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* ''VideoGame/{{Wobbledogs}}'':
** If you hatch a dog with only one wing, you get the "[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII One Winged Angel]]" achievement.
** "Peeking Dogs Wallpaper" is clearly inspired from "Bliss" wallpaper from [[UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows Windows XP]]. This wallpaper depicts a green hill, blue sky with white clouds, and... a gigantic dog behind the hill.
** The description for lasagna says, "Mondays, right? Haha." This is a reference to the title character of ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'', who loves lasagna and hates Mondays.
** If you hatch a dog with only one wing, you get the "[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII One Winged Angel]]" achievement.
** "Peeking Dogs Wallpaper" is clearly inspired from "Bliss" wallpaper from [[UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows Windows XP]]. This wallpaper depicts a green hill, blue sky with white clouds, and... a gigantic dog behind the hill.
** The description for lasagna says, "Mondays, right? Haha." This is a reference to the title character of ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'', who loves lasagna and hates Mondays.
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* One of the spear-type weapons in ''VideoGame/RuneFactory5'' is the 'Safety Lance', which looks like a giant cotton bud, or q-tip. Its description states that [[Music/MenWithoutHats 'We can stab if we want to!']]
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*** If you answer "Chara" when Hopeless Soul asks for your name, he will say "You might be in the [[Videogame/{{Undertale}} wrong game]]."
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*** Asmodeus talks to you in nothing but a black screen with slowly advancing text and ominous music and attacks the screen if you answer his questionswrong. Sound familiar?wrong, like in Mettaton's first battle.
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* ''VideoGame/PotionPunch'': Besides the {{Captain Ersatz}}es of pop-culture characters appearing as special guests, the achievements are also pop-culture references:
** The achievement for selling 1,000 Stamina Gels is called [[Music/{{Shakira}} "Stamina mina, eh eh".]]
** The achievement for selling 1,000 Snake Swizzlers is called [[Literature/HarryPotter "Parseltongue".]]
** The achievement for playing the game 28 days in a row is called [[Creator/MontyPython "Monthy Python".]]
** The achievement for selling 1,000 Stamina Gels is called [[Music/{{Shakira}} "Stamina mina, eh eh".]]
** The achievement for selling 1,000 Snake Swizzlers is called [[Literature/HarryPotter "Parseltongue".]]
** The achievement for playing the game 28 days in a row is called [[Creator/MontyPython "Monthy Python".]]
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* ''VideoGame/MedalOfHonor'':
** ''VideoGame/MedalOfHonorUnderground'': The second level has tough-as-nails [[LaResistance French Resistance]] fighter turned Allied spy [[ActionGirl Manon Batiste]] heading to German-occupied Film/{{Casablanca}} to rendezvous with the Allies and give the signal to start Operation Torch. The third level has Manon travelling to the Greek island of [[Film/TheGunsOfNavarone Navarone]] to destroy German gun emplacements inside a phony Nazi archaeological dig site. The fourth level has Manon infiltrating the personal residence of Himmler, a creepy castle in the dark forests of Germany which pits her against occultist SS troopers and Nazi knights in its halls ''a la VideoGame/{{Wolfenstein}}''. And the famous final bonus level which has you fighting andromorphic canines (as well as exploding NaziZombies and [[MechaMooks mechanical nut-cracker soldiers]] -- yes, really) in a German castle is named [[Film/WhereEaglesDare "Where Beagles Dare"]].
** ''VideoGame/MedalOfHonorAlliedAssault'': The game's third and fifth levels are a massive ShoutOut to ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan'' -- the third level has you charging up the beaches of Bloody Omaha (making this game the TropeCodifier for [[FollowTheLeader all the following copycat WWII games that subsequently included a Normandy landing level to reference the film]]) and the fifth level has you playing the role of Pvt. Jackson, doing [[SniperDuel counter-sniper work]] in bombed-out French towns. There's even a blatant CaptainErsatz to Capt. Miller, named Capt. Ramsey ([[Creator/GordonRamsay no relation]]). The ''Spearhead'' expansion also has a few to ''Series/BandOfBrothers'' in its levels.
