xmas lemmings

Online RPG's often have special Christmas events, but I'm not sure if that's what you mean?

I still remember when The Gecko and I discovered the Christmas mode in Tyrian back in the late 90's. Neither of us had played the game in months and we were talking on the phone and one of us (I think him) decided to just load the game up out of boredom and lo and behold:

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Christmas has been detected.
Activate Christmas? (Y/N)
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Epicness! :D

Also, NiGHTS into Dreams on the Saturn has some Christmas related easter eggs if memory serves, though I've never tried to trigger them since I found out about them after the backup battery died for the first time and all my save data was lost. (I mean seriously, 2 years save battery life? My Dragon Warrior II cart for the NES, which I've had for over two DECADES, still holds its data!)

Crusader: No Regret plays Xmas music (kinda technofied, as you might expect) when starting a new game on 12/25. You can find the tracker file if you look for it.

Dark Castle and Beyond Dark Castle on the Mac display a few Xmas decorations in the castle when starting a new game on 12/25. The DOS version of Dark Castle also has the feature.

Cave Story+ is the most modern example I can think of (it also celebrates Halloween). Killing Floor also has limited time christmas events.

And there's, of course, Team Fortess 2, though TFC also had it to a lesser extent.

In the less automatic sense, Jetpack also had a christmas graphics set, and there are special Holiday Hare shareware episodes of Jazz Jackrabbit.

Raptor: Call of the Shadows had some famous holiday easter eggs.

Gemini000 wrote:

Also, NiGHTS into Dreams on the Saturn has some Christmas related easter eggs if memory serves, though I've never tried to trigger them since I found out about them after the backup battery died for the first time and all my save data was lost.

The Christmas edition was a separate thing, I think.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nights_into_Drea … hristmas_Nights

leileilol wrote:

In the less automatic sense, Jetpack also had a christmas graphics set, and there are special Holiday Hare shareware episodes of Jazz Jackrabbit.

Look at the menu screen of Jazz Jackrabbit 1 too...

Not an easter egg (more like a whole separate release) but Skyroads had a 'Xmas Special' version, with backdrops of Santa at his asteroid base parking a space-sleigh...

Jorpho wrote:

Gemini000 wrote:

Also, NiGHTS into Dreams on the Saturn has some Christmas related easter eggs if memory serves, though I've never tried to trigger them since I found out about them after the backup battery died for the first time and all my save data was lost.

The Christmas edition was a separate thing, I think.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nights_into_Drea … hristmas_Nights

Yeah, but I think there's still something in the regular game. I could be mistaken.

The game D/Generation has a christmas surprise. I recall if date is correct, the surprise is in the lobby (few screens from where you start the game).

Fired up Tyrian 2000 tonight and got the "Activate Christmas?" prompt at startup. Fun graphical tweaks to your ship and missiles!

Jazz Jackrabbit 2 The Christmas Chronicles:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3DQXk8qyuU

And just because I can, here is Tyrian 2000 in Christmas mode:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kO11g33rXw

Terraria has quite a bit:
http://terraria.gamepedia.com/Christmas
http://terraria.gamepedia.com/Frost_Legion
http://terraria.gamepedia.com/Santa_Claus

The Incredible Machine gives you a Christmas tree. You also get a special item when you play this game on Valentine's Day and on Halloween.

Dungeon Keeper did some fancy stuff at specific dates. I think Christmas was one of them.

In ROTT during the loading screen, your character has Santa hats.

Mortal Kombat had some christmasy shadow crossing the moon from time to time.

Johnny Castaway screen saver 😀

His island has Christmas decorations!

I really wish there was some way to run Johnny Castaway as a screensaver on a modern PC. I'd love to have it running in the office when I'm not around 😀