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* The games at Buckazoid Bill's Arcade and Sushi Bar reference ''VideoGame/BumpNJump'', ''VideoGame/DuckHunt'', ''VideoGame/{{Frogger}}'', ''VideoGame/HardDrivin'', ''VideoGame/SpyHunter'', ''Stunt Driver'', and ''[[VideoGame/MonacoGP Super Monaco GP]]''. ''Ms. Astro Chicken'' is a reference to ''[[VideoGame/PacMan Ms. Pac-Man]]'', and features Cedric from ''[[VideoGame/KingsQuestVAbsenceMakesTheHeartGoYonder King's Quest V]]''. At the arcade, Agent 13 of ''Series/GetSmart'' is in the trash can. When sitting in the time pod at the arcade, one of the aliens resembles Yoda.
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* The games at Buckazoid Bill's Arcade and Sushi Bar reference ''VideoGame/BumpNJump'', ''VideoGame/DuckHunt'', ''VideoGame/{{Frogger}}'', ''VideoGame/HardDrivin'', ''VideoGame/SpyHunter'', ''VideoGame/SpyHunter1983'', ''Stunt Driver'', and ''[[VideoGame/MonacoGP Super Monaco GP]]''. ''Ms. Astro Chicken'' is a reference to ''[[VideoGame/PacMan Ms. Pac-Man]]'', and features Cedric from ''[[VideoGame/KingsQuestVAbsenceMakesTheHeartGoYonder King's Quest V]]''. At the arcade, Agent 13 of ''Series/GetSmart'' is in the trash can. When sitting in the time pod at the arcade, one of the aliens resembles Yoda.
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* The games in Software Excess reference ''Franchise/CarmenSandiego'', ''Chuck Yeager's Advanced Flight Simulator'', ''VideoG ame/DefenderOfTheCrown'', ''VideoGame/ItCameFromTheDesert1989'', ''VideoGame/KingsQuest'', ''VideoGame/{{Loom}}'', ''VideoGame/PinballConstructionSet'', ''VideoGame/SimCity'', and ''VideoGame/{{Trinity}}'', game designers Bill Budge, Brian Moriarty, and Roberta Williams, and game companies Creator/BroderbundSoftware, Creator/{{Cinemaware}}, Creator/LucasArts, Maxis Software, Creator/{{Sierra}}.
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* The games in Software Excess reference ''Franchise/CarmenSandiego'', ''Chuck Yeager's Advanced Flight Simulator'', ''VideoG ame/DefenderOfTheCrown'', ''VideoGame/DefenderOfTheCrown'', ''VideoGame/ItCameFromTheDesert1989'', ''VideoGame/KingsQuest'', ''VideoGame/{{Loom}}'', ''VideoGame/PinballConstructionSet'', ''VideoGame/SimCity'', and ''VideoGame/{{Trinity}}'', game designers Bill Budge, Brian Moriarty, and Roberta Williams, and game companies Creator/BroderbundSoftware, Creator/{{Cinemaware}}, Creator/LucasArts, Maxis Software, Creator/{{Sierra}}.
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* The Xenon Supercomputer GUI resembles a [[UsefulNotes/AppleMacintosh Macintosh]] and references ''[[VideoGame/LeisureSuitLarry Leisure Suit Larry 4]]'', ''[[VideoGame/KingsQuest King's Quest XLIII]]'', and ''[[VideoGame/SpaceQuestIVRogerWilcoAndTheTimeRippers Space Quest IV]]''.
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* The Xenon Supercomputer GUI resembles a [[UsefulNotes/AppleMacintosh [[Platform/AppleMacintosh Macintosh]] and references ''[[VideoGame/LeisureSuitLarry Leisure Suit Larry 4]]'', ''[[VideoGame/KingsQuest King's Quest XLIII]]'', and ''[[VideoGame/SpaceQuestIVRogerWilcoAndTheTimeRippers Space Quest IV]]''.
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* While the Latex Babes are torturing Roger, Thoreen references ''Film/DirtyHarry'' by introducing him to "Epi-Rip 357, the most powerful hand hair remover in the universe... capable of shaving your legs clean off!"
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* While the Latex Babes are torturing Roger, Thoreen references ''Film/DirtyHarry'' by introducing him to "Epi-Rip "the Epi-Rip 357, the most powerful hand hair remover in the universe... capable of shaving your legs clean off!"
