Video Game Easter Eggs

[@G.A.N.]

Some of the oldest mario racing games Had a Mario branded Malboro posters, but Nintendo changed it the same way how they changed that Soda guy in that one Mario Box Fighting game.

[@TotalHooman]

Punch out, he's Soda Popinski

[@TotalHooman]

It went from Vodka Drunkinski to Soda Popinski

[@JarlStaubhold]

The Marioro brand in the jap.version of Mario Kart 64.

[@michaeladams1772]

@@TotalHooman A lot of people also don't know that in the original release of Super Mario Kart, both Bowser and Peach chug a bottle of alcohol in their victory screen, with Bowser foaming at the mouth and Peach getting noticeably red in the face

[@qwoi76]

The game pulled off a “we didnt forget bro”

[@swag4jag559]

The cult leader outfit at 4:49 is a reference to Cult of the Lamb Also at 5:30 you can see the Cubicle brand logo from Going Under, which the same team behind Another Crabs Treasure made

[@Engel1916]

3:39 that isn’t Jon St. John, it’s another well-known FPS voice actor named Gianni Matragrano. He’s known for voicing a lot of Duke Nukem memes on KZbin as well as doing voice work for quite a few indie shooters including Ultrakill, Turbo Overkill etc.

[@CaptainEggcellent]

What?! He sounds just like him!

[@IamAJoe]

@@CaptainEggcellent Gianni is a very very talented dude lol

[@ironworksgames]

Can confirm both that it's Gianni, and that he's incredibly talented! (Also, thanks so much for the Last Exterminator shoutout!)

[@Engel1916]

@@CaptainEggcellent he does a very good job, so much so that he actually voices Duke Nukem in a fanmade mod for the leaked Duke Nukem Forever 2001 build called Restoration Project. He’s very talented and also really chill, even streams FPS/other games on KZbin when he’s able to. Here’s his link youtube.com/@GianniMatragrano?si=2B9T0-iViB45v3Mf

[@MrEoinkeane]

To me he sounds like the dude from the Honest Game Trailers. Not sure if that’s the same voice, but it’s what I heard

[@Kirbman]

There was a Marlboro based easter egg in the Japanese version of Mario Kart 64. There were several billboards around the tracks with parodies of real life brands. One of these was Marioro. I'm not sure if this is what the Another Crab's Treasure easter egg is based on, but it's certainly a fun coincidence.

[@asg6888]

This might be a bit of a reach but when I think of mario i think of the bright red hat, white gloves and big black mosutache... which is also all of Marlboro's colors

[@YOEL_44]

​@@asg6888It is a lot of a reach, why would they go through that mental gymnastics when there is an actual direct reference of the same character integrated in the name of the same brand already.

[@asg6888]

@@YOEL_44 just pointing out the coincidence there bud

[@OOBonedaddyOO]

Was about to say the same

[@OOBonedaddyOO]

But the way I understand it , they were not Easter eggs it was just branding in Japan that for censorship issues it had to be changed in the US but also thought it went all the way back to the SNES

[@Tommyrough810]

In Another Crab's Treasure, you can find an outfit in The Sands Between thats a reference to Solaire from Dark Souls, also, you're able to find the Chosen Undead's helmet at the end of a platforming section very late into the game that is both hidden and difficult, you get a hidden achievement for finding it as well.

[@thespiritualist2842]

With the pink suit being named, "Joji's legendary suit", it feels all the much better

[@dibspicer554]

Eh boss gimme the pizza pls

[@georgebaynard4096]

4:00 I'm almost sure that's Gianni Matragrano

[@I0NE007]

8:20 Also in the Talos Principle, I forget the region but "the ice mountain" region; if you go to the "tetris bridge gate", walk up the ramp behind it, and sprint jump at the gate, you can clip inside of it. Sprint jumping to the solid barriers the enclose the tetris bridge puzzle, the far-left corner has a hidden speaker that plays various, mostly random, sounds when you activate the nearby button.

[@nathancorbett1708]

In another crabs treasure, if you kill the boss in the wandering sands before you get the map piece two you will get the 3rd piece before, then you place 1st and 3rd map piece on the cereal box as you don't have the 2nd map piece you unlock special dialog ;)

[@shortydane]

I first thought of Mario Andretti who drove for Marlboro..

