History MythologyGag / Videogames

* MythologyGag/PokemonMasters

* ''VideoGame/TamingDreams'' has the occasional reference to VideoGame/{{MARDEK}}. Near the beginning of the third chapter, Mardek is asked whether he's [[ActuallyFourMooks actually three blokes]]. In the same chapter, Elwyen mentions she'd like to be pretty and blue, a reference to her color scheme (including her [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair hair]]) in the original game.

** At the start of ''VideoGame/PokemonLegendsArceus'' the technology behind Poké Balls is explained to be the result of Pokémon themselves being {{sizeshifter}}s, which was only ever previously mentioned in the 1997 Japan-only light novel ''LightNovel/PocketMonstersTheAnimation''.

** There is also an easter egg (after getting the Light Side and Dark Side endings, then starting another game as a female character) where Atton says something like "Are you an angel? Wow that was bad, I hope [[Film/ThePhantomMenace some poor kid doesn't end up using it]]." when you enter the cell block on Peragus.

** In the games, certain character elements have been brought over from [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} the anime]], along with other stuff. Brock asks for a Bonsly in the remakes of ''VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver'', Togepi cry whenever they enter Misty's Gym and you talk to them, Misty acts {{Tsundere}} in the Johto games, etc.

** The Alolan Raichu's depiction as a blue-eyed surfer is almost definitely a reference to Puka, the blue-eyed surfing Pikachu from the [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} anime]] episode "The Pi-Kahuna".

** According to Ace Trappola's SR Lab Coat homescreen lines, the rude talking flowers from ''WesternAnimation/AliceInWonderland'' live in the schools botanical garden.

** His Hamon Cola special is the same move he used to punish a racist New York cop at the stat of Part 2.

* ''MythologyGag/InjusticeGodsAmongUs''

** ''MythologyGag/MegamanStarForce''

* ''VideoGame/GameAndMatch'': ''Mickey and Donald'', with Mickey and WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck tasked with putting out a fire in a burning building, is strongly reminiscent of the WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts cartoon ''"Mickey's Fire Brigade"''. To further drive this home, Mickey's sprites are based on his classic 1930's design.

** One of Chun-Li's winquotes in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIII 3rd Strike'' has her spout the [[LeftFielder random and rather pointless]] phrase "Leave me alone! I'm a fighter, not a news reporter!" In [[VideoGameMoviesSuck the live-action film]] of ''Film/StreetFighter'', Chun-Li was just that, a news anchor.

* ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyModernWarfare2'''s Private Allen, the first playable character and also the first to be killed off, shares his name with a RedShirt from the first level of ''VideoGame/MedalOfHonor: Allied Assault'', by the same developers pre-InfinityWard.

** In ''[[VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert3 Red Alert 3]]'', another mission is set at Pearl Harbour... only this time, you're the Japanese, defending it against a surprise Allied Strikeforce. The mission intro even has George Takei expressing his vehement disbelief that anybody would ever attack the heavily fortified Pearl Harbour.

*** In the Uprising expansion pack, the challenge misison briefing that showcases the Apocalypse Tank asks "What does he think he's going to do? Strap missile launchers on it?" in Red Alert 2, the Apocalypse Tank indeed did have missiles launchers strapped onto it.

*** Also, the game's entire Database holds subtle references to characters and events from the previous games. The game also has a statue of Havoc, the commando from ''Renegade''. The Novelization also makes references to ''Tiberian Sun'', even going so far as having the GDI player character, Micheal Mcneil, as a character. In a "criminal dossier" from the game designer's, a even subtle reference to ''Red Alert'' is made.

** In ''[[VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRenegade Renegade]]'', an early cutscene shows that the GDI controls their troops with the exact same interface the player used in the original game. In fact, it shows part of an actual mission in the original game, then switches to the game level with the exact same layout. Several audios were also taken over, such as the death sounds of Nod infantry or EVA lines like "reinforcements have arrived". During the credits, the same "news" that were shown during the GDI ending also play here.

** One of the first lines you hear in the game is 'Rip and tear', a line from the infamously cheesy 90s Doom comic.
** Several from ''Doom 3'': One of the fingerprint scanners you have to use requires Z-Sec clearance, and you can find the (sadly unusable) Soul Cube in Olivia's office. You can also find a playable Super Turbo Turkey Puncher 3 arcade cabinet.

** The doors in the foundry level make the classic Doom Doors sounds.
** Later in the game while in Hell, there's an arena based off the "Dead Simple" level in ''Doom 2''.
** The ''Doom 2'' manual states that the Spider Mastermind isn't equipped with a plasma gun, and thank god for that. [[spoiler: Guess what the Spider Mastermind has in this game]].
** The theme for the game that plays in both the opening and the ending, as well as part of various tracks, is a very heavy synthetic remix of the iconic At Doom's Gate song from the first Doom. The ambient music that plays after returning to the [[spoiler: destroyed Argent facility]] sounds much like the opening notes of 'E1M2' as well.
** [[spoiler: The way the demons finally trapped the Doomguy before the events of the game? They got him stuck by ''dropping the ceiling upon him'']].
** The [[spoiler: Icon of Sin]] is back (albeit dead), and even [[EasterEgg plays the original message]] from ''Doom 2'' (and spits out a collectible) if you fire a rocket into its forehead.

** In ''VideoGame/SilentHill4'', Henry shows a similar aversion to toilets, saying "now is not the time for this kind of thing", despite showing no reservations about going into dangerous/disgusting places otherwise.

* ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga'' and ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'' both had Luigi infiltrate an enemy hideout by wearing a dress, which is derived from the ''ComicBook/SuperMarioAdventures'' comic in the ''Nintendo Power'' magazine. The first ''Paper Mario'' also took the idea that Bowser kidnaps Peach all the time because he has a crush on her from this comic.
* ''VideoGame/PrinceOfPersia2008'' begins with the Prince looking for his donkey, Farah; Farah is the name of the ActionGirl love interest in ''VideoGame/PrinceOfPersiaTheSandsOfTime''.















* ''VideoGame/{{Pokemon}}'':
** In the games, certain character elements have been brought over from [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} the anime]], along with other stuff. Brock asks for a Bonsly in the remakes of ''VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver'', Togepi cry whenever they enter Misty's Gym and you talk to them, Misty acts {{Tsundere}} in the Johto games, etc.
** In ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'', the Alolan variation of Exeggutor heavily resembles the one featured on [[http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/6/66/JPJungleBoosterbox.jpg the Jungle booster box for the Japanese trading card game]], which has a long body and is drawn closer in size to an actual palm tree.
** The Alolan Raichu's depiction as a blue-eyed surfer is almost definitely a reference to Puka, the blue-eyed surfing Pikachu from the [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} anime]] episode "The Pi-Kahuna".
** Also from ''Sun and Moon'', in the Pokemon Graveyard off Route 2 you can fight a Pokemon Breeder named Ikue, who fights with a Pikachu and goes "Pikaa..." when you defeat her. This is a reference to Ikue Otani, who provides the voice of Pikachu in the anime (and in the games since X and Y).
** Yet another one from ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'', we have the final battle, surprisingly enough! [[spoiler:The final battle of the main game is the Alola region's own Professor Kukui! This is a nod to a {{Dummied Out}} fight with Professor Oak back in ''VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue'', which can be accessed via the famous Missingno glitch.]]
** An EasterEgg from ''VideoGame/MyPokemonRanch'' (developped by Ambrella) features Munchlax, Pikachu, Bulbasaur, Meowth, and Teddiursa racing one another. These species all appeared in one of Ambrella's previous games, ''VideoGame/PokemonDash''.
** Pikachu's [[https://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/6/6b/025Pikachu-Gigantamax.png Gigantamax form]] in ''VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield'' turns it back into [[https://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/0/03/025Pikachu_RG.png its original chubby design]] [[EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference from early in the series' run]].
* In Kasumi's DLC mission for ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'' there is a statue of a ''Franchise/DragonAge'' Ogre in an art-filled vault.
** The same room also has the head of the Statue of Liberty. ''[[ShoutOut "Damn you, Hock!"]]''
** Also, several of [[TheEngineer Tali's]] battle quotes are "Go for the Optics, Chiktikka!" which is a ShoutOut to the ''Franchise/BaldursGate'' character Minsc, who sometimes will shout, "Go for the Eyes, Boo" before battle, as well as "Nothing is faster than Chiktikka vas Paus", which is a pun on one of Aerie's, another Baldur's Gate character, battle quotes, where she says "Nothing is faster than Chiktikka fastpaws." Another gag is found on the Citadel, where one can purchase a "Space Hamster", which is the name of the species which Boo (purportedly) belongs too. The hamster even gets a special appearance in the ''Citadel'' DLC for ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'', assuming you caught it on the Normandy...where, if you interact with it enough, Shepard will advise it to go for the eyes if anyone messes with it.
** Another example: If importing a ''VideoGame/MassEffect1'' character to ''Mass Effect 2'', when Shepard first reunites with Liara on Ilium, she will tell the man she is speaking to "Have you ever faced an asari commando? Few humans have!" which is the same thing Matriarch Benezia tells Shepard when you faced off against her in the first game.
** Miranda's loyalty mission contains a scene in which she punches the control panel in a slow cargo elevator and demands to know why it won't go faster, a reference to the infamously slow elevators in the first game.
*** Similarly, Garrus will reminisce with Tali about the long elevator rides and the conversations they used to have, to which Tali threatens him with her shotgun. The final DLC for ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'' confirms that Garrus was the only member of the original squad to enjoy the elevator talks. The rest share Tali's opinion.
* ''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/TheFinalFantasyLegend'', 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/SaintsRow2'', as seen in one of the advertising screenshots, has a billboard advertising a military-themed restaurant called "[[VideoGame/CompanyOfHeroes Company of Gyros]]".

