Top 10 Secret Levels in Video Games

Starting off our list is actually a series of levels that are located in the stars. There are different entrances to Star Road that can only be found by using the secret Key Hole exits in certain levels. Star Road offers plenty of bonuses including different colored Yoshi's, which have unique abilities like the ability to fly. Once you’ve beaten the entire world you can use it as a shortcut to access the other levelswithout having to backtrack.

It’s time to find secrets and chew bubblegum. Only accessible through the Toxic Dump in L.A. Meltdown, you traverse through a nuclear launch facility. Inside the very center is a missile which you can try and launch, but unfortunately in malfunctions. Don’t worry as there is plenty of aliens around to satisfy your blood lust. There are also a few armor and health pickups as well as the RPG. Time for more alien killing.

It pays to have a few friends to help on your adventures. In Donkey Kong Country you are able to take control of different Animal Buddies to help you traverse different levels and even find secretlevels. These rooms which you can unlock which allow you to continue to play as one of the animal friends to collect tokens that can grant you extra lives if you collect enough, whether you’re flying around as Squawks the Parrot or destroying stuff as Rambi the Rhino.

This is a secret campaign that can only be accessed through the “Counterstrike” expansion for “Command and Conquer: Red Alert.” When the Soviets have finally been defeated you must now face a greater enemy, ants. These ants had escaped from a deserted Soviet research lab and it is up to you to quell their numbers. Fun fact, the title is a reference to a 1989 game known as "It Came From the Desert”, which also has you fighting giant ants.

It what would be the first of many hidden character battles that could be unlocked in later sequels, This green ninja who possessed both Scorpion and Sub-Zero’s moves would make random appearances before matches with clues on how to fight him. The process to fight him varies for each version, but in the Arcade version, you had to repeatedly play The Pit stage until a random silhouette flies past the moon, then achieve a double flawless victory and perform your character’s fatality, and you’ll find yourself among the spikes of the Pit facing this green doppelganger.

Laura Croft is no stranger to secrets. By collecting 59 of the 60 available secrets in the game you gain access to All Hallows, which takes place inside a London Cathedral. It features everything you expect from Laura including puzzles, climbing and plenty of exploration. While there aren’t many enemies to kill, it’s still fun to find out what secrets this cathedral holds. Also, rumor has it that thislevel was supposed to be part of main story, but if it had been included, it wouldn’t be on this list.

While traversing the Industrial Zone in “Doom II” there is a secret exit which brings you to a faithfully recreated version of the first level in “Wolfenstein 3D”. Although some of the original enemies from the map have been replaced, such as the attack dogs replaced by demons, you can still have the satisfaction of mowing down tons of Nazis. From here you can even access the other secretWolfenstein level if you need a bit more Nazi killing.

By finishing both Leon and Claire's scenarios in Resident Evil 2 with an A rank, you unlock a short scenario where you play as Umbrella operative HUNK, who if the fourth known character to survive racoon city. After being attacked by the mutated Dr. Birkin you must escape with the G-Virus with limited supplies and within the time limit. Resident Evil 4 also had a level like this where you get to play as the beautiful Ada Wong in her level Separate Ways. There’s actually an even harder mode to unlock where you play as a block of Tofu with only a knife…I’m not kidding.

Considered one of the hardest levels in the game, you must first unlock it by beating the entire game on the Secret Agent difficulty. Based on the James Bond movie “Moonraker” you must move through Aztec ruins to reprogram a satellite. Throughout the level you must face off against waves of guards, robot drones and even Jaws himself. Just be careful since the guards have improved accuracy and are much faster than the others in the game..
Before we reveal our top pick, here are a few honorable mentions.

Gnasty’s Loot
“Spyro the Dragon” (1998)

Castle Climb Challenge
“LittleBigPlanet” (2007)

Totally Forked
“Earthworm Jim 2” (1995)

Here’s a Little Bonus Room
“Skullmonkeys” (1998)

Bonus Stage
“Cool Spot” (1993)

This is a secret level which you can only access by completing Diablo II on any difficulty and then combining Wilrt’s Leg with Tome of Town Portal. When combined in the Horadic cube you are granted passage to the Secret Cow Level also known as The Moo Moo Farm. Here you will find a group of Hell Bovines ready to try and attack you. You should also beware of the Cow King, because if you kill him you won’t be able to access the Secret Cow Level on the same difficulty.

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