Top 20 Video Game Secrets It Took YEARS to Find

[@WatchMojo]

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[@fk9970able]

Yo

[@GigaTechWolf]

Doki Doki Literature Club actually has a Secret Happy Ending thats Unlockable by using Specific words for each Girl in the Game

[@jayb8934]

It’s funny when developers hide something so well that they end up just telling people how to find it themselves.

[@Ticklemehomo9]

Like the hidden room in arkham asylum

[@amf198]

I need to put this somewhere out there for someone who might have Zelda: Twilight Princess. I remember when I was a kid, I had to grab some "nasty soup", and do the yeti food quest in a certain order. I ended up with "Gourmet soup" which had the effect of fairy tears and gold chu jelly. I don't remember in what order I did things, and I've not seen anything on the internet about it. I hope someone can just search for the word "gourmet" in the games code, and something comes up. I didn't even know what that word meant until after the game. I always wondered if i had a diffrent copy of the disk, a specific version, or it was just mis remembering. But I think the fact that I learned that word from that moment is pretty weird lol. It was on the Gamecube version of TP. I pre ordered the game at that time. I tried it a little bit on the wii u version, but no luck. I didn't try everything though. I'm just pretty sure it's only on the gamecube version since they re worked the wii u version from the ground up.

[@CandiceVidito32]

The mystery person from Resident Evil 4 is definitely a weird one ( I wonder if it's also in the remake as well)

[@timlowdon2943]

I thought that one was solved. Someone hacked the camera and went out of bounds. It's just one of the game devs.

[@Reaperguy67]

​@AndyHouse-v1m imagine making false claims about others you don't know. Sad that you lie and like your own comment

[@Reaperguy67]

@Aiden.Pierre get lost and get a life

[@Ticklemehomo9]

What about the hidden room in arkham asylum, rocksteady themselves literally had to reveal it it was that well hidden

[@Thrillseeker420]

I've got a story for you: In 1991, there was a little-known PC game called "Commander Keen 4: Secret Of The Oracle" There was a secret level called The Pyramid Of The Forbidden which could only be accessed by going to the basement of another level called The Pyramid Of Moons. The way you got to the secret level was to get all the worms to follow you and come together. When they did, they formed a giant foot that took you there. It took me THIRTY YEARS to finally figure it out, and if it hadn't been for a youtube video showing it, I never would've found it. True story. I really miss the Commander Keen series. It's really sad too, I don't think anyone has even heard of it.

[@Omegaxtreme]

I have them on steam. Such classics

[@villy3508]

I played a few of the Keen games when i was a child, i had a bunch of Apogee games, great times

[@DryBones271]

Mew can actually be found in red blue and Yellow, it's convoluted and appears at level 6!

[@jraymond1988]

I thought that everyone knew that by now. I had Mew in my games and I was 10 when they came out.

[@NachoJazz13]

Yeap new was captured in ‘99 on game boy and missing no. was caught during the goal of finding mew for us all…2 birds one secret

[@C4PT41NSL1NKY]

It can but I think that's more of a glitch than an intentional secret

[@tist203]

Not my friend group. We never saw mew in the originals

[@UEhappydudey]

Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour for Gamecube in 2003. In the US version in order to unlock Ace difficulty you have to get 1st in all 6 cups with all 16 characters. It took years for people to figure out the exact requirements in order to unlock the ace difficulty.

[@prolaeusmorris6540]

I have one I have yet to see people find. The NES version of Godzilla had a password screen with most letters of the alphabet, plus numbers. If you play with this screen and type in something to the effect of GH1D0RAH, you are automatically sent to a dark developer level where you fight the hardest monsters in the game. I found this out shortly after the game was released.

[@Ploeppsel]

that's cool

[@Gor85]

Many good games. Zelda,rude t -shirt,GildenEye,Metal Gear,Gear of War,Halo 3,Donkey Kong,Resident Evil. Great video

[@tzvikrasner6073]

"I'm the same person I always was. Time won't change that." Says Shepard while the camera is looking at him across Miranda's chest. He really doesn't change.

[@Scottie_S]

That was Ashley's chest but they're both top notch.

[@tzvikrasner6073]

@@Scottie_S And this is proof I've barely played that game. I'm not good at FPS.

[@usuckthereturn]

The Naboo ship from Star Wars: Rogue Squadron will always be my favorite!

