History ShoutOut / WreckItRalph

* When Ralph and Vanellope [[spoiler:break into the car factory in Sugar Rush]], she calls him [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Knuckles]]. Bonus points given that this reference is given right before Ralph smashes a locked door - in Knuckles' first appearance as a playable character, he was also gifted with the ability to smash through barriers that Sonic couldn't get around.

* When Ralph and Vanellope [[spoiler:break into the car factory in Sugar Rush]], she calls him [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Knuckles]].

* When King Candy digs around in the game's code, he says "End of the Line!", an almost word-for-word quote of [[Film/{{Tron}} MCP]].

* Even the ''soundtrack'' joins the referential fun: the name for the track playing during King Candy's introductory scene? [[VideoGame/MarioKart64 Royal Raceway!]]

* When Ralph starts to explain why Vanellope can't race, he says that he's been thinking. Vanellope replies, "That's Dangerous," much like Lefou's reply to Gaston saying the same thing in ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast''.

** In a similar vein, when Ralph mentions he breaks things, not makes things, Vanellope's response is, "Looks like you're gonna have to step outside your comfort zone, then, SelfDemonstrating/GLaDOS."

** he also references a classic Tootsie Roll pop commercial ("How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie pop?") when he says, "I wonder how many licks it'll take to get to your center?"

* When Ralph picks up Sour Bill and forces him to [[spoiler:tell him the truth about Vanellope]], Ralph licks Sour Bill. Then Ralph smiles and says, "I wonder how many licks it'll take to get to your ''center?''". The Tootsie Pop slogan has never sounded so ''badass''.

* At the very end of the film, the right half of the screen glitches with random sprites and numbers just like the "[[KillScreen kill-screen]]" in the original ''Pac-Man''.
** What's more, towards the center, you can spot a part of the original blue and white Disney logo.

** Even the promotional Flash tie-in game has some references: Felix's theme in the game [[http://ribbonblack.blogspot.it/2013/03/the-tower-of-druaga-and-fix-it-felix-jr.html appears to be based]] on the theme from ''VideoGame/TheTowerOfDruaga''.

* In the scene where Vanellope and King Candy are racing on the Rainbow Road-esque track, King Candy jumps onto the road in his cart... just like the famous cheat from the ''MarioKart64'' version where if you jump off at a certain point in Rainbow Road, you can land on a lower portion of the track ahead of other racers.

* Turbo looks like a zombified ''WesternAnimation/KickButtowski'', or possibly an evil ''VideoGame/CommanderKeen''.

* Turbo looks like a zombified ''WesternAnimation/KickButtowski''.

* In the scene where Vanellope and King Candy are racing on the Rainbow Road-esque track, King Candy jumps onto the road in his cart... just like the famous cheat where if you jump off at a certain point in Rainbow Road, you can land on a lower portion of the track ahead of other racers.

* Hmmm...A segment of the credits resembles a certain ''[[Videogame/NewSuperMarioBrosWii 2-D platformer]]''

* Hmmm...A segment of the credits resemble a certain ''[[Videogame/NewSuperMarioBrosWii 2-D platformer]]''

* Hmmm...A segment of the credits resemble a certain ''Videogame/NewSuperMarioBrosWii 2-D platformer''

* ''Hero's Duty'' was a big shout-out to ''Franchise/StarshipTroopers'' (and many derived works with a BugWar premise), ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty'', ''{{Franchise/Halo}}'', ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime'', ''Starcraft'', and ''Franchise/MassEffect''.
** In the credits, a scene's shown in the style of ''{{VideoGame/Doom}}'', ''{{VideoGame/Marathon}}'', and pretty much any 90s-era FPS.

** And in a blink-and-you'll-miss-it shout-out to the "They're in the room!" scene from ''Film/{{Aliens}}'', Calhoun's tracker shows her completely surrounded by Cy-Bugs while standing in an empty field in ''Sugar Rush''. Then the ground caves in and she falls into their nest.
*** It's also simultaneously a shout-out to ''Film/{{Alien}}'', as Calhoun dangling from a rappelling line while hanging above a large chamber filled with alien eggs is very much like a scene with John Hurt's character in the alien ship.

