9 Hidden Video Game Features Everyone Missed

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00:00As Elden Ring more than proved, and we'll get to it for one of these entries, true video

00:04game magic comes from stumbling upon something you had no idea was coming.

00:08It's more special, worthwhile and rewarding than ever to actually point out anything that

00:12isn't common knowledge to anyone playing.

00:14Well, let's give it a shot.

00:16I'm Scott from Wockulture.com, and these are 9 Hidden Video Game Features Everyone

00:20Missed

00:219.

00:22The One-Hit Knockout – Mike Tyson's Punch Out

00:25Mike Tyson's Punch Out was a massive deal in 1984.

00:28Even though the boxing game is nearly 40 years old, its consistent popularity with speedrunners

00:33has allowed it to maintain its reputation with modern gamers too.

00:36Right now, there's an entire community of Punch Out speedrunners who analyse every frame

00:40in this game, hoping to secure that perfect run.

00:43And by fighting the same opponent over and over, some interesting secrets have been found.

00:48In recent years, gamers learned you can perform a one-hit knockout on Piston Honda if you

00:52punch him when a bearded man on the left of the audience nods.

00:55Also, if you hit Super Macho Man when the audience member with shades frowns, your opponent

01:00will be KO'd immediately.

01:02Another that took over two decades to be found revolves around Bald Bull.

01:05If you punch him when an audience member on the very right flashes their camera, they'll

01:09go down immediately.

01:11A weird coding bug or a genius way to beat each fighter?

01:14You decide.

01:158.

01:16You Can Skip to the End Almost Immediately – Nier Automata

01:20When you defeat the first boss of Nier Automata, you're supposed to exit the factory to reach

01:24the next area.

01:25However, if you walk up to the nearby barrels and punch in a specific cheat code, the game

01:29will skip to the post-credits scene instead.

01:31It will also unlock features including the debug mode and chapter select.

01:35What's so standout is that it took almost four years for anyone to figure this out.

01:39The reason why is because it only works in the first boss room immediately after you

01:43defeat that specific enemy.

01:44Since you'll instinctively go to the next location, every last one of us lost the opportunity

01:49to perform this cheat.

01:51Even if you come back after exiting, it just won't work.

01:53Vance McDonald, who was the first person to figure this out, blew fans away when he

01:57revealed his discovery on Twitter in 2021.

02:00The game's creator, Yoko Taro, was so impressed, he tweeted McDonald to actually congratulate

02:04him.

02:05Considering how reclusive Taro is, this was regarded as an extraordinary high honour in

02:09the gaming community, and especially amongst Nier fans.

02:127.

02:13The Plunge Attack – Elden Ring The biggest success of 2022, Hidetaka Miyazaki

02:18and FromSoftware, being on the form of their careers, crafted a genuine modern-day masterpiece.

02:23It's an open-world fantasy action game with literally a straight 80-100 hours of consistent

02:27surprises and things to see, do and unlock.

02:30Since Elden Ring follows similar mechanics to Dark Souls, many players assumed they could

02:34use the same tricks to defeat enemies.

02:36In the Souls games, you could insta-kill some bosses by leaping above them and doing a drop

02:40attack.

02:41Sadly, when this didn't work the same way in Elden Ring, most of us assumed the idea

02:44was ditched and set about plugging away the old-fashioned way.

02:48However, contrary to what many players believe, a modified plunge attack is in the game.

02:52Because it only works on certain enemies and the mechanics on how to perform it are

02:55different to Dark Souls, it's easy to go the whole game not triggering this specific

03:00animation.

03:01To pull it off, for example, on the Flame Chariot, you can kill them in one go if you

03:04press R1 or RB just before touching their head.

03:08The attack is not universally effective, but it's massively helpful if you're struggling

03:11with certain enemies.

03:136.

03:14Daisy's Monstrous Face – Super Smash Bros.

03:17Melee Did you know that if you zoom into the Princess

03:19Daisy trophy in Super Smash Bros.

03:21Melee, you can find a third eye on the back of her skull?

03:24Of course you did, this random feature was spotted by players soon after the GameCube

03:28title was released, and has been mentioned in gaming magazines, forums and websites ever

03:32since.

03:33Even though a lot of Smash fans knew Daisy had this mysterious third eye, nobody really

03:37had a clue why.

03:38Well, the truth has since come out, and the explanation is weird.

03:42Instead of modelling Daisy's eye separately, the developers layered her scalp with eyeballs,

03:47then covered her skull with hair.

03:48Although the creators assumed no one would ever notice, some people dug around the game's

03:52files and discovered the Princess's cranium is infested with ten eyeballs.

03:56She's like a second-stage Resident Evil boss.

03:59Because millions of Nintendo fans have been aware of this feature for years, the full

04:02Lovecraftian horror that is Daisy's full noggin is quite the surprise.

04:075.

