!!Games with their own pages:
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* ''MythologyGag/Rush2022''
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* ''Pinball/TheAdventuresOfRockyAndBullwinkleAndFriends'' is packed with references to the original series (owing to the designer being a fan), including the Moon Men from "Jet Fuel Formula", the football game between Wossamotta U. and the Mud City Manglers, and the ''Fractured Fairy Tales'' version of "Sleeping Beauty" and Prince Darling.
* ''Pinball/{{Aerosmith}}'': The mode "Rats in the Cellar" opens with a shot of an exterminator van labelled "Permanent Vacation", the name of one of [[Music/{{Aerosmith}} the band]]'s albums.
* ''Pinball/Alien2017'': The remake's Limited Version is frequently abbreviated to "LV," with each individual machine being numbered as "LV-###." This alludes to the naming scheme used for various planets in [[Franchise/{{Alien}} the original franchise]] -- as an example, [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=ykNzbPE9ZnY the official promotional video]] uses "LV-426," correlating to [[https://alienanthology.fandom.com/wiki/Acheron_(LV-426) Acheron]].
* While ''Pinball/AvengersInfinityQuest'' is specifically based on [[Franchise/MarvelUniverse Marvel comics]] rather than the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, the premise takes cues from one of Thanos' appearances in the latter. [[spoiler:Specifically, the heroes need to travel back in time after he acquires all the Infinity Gems, just like in ''Film/AvengersEndgame''.]]
%%* In ''Pinball/{{Baywatch}}'', after winning a Special on the MatchSequence, one of the random voice clips is [[Creator/DavidHasselhoff Mitch]] saying "Never had a better day!" — a catchphrase of television series producer Gregory Bonann.
* ''Pinball/ElvirasHouseOfHorrors'' has a few, owing to both its [[Creator/ElviraMistressOfTheDark license]] and extensive use of PublicDomainFeatureFilms:
** [[Film/ManosTheHandsOfFate Torgo]] is depicted with goat legs on the backglass, a reference to ''Manos''' director attempting to depict him as a satyr (which was hampered by [[NoBudget the notoriously low budget]]).
** [[Film/{{Eegah}} Eegah]] is also depicted holding a can of shaving cream, referencing an infamous scene from the original film where he applies some before lapping it up.
** Before Elvira starts speaking during the introduction to a Haunt, the logo to her longtime series ''Elvira's Movie Macabre'' is visible.
* ''Pinball/FooFighters2023'':
** The bottom of the playfield accompanies the ball save light with the phrase "you'll stick around," referencing the band's song "I'll Stick Around."
** The alien hitchhiker on the Pro version's backglass replicates [[https://zombieyeti.bigcartel.com/product/foo-fighters-2021-albuquerque-gigposter a poster]] for a 2021 performance the band did in Albuquerque (illustrated by Jeremy "Zombie Yeti" Packer, who later did the game's artwork). [[spoiler:Within the game itself, the actual poster appears upon clearing the WizardMode, now contextualized as an in-universe photoshoot with a reformed Overlord.]]
* ''Pinball/GodzillaStern'':
** The opening shot of the game claims it takes place on December 19th, 1965 – the date ''Film/InvasionOfAstroMonster'', the film where the Xiliens first appeared, was originally released in Japan.
** Mechagodzilla is protected by his Defense Neo Barrier from ''Film/GodzillaVsMechagodzilla'' (depicted as a target bank in the Premium and Limited Editions).
** [[https://insider.sternpinball.com/media/images/godzilla-art1.original.jpg Artist's notes by Zombie Yeti]] reveal that the game's art package depicts Godzilla as a blend of his [[https://wikizilla.org/wiki/ShodaiGoji ShodaiGoji]],[[note]]used in ''Film/Godzilla1954''[[/note]] [[https://wikizilla.org/wiki/MosuGoji MosuGoji]],[[note]]used in ''Film/MothraVsGodzilla'' and ''Film/GhidorahTheThreeHeadedMonster''[[/note]] and [[https://wikizilla.org/wiki/MegaroGoji MegaroGoji]][[note]]used in ''Film/GodzillaVsMegalon'', ''Film/GodzillaVsMechagodzilla'', and ''Film/TerrorOfMechagodzilla''[[/note]] suits (with some artistic liberties taken as well).