** ''VideoGame/MedalOfHonorFrontline'' has another Normandy landing level which is a dead-ringer for ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan'', but more strangely, one level set in a German-occupied manor has a knife-throwing EvilChef UniqueEnemy who does an impersonation of [[Series/TheMuppetShow Swedish Chef]]. There is also a level called [[Film/ABridgeTooFar "Several Bridges Too Far"]] which deals with the valiant but ultimately doomed Operation Market Garden in Arnhem.
** ''VideoGame/MedalOfHonorRisingSun'' has a mission titled "Film/TheBridgeOnTheRiverKwai".
** ''VideoGame/MedalOfHonorUnderground'': The second level has tough-as-nails [[LaResistance French Resistance]] fighter turned Allied spy [[ActionGirl Manon Batiste]] heading to German-occupied Film/{{Casablanca}} to rendezvous with the Allies and give the signal to start Operation Torch. The third level has Manon travelling to the Greek island of [[Film/TheGunsOfNavarone Navarone]] to destroy German gun emplacements inside a phony Nazi archaeological dig site. The fourth level has Manon infiltrating the personal residence of Himmler, a creepy castle in the dark forests of Germany which pits her against occultist SS troopers and Nazi knights in its halls ''a la VideoGame/{{Wolfenstein}}''. And the famous final bonus level which has you fighting andromorphic canines (as well as exploding NaziZombies and [[MechaMooks mechanical nut-cracker soldiers]] -- yes, really) in a German castle is named [[Film/WhereEaglesDare "Where Beagles Dare"]].
** ''VideoGame/MedalOfHonorAlliedAssault'': The game's third and fifth levels are a massive ShoutOut to ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan'' -- the third level has you charging up the beaches of Bloody Omaha (making this game the TropeCodifier for [[FollowTheLeader all the following copycat WWII games that subsequently included a Normandy landing level to reference the film]]) and the fifth level has you playing the role of Pvt. Jackson, doing [[SniperDuel counter-sniper work]] in bombed-out French towns. There's even a blatant CaptainErsatz to Capt. Miller, named Capt. Ramsey ([[Creator/GordonRamsay no relation]]). The ''Spearhead'' expansion also has a few to ''Series/BandOfBrothers'' in its levels.
** ''VideoGame/MedalOfHonorFrontline'' has another Normandy landing level which is a dead-ringer for ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan'', but more strangely, one level set in a German-occupied manor has a knife-throwing EvilChef UniqueEnemy who does an impersonation of [[Series/TheMuppetShow Swedish Chef]]. There is also a level called [[Film/ABridgeTooFar "Several Bridges Too Far"]] which deals with the valiant but ultimately doomed Operation Market Garden in Arnhem.
** ''VideoGame/MedalOfHonorRisingSun'' has a mission titled "Film/TheBridgeOnTheRiverKwai".
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** The 2001 Xbox game ''VideoGames/StarWarsObiWan'', set before and during the events of ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'', ends on a bizarre parody of the "Choose life" monologue from ''Film/{{Trainspotting}}''. It's an obvious ActorAllusion to Creator/EwanMcGregor's roles in both films, but TheOtherDarrin Creator/LewisMacleod plays him as a lot more Scottish than Obi-Wan ever sounds in the films, while also making reference to a lot of characters Obi-Wan never met.
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** [[VideoGame/NuclearThrone Yung Venuz]] appears on a wanted poster in Mutown.
** Knife Bro's training hall has swords from various other series hanging on its wall, including [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda the Master Sword]], [[VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1 the Monado]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII the Buster Sword]], the VideoGame/{{Transistor}}, [[Franchise/KingdomHearts the Keyblade]], the [[Manga/{{Berserk}} Dragon Slayer]], and an [[Franchise/{{Halo}} Energy Sword]].
