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** Later stages of Skull Street take their neon aesthetic from both [[VideoGame/EarthBound1994 Moonside]] and [[VideoGame/YumeNikki]]'s Neon World.
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To the point of ReferenceOverdosed, this romhack is full of it.
* The ability icons:
** Fire's ability icon has Kirby donning a mask based on [[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 the Pyro]] while mimicking one of the shots of ''Meet the Pyro''.
** Ice has Kirby donning the helmet of [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries Mr. Freeze while fighting Meta Knight on a Batman outfit.]]
** Tornado has Kirby spinning around in a [[Film/{{Sharknado}} tornado while surrounded by Joes.]]
** Needle sports Kirby in a night sky flinging several knives at the camera, [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders like a certain vampire.]]
** Spark used to have an illustration with Kirby donning a [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Pikachu]] hat, but it was replaced with a Literature/{{Frankenstein}} homage in 1.4.
** Burning dons Kirby acting as a [[ComicBook/GhostRider flaming skull atop a motorcycle.]]
** Hammer sports Kirby dressed up as ComicBook/TheMightyThor.
** Laser has Kirby blast a laser beam from an [[ComicBook/XMen eye visor.]]
** Hi-Jump has Kirby dressed up like ComicBook/{{Superman}}, referencing his original power of super jumps.
** Backdrop is renamed to Wrestler, with Kirby cosplaying as [[WebAnimation/HomestarRunner Strong Bad]].
** Parasol
** Bizarrely enough, Parasol has Kirby yell [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2 "I'm Mary Poppins y'all!" while dressed as Yondu.]]
** Crash has Kirby using VideoGame/{{Bomberman}}'s helmet.
** Kirby exclaims [[WesternAnimation/ItsTheGreatPumpkinCharlieBrown "I got a rock..."]] when inhaling something without an ability or a Stone enemy, the latter much more enthusiastically.
** And for the most random one: The Mike and Wheel abilities are one same illustration, with the Wheel about to ram Kirby on a highway, who's too distracted with his new headphones... this is referencing a meme popularized circa 2018 of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iHRrW5KTbw Squidward on the same premise.]]
* The enemies and bosses:
** One Waddle Doo variant is seen using horns and feet of the same color as the body, like a certain [[WesternAnimation/MonstersInc monster.]]
** Hotheads are turned into [[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 Pyroheads]], donning a gas mask.
** Sparkies are replaced by [[Literature/{{Frankenstein}} Funkensteins.]]
** Devil Cars are named after the enemies of the same name in VideoGame/EarthBoundBeginnings.
** Starmen enemies get redesigned to Starman SDX, referencing the enemies Starman Deluxe from VideoGame/EarthBound. They also wear capes behind them, referencing the infamous "[[VideoGame/{{Undertale}} Papyrus]] is a Starman" theory from WebVideo/GameTheory.
** Laser Balls sport a reddish jack-o-lantern face on their body, and are renamed as [[Characters/MarvelComicsUltron Ultrorbs.]]
** Sword enemies are split as [[Film/FridayThe13th Bladeson Knight]] and [[Film/NightmareOnElmStreet Kruegord Knight]], the former even debuting nearby a forest lake and the latter appearing on Stage 2 of Skull Street to drive the point home.
** Meat Vineshrooms and Frozen Meats pay homage to WebVideo/{{Vinesauce}}'s Meat character and logo.
** Hopping Bio Sparks can be seen doing [[Film/KarateKid The Crane pose]] during their jumps.
** Frosty Bones are intended as zombie versions of Mr. Frosty, but in-game they resemble [[VideoGame/{{Undertale}} sans undertale.]]
** Mother Moth is designed after the urban legend of TheMothman.
** Just like Sparkies, Bonkerstein is a homage to Frankenstein.
** Tokkon is described as "scripulous" in 1.4's trailer, referencing the Scripulous Fingore hoax in VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBros, calling to their status as a DummiedOut entity from another game.
** Meta Knight is donning a costume lifted from [[Anime/SailorMoon Tuxedo Mask]], right down to using the hat in game artwork and referencing one of his memes in the Spriters Resource sheet.
** King Dedede is sporting a tuxedo and hat in this game, dressing up as [[Characters/BatmanThePenguin The Penguin from Batman.]]
