Shout Out / Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney

References to other media in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney.

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• In Case 2, Detective Gumshoe asks if you remember his name. Choosing one of the wrong options nets you this gem:
  Phoenix: "Um... Suedeshoes, wasn't it?"
  Gumshoe: "That's me! Don't step on my blue suede shoes..."
  Gumshoe: "Wait! That's a song, pal!"
  • There's a shout-out here in Japanese as well; one of the options is "Nokonoko," the Japanese name of Koopa Troopa.
• The Gatewater Hotel becoming famous for an illegal wiretapping operation. The hotel name and the event reference the Watergate Complex in Washington DC, which lent its name to the scandal that brought down Richard Nixon (although the real thing is today just apartments and offices, back in 1972 one of its buildings was a hotel).
• The footage from the "Steel Samurai" show bears more than a passing resemblance to the opening cutscene of the original Ninja Gaiden game.
• The Steel Samurai's motto is "For great justice!"
• Show Maya the photo of the Steel Samurai after the first day of trials and Phoenix quotes Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
  Phoenix: [Will Powers] doesn't seem the type, does he. (Curiouser and curiouser...)
• Mia: (referring to Cody) "That boy is our last hope!"
• Phoenix, on why Cody deleted photos of the Steel Samurai defeated: "He couldn't handle the truth!"
• Case 4 states someone should whip that Butz into shape. Don't worry, It Makes Sense in Context.
• Miles Edgeworth's father Gregory is based off Atticus Finch.
• Ema suggests there should be letters in the detective's IDs if you examine Goodman's ID card and suggests a possible ID.
  Phoenix: "A name and ID number are written here. "Detective Bruce Goodman, ID# 5842189"."
  Ema: "I wonder why they only use numbers for IDs."
  Phoenix: "What else would they use?"
  Ema: "Letters, silly! They're the reason we have a written language in the first place!"
  Phoenix: "True..."
  Ema: ""Detective Bruce Goodman, ID: YABADAB". See? Wouldn't it be better?"
  Phoenix: ""YABADAB"? Well, it does have a certain ring to it..."
  Ema: "Exactly my point! Tee-hee!"
  Phoenix: "(It doesn't take much to amuse her.)"
  • In the same case, there's this chat upon examining the Parking Lot B Block:
    Phoenix: ""B Block" is through there. That's where visitors park."
    Ema: "I can see the Lunchland car over there... far in the distance."
    Phoenix: "Hey, you're right. I like the cute design on the door. (I can see... a cartoon cow munching down on a juicy looking steak.)"
    Ema: "... Doesn't that strike you as a little... creepy?"
    Phoenix: "Just don't think too deeply about it and you'll be fine."
• Ema: "I-it's only a flesh wound, Mr. Wright!"
• In the final case, where a crucial piece of evidence is a handprint on a piece of brown leather: "Hey, I think I've seen that on a shirt, before."
• The Compilation Re-release for the 3DS adds this gem:
  Judge: "Don't "oops" me! Maybe this boot to the head will knock some sense into you!"
  • This may or may not have also referenced this Phoenix Wrong.