[@MegumiMary]

Naboo Starship was revealed less than a year after the game's release though I remember having a codebook for the N64 version of the game that had the code for the Naboo Starfighter along with all sorts of other codes for the game

[@amf198]

I need to put this somewhere out there for someone who might have Zelda: Twilight Princess. I remember when I was a kid, I had to grab some "nasty soup", and do the yeti food quest in a certain order. I ended up with "Gourmet soup" which had the effect of fairy tears and gold chu jelly. I don't remember in what order I did things, and I've not seen anything on the internet about it. I hope someone can just search for the word "gourmet" in the games code, and something comes up. I didn't even know what that word meant until after the game. I always wondered if i had a diffrent copy of the disk, a specific version, or it was just mis remembering. But I think the fact that I learned that word from that moment is pretty weird lol. It was on the Gamecube version of TP. I pre ordered the game at that time. I tried it a little bit on the wii u version, but no luck. I didn't try everything though. I'm just pretty sure it's only on the gamecube version since they re worked the wii u version from the ground up.

[@waheedabdullah6371]

Think about doing a, "Top 20 Best Indie Games Released in the 2020s So Far" Examples: Dave the Diver, Stray, Have a Nice Death, Skul the Hero Slayer, Cult of the Lamb, etc.

[@NachoJazz13]

How bout nooooo

[@sempre8135]

worst idea of all time

[@DryBones271]

the Ant with a fungus is the inspiration for Paras and Parasect!

[@davidparkes7741]

If you're referring to the Last Of Us Easter egg then nope, especially given Pokémon came out a decade or 2 before it was released.

[@redtyrant3106]

@@davidparkes7741 I think he's talking about the natural phenomenon that inspired both. There are fungi that infect ant brains and manipulate them into climbing high up into trees so they can spread their spores. It's creepy and makes the ants look like zombies when they are moving. I believe that also inspired the move Spore in Pokemon. Paras and Parasect are the only two Pokemon that learn it, and it's the only 100% accurate sleep-inducing move in the game.

[@nyrambler23]

I think discovering 2 player mode in Super Punch Out is much more legendary than any of these.

[@worldelite5016]

Donkey Kong 64 deserves a remake for the Nintendo Switch. Also, never forget Jet Force Gemini.

[@MildLemonaidShits]

You're a leo shut up

[@awelshwhale]

DK64 has aged terribly, a remake wont fix it, way too much backtracking. i still dont get how people give Banjo Tooie crap for backtracking but ignore DK64, a game that is litearally all backtracking

[@LaughNStalk]

Or developers can stop putting out remakes & remasters and try new adventures?

[@GamingKingdom91]

Jet force! That was my #1 fave N64 game ever! I own two copies (because one wouldnt work)

[@cgoblin]

​@LaughNStalk Nah. It's okay to release old titles on new hardware. Nothing wrong with the new generations experiencing classic titles and older generations re-living them.

[@Batters56]

I just assumed there would be some GTA/RDR in here. Maybe it all gets done fast as there’s so many players.

[@GigaTechWolf]

The only GTA Secret i know in GTA appears in GTA V. Its a House in franklins neighborhood where if you go to the backdoor you die suddenly

[@Batters56]

There’s a broken bridge over a small river in RDR2 (not the big one To get to backwater!) and your horse misjudges it and dies the first time in each play though… I think! Happened to me anyways

[@CH-uk1il]

Finally! They mention the hidden ant in the Last of Us!

[@EARTHBOUNDRAVEN]

I think Final Fantasy 9 had a secret side quest that went unknown for a long time

[@emmaberridge9512]

Yep. It was the brothers sidequest for the protect ring

[@ROCKONplaceboforever]

Awesome list loved it 🎮 m 👏

[@DustinKopperman-w5d]

The Infection's Origins The Last of Us and The Mystery Person Resident Evil 4 and Hidden Features Silent Hill 2 surprises me the most on the PS3 or on the PS4 or on the switch

[@hugabogaminter]

You forgot the impossible blue stud from Lego Star Wars

[@NachoJazz13]

Let’s get a part 2 !!!

[@FFP_BF2]

Gran Turismo 4 has cheat codes for money and winning races. It’s the only GT game with cheat codes you can enter in the game (excluding action replay devices). They were found out in 2022 if I remember correctly?

