Hidden ManiaLink Pages

Hidden manialink pages are an unconfirmed TrackMania legend to this day. The legend states that there were/are multiple hidden pages inside normal manialinks such as example made by Nadeo themselves, teryoshop by Teryo and many more.

Background
In 2018, a player which wants to stay anonymous was browsing the teryoshop manialink and discovered a secret page that could only be accessed by typing the word checkpoint. According to this player, the reason why they typed this phrase to begin with is because they were having a conversation with one of their friends about the CheckPointBug, and managed to accidentally tab into the game whilst typing the keyword checkpoint.

Typing that keyword gave the player access to a new page which looked nothing like the original teryoshop manialink page, with distorted imagery in the background and a distorted soundtrack playing. Neither the appearance of those images nor the soundtrack have been revealed to anyone by the player who discovered them. The reason for this is unknown.

The Page
On the hidden page of teryoshop, the player reports seeing all sorts of banned items, such as banned carskins, banned maps and even illegal substances that give the player an unfair advantage in both the game and in real life. These substances have not yet been identified, as the player continuously refuses to give out any sort of information.

Sections
The player claims there were 4 sections on the actual page:


 * Maps
 * Skins
 * FAQ
 * MindBend

The first three sections are more or less self-explanatory, with the fourth section piquing the most interest. Reportedly, this was the section where the illegal substances were sold and shipped to the buyer.

The MindBend page had a passcode lock on it, but as Teryo thought that the whole manialink was inaccessible by anyone who didn't have the keyword, he decided to set the passcode to "1234", which the anonymous player decided to try to input out of boredom.

Teryo's fate
According to the player, Teryo was later arrested for the suspicion of operating a high-level drug dealing organization, he was promptly arrested, and his fate remains unknown.