* In ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots'', the description of the [=Five-seveN=] states that it was Snake's main weapon 'when he infiltrated Galuade in 2003'. Galuade is the fortress from ''VideoGame/MetalGearGhostBabel'', a non-canon "alternate sequel" to the original ''VideoGame/MetalGear''.
** With the [[GunPorn sheer number of available weapons in MGS4]] it was basically inevitable that some would be added simply for having appeared earlier in the series, such as the suppressed [=MP5=] from the ''Integral'' release of ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'', the then-unusuable AN-94 from ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty'', and, by entering the right code, the highly-modified [=M1911A1=] from ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater''.
** ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty'' has Snake note that he's "not a big fan of blades" while giving Olga's high-frequency blade to Raiden -- both a reference to the knife-wielding Lt. Snake of the non-canon ''VideoGame/SnakesRevenge'', and HilariousInHindsight given how much he uses a knife in [=MGS4=].
* Aside all the ''VideoGame/LegendOfMana'' references in ''VideoGame/SwordOfMana'' there are twins in the town of Ish practicing summonings. One speaks "Klnka Irma Myron Tinqua" which are the words in the original Final Fantasy Adventure to reverse the Waterfall. The book the kid lost in Topple is about Magical Vacation which was another game produced by the developers. Finally in game there is the Brown Brownie which gives the [[GameBreaker Brownie Ring]] a staple item in game produced by Brownie Brown that is often dummied out.
* ''VideoGame/SamAndMaxTheDevilsPlayhouse'' features a scene inside Max's [[HammerSpace inventory]]. The inventory room contains several items from earlier parts of the series, but also from ''VideoGame/SamAndMaxHitTheRoad''. It's a nice nod and establishes that games from both companies are in the same continuity.
** ''VideoGame/SamAndMaxBeyondTimeAndSpace'' has a Max puppet made out of a paper bag and glued-on bits of white paper pinned to the message board in Sam's office. The Max puppet was from a NoFourthWall make-and-do segment from [[ComicBook/SamAndMaxFreelancePolice the comics]]; it was later adapted for the ending of one of the episodes in the ''WesternAnimation/SamAndMaxFreelancePolice'' animated series.
** The office in the Telltale games is ''full'' of references to Hit The Road, aside from looking very similar to its predecessor.
** In the [[VideoGame/SamAndMaxSaveTheWorld Season 1]] episode "Reality 2.0", when Sam and Max get flattened, Sam remarks, "This seems familiar..." Just to drive the point home, their movements will also change to match the animations from ''Hit the Road''.
** Not to mention characters mentioning that they sounded different in the past.
* ''[[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3 Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds]]'' has this in friggin' ''spades''. From ComicBook/CaptainAmerica and ComicBook/IronMan referring to ''Comicbook/CivilWar'', to ComicBook/SheHulk telling ComicBook/{{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.
** In a reference doubling as a reference to ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry 3'' and to ''[[ShapedLikeItself itself]]'', Vergil's opening line if Dante is the lead on the opposing team says "Sorry I'm late to the party", referencing the pre-boss banter from their first fight in ''[=DMC3=]'', and to the fact that Vergil was not present in the original game, only being added in ''Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3''.
** In the game's bio section, the Sentinel's real name is its serial number: COTA-1994. This is a reference to Capcom's first Marvel fighting game, ''VideoGame/XMenChildrenOfTheAtom'', released in 1994.
* [[VideoGame/WarioLand Wario]] is often seen using an [[http://nintendo.wikia.com/wiki/Ultra_Hand Ultra Hand]] as a special attack because Nintendo engineer Gunpei Yokoi invented the device.
* If you're a Japanese who's huge lover of classic {{Shoot Em Up}}s and {{Creator/Konami}}, you might claim ''VideoGame/{{Parodius}}'' to be actually the ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Smash Bros]]'' of Shoot Em Ups, with lots of Japanese craziness and LSD, and is also a huge tribute to Konami's Shoot Em Ups as well as its other famous game series. At first it was meant to parody VideoGame/{{Gradius}}, but as the series evolved on, characters like [[VideoGame/GanbareGoemon Goemon and Ebisumaru]], VideoGame/{{Twinbee}} and VideoGame/KidDracula started to show up, each equipped with weapon sets taken from many Shoot Em Ups of the time. The inclusion of some bosses and villains from other Konami games and [[PublicDomainSoundtrack classic music medleys]] along with Konami's music (mainly from Gradius) doesn't help.
** ''Jikkyo Oshaberi Parodius'', particularly its ''[[UpdatedReRelease Forever With Me]]''-port for [=PS1=] and Saturn, is full of Mythology Gags and references to other Konami games, like ''VideoGame/GanbareGoemon'', ''VideoGame/{{Twinbee}}'', ''VideoGame/LethalEnforcers'' and ''VisualNovel/TokimekiMemorial''. Sadly as it's Japan-only, many miss the references and parodying jokes poking fun at the games. One guy seemingly tries to cover them up with his own response to ''History Behind Smash Bros'' with ''[[https://www.youtube.com/user/KonaKonaKaabisteru#grid/user/CA247C0247B91796 History Behind Parodius.]]''




* ''VideoGame/UltimaUnderworld 2'' has the Trilkhai, who share their felinity, their backstory and [[SignificantAnagram the letters in their name]] with the Kilrathi of the ''VideoGame/WingCommander'' series.
* The ''Franchise/{{Peanuts}}'' iPhone/iPad game "Snoopy's Street Fair" has plenty of these, especially with regard to minor characters who have their own booths. Frieda has a cat-petting booth featuring her cat Faron (who [[BrotherChuck disappeared after only a few strips]]), Emily (who met Charlie Brown at a dance studio) is selling dance supplies, Lydia (the girl who constantly changed her name) has a "Guess the Name" booth, and Shermy, who sold root beer in one of the early strips, is back in business.
* In the intro of ''[[VideoGame/SimCity Sim City 2000]]'' you'll see a UFO flying into the centre of a spiral galaxy. Fast forward to ''VideoGame/{{Spore}}'', where you explore a galaxy in the last stage. If you manage to navigate to the centre of that galaxy, you'll be greeted by [[spoiler: that same UFO, who refers to itself as "Steve" and gives you a congratulatory speech.]]
* The ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' short "Meet the Sniper" begins with Sniper poking a bobblehead in his van. Many people mistake the bobblehead for [[VideoGame/HalfLife G-man]], but it's actually Civilian from ''VideoGame/TeamFortressClassic'', which had ten classes instead of nine.
** The absence of the Civilian class is also referenced in-game. When playing on Harvest during the month of October, you will find a gravestone which reads "R.I.P. The tenth class".
** Demoman wears an eyepatch and knit cap just like the [=TFC=] Demoman did.
** The Engineer Update showed us that [=TFC=] Engineer is [=TF2=] Engineer's father.
** [[http://www.teamfortress.com/tf03_cold_day_in_hell/#f=68 Team Fortress Comics #3]] has (nearly) the entire TFC team form Team Gray, with the only missing member being [[spoiler: the Medic, whom has been replaced by the Team Fortress 2 one]]. The TFC logo is even added to drive the point across.
* In ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilGaiden'', Barry Burton comments on the darkness in his boss's office, only to be told that the the closet the lightbulbs are in a closet locked by a missing crest. Several of the ''Resident Evil'' games involve searching for crests to unlock doors.
* One of the secrets linked to an achievement in ''VideoGame/SeriousSam 3: BFE'' is Sam's "classic outfit". Said classic outfit consists [[JustForPun solely]] of the bright red Converse-like sneakers Sam wore in every other game.

* ''Sorcery Saga'' kicks off with the main character having to climb a magic tower and retrieve a magic orb as part of the final exam for her school, in a direct reference to the plot of the original ''Madou Monogatari''.
* ''VideoGame/MightAndMagic X'' is ''filled'' with references to pre-Ubisoft works in the franchise. Though the ''Receding Horizons'' and ''Jassad's Bestiary''[[note]]the reason why 'works' and not 'games' was used -- the quest is a reference to the mid-90s novels[[/note]] quests might not count, as they [[spoiler: imply that Ashan might be in the Creator/NewWorldComputing verse, which would make those quests closer to [[CallBack Call Backs]] than this trope]].
** Sorpigal is a repeating reference in the series: in the very first game, you start in the town of Sorpigal. ''VI'', on a different world and starting an entirely new story arc, starts you off in New Sorpigal. ''X'', set in Ubisoft's Ashan setting, starts in Sorpigal-on-the-Sea.



* The "BFF" trio of Liberty Lee, Summer Holiday, and Travis Scott in ''VideoGame/TheSims4'' share their names, appearances and personality traits with Liberty, Summer, and Travis from ''VideoGame/MySims''. A LoveTriangle between the three friends is also a plot point in ''[=MySims=] Kingdom''.
** The ''Get Together'' expansion introduces a perky DJ named Candy Behr, who takes her name from long-time recurring [=MySims=] character DJ Candy "Supergroove". Her sister, Yuki, has no connection to her [=MySims=] analogue, but [=MySims=] dolls for both characters can be found in their respective bedrooms.
* The AlternateContinuity [[VideoGameRemake remake]] ''VideoGame/LufiaCurseOfTheSinistrals'' has quite a few throughout:
** In Elcid, instead of using lemon to flavour the foul navaroa fish, they instead use herbs, a la the herbs used by the Wizard of Taste in ''VideoGame/LufiaAndTheFortressOfDoom''.
** Several areas take their names from towns in ''VideoGame/LufiaIIRiseOfTheSinistrals''. The Tanbel Abandoned Mine, named for Guy's hometown in the original (he and Jessy are moved to Parcelyte in this version), is where [[spoiler:Jessy is taken by Idura after she's kidnapped]].
** When seeking out the Treasure Sword in ''Lufia II'', the party has to split up to fight the bosses of the dungeon. This time around, the party gets split up at the beginning of the dungeon and then reunites in time for the boss fight.
** Taking a page from his appearance in ''VideoGame/LufiaTheLegendReturns'', the Sinistral of Chaos's power is used to [[spoiler:turn a bride-to-be against her groom]].