* The scene where the other racers destroy Vanellope's kart is played very much like the stepsisters destroying the dress in ''Disney/{{Cinderella}}''.

** The track inside the mountain where Ralph teaches Vanellope how to drive is very much like the Big Donut multiplayer stage from ''VideoGame/MarioKart64'', being a circular track inside a volcano.

* Another non-gaming example: the sound effect Calhoun's gun makes when it fires is the same sound as the phased-plasma pulse rifles in the future war of the ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}'' movies. And her pistol is modeled after the [=Auto-9=] used by ''Franchise/RoboCop'', despite being a laser weapon. Watch closely during the scene where she reloads it, which is very much like a scene in that same movie.
* When Vanellope is learning to drive, she keeps running into Ralph, or causing damage that causes him to get hit anyway. The sequence is very much like a WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner cartoon where, no matter where the Coyote stands or hides when he triggers a catapult, it squashes him.

* When Vanellope is learning to drive, she keeps running into Ralph, or causing damage that causes him to get hit anyway. The sequence is very much like a WileECoyoteandtheRoadRunner cartoon where, no matter where the Coyote stands or hides when he triggers a catapult, it squashes him.

* The first stage (save the good ingredients, junk the bad ones) of the "bake-a-cart" mini-game strongly resembles the ZXSpectrum game [[{{Creator/Rare}} Cookie]].

** Yet another nostalgic sound can be caught in the second trailer where Felix, trying to escape from the jail by hitting the window bars (but fixing them unintentionally instead): It's the Start Up-sound from ''{{Gradius}}''!

** When Felix gets hit with a piece of ceiling and 'dies', it's very similar (in both sound and appearance) to the death sequence in VideoGame/DonkeyKong.
** When Felix gets a medal, the background music in the game sounds remarkably like the music used when Mario rescues Peach in VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1.

* The ''VideoGame/{{Pac-Man}}'' font is used on the Litwak's Family Fun Center sign.

* Tamora Jean Calhoun shares her last name with [[StarTrek Mackenzie Calhoun]], as well as with Barney Calhoun from ''VideoGame/HalfLife''. Her first name may be a reference to {{Tamora Pierce}}, an author known for writing strong female characters. Jean may be a reference to Billie Jean King, a former World No. 1 tennis player who won the famous Battle of the Sexes.

** Among the games visible in the very back corner of the station is {{TRON}}.

** The "Jenkins" also doubles as a BrickJoke, since one of the pieces of graffiti in Pac-Man's entry in a previous scene is "Leeroooooy"

* The Turbotime arcade cabinet is reminiscent of the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rally-X Rally-X]] cabinet.
* Ralph, [[TheIncredibleHulk covered in green candy goo]], goes on a rampage through the stadium in ''Sugar Rush''.

** And that one named [[Creator/HayaoMiyazaki Minty Zaki?]] ([[http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=617361001614078 Statement here]])
** Of the same flavour, we have a racer called Di Caramello, which, if you pronounce "Caramel" as "Carmel" you get something that sounds oddly like [[LeonardoDiCaprio DiCaprio]] with a candy twist, which may or may not have been intentional.

** The track inside the mountain where Ralph teaches Vanellope how to drive is very much like the Big Donut multiplayer stage from ''VideoGame''MarioKart64'', being a circular track inside a volcano.

* Ralph's HeroicSacrifice near the end is similar to the scene in ''TheIronGiant'' where the eponymous Giant saves a city from a missile.
** Ralph also strikes a ComicBook/{{Superman}} pose while falling.
** Even more noticeable is since how Ralph is based off Donkey Kong, he attempts to [[Videogame/DonkeyKongCountryReturns punch down something from a high altitude involving a volcano and it ultimately saves the day]].

* It seems that the TastesLikeDiabetes world of ''Sugar Rush'' has an entire network of tunnels and caverns underneath it, along with a few hidden entrances to restricted/under construction areas. [[DisneyThemeParks Sounds a bit familiar ...]]

