God of War's 1-800 Number

[JonathanPonikvar]

In the original God of War on PS2, at the very end of the game as you approach the throne, you see two massive horned skeleton statues on either side. If you strike them, nothing happens to tell you they are of any significance; no sounds, no sparks, nothing. But if you are persistent and keep hitting them between 200-400 times, they will finally break, and a message will pop on screen giving a scrambled code, that once decoded, gives you a 1-800 number.

Calling this message (at least at the time) resulted in a recorded conversation where Kratos greets you, followed by David Jaffe, who proceeds to congratulate you for finding the easter egg in the game (or mock you, if you found out about it online). Kratos eventually gets fed up after a minute or so and kills him, ending the phone call.





Also of interest is the old trick in the 8-bit NES Who Framed Roger Rabbit game. Almost everyone who played it knows about the hidden phone number in the Ink & Paint Club -- Jessica herself even tells you it's there. However, after 20 years, that phone number has since changed hands several times, and was even owned for a time (and possibly presently) by a phone sex hotline. The AVGN pointed this out when he tried calling it and was greeted by a sultry voice that definitely was not Jessica's.

I'm not sure what other 1-800 numbers are hidden in games over the years, but you'd think the practice would be discouraged. 10-20 years down the line, you never know where your game will send the player...

[SERIOUSLY THOUGH]

(If true) This. is. awesome.

[BumblebeeCody]

David Jaffeeeeeeeee

[B.S.B]

PUT THIS IN PENDING
OR DO IT NOW!

[Berry]

LOL, Dat Kratos.

[Gardocki]

Someone read Cracked.com this morning....

Yeah the 1-800 number for God of War does still work (called it this morning after reading the cracked article).

[Berry]

(09-01-2012 06:51 AM)Gardocki Wrote:  Someone read Cracked.com this morning....

Yeah the 1-800 number for God of War does still work (called it this morning after reading the cracked article).

Whats Cracking.(i just had to say it)

[Gardocki]

(09-01-2012 06:56 AM)Berry Wrote:  

(09-01-2012 06:51 AM)Gardocki Wrote:  Someone read Cracked.com this morning....

Yeah the 1-800 number for God of War does still work (called it this morning after reading the cracked article).

Whats Cracking.(i just had to say it)

The 6 craziest Ways Creators Hid Themselves in Video Games

[Berry]

(09-01-2012 08:00 AM)Gardocki Wrote:  

(09-01-2012 06:56 AM)Berry Wrote:  

(09-01-2012 06:51 AM)Gardocki Wrote:  Someone read Cracked.com this morning....

Yeah the 1-800 number for God of War does still work (called it this morning after reading the cracked article).

Whats Cracking.(i just had to say it)

The 6 craziest Ways Creators Hid Themselves in Video Games

Nah already looked it up, just wanted to make a pun.
Though i did find it funny that i came with the chrono trigger and they did it too.

[JonathanPonikvar]

(09-01-2012 06:51 AM)Gardocki Wrote:  Someone read Cracked.com this morning....

Yeah the 1-800 number for God of War does still work (called it this morning after reading the cracked article).

Actually, I already knew this one from back in the day, though I never tested it out myself. Seeing it on Cracked just reminded me of it, so I checked to see if it was already posted here. It wasn't, so I shared it.

Doesn't make it any less of a quality DYKG just because Cracked wrote about it. It helps to have multiple sources anyway. hehe

[Gardocki]

(09-01-2012 08:25 AM)JonathanPonikvar Wrote:  

(09-01-2012 06:51 AM)Gardocki Wrote:  Someone read Cracked.com this morning....

Yeah the 1-800 number for God of War does still work (called it this morning after reading the cracked article).

Actually, I already knew this one from back in the day, though I never tested it out myself. Seeing it on Cracked just reminded me of it, so I checked to see if it was already posted here. It wasn't, so I shared it.

Doesn't make it any less of a quality DYKG just because Cracked wrote about it. It helps to have multiple sources anyway. hehe

So I was right.

[BumblebeeCody]

(09-01-2012 09:32 AM)Gardocki Wrote:  

(09-01-2012 08:25 AM)JonathanPonikvar Wrote:  

(09-01-2012 06:51 AM)Gardocki Wrote:  Someone read Cracked.com this morning....

Yeah the 1-800 number for God of War does still work (called it this morning after reading the cracked article).

Actually, I already knew this one from back in the day, though I never tested it out myself. Seeing it on Cracked just reminded me of it, so I checked to see if it was already posted here. It wasn't, so I shared it.

Doesn't make it any less of a quality DYKG just because Cracked wrote about it. It helps to have multiple sources anyway. hehe

So I was right.

I was left.

[A Zombie Riot]

(09-02-2012 07:26 AM)BumblebeeCody Wrote:  

(09-01-2012 09:32 AM)Gardocki Wrote:  

(09-01-2012 08:25 AM)JonathanPonikvar Wrote:  

(09-01-2012 06:51 AM)Gardocki Wrote:  Someone read Cracked.com this morning....

Yeah the 1-800 number for God of War does still work (called it this morning after reading the cracked article).

Actually, I already knew this one from back in the day, though I never tested it out myself. Seeing it on Cracked just reminded me of it, so I checked to see if it was already posted here. It wasn't, so I shared it.

Doesn't make it any less of a quality DYKG just because Cracked wrote about it. It helps to have multiple sources anyway. hehe

So I was right.

I was left.

I was up.

[A Zombie Riot]

And no one said "I was down." and now my joke looks stupid because I just said.

If someone actually said "I was down." I would've came in and said "Down with the sickness?"

Sometimes this place angers me.

[Berry]

(09-04-2012 06:19 AM)A Zombie Riot Wrote:  And no one said "I was down." and now my joke looks stupid because I just said.

If someone actually said "I was down." I would've came in and said "Down with the sickness?"

Sometimes this place angers me.

I was gonna say it until you changed your avatar.Now you anger me.but if you want:

"I was down.....on drugs,gang and bitchin black market.Baltimore isn't what it use to be. Drug dealers own the streets now."

See if you can make a pun now.