History ShoutOut / FalloutNewVegas

* One that was ''actually missed by Obsidian'' was the eery similarities between Dead Money and [[Music/{{Eagles}} Hotel California's]] lyrics. When someone pointed this out to J.E. Sawyer, he was actually rather upset, since [[WhatCouldHaveBeen they lost an absolutely amazing chance to explore that reference.]]

* In the backstory of the game, Brotherhood managed to destabilize NCR's currency by [[Film/{{Goldfinger}} irradiating their gold supply]].

* The passwords to the two reflector terminals at Helios One are strings of hexadecimal numbers, which converted to ASCII read [[Film/Sneakers "My voice is my passport" and "Too many secrets"]].

* Let's just say that [[Website/SomethingAwful Goons]] will be playing in utter glee with an appearance from Johnny Five Aces and company.

* One of the more subtle Wild Wasteland occurrences is when you're exploring a disappearance in the casino of the White Glove Society: you discover the body of a fellow detective, a sunglasses-wearing man by the name of [[Series/CSIMiami Caruso]].

* Dr. Borous said he created Nightstalkers and Cazadores back before the war, he can't remember exactly when, but [[Franchise/StreetFighter he remembered]] [[ButForMeItWasTuesday it was Tuesday]].

* X-13: A stealth training course with [[Franchise/MetalGear a familiar-looking sneaking suit, patrolling Robobrains, laser tripwires, and landmines]].

* [[Film/ReturnOfTheLivingDead Trash wants to be a ghoul.]]

* In the backstory of the game, Brotherhood managed to destabilize NCR's currency by [[Film/Goldfinger irradiating their gold supply]].

* The OtherWiki [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rime_of_the_Ancient_Mariner_in_popular_culture#Games claims]] the title and general plot of the DLC are based on a line from Coleridge's ''Literature/TheRimeOfTheAncientMariner'':

* A criminal with a love for explosives with the last name Cobb, first initial J? [[Series/{{Firefly}} Where have I]] [[Film/{{Serenity}} heard that before?]]

* A pretty darn obscure one is the New Vegas Samurai trophy/achievement. [[Film/SixStringSamurai Look at the Vault Boy picture]].

** Also he orders unit 4 to back up unit 8, unit 15 to back up unit 16, and [[Creator/JJAbrams unit 23 to wait for backup from unit 42]]

*** And finally because Old World Blues played it just close enough to the hip to not be WholePlotReference to The Wizard of Oz, your pulled up out on nowhere to Big MT similar to the twister that snatched Dorothy and took her to Oz and yes that is a faded yellow road that leads from where you start the DLC all the way to Mobius' lair.

* When protecting the President, you have the option to make a report over the radio.

* Those versed in US finance will recognize NCR bear and the Legion's bull as symbols of the stock market, the bear and the bull traditionally representing a falling and rising market respectively. The NCR falling while pushing east, and the Legion rising with their conquests.
** Alternatively in Gold-rush era California [[http://nevada-outback-gems.com/gold_rush_tales/california_gold_rush-tale66.htm bear and bull]] fights were a thing. It's not at all related to the stock market terms as in most cases the bear won the fight.

* Speaking about weapons, "That Gun" got its name because... well, it's ''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin That]] [[DiskOneNuke Gun]]'' from ''Fallout 2''. In turn, it's also a reference to ''Film/BladeRunner''.

* A subtle and possibly unintentional one comes courtesy of the Terrifying Presence perk, giving a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_6x8lloAmU unique dialogue choice]] when dealing with some Brotherhood of Steel members, threatening to destroy the Brotherhood and "cast down their Codex" (their doctrine). After the [=BoS=] members run off, Veronica worriedly asks if you were joking about the Codex. It makes sense InUniverse as Veronica doesn't want you to destroy the Brotherhood, but it may also be a subtle nod to her voice actor, Creator/FeliciaDay, whose character in ''WebVideo/TheGuild'' goes by the handle of "Codex".

* When crouching with Cass in the party, she will occasionally mutter "shhh, we're hunting shitheads" like a foul mouthed [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Elmer Fudd]]

* [[http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/File:FNV_loading_bulletinboard06.jpg One of the loading screens]] features a sherif dressed exactly like ''ComicBook/LuckyLuke''.

* Just outside Goodsprings you can find a refrigerator with a skeleton in it. [[Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull It's wearing a brown fedora]]. May double as a TakeThat, since many people couldn't get over the fourth film's nuclear explosion.

** On the wall in Cottonwood Cove (a Caesar's Legion outpost) is graffiti reading "[[Film/MontyPythonsLifeOfBrian Romanes eunt domus]]."

* In Nipton you find a pair of clothed, charred corpses outside of a house named [[Franchise/StarWars Owen and Beru]].

* In a wine cellar filled with Ghost People (scary regenerating zombies trapped in hazmat suits), the phrase "I AM NOT YOUR MUMMY" can be seen scrawled on the wall. [[Series/DoctorWho Well, I guess now we know where the ghost people came from]]!

