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A recent discovery reveals the last Mac Easter egg, a hidden JPEG portrait of the development team embedded in the ROM of the late 1990s beige G3, which can be accessed by formatting a RAM disk with a specific string as the volume name, allowing vintage hardware enthusiasts to uncover a piece of Apple history.
Totaka’s Song, a long-standing Nintendo Easter egg created by Kazumi Totaka, has been discovered in Mario Kart World, accessible through a simple character hover trick, adding to its appearances in Nintendo games since 1990.
Cyberpunk 2077 players have discovered a new Easter egg on the game's title screen, where clicking on the version number reveals the numbers "2.0.77," a subtle reference to the game's name. This comes shortly after another Easter egg was found on top of Tom's Diner, featuring the CD Projekt Red logo and a glitch effect that unveils a group photo of the development team. Both discoveries were acknowledged by CD Projekt Red, sparking curiosity about other hidden secrets in the game.
A Cyberpunk 2077 player discovered an Easter egg hidden in the main menu by clicking on the version number, revealing a special sequence. CD Projekt Red's game director acknowledged the find, and other Easter eggs have been found in the game, including a nod to the development team. The Phantom Liberty expansion and subsequent updates have added numerous Easter eggs and game-changing features to Cyberpunk 2077.
In Baldur’s Gate 3, players can find the Secret Stool Leg Weapon, Club of Hill Giant Strength, by traveling to the Underdark during Act 1 and reaching the Arcane Tower as part of the "Help Omeluum investigate the parasite" quest. By interacting with a stool bench on the top floor and breaking it, players can obtain the weapon, which causes 6-9 Bludgeoning damage and raises the strength of the character who equips it to 19. This well-hidden Easter egg is a reference to the Gloves of Hill Giant Strength from Dungeons and Dragons lore.
A player of Baldur's Gate 3 discovered a musical Easter egg in the boss theme for Raphael, where the melody uses a tritone, historically known as "the Devil's Interval," fitting for the devilish character. The game's composer, Borislav Slavov, was praised for this detail, although the game's soundtrack did not win an award at the Game Awards, where the game itself won Game of the Year.