** [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons The Stonecutters' Sacred Parchment]] is hanging on a wall in the N.L.O.W. headquarters.
** One shop that is the subject of a side quest uses [[VideoGame/{{Fallout}} bottle caps as currency]].
** [[VideoGame/NuclearThrone Yung Venuz]] appears on a wanted poster in Mutown.
** Knife Bro's training hall has swords from various other series hanging on its wall, including [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda the Master Sword]], [[VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1 the Monado]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII the Buster Sword]], the VideoGame/{{Transistor}}, [[Franchise/KingdomHearts the Keyblade]], the [[Manga/{{Berserk}} Dragon Slayer]], and an [[Franchise/{{Halo}} Energy Sword]].
** [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons The Stonecutters' Sacred Parchment]] is hanging on a wall in the N.L.O.W. headquarters.
** One shop that is the subject of a side quest uses [[VideoGame/{{Fallout}} bottle caps as currency]].
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* ''[[VideoGame/QuiltsAndCatsOfCalico Quilts & Cats of Calico]]'':
** The achievement for finishing a non-Story Mode game with the Rainbow Button is called [[Film/TheWizardOfOz "Somewhere, Over the rainbow".]]
** The letter that [[spoiler:the Cat Whisperer]] leaves behind in the epilogue reads, [[Franchise/StarWars "Meow the Force be with you."]]
** The achievement for finishing a non-Story Mode game with the Rainbow Button is called [[Film/TheWizardOfOz "Somewhere, Over the rainbow".]]
** The letter that [[spoiler:the Cat Whisperer]] leaves behind in the epilogue reads, [[Franchise/StarWars "Meow the Force be with you."]]
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*** When conversing with Herman Toothrot about colors, one of the options is [[UsefulNotes/AppleMacintosh Macintosh gray]].
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* The Zeppelin in ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden'' UsefulNotes/XBox heavily resembles the Hindenburg, and goes down in flames in a similar manner. "Oh, the humanity!"
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* In the UsefulNotes/ZXSpectrum game ''Techno Cop'', one crime to which the player is called is "Baby being crushed". The perp's name is Charles Paisley, the "baby crusher" mentioned in the Piranha brothers sketch from ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus''.
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* In the UsefulNotes/ZXSpectrum Platform/ZXSpectrum game ''Techno Cop'', one crime to which the player is called is "Baby being crushed". The perp's name is Charles Paisley, the "baby crusher" mentioned in the Piranha brothers sketch from ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus''.
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** The protagonist gets her hands on several classic Nintendo systems throughout her life, such as a UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube, UsefulNotes/NintendoWii, UsefulNotes/GameBoy, and a UsefulNotes/NintendoDS. In addition, some of the games that you must put away are not-so-subtly inspired by real games, such as ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker'', ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'', ''VideoGame/TheSimpsonsHitAndRun'', and ''VideoGame/{{Okami}}''. She also acquires a UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 and an appropriate collection of games for it. She also has a couple volumes of the ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' English hardcover collection and [=DVDs=] and [=Blu-Rays=] of assorted movies such as ''Film/{{Avatar}}'', ''Film/BrokebackMountain'', ''Film/DonnieDarko'', ''Film/{{Jaws}}'', ''Film/PansLabyrinth'', ''Film/ShinGodzilla'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{UP}}''.
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** The protagonist gets her hands on several classic Nintendo systems throughout her life, such as a UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube, UsefulNotes/NintendoWii, UsefulNotes/GameBoy, Platform/NintendoGameCube, Platform/NintendoWii, Platform/GameBoy, and a UsefulNotes/NintendoDS.Platform/NintendoDS. In addition, some of the games that you must put away are not-so-subtly inspired by real games, such as ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker'', ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'', ''VideoGame/TheSimpsonsHitAndRun'', and ''VideoGame/{{Okami}}''. She also acquires a UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 Platform/PlayStation4 and an appropriate collection of games for it. She also has a couple volumes of the ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' English hardcover collection and [=DVDs=] and [=Blu-Rays=] of assorted movies such as ''Film/{{Avatar}}'', ''Film/BrokebackMountain'', ''Film/DonnieDarko'', ''Film/{{Jaws}}'', ''Film/PansLabyrinth'', ''Film/ShinGodzilla'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{UP}}''.
