Potential Easter Egg Ideas

[dbs213]

There once used to be a thread regarding the idea of having some easter eggs, but that was all months ago when this forum was in obscurity. So I wanted to bring this topic back up now that we've got plenty of more folks here.

What do you think?
A subtle reference to a famous video game title? (Like Half-Life or Portal)
A hidden billboard with a picture of the dev team?
An large chocolate bunny that you can crumble down?
A drivable car from the Flatout Protoype?
A little subtle "screw you" to Strategy First for ruining the FlatOut name?

 

[Usmovers_02]

I wouldn't have a screw you SF Easter egg but something poking a bit of fun at it would be pretty awesome. Maybe something like a newspaper on the ground with an article about a movie called "Chaos and Destruction" and a headline reading "latest sequel bombs" or something like that

 

[dbs213]

I wouldn't have a screw you SF Easter egg but something poking a bit of fun at it would be pretty awesome. Maybe something like a newspaper on the ground with an article about a movie called "Chaos and Destruction" and a headline reading "latest sequel bombs" or something like that

That would do )

 

[Adenru]

I wouldn't have a screw you SF Easter egg but something poking a bit of fun at it would be pretty awesome. Maybe something like a newspaper on the ground with an article about a movie called "Chaos and Destruction" and a headline reading "latest sequel bombs" or something like that

Something like in GTA San Andreas?

 

[conso1727]

Maybe some reference to Flatout-Flatout 2, especially rferring to the most (in)famous driver, a reference to Destruction Derby with a lookalike car, and if the game won't feature driver ragdolls some reference to "The invention of the seatbelt"

 

[RacerBest]

A car from Flatout as a junk car somewhere in some track. Maybe Flatout 1 menu Trasher/Blocker.

I got the idea because yesterday while I was playing NFS Rivals, I saw this junk car, and noticed that it is Hunter Reliable Custom from Burnout Paradise:

 

[KazzyMac]

Heh, I'm not the only one who noticed that truck then. =P


But, given that Bugbear technically no longer own any rights to the FlatOut games, what easter eggs can they put in that wouldn't have SF trying to sue the pants off of them?

(as much as I'd like them to try, because I would totally want Bugbear to win and sue 'em back for making a terrible game, but eh.)

 

[Usmovers_02]

They actually have a LOT of room to poke fun at SF and FO3 so long as they don't use resources owned by SF. Plus I doubt SF really has the resources to sue.

 

[duck74]

There could be a hidden treasure hunt where if you hit barrels in the right order a cave opens up and if you go in you unlock the car skin from the techdemo or something cool happens (Like all the other racers exploding if it is single player)

 

[crashkid3000]

As I said in another topic, i would support these diffenrent "bears" as eastereggs:
http://community.bugbeargames.com/index.php/topic,706.msg6031.html

Or, as already said, a few cars thet look like cars from other games (eg. Road King, Chili, a rusty version of a car from RR: Unbounded) or just their numberplates (eg. "Petrol Sponge" from the Road King, "PWN-3D" from the Bonecracker, ...).

Also, there could be some kind of "menu-easteregg", so you have to type in a combination of letters to get a pic from the devs or to unlock the tech demo "playground"...

 

[conso1727]

Calling a car the "Benton Continental"?

 

[Ozozer]

A car from Flatout as a junk car somewhere in some track. Maybe Flatout 1 menu Trasher/Blocker.

I got the idea because yesterday while I was playing NFS Rivals, I saw this junk car, and noticed that it is Hunter Reliable Custom from Burnout Paradise:

Reliable Custom.. ah, the memories

 

[dbs213]

I used to remember kicking @$$ with that truck...

 

[Mohasz]

I found another one: "quit reading the tire walls and go race" is written on the tires.
I'm sure some of you already noticed.

 

[dbs213]

I found another one: "quit reading the tire walls and go race" is written on the tires.
I'm sure some of you already noticed.

What tires? From Flatout or some other game?

 

[RacerBest]

I found another one: "quit reading the tire walls and go race" is written on the tires.
I'm sure some of you already noticed.

What tires? From Flatout or some other game?

I have no idea either, please tell more.

 

[Mohasz]

Sorry, it's not actually an idea, it IS an easter egg in the sneak peak demo, you can check it in free camera view.

 

[Keras]

Sorry, it's not actually an idea, it IS an easter egg in the sneak peak demo, you can check it in free camera view.

That`s amazing, I would have never noticed that. I love you Bugbear xD

 

[Slayersen]

for SF Easter Egg maybe an in track billboard that smashes into a million pieces.

 

[dbs213]

for SF Easter Egg maybe an in track billboard that smashes into a million pieces.

Unless I misunderstood you, I don't think it'd be wise to get SF's logo on a billboard that can be broken. That'll piss them off.
Sorry I don't want Bugbear to go bankrupt because of a case in court.