* ''VideoGame/TamingDreams'' has the occasional reference to VideoGame/{{MARDEK}}. Near the beginning of the third chapter, Mardek is asked whether he's [[ActuallyFourMooks actually three blokes]]. In the same chapter, Elwyen mentions she'd like to be pretty and blue, a reference to her color scheme (including her [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair hair]]) in the original game.

* ''VideoGame/MinecraftStoryMode'':
** The Order of the Stone's name comes from Minecraft's original title of "Minecraft: Order of the Stone". It was changed in order to avoid confusion/mixup with the webcomic ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick''.
** In Episode 3, when Lukas struggles to figure out what to call a herd of Endermen, one of the dialogue options is to call them a "Haunting". WordOfGod says that you call a herd of them "a Haunting of Endermen".
* In ''VideoGame/StarWarsRebelAssault II'', while Rookie One and Ru Murleen are DressingAsTheEnemy on board the Super Star Destroyer, he asks her "[[Film/StarWarsANewHope Hey, aren't you a little short for a Stormtrooper]]?" Later, Darth Vader says to Admiral Sarn: "{{You have failed me}} [[Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack for the last time]]", as he {{Force choke}}s him.
* ''VideoGame/RiseOfTheTombRaider'':
** In the Blood Ties DLC, there's an old phonograph that plays "Venice Violins", the same tune that can be played in Lara's mansion from ''VideoGame/TombRaiderII''.
** You can also find a Jade Dragon, one of the secrets from that game.
** Several diary entries are written by Winston, with one of them detailing how a young Lara used to lock him in the freezer as a prank. In ''VideoGame/TombRaiderII'' and ''VideoGame/TombRaiderIII'', players would often lock him in the freezer to stop him following them around.
* ''VideoGame/SilentScope 2: Dark Silhouette'' references classic Creator/{{Konami}} games in at least two instances:
** The second player character [[VideoGame/{{Jackal}} is codenamed Jackal and drives a 4x4]].
** At the beginning of the stealth portion of the second level, Falcon proclaims "Let's play Franchise/MetalGear for real!"
* ''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 simultaneously; that particular code is one of several which were removed from the US version, however.
* ''VideoGame/MysteryScienceTheater3000PresentsDetective'' has a few references to [[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 the show it's based on]]:
** Quitting the game prompts it to respond "KEEP CIRCULATING THE GAME!", referencing the original series (at the time) ending several episodes' credits with "KeepCirculatingTheTapes".
** One joke references the lengthy transitions to and from the theater segments:
--> You are in the hallway. You see many doors...1...2..3...4...5...6...7\\
'''Mike:''' ''[looking behind him]'' Huh? Are the theater doors closing?
* ''VideoGame/MintyFreshAdventure'':
** A hidden area in the cave near the entrance [[spoiler:holds a statue of [[Characters/MyLittlePonyTVSpecials Megan.]] Interacting with it makes your meter recharge instantaneously for the rest of the game.]]
** [[Characters/MyLittlePonyG3 Minty]] shows up in a sidequest where you rescue her from a hidden prison. [[spoiler:It's in the pit next to the sock.]]
** One achievement is named a line from the show the game is based on "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E12CallOfTheCutie I Didn't Put These in My Bag]]".

* In ''VideoGame/{{Scribblenauts}}'', typing "scribblenaut" will call up the original player character design, which is also unlockable to play as.
* ''[[VideoGame/JumpSuperStars Jump Ultimate Stars]]''. Every single action taken by every single character, whether it's a normal punch or one of their super moves, is lifted directly from a certain panel from their respective series.

* Cody in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha 3'' mentions that "It's good to know more than two moves", a reference to his role as the hero in ''VideoGame/FinalFight''.
** Cody's Super in the same game is a reference to his [[GameBreaker game breaking]] infinite-stun loop punch glitch from Final Fight.
*** Another end battle quote by Cody is "No matter what happens, this will not be my Final Fight!"
** In the same game, Sakura Kasugano says she likes "street fighting" as compared to "sparring in rival schools". Sakura made a playable cameo appearance in the first ''VideoGame/RivalSchools''.
** Dan Hibiki also claims that "I hate the art of fighting, but I want to be king of fighters!" In a previous game, he asked Ken whether he knew "the art of fighting", as well. Dan is based on Ryo and Yuri Sakazaki and Robert Garcia of SNK's ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting'' and ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'' games.
*** ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIV'''s incarnation of Dan features him performing the Hao Sho Kou Ken motion from ''Art of Fighting'' very slowly if he is left standing still long enough. And in ''Super Street Fighter IV'' he gets an Ultra move that is a blatant copy of the HSKK.
** One of Chun-Li's winquotes in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIII 3rd Strike'' has her spout the [[LeftFielder random and rather pointless]] phrase "Leave me alone! I'm a fighter, not a news reporter!" In [[VideoGameMoviesSuck the live-action film]] of ''Film/StreetFighter'', Chun-Li was just that, a news anchor.
** Another reference to Chun-Li being a news anchor is on the opening scene from ''VideoGame/MegaMan9'' when Chun-Li appears... as a [[http://neopancho.net/wii/rockman9/chunli.gif news anchor]].
** A translation error in the original ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII'' arcade game had one of Ryu's win quotes as "You must defeat Sheng-Long to stand a chance." Sheng Long is the Chinese reading of the first two characters in ''Shōryūken'', one of Ryu's signature techniques, and Sheng Long was turned into an April Fools' joke by EGM. In a trailer for ''[[CapcomSequelStagnation Super Street Fighter II Turbo: HD Remix]]'', at the end, after Ryu attempts to chase Akuma, it shows a cryptic, soundless piece of text, simply saying, "You must defeat Sheng-Long to stand a chance..."
*** And then when Ryu and Ken's actual master, Gouken, was added as a playable character in the home versions of ''Street Fighter IV'', he ended up having, in one way or another, every single move the original April Fools' joke claimed he had.
** In the ''Street Fighter'' movie, Blanka and Charlie were turned into a CompositeCharacter. In ''VideoGame/XMenVsStreetFighter'', Blanka appears in the background of one stage, but if you play as Charlie, Blanka is replaced with [[Franchise/XMen Beast]].
** 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/CapcomVs 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.
* ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' is an entire game series built on Mythology Gags, to the point where each installment is worthy of its own page. Many of them are obvious, but the sheer amount of reference to the history and origins of each character and Creator/{{Nintendo}} as a whole is baffling. Everything from random items in the background of stages, to the particular designs of items and character movesets. Just look at this Youtuber's [[https://www.youtube.com/user/CrappyCaptureDevice/videos History Behind Smash Bros]] series, which covers ''Melee'' and ''Brawl'', or this Youtuber's "[[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLk-q4XhyqQooHkIppNFNHibumkscEiBrX Know Your Moves]]" series that covers ''Nintendo 3DS/Wii U''.
** 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''. To top it all off, if Snake is KO'd during a Codec conversation, the person he's talking to ([[ItMakesSenseInContext including Slippy]]) will yell the ever-iconic, "Snake? Snake?! SNAAAAAKE!"
** In the Subspace Emissary mode of ''Brawl'', Ness uses PK Flash to blow up the seemingly invincible King Statue in a cutscene. This is a nod to the fact that said move was one of the few ways it could actually be defeated in ''VideoGame/{{MOTHER 3}}''.
** In ''VideoGame/MetroidOtherM'', one of Ridley's attacks involves grinding Samus against the wall. This is how he introduced himself in ''Brawl'', released at least a year prior.
** Little Mac's trailer includes him standing next to Samus, where she compares her size with his. When you look at his Assist Trophy page on ''Brawl's'' Dojo, it mentions how short Mac is, and standing right behind him for a comparison is Samus. His artwork for the fourth game shows him in a ''Punch-Out!!'' arcade machine fighting Donkey Kong, who was the [[BonusBoss bonus boxer]] in the series' Wii reboot.
*** The mobs found in Smash Run draw from almost every game represented in ''Super Smash Bros.'', plus a few other games not represented. These include (but most certainly do not limit to) [[VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry Kremlings]], [[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Eggrobos]], [[Franchise/MegaMan Mettools]], [[VideoGame/RhythmHeaven Sneaky Spirit]], and even a few enemies from ''Brawl'' 's Subspace Emissary.
** One of Mega Man's victory poses is a match for the pose he struck on the title screen of the original Japanese version of ''Mega Man''.
** The trophy description of Luigi contains a reference to his MemeticMutation nickname Weegee.
** Cloud's alternate costumes include the SOLDIER 2nd Class and SOLDIER 3rd Class uniforms as seen in the original ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' (''not'' the ones from ''VideoGame/CrisisCore'', which changed the colours), and his redesign from ''Anime/FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren''. His attack sounds are recreations of his PSX sound effects and his taunts include his PSX spell-casting animation and his 'SOLDIER pose' CharacterTic from the original game's field mode.
** There are very few alts in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'' that ''aren't'' mythology gags. For example, Ridley's default skin is based on his in-game palette from ''VideoGame/SuperMetroid'', while his alts include his red-colored depiction on that game's box art, his bright purple and green palette from ''VideoGame/Metroid1'', his Golden Statue from ''Super Metroid'' and ''VideoGame/MetroidZeroMission'', Ridley-X from ''VideoGame/MetroidFusion'', his green palette from ''Zero Mission'', his Meta Ridley form from the ''VideoGame/MetroidPrimeTrilogy'' and ''Brawl'' with an alternate palette similar to the Ridley Robot from ''Zero Mission'', and an unused purple and orange palette resembling his coloration in ''Prime'' and ''Brawl''.
* ''VideoGame/StarWarsBattlefrontII'' has some of these in the random dialogue that comes up during battles. Of note are:
** Imperial Stormtrooper: "It's Obi-wan! Shall we put a disturbance in his Force?" (A reference to his famed 'disturbance in the force', of Episode 4)
** Imperial Stormtrooper: "It's Solo! And he's shooting first! That's not fair!" (A reference to the Han Shot First debate)
** Clone Trooper: "It's Darth Maul! What's he going to do, bleed on us?" (A reference to Maul's unfortunate demise before doing anything more significant than killing one maverick Jedi, as well as being a ShoutOut to [[Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail Monty Python's]] BlackKnight)
** Imperial Officer: "You Rebel scum!" (direct quote from Return of the Jedi)
** Rebel Soldier: "[[VerbThis Rebel scum this!]]" (a rebuttal to the above)
** Clone Trooper: "It's Jango Fett! And he's brought his head!" (A reference to Jango's likewise-unfortunate demise via beheading)
** The frequency of the line "I can't shake him!" is also mocked, where one of the random radio messages heard in Rebel starfighters during space battles is "I can't shake-- oh, wait, nevermind."
* ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' is absolutely in love with this:
** Held captive and asked where the Jedi enclave where you received your Jedi training, you can say it's on Alderaan, when it's really on Dantooine; an inversion of Leia claiming the Rebel base was on Dantooine in an attempt to spare her home planet of Alderaan.
** At one point a character mentions that her husband's Sith-killing days were "a long time ago, in a war far, far away."
** On Tatooine, you need to use bantha fodder to lure banthas into a cave as bait for the Krayt dragon living inside, and you can tell the NPC you're working with, "[[LukeIAmYourFather Look, I have your fodder]]."
** In [[VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublicIITheSithLords the sequel]], you can at one point say "A lie is a lie, even from '[[FromACertainPointOfView a certain point of view]]'."
** The sequel was created by former Black Isle Studios employees. It contained the line "The weak suffer. The strong endure", echoing a line in the Black Isle game ''VideoGame/PlanescapeTorment''.
** "My name is [[[HelloInsertNameHere Your name here]]]. I'm here to rescue you."
** There is also an easter egg (after getting the Light Side and Dark Side endings, then starting another game as a female character) where Atton says something like "Are you an angel? Wow that was bad, I hope [[Film/ThePhantomMenace some poor kid doesn't end up using it]]." when you enter the cell block on Peragus.
*** There was another one that was cut from the game, where Atton says he shouldn't even be in the game and was meant to star in a spin-off of ''[[VideoGame/DarkForcesSaga Jedi Knight]]'' - namely, ''[[VideoGame/JediKnightJediAcademy Jedi Academy]]'', which came out around the same time, and whose protagonist was originally given Atton's name.
** Once you've [[spoiler:trained Mira to be a Jedi]], it is possible to tell her that she has "taken [her] first step into a much larger world," which is the same thing Obi-Wan says to Luke in Episode IV.
** When you've influenced Handmaiden to become a Jedi, she says "I want you to teach me the ways of the Force. To become a Jedi Knight like my mother," which is very similar to a line spoken by Luke.
** Also in the second game, when General Vaklu expresses his shock that you are still alive, one of the possible replies is "You'll find I'm full of surprises" (a reference to ''The Empire Strikes Back'').
** In the comic, Mandalore has the same mask which [[FromNobodyToNightmare the random Mandalorian soldier]] was seen picking up in the last pages of the penultimate ''Tales of the Jedi'' story arc.
** On Taris, you have the chance to fight a Mandalorian going by "Bendak Starkiller".
** 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).
* ''All'' Creator/LucasArts games had ''Franchise/StarWars'' references.
** For example, in ''Videogame/FullThrottle'', nosey reporter Miranda begs main character Ben to help her:
--->'''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! '''Help me, Ben, you're my only hope!'''
** And the man who drives the fertilizer truck has the Imperial insignia tattooed on his arm.
* Almost ALL of the Monkey Island games have an option to say "I'm selling these fine leather jackets", from the Indiana Jones Last Crusade game.
* ''VisualNovel/CrescendoJP'' 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.
* While filming ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'' in Cairo, the producers had everyone take down their TV antennas so they wouldn't show up anachronistically in a rooftop scene. In the corresponding level of the ''[[VideoGame/LegoAdaptationGame Lego Indiana Jones]]'' video game, you can find a secret room filled wall-to-wall with satellite dishes.
** The sequel instead has ten satellite dishes scattered around the accompanying hub. Destroying all of them causes one of the red bricks to appear.
** Similarly, in ''Lego Star Wars'', there is a secret room where you can put on Indy's fedora. Naturally, Han Solo can do this as Harrison Ford played both characters.
* The name of the ''VideoGame/BionicCommando'' podcast is a mythology gag -- it's called "Top Secret", which was the original Japanese name of the Arcade and NES games that started the franchise.
** The overhead encounters in the ''Rearmed'' remake substitute a remix of the ''VideoGame/{{Commando}}'' theme in place of the NES BGM, which instead plays in the now side-scrolling underground passages. Furthermore, the scenery in the desert overhead stages resembles that of ''VideoGame/GunSmoke''.
** Two of 'em in the 2009 game:
*** At the Avenue of Heroes. The statues of "RAD" Spencer and "Super Joe" Gibson are dated 1989 and 1991 respectively -- one year after the release of the NES ''Bionic Commando'', and ''Mercs''. (The first game to refer to "Super Joe" by the name Joseph Gibson)
*** Near the end of the game, a frustrated General Armstrong asks Spencer if he thinks he's a "damn fool", in reference to one of Hitler/Master D's lines in the NES game.
** ''Bionic Commando Rearmed 2'' has a sign for "Club Explod", in reference to an infamous typo in the English translation of the NES game.
* In ''VideoGame/StarFoxCommand'', one possible ending references the planet Papetoon, from the [[CanonDiscontinuity Canon Discontinued]] Nintendo Power comic series.
** Papetoon was mentioned in the Japanese manual for ''VideoGame/StarFox64''.

* ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga'' and ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'' both had Luigi infiltrate an enemy hideout by wearing a dress, which is derived from the ''ComicBook/SuperMarioAdventures'' comic in the ''Nintendo Power'' magazine. The first ''Paper Mario'' also took the idea that Bowser kidnaps Peach all the time because he has a crush on her from this comic.
* ''VideoGame/PrinceOfPersia2008'' begins with the Prince looking for his donkey, Farah; Farah is the name of the ActionGirl love interest in ''VideoGame/PrinceOfPersiaTheSandsOfTime''.

* ''VideoGame/StarCraft'' has Jim Raynor seeing the purple goo stuff that emanates from Zerg colonies and saying "What the hell is that!? Looks like the ground there is alive!". ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}} III'', meanwhile, has Jaina seeing the corrupted stuff that emanates from Undead colonies and saying "It looks like the land around the granary is... dying.".
* In ''VideoGame/SilentHill3'', the player is given the option of having the protagonist reach into a filthy (even by ''Franchise/SilentHill'' standards) toilet to search for anything useful. [[WhatTheHellPlayer She refuses to]], and a cutscene plays in which she [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall looks directly at the camera]] and says "Who could do something so ''disgusting''?", referencing the protagonist of the previous game who did do without hesitation, which remains a frequent joke at his expense among the fandom.
** For those who wish to see this scene, it occurs only if the [[OldSaveBonus memory card you're using also contains]] ''VideoGame/SilentHill2'' [[OldSaveBonus save data]].
** In ''VideoGame/SilentHill4'', Henry shows a similar aversion to toilets, saying "now is not the time for this kind of thing", despite showing no reservations about going into dangerous/disgusting places otherwise.
* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda'':
** ''Phantom Hourglass'''s plot begins with Link waking up on an island after falling off a boat and [[spoiler: he must save a spirit that looks remarkable like a whale from an evil force with ambiguous motives.]] ''Link's Awakening'' anyone?
** The final battle of ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSpiritTracks Spirit Tracks]]'' begins with Link protecting Zelda from the attacks of the boss while she charges up her magic power like in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwordsAdventures Four Swords Adventures]]''. The second half of the battle involves Zelda stunning the boss with Light Arrows so Link can attack, similar to the final battle of ''The Wind Waker''.
** ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkBetweenWorlds A Link Between Worlds]]'' has Majora's Mask hanging on the right wall of Ravio's shop.
* In the intro of ''VideoGame/SuperMario64 DS'', Yoshi is first seen sleeping on the roof of the castle. The roof was where Yoshi was found in the original ''Super Mario 64''.
* ''VideoGame/IHaveNoMouthAndIMustScream'' includes a mention of the [[AIIsACrapshoot insane supercomputer AM]] torturing one of the protagonists by coaxing him into walking through a thousands of kilometers of ice to reach a pile of canned fruit, only to discover that AM didn't give him a can opener. This is nearly the entire plot of the original short story the game is based on.
** At the beginning of Ted's scenario, an enormous bird can be seen flying past. The short story had AM manifesting itself as great, bird-like monsters to torment the humans as they crossed the frozen wastes.

