavailable in the PlayStation version. Most infamously being that of the Underground Garden, as the entrance is still visible in the PlayStation version, though inaccessible. The player can glitch the game into allowing access to this area, but it is unfinished and only a glitched out save point is available.

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Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2 (2003)

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Freeza's son, Kuriza, appears as a third alternate costume for Freeza, however, this is only in the Japanese version of Budokai 2, 'Dragon Ball Z 2', and in the special edition release, 'Dragon Ball Z 2 V'.

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Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2 (2003)

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An upgraded special edition release of Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2 (which was known as Dragon Ball Z 2 in Japan) was released exclusively in Japan and titled "Dragon Ball Z 2 V".

Only 1000 copies were produced and sent out to readers of the magazine V Jump. This version featured a special Tenka'ichi Budōkai stage with V-Jump plastered over the ring, all characters unlocked from the start, and an alternate Coola costume for Freeza.

However, players were unable to save the game and all capsules were automatically assigned to characters.

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