Guardians of the Galaxy Easter Eggs: All Easter eggs in Star-Lord’s room

Last Updated on: 20th October 2021, 01:01 am

Guardians of the Galaxy is full of tons of easter eggs from the 80s–and by full, I mean full. Some of these Guardians of the Galaxy Easter eggs can be interacted with, but others are view-only. Here’s every Easter egg that we found hidden in Peter “Star-Lord” Quill’s room when you start Guardians of the Galaxy.

Tron

This movie poster of Tron is one of the first Easter eggs that we found, and it’s located right behind Star-Lord’s bedframe. Tron is one of the most popular 80s movies of all time, and it makes perfect sense that Quill would have a poster of the movie hung up on his wall.

Rubik’s Cube

The Rubik’s Cube is one of the most popular toys from the 80s, and it’s still popular today–even more so now than it was before. What’s even more interesting is how close Quill is to actually solving it correctly.

Iron Maiden

Here we see a vinyl for Iron Maiden’s “Piece of Mind” record in the middle of Star-Lord’s music stash. The album was released in May 1983, and served as the band’s fourth studio album. Peter listens to a lot of heavy music, so naturally he’d be a fan of Iron Maiden. There’s also a nod to the metal band Slayer, though in Guardians of the Galaxy they’re called “Flayer.”

Nintendo Power

A tribute to the 80s magazine “Nintendo Power,” this Guardians of the Galaxy Easter egg displays a magazine titled “Video Game Power” (presumably because of copyright issues). The magazine features several different game titles like “Doubletoads,” a nod to Battletoads and the Double Dragon series.

The bottom of the magazine also says “The source for news and strategies straight from the progs.” This is another nod to Nintendo Power, who used the tagline “The source for NES players straight from the pros.”

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Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone magazine first began with its first issue in November 1967. Since then, it’s become one of the most popular magazines of all time, highlighting the biggest bands with each issue. This Guardians of the Galaxy Easter egg features the fictional rock band “Star Lord” on the cover of the latest Rolling Stone magazine in the game.

Star Wars

“The Lost Starwalker” looks to be a Star Wars reference, given that the film series was extremely popular in the 80s. The character on the poster closely resembles Luke Skywalker from Empire Strikes Back. There are a ton of Easter eggs hidden within the poster itself as well, including the name of the Lead Level Artist at Eidos-Montréal for Guardians of the Galaxy, Jean-François Morier.

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Kennedy Space Center

The Space Shuttle Adventure seems to be a hidden Guardians of the Galaxy Easter egg that references the Kennedy Space Center programs that gave kids a glimpse at what it was like to be an astronaut.

Deathtrap Dungeon

Fans of Ian Livingston will recognize this 1984 single-player adventure gamebook called “Deathtrap Dungeon” sitting on Star-Lord’s bookshelf in Guardians of the Galaxy, it’s the sixth book in the “Fighting Fantasy” series. Peter remarks that he’s tired of dying over and over again while playing the game when players interact with the book.

WarGames

“Nukegame” is the name that Guardians of the Galaxy gives their in-game version of the 80s classic, WarGames. Released in 1983, WarGames stars Matthew Broderick as a high school student that starts hacking into the school system to change his grades and ends with him playing a video game to stop the launch of several nuclear bombs around the world. Quill mentions the soundtrack of the movie being a particular highlight.

Gremlins

Gremlins is a popular 80s movie that featured small creatures that developed anger issues when they got wet or were fed after midnight. The Guardians of the Galaxy Easter egg version of Gremlins is called “Furthings,” and it’s shown on a poster above Peter Quill’s desk.

Dungeons & Dragons

Dungeons & Dragons has been a staple of role-playing games for ages. Quill mentions that he wasn’t a good Bard when he looks at the dice. These multi-sided dice like the D20 are typically used in the game to determine the player’s effectiveness.

Coleco Vision

Star-Lord has a Coleco Vision game console laying on the floor along with a couple of different game cartridges. These games include references to various Marvel comics like “Cosmic Avenger” which references the Cosmic Avengers. There’s also actual games from the 80s including Gateway to Apshai, Wing War, and Frenzy.

Samantha Fox

Another Guardians of the Galaxy Easter egg is a poster of 80s model Samantha Fox. Fox was a popular singer and former glamour model who appeared on a British tabloid newpaper called “The Sun.”

Garbage Pail Kids

Garbage Pail Kids were popular toys back in the 80s. These gross-looking dolls were found on stickers, books, and there was even a Garbage Pail Kids movie! It looks like Guardians of the Galaxy couldn’t get the rights to use the name, which is why the mini-poster on Star-Lord’s floor shows a “Dumpster Doll” rather than a true Garbage Pail Kid.

Masters of the Universe

Masters of the Universe is the franchise in which He-Man was popularized in the 80s. It makes sense why Star-Lord would have something about He-Man in his room, hence the poster depicting the game’s version of He-Man and Skeletor. However, it’s not technically He-Man and Skeletor, because the title on the poster is “Lords of the Galaxy,” presumably because of copyright issues.

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Spider-Man

While some of the title is covered, players can clearly see a newspaper that says “Weekly Bugle.” This is a nod to Spider-Man with the newspaper that Peter Parker works for called the Daily Bugle. A clever nod to one of the most well-known Marvel characters of all time.

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Transformers/Godzilla/Star Wars again

One of my personal favorite Guardians of the Galaxy Easter eggs is the nod to the original Transformers toys. Here, we see a couple of robot dinosaurs that look like they are set up to fight each other. This references the original Transformers toys but we can also see a couple of different movies referenced here as well. The toy on the left is very clearly supposed to be Godzilla and the toy on the right looks almost exactly like an AT-AT walker from Empire Strikes Back.

Guardians of the Galaxy will be available for PC, GeForce Now, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch via a cloud version on October 26.