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Video games are full of secrets, as designers often incorporate hidden areas, characters, and easter eggs for players to discover. These surprises and secrets often work to extend the length and replay value of a game, and more often than not give gamers something to talk about. They are a staple of video games, for the most ardent fans to find and discover.

We decided to compile a list containing both secrets and shocking surprises that made their mark in video game history.

We had a difficult time picking out every secret and hidden surprise that games had to offer to fit this list. If you think we missed anything, don't hesitate to leave a comment to tell us your favorite video game secret or surprise.

Staffers at id didn’t have a whole lot of love for John Romero during the development of Doom II; he had a massive ego and was very verbose about it. As a result of being, well, a dick, his staff decided to get back at their boss by creating a “shrine” in his honor.  What kind of shrine you ask? Well...

The boss in the final level of Doom II is supposed to be a giant, horned demon skull-head and if you listen closely, the beast says "To win the game, you must kill me, John Romero!", but distorted and in reverse so that it sounds like a demonic chant.

In order to find Mr. John Romero, you had enable the 'No Clippings' mode and walk through the wall behind the demon head where you would then be confronted the loveable boss’ head on a stake.

You know what to do next.

Nowadays, it’s expected of Kratos to get some booty from the ladies in order to earn those precious orbs (I wish I could get precious orbs after a good romp); however, when the first game arrived back in 2005, it was quite shocking to gamers. In the scene, our antagonist is aboard his ship with two Greek hotties in which he proceeds to get his O face on by tapping the O button (haha!). The scene is held off screen, but it was still a little mind blowing since gamers really weren’t expecting it.

For decades, pubescent and adult men alike read many stories of ‘nudity codes’ for their favourite games, most of which were just legends and folklore in an effort to fulfill our desires of seeing their favourite characters in their pixelated glory. They did exist, but it was usually through user-mods or patches. However, way back in 1991, Sega Genesis RPG ‘Rings Of Power’ had the real thing. Naughty Dog (Yep, the same Naughty Dog responsible for the Uncharted series) snuck in an input code (via the second controller) that would reveal a topless woman in the game's splash screen. Players didn’t have to even start the game to get their jollies!

Watch this non-creepy gentleman explain how it is done.

An encounter with Psycho Mantis in the first Metal Gear Solid for the PS1 was probably one of the most unique ways developers used to fuck with our minds. If you had any other Konami saved games, the psychic baddie would actually scan your memory card and then taunt you with your gaming habits.

For us unsuspecting gamers, it was truly a spooky moment! 

The legendary Diablo was renowned for its glitches and exploits, including dozens of different ways to duplicate items. Though many of the methods have been fixed, back when it wasn’t, players would simply put a pile of gold on the ground then pick it back up, which resulted in the game getting confused and suddenly telling you “Here’s more gold, adventurer!”

As revealed in the Oscar-nominated film, The Wizard, Mario could simply toot his flute (twice!) and he would be brisked away by a Tornado giving him the ability to skip over 90% of the game. The initial trip would take you to the first Warp Zone area, but it limited you to World 4. If you had the second flute on hand, however, you could use it to take you to the last section of the game, World 8. This resulted in many people beating the game without experiencing the majority of what is considered one of the best games ever made.

There are actually three of these flutes, which is shown in the video above.

In Goldeneye, if you completed a mission in a specific way, you were given the ability to move freely and do whatever the hell you wanted during the preceding cut scene ... like murdering helpless bystanders. This produced a lot of hilarity during my childhood.

I played the bajesus out of FFIII/VI but I never experienced this sociopathic behaviour. Apparently, when you revive Cyan during battle while he’s still in imp form, he turns into a crazed maniac and would not stop bludgeoning his random target until they turn into a fine, red mist. His brutal wrath wasn’t focused only on monsters; party members were susceptible as well.

I guess Cyan took his ‘my-family-is-deeeeeeaaaad-rage’ out on anyone and everything. Batman would be proud.

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