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* The games in Software Excess reference ''Franchise/CarmenSandiego'', ''Chuck Yeager's Advanced Flight Simulator'', ''VideoGame/DefenderOfTheCrown'', ''VideoGame/ItCameFromTheDesert1989'', ''VideoGame/KingsQuest'', ''VideoGame/{{Loom}}'', ''VideoGame/PinballConstructionSet'', ''VideoGame/SimCity'', and ''VideoGame/{{Trinity}}'', game designers Bill Budge, Brian Moriarty, and Roberta Williams, and game companies Creator/BroderbundSoftware, Creator/{{Cinemaware}}, Creator/LucasArts, Maxis Software, Creator/{{Sierra}}.
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* The games in Software Excess reference ''Franchise/CarmenSandiego'', ''Chuck Yeager's Advanced Flight Simulator'', ''VideoGame/DefenderOfTheCrown'', ''VideoG ame/DefenderOfTheCrown'', ''VideoGame/ItCameFromTheDesert1989'', ''VideoGame/KingsQuest'', ''VideoGame/{{Loom}}'', ''VideoGame/PinballConstructionSet'', ''VideoGame/SimCity'', and ''VideoGame/{{Trinity}}'', game designers Bill Budge, Brian Moriarty, and Roberta Williams, and game companies Creator/BroderbundSoftware, Creator/{{Cinemaware}}, Creator/LucasArts, Maxis Software, Creator/{{Sierra}}.
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* The VGA remake, referencing ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey'', plays the first half of Richard Strauss's "StandardSnippet/AlsoSprachZarathustra'' when Roger meets the alien hologram in the Kerona caverns, and the second half when he returns with proof of Orat's death. The scene may also reference the titular Wizard from ''Film/TheWizardOfOz''. Speaking of which, if Roger gets melted by the dripping acid in the cave, he exclaims "ImMelting".
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* The VGA remake, referencing ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey'', plays the first half of Richard Strauss's "StandardSnippet/AlsoSprachZarathustra'' when Roger meets the alien hologram in the Kerona caverns, and the second half when he returns with proof of Orat's death. The scene may also reference the titular Wizard from ''Film/TheWizardOfOz''. Speaking of which, if Roger gets melted by the dripping acid in the cave, he exclaims "ImMelting!"."ImMelting".
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* The VGA remake, referencing ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey'', plays the first half of Richard Strauss's "StandardSnippet/AlsoSprachZarathustra'' when Roger meets the alien hologram in the Kerona caverns, and the second half when he returns with proof of Orat's death. The scene may also reference the titular Wizard from ''Film/The WizardOfOz''. Speaking of which, if Roger gets melted by the dripping acid in the cave, he exclaims "ImMelting!".
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* The "Hero's Waltz" music is based on Johann Strauss Jr.'s "Blue Danube Waltz", by extension referencing ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey''.
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* The store Droids R Us is a reference to Toys "R" Us. In the VGA version, the store is known as Droids-B-Us. The store contains a [[Series/DoctorWho Dalick]] and a [[TabletopGame/BattleTech Def-Tech]] droid, the HA-Y-AO droid refers to Creator/HayaoMiyazaki and the robots from ''Anime/CastleInTheSky'', the Max-42 droid resembles the Maximilian robot from ''Film/TheBlackHole'', the Murage droid may refer to {{Mecha}} and {{Kaiju}} in general, the YX-10 droid resembles the B-9-M-3 robot from ''Series/LostInSpace'', the SUX-9000 droid is named after the car 6000 SUX from ''[[Film/RoboCop1987 RoboCop]]'', the FB-001 sales droid resembles Robby the Robot from ''Film/ForbiddenPlanet'', and there is the head of an [[Comicbook/TheAvengers Ultron-17]] robot.
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* The store Droids R Us is a reference to Toys "R" Us. In the VGA version, the store is known as Droids-B-Us. The store contains a [[Series/DoctorWho Dalick]] and a [[TabletopGame/BattleTech Def-Tech]] droid, the HA-Y-AO droid refers to Creator/HayaoMiyazaki and the robots from ''Anime/CastleInTheSky'', the Max-42 droid resembles the Maximilian robot from ''Film/TheBlackHole'', the Murage droid may refer to {{Mecha}} and {{Kaiju}} in general, the YX-10 droid resembles the B-9-M-3 robot from ''Series/LostInSpace'', the SUX-9000 droid is named after the car 6000 SUX from ''[[Film/RoboCop1987 RoboCop]]'', the FB-001 sales droid resembles Robby the Robot from ''Film/ForbiddenPlanet'', and there is the head of an [[Comicbook/TheAvengers Ultron-17]] robot. In the original version, the Pilot Droid that Roger needs to buy for his ship, and the green Companion Droid, are based on the R2 astromech droids from ''Franchise/StarWars'', and the latter breaks down shortly after purchase, like the unit with the bad motivator in ''Film/ANewHope''.