[@bh4vvy33t]

Other cool racing game character easter egg is this game called Kart Riders: Drift and one of the first free characters is named Brian and his description says he's an ex cop, I'm confident its a reference to Paul Walker's character from his F&F character

[@GENeralGremory]

1:32 I like how it even says "Joji's legendary suit" which it's not even hiding that it's a Filthy Frank easter egg

[@NoImHeavenly]

6:05 "Hey this is pretty cool 👍" -dani

[@JC_Soulless]

0:20 That is one hundred percent a reference to Dead Rising, as his name is clearly a riff of Frank West, the protag from the first game. If they each have unique arenas, then his showdown taking place either in a mall or a vegas like strip will almost certainly confirm that (unless the docks are where you fight him, which could be a reference to the home base in Dead Rising 3)

[@zantheros4927]

The likeness to FlatOut's Jack Benton cannot be ignored, especially in the context of Frank's own story importance to Trail Out, as well as Trail Out as a whole being a spiritual successor to Bugbear's FlatOut games. Nevertheless, I do still see resemblances to Frank West, which leads me to believe this is a dual reference, calling to BOTH characters.

[@JC_Soulless]

@@zantheros4927 I'd actually say that he looks much closer to Chuck Greene when it comes down to his outfit. A deliberate choice of yellow jacket with blue jeans instead of black jacket and yellow stripe with black jeans leaves me with the conclusion that it's just a straight reference to Chuck Greene. Even the name, being a play of Frank West but still having an allusion to the color green with Woods, seems to be confirmation. Other than his name originally being Frank, there's not really anything that connects him to the in game character. Then again, if his arena resembles a location in FlatOut, maybe it is a duel reference

[@zantheros4927]

@@JC_Soulless References are more than just looks. As Cpt Eggcelent very aptly pointed about, it's also about the context the character appears. So from raw appearance, yeah, it's Dead Rising, but considering almost everything else, it's FlatOut. Hence, it's fitting as a combination of characters/franchises instead of nodding to only one.

[@NoWayAroundIt_]

it might also be a reference to frank woods from call of duty

[@JC_Soulless]

@@NoWayAroundIt_ Before, I would have dismissed your comment, but after watching footage of the two battle arenas he has (an island prison and an oil rig platform), it might genuinely be a duel reference to both Chuck Greene and Frank Woods based on those alone

[@topmarksman1996]

There is afk voice lines in borderlands 2 I’m pretty sure one is even calling the player to get back from the bathroom

[@philswiftdestroyerofworlds1988]

Yeah I believe it's Zer0's idle voicelines where one of his lines asks if someone is in the bathroom lol

[@VulpisFoxfire]

I think that in this case, the turtle in the sewer is just...a turtle in a sewer. Rather than being a TMNT ref, it refers to the much older meme of unwanted pets being flushed into the sewer, including alligators and goldfish, as well as turtles.

[@WaterMelonMurderer308]

THE. POPSICLE. STICKS. HIT THE POPSICLE STICKS

[@Crustiger9]

did you know, in another crabs treasure, if you find a way to get the camera into krill's body, you will see a beating heart as well as, if you step under a magnet, your compass will go nuts

[@Deuce801]

Frank woods is also from the Black ops series

[@caelmcdonough6578]

5:11 the soda can on the grabs back is the same brand of soda from the game "going under"

[@almaa4030]

Oh no i heard the iconic line of Doaks and now i want to watch Dexter agian

[@GameKnight404]

Crab game was actually made by Dani so it makes sense that the Karlsonvibe easter egg would be something he also made. Dani’s been mia for a while now. Hope he’s working on his Karlson game. Can’t wait to play it.

[@jean-maximedubebe5967]

Hi Captain, in Fallout 76 you can find a Over Use Easter Egg. When you check in a fridge in Whitespring Golf club. You can find a toy clown with a red balloon, i think is a reference of "It"

[@kyb7795]

Started watching this content and am so hooked

[@CaptainEggcellent]

Thank you!

[@I0NE007]

5:12 In one of the versions of Mario Kart (I think the JP edition of MK64) there were parody versions of various brands, like motorsports tend to have. And Nintendo had a play off Marlboro called "Marioro." So it may be a weird ape off of that.

