Not all Alexa commands have a clear utility. Rather, there are some that are clearly practical and help us in our daily lives, while others are there to fulfill other functions: entertain us, surprise us, amuse us... super alexa.
This peculiar "mode" can be used on any device where you can interact with Alexa, either from an Echo speaker or from the mobile app for iOS or Android. Let's see what it consists of.
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Super Alexa mode, what is it?
Amazon's virtual assistant keeps some secrets and surprises for its users. Many of them are already well known to the general public, although there are still many that are still amazing. Super Alexa mode is the best example.
This is not one of those hidden commands behind which there is a joke or funny trick. Upon speaking the command (which we will reveal later), Alexa will launch her puzzling response:
«Super Alexa mode activated. Reactor startup… online. Enabling advanced systems… online. Breeding dongers. Mistake. Missing dongers. Aborting”.
After this disturbing response, the silence. And nothing else is going to happen, because the Super Alexa Mode does nothing, it does not activate anything. It is simply a joke. If we are the victim of this, it is best to take it with humor. Although it is also fun to spend it on another person who does not know of the existence of this trick.
There is a curious detail that is worth noting about the Super Alexa Mode. When we try to activate it and we don't say the command correctly, Alexa notices and warns us that the mode can only be activated if we enter the complete command.
How to activate Super Alexa Mode
Super Alexa mode: what it is, what it is for and how to activate it
To activate this secret mode of the Amazon virtual assistant, it is necessary to use a bar code very concrete. It is important to follow the order of the words and try to pronounce them correctly so that the Echo smart speaker can understand them. First you have to say “Alexa”, and then indicate this code:
"Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A."
This script is actually a nod to players of a certain age, those who once had to press a series of keys in order to activate cheats in certain games. It is none other than the famous cheat code that in the 80s served Konami in many of his video games.
This code was created by Kazuhisa Hashimoto in order to use it during the testing phase of the game Gradius. What happens is that Hashimoto forgot to deactivate it, causing it to become the most famous cheat code in the world, present in dozens of video games. The only difference with the Super Alexa activation code is that it required pressing the button at the end Home o Intro to spring into action.
But what happens when we enter the activation code without errors? Alexa will tell us that we have done well with a sound, a kind of electronic jingle which will be followed by the enigmatic message that we have exposed above.
The last question would be: What is Super Alexa Mode for? Well, the answer is simple: absolutely not at all. We say it again: it is only a joke, a joke. Nothing will be activated, so you will not have to do anything to deactivate this mode.
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Some other curious Alexa commands
Super Alexa mode: what it is, what it is for and how to activate it
Super Alexa Mode isn't the only funny command that Amazon's virtual assistant hides. It seems that the programmers have had a great time hiding these types of secrets or, as it is known in the jargon, "Easter eggs". This is a small list of some of the most curious. Simply say "Alexa" first, ask the question afterwards, and let yourself be surprised by the answer:
- Scare me.
- Do you know Siri?
- What are the laws of robotics?
- Where is Wally?
- Are you Skynet?
- Take me to your leader.
- Red pill or blue pill?
- You can sing?
- How old you?
- What came first the chicken or the egg?
- I want the truth.
- Do you know how to rap?
- Surprise me
- Have pets?
- I am your father.
- Knock Knock.
- Volume 11.
This is just a very small sample of all the funny and curious commands that Alexa reserves for us. Yes, it is true that its practical usefulness is questionable, but what is beyond any doubt is that the answers will amaze us and even make us laugh out loud.
See also: How to configure Alexa to start working?