33 Bits of Video-Game Trivia to Hoist High Upon the Flagpole Outside of Your Castle

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33 Bits of Video-Game Trivia to Hoist High Upon the Flagpole Outside of Your Castle

If youd like to continue your dominant streak in whatever game you happen to be into, we suggest taking in these video game facts. Knowledge of every game out there can help, and although this is far from every game out there, its a great start. Something to wet your whistle, and possibly spark an epic quest. 

We know how much you love your epic quests.

Mario Easter Eggs

A new Mario Easter egg in a Sega game has been found. M CRACKED.COM It took 26 years for a player to spot Mario sitting in one of the files of the game Astal released in 1995.

Animal Crossing

New Easter eggs added to Animal Crossing: New Horizons 2.0 version. CRACKED.COM Splatoon and Discord can now be spotted on the screens of the Gaming Desk.

The Legend of Zelda

TRUTH + The Legend of Zelda was a dungeon builder, like Super Mario Maker. GIVE GOLD 002 The game was conceived as a way to show off what the Famicom console could do. It was first developed as a game for players to build their own dungeons, save them on floppy disks, and share with their friends. CRACKED.COM

Tiger Woods PGA Tour ‘99

The South Park pilot was accidentally included on the Tiger Woods PGA Tour '99 game. Nessa Ition The game had to be re- called because the entire South Park pilot was used as dummy data on the disc and players could watch the episode by simply put- ting the game disc into a PC. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

Grim Fandango

The HD remaster of Grim Fandango required stolen hard drives. The gaming industry already sucks at preserving old data, which was compounded by the fact that LucasArts was as dead as the game's characters. So remastering Grim Fandango required some underhanded methods, such as using old hard drives obtained through, ahem, unofficial channels. CRACKED COM

Star Wars

STAR WARS: ROGUE SQUADRON SHOWS OFF PHANTOM MENACE SHIPS BEFORE THE MOVIE RELEASE. SELECT YOUR CRAFT NABOO STARFIGHTER SECONDARY WEAPON SEEKER TORPEDOES CRACKED.COM By entering a cheat code, players could select a Naboo Starfighter to pilot in the Nintendo 64's Rogue Squadron. It would be six months until this class of ship was revealed in The Phantom Menace.

Red Dead Redemption

A BIBLICAL FIGURE SPOILS THE HERO'S FATE IN RED DEAD REDEMPTION. CRACKED COM A mysterious man in a stovepipe hat, who many players consider to be God or another otherworldly presence, tells Marston that the unremarkable patch of grass they are standing on will make a fine spot. At the end of the game, this is where Marston is buried.

Deus Ex

DEUS EX HINTS AT A CHARACTER'S ULTERIOR MOTIVES. CRACKED.COM The character of Paul Denton is a double agent, a fact that is hinted at in the password of his personal computer: Chameleon.

Mega Man 4

A HINT TELLS MEGA MAN 4 PLAYERS THAT ONE ENEMY ISN'T WHAT НЕ SEEMS. MY FATHER IS NOT REALLY EVIL. CRACKED.COM Every enemy boss has a personal logo appear above their door, except for Dr. Cossack, subtly revealing that he was there against his will.

Metal Gear Solid V

METAL GEAR SOLID V GAVE AWAY ITS ENTIRE PLOT WITH THE SONG IN ITS TRAILER. CRACKED.COM The lyrics of Garbage's Not Your Kind of People acts as a huge plot synopsis, including Big Boss rebuilding his army, a plot against English speakers, and Big Boss actually being a medic in disguise.

Final Fantasy V

REVEAL OF A CLOSE RELATION IS FORESHADOWED IN FINAL FANTASY V. Greetings, | am Siren. I'm afraid your companions' souls now belong to me. CRACKED.COM When the Siren uses visions of loved ones to trick her victims, both Lenna and Faris see King Tycoon, foreshadowing the reveal that they are in fact sisters.

Grand Theft Auto

GRAND THEFT AUTO CRACKED.COM Grand Theft Auto, originally titled Race'n'Chase, struggled to find its identity during development. The game first gave players the option to play as law enforcing police, but after realizing playing as a criminal was more fun, they decided to lean into the mayhem the series became known for.

Doom

DOOM ALIENS THIS - - 4D 100% 2 will G 100% the sua AMAG HEALTH ARMS ARMOR CHOCOLATE CRACKED.COM The original Doom game was based off of James Cameron's Aliens, where you would presumably fight waves of dangerous Xenomorphs. When negotiations between the developers and 20th Century Fox deteriorated, the setting of the game was changed from space to Hell itself.

Dr. Mario

DR. MARIO DR MARID TM Dr.MARIO TOP 0010000 SCORE 0003400 LEVEL 10 SPEED MED CRACKED.COM .Dr Marin is-comium Dr. Mario was titled Virus and did not feature the hirsute Italian in its first incarnation. Trying to recreate the success of Tetris, Nintendo needed to use their strongest IP to sell this new puzzle game, so the title was changed and a lab coat wearing Mario was added.

Diddy Kong Racing

DIDDY KONG RACING PLAYER SELECT 1 CRACKED.COM When game studio Rare needed more time to develop Banjo-Kazooie to compete with Super Mario 64, they pushed the generic title Pro-Am 64 for a Christmas release. There were concerns the IP wasn't strong enough and may hurt sales, so at the last minute assets were changed to the more familiar Diddy Kong.