* The good endings' credit sequences in ''Bubble Memories'' has Bub and Bob using their parasols, which they've also used in ''Parasol Stars''. Both games are in the ''VideoGame/BubbleBobble'' series. Although both may be {{Non Linear Sequel}}s, ''Memories'' apparently takes place after ''Parasol Stars'' but before ''Bubble Symphony''.
* Though the various settings in ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquer'' are quite different, with confusingly varying timelines, there are often references to events that have taken place in previous games.
** In ''[[VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert2 Red Alert 2]]'', General Carville remarks that the Soviet Union is sending a naval force to take Pearl Harbor, and then snickers at the thought of anyone ever succeeding at attacking the base. This is a reference to the first ''Red Alert'', which had a completely alternate World War II where the Japanese never attacked Pearl Harbor.
*** But when you actually play the mission, the sunken ''Arizona'', complete with memorial, [[FridgeLogic lays in the harbor...]]
** In ''[[VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert3 Red Alert 3]]'', another mission is set at Pearl Harbour... only this time, you're the Japanese, defending it against a surprise Allied Strikeforce. The mission intro even has George Takei expressing his vehement disbelief that anybody would ever attack the heavily fortified Pearl Harbour.
*** Also from ''Red Alert 3'' (which takes place in a different timeline than the earlier games), the last Soviet mission starts by showing Tanya destroying dreadnaughts and talking about "old times", exactly the same way the Allied campaign starts in ''Red Alert 2''.
*** The Allies' MissionControl is always named Eva, as a reference to the mission control AI EVA (or Electronic Video Agent) from the Tiberian series of games. Likewise, she has a rivalry with Allied commando Tanya over the affection of the Allied commander.
*** In the Uprising expansion pack, the challenge misison briefing that showcases the Apocalypse Tank asks "What does he think he's going to do? Strap missile launchers on it?" in Red Alert 2, the Apocalypse Tank indeed did have missiles launchers strapped onto it.
** In ''[[VideoGame/CommandAndConquerTiberiumWars Tiberium Wars]]'', though the insidious [[GreenRocks Tiberium]] has evolved into completely new forms with new methods of expansion, nods to the original Blossom Trees from earlier ''Tiberium'' games can be seen throughout the Red Zone maps, in the form of withered but recognizable Blossom Tree husks.
*** Also, the game's entire Database holds subtle references to characters and events from the previous games. The game also has a statue of Havoc, the commando from ''Renegade''. The Novelization also makes references to ''Tiberian Sun'', even going so far as having the GDI player character, Micheal Mcneil, as a character. In a "criminal dossier" from the game designer's, a even subtle reference to ''Red Alert'' is made.
** In ''[[VideoGame/CommandAndConquerTiberianSun Tiberian Sun]]'', you can find an abandoned GDI base made from buildings found in the first game, as well as functional Mammoth Tanks.
*** A plot point late in the ''Firestorm'' expansion's Nod campaign has the player capturing a GDI EVA unit to act as a replacement for the [[AIIsACrapshoot rogue]] CABAL - mirroring the explanation in the original game that Nod used a pirated offshoot of the same EVA units GDI did.
** In ''[[VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRenegade Renegade]]'', an early cutscene shows that the GDI controls their troops with the exact same interface the player used in the original game. In fact, it shows part of an actual mission in the original game, then switches to the game level with the exact same layout. Several audios were also taken over, such as the death sounds of Nod infantry or EVA lines like "reinforcements have arrived". During the credits, the same "news" that were shown during the GDI ending also play here.
** Many of the same units in the various sequels end up being Expies of themselves -- for example, you can pretty much count on any future ''Red Alert'' sequel having the [[CoolAirship Kirov airship]], and the Devil's Tongue flame tank down to its name is a link from the first and second Tiberium games in the form of a continuity nod. The Mammoth Tank is a particular series-wide example, showing up in both the Tiberian ''and'' Red Alert series.
** Many commando units in the series will have similar lines to the first commando in Tiberium Dawn, including Havok making a reference in Renegade, "Just doesn't seem fair, does it? [[IAmNotLeftHanded Maybe I'll shoot left-handed."]]
** The UsefulNotes/Nintendo64 port of the [[VideoGame/CommandAndConquerTiberianDawn original game]] has a rather sneaky bit of this in its fake installation intro. At one point during it, an "armament history" is supposedly transferred to the player, namedropping several of the vehicles available to both sides - with a note next to the SSM Launcher that its data has been deleted, since it was a multiplayer-only unit that, the port being singleplayer-only, isn't usable.
* ''VideoGame/FireEmblem'''s arena themes are for the most part, remixes of the main battle themes of previous games. For example, the 11th game ([[VideoGame/FireEmblemAkaneia Shadow Dragon]]) uses the 9th game's ([[VideoGame/FireEmblemTellius Path of Radiance]]) while the 8th ([[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheSacredStones Sacred Stones]]) uses the 2nd's (''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemGaiden Gaiden]]'').
** The music for the final level in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'' includes an OminousLatinChanting remix of the ''Fire Emblem'' main theme, using the lyrics from the ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Brawl'' version of the theme.
* When playing "Yellow Submarine" in ''VideoGame/RockBand: Music/TheBeatles'', the dreamscape depicts the band wearing the same clothes as their animated versions in the [[WesternAnimation/YellowSubmarine film of the same name]]. Similarly, the song "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" depicts the eponymous band performing in Pepperland.
* A literal example occurs in ''VideoGame/GrimFandango'', when Manny can examine a statue of the first boss at the Department of Death, who was before his time, but supposedly a "real slave driver." Since the game takes place in a very strange version of the Aztec afterlife, this first boss would be Mictlantecuhtli, who was, to put it mildly, a greedy, sadistic ManipulativeBastard.
* The Spaceship Victory movie in ''VideoGame/{{Civilization}} IV'' has a black man who looks suspiciously like [[VideoGame/SidMeiersAlphaCentauri Nwabudike Morgan]] falling out of his [[HumanPopsicle cryopod]] and looking out over the new planet.
** The Spaceship itself is the exact same ship as the one launched in the ''VideoGame/{{Civilization}} III'' Space Victory.
* Early in ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 3}}'', a bully and his gang demand you turn over a sweetroll you received as a present. This is a recurring situation from the ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls''[='s=] character generation process.

