These glitches are almost as famous as their games. Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the most memorable video game glitches, from the hilarious to the terrifying.
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00:00Welcome to WatchMojo and today we're counting down our picks for the most iconic video game
00:10glitches of all time from the hilarious to the terrifying to the just plain weird.
00:24Number 30 Persistent Alma – F.E.A.R. 2 Project Origin
00:36Alma Wade, the ultra-powerful psychic little girl of the F.E.A.R. series, is already pretty
00:40creepy but this glitch from the second game made her even more so.
00:43Mostly encountered during the swimming pool section, this bug made Alma appear floating
00:47around and she would never go away.
00:49It was bad enough whenever she'd show up intentionally but having her hang around hovering
00:53in and out of your vision was all the more upsetting.
01:00Number 29 The White Cube – Marvel's Spider-Man 2
01:10Insomniac's Spider-Man 2 was a great open-world experience but it still had a strange, common
01:14bug that plagued players.
01:16Some experienced the glitch when switching suits that turned their hero into a small
01:20white cube.
01:21This didn't seem to affect gameplay.
01:22You could still web-swing around New York City and use all your spidey moves to bring
01:26justice to criminals everywhere and thankfully restarting the game solved the issue.
01:30Still, a tiny box pummeling bad guys is a wacky thing to see in a game.
01:41Number 28 Floating Eyes – Detroit Become Human
01:50Detroit Become Human took itself fairly seriously with its story chronicling an android uprising
01:55but it could be hard to stay in the moment if you experienced this bug.
01:58In some occasional cutscenes, players would find that certain characters had turned invisible
02:02save for their eyeballs which were simply left floating in mid-air.
02:06Other characters would still interact with them in the same manner as if nothing had
02:09happened which could definitely be unnerving.
02:11It's hard to get the piercing stare of disembodied eyes out of our head.
02:19Number 27 Mother of a Bug – Mafia 2
02:28Family is important in this 1940s crime thriller.
02:31The plot follows your character taking on criminal work to pay off his father's debts.
02:34In a key cutscene that sees him visiting his mother, however, it made some players second
02:38guess their familial commitments.
02:40Particularly found in the Mac version of the game, this bug would replace the mother's
02:43face with a much more leathery looking visage.
02:46Her skin is certainly disturbing but her beady black eyes don't help either.
02:50Suddenly, the call of death and danger didn't seem so bad.
02:57Number 26.
02:58Giant Hands – FIFA 14
03:06There are plenty of bugs and glitches to be found throughout the FIFA series and this
03:10one in FIFA 14 is undeniably hilarious.
03:13It seemingly happened after pressing a certain string of buttons whenever the ball was out
03:16of play.
03:17And if done properly, every single player's hands would turn gigantic.
03:20There's nothing quite like playing through a match with everyone mimicking the Foo Fighters'
03:23ever-long music video.
03:24Though, we'd imagine this would make it a bit harder to score in real life with the
03:28goalie's hands being the size of boulders.
03:39Number 25.
03:40Monty Multiplied – Five Nights at Freddy's Security Breach
03:51Like many before it, Five Nights at Freddy's Security Breach has you sneaking around a
03:54bunch of animatronic animal nightmares to make it to safety.
03:57However, this glitch could make things a lot harder on you.
04:00Accomplished through sequence breaking, this bug caused Monty the Alligator, specifically
04:04the one operating the spotlight inside the atrium, to multiply.
04:08And if you were then seen by a security bot, there's nothing in the world that could
04:11save you from the group of duplicates, which would also come stampeding after you.
04:15Intimidating, for sure, but undeniably entertaining.
04:26Number 24.
04:27Face in the Sky – Mountain Blade Warband
04:35Like many action RPGs, Mountain Blade Warband has players face plenty of imposing, deadly
04:40challenges.
04:41But, what do you do against a giant face in the sky?
04:44Pray?
04:45Yes, a persistent bug in the ground could swap the sky's texture for that of someone's
04:50face, stretching it across as far as the eye could see.
04:53You could ignore it, or try reloading your game.
04:55But it certainly left an impression, being both utterly creepy and hysterical at the
04:59same time.
05:07Number 23.
05:08Spooderman – Marvel's Spider-Man – Miles Morales
05:20Before the White Cube, Miles Morales' solo game featured an even more ridiculous bug.
05:24If you went into the menu, selected a new suit, and held the cancel button at the same
05:28time, it's possible it would change Miles into Peter's opening suit from the 2018
05:32game.
05:33Only, their character models aren't exactly the same, and Miles would be left with a severe
05:37lack of chin.
05:38This caused everyone to refer to this model as Spooderman, named for the classic meme
05:42drawing.
05:43We imagine it would be hard for his villains to take him seriously, looking like that.
05:53Number 22.
05:55Madden NFL 15
06:02In one of the solo challenges for Madden NFL 15, players discovered an incredible glitch
06:06that EA even embraced.
06:08When playing as the Cleveland Browns, it turned the normally 6'2 Christian Kirksey into
06:12a 1' tall Tiny Titan.
06:14This in no way impeded your ability to do the challenge, so it was fantastic fun completing
06:19it as the miniscule player.
