Great easter eggs.

[captaincabbage]

A pretty straight forward thread, but what the hell.
Anyways, I was playing Shadow of the Colossus a while ago and I finally defeated the last few Colossi on hard time attack and I was amazed to discover that the last unlock weapon you get is the Queen's Sword, from Ico.
Now I don't know about anyone else, but I found this awesomely cool.

So boys and girls of the Escapist, what are your favorite easter eggs in games? Feel free to post pics and videos, whatever helps you show it.

 

[kouriichi]

Oh my god. Asking this is like asking which one of my dozens of cats i love best!

Its a close tie between the juggernaut's crotch plate in MW2. ((basically has in big bold letters "GET SUM" written across it in sharpie))

Or when i accidentally found Earth in Spore.
I just thought Sol was a cool name for a planet i wanted to explode.

 

[SnootyEnglishman]

In GTA San Andreas..there's billboard that after a mission you crash through it destroying a big section of it. The ad that once advertised toothpaste now says "Tastes like Cum"

 

[Protocol95]

San andreas's famous, 'There are no easter eggs up here. Go away' easter egg and a couple of Halo reach ones.

Note: Some videos will contain spoilers.

Spoiler

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q98a__oKml0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRrv6rcu90Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovafv-sxUQ8

 

[Miumaru]

Doomguy in Duke Nukem 3D is pretty cool. Duke Nukem 3D in general. Its about 40% easter egg/reference. From LucasFilms stuff (Star Wars, Indiana Jones) to Escape from LA, to Die Hard and tons more.

 

[HT_Black]

Dr. Halsey's secret stash of HALO memarobilia.

 

[Ldude893]

-The secret LOST reference in Half Life 2 Episode 2
-The secret room in Batman: Arkham Asylum
-The jeep license plate in Company of Heroes

 

[captaincabbage]

-The secret LOST reference in Half Life 2 Episode 2
-The secret room in Batman: Arkham Asylum
-The jeep license plate in Company of Heroes

I don't think I've found any of them, dispite owning two of those games (HL2:EP2, CoH) mind to elaborate?

I've also gotta say the LOST island in Just Cause 2 is fucking awesome XD

Also, dispite all of my civilized urges, I just want to punch your avatar.

 

[Ldude893]

-The secret LOST reference in Half Life 2 Episode 2
-The secret room in Batman: Arkham Asylum
-The jeep license plate in Company of Heroes

I don't think I've found any of them, dispite owning two of those games (HL2:EP2, CoH) mind to elaborate?

-In Half Life 2 Episode 2, there's a room in White Forest base with a vortigaunt wearing a labcoat and on a computer which you encounter after talking to Dr. Magnussion and going down the ladder and lift to the base of the rocket.There's a room inaccessible to the player but visible through some fencing and you can clearly see a computer on a table with the "numbers" i.e. the Hatch computer. Plus, the wall has a DHARMA logo.
-In Company of Heroes, read the number printed on the front bumper of the American Jeep in-game. Don't get it? Here's a hint:

1T5 1N 1337.

Also, dispite all of my civilized urges, I just want to punch your avatar.

Don't we all.

 

[Space Spoons]

I don't know if this necessarily counts, since it was offered freely when most Easter Eggs are hidden, but I was playing Left 4 Dead once and Louis suddenly said, "Man, this is just like Counter-Strike!"

I love it when Valve gets self-aware.

 

[Vern]

The Dopefish Lives.
http://www.fpsteam.it/img2006/quake_dopefish/quake_dopefish_04.jpg

 

[Kapol]

I'll have to go with the one that didn't get found until the developer pointed it out: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/102745-Unusual-Splinter-Cell-Mission-Remains-Secret-For-Years and I don't even like Splinter Cell games that much.

 

[Peabob]

Anything out of Leisure Suit Larry. Naked Ladeez! :O

 

[kidragakash]

Well, in Titan Quest, there is a little cave you can go in, after you have finished the game, and it has a apth that leads you past minatures of the places you went and creatures you can kill, that have names of developers etc. I thought it was quite clever.

The have a similar thing in VP: TIP, where when you break open pinatas in the Credits garden, the open to reveal development credits

 

[black orchid1]

halo reach one of the easter eggs in that is pretty cool, its a room which references red vs blue, and a lot of other people

 

[SalamanderJoe]

The Toasting machine in Gears of War 2.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyiWiu5EXxo

I like 'em CRISPY!

 

[SalamanderJoe]

The Octopus in Assassin's Creed 2. Yeah...you will believe...

 

[Gincairn]

The "Buffy" room in Max Payne, climbing up on the fire escape can lead to a secret room with ammo etc, there is a blonde haired corpse on the floor who has written "Buff" in blood.

Plus any of the other times in Max Payne where the game breaks the 4th wall, such as Max saying thank you for turning off the alarms or lift music.