%%* The globe on the backglass for ''Pinball/HarlemGlobetrottersOnTour'' includes a splotch of white paint next to Lake Michigan. Creator/GregFreres painted the image during Chicago's notorious winter of 1979, and included that as a tribute.
* ''Pinball/JamesBond007Stern'' is rife with references to the ''Film/JamesBond'' films.
** The cornerstone game is primarily based on Creator/SeanConnery's ''James Bond'' movies and alludes to them frequently, though it also references other instalments in the series that otherwise aren't represented.
*** The area around the shooter lane is decorated with several coloured dots in abstract patterns, much like the opening sequence for ''Film/DrNo''.
*** Blofeld appears twice on the playfield as the main villain of both ''Film/YouOnlyLiveTwice'' and ''Film/DiamondsAreForever'', but the latter insert light gives his name as "aka Mr. Henderson." This references the fact that Creator/CharlesGray played Dikko Henderson in ''You Only Live Twice'' before assuming the role of Blofeld in ''Diamonds are Forever''.
*** The drop targets in front of the ''Bird One'' are marked with the logo of Osato Chemicals, which helped built the rocket in [[Film/YouOnlyLiveTwice the film it came from.]]
*** The henchman and villain ramps are both decorated with the SPECTRE logo used in 2015's ''Film/{{Spectre}}'' (instead of the less abstract versions seen in Connery's films).
*** One of the {{Skill Shot}}s is named "Eyes Only," alluding to ''Film/ForYourEyesOnly''.
*** The final WizardMode, "Her Majesty's Secret Service," is one word off from ''Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService'' (a film which starred George Lazenby as Bond).
** In the 60th Anniversary game, the leftmost shot has artwork referencing two Roger Moore films:
*** The underwater Lotus from ''Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe'' [[https://sternpinball.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/JamesBond-60th-Details-Strobe-23-kajnfed.jpg is visible on the playfield]] (near the start of the loop).
*** The area [[https://sternpinball.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/JamesBond-60th-Details-Strobe-24-tfnjaef.jpg features a plastic decoration]] depicting [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaqXxC0rhSw the rotating car jump]] from ''Film/TheManWithTheGoldenGun''.
* ''Pinball/JurassicParkStern'' alludes to both [[Film/JurassicPark the film it's based on]] and Creator/DataEast's [[Pinball/JurassicParkDataEast original pinball adaptation]]:
** For the former, Dennis Nedry’s [[FingerWag “Ah-ah-ah!”]] screen shows up as the tilt warning, and using the ball save occasionally prompts a female voice to say "I think we're back in business!" (a quote from Ellie after restoring the park's power).
** For the latter, there's the use of a ''T. rex'' toy that moves around and eats the ball (on higher-tier versions, at least), the "Smart Missile" feature (albeit in name only), the CHAOS SpellingBonus, and the phrasing of "Raptor Tri-Ball" (originally an attempt to [[WritingAroundTrademarks write around]] Creator/WilliamsElectronics' trademark on the word "multiball").
* ''Pinball/LedZeppelin'' frequently references the history of [[Music/LedZeppelin the band]] it's based on.
** The "Electric Magic" device takes its name from two shows the band played at Wembley Park during [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Led_Zeppelin_United_Kingdom_Tour_Winter_1971 their 1971 tour in the United Kingdom]].
** The MatchSequence is based on ''Music/PhysicalGraffiti'''s cover artwork.
** The Hermit target bears the likeness of [[https://fsb.zobj.net/crop.php?r=VbFzSg_4kEVn8Osjyz5oxsLbq-RfZPWQE3AcHtDe_5ks6r3YbhEuPTVvmvlkoChRfpNFCREX1Qddm9TYd_y6E_GQ0TdLG1OH73qK0IqVmCNUCKCERoif2BwdFvAcx9SiiQaNjishnv2G6zyT a character]] seen in ''Music/LedZeppelinIV'''s interior artwork.
** Various animations on the display are taken from album art. For instance, every extra ball-related animation is modeled on [[https://goldinauctions.com/ItemImages/000013/13948c_lg.jpeg the interior artwork]] for ''Music/LedZeppelinII'', while both Mothership Multiball and the add-a-ball animation are modeled on [[http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/images/covers/led-zeppelin-mothership(compilation)-20130617201148.jpg the cover]] of the 2007 compilation album ''Mothership''.
