10 Video Games That Broke The Rules

10. Hid A Rant In The Game's Code - The New Tetris

After the unprecedented success of Tetris, the iconic puzzle title was ported to every system imaginable. Hoping to milk the property for as long as possible, Nintendo hired H20 Entertainment to work on a N64 game that captured the spirit of the original.

Although The New Tetris was solid, Nintendo were horrified to learn the lead programmer, David Pridie, left a swear-filled rant in the game's code.

In this hidden message, Pridie complains about his co-workers, accusing them of being cowardly, deceitful, and lazy. He says the game itself sucks but could be good with "another month to finish this thing off after all the bugs are fixed." At the end of this long-winded speech, Pridie warns readers not to publish the text without his consent or they will "feel my wrath".

Unsurprisingly, readers who found this text didn't take Pridie's threat seriously and uploaded it online, a mere three days after The New Tetris launched. Nintendo were so outraged, they recalled every cartridge in the United States, replacing with copies that removed the rant.

It goes without saying that Nintendo never worked with H20 Entertainment ever again.