* The ''VideoGame/SpiderMan3'' movie game has references to the Baxter Building (HQ of the Franchise/FantasticFour in Marvel canon) and the classic ads in which superheroes would DeusExMachina their way out of trouble with Hostess Twinkies and Advertising/HostessFruitPies.
** In the second Mad Bomber mission, Spider-Man stops a subway train the same way he did in the ''Film/SpiderMan2'' film.
** Spider-Man catches a helicopter filled with Dragon Tail thugs by making a giant web between two buildings, a nod to the original teaser trailer for the [[Film/SpiderMan1 first film]].
** One of the quips Kraven can throw at Spidey during their battle is a suggestion for what to put on his gravestone - "How about, [[ComicBook/KravensLastHunt 'here lies Spider-Man, slain by the hunter!']]"
* ''VideoGame/{{Pokemon}}'':
** In the games, certain character elements have been brought over from [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} the anime]], along with other stuff. Brock asks for a Bonsly in the remakes of ''VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver'', Togepi cry whenever they enter Misty's Gym and you talk to them, Misty acts {{Tsundere}} in the Johto games, etc.
** In ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'', the Alolan variation of Exeggutor heavily resembles the one featured on [[http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/6/66/JPJungleBoosterbox.jpg the Jungle booster box for the Japanese trading card game]], which has a long body and is drawn closer in size to an actual palm tree.
** The Alolan Raichu's depiction as a blue-eyed surfer is almost definitely a reference to Puka, the blue-eyed surfing Pikachu from the [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} anime]] episode "The Pi-Kahuna".
** Also from ''Sun and Moon'', in the Pokemon Graveyard off Route 2 you can fight a Pokemon Breeder named Ikue, who fights with a Pikachu and goes "Pikaa..." when you defeat her. This is a reference to Ikue Otani, who provides the voice of Pikachu in the anime (and in the games since X and Y).
** Yet another one from ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'', we have the final battle, surprisingly enough! [[spoiler:The final battle of the main game is the Alola region's own Professor Kukui! This is a nod to a {{Dummied Out}} fight with Professor Oak back in ''VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue'', which can be accessed via the famous Missingno glitch.]]
** An EasterEgg from ''VideoGame/MyPokemonRanch'' (developped by Ambrella) features Munchlax, Pikachu, Bulbasaur, Meowth, and Teddiursa racing one another. These species all appeared in one of Ambrella's previous games, ''VideoGame/PokemonDash''.
** Pikachu's [[https://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/6/6b/025Pikachu-Gigantamax.png Gigantamax form]] in ''VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield'' turns it back into [[https://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/0/03/025Pikachu_RG.png its original chubby design]] [[EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference from early in the series' run]].
* In ''VideoGame/BackyardSports: Sandlot Sluggers'', Kiesha Phillips, Pablo Sanchez, and Vicki Kawaguchi have their nicknames from the first games, before the ContinuityReboot.
* ''VideoGame/EccoTheDolphin: Defender of the Future'' features occasional references to the original games; Hanging Waters in particular is ''packed'' with them. The level itself is the 3D version of the Skyway, the squid may be referencing both the Eight-Arms and the flying medusa all in one go, and the giant bird towards the end calls the helpful pteranodon to mind, right down to how he's summoned with song.
* In Kasumi's DLC mission for ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'' there is a statue of a ''Franchise/DragonAge'' Ogre in an art-filled vault.
** The same room also has the head of the Statue of Liberty. ''[[ShoutOut "Damn you, Hock!"]]''
** Also, several of [[TheEngineer Tali's]] battle quotes are "Go for the Optics, Chiktikka!" which is a ShoutOut to the ''Franchise/BaldursGate'' character Minsc, who sometimes will shout, "Go for the Eyes, Boo" before battle, as well as "Nothing is faster than Chiktikka vas Paus", which is a pun on one of Aerie's, another Baldur's Gate character, battle quotes, where she says "Nothing is faster than Chiktikka fastpaws." Another gag is found on the Citadel, where one can purchase a "Space Hamster", which is the name of the species which Boo (purportedly) belongs too. The hamster even gets a special appearance in the ''Citadel'' DLC for ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'', assuming you caught it on the Normandy...where, if you interact with it enough, Shepard will advise it to go for the eyes if anyone messes with it.
** Another example: If importing a ''VideoGame/MassEffect1'' character to ''Mass Effect 2'', when Shepard first reunites with Liara on Ilium, she will tell the man she is speaking to "Have you ever faced an asari commando? Few humans have!" which is the same thing Matriarch Benezia tells Shepard when you faced off against her in the first game.
** Miranda's loyalty mission contains a scene in which she punches the control panel in a slow cargo elevator and demands to know why it won't go faster, a reference to the infamously slow elevators in the first game.
*** Similarly, Garrus will reminisce with Tali about the long elevator rides and the conversations they used to have, to which Tali threatens him with her shotgun. The final DLC for ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'' confirms that Garrus was the only member of the original squad to enjoy the elevator talks. The rest share Tali's opinion.
* ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'' has, among other things, [[VideoGame/BaldursGate "When in doubt, go for the eyes!"]] in the otherwise serious hints section on the loading screens and a piece of paper sitting around near the end of the Deep Roads mission containing clear ''Franchise/MassEffect'' references.
** Near the end of Leliana's romance arc, you can tell her "You're cute when you're embarrassed," if you feel like making a ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' reference.
** There is also a woman by the name Edwina running a tavern in Denerim, which is a reference to [[spoiler:Edwin's ending]] in Baldur's Gate 2, [[spoiler:In which he gets turned into a woman by Elminster and ends up running a tavern under the name Edwina]]
** ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOriginsAwakening'' has party banter involving [[SociopathicHero Oghren]] hitting on [[ActionGirl Sigrun]] in an increasingly more crude and unpleasant manner. This seems to be a reference to exactly the same situation from ''VideoGame/BaldursGateII'' involving Korgan and Mazzy.
* ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'' contains a dwarf named Varric bearing a crossbow by the name of [[ICallItVera Bianca]]. One of the designers commented in an interview that [[VideoGame/JadeEmpire Mirabelle]] was already taken.
** This made it into a bit of party banter; Merril asks about the origin of the name, and says she must have been named after someone. Varric replies that Mirabelle was already taken.
** During Merrill's romance in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'', she interjects "is it getting hot in here?" into her dialogue in the exact same way Tali does in similar circumstances in VideoGame/MassEffect2.
** When telling Bethany about her sexual escapades, Isabella lists men, women, elves... and a dwarf in drag, referencing one of the surprise options at The Pearl in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins''.
* ''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/TheFinalFantasyLegend'', 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}}''.
* If you get a chance to look closely at the back of one of the "Chocobites!" cereal boxes in ''VideoGame/Left4Dead'', you'll notice it advertises a six-inch ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' action figure inside. "Collect all 10!"
** And of course the "I love UsefulNotes/{{steam}}" line in "Crash Course."
** In development, Bill was to share his last name with ''VideoGame/HalfLife'''s Barney Calhoun.
* ''VideoGame/TransformersWarForCybertron'' has some G1 nods. At one point, in the Kaon prison, an Autobot prisoner is pronounced guilty and thrown into a casket. He responds with "Spare me this mockery of justice!", the same quote from when the Quintessons sentenced Kranix the Lithone to Sharkticons in the original movie.
** In the Soundwave boss fight, Rumble repeats one of his lines from the original movie: "First we crack the shell, then we crack the nuts inside!"
** When Optimus and company have a face-to-face encounter with a space slug (ItMakesSenseInContext... sort of.), Ironhide tries the Universal Greeting.
** More or less every line and every achievement in the game is a reference to ''some'' previous character, characterization, line, song, toy gimmick, or storyline. ''Every slagin' one''.
* ''VideoGame/SaintsRow2'', as seen in one of the advertising screenshots, has a billboard advertising a military-themed restaurant called "[[VideoGame/CompanyOfHeroes Company of Gyros]]".
* In ''VideoGame/TrinityUniverse'', upon hearing that Lucius and Violet are not into anime, Flonne tries to introduce them into one. The series in question? ''[[Anime/MakaiSenkiDisgaea Disgaea]]''.
* Creator/NipponIchi has managed to include a few small gags in the Disgaeaverse, regarding Etna's standard pose portrait in the [[VideoGame/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness original game]]. Whenever she wasn't talking or was in a neutral mood, the game would show her leaning forwards in a somewhat awkward position; in the [[UpdatedRerelease PSP port]] she complains about back pains, and in [[VideoGame/PrinnyCanIReallyBeTheHero the prinny games]] she constantly rubs her back when stunned.
* In the ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea 3|Absence of Justice}}'' {{DLC}}, one of Gig's Evilties (abilities) is that he can Magichange into a weapon, and then when his turn runs out; he turns back into a humanoid; while the person who wielded him is temporarily replaced. In ''VideoGame/SoulNomadAndTheWorldEaters'' Gig spends most of his time as a magic weapon trying to do this.
** Also when Prinny asks if it's okay to do the "Next Episode" bit, Etna mockingly says, "[[VideoGame/PrinnyCanIReallyBeTheHero Can I Really be the Hero?]]"
* The back wall of the pawn shop in ''VideoGame/KingsQuestVI'' holds many items that would have been very helpful to players of previous ''VideoGame/KingsQuest'' games.
* ''[[VideoGame/DynastyWarriors Dynasty Warriors 5]]'' had a nod back to the previous installment during the Wu Zhang Plains stage: After seeing Zhuge Liang's star fall, Sima Yi gleefully rushes the Shu camp, but stops when he gets there, spooked at the sight of Zhuge Liang. [[spoiler: Unlike the last game, it's not just a ploy;]] he shakes his head, and realizes it's actually Jiang Wei, who has taken up Zhuge's mantle.
** You were told in the third game 'Do not pursue Lu Bu.', which became a bit of a meme. The achievement for beating him the first time he appears in number seven is 'Ok, you can pursue Lu Bu.'

* In ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots'', the description of the [=Five-seveN=] states that it was Snake's main weapon 'when he infiltrated Galuade in 2003'. Galuade is the fortress from ''VideoGame/MetalGearGhostBabel'', a non-canon "alternate sequel" to the original ''VideoGame/MetalGear''.
** With the [[GunPorn sheer number of available weapons in MGS4]] it was basically inevitable that some would be added simply for having appeared earlier in the series, such as the suppressed [=MP5=] from the ''Integral'' release of ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'', the then-unusuable AN-94 from ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty'', and, by entering the right code, the highly-modified [=M1911A1=] from ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater''.
** ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty'' has Snake note that he's "not a big fan of blades" while giving Olga's high-frequency blade to Raiden - both a reference to the knife-wielding Lt. Snake of the non-canon ''VideoGame/SnakesRevenge'', and HilariousInHindsight given how much he uses a knife in [=MGS4=].
* During the ending of ''VideoGame/{{Earthbound}}'', Ness' mother refers to [[BigBad Giygas]] using an incorrect name that bears resemblance to prototype names for Gyiyg/Giegue/Giygas for back when ''VideoGame/{{MOTHER}}'' was going to be officially released in English.
* Aside all the ''VideoGame/LegendOfMana'' references in ''VideoGame/SwordOfMana'' there are twins in the town of Ish practicing summonings. One speaks "Klnka Irma Myron Tinqua" which are the words in the original Final Fantasy Adventure to reverse the Waterfall. The book the kid lost in Topple is about Magical Vacation which was another game produced by the developers. Finally in game there is the Brown Brownie which gives the [[GameBreaker Brownie Ring]] a staple item in game produced by Brownie Brown that is often dummied out.
* ''VideoGame/SamAndMaxTheDevilsPlayhouse'' features a scene inside Max's [[HammerSpace inventory]]. The inventory room contains several items from earlier parts of the series, but also from ''VideoGame/SamAndMaxHitTheRoad''. It's a nice nod and establishes that games from both companies are in the same continuity.
** ''VideoGame/SamAndMaxBeyondTimeAndSpace'' has a Max puppet made out of a paper bag and glued-on bits of white paper pinned to the message board in Sam's office. The Max puppet was from a NoFourthWall make-and-do segment from [[ComicBook/SamAndMaxFreelancePolice the comics]]; it was later adapted for the ending of one of the episodes in the ''WesternAnimation/SamAndMaxFreelancePolice'' animated series.
** The office in the Telltale games is ''full'' of references to Hit The Road, aside from looking very similar to its predecessor.
** In the [[VideoGame/SamAndMaxSaveTheWorld Season 1]] episode "Reality 2.0", when Sam and Max get flattened, Sam remarks, "This seems familiar..." Just to drive the point home, their movements will also change to match the animations from ''Hit the Road''.
** Not to mention characters mentioning that they sounded different in the past.
* ''VideoGame/DCUniverseOnline'' returns the favor to ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' by including a Global Alert in its endgame content that takes place in Smallville, Kansas.
* ''[[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3 Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds]]'' has this in friggin' ''spades''. From ComicBook/CaptainAmerica and ComicBook/IronMan referring to ''Comicbook/CivilWar'', to ComicBook/SheHulk telling ComicBook/{{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.
** In a reference doubling as a reference to ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry 3'' and to ''[[ShapedLikeItself itself]]'', Vergil's opening line if Dante is the lead on the opposing team says "Sorry I'm late to the party", referencing the pre-boss banter from their first fight in ''[=DMC3=]'', and to the fact that Vergil was not present in the original game, only being added in ''Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3''.
** In the game's bio section, the Sentinel's real name is its serial number: COTA-1994. This is a reference to Capcom's first Marvel fighting game, ''VideoGame/XMenChildrenOfTheAtom'', released in 1994.

* [[VideoGame/WarioLand Wario]] is often seen using an [[http://nintendo.wikia.com/wiki/Ultra_Hand Ultra Hand]] as a special attack because Nintendo engineer Gunpei Yokoi invented the device.

