9 Secret Video Game Areas You Weren't Meant To Find (Commenter's Edition)

5. Hidden Basement Room - Borderlands

Of all the games with all the loot caves and places to farm XP, Borderlands is one of the finest.

And while Borderlands 2 is the best of the bunch and 3 was a kinetic shooter with awesome mobility options and vehicles, it's the original that put the franchise on the map in the first place.

Case in point then, is Back Alley Night Cat highlighting the surprisingly detailed "hidden basement room".

Only possible during the mission "Another Piece of the Puzzle", once you're inside, you'll find a room housing an assortment of enemies, a silver and red chest, and a couple of references to the movie, "A Christmas Story".

First up is a Borderlands-spin on the iconic "leg lamp" from the movie, and next to the Christmas tree is a unique weapon called the Rider. Read the accompanying text and it notes you should be "careful" [because] you might put someone's eye out".

This is another reference to when character Ralphie receives his BB gun in the movie, where he's also cautioned in the same way.