Video games Easter eggs can be difficult to unearth, with some requiring such complicated steps that it takes years to uncover them. In some cases, Easter eggs are missed entirely, the only indication that they ever existed in the first place being developers revealing them to the world years later. It just so happens that theoriginal Xboxhas one such well-hidden Easter egg, which is just now seeing the light of day.
The originalXbox’s user interface is simple, but it’s clear to see how it laid the early groundwork for modern consoles. It allowed users to tweak settings, burn music, and more, making it an advanced piece of hardware for the time. Of course, a lot of work went into creating that interface. One anonymous developer revealed an Easter egg to Kotaku that gives credit to the devs that crafted it.
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While the steps toperform the Easter eggaren’t necessarily complicated, it makes sense that it went unnoticed for so long, as it’s something few people would ever think to try. First, anyone that wants to try the Easter egg should go to the System Information screen in the settings menu, as that’s what the Easter egg will change.
To perform the Easter egg, go the Music menu and insert a CD. From there, select “Copy,” “Copy” again, and create a new soundtrack. After that, players need to replace the soundtrack with the phrase “Timmyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!” The phrase shouldn’t have quotes and contains 26 “Ys.” Once the disk has been ripped, go back to the System Info screen, and the Easter egg will appear, swapping the default information with a list of credits for theXbox Dashboard Team.
Kotaku’s source provided raw video of the Easter egg working, also stating that they “didn’t believe it would be found” unless someone leaked the console’s source code or reverse-engineered the dashboard. The developer essentially just felt that 20 years had been long enough, and decided to go public with the Easter egg. It’s a minor miracle that it never surfaced originally, though it’s still interesting to see nonetheless.
TheXbox console familyis now an established member of the gaming community, and odds are that the Series X has its own share of Easter eggs lurking somewhere below the surface. There are those that dedicate their free time to scouring consoles for Easter eggs just like this one, though it may take another 20 years to find any truly hidden ones.
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