[@TheFoghorn726]

Agreed, many years ago, Malboro used to sponsor F1 Team Ferrari which was an Italian brand.

[@Herpaderpa]

Only thing I could think of with Mario and Malboro is maybe some of the color schemes on some of the cigarette boxes? I believe there's red boxes of Malboro out there that could match Mario's red color scheme. Though Mario isn't purely red, he's red and blue, so I don't know how much weight that holds.

[@rover_libra]

1:46 I didn't guess that it was referencing Dexter. Instead I guessed that it was that infamous scene from Nope.

[@mrhorror-x1e]

I saw it as a reference to ttcm

[@yaboynuttyquinlan3558]

Genuinely thank you for making such interesting and well crafted content, you are genuinely a fantastic creator and put so much effort into it, keep it up dude

[@NotSpaghettiSauce]

In Cyberpunk 2077, there is an arcade mini game in the Biotechnica flatlands called Arasaka Tower 3D. I think the mini game is a reference to Doom 1993

[@animationsgamesandart3000]

there is a second phone box in the last exterminator that has a guy that sounds like the postal dude from postal 2

[@Shayzis]

Many cool games I didn't know about today, sweet!

[@Deadpok3]

@5:08 it's specifically a reference to Mario Kart 64 that has the same Marlboro like advertisment for Mario

[@insertgenericusernamehere2402]

So glad you mentioned it was jack benton not chuck from dead rising like so many thought.

[@swag4jag559]

There’s actually a reference in the Maid Krill outfit. The description of this is the same quote from the beginning of Disney’s The Incredibles

[@SVnm5]

In another crab's treasure there's a reference to a Christmas story with the sexy leg and the fishnets without the lampshade and also there's a CVS receipt that is used as a bridge

[@trenpeeters8416]

hi captain i found 1 easter eggs 1 hidden detail and one wierd thing that i dont know if its something easter egg: in fortnite there is a new midas skin that has challanges the first one is called midas rise the second one is called et tu brutus thats a refference when brutus stabbed ceasar to death bc thats what ceasar said (i dont know if you can still find this one) hidden detail: in the first spiderman game if you fast travel you sit in the train but when the sabel agents shoot at you while flying trough the city if you fast travel then you will hide outside the train and if you play call of duty modren warfare 2 in the level hornets nest in the first big open fight area if you hold right till you hit a small building if you go trough that you have to exit using the otehr door and than on the buildings your facing you find a bunch of plam leaf looking plants if you go trough them you will find it

[@ryan2t4]

In Trail Out, Big Cheese's backup drivers in demo derby battle, drives purple cars, this is nod to Big Smoke's betrayed Grove Street, and assigned to Ballas. Also, if beats him, he reenact iconic Lamar roasts Franklin meme from GTA V. There's few more easter egg in Trail Out, like Drive inspired outfit for Mihalych.

[@isthatabigfoot]

Mario also wears white and red when he has fire powers, much like the Marlboro branding. Maybe adds to that reference?

[@TheOmnituens]

6:34 You did not seriously miss that that's a portal reference -

[@hippiedude2232]

"macaroni mountain" Anyone else immediately think "let's go to candy mountain Charlie?"

[@well8250]

the "cult leader" outfit in another crabs treasure also seems to be a reference to cult of the lamb

[@ShiffDawgMan]

In Another Crabs Treasure that Cult Leader poncho is a reference to Cult of the Lamb, a VERY good game that everyone should play. It’s the garment worn by the lamb himself.

[@Singeferno]

In Another Crab's Treasure, the Lil' Bro shell is a reference to Slowbro from Pokemon and the outfit under the Mr. Krabs one is a reference to cult of the lamb.

[@tinutse]

in 5:31 you miss the reference of "Going Under" on a cartboard you see "Cubicle"

[@ArisaMilkawa]

Another Carb Treasure has many references to Going Under, the previous game of the developpers

[@SVnm5]

Also in the store where you buy shells the little brochell is a tribute to the Slowbro shell from pokémon

[@ShouOokami]

I was expecting the Coconut Mall QR code to take you to Crab Rave honestly.

[@Endri_Rigs]

Did you know that in Assassin's Creed Origins, if you get the tools that were taken from the Blacksmith before he gives you the side quest, after you talk with the Blacksmith to get the quest, Bayek will mention that he's done the quest already, it's a cool little detail.

