Sneaky References Developers Snuck Into Video Games

Games are magical -- just when you think you've found everything, something else pops up.
Sneaky References Developers Snuck Into Video Games

Ferris Bueller once said, "Life's short -- spend all your time playing video games so you won't miss all the jokes developers have painstakingly hidden in them." Or something like that.

But, hey, we're here to help and maybe even get you to put the controller down and go outside. We asked our readers to show us the humorous easter eggs game makers have hidden for our enjoyment. The winner is below, but first the runners-up ...

In Borderlands 2 in the Hyperion town of Opportunity Handsome Jack reads Off the names of the most recent worker casualties. Hartnell, W., Troughton,
RED DEAD BACX MAKES A SUBTLE REDEMPTION REFERENCE' TO TO FUTURE THE During the intro to Red Dead Redemption, a young girl (Jenny) and a priest are hav
Let's meet Bernard Gump the <Florist> he sells flowers in stormwind. FLORIST GUMP Thanks, World of Warcraft. CRACKED.COM
HALD obviously owes a debt to the space marines in Aliens, but there's also a reference to the first Alien movie. On the bulletin board outside the br
In TALES OI MOSKEY SLAIND W ermneet Reginalfwinslow Wait... Why does he and his name fee famifiar? So oguess some developer 000 just liked Family Matt
Iuka Cola In Fallout 3, the inventor of Nuka-Cola is mentioned to be JOHN-CALEB BRADBERTON This name is actually an amalgamation of the inventors of C
CRACKED COM STARWARS While playing STAR WARS: FORCE THE THE FORCE UNLEASHED you can UNLEASHED see Jar Jar Binks frozen in carbonite on the wall of Ozz
In Grand Theft Autov Trevor has to wake up Floyd at his bed who is wearing pink pajomas in a subtle reference to the band BN 10
Larion and Muigin from goro. Micin Lario and Muigi. Mario and Luigi. Larion World of Warcraft was tricky with these names, but they dress in in red &
Far Cry 3 contains an insanely obscure FRCRY3 Michael Bolton reference: The in-game handbook's entry on the bad guys starts with the phrase This is t
CRACKEDcO COM 2:4681516 2842 The Hatch computer from Lost complete with the Valenzetti Equation can be seen in a silo on the Our Mutual Fiend level
During a random encounter in Dragon Age Origins called Treacherous Path, the Warden will encounter two corpses and a note that reads: Why, oh why, di
WASTELAND Captain Ethil Mercaptain In Wasteland 2, you will meet a scientist called Captain Ethil Mercaptain. This is an allusion to an foul-smelling
While you are working your way through a cave system chester Copperpot full of undead pirates in Torchlight L, you find this skeleton. Wait, what? Yes
In Super Sinash Bros. Melee, there is d bonus Called Switzerland It is earned by not attacking or being attacked. 46 ANIG INPHCIAL. B0NIS 22700 DALA
In Cthulhu Saves the World the description for raptors (a type Surprisingly adept of enemy) reads at opening doors. a reference to Jurassic Park ETH
SKYRIM. Bleakcoast Cave is the quaint home of a frost troll. A skeleton hanging upside down with a sword just out of reach. It's how Luke Skywalker ch
In the DLC episode for the game Ace Phocnix Wrighi Attorney CRAG Dual Destinies You can inspect a shark-shaped cannon, which your partner thinks is us
CRACKEDC COM The character Bartleby from Dogma can be found (drunk) in World of Warcraft You might have to fight him.
CRACKED.COM Completing the Promises Of Gold quest in World Of Warcraft earns you GOkK'lok's Shell. Using the item leaves you standing in your skiuvies
When you're in a haunted graveyard level in Spelunky, look for a grave marked ASH. Digging it up ASH gives you a almmd shotgun. Hail to the King, Ba
FALLOUT 3 PLAYERS WHO HAVE THE WILD WASTELAND PERK ENABLED MAY FIND THIS SCENE OF CYBERDDGS SITTING AROUND A CARD TABLE... CRAGN ...A REFERENCE TO O
The Tanners from GTA III and Vice City are both undercover law enforcers, just like the main protagonist, Tanner, from the Driver video game seriES. T
Cerberus is a para-military group in Mass Effect 3 named after the three headed dog in Greek Mythology, Cerberus of Hades. Hades is the guardian of th
IN THE HORROR GAME FEAR, WHICH TAKES PLACE ALMOST ENTIRELY WITHIN AN OFFICE BUILDING, THE PLAYER MAY COME ACROSS A RED STAPLER AND UNFINISHED TPS REPO
DEAORISINB CRACKED.COM JILL'S SANDWICHES In Dead Rising one of the restaurants the player can visit is called Jill's Sandwiches.This is a reference
In a Red Dead Redemption side quest called Deadalus And Son, you help a man complete his flying machine. In Greek Mythology, Daedalus and his son lc
Falleut3 The Lone Wanderer's date of birth is 7/13/2258 Is a Biblical reference to Micah 7:13: And the earth will become desolate because of her inha

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