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** ''MythologyGag/SonicGenerations''

** ''Jikkyo Oshaberi Parodius'', particularly its ''[[UpdatedReRelease Forever With Me]]''-port for [=PS1=] and Saturn, is full of Mythology Gags and references to other Konami games, like ''VideoGame/GanbareGoemon'', ''VideoGame/{{Twinbee}}'', ''VideoGame/LethalEnforcers'' and ''VisualNovel/TokimekiMemorial''. Sadly as it's Japan-only, many miss the references and parodying jokes poking fun at the games. One guy seemingly tries to cover them up with his own response to ''History Behind Smash Bros'' with ''[[https://www.youtube.com/user/KonaKonaKaabisteru#grid/user/CA247C0247B91796 History Behind Parodius.]]'

** The overhead encounters in the ''Rearmed'' remake substitute a remix of the ''VideoGame/{{Commando}}'' theme in place of the NES BGM, which instead plays in the now side-scrolling underground passages. Furthermore, the scenery in the desert overhead stages resembles that of ''VideoGame/GunSmoke''.

*** Also, the game's entire Database holds subtle references to characters and events from the previous games. The game also has a statue of Havoc, the commando from ''Renegade''. The Novelization also makes references to ''Tiberian Sun'', even going so far as having the GDI player character, Micheal Mcneil, as a character. In a "criminal dossier" from the game designer's, a subtle reference to ''Red Alert'' is made.

** Many commando units in the series will have similar lines to the first commando in Tiberium Dawn, including Havok making a reference in Renegade, "Just doesn't seem fair, does it? [[IAmNotLeftHanded Maybe I'll shoot left-handed."]]

** The UsefulNotes/Nintendo64 port of the [[VideoGame/CommandAndConquerTiberianDawn original game]] has a rather sneaky bit of this in its fake installation intro. At one point during it, an "armament history" is supposedly transferred to the player, namedropping several of the vehicles available to both sides - with a note next to the SSM Launcher that its data has been deleted, since it was a multiplayer-only unit that, the port being singleplayer-only, isn't usable.

** The English translation of the UsefulNotes/NintendoDS version of ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIV'' features some mythology gags regarding the name changes in the translation of the original UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem version. The character Ragnar, who was named Ryan in the Japanese, now has the full name Ragnar [=McRyan=], while the full name of Torneko, who was renamed to Taloon in the NES version, is now Torneko Taloon.

* ''Film/{{Goosebumps|2015}}: The Game'' uses a more down-tempo version of [[Series/{{Goosebumps}} the television series' theme]] for the main menu.

* ''VideoGame/PokkenTournament'' features several callbacks to ''Franchise/{{Tekken}}'' in the movesets and animations of the playable Pokémon. Pikachu, in particular, borrows many moves and mannerisms from the Mishima characters, from Kazuya's BadassArmFold for his losing animation to the Electric Wind God Fist being in his moveset (and even able to combo into itself up to three times like in the ''Tekken'' games).

** Evelynn's {{Boss Subtitle|s}} (every character has one) is the name of her previous ultimate ability, Agony's Embrace. Upon activating [[{{Invisibility}} Demon Shade]] there is a chance she will also say 'The night is my veil', her old character selection quote.

** Poppy's passive, Iron Ambassador, is her old {{Boss Subtitle|s}}.

* In ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots'', the description of the [=Five-seveN=] states that it was Snake's main weapon 'when he infiltrated Galuade in 2003'. Galuade is the fortress from ''VideoGame/MetalGearGhostBabel'', a non-canon "alternate sequel" to the original ''VideoGame/MetalGear''.

* ''Videogame/BattleZone1998'' opens up with a camera panning around a [[VideoGame/BattleZone1980 boxy, green vector graphics tank within a mountain range]] before zooming out, revealing that it's just a radar display on a HoverTank. The gag is repeated in the game's main menu background, which has vector graphics versions of the games hover tanks fighting within a mountain range.

* ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty: VideoGame/ModernWarfare 2'''s Private Allen, the first playable character and also the first to be killed off, shares his name with a RedShirt from the first level of ''VideoGame/MedalOfHonorAlliedAssault'', by the same developers pre-Creator/InfinityWard.

** And of course the "I love UsefulNotes/{{steam}}" line in "Crash Course."

* One of the secrets linked to an achievement in ''VideoGame/SeriousSam3BFE'' is Sam's "classic outfit". Said classic outfit differs from his normal look [[JustForPun solely]] by replacing the brown boots he wears in this game with the bright red Converse-like sneakers he wears in every other game.

** ''VideoGame/EpicBattleFantasy4'': [[BonusBoss The Glitch's]] idle animation rapidly cycles between a set of distorted sprites and text. One is an image of ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gqjMoX6smY One More Final Battle]]''/''VideoGame/BrawlRoyale'' character Lazarus, and another is of a Pumpkin Slime (a DummiedOut enemy from [=EBF3=]).

** Little Mac's trailer includes him standing next to Samus, where she compares her size with his. When you look at his Assist Trophy page on ''Brawl's'' Dojo, it mentions how short Mac is, and standing right behind him for a comparison is Samus. His artwork for the fourth game shows him in a ''Punch-Out!!'' arcade machine fighting Donkey Kong, who was the [[BonusBoss bonus boxer]] in the series' Wii reboot.

* ''MythologyGag/BatmanArkhamKnight''