04:08Hot Dog Balancing – Undertale Throughout Undertale, you'll find vendors

04:11who sell you items to help you on your quest.

04:14If you attempt to purchase these items while your inventory is full, you'll be told that

04:17you just can't carry any more.

04:19Because of this, it's normal for the player to have at least one or two spaces available

04:23in their inventory any time they approach a new vendor.

04:25However, if you have no free slot while buying a specific hot dog from Sans, something strange

04:30happens instead.

04:31Recognising you don't have any space, Sans decides to place the hot dog on your head.

04:36If you ask for another one, he'll place that right on top, and another, and another.

04:40By repeatedly asking for more, you'll achieve a stack of up to thirty hot dogs right on

04:44top of your bots.

04:45This meaty tower becomes so tall, you can't even see the top at maximum height.

04:49Sadly, the snacks disappear if you leave the room, but this is one hell of a hidden feature

04:53only a handful of players would have found.

04:564.

04:57Changing Bowser's Dialogue – Super Mario Odyssey

04:59Throughout Super Mario Odyssey, you can use Cappy to possess others and use their bodies

05:03and powers.

05:04On your travels, you'll also purchase outfits and hats that allow Mario to access hidden

05:08areas and discover collectibles.

05:10However, a lot of people don't realise characters will speak to Mario differently depending

05:14on his attire, including Bowser.

05:17Just before you throw down with your arch-nemesis in the climax, Mario will change into a white

05:21suit and top hat.

05:22When you confront Bowser, he'll mock your wardrobe, stating it isn't as fancy as his.

05:26Because nearly every player will be wearing this same white suit before battling Bowser,

05:30they then miss the dialogue changes depending on what you wear.

05:34If you wear Luigi's clothes, Bowser will point out how familiar they look.

05:37If you wear your invisibility hat, he'll just be confused that he can't see you.

05:41If you dress as a skeleton or a clown, you can scare him, and for some reason best left

05:45to the comments section, Bowser gets genuinely frightened if Mario strips down to nothing

05:49but his swimming shorts.

05:513.

05:52You can play as the Duck – Duck Hunt

05:55Even though shooting at birds is a simple premise, even for 1984's video games, everyone

05:59was blown away by Duck Hunt's addictive gameplay and the precision of the NES Zapper.

06:04Since it was the first home console light gun game many people had played, it was no

06:07surprise Duck Hunt became such a smash hit.

06:10However, even if you've been playing this shooter all your life, there's one feature

06:13that might have escaped you.

06:15Until Hollywood actor Seth Rogen tweeted about it in 2018 and really shone a light on the

06:19idea, very few people realised you could control the duck by using the second controller.

06:24Adding a whole other dimension to gameplay, this feature is mentioned in the game's

06:28manual, but it took over a quarter of a century before it became common knowledge.

06:322.

06:33Prevent Fall Damage – The Witcher 3

06:36CDPR's iconic game is easily the zenith of the franchise, surpassing its predecessors

06:40in every single way.

06:41Due to impressive worldbuilding, emphasis on exploration, fluid gameplay and gorgeous

06:45graphics, it's no surprise why this remains their greatest achievement to this day.

06:50But no matter how much you love The Witcher 3, there's one thing that grinds everyone's

06:54gears – fall damage.

06:55Even though Geralt is a legendary monster slayer, falling from even the average height

06:59of a human will often kill him in one.

07:01It became such a frequent way we were all dying, players wished for a patch to reduce

07:05fall damage or add some way to minimise it.

07:08Well, turns out CDPR had us covered, they just didn't put it in the tutorial.

07:12By tapping the jump button twice just before making contact with the ground, Geralt will

07:16land safely without suffering any damage, instead tucking into a roll.

07:20Even though this sounds like a feature anyone could figure out, so many people complained

07:24across the launch period CDPR's community coordinator, Mossine Mamoe, had to go on Twitter

07:29to tell us how to avoid it.

07:30At least we know one thing the team will be prioritising in The Witcher 4.

07:341.

07:36The Legend of Zelda – Breath of the Wild

07:38There are so many tiny little tricks hidden in The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild,

07:42more often than not you find them through sheer chance.

07:45For example, you probably didn't know that dogs will lead you to treasure, that merchants

07:49sell at a discount if it's raining, and that sleeping Hinox hands can be ridden onto

07:52their belly to steal loot while they sleep.

07:55Best of all, the game's apparent lack of food crafting recipes actually isn't the

07:58case as menus can be found inside a stable's walls.

08:01Also, any dish will be stronger if cooked during a blood moon.

08:05All these are just the tip of the iceberg so many years after launch, as Nintendo really

08:09did go all out when reinventing one of their most monolithic IPs.

08:14And those are just 9 hidden video game features everyone missed.

08:17Let me know your favourites down in the comments below and please subscribe to the WhatCulture

08:20Gaming Podcast.

08:21For now, I've been Scott from WhatCulture.com and I'll catch you soon.

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