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data-remote-admin-entry-id="5634704">Shovel Knight has a secret mode that replaces some nouns with 'butt'</h2> <p class="m-entry__byline"> By <a href="http://www.polygon.com/users/AlexaRay">Alexa Ray Corriea</a> on Jul 04, 2014 at 11:30a <a href='http://twitter.com/AlexaRayC' class="twitter">@AlexaRayC</a> <span class="m-entry-admin-button" data-remote-admin-entry-type="button" data-remote-admin-entry-id="5634704"></span> </p> </header> <section class="m-entry__image m-entry__image-video"> <div class="video-wrap"> <iframe width="853" height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/HdG_WS8v60g" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div> </section> <div class="m-entry__wrapper"> <div class="l-main"> <div class="m-entry__content"> <div class="m-follow-bar" id="follow-bar"> <span class="m-follow-bar__highlighted">Stay Connected.</span> <span class="m-follow-bar__cta_text"> Follow Polygon Now!</span> <div id="follow-bar-buttons" class="m-follow-bar__buttons"> <a 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But what the game likely didn't borrow from its predecessors is it most hilarious Easter egg: Butt Mode.</p> <p>Butt Mode replaces many of the game's common nouns with the word "butt." Shovel Knight becomes "Butt Butt." "Fate" becomes "Butt." Shield Knight is "Shield Butt." And so on.</p> <p>To activate Butt Mode, players can enter "WSWWAEAW" or "X&BUTT" when naming their save file. This will allow for endless hours of hilarity, but be warned that Feats — Shovel Knight's achievement system — will not be available to player while a cheat code is activated.</p> <p><i>Shovel Knight</i> was funded through Kickstarter last April; The game exceeded its funding goal of $75,000 and pulled in $311,502 from close to 15,000 backers. 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