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Adobe Hidden Games

Box Burp! ( Photoshop )

Requires: Windows and Mac platforms
Hidden Game: 1.Hold Ctrl + Alt at the same time.
2.While still holding down these keys, go to Help - About Photoshop
3.The Strange Cargo Splash screen comes up
4.Turn on your sound, and type "burp" on the keyboard.

 

That Darn Cat Again!! - Different Startup Screen ( Photoshop )

Requires: Windows or Mac platform
Hidden Game: 1.Launch Photoshop
2.Hold down the "Alt" Key
3.There's The B.E.C. ! ! !

 

Strange Cargo ( Photoshop )

Requires: Mac OS v8.5
Hidden Game: 1. With Photoshop open
2.Hold down the command (apple) key
3. Go to the apple menu & choose about photo shop
4. You will see the latest second credits screen -Strange Cargo
5. If you look in the sun you will see the Above eye
6. If you look on top of the strange cargo box you will see our beloved Electic Cat
7. Holding down the alt key will speed up the credits
8. Look for Goddesses, Queens & Jazz ledgends
Look at the end of the credits for a tribute to easter egg hunters!
9. Happy Hunting!!!!!

 

Jokes ( Photoshop )

Requires: Mac version
Hidden Game: 1. Open "About Photoshop"
2. Wait for the credits to scroll. (Option key makes them speed up.)
3. (Be sure to read the last one.)
4. After credits have scrolled through once, click on the Adobe logo in the upper left corner of the About screen.
5. The line of type above the picture will change....

 

Hidden Face (v5.0) ( Photoshop )

Requires: Adobe Photoshop 5.0 for Macintosh
Hidden Game: 1. Start Photoshop application
2. Holding the option and command keys click on "about Photoshop" in the apple menu
3. Take a screen shot of the "strange cargo" splash screen
4. Open the screen shot using Photoshop
5. Go to the channels palette and activate the blue channel only
6. Down in the lower right are of the image is the face of the artist of the splash screen!

PhotoShop 6.0 CAT!

Requires: Windows, PhotoShop 6
Hidden Game: 1. Open PhotoShop 6
2. hold down CTRL-ALT
3. go to Help > About PhotoShop...
4. see the cat (Venus in Furs)

 

Hidden Fun Facts ( Illustrator )

Requires: Illustrator version 5.0+
Easter Egg: 1.Open Adobe Illustrator 5.0+
2.At the bottom of the window, there is a current toolbox box
3.that shows the current tool. You can select other things from this menu by choosing
4.with the pointer. But if you hold down the option key
5.while choosing the box, some really cool things
6.now appear. (Programmers home phone number, The current US National Debt, eyes, etc.)

 

Pixel Show ( Illustrator )

Requires: Version ???
Easter Egg: 1.Hold down the option key.
2.Go to the about box.
3.Click the Adobe logo.
4.Then sit back and enjoy the show!
5.I can only get it to do this on the first try.

 

Duckerboard ( ImageReady )

Requires: ImageReady
Easter Egg: While in ImageReady, open a new file with transparency set as the background.
click inside the canvas window and type in the word "duckerboard" without the quotes.
Your checkerboard will turn into ducks.

 

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