Computer In-Jokes
Culture theme
These are developer/hacker in-jokes that many games reference.
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References the number 69,105 | A number used in computer jargon to refer to a generic large quantity. Many Infocom products make reference to this number. | 1980 / 2014 | 107 games |
Maze of Twisty Little Passages all Alike | Makes reference to one of the 12 variants of this phrase in Adventure: The Colossal Cave. (too short) | 3 games | |
Plugh reference | This is a word that can be used in Adventure: The Colossal Cave, but doesn't do anything. Some games make reference to it in source or publicly. | 1976 / 1993 | 4 games |
xyzzy reference | xyzzy was a magic word in [game=#160294]Adventure[/game] but seemingly didn't do anything. Since, coders use it in place of unimplemented features & games jokingly reference it | 1976 / 2008 | 31 games |