What does it mean 'there is no cow level'?

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In a loading screen it said that there is no cow level. What is this referring to?

score 43 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:09

Way back with Diablo 1, there were rumors that clicking repeatedly on the corpse of a specific cow would open up a secret level.

Blizzard denied this (rightfully so), and made a humorous nod to the rumor by including a cheat code in their game Starcraft. Typing "there is no cow level" into the console would allow you to skip a level.

In Diablo 2, they added an actual secret cow level.

In Diablo 3, they did not add in a cow level, but instead added a different secret level.

score 8 · Answer 2 · answered May 24 '12 at 20:14

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If you know nothing else about video games, know these three things:

The cake is a lie.
There is no cow level.
All your base are belong to us.

With this knowledge, no video game meme will ever confuse you.

answered May 24 '12 at 20:14

Tater596

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score 2 · Answer 3 · answered May 24 '12 at 18:01

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Its referring to Diablo 2. There was a Secret Level the "Cow Level". Blizzard said in Diablo 3 will be no Cow Level.

But... in D3 are Secret Levels.

answered May 24 '12 at 18:01

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What does it mean 'there is no cow level'?

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