** Nightmare Angel is an octahedron of SinisterGeometry inspirations, shaped just like [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Ramiel.]]
** Nightmare Reaper is clearly based on TheGrimReaper, but the cloak and expressions are inspired by [[Franchise/MastersOfTheUniverse Skeletor]].
*The worlds and levels:
** The secret room of Pumpkin Prairie 1 has many [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure2 looming pillars with a grinning pumpkin]] on them.
** As mentioned above, Pumpkin Prairie 3 ends with a zone intended to look like [[Film/FridayThe13th Crystal Lake.]]
** The end of Stage 4 of Spooky Seaside is directly inspired by the prologue of Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade, complete with a fight on the circus train.
** Stage 5 of Spooky Seaside tours Kirby through an underground gallery, inspired by the VideoGame/{{Ib}}'s Guertena Gallery.
** Stage 3 of Skull Street has the player take float in a [[Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus flying circus]], while the Clown face exterior is modeled after the Circus stage in VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom2 in the game's artwork.
** Later stages of Skull Street take their neon aesthetic from both [[VideoGame/EarthBound1994 Moonside]] and [[VideoGame/YumeNikki]]'s Neon World.
*** The last room of Skull Street is modeled after Madotsuki's apartment from the same game.
** Mount Mist's alien aesthetic is mostly inspired by the movie Film/RaceToWitchMountain, with the level starting on a mountain level whose level intro has a sign of an UFO.
*** The later stages take place on an Area51 equivalent, with the number namedropped in signs of the level, as it was mostly inspired by the Area 51 raid meme from 2019.
** Stage 3 of Hades Harbor shows a double sunset, just like Film/ANewHope.
** Hades Harbor 4 features a reddish sea palette on an ice world at dusk, with Zero Two looming in the distance, similar in manner as [Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion The End Of Evangelion]]'s poster, accentuated in the artwork for that level.
** Stage 5 of Hades Harbor uses a temple aesthetic taking place at night time with stars decorating the background, reminiscent of [[Anime/SaintSeiya]]'s ending sequence.
** Hades Harbor takes on a moonlit temple, referencing a location in Anime/SailorMoon (particularly where the "My job here is done" meme takes place).
** The arena with Nightmare Reaper has the face of [Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Lilith's mask]] in the floor as moon craters.
* The ability icons:
** Fire's ability icon has Kirby donning a mask based on [[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 the Pyro]] while mimicking one of the shots of ''Meet the Pyro''.
** Ice has Kirby donning the helmet of [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries Mr. Freeze while fighting Meta Knight on a Batman outfit.]]
** Tornado has Kirby spinning around in a [[Film/{{Sharknado}} tornado while surrounded by Joes.]]
** Needle sports Kirby in a night sky flinging several knives at the camera, [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders like a certain vampire.]]
** Spark used to have an illustration with Kirby donning a [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Pikachu]] hat, but it was replaced with a Literature/{{Frankenstein}} homage in 1.4.
** Burning dons Kirby acting as a [[ComicBook/GhostRider flaming skull atop a motorcycle.]]
** Hammer sports Kirby dressed up as ComicBook/TheMightyThor.
** Laser has Kirby blast a laser beam from an [[ComicBook/XMen eye visor.]]
** Hi-Jump has Kirby dressed up like ComicBook/{{Superman}}, referencing his original power of super jumps.
** Backdrop is renamed to Wrestler, with Kirby cosplaying as [[WebAnimation/HomestarRunner Strong Bad]].
** Parasol
** Bizarrely enough, Parasol has Kirby yell [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2 "I'm Mary Poppins y'all!" while dressed as Yondu.]]
** Crash has Kirby using VideoGame/{{Bomberman}}'s helmet.
** Kirby exclaims [[WesternAnimation/ItsTheGreatPumpkinCharlieBrown "I got a rock..."]] when inhaling something without an ability or a Stone enemy, the latter much more enthusiastically.
** And for the most random one: The Mike and Wheel abilities are one same illustration, with the Wheel about to ram Kirby on a highway, who's too distracted with his new headphones... this is referencing a meme popularized circa 2018 of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iHRrW5KTbw Squidward on the same premise.]]
* The enemies and bosses:
** One Waddle Doo variant is seen using horns and feet of the same color as the body, like a certain [[WesternAnimation/MonstersInc monster.]]
