Intro Messages

 are text seen in the top-left corner of the game screen when Terraria is in windowed mode. These messages will always lead with "Terraria:" followed by any of these phrases:
 * Shut up and Dig Gaiden! (Reference to Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden)
 * Sand is Overpowered
 * A Bunnies Tale
 * Small Blocks, Not for Children Under the Age of 5 (In reference to the typical warning on toys with small parts, such as Lego)
 * There is No Cow Layer (Reference to the "Cow Level" in the Diablo franchise, and to another of its kind in the StarCraft franchise: the cheat code to access these levels is "There is no cow level")
 * Digger T’ Blocks (Reference to a special kind of white blood cell named "Worker T Cell")
 * Hey Guys!
 * The Grass is Greener on This Side (A reference to the common saying "The grass is always greener on the other side")
 * Part 3: The Return of the Guide (Probably a reference to the movie, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King)
 * Doctor Bones and the Temple of the Blood Moon (A reference to the movie Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom)
 * Purple Grass! (A possible reference to the song by Jimi Hendrix, "Purple Haze" or beacuse grass in The Corruption  is purple)
 * Dig, Peon! Dig! (A reference to a line from the movie Forrest Gump, which was originally "Run, Forrest! Run!")
 * Noone Dug Behind! (A reference to the common military proverb "No man left behind")
 * Slimeassic Park (A reference to the movie Jurassic Park).
 * Suspicious Looking Eyeballs (The item used to summon the Eye of Cthulhu in game is called a "Suspicious Looking Eye")
 * Epic Dirt
 * Terraria: Terraria: Terraria:
 * Terraria: Press alt-f4 (A combination of keys in windows OS that closes the actual window)
 * Terraria: Dividing by zero
 * Terraria: Cthulhu is mad... and is missing an eye! (Another reference to the Eye of Cthulhu)
 * Terraria: Rumors of the Guides' death were greatly exaggerated
 * Terraria: Judgement Clay (Possibly a refrence to Judgment Day)
 * Terraria: Better than life (Reference to the Red Dwarf book "Better Than Life")
 * Terraria: The Water Fall Of Content! (Possibly referencing that there are now waterfalls in the game)
 * Terraria: Obsessive-Compulsive Discovery Simulator
 * Terraria: What's that purple spiked thing? (Reference to the fact many new players are confused by demon alters)
 * Terraria: Now with SOUND
 * Terraria: A good day to dig hard (A reference to the movie " A Good Day to Die Hard")
 * Terraria: Dig Dug Ain't Got Nuthin on Me (Possibly referencing that Terraria has been compared with Dig Dug.)
 * Terraria: So then I said "Something about a PC update...." (Possibly referencing when Redigit announced the 1.2 update)
 * Terraria: Red Dev Redemption (A reference to the Rockstar game "Red Dead Redemption")
 * Terraria: A spelunker says "What"?
 * Terraria: Now with more things to kill you! (A reference to the hostile entities added in 1.2 update)
 * Terraria: Terrestrial Trouble
 * Terraria: I Pity the tools... ( A Reference to the Mr. T's phrase "I Pity the fools")
 * Terraria: I Pity the tools (This one doesn't have the last dots)
 * Terraria 2: Electric Boogaloo (Reference to the Electric Boogaloo Meme)
 * Terraria: Now in 1D (A reference to 3D movie remakes)
 * Terraria: Can You Re-Dig-It? (A reference to Redigit, the creator of Terraria)
 * Terraria: I wanna be the guide (A referece to the game I Wanna be the Guy)
 * Terraria: May the blocks be with you (A phase to the Star Wars saga saying "may the force be with you")
 * Terraria: Rise of the Slimes (Possibly a reference to the movie "Rise of the Planet of the Apes")
 * Terraria: I don't know that-- aaaaa! (Probably a reference to the bridgekeeper scene in the movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail)
 * Terraria: You sand bro? (A reference to the phrase " you mad bro?")
 * Terraria: Legend of Maxx (A reference to popular fan art webcomic about Terraria.)
 * Terraria: NOT THE BEES!!! (A reference to Nicolas Cage's line in the movie The Wicker Man.)
 * Terraria: Earthbound (Possibly a reference to the game Earthbound and/or Starbound)
 * Terraria: Ore's Well That Ends Well (A reference to the saying "All's well that ends well")
 * Terraria: Coming soon to a computer near you ( A reference to the saying commonly used on commercials "Coming soon to a store near you")
 * Terraria: Cult of Cenx (Cenx is a developer)

Trivia

 * Some of these messages are parodies of famous film names, such as "Slimeassic Park" (Jurassic Park) and "Doctor Bones and the Temple of the Blood Moon" (Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom)
 * "Shut up and Dig Gaiden!" is the game's original slogan. It was the only thing that appeared in the corner until patch 1.0.6.