* If you're a Japanese who's huge lover of classic {{Shoot Em Up}}s and {{Creator/Konami}}, you might claim ''VideoGame/{{Parodius}}'' to be actually the ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Smash Bros]]'' of Shoot Em Ups, with lots of Japanese craziness and LSD, and is also a huge tribute to Konami's Shoot Em Ups as well as its other famous game series. At first it was meant to parody VideoGame/{{Gradius}}, but as the series evolved on, characters like [[VideoGame/GanbareGoemon Goemon and Ebisumaru]], VideoGame/{{Twinbee}} and VideoGame/KidDracula started to show up, each equipped with weapon sets taken from many Shoot Em Ups of the time. The inclusion of some bosses and villains from other Konami games and [[PublicDomainSoundtrack classic music medleys]] along with Konami's music (mainly from Gradius) doesn't help.
** ''Jikkyo Oshaberi Parodius'', particularly its ''[[UpdatedReRelease Forever With Me]]''-port for [=PS1=] and Saturn, is full of Mythology Gags and references to other Konami games, like ''VideoGame/GanbareGoemon'', ''VideoGame/{{Twinbee}}'', ''VideoGame/LethalEnforcers'' and ''VisualNovel/TokimekiMemorial''. Sadly as it's Japan-only, many miss the references and parodying jokes poking fun at the games. One guy seemingly tries to cover them up with his own response to ''History Behind Smash Bros'' with ''[[https://www.youtube.com/user/KonaKonaKaabisteru#grid/user/CA247C0247B91796 History Behind Parodius.]]''
* In the ''VideoGame/{{Geneforge}}'' series, servant minds are immobile creatures that act somewhat like organic {{Magitek}} computers. Since the first game takes place on an island abandoned for about two hundred years, you would frequently have to find preserved jars of nutrient paste and feed the minds for them to be able to interact with you coherently. In the fourth game you can find a cupboard full of jars of mind food, and the narration notes that
--> You consider taking one of them with you, but decide against it. What use could a self-respecting adventurer have for this stuff?
* The boss of the Tutorial in ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'' is the Asylum Demon, which bears a more than passing resemblance to the Vanguard that ended the tutorial in ''VideoGame/DemonsSouls''. In contrast to the HeadsIWinTailsYouLose near-HopelessBossFight scenario of the Vanguard, after initially having to flee from the Asylum Demon, you come back with a proper weapon and a vantage point for a DynamicEntry and utterly destroy it -- this is ''hugely'' satisfying to anyone who played the earlier game.
* ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsIII'', as the GrandFinale to the Souls series, is ''loaded'' with these.
** The Fire Keeper plays a similar role to the Maiden in Black from ''VideoGame/DemonsSouls'', and even closely paraphrases her when levelling up. She also references lines from the Plain Doll, and her clothing set is similarly acquired through a difficult jumping puzzle that will kill you if you get it wrong.
** Yhorm the Giant also owes a great debt to ''Demon's Souls''; the weapon that is his AchillesHeel is known as the Storm Ruler.
** Irithyll Dungeon closely resembles parts of the Tower of Latria from ''VideoGame/DemonsSouls'', and the Jailer enemies are similarly referential.
** Vordt of the Boreal Valley and the Abyss Watchers are references to ''VideoGame/{{Bloodborne}}'', with the former being a warrior twisted into a semi-canine beast (he's referred to as "the vile watchdog of the Boreal Valley"), and the latter being fast, nimble hunters, specialising in combining a primary weapon and a parrying tool (albeit a blade rather than a gun) who were twisted by the thing they fought; DLC then added the Farron Follower enemies, who were akin to the Hunter of Hunters covenant in ''Bloodborne'' by being focused on eliminating corrupted Abyss Watchers. Vordt's boss soul can even be transposed to form a ring that provides healing for constant attacking, similar to ''Bloodborne'''s rallying.
** The Lothric royal family is a giant reference to From Software's "Soulsborne" games as a whole. The king is [[VideoGame/DemonsSouls a heretic who made himself inhuman by chasing forbidden lore]]. The firstborn, Lorian, is [[VideoGame/DarkSoulsI closely tied to fire, but was permanently scarred by a demonic flame]] (a reference to the DisappointingLastLevel that was Lost Izalith). The second, Lothric, was [[VideoGame/DarkSoulsII themed around curses]], but was [[TroubledProduction born deformed and sickly, with nothing about his conception going right]], and who [[ButThouMust was pushed to Link the Fire despite not wanting to]]. The final child, Ocelotte, [[VideoGame/{{Bloodborne}} is an immortal thing of mingled human and inhuman blood]] who [[AllJustADream may not even exist]].
* ''VideoGame/UltimaUnderworld 2'' has the Trilkhai, who share their felinity, their backstory and [[SignificantAnagram the letters in their name]] with the Kilrathi of the ''VideoGame/WingCommander'' series.
* The ''Franchise/{{Peanuts}}'' iPhone/iPad game "Snoopy's Street Fair" has plenty of these, especially with regard to minor characters who have their own booths. Frieda has a cat-petting booth featuring her cat Faron (who [[BrotherChuck disappeared after only a few strips]]), Emily (who met Charlie Brown at a dance studio) is selling dance supplies, Lydia (the girl who constantly changed her name) has a "Guess the Name" booth, and Shermy, who sold root beer in one of the early strips, is back in business.

