Bethesda developer secret discovered in Elder Scrolls spin-off

Researchers have uncovered a hidden Easter egg in the 1997 PC game An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire, which had remained undiscovered for nearly 30 years. The game, developed under the direction of Julian LeFay, was originally intended as an expansion for The Elder Scrolls: Daggerfall before becoming a standalone action role-playing game.

The discovery was made by Andrew Borman, Director at The Strong National Museum of Play, while archiving materials from the Julian LeFay estate. To trigger the hidden sequence, players must hold the number 1 key and type the word “spire” on their keyboard. Doing so displays a historical group photo of the seven-member development team alongside the text “Battlespire rules!” and their names.