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* The in-game hint book references ''Film/{{Poltergeist|1982}}'', ''Series/TheFugitive'', ''Series/TwinPeaks'', Life Call/Life Alert commercials, and Ovaltine commercials.
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* The name of Roger Wilco's home planet Xenon is a play on [[Franchise/{{Superman}} Krypton]]. The intro sequence and theme tune are also nods to ''Film/SupermanTheMovie''.
* The Star Generator is based on the [[Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan Genesis Device]].
* The Star Generator is based on the [[Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan Genesis Device]].
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* The Estrosian Sea Slug resembles an aquatic version of a [[Film/{{Tremors}} Graboid]], and is killed by [[FeedItABomb feeding it a SCUBA tank]], like the shark in ''Film/{{Jaws}}''.
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* The Energizer Bunny makes an appearance in the starting area.
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* The games in Software Excess reference ''Franchise/CarmenSandiego'', ''Chuck Yeager's Advanced Flight Simulator'', ''VideoGame/DefenderOfTheCrown'', ''VideoGame/ItCameFromTheDesert'', ''VideoGame/KingsQuest'', ''VideoGame/{{Loom}}'', ''VideoGame/PinballConstructionSet'', ''VideoGame/SimCity'', and ''VideoGame/{{Trinity}}'', game designers Bill Budge, Brian Moriarty, and Roberta Williams, and game companies Creator/BroderbundSoftware, Creator/{{Cinemaware}}, Creator/LucasArts, Maxis Software, Creator/{{Sierra}}.
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* The games in Software Excess reference ''Franchise/CarmenSandiego'', ''Chuck Yeager's Advanced Flight Simulator'', ''VideoGame/DefenderOfTheCrown'', ''VideoGame/ItCameFromTheDesert'', ''VideoGame/ItCameFromTheDesert1989'', ''VideoGame/KingsQuest'', ''VideoGame/{{Loom}}'', ''VideoGame/PinballConstructionSet'', ''VideoGame/SimCity'', and ''VideoGame/{{Trinity}}'', game designers Bill Budge, Brian Moriarty, and Roberta Williams, and game companies Creator/BroderbundSoftware, Creator/{{Cinemaware}}, Creator/LucasArts, Maxis Software, Creator/{{Sierra}}.
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* The Dismembers Only arcade contains references to UsefulNotes/{{Amtrak}}, ''Encyclopedia Britannica'' commercials, ''Series/FamilyMatters'', ''VideoGame/MortalKombat2'', ''VideoGame/MixedUpMotherGoose'', Mother Teresa, ''VideoGame/NBAJam'', ''Franchise/StreetFighter'', and ''Film/TheThreeStooges''.
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* The Dismembers Only arcade contains references to UsefulNotes/{{Amtrak}}, ''Encyclopedia Britannica'' commercials, ''Series/FamilyMatters'', ''VideoGame/MortalKombat2'', ''VideoGame/MortalKombatII'', ''VideoGame/MixedUpMotherGoose'', Mother Teresa, ''VideoGame/NBAJam'', ''Franchise/StreetFighter'', and ''Film/TheThreeStooges''.
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* The landing platform on Labion looks like the Endor landing platform from ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'', the forest creatures resemble Ewoks, and Sludge Vohaul is an obvious DarthVaderClone.
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* The in-game hint book references ''Film/{{Poltergeist}}'', ''Series/TheFugitive'', ''Series/TwinPeaks'', Life Call/Life Alert commercials, and Ovaltine commercials.
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* The WD-40 annihilator droid is named after WD-40 lubricant, and her ship resembles a Klingon Bird of Prey.
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* The Sarien Spider Droid references the Imperial Probe Droid from ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'', though crawling instead of hovering. The Ulence Flats buildings resemble the domed structures of Tatooine, both situated in the desert. The bar resembles Mos Eisley Cantina; the alien band may reference Figrin D'an and the Modal Nodes, the Mugger in the original version resembles Greedo, and the alien with eyestalks may reference an Ithorian.
