Video Game Easter Eggs

We love the sound of an achievement. Something about that triumphant little "ding" sets our gamer hearts a-flutter. But Easter Eggs? That's a whole new level of awesome. Finding an Easter Egg in a video game can leave you confused, amused or even more than a little creeped out, but that doesn't make the catch any less fun.

It seems like developers just can't help themselves. Eeggs.com, which archives Easter Eggs in movies, music, games and other software, lists more than 4,000 Eggs hidden throughout video gamedom.

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With that many Easter Eggs hidden out there, there's no way we can track them all. We've listed 50 that we consider to be some of the best Easter Eggs of all time. A couple of warnings before you enter the gallery above:

Click on the link in the caption header to see the Easter Egg on YouTube. But be advised that most videos are NSFW. There are more than a few SPOILER ALERTS ahead. If you haven't played the game and don't want it ruined for you, it's best to just skip to the next slide.

Image: Volition, Inc.