Comments on: Software Easter Eggs

Software Easter Eggs

socalsamba — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:49:59 -0800

but if you ever wanted to find some interesting stuff in your favorite software -- this is a good place to start.

By: flatluigi

flatluigi — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:59:17 -0800

Here's an older site with much more of these.

By: ErWenn

ErWenn — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:50:08 -0800

Some of these are interesting, but... allusions are not easter eggs!

By: never used baby shoes

never used baby shoes — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:54:03 -0800

I think they need some clarification on the movie "easter eggs." When a scene in one movie is a reference to, or re-imaging of a similar scene in another movie, that is a homage. When someone involved with the writing, production, or direction of the film appears in the film, it could be called a cameo or possibly something else, but not an easter egg. An easter egg involves something being hidden, not in plain sight in the movie. (no, I don't know why I'm being a snarky arse about this.)

By: ErWenn

ErWenn — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:58:51 -0800

(no, I don't know why I'm being a snarky arse about this.) Probably the same reason I am, Mr Hemingway. We were expecting to find one thing, and were disappointed to discover something else entirely. It's like putting wasabi on your sushi and discovering it's guacamole. I like guacamole, but it would really, and maybe it might even taste good on sushi, but without expecting it, it'd probably tick me off.

By: Shepherd

Shepherd — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:00:09 -0800

No, I'm with y'all. "They put Charlie Sheen's brother's last name on some guy's shirt in a movie he was in once" is not only nothing close to an easter egg, it's a sub-Wikipedia level of irrelevance.

By: flatluigi

flatluigi — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:05:25 -0800

If you take 'easter egg' to mean 'small thing you wouldn't notice,' this list is full of them.

By: chococat

chococat — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:17:56 -0800

Also the iPod one and the OS X one didn't work for me.

By: Effigy2000

Effigy2000 — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:36:51 -0800

It's talking about allusions, but the tag says "easter-eggs". It's talking about allusions, but the tag says "easter-eggs". IT'S TALKING ABOUT ALLUSIONS, BUT THE TAG SAYS "EASTER-EGGS."

By: katillathehun

katillathehun — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:57:35 -0800

Hey, I found an actual use for OpenOffice Calc.

By: flatluigi

flatluigi — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:59:10 -0800

!!! The list is taken directly from my link above, with minor changes! Seriously, all of the eggs I've compared so far are on the site with identical titles, even the most obscure ones.

By: flatluigi

flatluigi — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:00:56 -0800

for example, here's the Charlie Sheen reference complained about above.

By: flatluigi

flatluigi — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:04:14 -0800

Jeez. Here's #83 on the list: "Pokémon Emerald Version": Pokémon Cloning Glitch: Go talk to the LINK MULTI BATTLE ROOM lady and select two Pokémon. The woman will now say "Before entering BATTLE ROOM, your progress must be saved. Is that OK?". Say yes. Now you will notice a small time gap. Your Pokémon has been cloned successfully! Compare to this entry on EEggs.

By: flatluigi

flatluigi — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:08:15 -0800

#94 on the list: "Red Alert": Cryptic Messages Hidden by Psx Manual Designers: Open up the case, extract the manual and look at the dot-dash code at the bottom of most of the pages. This is Morse code, which may have to do with the alternate game play based around the ants missions in some versions. Entry on EEggs: This is a good easter egg I think because it was very hidden and obviously intentional, and I was surprised when I discoverd it. It was also a little time consuming to decode. The first step is to open up the case and extract the manual. Bad luck to all those who bought a pirated game. It serves you right. Have a little look-see at the seemingly-random dot-dash code at the bottom of most of the pages. This is Morse Code, now officially obsolete. ... I am fairly sure the relevance lies in the alternate game play based around the ants missions in some versions.

By: mathowie

mathowie — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:00:28 -0800

flatlugi, I changed the link to point at eeggs.com

By: 1f2frfbf

1f2frfbf — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 08:22:32 -0800

My all-time favorite still has to the infamous Area 51 Newton egg.