* Film/TheBluesBrothers are also playing.
* In the intro of the VGA remake, the Arcada being captured by the Deltaur is a shoutout to the opening of ''Film/ANewHope''.
* The store Droids R Us is a reference to Toys "R" Us. In the VGA version, the store is known as Droids-B-Us. The store contains a [[Series/DoctorWho Dalick]] and a [[TabletopGame/BattleTech Def-Tech]] droid, the HA-Y-AO droid refers to Creator/HayaoMiyazaki and the robots from ''Anime/CastleInTheSky'', the Max-42 droid resembles the Maximilian robot from ''Film/TheBlackHole'', the Murage droid may refer to {{Mecha}} and {{Kaiju}} in general, the YX-10 droid resembles the B-9-M-3 robot from ''Series/LostInSpace'', the SUX-9000 droid is named after the car 6000 SUX from ''[[Film/RoboCop1987 RoboCop]]'', the FB-001 sales droid resembles Robby the Robot from ''Film/ForbiddenPlanet'', and there is the head of an [[Comicbook/TheAvengers Ultron-17]] robot.
* In addition to Film/TheBluesBrothers and Music/{{Madonna}}, one of the bands playing at the bar is Music/ZZTop, removed from later versions for legal reasons. A [[Franchise/StarTrek Galileo shuttlecraft]] is parked by the bar, with visible "NCC" intials.
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* The landing platform on Labion looks like the Endor landing platform from ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'', the forest creatures resemble Ewoks, and Sludge Vohaul is an obvious DarthVaderClone.
* The Labion Terror Beast is based on [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes The Tasmanian Devil]].
* Roger gets chased by a [[Franchise/{{Alien}} Xenomorph]] {{expy}} that implants him with a ChestBurster if it catches him.
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* In the junk freighter, there is "[[Franchise/StarWars a bowtie fighter dating back to the cologne wars]]"; an [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Acme rocket]]; a Battlebot head that could refer to [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Optimus Prime]] or ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}''; an escape pod from ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey''; the Aluminum Mallard, referring to the [[Franchise/StarWars Millenium Falcon]]; oversized Tinkertoys and Franchise/{{Lego}} bricks; a ship's wing that resembles an [[Franchise/StarWars X-wing fighter]]; and a droid next to the grabber, resembling Johnny Five from ''Film/ShortCircuit''.
* The in-game deaths reference the Iran-Contra affair, UsefulNotes/GeraldFord, ''Film/TheLittleRascals'', Purina Dog Chow, and ''[[VideoGame/SpaceQuestITheSarienEncounter Space Quest I]]'', and ''[[VideoGame/SpaceQuestIIVohaulsRevenge II]]''.
* On Phleebhut, Arnoid the Annihilator is a Franchise/{{Terminator}} droid.
* Postcards at the World O' Wonders reference [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Disneyland]], ''VideoGame/KingsQuest'', face huggers from [[Film/{{Alien}} Achoron]], and Sandworms from [[Franchise/{{Dune}} Arrakis]].
* Monolith Burger is a FictionalCounterpart based on UsefulNotes/McDonalds, and includes Tang in the menu.
* When docking at Monolith Burger, the [[Franchise/StarTrek Enterprise]] can be seen leaving.
* On Ortega, the thermal detonator and shield generator refer to ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''.
* On Pestulon, the Nukem Dukem robots refer to Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots.
* The Two Guys from Andromeda, an AuthorAvatar, are found encased in lime Jello.
* The ending is a shout out to Creator/{{Sierra}}, Ken Williams, and the ''VideoGame/SpaceQuest'' series.
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* The Energizer Bunny makes an appearance in the starting area.
* The Magmetheus bar theme is similar to the Cantina Band theme in ''Film/ANewHope'', and the lit tables resemble the tables at the bar in ''[[Film/StarTrekIIITheSearchForSpock Star Trek III]]''.
* There is a [[Film/ANewHope Landspeeder]] in the ''Space Quest XII'' era.
* After capturing Roger Wilco Jr., the Sequel Police say to Sludge Vohaul, "This is the [[Film/ReturnOfTheJedi rebel scum]] we captured in the Space Quest 4 time sector."
* The Timebuster 2000 SUX is named after the 6000 SUX from ''[[Film/RoboCop1987 RoboCop]]''.
