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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.

56
games
21
platforms
Cave Story+ (Nintendo Switch)
Cave Story+
SWTC 2017-06-20
Cave Story ~ Doukutsu Monogatari (GP2X-F100)
Cave Story ~ Doukutsu Monogatari
GP2X 2007-09-05
Dominions 3: The Awakening (Windows)
Dominions 3: The Awakening
WIN 2006-09-29
Ancient Domains Of Mystery (Linux)
Ancient Domains Of Mystery
LIN 1994
Resident Evil 4 HD (Xbox 360)
Resident Evil 4 HD
X360 2011-09-20
NetHack (Windows)
NetHack
WIN 200?
Cave Story (Wii)
Cave Story
WII 2010-03-22
Doukutsu Monogatari (Windows)
Doukutsu Monogatari
WIN 2004-12
Dominions 4: Thrones of Ascension (Windows)
Dominions 4: Thrones of Ascension
WIN 2013-12-05
Dominions 3: The Awakening (Linux)
Dominions 3: The Awakening
LIN 2006-09-29
Torchlight II (Windows)
Torchlight II
WIN 2012-09-30
Saints Row: The Third (Windows)
Saints Row: The Third
WIN 2011-11-15
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.

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The first Joke items video game was released in 1985.

Capcom, Nicalis and DevTeam published most of these games.

Platforms

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