Scary Screenies
Games In General
Development Trivia
Easter Eggs
Hoaxes, Urban Legends, and Rumors
100

Minecraft

100

This simple game is widely regarded as being one of the first arcade games, and was the first game developed by Atari.

What is "Pong"?

100

This sequel for the Nintendo 64 was only made in twelve months, as opposed to it's predecessor which took about four years.

What is "The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask"?

100

This phrase from the game Portal has been referenced as an easter egg in many games, including Minecraft, World of Warcraft, and many others.

What is "The cake is a lie"?

100

This character is said to haunt a certain game by building abnormal structures and removing the leaves from trees. The character has been referenced by the game's developers in the patch notes.

Who is "Herobrine"?

200

Five Nights at Freddy's

200

"Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, start."

What is the "Konami Code" or the "Contra Code"?

200

A feature used in many platformer games where there is a brief period of time that the player is still able to jump after walking off of a platformer.

What is "Coyote Time"?

200

This Atari game is widely regard as being the origin of the term "easter egg" to describe hidden secrets in games. It features a hidden room with the message "Created by Warren Robinett."

What is "Adventure" for the Atari?

200

A rumor about how to unlock a certain character in a classic Nintendo game, that often involved collecting 2401 coins or performing other strange tasks.

What is "L is real 2401" or "Unlocking Luigi in Super Mario 64"?

300

Super Mario 64

300

In Metal Gear Solid (1998), this character breaks the fourth wall and "reads your mind" by reading your memory card, and uses "telekinesis" to move your controller by having it vibrate.

Who is "Psycho Mantis"?

300

This 2007 puzzle game used a broken ladder to get players to look up and see where to go, because they found that play testers usually got lost.

What is "Portal"?

300

This classic Super Nintendo game features a secret room with the name "Chris Houlihan," who won a contest to have his name featured in the game.

What is "The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past"?

300

This urban legend is about a mysterious 1980's arcade game that is said to drive people insane.

What is "Polybius"?

400

Identify The Game:

https://images.guessthe.game/gtg_images/1624/3.webp?v=2.5.1

Big Walk

400

This game has an ending that can only be achieved by waiting for 400 real life days.

What is "The Longing"?

400

This game is generally regarded as having one of the longest development periods ever, taking over 14 years to release since it's announcement in 1997.

What is "Duke Nukem Forever"?

400

This Playstation 2 game features a boss who is over 100 years old, and can be defeated by setting the console's date forward a week (or waiting a week) such that he dies of old age.

What is "Metal Gear Solid 3"?

400

A "creepypasta" or urban legend centering around a haunted cartridge for the game Majora's Mask.

What is "Ben Drowned"?

500

Identify The Game:

https://images.guessthe.game/gtg_images/13/3.webp?v=2.5.1

Halo

500

Sonic first appeared in this 1990 racing arcade game almost nine months before the first Sonic game was released.

What is "Rad Mobile"?

500

This game has one of the most infamous pieces of cut content, a feature in which players could transfer items from the game to it's sequel by swapping out the cartridge. This feature was cut too late in development to be removed fully, leaving confusing and mysterious items behind.

What is "Banjo Kazooie"?

500

This 2000's action RPG game features a secret level known as "Moo Moo Farms," in which the player must fight a hoard of cows. It originated as a hoax for the first game before being added to the sequel for real.

What is "Diablo II"?

500

This real-world cryptid was rumored to be findable in Grand Theft Auto: San Andres.

What is "Bigfoot"?