* The Space Quest X: Latex Babes of Estros era refers to the game ''VideoGame/LeatherGoddessesOfPhobos''.
* When Zondra says, "Into the sub, flyboy", this is a reference to Princess Leia telling Han Solo, "[[Film/ANewHope Into the garbage chute, flyboy.]]"
* At the Galaxy Galleria, Dandy and Radio Shock refer to Tandy and Radio Shack in the disk version. The Sacks store refers to Saks Fifth Avenue, and the Maebot refers to Creator/MaeWest.
* The games in Software Excess reference ''Franchise/CarmenSandiego'', ''Chuck Yeager's Advanced Flight Simulator'', ''VideoGame/DefenderOfTheCrown'', ''VideoGame/ItCameFromTheDesert'', ''VideoGame/KingsQuest'', ''VideoGame/{{Loom}}'', ''VideoGame/PinballConstructionSet'', ''VideoGame/SimCity'', and ''VideoGame/{{Trinity}}'', game designers Bill Budge, Brian Moriarty, and Roberta Williams, and game companies Creator/BroderbundSoftware, Creator/{{Cinemaware}}, Creator/LucasArts, Maxis Software, Creator/{{Sierra}}.
* The in-game hint book references ''Film/{{Poltergeist}}'', ''Series/TheFugitive'', ''Series/TwinPeaks'', Life Call/Life Alert commercials, and Ovaltine commercials.
* The games at Buckazoid Bill's Arcade and Sushi Bar reference ''VideoGame/BumpNJump'', ''VideoGame/DuckHunt'', ''VideoGame/{{Frogger}}'', ''VideoGame/HardDrivin'', ''VideoGame/SpyHunter'', ''Stunt Driver'', and ''[[VideoGame/MonacoGP Super Monaco GP]]''. ''Ms. Astro Chicken'' is a reference to ''[[VideoGame/PacMan Ms. Pac-Man]]'', and features Cedric from ''[[VideoGame/KingsQuestVAbsenceMakesTheHeartGoYonder King's Quest V]]''. At the arcade, Agent 13 of ''Series/GetSmart'' is in the trash can. When sitting in the time pod at the arcade, one of the aliens resembles Yoda.
* The security droids resemble the Imperial Probe Droid from ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack''.
* The Xenon Supercomputer GUI resembles a [[UsefulNotes/AppleMacintosh Macintosh]] and references ''[[VideoGame/LeisureSuitLarry Leisure Suit Larry 4]]'', ''[[VideoGame/KingsQuest King's Quest XLIII]]'', and ''[[VideoGame/SpaceQuestIVRogerWilcoAndTheTimeRippers Space Quest IV]]''.
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* Cliffy the Scottyoid and Raemes T. Quirk refer to Montgomery Scott and James T. Kirk of ''[[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Star Trek]]''.
* Spike the FaceHugger is a reference to ''Franchise/{{Alien}}''.
* The WD-40 annihilator droid is named after WD-40 lubricant, and her ship resembles a Klingon Bird of Prey.
* Genetix Research Corporation refers to Creator/{{Dynamix}}.
* When observing the opened trash picked up the the Eureka, the narrator says, "What a wonderful smell you've discovered," said by Han Solo in the garbage chute in ''Film/ANewHope''.
* At [=StarCon=] Academy, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Vader are occasionally dueling in the hallway. Two of the cadets resemble Worf and Spock. The Academy orbits Nova 9, a reference to the ''VideoGame/Stellar7'' series, and the BigBad Gir Draxon is mentioned in the manual.
* Parodying the National Enquirer, the manual references the battle between Imperial troops and Ewoks in ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'', incidents of [[TeleporterAccident teleporter accidents]], the rotundity of Jabba the Hutt, the [[ElvisHasLeftThePlanet sighting]] and [[ElvisImpersonator impersonation]] of [[Music/ElvisPresley Elvis]], the real life dramas of ''WesternAnimation/TheJetsons'' and ''Series/LostInSpace'', the [[CowTools whimsicality]] of the ''ComicStrip/TheFarSide'', the originality of the game designers using ''Franchise/StarTrek'' and ''Franchise/StarWars'' reference manuals and an ''Film/{{Alien}}'' FaceHugger model for inspiration, Sea-Monkeys, the longevity of Creator/DickClark, the hairstyles of Princess Leia, Spock, and Creator/WilliamShatner, and the strength of the Vulcans.
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* The endodroid subplot is a reference to ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay''.
