Easter Eggs in Police Quest I: In Pursuit of the Death Angel
Egg id: 11
When reading the newspaper in the briefing room, there is an article about a 3-headed dragon in Daventry, referring to the dragon to which Rosella is being sacrificed at the end of King's Quest III.
Anywhere in the game, try typing "remove clothes", but save first.
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Egg id: 125
When pulling over a car in the inner city, you'll stop the driver in front of the disco of Leisure Suit Larry 1. If you type "LOOK STORE", it will say "It's just an old, abandoned disco, left over from another Sierra game". If you type "LOOK SIGN" (the taxi sign in Leisure Suit Larry), it will say "Fresno 41 miles."
Enter the following search strings into the computer at the Lytton Police Department:
- "Jim Walls" (designer of Police Quest) results in "Nice ol' family man; former CHiP (not as in cow).
- "Ken Williams" (founder and CEO of Sierra): "Like a civil servant: we can't fire him and can't get him to work."
- "Al Lowe" (Police Quest programmer and creator of Leisure Suit Larry): "Former programmer; author of that cult classic, "Bop-A-Bet!"", also referring to one of Al Lowe's first games.
- "Greg Rowland" (programmer of Police Quest): "Computer renaissance man: artist, programmer, guitarist."
Dial the number 209-683-6858 from the narcotics office phone to call Sierra On-Line Customer Support. Larry Weissenborne will answer the phone, suggesting to order a hint book, but using a real phone.
In your hotel room "TURN ON TV" for a reference to Dragnet, the American radio, television, and motion-picture series, enacting the cases of Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners.
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Egg id: 395
Look at pimp suit in inventory for a reference to Leisure Suit Larry.
Astro Chicken is a spoof on Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel, where the cops put a chicken on the sergeant's desk. It uses the same jolly tune too.
At the Sierra studio, Larry and Patti walk into a prop room with many game references:
- The Black Cauldron
- King's Quest 4
- The taxi of Leisure Suit Larry 1
- The insurance agents of Space Quest 2
- targets of Police Quest 1
- Clothes of Manhunter: New York
- The "M" from Monolith Burger in Space Quest 3.