06:20Seeing the positivity around it, EA promoted the bug when it was found.
06:24It also released a promotional video with the actual Christian Kirksey casting him as
06:27his 1' tall self.
06:34Number 21.
06:35The Homing Briefcase – Hitman 2
06:43In the Hitman series, you can make pretty much everything a weapon to dispose of your
06:47target.
06:48And while a briefcase certainly can be a weapon, the ones in Hitman 2 came with an unintended
06:52feature.
06:53If two players threw it at someone, it would home in on them, albeit slowly, until it met
06:57their target and took their life.
06:59Players loved the comical nature of getting a kill like this, making the bug extremely
07:03popular.
07:04They liked it so much, in fact, that when developer IO Interactive removed it, there
07:07was an uproar of fans wanting it to return.
07:10It was then brought back, with the homing ability kept as a feature.
07:19Number 20.
07:20Jumping Face – Call of Duty Ghost
07:23This popular shooting franchise has a disturbingly hilarious secret.
07:34Equip a rocket launcher with a riot shield as your secondary weapon, then crouch and
07:38constantly aim down your sights to create what looks like some sort of entity piercing
07:42through someone's skull.
07:49Just what is that thing?
07:51It looks like it's trying desperately to escape this poor guy.
07:54Feel free to comment on what you think that might be.
08:01Number 19.
08:02Invisible Faces – Assassin's Creed Unity
08:08The glitch that spawned a thousand nightmares for players and Ubisoft alike.
08:13Upon its release, Assassin's Creed Unity was plagued with so many bugs and glitches
08:17that it affected the public's trust in the series.
08:21But this infamous bug stands out as the poster child for the broken mess the game was.
08:25If you ever need a reason not to fall asleep, just remember that he is always watching you.
08:34Number 18.
08:35Round 100 – Duck Hunt
08:37Apparently, the programmers thought no one would ever get as far as level 100 in their
08:44game.
08:45Because in the ultimate form of torment, when you get to this level…
08:49Okay, hang on.
08:50Where was the duck?
08:52Oh, you can't be serious.
08:56You know, if video game Olympics were a real thing, this might be a red flag to test that
09:01duck for doping.
09:06Number 17.
09:07Giraffe Man – Battlefield 3
09:14During the beta for Battlefield 3, there was a random glitch where a soldier may end up
09:19with no limbs and a long neck.
09:21This poor guy apparently can't seem to crawl properly and for some reason shoots his gun
09:26with his ass.
09:27Cause he can?
09:34He scores bonus points when he grows so big he covers the subway.
09:39Or at least we think that's him.
09:45Number 16.
09:47Get a Room – FIFA 12
09:53FIFA 12 features a rare moment of overexcitement that can happen when you score a goal, in
09:58which the striker starts making out with the goalkeeper from the other team.
10:04Whoa, watch that hand there, guys.
10:08It's great that professional sports these days are more accepting of LGBTQ players,
10:12but having lovers on opposite teams playing against each other?
10:16Is there a franchise rule against that?
10:18They probably should be traded on to the same team.
10:24Number 15.
10:25Backwards Super Long Jump – Super Mario 64
10:35This is a popular exploit used by speedrunners to access areas of the castle previously inaccessible
10:40without obtaining a certain amount of stars.
10:47Best performed in a corner, this glitch allows Mario to build up enough jump momentum to
10:52pass through solid walls or travel incredibly long distances Superman style.
10:58Glitch or not, the guys who do these jumps are freakin' wizards.
11:06Number 14.
11:07Twisted Dr. Mitchell – Fallout New Vegas
11:14This creepy glitch is strangely relevant to the story as the intro of New Vegas starts
11:19with the player getting shot in the head and having a doctor reconstruct the player's
11:23brain.
11:24But upon awakening, you get the idea that he didn't get the reconstruction quite right.
11:35Oh, and if that wasn't creepy enough, look what he does next.
11:39Whoa there, what are you doing?
11:41Do you know what website we're on here?
11:46Number 13.
11:47Roach's Travels – The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt
11:57You can summon Roach, Geralt of Rivia's horse, from just about anywhere in The Witcher 3.
12:01The only problem is that sometimes your steed will have some trouble getting to you, especially
12:05if there's rough terrain or a house in her way.
12:07This has led to a ton of glitches, well documented by the player base.
12:11Roach may get stuck standing on her hind legs or simply stuck in the side of a landscape.
12:15In the most famous instances, Roach would get stuck on the roof of a building, leading
12:19to the most popular meme surrounding the game, which was even referenced by Netflix in its
12:23marketing for the show.
12:30Number 12.
12:31The Corrupted Blood Incident – World of Warcraft
12:41On September 13th, 2005, the introduction of the Zul'Gurub raid created a server-wide
12:47panic.
12:48The raid's end boss, Hakkar the Soul Flayer, would cast a spell called Corrupted Blood,
12:53which caused players to slowly drain health for a few seconds.
12:56However, the spell also spread to any NPCs or pets, and dismissing pets would cause the
13:01debuff to remain indefinitely.