[@peoplebro_1294]

Idk if this has been covered. But in gta 4 the lost and damned, in the mission "was it worth it" Your being chased by mafia and the objective is to simply kill them before you get killed. Well in the game you gain access to clay and terry both are contacts that you can call when your in a pinch. Well during the mafia chase i called terry for some backup, well instead of arriving in their bikes, instead they plan an ambush for you to drive to and ambush the mafia. The game never prompted me about calling terry and clay during that specific situation for triggering the ambush. I only got prompted about calling backup is when its introduced in earlier in the game.

[@NazeehYauqoob]

the game The Talos Principle 2 the banana not only refers to the game My Friend Pedro but also, as far as i'm concerned, refers to an artwork done by Maurizio Cattelan.

[@tmonky0267]

6:23 if you read it and replace the word macaroni with cake it's just a reference to the first Portal game

[@mason_mc6987]

1:40. That scene is so messed up I love Dexter so much

[@DracheMitfahre]

Another link to the Marlboro/Mario easter egg, There was an F1 driver by the name of Mario Andretti who was sponsored by Marlboro during the 80s.

[@NazeehYauqoob]

what i believe is that the quote "macaroni mountain is a lie, there's no macaroni here", is a neat easter egg. but there is an easter egg within this easter egg. the first part of the quote is a definite nod the game portal.

[@bobbyboswell13]

omfg another crabs treasure dropped the ball on that qr code it should have taken you to the crab rave song

[@joaquinrodriguez9004]

I’m glad Dani got in one of these

[@rozasupreme]

The Mario Cigarettes was also used in Mario Kart 64 in Japan I believe, but removed for Western Areas

[@gasselik]

5:04 it may be a stretch but i thinked that is a reference to mario kart 64 where the jp version shows the billbord called marioro

[@toughteddybear5777]

The link between Mario and Marlboro is that Mario famously said "If you do drugs, you go to hell before you die"

[@dj_justanotheruser_yt]

Crab game has a level with a giant crab boss so it does in fact have a crab in it

[@Noobyness911]

Yo captain 5:11 with the mario cig's it both to the cig brand and mario cus back in the day mario kart tracks had cig ad's (i think on the 64 theres a few)

[@rosem7741]

If you look at Minecraft, it's looks like they was taken from Soul eater, maybe I wrong but maybe not, also Soul eater have really good physics details, like finishing enemies or solving cube puzzles for old time game

[@maca.arcade]

About the Mario/Marlboro thing, back in Mario Kart 64 Marioro signs are the replacement for Marlboro signs that, in that time, where visible on racing track all over the wordl. I think that developers, as in the Macdonalds/Among Us thing, are trying to replace brand for videogame caracters. Maybe there is a Sonic we still have to find.

[@ClockWithoutNumbers]

So basically, in Luigi's Raceway and other tracks in Mario Kart 64 for the N64. There is a couple of ads on the wall near the "shortcut" referencing Marlboro with the name Marioro instead.

[@CopyCat3603]

I'm not sure if you cover mobile games on this channel but if you download a game called "Mad Out 2" and go under the prison, in the tunnels, there's a room that features the ninja turtles along with pizza and other things down there. It was surprising to find in such a violent game but I'm sure it could be considered an "Over used Easter Egg over the week." Thanks for the videos brother. I can honestly say, I've watched every single video you've ever released and I'm proud of your endurance man. For a person like me, having something to take my mind away from the world is a blessing, so thanks, Capt 😎

[@WhatTheFirstAidSpray]

The Mario Cigarette brand is a reference to the fact the Japanese version of Mario Kart 64 had mock signs around the tracks for Marioro in the same way the cigs would be advertised. So it's a reference to a tongue-in-cheek joke from way back when.

[@RiceAndBrains]

Frank woods is also a reference to the call of duty character, don’t know how u haven’t figured that out yet

[@drewhalcro6082]

What about the ninja turtle quest in Borderlands 2? You take some pizza to waterworks and access a special area where you are attacked by 4 ratmen.

