Warren Robinett
This celebrity goo was created by Scott Hardie.
publication date: Tuesday, February 24, 2026 (part of February 2026)
category: 
Games
clue: Once robbed of credit for his work by Atari, it proved merely a basic challenge for him to egg his own game in protest.
explanation: Robinett developed Adventure and slipped in a hidden "created by" credit for himself in violation of Atari's policy not to credit game designers. This was one of the earliest hidden details in a game that could only be uncovered through players' actions, and was the first to be coined an "Easter egg," so it is often credited with being the world's first Easter egg. Robinett's other work for Atari included BASIC Programming, a cartridge that would teach users the fundamentals of BASIC as opposed to letting them play a game. more…
intended difficulty: easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, and Richard Slominsky
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