%%* Many of the game elements in ''Pinball/MagicGirl'' are references to earlier Creator/JohnPopadiuk games, especially ''Pinball/TheatreOfMagic'' and ''Pinball/TalesOfTheArabianNights''.
* ''Pinball/TheMandalorian'':
** One optional, official GameMod is a shooter handle shaped like the knob on the ''Razor Crest'''s controls (which the Child [[RunningGag repeatedly tries to play with]] throughout the first season of [[Series/TheMandalorian the source material]]).
** The animations for obtaining and using an extra ball both show the Mandalorian attacking a wall adorned with graffiti, much like those seen on Tatooine in "[[Recap/TheMandalorianS2E1Chapter9TheMarshal The Marshal]]".
* The AttractMode for Creator/SegaPinball's ''Pinball/MaryShelleysFrankenstein'' shows Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog alongside the Creator/{{Sega}} logo. After a few iterations, Sonic appears with big scars, like Frankenstein's other Creatures.
%%* Some of the ticker messages from ''Pinball/{{Monopoly}}'' reference Creator/PatLawlor's earlier games.
%%--> "Become [[Pinball/TwilightZone Lost in a Zone]] - Play Pinball."
%%--> "The Electric Company keeps the Bank safe from Pinball/{{Safe Cracker}}s."
%%--> [[Pinball/FunHouse1990 "Hey, it's only pinball."]]
* ''Pinball/RickAndMorty'' references [[WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty the original show]] frequently:
** The front of the machine has a message reading 'PEACE AMONG WORLDS", a reference to a joke from [[Recap/RickAndMortyS2E6TheRicksMustBeCrazy "The Ricks Must Be Crazy"]].
** The [[AntiFrustrationFeatures ball save]] is referred to as the [[Recap/RickAndMortyS3E5TheWhirlyDirlyConspiracy "Immortality Field"]].
** Gromflomite Battle Multiball is based on a scene from the series' pilot. The instruction card (written in-character as Rick) further alludes to it by referring to the aliens you kill as "robots" – in the original episode, Rick tells this to Morty as a means of getting him to shoot them (which is almost immediately disproven).
** Getting a tilt warning leads to the game displaying a [[Recap/RickAndMortyS2E8InterdimensionalCable2TemptingFate plumbus]] inside the cabinet being jostled.
** The megaseeds are taken straight from [[Recap/RickAndMortyS1E1Pilot the pilot episode]], as is the implication that they're being stored in an [[TreasureChestCavity unsavory place]] – getting enough of them to get onto the high score board leads to the player being honored for their "Superfluous Butt Capacity".
** Several fake Mystery awards include allusions, like "[[Recap/RickAndMortyS1E8RixtyMinutes Real Fake Door]]", "[[Recap/RickAndMortyS4E3OneCrewOverTheCrewcoosMorty Heistcon]] Pass", "A date with [[Recap/RickAndMortyS3E4Vindicators3TheReturnOfWorldEnder one million ants]]", "[[Recap/RickAndMortyS3E1TheRickshankRedemption Shoney's]] Gift Card", "17 [[Recap/RickAndMortyS1E5MeeseeksAndDestroy Schmeckles]]", and "[[Recap/RickAndMortyS1E4MNightShaymAliens The recipe for dark matter]]".
* One of the possible phrases heard during the MatchSequence for ''Pinball/ScaredStiff'' comes from the 1988 ''Elvira'' film:
--> "Mother, please!"
* ''Pinball/ScoobyDooWhereAreYou2023'': If the ball hits anything that's not lit, it will play a random sound effect from Creator/HannaBarbera's library (used in [[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooWhereAreYou the original show]], among many other series).
* ''Pinball/StrangerThings'' alludes to [[Series/StrangerThings the original series]] frequently:
** There are some allusions to ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' - the virtual kickback on the left outlane is called "Spell of Protection" and the Mystery animation shows the result being rolled on a d20.
** "Morse Code" has the player gradually translating a message through completing specific shots. Said message ultimately turns out to be "[[ArcWords Friends don't lie, never ever, no matter what!]]".
