History MythologyGag / Videogames

* ''MythologyGag/MarvelsSpiderMan2''

* 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 Hostess Fruit Pies.

** 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]].

->'''Asahi''': That’s it! Though… Does that sound like a dog’s name, to you? It’s kind of strange.

* In ''VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesMutantsInManhattan'', while this April O'Neil is meant to be based off of her [[ComicBook/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesIDW IDW comic book]] counterpart, her design is very similar to the [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012 2012 animated April]], her hair tied back in a ponytail, a yellow t-shirt and prominent freckles on her face.

* [[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.

* ''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.

** 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]]

** 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.

** In [[VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublicIITheSithLords the sequel]], you can at one point say "A lie is a lie, even from '[[FromACertainPointOfView a certain point of view]]'."

** For example, in ''Videogame/FullThrottle'', nosey reporter Miranda begs main character Ben to help her:

* ''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]].

* 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.

** One of Ashley's lines is "I'm pretty much the MasterOfUnlocking." Obviously, a reference to the infamous TropeNamer from VideoGame/ResidentEvil1. Other corny bits of dialogue from ''4'' are referenced in achievements, like "No Thanks, Bro" (after beating Salazar), "You Used To Be A Good Guy" (after beating Krauser) and "You're Small Time!" (after beating Saddler).

** Leon will start with the Ka-Bar style combat knife [[TragicKeepsake he got from Marvin Branagh]] in VideoGame/ResidentEvil2Remake. The "Primal Knife" you can acquire from a challenge (and can be upgraded to be unbreakable) is Leon's knife from the 2005 original.

** 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.
** Alolan Raichu's depiction as a blue-eyed surfer is almost definitely a reference to Puka, the blue-eyed surfing Pikachu from the anime episode "The Pi-Kahuna". It's also a nod to ''VideoGame/PokemonStadium'', where if you evolved a Pikachu with Surf the Raichu would use its tail as a surfboard.
** Also from ''Sun and Moon'', in the Pokémon Graveyard off Route 2 you can fight a Pokémon Breeder named Ikue, who fights with a Pikachu and goes "Pikaa..." when you defeat her. This is a reference to Creator/IkueOtani, who provides the voice of Pikachu in the anime (and in the games since X and Y).
** In ''Sun and Moon'', the villainous team is called Team Skull, just like the antagonistic rescue team from ''VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeonExplorers''. After the end of the main story, some of Team Skull's members decide to form a rescue team! ...[[BaitAndSwitch But then rename themselves to Team Reskull]].
** 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 DummiedOut fight with Professor Oak back in ''VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue'', which can be accessed via the famous Missingno glitch.]]

* ''MythologyGag/MortalKombatX''

* 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 game has this in friggin' ''spades''. From ComicBook/CaptainAmerica and ComicBook/IronMan referring to ''ComicBook/{{Civil War|2005}}'', 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.

* ''MythologyGag/{{Injustice}}''
** ''MythologyGag/InjusticeGodsAmongUs''

* ''VideoGame/GhostbustersTheVideoGame'' includes tons of subtle references to the past movies -- for instance, you can find Vigo's painting and listen to him talk smack to you -- as well as other Ghostbusters-related media: If you look closely at the computer at the Ghostbusters' headquarters, you can see the infamous AWinnerIsYou ending screen from the Ghostbusters NES game on the monitor.

* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda'':

** The game 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.

** At the beginning of the stealth portion of the second level, Falcon proclaims "Let's play Franchise/MetalGear for real!"

* 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.

** 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/GameAndWatch'': ''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 achievement is named a line from the show the game is based on "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E12CallOfTheCutie I Didn't Put These in My Bag]]".

** A side area in New Donk City has Mario escape from a ''Tyrannosaurus'' in a New York-esque city, much like in [[Film/SuperMarioBros1993 the movie]].[[note]]The ''WesternAnimation/SuperMarioWorld'' cartoon also features the Mario brothers running into dinosaurs on occasion, justifying the location being called "Dinosaur Land".[[/note]] [[GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere No explanation is given as to why]] [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext a T-Rex is running around]] [[RuleOfFunny in an area inspired by New York City]].

* 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.'

* 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.

* Early in ''VideoGame/Fallout3'', 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.

* ''VideoGame/JoJosBizarreAdventureHeritageForTheFuture': Most notably, Young Joseph is one big MythologyGag for Part 2, in a game based off of Part 3.

** In the games, certain character elements have been brought over from [[Anime/PokemonTheSeries 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.

** Alolan Raichu's depiction as a blue-eyed surfer is almost definitely a reference to Puka, the blue-eyed surfing Pikachu from the anime episode "The Pi-Kahuna".
** Also from ''Sun and Moon'', in the Pokémon Graveyard off Route 2 you can fight a Pokémon 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).

** A side area in New Donk City has Mario escape from a ''Tyrannosaurus'' in a New York-esque city, much like in [[Film/SuperMarioBros the movie]].[[note]]The ''WesternAnimation/SuperMarioWorld'' cartoon also features the Mario brothers running into dinosaurs on occasion, justifying the location being called "Dinosaur Land".[[/note]] [[GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere No explanation is given as to why]] [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext a T-Rex is running around]] [[RuleOfFunny in an area inspired by New York City]].