#3 Naked Lara Croft
Everyone’s now-favorite tomb-raiding explorer Lara Croft was the star of 1996’s Tomb Raider, was subject to a rumor that, if true (it wasn’t true), allowed players to strip her of her clothing by entering a secret code.
The rumor spread like wildfire around the Internet as players picked up the game, many of whom were horny teenage boys who more than enjoyed staring at her butt whenever they played the game.
Eventually, a modder just said “fuck it” and created a mod replacing Lara’s clothes with nude skin textures. Classy.