History ShoutOut / TheSims

* One of the Halloween costumes is a [[{{Franchise/FridayThe13th}} hockey mask]].

* Many of the comics are fairly blatant about this: [[{{ComicBook/Aquaman}} Fish Master]], [[ComicBook/GreenArrow Archie Archer]] and [[Franchise/TheFlash Quickfoot]] (all by [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mort_Weisinger George Mortimer]]); [[ComicBook/DoctorDoom Doctor Macabre]], [[ComicBook/XMen Mighty Mutants]], [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk The Inedible Bulk]], [[Comicbook/FantasticFour Freedom Family]], and [[ComicBook/SpiderMan Plasma Bug]] (all by [[Creator/StanLee Stan Powers]]); [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica Major Patriot]] and [[ComicBook/SilverSurfer Cyber Skateboarder]] by [[Creator/JackKirby Kirby Simon]]; [[{{Franchise/Batman}} Neo-Knight Noir]] by [[Creator/BillFinger William]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Kane Kane]]; [[Franchise/WonderWoman Awesome Woman]] by [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olive_Byrne Olive]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Moulton_Marston Marston]]; [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Toadsim Ninjas]] by [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Eastman Kevin]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Laird Peters]]...

* Futuristic furniture includes the [[Film/SoylentGreen Soylash Grinder Food Processor]], the [[{{Franchise/Godzilla}} Gojira Picnic Table]], the [[Franchise/StarTrek Vulcan's Cauldron Fire Pit]] and the [[Franchise/StarWars [=BactaBath=] Bathtub]].

* In the ''Jungle Adventure'' game pack, a can of [[Franchise/SpiderMan Dr. Parker's Spider Repellent]] is all you need to keep those nasty creepy crawlies from waking you up at night.

* The caption for the Comedy skill states that "As soon as one realizes that everything is a joke, being a comedian is the only thing that makes sense." [[Comicbook/{{Watchmen}} Man, that sounds familiar...]]

* Overall, it is quite obvious which works the creators of the game were especially fond of; the references to ''Film/BackToTheFuture'', ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'', ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' and ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'', for example, are numerous throughout the game and its expansion packs.

* On one of the standing mirrors (The Reflectinator), the description states that it has [[Film/BackToTheFuture 1.21 gigajoules of power.]] Just a coincidence?

* The description for the 'Kickin' Strobe Light' states that you can "torture your Sim with [[Film/BackToTheFuture 1.21 gigawatts]] of pure pulsing power".

* One of the houses in Bridgeport is named [[Film/BackToTheFuture Back to the Fuscia]].

* The Time Traveler, Emit Relevart, and one of the sims in Oasis Landing - Martin [=McFleet=], who can occasionally be seen playing his guitar, - are a clear reference to [[Film/BackToTheFuture Back to the Future]]. Also, Windcarvers=hoverboards.

* [[Pinball/TheWhosTommy The See Me Feel Me Pinball Machine]]

* When randomizing a new Plumbot's name, suggestions include, among others, [[Franchise/StarTrek Data, Loar]], [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Optimus Even]], [[Film/THX1138 X-1338]], [[Theatre/{{Hamlet}} 2B-OrNot-2B]], [[WesternAnimation/SouthPark Ausem-O]], [[Film/ShortCircuit Johnathan 5]], [[Series/RedDwarf Kryten]], [[Literature/IRobot I, PLumbot]], [[Literature/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy Marvin P.A.]], [[Film/IronMan J.A.R.V.I.X.]], [[Literature/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey P.A.L. 9000]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} The Manwitch, B3ND4R]], [[Franchise/StarWars P-3C0]] and [[Series/{{Lost}} 4 8 15 16 23]].

** [[Film/AustinPowers Dr. Evil!]]: Have a town worth 1,000,000 Simoleons.

* If you take a closer look at the cinema in the university neighbourhood, you will find posters hung on the wall modeled after real-world movies, including:

** The "Racked Teak-a Greatshelves" is a reference to the Rak'tika Greatwood, a forest area in the Shadowbringers expansion known for its background music having the memetic "La-HEE!" that begins it. The flavor text also references the expansion's main theme's lyrics.
** The Seventh Confectioner's Calamity Firewood Rack is named after the Seventh Umbral Calamity, a major event that ended the original Version 1.0 and paved the way for 2.0, A Realm Reborn. The flavor text there, parodies a major (and spoilery!) speech from the Endwalker expansion.