** Hotheads are turned into [[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 Pyroheads]], donning a gas mask.
** Sparkies are replaced by [[Literature/{{Frankenstein}} Funkensteins.]]
** Devil Cars are named after the enemies of the same name in VideoGame/EarthBoundBeginnings.
** Starmen enemies get redesigned to Starman SDX, referencing the enemies Starman Deluxe from VideoGame/EarthBound. They also wear capes behind them, referencing the infamous "[[VideoGame/{{Undertale}} Papyrus]] is a Starman" theory from WebVideo/GameTheory.
** Laser Balls sport a reddish jack-o-lantern face on their body, and are renamed as [[Characters/MarvelComicsUltron Ultrorbs.]]
** Sword enemies are split as [[Film/FridayThe13th Bladeson Knight]] and [[Film/NightmareOnElmStreet Kruegord Knight]], the former even debuting nearby a forest lake and the latter appearing on Stage 2 of Skull Street to drive the point home.
** Meat Vineshrooms and Frozen Meats pay homage to WebVideo/{{Vinesauce}}'s Meat character and logo.
** Hopping Bio Sparks can be seen doing [[Film/KarateKid The Crane pose]] during their jumps.
** Frosty Bones are intended as zombie versions of Mr. Frosty, but in-game they resemble [[VideoGame/{{Undertale}} sans undertale.]]
** Mother Moth is designed after the urban legend of TheMothman.
** Just like Sparkies, Bonkerstein is a homage to Frankenstein.
** Tokkon is described as "scripulous" in 1.4's trailer, referencing the Scripulous Fingore hoax in VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBros, calling to their status as a DummiedOut entity from another game.
** Meta Knight is donning a costume lifted from [[Anime/SailorMoon Tuxedo Mask]], right down to using the hat in game artwork and referencing one of his memes in the Spriters Resource sheet.
** King Dedede is sporting a tuxedo and hat in this game, dressing up as [[Characters/BatmanThePenguin The Penguin from Batman.]]
** Nightmare Angel is an octahedron of SinisterGeometry inspirations, shaped just like [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Ramiel.]]
** Nightmare Reaper is clearly based on TheGrimReaper, but the cloak and expressions are inspired by [[Franchise/MastersOfTheUniverse Skeletor]].
*The worlds and levels:
** The secret room of Pumpkin Prairie 1 has many [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure2 looming pillars with a grinning pumpkin]] on them.
** As mentioned above, Pumpkin Prairie 3 ends with a zone intended to look like [[Film/FridayThe13th Crystal Lake.]]
** The end of Stage 4 of Spooky Seaside is directly inspired by the prologue of Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade, complete with a fight on the circus train.
** Stage 5 of Spooky Seaside tours Kirby through an underground gallery, inspired by the VideoGame/{{Ib}}'s Guertena Gallery.
** Stage 3 of Skull Street has the player take float in a [[Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus flying circus]], while the Clown face exterior is modeled after the Circus stage in VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom2 in the game's artwork.
** Later stages of Skull Street take their neon aesthetic from both [[VideoGame/EarthBound1994 Moonside]] and [[VideoGame/YumeNikki]]'s Neon World.
*** The last room of Skull Street is modeled after Madotsuki's apartment from the same game.
** Mount Mist's alien aesthetic is mostly inspired by the movie Film/RaceToWitchMountain, with the level starting on a mountain level whose level intro has a sign of an UFO.
*** The later stages take place on an Area51 equivalent, with the number namedropped in signs of the level, as it was mostly inspired by the Area 51 raid meme from 2019.
** Stage 3 of Hades Harbor shows a double sunset, just like Film/ANewHope.
** Hades Harbor 4 features a reddish sea palette on an ice world at dusk, with Zero Two looming in the distance, similar in manner as [Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion The End Of Evangelion]]'s poster, accentuated in the artwork for that level.
** Stage 5 of Hades Harbor uses a temple aesthetic taking place at night time with stars decorating the background, reminiscent of [[Anime/SaintSeiya]]'s ending sequence.
** Hades Harbor takes on a moonlit temple, referencing a location in Anime/SailorMoon (particularly where the "My job here is done" meme takes place).
** The arena with Nightmare Reaper has the face of [Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Lilith's mask]] in the floor as moon craters.