* Lick the wallpaper in the elevator, and Roger will say, [[Literature/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory "The snozzberries taste like snozzberries!"]] Talk to the elevator door, and the narrator will reply in the whiny voice of Cedric from ''VideoGame/KingsQuestV''.
* A [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Shuttle 1701-D]] is parked at the [=DeepShip=] 86 shuttle bay.
* Wriggley is a reference to Ripley from ''Franchise/{{Alien}}''.
* Stellar Santiago is a reference to ''Franchise/CarmenSandiego''.
* The Dismembers Only arcade contains references to UsefulNotes/{{Amtrak}}, ''Encyclopedia Britannica'' commercials, ''Series/FamilyMatters'', ''VideoGame/MortalKombat2'', ''VideoGame/MixedUpMotherGoose'', Mother Teresa, ''VideoGame/NBAJam'', ''Franchise/StreetFighter'', and ''Film/TheThreeStooges''.
* MC Cola is a reference to Music/MCHammer.
* The bar Orion's Belt contains references to ''Series/BabylonFive'', ''Franchise/StarTrek'', Creator/IsaacAsimov and Creator/WilliamGibson.
* The Boot Liquor store contains references to ''Franchise/JurassicPark'', Kilgore Trout from ''Literature/BreakfastOfChampions'', Kira Nerys from ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'', Creator/AlanDeanFoster, Creator/DouglasAdams, Creator/GeneRoddenberry, Creator/HarlanEllison, Creator/HPLovecraft, Creator/JerryPournelle, Creator/MarionZimmerBradley, Creator/PiersAnthony, Creator/RaymondEFeist, Creator/RichardBrautigan, Creator/RobertAHeinlein, Creator/RobertSilverberg, and Creator/UrsulaKLeGuin.
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* ''The Space Quest Companion'' hint book references an [[Franchise/{{Dune}} ArrakisCorp]].
* In the FanSequel, ''Space Quest: The Lost Chapter'', when typing "Pop claws" on the Vercotron and looking out the window, Roger appears as a 90's era ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}.
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* The Sarien Spider Droid references the Imperial Probe Droid from ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'', though crawling instead of hovering. The Ulence Flats buildings resemble the domed structures of Tatooine, both situated in the desert. The bar resembles Mos Eisley Cantina; the alien band may reference Figrin D'an and the Modal Nodes, the Mugger in the original version resembles Greedo, and the alien with eyestalks may reference an Ithorian.
* Film/TheBluesBrothers are also playing.
* In the intro of the VGA remake, the Arcada being captured by the Deltaur is a shoutout to the opening of ''Film/ANewHope''.
* The store Droids R Us is a reference to Toys "R" Us. In the VGA version, the store is known as Droids-B-Us. The store contains a [[Series/DoctorWho Dalick]] and a [[TabletopGame/BattleTech Def-Tech]] droid, the HA-Y-AO droid refers to Creator/HayaoMiyazaki and the robots from ''Anime/CastleInTheSky'', the Max-42 droid resembles the Maximilian robot from ''Film/TheBlackHole'', the Murage droid may refer to {{Mecha}} and {{Kaiju}} in general, the YX-10 droid resembles the B-9-M-3 robot from ''Series/LostInSpace'', the SUX-9000 droid is named after the car 6000 SUX from ''[[Film/RoboCop1987 RoboCop]]'', the FB-001 sales droid resembles Robby the Robot from ''Film/ForbiddenPlanet'', and there is the head of an [[Comicbook/TheAvengers Ultron-17]] robot.
* In addition to Film/TheBluesBrothers and Music/{{Madonna}}, one of the bands playing at the bar is Music/ZZTop, removed from later versions for legal reasons. A [[Franchise/StarTrek Galileo shuttlecraft]] is parked by the bar, with visible "NCC" intials.
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* The landing platform on Labion looks like the Endor landing platform from ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'', the forest creatures resemble Ewoks, and Sludge Vohaul is an obvious DarthVaderClone.
* The Labion Terror Beast is based on [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes The Tasmanian Devil]].
* Roger gets chased by a [[Franchise/{{Alien}} Xenomorph]] {{expy}} that implants him with a ChestBurster if it catches him.
