History ShoutOut / Lisa

* The local gang of Area 1, the Blue Rockets, consists of CaptainErsatz's of Ralf Jones, Terry Bogard, and Clark Still from ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'', named Dolf Bones, Jerry Humphrey (a dual reference to HumphreyBogart) and Bark Bronzee, respectively. Additionally, if one looks ''very'' closely, Brian Battler is a part of Buzzo's gang when the latter ambushes Brad in the warehouse.

* When defeated, the bartender enemy will say, "I am the liquor!" in reference to Jim Lahey from TrailerParkBoys.

* In the spritesheet, there are sprites for (unused) characters resembling [[VideoGame/{{Earthbound}} Ness, Mr. Saturn,]] [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda Tingle,]] [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters Lucky Glauber,]] and VideoGame/ShovelKnight

* In addition to a palette-swapped Everdred being the cart race manager on Garbage Island, a man strongly resembling Riki Samejima (in his original uniform colors) from ''VideoGame/RiverCityRansom'' can be spotted on the sidelines in the actual racing segment.

* The song "Go Home Johnny" (which plays during the final battle) is likely a reference to the movie Film/FirstBlood. [[spoiler: Similarly to Rambo, Brad undergoes a [[MoralEventHorizon PTSD-induced meltdown]] near the end that causes him to lash out violently at others.]]

* The local gang of Area 1, the Blue Rockets, consists of CaptainErsatz's of Ralf Jones, Terry Bogard, and Clark Still from ''VidoeGame/TheKingOfFighters'', named Dolf Bones, Jerry Humphrey (a dual reference to HumphreyBogart) and Bark Bronzee, respectively. Additionally, if one looks ''very'' closely, Brian Battler is a part of Buzzo's gang when the latter ambushes Brad in the warehouse.

* In the spritesheet, there are sprites for (unused) characters resembling [[VideoGame/{{Earthbound}} Ness, Mr. Saturn,]] [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda Tingle,]] [[VideoGame/KingOfFighters Lucky Glauber,]] and VideoGame/ShovelKnight

* A handful of characters are named after pro wrestlers, notably [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Armstrong_(wrestler) Brad Armstrong]], Bo Wyatt (full name Bovine Rotunda Wyatt), named after [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Dallas Bo Dallas]] and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bray_Wyatt Bray Wyatt]], and Shocklord, who's based on [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Ottman Shockmaster]].

* In the spritesheet, there are sprites for (unused) characters resembling [[VideoGame/{{Earthbound}} Ness, Mr. Saturn,]] [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda Tingle,]] [[VideoGame/KingOfFighters Lucky Glauber, Brian Battler, Ralf Jones, Clark Still, Terry Bogard,]] and VideoGame/ShovelKnight

* The local gang of Area 3 is known as the Gale Motorcycle Club, a subtle reference to the motorcycle gangs from the ''VideoGame/StreetsOfRage'' series, whose members are all named after weather conditions of some sort (Gale, Fog, Storm, etc.).

* In the spritesheet, there are sprites for (unused) characters resembling [[VideoGame/{{Earthbound}} Ness, Mr. Saturn, Everdred,]] [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda Tingle,]] [[VideoGame/KingOfFighters Lucky Glauber, Brian Battler, Ralf Jones, Clark Still, Terry Bogard,]] and VideoGame/ShovelKnight

* In the spritesheet, there are sprites for (unused) characters resembling [[VideoGame/{{Earthbound}} Ness, Mr. Saturn, Everdred,]] [[VideoGame/KingOfFighters Lucky Glauber, Ralf Jones, Clark Still, Terry Bogard,]] and VideoGame/ShovelKnight.

* The Ambusher enemy, upon defeat, will recite a verse and the chorus from "Crossroads" by Music/BoneThugsNHarmony.

* In the spritesheet, there are sprites for (unused) characters resembling [[VideoGame/{{Earthbound}} Ness, Mr. Saturn,]] [[VideoGame/KingOfFighters Lucky Glauber,]] and VideoGame/ShovelKnight.

* In the Factory Town, there's a pair of [[Franchise:SuperMarioBros Mario Bros]] lookalikes sitting at a table with a (male) stripper. Appropriately, the Mario lookalike admits to [[SaveThePrincess a past of chasing women,]] and the Luigi lookalike says [[ButtMonkey he hates his life, and that everyone hates him.]] [[spoiler:Also appropriately, should they be killed by the Road Scholars if you fail to defeat the latter, the Luigi lookalike will have a plunger attached to his head.]]

* Mr. Beautiful's cracked mask during the second phase of the fight with him somewhat resembles Uboa from {{VideoGame: Yume Nikki}}. (Although this was confirmed a coincidence by Austin on twitter)

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