10 Insane Hidden Connections Between Video Games
3. Mass Effect - The Sims 3
For the more dedicated players out there - or those who know the cheat codes to make your Sim filthy rich and able to dedicate their lives to whatever they see fit - it's possible to build a time machine in The Sims 3 Ambitions expansion pack. This nifty contraption can cause all kinds of mayhem and hijinks, but it's also home to one of the strangest video game connections imaginable.
After galavanting through time and space, your Sim will return and a text box in the top right of the screen will clue you in on what they've been up to.
One such tale reads: 'I appeared accidentally in the middle of a crowd while time travelling, but nobody noticed. They were all cheering about how some kind of shepherd just saved the galaxy from some huge ancient machine god threat. The celebration was definitely cool though!'
To some players, this is simply a fun little story, but for those in the know, this is talking about the events of the Mass Effect series, with the large crowd cheering for Commander Shepherd and their valiant efforts against the Reapers.