10 Times Video Games Freaked Us Out With Fake Glitches And Cheeky Tricks

Infamously difficult, rage-inducing freeware platformer I Wanna Be The Guy was an absolute nightmare for players to try to beat, as well as being filled with weird references and cheap tricks. No moment was more memorable than this one.

During one of the game's stupidly-hard screens, a Windows-style error box suddenly appears to say that a program has stopped working and needs to close. Most players assumed that their game had crashed and many even tried to click on the window to close it.

In actuality, this window was a major fake-out moment. It was all part of the game, and if you wait just a few seconds, the box itself actually comes crashing down, crushing your player character and causing an hilarious game over. Another fun fake-out moment in this game occurs when the Game Over text randomly appears in one room, making you think you've died, but again, it's all a trick and if you wait too long, the big letters drop down and kill you.