Abyss, The
Submitted by: Dj Simo
Hidden Aliens teaser
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On DISC TWO click on Main Menu and select the Audio Option
(the speaker at the top left). On the right speaker, there
is a face grabber from Aliens. Clicking on this creature
brings up the short teaser (it's full-screen).
Another Aliens trailer
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On DISC TWO, go to the option for the documentaries. Choose
the 60 minute one, and then get to the chapter list. Scroll
down through the chapters (this takes a while) and on the
last one, stop. A facehugger will appear at the top of the
screen. Scroll left and highlight the facehugger, then select
the trailer.
Another Aliens trailer
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If that weren't enough there's yet another Aliens trailer on
DISC TWO. Go into More Special Features, the Personnel Lockers.
The last page has an "alien cocoon" at the right side of the
screen. clicking it will show another "aliens trailer".
Hidden Digital Sound Test
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- DISC TWO - in the same spot as the face-grabber, click on
Main Menu and select the Audio Option. On the left speaker,
there is a "hydrophone test" that plays a 12 second sound feature.
TV commercial for Aliens
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On DISK TWO go to the Main Menu. Select the Subtitles option.
The TV screen on the menu will flicker and then flash the
message "Transmission lost..." Click to the left and you'll
highlight a facehugger. Select it to go to a TV commercial
for Aliens.
Another Aliens trailer
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On DISK TWO, the Imaging Station. Highlight the Pseudopod
Multi-Angle feature. Then click left once. A small facehugger
will be highlighted on the left side of the TV set (it's a
little hard to see). Select that for yet another Aliens trailer.
Theatrical trailers for Strange Days, True Lies and Aliens
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- DISC TWO - click on More and Trailers (far left). The posters
for these movies are mostly covered by the Abyss trailers that
are available but navigating around the posters should let you
get at these previews.
There is also a hidden DVD-ROM option on DISC TWO. On the main
menu, go to the screen that offers the trailers & documentaries
options. Scroll left as far as you can, then scroll down, and a
DVD-ROM option will appear.
Reader Conrad Felber points out
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Now, most of the trailers CAN indeed be found via this method,
(the TRUE LIES link is actually just a small box at the bottom
of the page). However, the one for STRANGE DAYS is a bit trickier.
It isn't even available at the "trailers" area at all. You have
to access the "Imaging Station" first (yes, still on the 2nd
Abyss disc), then highlight the "Image Gallery Menus" option.
Press DOWN on your remote. The TV monitor on that same page
will change to show the following cryptic message -- "You know
you want it and I can give it to you. I'm the magic man, the
Santa Claus of the Subconscious." Then when you press 'enter,
only then are you taken to the theatrical trailer in question
(basically a close-up of Ralph Fiennes talking directly to the
audience; during his monologue he repeats the lines mentioned
above).
Oh, one other thing -- there happens to be a SECOND trailer
(a different one) for TRUE LIES, also on the 2nd Abyss disc.
You have to go to "The Abyss In Depth: Mission Components."
Once at the first page, after 'leaving' the Sub Bay, you then
have the option of pressing 'down' to go further into the Abyss,
OR pressing 'up' to go to the surface (this option may not be
self-evident; the yellow arrows only show up when the correct
button has been pushed!). Once at the 'surface', we see a nice
seaside landscape, but at the very top of the page is a tiny
airplane. Pressing 'up' highlights the plane, and then pressing
'enter' takes you to the alternate TRUE LIES trailer.
Try it yourself!
DVD-ROM menu
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On Disc 2, highlight the trailers menu and press Down.
