Joke items

Other (objects, etc.) entity

Items that are completely useless or do something bizarre even for the mythos. Commonly treated as non-canon, easter eggs, or similar. Some may simply be references to other works of fiction.

games

platforms

Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition

WII 2007-07

Dominions 3: The Awakening

LIN 2006-09-29

Ancient Domains Of Mystery

DOS 1994

Resident Evil 4 HD

PS3 2011-09-20

Ancient Domains Of Mystery

LIN 1994

Saints Row: The Third

PS3 2011-11-15

NetHack

LIN ? *

Saints Row: The Third

X360 2011-11-15

RIPD: The Game

X360 2013-07

Saints Row: The Third

WIN 2011-11-15

Terraria

WIN 2011-05-16

Torchlight II

WIN 2012-09-30

Some may be quite literal joke items, such as appearing extremely important so players will keep them around in hopes of using them, but such use never comes. Or the other kind of literal joke item that are used to perform practical jokes on people but have insignificant or absurd effects.

Games by year

The first Joke items video game was released in 1985.

Nicalis, Capcom and THQ published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows		11
Linux		10
Mac OS X		4
X360		4
PS3		4
Wii		2
BeOS		2
Mac OS Classic		2
NeXT		2
MS-DOS		2
Unix		2
BSD		2
Switch		1
GP2X		1
OS/2		1
3DS		1
Android		1
GamePark 32		1
GameCube		1
Solaris		1
PS2		1

Most common companies

Nicalis	5
Capcom	5
THQ	4
DevTeam	4
Shrapnel Games	3
505 Games	3
Atlus	3
Illwinter Game Design	3
Runic Games	2

Joke items

Other (objects, etc.) entity

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