** While the playfield being covered with imagery from the show is normal for LicensedPinballTables, the lights used for the two seasons' modes subtly incorporate imagery from each: season 1's are wrapped by Christmas lights (like the ones Joyce sets up in her home), while season 2's are placed on top of Will's scattered drawings of [[spoiler:the Mind Flayer's tunnels]].
* ''Pinball/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesStern'' references [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 the cartoon it's based on]] in several places:
** The plunger lane lists the four turtles in the same order the original series' theme song introduces them in: Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, and Michelangelo.
** Similarly, the initial descriptions of Raphael and Michelangelo refer to them as a "cool but rude bruiser" and a "party dude", respectively.
** Several animations pertaining to Weapon Hurry-Ups mirror shots from the intro's animation (such as the turtles grasping their weapons and Leonardo slashing the screen).
** Each Episode opens with a title card patterned after the original series (down to the music sting).
** In a non-series example, the concept of a spinning pizza disc is taken straight from [[Pinball/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesDataEast the original Data East table]].
%%* The WizardMode in Creator/SteveRitchie's ''[[Pinball/Terminator3RiseOfTheMachines Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines]]'' is "Final Battle", which pits the player against the T-X Terminator. At the climax of the fight, Ritchie reprises his role as [[Franchise/MortalKombat the voice of Shao Khan]] to deliver the final instruction:
%%-->"FINISH HER!"
* ''Pinball/ToyStory42022'': If the player gets a high score, they enter their initials on Mr. Spell (the pseudo-Speak & Spell toy seen in every ''Franchise/ToyStory'' film except ''[[WesternAnimation/ToyStory4 4]]'').
* ''Pinball/{{Transformers}}'': Making a SkillShot prompts the display to recreate the IdiosyncraticWipe [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3DoNzZIKbk used in]] ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformers'' cartoon (complete with jingle).
%%* ''Pinball/TruckStop'':
%%** The semi truck has a plate with "CG" and a musical note; these are the initials of the game's musician, Chris Granner.
%%** A bumper sticker reads "DL - JP", referring to designers Dan Langlois and Jim Patla.
%%** A detached license plate near Betty and Marge reads "SK - 13", for design collaborator Steve Kirk.
%%** One of the playfield road signs shows two merging arrows with the text reading "Williams/Bally Merge", referring to the (then) recent acquisition of Creator/{{Bally}} by Creator/WilliamsElectronics.
* Not surprisingly, ''Pinball/WeirdAlsMuseumOfNaturalHilarity'' is filled with references to Music/WeirdAlYankovic's other works.
** This Week in Pinball's deep dive shows that the mezzanine's restaurant is the "Little Hungry One Cafe," a reference to the opening line of "My Bologna."
** The condiment targets (seen in both the launch trailer and [[https://www.thisweekinpinball.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/JustEatIt-scaled.jpg one picture]] in the deep dive) are labeled "Just" and "Eat It," referencing the chorus of [[Music/WeirdAlYankovicIn3D "Eat It."]]
** ''Film/{{UHF}}'' gets two separate nods:
*** The "Supplies Closet" [[https://www.thisweekinpinball.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/SuppliesClosetTargets-scaled.jpg seen in This Week in Pinball's deep dive]] is a reference to Kuni's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RB2GboGOuTI "SUPPLIES!"]] gag near the end of the movie.
*** The deep dive states that the outlane ball saver is enabled by collecting enough spatulas, alluding to the in-movie commercial for "Spatula City."
** The trailer and Multimorphic's website show the game's limited edition translite art. It depicts Al wearing the Music/{{Devo}}-inspired yellow jumpsuit from the music video for "Dare to Be Stupid."
** According to the launch trailer and deep dive, the cover art for ''Music/{{Alapalooza}}'' (depicting Al as a dinosaur in a parody of ''Franchise/JurassicPark'''s logo) is replicated twice: [[https://www.thisweekinpinball.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Alpad-scaled.jpg as the icon for the Great Hall on the museum's map]] and [[https://www.thisweekinpinball.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/DTBS-Halfpots-R-scaled.jpg as a dinosaur skeleton in the museum itself]].
** This Week in Pinball's deep dive has [[https://www.thisweekinpinball.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/RunningWithScissorsStatue-scaled.jpg a picture of the playfield art]] that depicts a statue of Al that faithfully recreates his pose on the cover of ''Music/RunningWithScissors''.
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