List of computer and video game hoaxes

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This is a list of video game hoaxes that are created usually created by gamers or in the media, often as an April Fool's joke.

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[edit] Pokémon Red and Blue hoaxes

  • The truck - A truck was discovered to the right of where the S.S. Anne which was believed to hide Mew in Pokémon Red and Blue. Many cheats have been posted on the internet, but the truck has not proved to be of any importance.[1]
  • Pikablu - Pikablu was once believed to be available in Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow after an image of Marill were released. There were many cheats posted, but he was only ever available in Pokémon Gold and Silver and later games.[citation needed]
  • Yoshi in Pokémon Red and Blue[citation needed] -

[edit] The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time hoaxes

[edit] Other major computer and video game hoaxes

[edit] Akuma in Resident Evil 2

[edit] Boss code in Street Fighter II

[edit] Lara Croft nude code in Tomb Raider/Nude Raider patch

[edit] Luigi in Super Mario 64

Luigi was believed to be a secret playable character in Super Mario 64 for the Nintendo 64, based on an inscription in a statue that many believed to read "L is Real 2041". People often claimed they discovered how to unlock Luigi and provided an extensive chain-of-events that often was difficult to complete. Additionally, a photoshop of Mario was made to look more like Luigi as evidence of him being in the game.[2]

[edit] MAVAV

Main article: MAVAV

[edit] Nintendo On

Nintendo On is a fake console created when nothing but the name of the Wii (aka Revolution) was revieled. The hoax was created by a man in Spain who suposivly found a video of the console that leaked on to the internet. Nintendo later proved it was fake when the real Revolution design was revield. It's still belived real by some people.

[edit] Nude code in Dead or Alive: Xtreme Beach Volleyball

[edit] Revive Aeris in Final Fantasy VII

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[edit] Revive General Leo in Final Fantasy VI

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[edit] Sheng Long

Main article: Sheng Long

[edit] Trevor Belmont in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game

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[edit] Sonic and Tails in Super Smash Bros. Melee

In 2002, the staff of Electronic Gaming Monthly posted in an issue of their magazine that both Sonic and Tails can be unlocked in Super Smash Bros. Melee by defeating 20 Fighting Wire-Frames in the Cruel Melee mode. Afterwards, the player would have to battle both of them in order to be able to play as them. They also provided photoshopped screenshots of them in battle and the message the player sees when they are unlocked. However, once people began accomplishing it, Electronic Gaming Monthly revealed that it was a hoax.[6]

[edit] Realistic remake of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

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