[@VaderWithMoney]

You can finde draft punk in Zombie Night terror, chapter 2 dj level

[@Glue_Eater06]

I don't know if it counts as an easter egg, a detail, or is just coincidental asset reuse, but on the Call Of Duty Infinite Warfare Zombies map Rave In The Redwoods, there a lot of 6-packs of "Porter Dark Beer", which as far as I can tell is a reference to Max Porter, the Treyarch employee who created the iconic Raygun

[@bloxxer02]

If you arent aware, dani is the developer of crab game and dani2 is his second channel

[@contentcreations6810]

I'm so excited for more secrets

[@NoWayAroundIt_]

Frank Woods is also the name of Mason's long-time army buddy from back in Vietnam in the original Black Ops series, maybe the name Frank Woods is not only a reference to other Franks but also him?

[@wakakox4776]

no clue if it was in a vid before,tried to search about it abit but also no clue if its a vanilla feature , but in fallout 4 ,inside super duper mart in lexington,you get inside and move to the left all the way to a table with 3 skeletons, 2 women and 1 man 'skeletons' , the man slowly looks at you and rises the hand to let you know you can sit, while the woman slowly turns to look at you (one that is next to the man) ,sittin has the hand lowered a bit,gettin up has the hand getting back up . Whoever did see a video about it and was already on this channel do let me know so i can focus on some other details if i can find anything.

[@TheJurnalyst]

The Marlboro/Mario correlation is probably from the correlations of "gas/oil" companies from the Mario kart tracks.

[@matthewnonn4948]

In growhouse map in mw3 there’s a van with bullet holes in the same spots from breaking bad

[@ShaggyToad1]

5:03 this could be a double reference, as in Japanese version of Mario Kart 64 they had parody advertisement of a product called Marioro with color scheme or the Marlboro brand.

[@mudxcakexftw]

I think it's Frank west frank woods I believe there hinting at dead rising for sure ! 😊

[@mexicanfatyoshipotatogod5920]

1:31 I love Joji, Filthy Frank, and Pink Guy

[@Trazel_Apeally]

I don't think the Mario Marlboro connection goes much further than what it is; Recognizable Marlboro packaging reference, with Mario because Video Games and Starts with M. I'm not sure if there's more reason in actuality, but to me it looks a lot more ['to get the job done'] than the others; as with the (Not) Butter previously and Fries Amogus today.

[@brobro4566]

Hey captain, there's so many references in true crime la

[@mrhorror-x1e]

At 2:02 i took it as both a Dexter reference and ttcm

[@paer76]

5:20 the japanese versions of ario kart contained references to cigarettes

[@samcollett556]

frank woods is also the secondary character in black ops 1

[@stefanoragosta7894]

1:45 the one on the red container is clothed like luffy from one piece

[@SaintofMisfits]

Frank Woods could also be a nod to B.J. Blazkowicz, just cause the outfit looks similar to what B.J.s was in the new colossus

[@madixbrown8664]

In Another Crabs Treasure, if you constantly get hurt by the sea urchin in the coral reef, something happens

[@chezborgor2334]

Frank woods is also a black ops 1 and 2 reference

[@tylerwoodle4592]

I was thinking the banana was something about the banana from the amazing world of gumball

[@twiglurid666]

LOL there's a white claw in another crabs treasure

[@buddajum6831]

So nobody is gonna realise that Frank Woods is the name of the most iconic Call of Duty character ever, as well as the oil rig and prison referencing Woods and Masons missions

[@mr.pumpkin8891]

in crab game there is indeed a crab

[@StarCrow77Gaming]

Very good

[@rodrigosatiro]

the cigarette is because on Mario Kart 64 there where outdoors with Marioboro on then, so.. a Malboro named Mario

[@CrewDrastically]

How many hidden cutscenes are there in trail out tracks ?

[@furonable]

Cat Easter Eggs are the best.

[@kiddjoker96]

There’s a reference to Hollow Knight in Another Crabs Treasure.

[@LeFlopisKing]

I hope my alan wake 2 one that i explained will be on here oh and theres a another detail in nba2k24 in the my career city you can go into the rec center and when your waiting to squad up with a few players theres a clock behind yous and it reflects on real world time pretty touchy

[@kamo7293]

crab game was made by dani, so he put his own reference in the game. that's funny

[@sorahearts3317]

Among Us easter eggs should be joining the Overused Video Game Easter Egg Of The Week segment soon.