Orange Box will include Johnathon Coulton track

Author: Joe Martin
Published: 5th October 2007
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Normally in a news article like this I'd start by outlining for all of you just what The Orange Box is, what it contains and how awesome it's likely to be. This time though I'm not going to bother about all that for two reasons. Firstly, everybody in the world knows about Half-Life. Secondly, it would take three times as long since The Orange Box contains three new games; Half-Life: Episode Two, Portal and Team Fortress 2.

Well, no, it actually contains five games if you count the original Half-Life 2 and Episode One. Six if you count the easter egg which Valve has recently let slip about.

According to Joystiq, Valve has revealed that geek musician Johnathan Coulton has also contributed to The Orange Box.

Coulton has achieved cult status in the geek community with songs like 'Code Monkey' and 'Baby Got Back', apparently. Honestly, I've never heard of the guy.

Coulton has apparently teamed up with the Valve design team to create a song which will be hidden somewhere in The Orange Box. General opinion is that the song will probably be about Zombies in one way or another.

So, what's your favourite easter egg or hidden feature of all time? Let us know in the forums, if you can find them.
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Quote DougEdey 5th October 2007, 12:44
7 games is you include Peggle
Quote Mig 5th October 2007, 12:59
Peggle is given as an award if you pre-order the orange box on steam.
Quote riggs 5th October 2007, 13:05
Johnathon Coulton eh? Didn't know that was his name, but I've heard that 'Code Monkey' track before...was pretty geeky, lyrically.
Quote Redbeaver 5th October 2007, 14:24
Coulton!! Code Monkey!!!!

*bow down*

*not worthy*
Quote cjmUK 5th October 2007, 14:52
My favourite Easter Egg was a smarties one that came with two bags of smarties and was resealable. I somehow got three bags of smarties and my brother only one.

As for the Easter Eggs you guys are on about, I have little to add. I hear about them from time to time but have actually seen few. And the ones I have have been dull.
Quote [USRF]Obiwan 5th October 2007, 15:14
The best easter egg ever:

Playing astro chicken in the SpaceQuest adventure series.
Quote Bladestorm 5th October 2007, 15:26
Cool! Code monkey and RE: Your brains are classic :)

Edit add : I've always had a certain fondness for the dopefish myself ;p
Quote z3rb 5th October 2007, 16:03
"Six if you count the easter egg which Valve has recently let slip about. "
I have not heard of such a thing, please tell.
Quote nakchak 5th October 2007, 20:27
What can i say, when i first heard code monkey, i was having a day best described as a motherlode of f*ck, had a meeting with my manager (really is called rob), about a damned login page/authentication code review. the opening verse just hit the nail on the head

Code Monkey get up get coffee
Code Monkey go to job
Code Monkey have boring meeting
With boring manager Rob
Rob say Code Monkey very dilligent
But his output stink
His code not "functional" or "elegant"
What do Code Monkey think?
Code Monkey think maybe manager want to write god damned login page himself
Code Monkey not say it out loud
Code Monkey not crazy, just proud

genius!!!!

as for best easter egg, dunno why but i love the old games master logo made out of sweets in zool....

or the "you shouldnt be here" messages in duke3d normally found with noclip on
or maybe the seagull from loom in DOTT, hell why not all lucas arts adventure games ever, they are positivly swimming in refferences and easter eggs
that or anything dopefish
Quote DarkReaper 10th October 2007, 17:14
It's out, and I've found the song - it's fun! :D
Quote [USRF]Obiwan 11th October 2007, 09:25
So is the song in the retailbox or also when you bought it through steam?
Quote DarkReaper 11th October 2007, 09:38
It'll be in the retail box. It's actually played in one of the games - but it's not about zombies!
Quote Hugo 11th October 2007, 10:42
For those interested, the song is in Portal and is played over the end credits - more info than that would spoil it I'm afraid
Quote completemadness 11th October 2007, 19:24
Quote:
Originally Posted by Archangel
For those interested, the song is in Portal and is played over the end credits - more info than that would spoil it I'm afraid
ZOMG! is that the song ?

That was awesome :D
Quote knowyourenemy 12th October 2007, 12:07
I have ripped the song from the .gcf to my iPod. Woot. :D
Quote CardJoe 12th October 2007, 12:22
Archangel has the turret sounds as his ringtone atm
Quote Hugo 12th October 2007, 12:58
I have staying alive as my wake-up alarm too. I'm totally addicted!
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