* Sinclair's revenge plan for [[spoiler:Dean Domino]] is a reference to Creator/EdgarAllanPoe's short story, "Literature/TheCaskOfAmontillado." In it, a man entombs a fellow nobleman alive. Sinclair even refers to [[spoiler:Dean]] as Fortunato, the nobleman from the story, in the note he leaves in the vault, which is programmed to slam shut and lock after it is read.
* One that was ''actually missed by Obsidian'' was the eery similarities between Dead Money and [[Music/{{Eagles}} Hotel California's]] lyrics. When someone pointed this out to J.E. Sawyer, he actually was really upset since [[WhatCouldHaveBeen they lost an absolutely amazing chance to explore that.]]

* With Wild Wasteland, one of the tribals is named "Two-Bears-High-Fiving." This is in reference to a rather peculiar ''New Vegas'' mod. The mod's author was apparently very bothered by the fact that there's no dialogue that states one of the Rorschach ink blots Doc Mitchell examines you with looks like two bears high-fiving. [[http://www.newvegasnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=36850 Said mod is solely dedicated to adding that single dialogue line in.]]

* Joshua's line "If you harm Daniel or any of the Sorrows or Dead Horses, I will find you. Make no mistake. God willing, you will not leave this valley." sounds a lot like the iconic line from {{Film/Taken}} said by a man [[PapaWolf sharing]] [[KnightTemplar many]] [[GoodIsNotSoft traits]] with Joshua.

* The Book Chute telling you how to do your own "re-indoctrination" which needs "[[Literature/NineteenEightyFour a cage that fits over your head and a bag full of mole rats]]." You also find his backup Personality Module in House #101. Plus, he's one big shout out to Fahrenheit 451.

* The food source of the Think Tanks is [[Film/SoylentGreen Salient Green]], although it is not made from people.
** Speaking of ''Soylent Green'', the sacrifice chamber in Vault 11 resembles the euthanasia booth from the film.

** Bonus points since the "big bad" of the DLC is voiced by Cam Clarke.
* The revealed origin of Cazadores, they were genetically modified to be giant deadly creatures, but were never intended to leave the lab, nor did the scientists acknowledge they were still able to breed. [[Film/JurassicPark Sound familiar?]]

* A minor one, but if one searches they will find that there are three locations within the US referred to as Big Mountain. One of them is [[VideoGame/HalfLife Black Mesa]].

* A cave can be found (and you're required to visit it for an optional side-quest) that is home to a number of toaster-worshipping Lobotomites, including the first Lobotomite test subject. The name of the cave? [[Literature/OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest The Cuckoo's Nest]].
* One perk introduced here makes it so you can never get addicted to chems and they last twice as long, but your level cap is set to 30. The perk's name? [[LogansRun Logan's Loophole]].

** Doctor Moebius sends robotic scorpions after the player, while in ''Wasteland'' there was a single powerful similar enemy called Scorpitron.

* The code to unlock the container for an advanced hazmat suit is a string of hexadecimal numbers, which translated to ASCII spells out [[{{Franchise/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy}} "dontpanic"]].

* One of the One-Star Challenges added is [[VideoGame/BioShock1 A Slave Obeys]]. For those who never played ''[=BioShock=]'', [[spoiler: you kill Mr. House with a golf club]].

* The food source of the Think Tanks is [[SoylentGreen Salient Green]], although it is not made from people.

* During the battle of Hoover Dam, one NCR soldier will scream that the Legions' troops are [[Film/{{Aliens}} "...coming out of the goddamn walls, man!"]]
** Even better, you can also hear "Game over, man, game over!"

* A random NPC will mention a [[Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus vicious gang of]] [[http://orangecow.org/pythonet/sketches/grannies.htm old ladies]]. You may then get attacked by three of them.

* Most of the quests are named after song titles, such as [[DeanMartin "Ain't That a Kick in the Head"]], [[FrankSinatra "My Kind of Town"]], [[ElvisPresley "Return to Sender"]] and [[TheSoundOfMusic "Climb Every Mountain"]].

* Most of the quests are named after song titles.

** [[spoiler: And one of the Gun Runners Challenges is to kill him with a golf club.]]

* The unique variant of the Tesla Cannon known as the "Tesla-[[HarkAVagrant Beaton]] Prototype."

* Again with Wild Wasteland, the first time you kill a ghost person with Dean present, he'll remark: "[[Film/ArmyOfDarkness He's not dead, it's a trick. Get an axe.]]"

* [[https://twitter.com/ChrisAvellone/status/714481265190121472 According to Chris Avellone]], Joshua Graham's design was based on Creator/DCComics' ComicBook/UnkownSoldier.

* Joshua's line "If you harm Daniel or any of the Sorrows or Dead Horses, I will find you. Make no mistake. God willing, you will not leave this valley." sounds a lot like the iconic line from {{Film/Taken}}.