[@X2011racer]

Gran Turismo PSP as well, and this time you do not need to play the game long enough for them to activate.

[@kratoisamuryu4227]

Super Mario world, in one of the Boo haunted houses there's a big boo that took years to find out that you can kill it by sliding down the stairs

[@GamingKingdom91]

The DK64 coin.. That banana coin was actually found (and mentioned) by a youtuber named Scykoh..he explained the coin and how it hasnt been found in years in his play through of DK64

[@MegumiMary]

16:14 wait... if there was a second rainbow coin hidden in grass in one level who's to say that there isn't a second rainbow coin hidden in every single level of the game???

[@NitPik-p3r]

thats a great point! but I think Fungi Forest is the easiest place to hide something like that... no other level covers the floor the same

[@MegumiMary]

@@NitPik-p3r There's a lot of patches of grass in the first level As far as level 2 perhaps in a very obscure area? Or maybe a place hidden in quicksand that requires I-frames to pull off Level three could be just under some machine assets that you have to be standing just over to trigger the hit box of- I mean the same could be said for the second coin for all the levels! This second rainbow coin could be showing us that there is one in each world and now it is up to us to find them! Maybe boundary breaking is the only way to really find them all?

[@NitPik-p3r]

@@MegumiMary Jungle Japes? Where is there tall grass?

[@MegumiMary]

@NitPik-p3r i thought there was? I haven't replayed in a few years game stuck on wiiu an all...

[@paxhumana2015]

@MegumiMary, I was thinking the exact same thing about the coins as well, as that sounds exactly like something that Rare would have done...now I wish for there to be a NEW Donkey Kong Country video game, and the return of King K. Rool as well.

[@StonedDiablo2Guy]

There’s a secret ritual in Diablo 2 that took 23 years to find. If you stand next to 4 wisps(the ones that shoot lightning) they’ll stop attacking you and start forming the developers initials. After that you have unlimited magic fine for some odd amount of time

[@wedgeheelshunterlegend2654]

The PS2 memory towers those were my favorite secrets on the loading screen.

[@terceljr]

The fact that that my older cousin was actually telling the truth about the Shin Akuma unlock when I was a kid is wild....I legit thought he was making it up like everyone else did with games....

[@pierreramirez2599]

I remember renting this and unlocking Shin Akuma waaaay back when it first came out. I must have read how to do it from a magazine.

[@terceljr]

@@pierreramirez2599 I think it was in a gaming magazine but I also remember a lot of april fools jokes with fake game information on unlocks too XD.

[@anonymuswere]

one of the more recent ones was for, of all things, Gran Turismo Four. they finally discovered a cheat mode in the engine (which means it also applies to the low selling Tourist Trophy game, which uses the exact same engine)

[@luispintos7837]

Donkey Kong wasn’t so much of a secret. Found that out myself as a kid playing the game

[@RiVer-Parish]

I love video games. I need to really get back to playing. The last game I completed was Inside.

[@Ninoish]

This list is oddly similar to Gameranx video but then again a lot of these videos are the same I love Easter eggs

[@DrMuffins321]

The windwaker one was not hidden for 14 years. I distinctly remember doing that at my friends house on the OG GameCube. I’m almost positive it was in an edition of Nintendo power. My friend was also Japanese so he always knew the meat hidden things with Nintendo related stuff

[@MinecraftMartin]

Shadowrun for SNES got that dang debug room that you access with a book of matches and flickering street light

[@humyai8278]

It takes me 30 years to know that an old japanese​ game of 1991 has a true ending. Thank you very much for the translation team.

[@paxhumana2015]

Concerning the Resident Evil 4/Biohazard 4 mysterious figure person, all that is needed to figure out who they are would be to go through the code of the video game, then use some object enhancement software, like police, and military, agencies use to enhance things, like people of interest, suspects, license plate numbers, etc., but use it on the person that is in the video game, then cross-reference the people that worked for Capcom when the video game was being made. Once you go through those processes, then you should find out who the mysterious person is, and why they put themselves in that place in the video game.

[@rocketrockinit]

Great list

[@WatchMojo]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@telefrag93551]

what about the Doom 2 secret that went unfound for like 20 years?