America’s Army

America's Army RELEASED ON: PC CRACKED.COM Predating Call of Duty by one year, this US Army recruitment tool and propaganda vehicle spawned 7 sequels, an arcade port, and an untold number of Ford F-150's with a Punisher skull decal.

Chase the Chuck Wagon

Chase the Chuck Wagon CHUCK WAGON RELEASED ON: ATARI 2600 VIDEO GAME CARTRIDGE CHASE THE CHUCK WAGON CRACKED.COM 0053 Based on a single commercial, the maze game was put together in three days and available with proof of purchase of enough Purina dog food. The promotion failed, and unsold cartridges were destroyed.

Paper Mario

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door M CRACKED.COM The character Vivian was actually a male in the original Japanese version. But, because he smooches Mario, the North American version had to be a lady.

Cruis’n USA

Crusin' USA FINISH CRACKED.COM Nintendo is notoriously prude, so making this game Family-Friendly was always going to be a tall order. The funniest update they had to make? Renaming the XL Power Shaft to the less phallic XL Power.

SimAnt

SimAnt PAUSE SCENT Health CRACKED COM The console version included animation of ants puking, complete with disturbing, digitized HURKing. But Nintendo wouldn't allow it in the SNES version.

The Combatribes

The Combatribes CRACKED.COM / This game came out in the 90's, but when Nintendo re-released it for their Virtual Console (notably...post-9/11), they renamed the Ground Zero gang to Guilty Zero.

Final Fight

Final Fight CRACKED.COM The absolute prudes at Capcom USA made a whole range of changes. Bosses Damnd and Sodom became Thrasher and Katana, all drug and alcohol references were removed, and the exclamation Oh! My God became Oh! My car.

Fight Club

Fight Club 2004 Angel Face CRACKED.COM If you remember the movie Fight Club for the message it's really cool to take off your shirt and punch people, then this game was made for you. Although stripped of the complexity that made the movie compelling, you can unlock Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst and break Jared Leto's spine.

The Wizard of Oz

The Wizard of Oz 1993 CRACKED COM Taking a rather liberal interpretation of the source material, Dorothy straps on her ruby slippers and puts the beat-down on cactus cats, unicycle corn, and sentient furniture. It could have been an unusually rad tie-in game, but the controls and murky visual data made for a frustrating experience.

Back to the Future

Back to the Future 1989 H E TIME GRACKED.COM It's Marty McFly the way we all know him: as a muscle-shirt Greaser who walks down the street collecting alarm clocks and avoiding bees. The story is as non-existent as your character's health, so it's safe to say this is just a generic NES scroller with the barest Back To The Future sheen.

Friday the 13th

CRACKED.COM Jason - Lvl 47 Jason Voorhees, of Friday the 13th, can be found in the jungle of Dead Island.

Black Ops II

CRACKED.COM RETIVISION Start O Select Interact LE Previous Same et Next Game Exit IN BLACK OPS II, NUKETOWN MAP, IF YOU SHOOT DOWN ALL THE MANNEQUINS® HEAD IN UNDER 1 MINUTE AND 30 SECONDS, WALK OVER TO THE LARGE TV IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MAP. FROM THERE, YOU CAN PLAY ACTIVISION'S CLASSICS LIKE PITFALL, H.E.R.O,, RIVER RAID AND KABOOM!

Duke Nukem 3D

In Duke Nukem 3D: Atomic, there is a hidden room: Homer Simpson's office at the nuclear power plant. SECTOR 7-G HERPONS IDU HEALTH ARKOR ВННО HEYS 3 72/200 5: 0/50 8 0/99 100 0 0/50 6: 0/50 9: 0/10 48 CRACKED.COM 48/200 1: 0/50 0 0/99

Assassin’s Creed

CRACKED.COM Every named character you kill in the Assassin's Creed series is a real historical person, died in the right year in the right location. Think about that next time you stab somebody in the heart. You could be killing your own great-great-grandfather.

Halo 4

32 In Mission 6 of Halo 4, you'll find two marines standing near a forklift. If you wait around long enough, they 'Il begin talking, and you'll hear the voices of Conan O'Brien and Andy Richter. CRACKED COM

Metal Gear Solid 3

AFTER THE VOLGIN TORTURE SCENE IN METAL GEAR SOLID 3: SNAKE EATER, SAVE AND TURN THE GAME OFF AND ON AGAIN. YOU WILL FIND YOURSELF REA IN SNAKE'S DREAM AND YOU WILL GET TO PLAY A MINI HACK N' SLASH GAME CALLED 'GUY SAVAGE' CRIME UUUU CRACKED.COM

The Force Unleashed

INSIDE THE TROPHY ROOM IN THE IMPERIAL KASHYKK LEVEL OF STAR WARS: THE FORCE UNLEASHED, YOU'LL FIND JAR JAR BINKS FROZEN IN CARBONITE. CRACKED.COM

GoldenEye 007

GOLDENEYE 007 MAGNUM E3E - 63 148 CRACKED.COM Since the team working on GoldenEye 007 was inexperienced and stretched thin, the game was initially intended to be a simple rail-shooter, lacking the immensely popular 4-person multiplayer that eventually made the game a bestseller on the Nintendo64.

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