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All four are actually old animations by Splapp and would probably qualify as mythology gags more than anything


* One of the options for Question 39 is "[[Music/FatboySlim Right Here, Right Now]]"
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*** Later in Question 96 you are told to find Jason in a shopping mall. [[spoiler:The answer is, of course, repeatedly press X to call out for Jason and watch him get hit by a car, just like in the original ''Heavy Rain'' game]].

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*** Later in Question 96 you are told to find Jason in a shopping mall. [[spoiler:The answer is, of course, repeatedly press pressing X to call out for Jason and watch him get hit by a car, just like in the original ''Heavy Rain'' game]].
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** "[[VideoGame/MetalGear Snake? SNAKE? SNAAAAAAAAAKE!!]]"

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** "[[VideoGame/MetalGear Snake? SNAKE? SNAAAAAAAAAKE!!]]"SNAAAAAAAAAKE!!]]" Another is a reference to a different ''Metal Gear'' meme which resulted from poor translation: "Uh-oh! the truck have started to move!"
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** "[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI It's dangerous to go alone! Take this: *picture of a Fusestopper*"

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** "[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI It's dangerous to go alone! Take this: this:]] *picture of a Fusestopper*"
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** "[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI It's dangerous to go alone! Take this: *picture of a Fusestopper*"

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** "[[VideoGame/DukeNukem I've got]] '''[[VideoGame/DukeNukem BALLS OF STEEEEL.]]'''

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** "[[VideoGame/DukeNukem I've got]] '''[[VideoGame/DukeNukem BALLS OF STEEEEL.]]''']]''' Another one says "Always bet on Duke".



** "[[VideoGame/SimCity Reticulating Splines.]]"
** "[[VideoGame/PacMan Wacca-wacca-wacca]]"
** "[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV You spoony bard!]]"
** "[[VideoGame/StarFox64 Do a barrel roll.]]"
** "Thank you for playing! But [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1 Chapter 1]] [[YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle is in another castle...]]"
** "Chapter 2, [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} I CHOOSE YOU!]]"
** "[[VideoGame/MetalGear Snake? SNAKE? SNAAAAAAAAAKE!!]]"
** "[[VideoGame/OregonTrail You have died of DYSENTERY]]"
** "[[VideoGame/BadDudes Hey dudes! Thanks for rescuing me. Let's go for a burger.... HA! HA! HA! HA!]]"



* Question 55 references the [[Literature/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy the original title of the chapter itself]] by asking Define:Earth. [[spoiler: Which is Mostly Harmless]].
* Question 57 asks what hedgehogs are allergic to. [[spoiler: The answer is Crab Meat, as is the most basic Badniks of ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'']].

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* Question 55 references the [[Literature/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy the original title of the chapter itself]] by asking Define:Earth. [[spoiler: Which [[spoiler:Which is Mostly Harmless]].
* Question 57 asks what hedgehogs are allergic to. [[spoiler: The [[spoiler:The answer is Crab Meat, as is the most basic Badniks of ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'']].
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** "A year has passed since Bimmy and Jimmy defeated the Shadow Warriors is from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMg6_IXCjo4 this]] [[WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd AVGN]] episode.

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** "A year has passed since Bimmy and Jimmy defeated the Shadow Warriors Warriors" is from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMg6_IXCjo4 this]] [[WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd AVGN]] episode.
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** The third one is [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Butler_(character) Kevin Butler]].
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** A stage lifted straight from ''VideoGame/{{Qbert}}''.

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** A stage lifted straight from ''VideoGame/{{Qbert}}''.''VideoGame/QBert''.

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* Right off the bat, the intro has multiple items and references to video games and other media scattered throughout:

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* Right off the bat, the main menu will have a random "Fact of the Day" to give you which is almost always a reference to a video game:
** "A year has passed since Bimmy and Jimmy defeated the Shadow Warriors is from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMg6_IXCjo4 this]] [[WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd AVGN]] episode.
** "[[VideoGame/{{Psychonauts}} I am the milkman. My milk is delicious.]]"
** The phrase "Kitty got wet" is from ''VideoGame/Uncharted2''.
** "LAAAAAWRENCE!" is likely a reference to ''VideoGame/RatchetAndClankUpYourArsenal'', as the villain Dr. Nefarious would constantly scream for his butter Lawrence.
** "[[VideoGame/DukeNukem I've got]] '''[[VideoGame/DukeNukem BALLS OF STEEEEL.]]'''
** "[[VideoGame/HalfLife2 Prepare for unseen consequences.]]"[[note]]The actual quote is un''fore''seen consequences[[/note]]
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* Question 71 and its answer are a reference to the movie ''Film/{{Hackers}}''.
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* Question 56 has a picture of a duck with the hair and face of ''WebAnimation/BurntFaceMan'' saying his CharacterCatchphrase.