[@Insanityltself]

There's a secret easter egg in Zelda's Adventure ( one of the unholy Triforce games on CD-I ) hinting at one of the games the studio behind the CDI games wanted to make beforehand but never did. It was discovered i believe 23 years later

[@scottdecowski4913]

The Power Rangers fighting game for Genesis had secret super moves hidden in the code for over 20 years. The moves are a regular move a character can do but take out 3/4 of a enemies health

[@mr.zer.0vex586]

I remember me and my uncle finding the baby seal when I was kid and we was so confused glad to know there are more

[@Arminhammer19]

Maybe it's not considered as such but I thought the rainbow ride secret in Super Mario 64 would have been in the list

[@blainroark432]

2 player mode in super punch out on SNES. How did this not make the list!!??

[@ninstarrose6564]

I'm sooo sad... I found that Rainbow Coin in DK64 back when the game was still fresh N64 era... I didn't think it was that big of a deal. I could have made History. But that's OK. I'll take the W that I knew about that Rainbow coin's existence for pretty much 25+ years

[@kainih]

i got that mass effect 3 easter egg when the game came out, I never realized it was a secret.

[@MaxiEtcheverryM]

What about Banjo Kazooie & Tooie "stop n' swop" secret that never camed?

[@Finding_Peace90]

the mass effect 3 fact is incorrect. it was discovered way earlier. i remember finding that piece of info online and doing that on the 360 version back in like 2015-2016

[@kinghizexcellence]

Hell I didnt even know akuma was in sf2 until I was an adult

[@reven0699]

I didnt realize the rover in me3 was an easter egg. I always just thought it was a cool robot.

[@AcePilotZach]

I actually discovered the Pikmin 2 ones on accident when I first got the GameCube version on release, just didn't know they were Easter eggs.

[@The_Beast_3365]

These aren't really secrets or anything but I remember it took me years to try and find all the hidden cheat code messages in RDR 1 and 2 Story mode! 😄👍❤️🐎

[@mrchaotiq]

Sheng Long still hasn't been found yet.

[@noobsaibot8844]

I remember playing True Crime: New York City as a kid and playing it all the time. Come to just barely find out there was a good/bad ending. I only ever got the bad ending. 😂😅

[@SocialAwkTaco]

What about the EJB Menus in the Original 5 Arcade MK games.

[@FelixxileF1990]

"100%" on DK64 is actually "101%"

[@TheGhostCreature]

I found all of them on my own. I’m a bit proud now. 😊

[@doctorcragmire7299]

What about playing as Master Hand in Super Smash Bros. Melee?

[@vicegamer6944]

Oh I knew about the rainbow coin back in 2002. 😊

[@heyitstheblackguy]

Have we still not figured out the megaman 9 and 10 secret in endless mode?

[@fly-lucky]

The wind waker one wasn't a secret it literally says it in the strategy guide when the game came out

[@JaneTheDoe-id2vx]

you forgot one, someone discovered cheats for god of war on ps2(dont remember if god of war one or two). you had to use 2 controllers to activate it and it only works on ps2, not the remasters

[@SeerMagicX]

We knew about the punch out thing way back in the day.

[@jtorch917]

There was a MUCH easier way of getting "Shin Akuma" and there were cheats and an explainer at the time. Finding unlocked characters was the whole fun of Street Fighter lol

[@mohdimansaifullizan6193]

Transformers Fall of Cybertron & Godzilla Unleashed pls

[@JR-qq7vu]

I wonder how many other secrets are in punch out. I was typing in a passcode for Super Macho and I accidental lot used the last 4 of my phone number instead of the actual passcode. Ironically it was an accepted code for l Macho. The ironic part is, it’s not the code for that particular win loss record the game gives you. It’s a different code that still worked.

[@Ruudos]

The 2-player mode in Super Punch Out.

[@johnsesia9050]

For the Last Of Us entry, you either meant to say "2020" or "eight years".

[@KILLA2G1]

I use using Shin Akuma on Street Fighter Alpha 2 back in the 90's on sega Saturn . Your information is wrong about that one MoJo

[@blutomindpretzel1735]

i found that Mars rover on the first run through. I thought it was Wall-E for a minute

[@Hayastantzi92]

I'm aware of the nodding man in Punch out

[@youngmac6618]

I feel like not all but sum of these we already known but the community just didn’t have that internet back in the day like we do now to share and what not to the massives

[@jorgeadairramos7469]

Hello good morning ❤❤❤

[@thatsweetmetaldude]

11:14 father of the Playstation

[@nickkareem3892]

The Crash Bandicoot secret where you jump on the baby bear 10 times and then spin……you’re welcome

[@Weeboslav]

Would deleted ending for Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3(2011) count for this list as it was discovered last year...

