Eggs
Yoshi won’t come out of his egg unless you bring him the right kind of fruit in this Gamecube title
What is Super Mario Sunshine?
A Nintendo Power contest lead to “the Chris Houlihan Room” becoming a well known easter egg in this classic title
What is the Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past?
The gameplay of this NES game, and later Wii remake, revolves around feeding jellybeans to your companion
What is a Boy and his Blob?
Dying in this 2004 PS2 game from Konami not only forces you to retry, it also creates a time paradox!
What is Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater?
The main character of this classic JRPG can be brought back to life using a combination of clones and time travel trickery
What is Chrono Trigger?
Mysterious giant eggs and an ice key were among the collectibles meant to be accessible through a technique known as “Stop N Swap” in this N64 title - the idea was eventually scrapped.
What is Banjo Kazooie?
By using a wall clip cheat in Doom 2’s final stage, players can discover the severed head of this man
Who is John Romero?
This delicious type of item will instantly level up any Pokemon
What is a Rare Candy?
The famous “YOU DIED” game over screen from this series inexplicably became “You Are Dead” in sometime in the early aughts
What is Resident Evil?
This guy sacrificed his life at the end of Sonic Adventure 2, but he’s back somehow in the very next game!
Who is Shadow the Hedgehog?
This 2003 Gamecube game was a commercial flop, yet its title character somehow continues to make cameo appearances in many other Sega titles
What is Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg?
An easter egg in Halo 4 features a humorous voice cameo by this talk show host and his sidekick
Who is Conan O’Brien? (and Andy Richter)
Darkened Sky was a 2002 game for GameCube and PC in which the protagonist was able to perform magic spells using this brand of colorful candy
What are Skittles?
“You and your friends are dead. Game Over” from this NES game was called “the best game over screen ever” in an early video from the Angry Video Game Nerd
What is Friday the 13th?
He may have Fox-died in Metal Gear Solid, but Liquid Snake lives on in this unusual form in MGS2
What is Revolver Ocelot’s arm?
According to creator Naoto Oshima, this character’s resemblance to US President Theodore Roosevelt was unintentional
Who is Dr. Eggman?
In Fallout: New Vegas, players can discover a fedora-wearing skeleton inside an old fridge, presumably a nod to an infamous moment in this 2008 film
What is Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull?
Magic Candy allows players to take control of animals, or become them, in this NES game from Capcom
What is Little Nemo: The Dream Master?
Death is not the end in this title from Cellar Door games - you continue the quest as the next member of the bloodline each time you expire
What is Rogue Legacy?
Death and Resurrection are common in the Mortal Kombat series, but this popular character was killed of due to a contract dispute with his actor, only to be revived as a different actor in Mortal Kombat Trilogy
Who is Johnny Cage?
This anthropomorphic egg was the flagship character of the Aladdin Deck Enhancer add-on for the NES
Who is Dizzy?
A strange, short, 19-note tune known as this is an easter egg in over 20 Nintendo games
What is Totaka’s Song?
The 8th game in this long running Nintendo series was weirdly obsessed with candy, with 14 different types for players to spend their coins on
What is Mario Party?
Spoiler Alert - the main character of this 2010 title is murdered at the end of the game, but you can continue playing as his grown up son Jack to hunt down the killers
What is Red Dead Redemption?
This massively popular sequel from 2010 begins with your character being killed, only to be brought back to life by the shadowy organization Cerberus and their leader, the Illusive Man
What is Mass Effect 2?