13:04As a result, the spell spread like a plague across multiple servers, and Blizzard was
13:08forced to do a hard reset.
13:15The incident even drew the attention of real-life epidemiologists to study how humans would
13:20react in a viral breakout.
13:22Whoa.
13:24Number 11.
13:25The Ascension of the Jackdaw – Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag
13:35Now here's a glitch that seems like it came from biblical scriptures.
13:39During Edward Kenway's travels on shore, he may return to his ship only to find it
13:43missing and the water around where it should be has parted, revealing a deep hole in the
13:48ocean.
13:49your crew members are stuck above the hole, hovering in the air.
13:56And then things get really strange.
13:58Oh, and to top it all off…
14:09Number 10.
14:10Demonic Babies – Sims 3
14:16For the love of all things holy, just kill it with fire, please.
14:20This is a weird glitch that happens usually with newborn or infant sims.
14:24We understand that their mothers will still love them, but how on earth does one give
14:28birth to something like that?
14:34Are those claws or fingers?
14:37We can't quite figure it out.
14:41Number 9.
14:43Grand Theft Auto IV
14:52A game this big and detailed is bound to come with a few kinks, like the suicidal cops glitch.
14:57However, the one we're going with is a glitch that's not only humorous, but fun.
15:08Grab a car and drive to this swing set located at Firefly Projects in Broker.
15:13Then slowly drive up to it and keep accelerating until…
15:20Number 8.
15:21Hercules Check – NHL 13
15:27Now this could get us to sign up for NHL Game Center.
15:30Alas, the only place to really see the Hercules Check is in NHL 13.
15:35The glitch occurs whenever you check another player into the open bench door while a line
15:39change is occurring.
15:44What makes this glitch even more awesome is that EA Sports released a video supposedly
15:49endorsing the glitch and acting like it was always meant to be there.
15:57Number 7.
15:58Pimp My Wagon – Red Dead Redemption
16:00We've given this entry to what one might imagine a modern gangster would ride around
16:08if he were around in the Wild Wild West.
16:20Of course, since it's still a glitch, trying to actually drive one will result in…
16:26Yeah, that's not gonna work.
16:32Number 6.
16:33Bad Physics – Skate 3
16:39It was impossible to narrow down a single glitch from Skate 3 as the game's unusual
16:44physics and free skate mode allows for some pretty hilarious moments like trying to use
16:48the force to grab your board or deciding to spontaneously visit the sewer by jumping through
16:53the sidewalk.
16:56Sadly, these glitches have often been cited as more entertaining than the game itself.
17:05Bummer.
17:08Number 5.
17:09Glitches Galore – Skyrim
17:17You get a glitch and you get a glitch and you get a glitch.
17:20Skyrim has a lot of bugs to choose from and we're highlighting three.
17:24The first happens at random when a dragon pulls a powdered toastman and ends up flying
17:28backwards and the second happens whenever you do the ice form shout to an enemy on a
17:33cliffside.
17:40And finally, the third appears to be the fantasy equivalent of E.T.'s flying bike.
17:45Ever seen a horse turn into a flying pinball?
17:47We think not.
17:52Number 4.
17:53MissingNo.
17:54Pokemon Red and Blue
17:55A popular exploited glitch that has since become a legend, the bugged Pokemon with a
18:03name that stands for missing number appears by first talking to the man in Viridian City
18:08who teaches you how to catch Pokemon.
18:10Then fly to Cinnabar Island and surf along the east coastline until the seemingly pixelated
18:15Pokemon appears.
18:23Confronting this glitch has two effects.
18:25It duplicates the sixth item in your inventory but it also causes the Hall of Fame to crash.
18:30Side note, considering this Pokemon's infamy, why hasn't MissingNo. become a legitimate
18:34Pokemon yet?
18:39Number 3.
18:41Sean.
18:42Heavy Rain
18:43In the final act of the game, spoiler alert, when you find out who the killer is, a rare
18:52glitch can appear in what is supposed to be a very emotional scene, turning it into comedic
18:57gold.
19:02Just watch, it's even better towards the end.
19:05Ethan picks up Sean and carries him while still shouting his name.
19:09Amazingly, the glitch still remains in the PS4 remaster.
19:17Number 2.
19:19GoldenEye 007
19:26This is a glitch that happens whenever the cartridge in the N64 is tilted, causing NPCs
19:31to spin erratically and we do not recommend trying to replicate it.
19:35But what makes this glitch memorable is what happened when you put the footage on the internet.
19:40A little song called Promise by Heroes Komi is used as background music.
19:49The result is this amazing meme that inspired people to dance in erratic poses done completely
19:54in freeze frame editing.
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20:16Number 1.
20:17Minus World Super Mario Bros.
20:25Mario might just have the most famous glitch of all time, as it's practically synonymous
20:29with gaming itself.
20:30You can perform this glitch by clipping through the wall at the end of World 1-2, as shown
20:35here, and then traveling down the nearest pipe.
20:43This takes you to World Negative 1, which is essentially World 2-2, but with one difference.
20:49Once you get in the pipe, you'll go back to the start.
20:52Translation, you are doomed to die here.
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