[@GigaTechWolf]

Honestly, unless you see a Person at the beginning of the Vid, i think most of these are just AI posts

[@RoyBrown777]

God this video sucks. You show basically non of the secrets and spend 90% of the video generically showing the game. For example, when talking about goldeneye you... don't even make sense, are you saying there is an emulator inside of goldeneye discovered 15 years later. I've never heard of this info before in my life. When I look this info up on youtube or google I can't find anything. I had to google the name you used, then look up obscure videos. Why on earth you don't fully explain this content is absolutely baffling. Did you just google a list or something and regurgitate the same info with little to no effort in your upload?

[@DKQuagmire]

Looks at the thumbnail. I was at my best friend's house back in the year 2000, when he and his brother were playing Donkey Kong 64. We would take it in turns to play the game, whenever we used the swap barrels. My mate was the one to discover that banana coin hidden in the grass, by just messing about. Being a true gamer and checking every nook and crany of ever area for any hidden items etc. Especially with DK64, which has like 1000+ collectibles! Years later in the mid 2010s some speed runners are baffled by the fact that some one running an emulator of the game found this banana coin blowing their minds! Me, my mate and my brother watched the news and laughed our heads off. What complete amateurs and losers. They call themselves speed runners, but they couldn't find this simple banana coin for like 15 years. What a joke the DK64 community is! 😂

[@a_silly_birb]

i was waiting for the hidden mario 64 coin

[@leadfarmer91]

Temu GameRanx 🤣

[@ebayaccount675]

Julian calendar Gregorian calendar. Thats why he his named that.

[@EricScott_7777]

Top 20 video games secrets 'that' took years to find @WatchMojo here's a different title... you're welcome! 😅😅😅

[@bonbonarobonbonarov1333]

Time lost proto drake ! I know people that where looking 10+ years for it !

[@timerdudestephens1]

Strong faith in god will find hidden secrets treasure in game few mins in hardest

[@MohamadFirja]

This video game in Amezing!😊

[@DemonKlout]

Did you know you can like this comment by double tapping?

[@Bendisdain]

Ok. 😎

[@Reaperguy67]

Every one knows that like begger

[@DemonKlout]

@@Reaperguy67 god be with you

[@Reaperguy67]

@@DemonKlout don't force the god nonsense on others

[@DemonKlout]

@ hateful

[@jraymond1988]

I only owned 2 of the games on this entire list.

[@quintinherrin7565]

Love this video but I clicked on it for that donkey Kong thumbnail 😐🫤

[@icecold337]

Unpopular option: Thank you for saying Z and not “zed” when saying ZX Spectrum.

[@GamingKingdom91]

Isnt 'zed' the British/England way of saying 'Z'?

[@Ploeppsel]

This is not a secret but also interesting. In Final Fantasy 7 players found a way to save Aerith in october off last year xDD it's done through skipping alot of content on disc 1, with a glitch, and while the cutscene plays where she dies, she's never removed from the party making her playable on discs 2 and 3. The way to do it is even more obscure than those schoolyard rumors back in the day xDD

[@louiscyphre2267]

Not really interesting.

[@RinJackson]

No FF9? Or did I miss it?

[@eddiestone8124]

so that first to were found do to hacking.

[@heathcipriani4507]

I think you folks just basically copy n pasted Gameranx video from a few days ago 🤔

[@MTGWithMike]

this is almost an exact re upload it is sad for you!

[@TheBasementLoungeBoys]

paster rabbi david kaye hands in pockets JUTTING FORWARD saying WELLLLLL SEEEEEE

[@Anti_Tik_Tok_Emperor]

L is Real 2401 Is The biggest one

[@leobertoalbano]

Top 20 Video Game Secrets It Took Years To Find. Thank You WatchMojo For This Top 20 List.

[@StanHalen1936]

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[@lad4702]

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[@TheAlphaGoldFish16]

The women’s voice is way better who the hell is this dude

[@voltro]

I got in dk64 all secrets in 2 weeks.