History MythologyGag / Videogames

* ''VideoGame/{{Romancing SaGa}}: Minstrel Song'' has these in the Children's Section in the Melvir Library. One tale references the infamous Saw glitch from ''VideoGame/{{Makai Toshi SaGa}}'' (aka ''The Final Fantasy Legend''), another one reference the 7 heroes from ''VideoGame/{{Romancing SaGa 2}}'', and another possibly referencing one of the ''[=SaGa=] Frontier'' games or ''VideoGame/{{Romancing SaGa 3}}''.

** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestII: In Japan, Tonnura (トンヌラ) was one of Prince of Cannock's possible names in the Famicom version. Supposedly, the name sounds "odd and stupid" to several Japanese people, which fit how weak the Prince was on the FC. It became an in-joke as a "weak and uncool" name (but not "hated"), and popped up in a few later games. It is speculated that Yuji Horii came up with this from Ernest Tonnelat.

* ''VisualNovel/CrescendoEienDatoOmotteItaAnoKoro'' includes a wonderfully self deprecating reference to the company's previous game ''VisualNovel/KanaLittleSister'' when two characters watch a film obviously based on it, criticising its emotional manipulation and DeusAngstMachina. ''Kana'' sold extremely well and received excellent reviews but later received quite a bit of HypeBacklash over its {{wangst}}, something that the developers seem to have taken in good humour.

* Every game in the ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'' series contains some variation on either "No response. Looks like a corpse." (Translations for Dragon Quest VII and earlier), or "No reply. It's just a corpse." (Newer translations, because consistency in mythology gags is for losers) This is a call back to the original ''Dragon Quest'', where, during the now-traditional PlayableEpilogue, you could visit a soldier who had been injured for the rest of the game and receive this response -- the one downer element of the HappilyEverAfter.
** The English translation of the [=DS=] version of ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIV'' features some mythology gags regarding the name changes in the translation of the original NES version. The character Ragnar, who was named Ryan in the Japanese, now has the full name Ragnar [=McRyan=], while the full name of Torneko, who was renamed to Taloon in the NES version, is now Torneko Taloon.

* ''[[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3 Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds]]'' has this in friggin' ''spades''. From ComicBook/CaptainAmerica and IronMan referring to ''Comicbook/CivilWar'', to ComicBook/SheHulk telling SelfDemonstrating/{{Deadpool}} that she'd be attacking him [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall with a health bar]] if the game was set in the right era, this game really gets its jollies off on continuity and mythology.

* ''MythologyGag/ShinMegamiTenseiPersona''

* ''VideoGame/{{Ristar}}'' was originally called "Feel" during development. In the Japanese release of the game, "FEEL" is one of the various cheat codes which can be entered on the password screen, and doing so enables level select, hidden item indicators, and invincibility simultaniously; that particular code is one of several which were removed from the US version, however.

** When telling Bethany about her sexual escapades, Isabella lists men, [[BiTheWay women]], elves... and a dwarf in drag, referencing one of the surprise options at The Pearl in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins''.

** In ''Brawl'', Snake's Codec conversations are full of references to ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'' that weren't present in his stage. In addition to whole slew of other things, he compares Ness to Psycho Mantis, Pikachu's electricity to Revolver Ocelot's torture device, and references Big Boss and Liquid when talking about Link's LegacyCharacter status. His alternate colours are all camouflage patterns used in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater''.

** Other minigames also contain references to past Kirby games and the anime such as Customer Service appearing on the game over screen of "Strato Patrol EOS", Macho-San[=/=]Max Flexer, and Chef Osaka[=/=]Shitake appearing in "Kirby Quest", and one of Kirby's attacks in the minigame being Kabuki Kirby from [[AllCGICartoon Kirby 3D]]. This is just the [[UpToEleven tip of the iceberg]] if you're a longtime Kirby fan.
** The Dedede Doodle sticker in ''VideoGame/KirbyPlanetRobobot'' is a crude StylisticSuck drawing of King Dedede taken directly from the ''Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa'' episode "Cartoon Buffoons". ("What? Li'l old me, a hero? Surely you jestin'!")

* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'':
** In the IOS remake of ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2'', one can place a green Grounder robot into a level using Debug Mode. [[WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog Wonder where that's from]]?
** In ''VideoGame/SonicRiders'', "''You're'' supposed to be the [[WesternAnimation/SonicSatAM fastest thing alive?]]"
** Sonic's pose in the character select for ''VideoGame/SonicAndTheBlackKnight'' and one of Classic Sonic's level clear poses in ''VideoGame/SonicGenerations'' both look like Sonic's official render in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl''.
** In the Xbox 360/[=PS3=] versions of ''VideoGame/SonicUnleashed'', you can buy chili dogs, Sonic's favorite food from [[WesternAnimation/SonicSatAM the animated series]] [[WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog of the '90s]].\\
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And then, the intro scene of ''VideoGame/SonicAndTheBlackKnight'' has him landing in the realm of KingArthur... holding chili dogs.\\
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Used as a BrickJoke in ''VideoGame/SonicGenerations'', where Sonic's special present is a chili dog, but he doesn't get to eat it before the BigBad attacks. At the end of the game, he returns to his time and catches the dog, which is still warm.\\
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"Who ordered the chilidog?" from TheStinger of some of the commercials for the new VideoGame/MarioAndSonicAtTheOlympicGames in UsefulNotes/{{London}}.
** Once Classic Sonic appears in the trailer for ''VideoGame/SonicForces'', he strikes [[https://i.gyazo.com/f8cf54111a59f29969d0b2754aa5b653.png a pose]] very similar to ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'''s [[http://img.gamefaqs.net/box/3/1/6/7316_front.jpg box art]]. (It also resembles [[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/sonic/images/9/95/Sonic-Generations-Metal-Sonic-Stardust-Speedway-5.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20110825161030 his pose]] after beating Metal Sonic in ''Generations''.)

* ''MythologyGag/SonicGenerations''
* ''MythologyGag/SonicMania''

** Clone Trooper: "It's Jango Fett! And he's brought his head!" (A reference to Jango's likewise-unfortunate demise via beheading

** At various points on Paragus, the player has an option to quote lines Luke, Han, or Leia made in the original movie. You can ask a droid if he can "teleport me off this rock"(Luke), ask Atton if he would prefer it back in his cell(Han), and comment on going into danger that "somebody has to save our skins"(Leia).

--->'''Miranda:''' Well, I tracked the guy to Melonweed. But I'm not going near the place! They'd kill me! Get my editor! He's got to get me out of this! Take one of these fake [=IDs=] to get through the roadblocks. My career is riding on those pictures! '''[[StarWars Help me, Ben, you're my only hope!]]'''

* The protagonist of ''StarWars: VideoGame/TheForceUnleashed'' goes by the codename "Starkiller" -- a fanwink to the working name for Luke Skywalker.

** The alternate costumes in ''Street Fighter IV'' are occasionally Mythology Gags. For example, Zangief's alternate costume is [[VideoGame/FinalFight Mike Haggar]]. ''Super Street Fighter IV'' seems to be going even further into it: Zangief gets [[VideoGame/CapcomVsWhatever Mecha-Gief]], and, one of the most clever connections in the series, [[BruceLeeClone Bruce Lee homage Fei Long]] gets [[Series/TheGreenHornet Kato]] as an alternate costume.

** [[spoiler: Morpho Knight]], a boss in ''VideoGame/KirbyStarAllies'', is taken from a scrapped variation of [[spoiler: Meta Knight]] from the cancelled Gamecube Kirby game.