* [[GoshDangItToHeck The nature of]] [[ParentheticalSwearing Felix's freaking out]] [[WhatTheHellHero at Ralph]] in the prison break scene may be a [[ActorAllusion shout out]] to [[Series/ThirtyRock Kenneth the Page's]] [[http://youtu.be/PFKW6pxeyQo "swearing" at Jack Donaghy]]
--> '''Felix:''' I don't have to do ''[[UnusualEuphemism boo]]'', forgive my pottymouth. I'm just s-so, so ''cross'' with you!
* When Ralph and Vanellope [[spoiler:break into the car factory in Sugar Rush]], she calls him [[SonicTheHedgehog Knuckles]].
** In a similar vein, when Ralph mentions he breaks things, not makes things, Vanellope's response is, "Looks like you're gonna have to step outside your comfort zone, then, SelfDemonstrating/{{GLaDoS}}."

* Calhoun's fiance was named Dr. Brad Scott. ''Somebody'' had The RockyHorrorPictureShow on their mind ...
* When Ralph is first escaping the castle, one of the donut cops is chasing him with a chainsaw...a chainsaw with candy on it, and ''[[LollipopChainsaw running in a particularly familiar fashion.]]''
* The Cy-Bugs' mannerisms can also remind you of [[Film/TheMatrix The Machines.]]

* Many of the guns seen in Hero's Duty start out in a compact, storage form and then expand into their fully functional forms when drawn, possibly a reference to the weapons in Franchise/MassEffect.
* The other kids wrecking Vanellope's car bears some semblance to the SUV-wrecking bonus stage from the StreetFighter games. Minty Zaki even does a [[SuperMarioBros Ground Pound]].
** The SUV wrecking stage is shown in the credits with Ryu, Ralph and Vanellope doing the beating. This is followed by Ralph fighting Blanka.

* Ralph, at one point, calls ''Sugar Rush'' a "candy-coated ''Literature/HeartOfDarkness''."
* It's likely that a lot of people nickname this movie "{{Film/Tron}}[[WesternAnimation/MonstersInc sters Inc]]". In particular, the Beacon in ''Hero's Duty'' bears a strong visual resemblance to the Portal in ''Film/TronLegacy'', and the panels swirling around the ''Hero's Duty'' medal resemble the [=MCP's=] shields from the original ''{{Film/Tron}}''. The reset of ''Sugar Rush'' when [[spoiler:Vanellope crosses the finish line and becomes Princess Vanellope]] is very reminiscent of the reset of the system at the end of ''{{Film/Tron}}''.

* Possibly in the [[CreativeClosingCredits final credits]] when the CG Supervisors' names bookend what looks suspiciously similar to the Channel4 '4' logo, made of different parts and the same colour. Not as likely as it's an American film, where 4 doesn't exist.

* When Ralph starts to explain why Vanellope can't race, he says that he's been thinking. Vanellope replies, "That's Dangerous," much like Lefou's reply to Gaston saying the same thing in [[Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast Beauty and the Beast]].

* Another non-gaming example: the sound effect Calhoun's gun makes when it fires is the same sound as the phased-plasma pulse rifles in the future war of the {{Terminator}} movies. And her pistol is modelled after the [=Auto-9=] used by ''Franchise/RoboCop'', despite being a laser weapon. Watch closely during the scene where she reloads it, which is very much like a scene in that same movie.

* When Ralph sticks Sour Bill on a lollipop and says [[{{Predator}} "Stick around".]]

* Another non-gaming example: the sound effect Calhoun's gun makes when it fires is the same sound as the phased-plasma pulse rifles in the future war of the {{Terminator}} movies.
** Not only that, but her pistol is modelled after the [=Auto-9=] used by ''Franchise/RoboCop'', despite being a laser weapon. Watch closely during the scene where she reloads it, which is very much like a scene in that same movie.

** In the credits, a scene's shown in the style of ''{{VideoGame/Doom}}'', ''{{VideoGame/Marathon}}'', and pretty much any 90s-era FPS.