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* One of the options for Question 39 is "[[Music/FatboySlim Right Here, Right Now]]"



* Question 43's "Bridget Makes Everyone..." relies on ''three'' shout-outs; the first (the fakeout) being a reference to the ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'' English-sphere meme "[[TransChaser Liking Bridget Makes You Gay]]", and the second and third (the answer) being a reference to the fact that Creator/TomCruise was in ''Film/JerryMaguire'' with Creator/ReneeZellweger, who had played his wife there and previously starred as the titular character in ''Film/BridgetJonesDiary''.



* Question 43's "Bridget Makes Everyone..." relies on ''three'' shout-outs; the first (the fakeout) being a reference to the ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'' English-sphere meme "[[TransChaser Liking Bridget Makes You Gay]]", and the second and third (the answer) being a reference to the fact that Creator/TomCruise was in ''Film/JerryMaguire'' with Creator/ReneeZellweger, who had played his wife there and previously starred as the titular character in ''Film/BridgetJonesDiary''.
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* Question 63 asks you how to get rid of [[UsefulNotes/Xbox360 the Red Ring of Death]].

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* Question 63 asks you how to get rid of [[UsefulNotes/Xbox360 [[Platform/Xbox360 the Red Ring of Death]].



** [[UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn Saturn (1994)]]

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** [[UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn [[Platform/SegaSaturn Saturn (1994)]]
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*** Later in Question 96 you are told to find Jason in a shopping mall. [[spoiler:The answer is, of course, repeatedly press X to call out for Jason and watch him get hit by a truck]].

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*** Later in Question 96 you are told to find Jason in a shopping mall. [[spoiler:The answer is, of course, repeatedly press X to call out for Jason and watch him get hit by a truck]].car, just like in the original ''Heavy Rain'' game]].
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* Question 43's "Bridget Makes Everyone..." relies on ''three'' shout-outs; the first (the fakeout) being a reference to the ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'' English-sphere meme "[[TransgenderFetishization Liking Bridget Makes You Gay]]", and the second and third (the answer) being a reference to the fact that Creator/TomCruise was in ''Film/JerryMaguire'' with Creator/ReneeZellweger, who had played his wife there and previously starred as the titular character in ''Film/BridgetJonesDiary''.

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* Question 43's "Bridget Makes Everyone..." relies on ''three'' shout-outs; the first (the fakeout) being a reference to the ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'' English-sphere meme "[[TransgenderFetishization "[[TransChaser Liking Bridget Makes You Gay]]", and the second and third (the answer) being a reference to the fact that Creator/TomCruise was in ''Film/JerryMaguire'' with Creator/ReneeZellweger, who had played his wife there and previously starred as the titular character in ''Film/BridgetJonesDiary''.
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* Two of the incorrect answers to Question 98 (assuming you have enough time to button-mash and build all of them, of course), are [[VideoGame/TombRaider Lara Croft]] and [[VideoGame/{{Halo}} Master Chief]].

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* Two of the incorrect answers to Question 98 (assuming you have enough time to button-mash and build all of them, of course), are [[VideoGame/TombRaider [[Franchise/TombRaider Lara Croft]] and [[VideoGame/{{Halo}} Master Chief]].
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* Question 127 asks you what is the (imaginary) prequel of Franchise/JurassicPark. [[spoiler:It's Triassic Garden.]]
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* The three chapters have the subtitles ''[[Film/CloseEncountersOfTheThirdKind Close Encounters of the Furred Kind]]'', ''[[Literature/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy The Phlovomite's Guide to the Galaxy]]'', and ''[[Film/BackToTheFuture Spatula Future]]'', respectively.

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* The three chapters have the subtitles ''[[Film/CloseEncountersOfTheThirdKind Close Encounters of the Furred Kind]]'', ''[[Literature/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy The Phlovomite's Guide to the Galaxy]]'', and ''[[Film/BackToTheFuture ''[[Franchise/BackToTheFuture Spatula Future]]'', respectively.

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