He (She? It?) might not look like much, but the sturdy square star of Atari’s Adventure is one of the most important adventurers in video game history. Not for wiping out a trio of duck-like dragons or finding the key to the black castle, but for introducing us to the very first Easter Egg – a tiny, 1-pixel dot that, when taken to the proper spot, triggers the hidden message ‘Created by Warren Robinett’ to flash on the screen.
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He (She? It?) might not look like much, but the sturdy square star of Atari’s Adventure is one of the most important adventurers in video game history. Not for wiping out a trio of duck-like dragons or finding the key to the black castle, but for introducing us to the very first Easter Egg – a tiny, 1-pixel dot that, when taken to the proper spot, triggers the hidden message ‘Created by Warren Robinett’ to flash on the screen.
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