* An opportunity for writers is to write a science-fiction book, the tittle of the opportunity is [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries "To Boldly Go"]].

* The "[[JustForFun/{{Rickroll}} Brick Roll]]" floor tile from Mansions and Garden, and one of the roof tiles promises [[Music/RickAstley "Never to let you down"]].

* One of the paintings that can be purchased features a red-haired woman in a red dress on a blue background. The description states that it "[[Machinima/RedVsBlue illustrates the eternal struggle between red and blue]]"

* Many of the comics are fairly blatant about this: [[{{ComicBook/Aquaman}} Fish Master]], [[ComicBook/GreenArrow Archie Archer]] and [[Franchise/TheFlash Quickfoot]] (all by [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mort_Weisinger George Mortimer]]); [[ComicBook/DoctorDoom Doctor Macabre]], [[ComicBook/XMen Mighty Mutants]], [[Comicbook/IncredibleHulk The Inedible Bulk]], [[Comicbook/FantasticFour Freedom Family]], and [[ComicBook/SpiderMan Plasma Bug]] (all by [[Creator/StanLee Stan Powers]]); [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica Major Patriot]] and [[ComicBook/SilverSurfer Cyber Skateboarder]] by [[Creator/JackKirby Kirby Simon]]; [[{{Franchise/Batman}} Neo-Knight Noir]] by [[Creator/BillFinger William]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Kane Kane]]; [[Franchise/WonderWoman Awesome Woman]] by [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olive_Byrne Olive]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Moulton_Marston Marston]]; [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Toadsim Ninjas]] by [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Eastman Kevin]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Laird Peters]]...

** ''[[Literature/AGameOfThrones A Game of Groans]]'', by [[Creator/GeorgeRRMartin Greg Q. Q. Vartin]]. "Characters groan as [[AnyoneCanDie one by one]] [[KillEmAll they perish]], and with the plethora of viewpoints, [[KudzuPlot interwoven storylines]], and {{plot twist}}s, you too will groan as you try to keep it all straight."

* In High School Years, when your Sim signs up for the Video Game Streamer job, they have the option to become a VirtualYoutuber, including a selection of avatars. One such avatar includes a character with white hair and a blue streak, wearing a green dinosaur outfit, heavily resembling [[Characters/HololiveGawrGuraCh Gawr Gura]][[WebAnimation/{{Hololive}} 's Halloween outfit]].

* In ''Snowy Living'', one of the pre-made sims living in the Japan-inspired winter resort town of Mt. Komorebi is a teenage girl named Kaori Nishidake, who shares her name, her [[GenkiGirl cheerful personality]], and her love of snowboarding with one of the playable characters in the ''VideoGame/{{SSX}}'' series (also made by EA).

** ''[[Literature/AGameOfThrones A Game of Groans]]'', by [[Creator/GeorgeRRMartin Greg Q. Q. Vartin]]. "Characters groan as [[AnyoneCanDie one by one]] [[KillEmAll they perish]], and with the [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters plethora of viewpoints]], [[KudzuPlot interwoven storylines]], and {{plot twist}}s, you too will groan as you try to keep it all straight."

* One of the families in Oasis Landing, the "Formerly the Plains Express Household", bears a resemblance to [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Futurama]] characters. The household is made up of Fryderik Rama, Lilah Turni, and Bend0 the Plumbot.
* The Time Traveler, Emit Relevart, and one of the sims in Oasis Landing - Martin McFleet, who can occasionally be seen playing his guitar, - are a clear reference to [[Film/BackToTheFuture Back to the Future]]. Also, Windcarvers=hoverboards.

* In the final job in the Law career track your sim [[ComicBook/JudgeDredd becomes the law]].

* One of the jobs in the adventurer career track is [[Film/AustinPowers "Multi-Regional Sim of Some Question."]]

* One of the vampires in the Bridgeport neighborhood is called [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Belisama]] Hemlock, which sounds similar to the protagonist of a certain teen-novel series. Her mother [[VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins Morrigan]] looks (and is named like) a witch from an unrelated video game.