10 Classic Video Games Hidden In Other Games As Easter Eggs

Your collection might be bigger than you think.

Finding secrets and Easter Eggs is one the most fun aspects of any video game. Although the internet now means that the majority of hidden gems are shared with millions as soon as they are discovered, in the early years of the industry this wasn€™t the case. It meant aside from buying a strategy guide or through word of mouth, finding a secret in one of your games was a genuine €œwow€ moment, and this feeling of surprise was never greater than when you discovered an entire extra game hidden away. It€™s like a buy one get one free offer that you never knew about! Of course, video games within video games are a pretty rare occurrence, particularly with the market for retro titles being legitimised by online services like the PlayStation Store, Xbox Live and Nintendo€™s eShop. After all, there€™s little incentive for developers to offer old titles for free if they can charge you for them instead. Despite this, there have been a few examples of video games being tucked away within other titles, usually for nostalgic reasons or simply because the game€™s programmers thought it would be cool. Either way, some of the following €œgames within games€ Easter Eggs were the kind of hidden gems that could make you forget altogether about the main storyline you were neglecting.

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After graduating with a degree in English Literature from the University of Warwick, Barclay worked for a year in outdoor advertising. A keen music fan, Barclay previously reviewed singles for a Midlands-based music website while studying. He quit work to travel around Europe for 6 weeks, before deciding it was time to return to reality. When he isn't freelance writing, Barclay enjoys seeing his hopes and dreams inevitably crushed while supporting Tottenham Hotspur.