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A Bleak, Dystopian World Peppered with Delights

Aug 10, 2011 // GregaMan

Hump day, guys. And now that it’s past noon in all time zones, I figure it’s officially okay to start wasting time at the office as we coast our way into the weekend. 

Luckily, Game Informer has just the thing. Y’know those “find the hidden stuff” pictures we all used to enjoy in magazines when we were kids? It’s like that, except it’s a landscape of the bleak and dusty Pandora, setting of the excellent Borderlands , and it’s littered with hidden video game characters and references. How many can you find? Keep your eyes peeled for Monster Hunter, Mega Man, and Okami-Den. 

You can click the image above for the full-sized version, and hit the jump for the full list of references. 

1.    “?” Block (Super Mario Bros.)
2.    Aku Aku mask (Crash Bandicoot)
3.    Anakin’s pod racer (Star Wars Racers Revenge)
4.    Banana peel (Mario Kart)
5.    Batman
6.    Big Mama’s Triumph Bonneville (Metal Gear Solid)
7.    Chiberatsu (Okamiden)
8.    Claptrap (Borderlands)
9.    Combat tonic (BioShock)
10.  Crono (Chrono Trigger)
11.  Easter Egg from Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
12.  Golden Fruit crate label (Angry Birds Rio)
13.  Lilith (Borderlands)
14.  Link (The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker)
15.  Mega Man
16.  Mew (Jet Set Radio / Jet Grind Radio)
17.  Nokia N-Gage
18.  Parappa The Rappa
19.  Pikachu (Pokémon)
20.  Pot roast (Castlevania)
21.  Pyramid Head (Silent Hill)
22.  Quadratus (Shadow of the Colossus)
23.  Rathalos & Rathian (Monster Hunter)
24.  Sackboy (Little Big Planet)
25.  Sledgehammer (Red Faction Geurilla)
26.  Squall’s Lion Heart gunblade (Final Fantasy VIII)
27.  Strider (Half-Life 2)
28.  The Highwind (Final Fantasy VII)
29.  Wirt’s Leg (Diablo II)