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* In the junk freighter, there is "[[Franchise/StarWars a bowtie fighter dating back to the cologne wars]]"; an [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Acme rocket]]; a Battlebot head that could refer to [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Optimus Prime]] or ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}''; an escape pod from ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey''; the Aluminum Mallard, referring to the [[Franchise/StarWars Millenium Falcon]]; oversized Tinkertoys and Franchise/{{Lego}} bricks; a ship's wing that resembles an [[Franchise/StarWars X-wing fighter]]; and a droid next to the grabber, resembling Johnny Five from ''Film/ShortCircuit''.
* The in-game deaths reference the Iran-Contra affair, UsefulNotes/GeraldFord, ''Film/TheLittleRascals'', Purina Dog Chow, and ''[[VideoGame/SpaceQuestITheSarienEncounter Space Quest I]]'', and ''[[VideoGame/SpaceQuestIIVohaulsRevenge II]]''.
* On Phleebhut, Arnoid the Annihilator is a Franchise/{{Terminator}} droid.
* Postcards at the World O' Wonders reference [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Disneyland]], ''VideoGame/KingsQuest'', face huggers from [[Film/{{Alien}} Achoron]], and Sandworms from [[Franchise/{{Dune}} Arrakis]].
* Monolith Burger is a FictionalCounterpart based on UsefulNotes/McDonalds, and includes Tang in the menu.
* When docking at Monolith Burger, the [[Franchise/StarTrek Enterprise]] can be seen leaving.
* On Ortega, the thermal detonator and shield generator refer to ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''.
* On Pestulon, the Nukem Dukem robots refer to Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots.
* The Two Guys from Andromeda, an AuthorAvatar, are found encased in lime Jello.
* The ending is a shout out to Creator/{{Sierra}}, Ken Williams, and the ''VideoGame/SpaceQuest'' series.
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* The Energizer Bunny makes an appearance in the starting area.
* The Magmetheus bar theme is similar to the Cantina Band theme in ''Film/ANewHope'', and the lit tables resemble the tables at the bar in ''[[Film/StarTrekIIITheSearchForSpock Star Trek III]]''.
* There is a [[Film/ANewHope Landspeeder]] in the ''Space Quest XII'' era.
* After capturing Roger Wilco Jr., the Sequel Police say to Sludge Vohaul, "This is the [[Film/ReturnOfTheJedi rebel scum]] we captured in the Space Quest 4 time sector."
* The Timebuster 2000 SUX is named after the 6000 SUX from ''[[Film/RoboCop1987 RoboCop]]''.
* The Space Quest X: Latex Babes of Estros era refers to the game ''VideoGame/LeatherGoddessesOfPhobos''.
* When Zondra says, "Into the sub, flyboy", this is a reference to Princess Leia telling Han Solo, "[[Film/ANewHope Into the garbage chute, flyboy.]]"
* At the Galaxy Galleria, Dandy and Radio Shock refer to Tandy and Radio Shack in the disk version. The Sacks store refers to Saks Fifth Avenue, and the Maebot refers to Creator/MaeWest.
* The games in Software Excess reference ''Franchise/CarmenSandiego'', ''Chuck Yeager's Advanced Flight Simulator'', ''VideoGame/DefenderOfTheCrown'', ''VideoGame/ItCameFromTheDesert'', ''VideoGame/KingsQuest'', ''VideoGame/{{Loom}}'', ''VideoGame/PinballConstructionSet'', ''VideoGame/SimCity'', and ''VideoGame/{{Trinity}}'', game designers Bill Budge, Brian Moriarty, and Roberta Williams, and game companies Creator/BroderbundSoftware, Creator/{{Cinemaware}}, Creator/LucasArts, Maxis Software, Creator/{{Sierra}}.
* The in-game hint book references ''Film/{{Poltergeist}}'', ''Series/TheFugitive'', ''Series/TwinPeaks'', Life Call/Life Alert commercials, and Ovaltine commercials.
* The games at Buckazoid Bill's Arcade and Sushi Bar reference ''VideoGame/BumpNJump'', ''VideoGame/DuckHunt'', ''VideoGame/{{Frogger}}'', ''VideoGame/HardDrivin'', ''VideoGame/SpyHunter'', ''Stunt Driver'', and ''[[VideoGame/MonacoGP Super Monaco GP]]''. ''Ms. Astro Chicken'' is a reference to ''[[VideoGame/PacMan Ms. Pac-Man]]'', and features Cedric from ''[[VideoGame/KingsQuestVAbsenceMakesTheHeartGoYonder King's Quest V]]''. At the arcade, Agent 13 of ''Series/GetSmart'' is in the trash can. When sitting in the time pod at the arcade, one of the aliens resembles Yoda.
