History ShoutOut / DungeonsOfDredmor

* The description of katana, "All the best stuff is made in Japan," is not just a LampshadeHanging on KatanasAreJustBetter trope, but also a quote from BackToTheFuture.
* When selecting Psionics as a skill, the description reads "[[Series/DoctorWho No! Not the mind probe!]]"
** One of the Psionic abilities lets you [[AlphaCentauri Nerve Staple]] enemies.

** The description for the highest difficulty setting is the official motto "Losing is Fun!"

* A top-tier sword features the following description: "[[ConfusionFu This sword always strikes in every way it possibly would. Battery operated]]". The name of the weapon is, of course, "[[Literature/TheScar Doul's Possible Sword]]".

* The "[[MyLittlePony My Little Anvil Junior Smithing Kit]]" speaks for itself. [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Smithing IS magic!]]

* The level-up screen says things like "[[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros Your princess is in another castle]]" and "[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda It is dangerous to go alone! Take this]]", "[[DragonBallZ Power Level 1,370]]", "[[ConanTheBarbarian Conan]] the [[Film/{{UHF}} Librarian]]", and "[[{{RanmaOneHalf}} The Blue Thunder of Furinkan High]]" just to name a few.
* One of the higher-tier pieces of headgear you can find is a red, wide-brimmed Vampire Hunter's Hat, which according to the tooltip "isn't really suited for vampire hunting, but what can you expect out of [[{{Hellsing}} someone who thinks that spelling 'DRACULA' backwards is a good way to hide their identity]]?"

* The bolstered list of Steam Achivements released July 19 are pretty much ALL shout-outs, including (but ''hardly'' limited to) [[TheShining Here's Johnny]] (Axes), [[Film/ThePrincessBride I Am Not]] [[IAmNotLeftHanded Left Handed]] (Dual Wielding), [[TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Turtle Power!]] (Shields), [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Team Edward]] (Vampirism), [[Literature/HarryPotter Tom Marvolo Riddle Award for Scholastic Merit]] (Magic Training), [[MemeticMutation That Which Is Seen Cannot Be Unseen]] (Perception), and [[HPLovecraft Love Slave of Yoggoth]] (Fungal Arts).
** Maybe it's just easier to read [[http://www.dredmorwiki.com/wiki/Achievements the whole list on the wiki]].
* And in the fungi, there's the [[SuperMarioBros Plumber's Agaric]] (providing a strength buff), and [[NiccoloMachiavelli The Prince]] ("A regal mushroom better feared than loved.").
* If you happen to encounter a GameBreakingBug that makes the game crash (Most infamously the, fortunately fixed, save-game incompatibility of the latest patches), you get an achievement called "[[{{Nethack}} Suddenly the dungeon collapses!]]".

* The message log has a few random lines, including "[[SimCity You can't cut back on funding! You will regret this!]]"

* The message log has a few random lines, including "[[SimCity You can't cut back on funding! You will regret this!]]"
* Most of the achievements for mastering a skill tree are shout outs- mastering alchemy earns you "[[HarryPotter Brew Fame, Bottle Glory, Stopper Death]]", mastering Axes gets you "[[TheShining Here's Johnny]]" and maxxing out vampirism unlocks "[[{{Twilight}} Team Edward]]" to name only three.

* The message log has a few random lines, including "[[SimCity You can't cut back on funding! You will regret this!]]"

* The original title screen, the head at the bottom of the screen, and the graphic design of Floor 3 are all shout outs to {{Doom}}. One of the armours originates from {{Doom}}, while equipping a helmet based off {{Quake}} along with it, gives you a "Realms of the id" achievement. One of the audio tracks is also a JimmyHartVersion of the Level 1 tune from {{Doom}} 2. Continuing the theme is the Interdimensional Axe - it's the {{Quake}} axe!

* The level-up screen says things like "[[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros Your princess is in another castle]]" and "[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda It is dangerous to go alone! Take this]]", "[[DragonBallZ Power Level 1,370]]", "[[{{Conan}} Conan]] the [[{{UHF}} Librarian]]", and "[[{{RanmaOneHalf}} The Blue Thunder of Furinkan High]]" just to name a few.

* One of the possible secondary materials for an Artifact is "[[LooneyTunes illudium phosdex, the shaving cream atom.]]"

* Two abilities in the Viking Wizardry tree reference the RhapsodyOfFire songs Triumph For My Magic Steel and Unholy Warcry.

* Equip a full set of clockwork limbs and weaponry to get the [[DeusExHumanRevolution "I Didn't Ask For This"]] achievement.

** Also, one line of enemy chatter is "[[MemeticMutation spaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]][[{{Portal2}} aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaace]]".

* Fellow indie game DwarfFortress gets ''tons'' of them. The biggest might be the ever-present ludicrously bizarre names randomly generated for all places and artifacts, on of Dwarf Fortress' famous traits.

* The [[IndianaJones It Belongs In A Museum]] skill.

* The [[''IndianaJones'' It Belongs In A Museum]] skill.

** Also, one line of enemy chatter is "[[MemeticMutation spaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]][[{{Portal}} aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaace]]".

** Also, one line of enemy chatter is "[[MemeticMutation spaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaace]]".

* When selecting Psionics as a skill, the description reads "[[DoctorWho No! Not the mind probe!]]"

* As mentioned above, if you happen to encounter a GameBreakingBug that makes the game crash (Most infamously the, fortunately fixed, save-game incompatibility of the latest patches), you get an achievement called "[[{{Nethack}} Suddenly the dungeon collapses!]]".

* An achievement for eating lutefisk is '''[[Radio/APrairieHomeCompanion The Lake Wobegon Achievement]]'''

* An achievement for eating lutefisk is '''[[PrairieHomeCompanion The Lake Wobegon Achievement]]'''

* The flavor text for grog lists the recipe from TheSecretOfMonkeyIsland.

* With the expansion coming soon, there are a few more achievements and items with even more shoutouts! One in particular is the Parachute Pants, which give you an amazing +10 Dodge skill, which means the monsters literally Can't Touch This!

* One demi-artifact armor piece is a [[MadMax black leather jacket with one-sleeve]]. It can be combined to make the Magical Badass Jacket, whose description is "[[DirtyHarry Do you feel magic? Well do ya, punk?]]"