** In ''VideoGame/KirbyStarAllies'', the difficulty level for the subgame "The Ultimate Choice" is represented by a change in Kirby's facial expression. The Soul Melter difficulty level shows him with a demonic SlasherSmile--the same face he makes when possessed by the Demon Frog in the ''Right Back At Ya!'' episode "Frog Wild".
* In the intro of ''[[VideoGame/SimCity Sim City 2000]]'' you'll see a UFO flying into the centre of a spiral galaxy. Fast forward to ''VideoGame/{{Spore}}'', where you explore a galaxy in the last stage. If you manage to navigate to the centre of that galaxy, you'll be greeted by [[spoiler: that same UFO, who refers to itself as "Steve" and gives you a congratulatory speech.]]
* In ''VideoGame/BaldursGate'' there are merchants selling items belonging to a lot of the companions of the Nameless One in ''VideoGame/PlanescapeTorment'', such as Vhailor's helm, Dakkon's zerth blade etc.
** In ''[[VideoGame/BaldursGateII Shadows of Amn]]'', Imoen hints that their captor have taken and sold the party's gear. You will thoughout the game come across items you could potensionally have in ''Baldur's Gate''.
* The ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' short "Meet the Sniper" begins with Sniper poking a bobblehead in his van. Many people mistake the bobblehead for [[VideoGame/HalfLife G-man]], but it's actually Civilian from ''VideoGame/TeamFortressClassic'', which had ten classes instead of nine.
** The absence of the Civilian class is also referenced in-game. When playing on Harvest during the month of October, you will find a gravestone which reads "R.I.P. The tenth class".
** Demoman wears an eyepatch and knit cap just like the [=TFC=] Demoman did.
** The Engineer Update showed us that [=TFC=] Engineer is [=TF2=] Engineer's father.
** [[http://www.teamfortress.com/tf03_cold_day_in_hell/#f=68 Team Fortress Comics #3]] has (nearly) the entire TFC team form Team Gray, with the only missing member being [[spoiler: the Medic, whom has been replaced by the Team Fortress 2 one]]. The TFC logo is even added to drive the point across.
* In ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilGaiden'', Barry Burton comments on the darkness in his boss's office, only to be told that the the closet the lightbulbs are in a closet locked by a missing crest. Several of the ''Resident Evil'' games involve searching for crests to unlock doors.
* One of the secrets linked to an achievement in ''VideoGame/SeriousSam 3: BFE'' is Sam's "classic outfit". Said classic outfit consists [[JustForPun solely]] of the bright red Converse-like sneakers Sam wore in every other game.
* The only commercial for the GBA game ''VideoGame/GoldenSun'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOvwdVp8Fvo had nothing to do with the game.]] Fast forward ten years, to the [[VideoGame/GoldenSunDarkDawn DS game]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMnV5hH50Ug everything makes sense.]]
* In one of the first small scenes of ''VideoGame/DmCDevilMayCry'', an explosion causes a white wig to land on Dante's head, causing him to look like the Dante from [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry the original series]], upon which, after a pause, he says "Not in a million years" and shrugs the hairpiece off.
* In the 2012 ''VideoGame/TwistedMetal'' game, the second boss will occasionally tell the player Mr. Grimm that when he's dead, she might use his skull for a helmet. This alludes to ''Twisted Metal: Black'', where the incarnation of Mr. Grimm in that game was a Vietnam veteran who [[ImAHumanitarian ate his dead squadmate]] and did the same thing with his skull.
* VideoGame/JoJosBizarreAdventureHeritageForTheFuture: Most notably, Young Joseph is one big MythologyGag for Part 2, in a game based off of Part 3.
** His Hamon Crossbow special is the same weapon he used when fighting Wham. The H version of the move where he fires it backward and the ball whirls around the arena, hitting the opponent from behind, is the same trick he used against Wham.
** His Hamon Cola special is the same move he used to punish a racist New York cop at the stat of Part 2.
** He uses the Red Stone of Aja in his Hamon Beam super to amplify his Hamon ability and fire a really powerful, unblockable beam.
** His "Master's Teachings" super flashes an image of Caesar Zeppeli if the first punch hits, complete with Joseph screaming "CAEEEEEEESAAAAAAAAR!!" and the rest of the super shows images from their training and other Part 2 moments.
** Oddly, Polnareff has a super in JJBA onward where a Stand Arrow from Part 4 flies in, hits Silver Chariot, causing it to turn into its Requiem form from ''Part 5'' and put the opponent to sleep. A Part 3 game with a super move that references to Parts 4 and 5. At least Polnareff's not in a wheelchair or a turtle this time.
** The attract mode sequence also flashes manga panels from parts 1 and 2.
** One of Dio and Shadow Dio's special moves is Space Ripper Stingy Eyes, the same EyeBeams he used to fatally wound Jonathan at the end of Part 1 (And used by Straights in Part 2)
** When hit by Alessi's Stand, Old Joseph becomes Young Joseph. When [[UpToEleven Young Joseph]] is hit, he gets even younger and is reading a Superman comic, just how he was in a flashback in Part 2.
** Nena (One of Dio's Stand assassins) cameos in one of Hol Horse's intros where he dismounts an elephant and bids her farewell. ("Jada, aishiteru ze."[[labelnote:translation]]"Later. I love ya."[[/labelnote]])
** Old Joseph says his signature "Your next words will be..." to Dio in his ending. And Dio walks right into it.
* ''Sorcery Saga'' kicks off with the main character having to climb a magic tower and retrieve a magic orb as part of the final exam for her school, in a direct reference to the plot of the original ''Madou Monogatari''.
* ''VideoGame/MightAndMagic X'' is ''filled'' with references to pre-Ubisoft works in the franchise. Though the ''Receding Horizons'' and ''Jassad's Bestiary''[[note]]the reason why 'works' and not 'games' was used -- the quest is a reference to the mid-90s novels[[/note]] quests might not count, as they [[spoiler: imply that Ashan might be in the Creator/NewWorldComputing verse, which would make those quests closer to [[CallBack Call Backs]] than this trope]].
** Sorpigal is a repeating reference in the series: in the very first game, you start in the town of Sorpigal. ''VI'', on a different world and starting an entirely new story arc, starts you off in New Sorpigal. ''X'', set in Ubisoft's Ashan setting, starts in Sorpigal-on-the-Sea.
* In Japan, the ''VideoGame/FatalFury'' series [[DubNameChange is known as]] ''Garou Densetsu''. However, official Japanese artwork of Terry Bogard often features him wearing a baseball cap with the ''Fatal Fury'' logo on its crown.
* ''VisualNovel/FateHollowAtaraxia'' has some references to other works in the Franchise/{{Nasuverse}}. For example, there's a LampshadeHanging of how Tohsaka is pretty clearly an expy of [[VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}} Tohno Akiha]], though it isn't stated outright. There are also two new movies playing, both of them nonsensical. They're called [[VideoGame/MeltyBlood NEKOARC]] and [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight TIGERDOJO.]] In allcaps.
* A running gag in ''VideoGame/HyperdimensionNeptuniaReBirth1'' is that most people have inexplicable difficulty pronouncing Neptune's name. On one occasion, it's accidentally rendered "Neptunia." This is a Mythology Gag rather than a form of TitleDrop because it's also the case in the original Japanese voice track, where Neptunia isn't part of the title -- the last word of the Japanese title for the series is simply "Neptune", after the protagonist, but it was changed to "Neptunia" for overseas release, which this references.
* The "BFF" trio of Liberty Lee, Summer Holiday, and Travis Scott in ''VideoGame/TheSims4'' share their names, appearances and personality traits with Liberty, Summer, and Travis from ''VideoGame/MySims''. A LoveTriangle between the three friends is also a plot point in ''[=MySims=] Kingdom''.
** The ''Get Together'' expansion introduces a perky DJ named Candy Behr, who takes her name from long-time recurring [=MySims=] character DJ Candy "Supergroove". Her sister, Yuki, has no connection to her [=MySims=] analogue, but [=MySims=] dolls for both characters can be found in their respective bedrooms.
* ''Videogame/BattleZone1998'' opens up with a camera panning around a [[Videogame/BattleZone1980 boxy, green vector graphics tank within a mountain range]] before zooming out, revealing that it's just a radar display on a HoverTank. The gag is repeated in the game's main menu background, which has vector graphics versions of the games hover tanks fighting within a mountain range.
* The AlternateContinuity [[VideoGameRemake remake]] ''VideoGame/LufiaCurseOfTheSinistrals'' has quite a few throughout:
** In Elcid, instead of using lemon to flavour the foul navaroa fish, they instead use herbs, a la the herbs used by the Wizard of Taste in ''VideoGame/LufiaAndTheFortressOfDoom''.
** Several areas take their names from towns in ''VideoGame/LufiaIIRiseOfTheSinistrals''. The Tanbel Abandoned Mine, named for Guy's hometown in the original (he and Jessy are moved to Parcelyte in this version), is where [[spoiler:Jessy is taken by Idura after she's kidnapped]].
** When seeking out the Treasure Sword in ''Lufia II'', the party has to split up to fight the bosses of the dungeon. This time around, the party gets split up at the beginning of the dungeon and then reunites in time for the boss fight.
** Taking a page from his appearance in ''VideoGame/LufiaTheLegendReturns'', the Sinistral of Chaos's power is used to [[spoiler:turn a bride-to-be against her groom]].
* ''Film/{{Goosebumps}}: The Game'' uses a more down-tempo version of [[Series/{{Goosebumps}} the television series' theme]] for the main menu.
* ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyModernWarfare2'''s Private Allen, the first playable character and also the first to be killed off, shares his name with a RedShirt from the first level of ''VideoGame/MedalOfHonor: Allied Assault'', by the same developers pre-InfinityWard.
* ''VideoGame/HometownStory'' is a shop-running game made by the creator of the ''VideoGame/HarvestMoon'' farming simulation games. The game itself has farms as the reliable sources of fresh produce, but they are nowhere near big enough to produce what the owners sell the player. The dairy/egg farm runs with one chicken and one cow and the fruit/vegetable one sells fruit from trees the yard clearly doesn't have. Both are exaggerations of the AcceptableBreaksFromReality ''VideoGame/HarvestMoon'' has in regards to real life farming.
* ''VideoGame/TamingDreams'' has the occasional reference to VideoGame/{{MARDEK}}. Near the beginning of the third chapter, Mardek is asked whether he's [[ActuallyFourMooks actually three blokes]]. In the same chapter, Elwyen mentions she'd like to be pretty and blue, a reference to her color scheme (including her [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair hair]]) in the original game.
* ''VideoGame/KingdomOfLoathing'':
** Before making their aforementioned SleeperHit satirical MMORPG, Asymmetric Publications made a game called Krakrox the Barbarian. Not only is Krakrox a historical figure in the Kingdom, but several of the early items game from that game as well, such as the Ring of Half-Assed Regeneration. They also formerly ran a blog, which they reference from time to time. The palindromic haiku you perform to get the Pagoda came from there.
** Some of the things you can dig out of the garbage pits of Hobopolis are obsolete items from early versions of the crafting system, or now-useless items from some of the first in-game events. The "Baby Bugged Bugbear" can glitch some other such items back into existence, including a feather-headdress that was part of the original tutorial quest.
* ''VideoGame/MinecraftStoryMode'':
** The Order of the Stone's name comes from Minecraft's original title of "Minecraft: Order of the Stone". It was changed in order to avoid confusion/mixup with the webcomic ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick''.
** In Episode 3, when Lukas struggles to figure out what to call a herd of Endermen, one of the dialogue options is to call them a "Haunting". WordOfGod says that you call a herd of them "a Haunting of Endermen".
* Being a reboot to the classic franchise and and a GenreThrowback to 90s shooters, ''VideoGame/Doom2016'' is filled with these.
** One of the first lines you hear in the game is 'Rip and tear', a line from the infamously cheesy 90s Doom comic.
** Several from ''Doom 3'': One of the fingerprint scanners you have to use requires Z-Sec clearance, and you can find the (sadly unusable) Soul Cube in Olivia's office. You can also find a playable Super Turbo Turkey Puncher 3 arcade cabinet.
** The illustration of the Doomguy fighting demons has them drawn very similarly in appearance to the original game's cover art.
** The doors in the foundry level make the classic Doom Doors sounds.
** Later in the game while in Hell, there's an arena based off the "Dead Simple" level in ''Doom 2''.
** The ''Doom 2'' manual states that the Spider Mastermind isn't equipped with a plasma gun, and thank god for that. [[spoiler: Guess what the Spider Mastermind has in this game]].
** The theme for the game that plays in both the opening and the ending, as well as part of various tracks, is a very heavy synthetic remix of the iconic At Doom's Gate song from the first Doom. The ambient music that plays after returning to the [[spoiler: destroyed Argent facility]] sounds much like the opening notes of 'E1M2' as well.
** [[spoiler: The way the demons finally trapped the Doomguy before the events of the game? They got him stuck by ''dropping the ceiling upon him'']].
** The [[spoiler: Icon of Sin]] is back (albeit dead), and even [[EasterEgg plays the original message]] from ''Doom 2'' (and spits out a collectible) if you fire a rocket into its forehead.
* In ''VideoGame/TheJackboxPartyPack 3'', during the login screen for ''Guesspionage'', two co-workers can be heard discussing a portal apparently visible behind a Burger King. One of the two happens to be voiced by developer Arnie Niekamp, host of ''Podcast/HelloFromTheMagicTavern'', which happens to start with Arnie following a portal behind a Burger King.
* In ''VideoGame/StarWarsRebelAssault II'', while Rookie One and Ru Murleen are DressingAsTheEnemy on board the Super Star Destroyer, he asks her "[[Film/StarWarsANewHope Hey, aren't you a little short for a Stormtrooper]]?" Later, Darth Vader says to Admiral Sarn: "{{You have failed me}} [[Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack for the last time]]", as he {{Force choke}}s him.

** In a reference doubling as a reference to ''[[VideoGame/DevilMayCry Devil May Cry 3]]'' and to ''[[ShapedLikeItself itself]]'', Vergil's opening line if Dante is the lead on the opposing team says "Sorry I'm late to the party", referencing the pre-boss banter from their first fight in ''[=DMC3=]'', and to the fact that Vergil was not present in the original game, only being added in ''Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3''.

** In ''VideoGame/KirbyStarAllies'', the difficulty level for the subgame "The Ultimate Choice" is represented by a change in Kirby's facial expression. The Soul Melter difficulty level shows him with a demonic SlasherSmile--the same face he makes when possessed by a froglike monster in the ''Right Back At Ya!'' episode "Frog Wild".