Alas, the Easter break is nearly upon us! There’s just a few days to go until the holiday period with all of us looking forward to a couple of lovely days off, perhaps a trip to church and, more importantly, tucking into some lovely Easter eggs. Chocolate!!!
Anyway, to coincide with the holiday, the folks over at Cartridge Save have created an infographic which looks at the brief history of Easter eggs in the media. Now, of course, in saying Easter egg, we don’t actually mean those of the chocolate or sweet variety, but an inside joke or hidden message concealed within a piece of media such as a film, TV programme, video game or even website. Yes, that kind of Easter egg!
For example, in 39 out of 52 of Hitchcock’s films from 1927 onwards, the legendary filmmaker himself makes cameos appearances. 1932 saw the release of movie Scarface featuring foreshadowing Xs in scenes in which characters who were soon to die appeared. However it was the video game Adventure which is credited as the first true Easter Egg where an Atari employee hid the message “Created by Warren Robinett” within the game.
Get the idea? Take a look at the infographic below. We’re sure you’ll be surprised at some of the findings…