* The security droids resemble the Imperial Probe Droid from ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack''.
* The Xenon Supercomputer GUI resembles a [[UsefulNotes/AppleMacintosh Macintosh]] and references ''[[VideoGame/LeisureSuitLarry Leisure Suit Larry 4]]'', ''[[VideoGame/KingsQuest King's Quest XLIII]]'', and ''[[VideoGame/SpaceQuestIVRogerWilcoAndTheTimeRippers Space Quest IV]]''.
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* Cliffy the Scottyoid and Raemes T. Quirk refer to Montgomery Scott and James T. Kirk of ''[[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Star Trek]]''.
* Spike the FaceHugger is a reference to ''Franchise/{{Alien}}''.
* The WD-40 annihilator droid is named after WD-40 lubricant, and her ship resembles a Klingon Bird of Prey.
* Genetix Research Corporation refers to Creator/{{Dynamix}}.
* When observing the opened trash picked up the the Eureka, the narrator says, "What a wonderful smell you've discovered," said by Han Solo in the garbage chute in ''Film/ANewHope''.
* At [=StarCon=] Academy, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Vader are occasionally dueling in the hallway. Two of the cadets resemble Worf and Spock. The Academy orbits Nova 9, a reference to the ''VideoGame/Stellar7'' series, and the BigBad Gir Draxon is mentioned in the manual.
* Parodying the National Enquirer, the manual references the battle between Imperial troops and Ewoks in ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'', incidents of [[TeleporterAccident teleporter accidents]], the rotundity of Jabba the Hutt, the [[ElvisHasLeftThePlanet sighting]] and [[ElvisImpersonator impersonation]] of [[Music/ElvisPresley Elvis]], the real life dramas of ''WesternAnimation/TheJetsons'' and ''Series/LostInSpace'', the [[CowTools whimsicality]] of the ''ComicStrip/TheFarSide'', the originality of the game designers using ''Franchise/StarTrek'' and ''Franchise/StarWars'' reference manuals and an ''Film/{{Alien}}'' FaceHugger model for inspiration, Sea-Monkeys, the longevity of Creator/DickClark, the hairstyles of Princess Leia, Spock, and Creator/WilliamShatner, and the strength of the Vulcans.
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* The endodroid subplot is a reference to ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay''.
* Lick the wallpaper in the elevator, and Roger will say, [[Literature/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory "The snozzberries taste like snozzberries!"]] Talk to the elevator door, and the narrator will reply in the whiny voice of Cedric from ''VideoGame/KingsQuestV''.
* A [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Shuttle 1701-D]] is parked at the [=DeepShip=] 86 shuttle bay.
* Wriggley is a reference to Ripley from ''Franchise/{{Alien}}''.
* Stellar Santiago is a reference to ''Franchise/CarmenSandiego''.
* The Dismembers Only arcade contains references to UsefulNotes/{{Amtrak}}, ''Encyclopedia Britannica'' commercials, ''Series/FamilyMatters'', ''VideoGame/MortalKombat2'', ''VideoGame/MixedUpMotherGoose'', Mother Teresa, ''VideoGame/NBAJam'', ''Franchise/StreetFighter'', and ''Film/TheThreeStooges''.
* MC Cola is a reference to Music/MCHammer.
* The bar Orion's Belt contains references to ''Series/BabylonFive'', ''Franchise/StarTrek'', Creator/IsaacAsimov and Creator/WilliamGibson.
* The Boot Liquor store contains references to ''Franchise/JurassicPark'', Kilgore Trout from ''Literature/BreakfastOfChampions'', Kira Nerys from ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'', Creator/AlanDeanFoster, Creator/DouglasAdams, Creator/GeneRoddenberry, Creator/HarlanEllison, Creator/HPLovecraft, Creator/JerryPournelle, Creator/MarionZimmerBradley, Creator/PiersAnthony, Creator/RaymondEFeist, Creator/RichardBrautigan, Creator/RobertAHeinlein, Creator/RobertSilverberg, and Creator/UrsulaKLeGuin.
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* ''The Space Quest Companion'' hint book references an [[Franchise/{{Dune}} ArrakisCorp]].
* In the FanSequel, ''Space Quest: The Lost Chapter'', when typing "Pop claws" on the Vercotron and looking out the window, Roger appears as a 90's era ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}.
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