Gran Turismo Franchise's Most Memorable Easter Eggs

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First releasing on the original PlayStation all the way back in 1997, Gran Turismo quickly became one of Sony's staple franchises, right alongside the likes of Spyro and Crash Bandicoot. And while those purple and orange mascots have parted ways with PlayStation's exclusive club, Gran Turismo still makes the occasional appearance every few years, often pushing the technical boundaries of whichever console it lands on.

Over the years, Gran Turismo has had a fair few entries, with eight mainline releases, and eight secondary titles, bringing the total to 16 games. Making all these games is no easy feat, but during the process, the developers managed to sneak in a few little in-jokes and references, some of which have gone down in history as some of series' best Easter eggs.

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One of the most infamous Gran Turismo Easter eggs dates back toGran Turismo's fourth entry and has cropped up in every game mainline entry since. On the game's Trial Mountain track, if the player heads to turn 13, they can see a creature resembling the iconic Loch Ness Monster, coming to meet two figures on a small rowboat. In Gran Turismo 7, the rowers are gone, but the Monster still appears in 5-minute intervals, stretching out of the water.

At turn 6 of the track, a small, pixelated monkey can be seen atop a tree branch that stretches above the track. Over the years, this monkey has received continual graphical updates, going from a pixelated blob in Gran Turismo 3, to a fully rendered HD model in the latest entries.

Another animal-related Easter egg, «Jenkins» the cat can be found during Gran Turismo 5's Kyoto track by using the game's photo mode to go behind a fence, and zoom in on a small shrine. A