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** The 2001 Xbox game ''''VideoGames/StarWarsObiWan'', set before and during the events of ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'', ends on a bizarre parody of the "Choose life" monologue from ''Film/{{Trainspotting}}''. It's an obvious ActorAllusion to Creator/EwanMcGregor's roles in both films, but TheOtherDarrin Creator/LewisMacleod plays him as a lot more Scottish than Obi-Wan ever sounds in the films, while also making reference to a lot of characters Obi-Wan never met.
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** The 2001 Xbox game ''''VideoGames/StarWarsObiWan'', ''VideoGames/StarWarsObiWan'', set before and during the events of ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'', ends on a bizarre parody of the "Choose life" monologue from ''Film/{{Trainspotting}}''. It's an obvious ActorAllusion to Creator/EwanMcGregor's roles in both films, but TheOtherDarrin Creator/LewisMacleod plays him as a lot more Scottish than Obi-Wan ever sounds in the films, while also making reference to a lot of characters Obi-Wan never met.
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** The 2001 Xbox game ''Star Wars: Obi-Wan'', set before and during the events of ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'', ends on a bizarre parody of the "Choose life" monologue from ''Film/{{Trainspotting}}''. It's an obvious ActorAllusion to Creator/EwanMcGregor's roles in both films, but TheOtherDarrin Lewis Mcleod plays him as a lot more Scottish than Obi-Wan ever sounds in the film, while also making reference to a lot of characters Obi-Wan never meets in any of the films.
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** The 2001 Xbox game ''Star Wars: Obi-Wan'', ''''VideoGames/StarWarsObiWan'', set before and during the events of ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'', ends on a bizarre parody of the "Choose life" monologue from ''Film/{{Trainspotting}}''. It's an obvious ActorAllusion to Creator/EwanMcGregor's roles in both films, but TheOtherDarrin Lewis Mcleod Creator/LewisMacleod plays him as a lot more Scottish than Obi-Wan ever sounds in the film, films, while also making reference to a lot of characters Obi-Wan never meets in any of the films.met.
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* ''VideoGame/SuperKiwi64'': In the ''Doomsday'' campaign, there are some cardboards modeled after the main character of ''VideoGame/Macbat64JourneyOfANiceChap''.
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** Some achievements are called "[[Webcomic/{{Homestuck}} Bunstack]]", "[[VideoGame/AmongUs I saw the bunny vent, sus]]", "[[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Bunny Instrumentality Project]]", "[[WebAnimation/HazbinHotel Hazbun Hotel]]", "[[Anime/HaibaneRenmei High-Bunneh Renmei]]", "[[VideoGame/TheTalosPrinciple The Bunos Principle]]" and others.
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* ''VideoGame/MeanSanta'': One of the toys [[PlayerCharacter Santa]] can steal are toy-sized [[Franchise/StarWars AT-AT Walker]]s. You can also collect [[UsefulNotes/VirtualBoy Virtual Boy]]s.
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* ''VideoGame/PaleoPines'': A few dinosaurs can have a blue and orange colour scheme called "portals"; this is a reference to the ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'' series of video games, which makes use of BlueAndOrangeContrast.
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** The description for the gooseberry is "Untitled Gooseberry, full of attitude", a reference to ''VideoGame/UntitledGooseGame''.
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** The description for the gooseberry is "Untitled Gooseberry, full of attitude", a reference to ''VideoGame/UntitledGooseGame''.
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* ''VideoGame/Macbat64JourneyOfANiceChap'' has a clip that looks like it could have been taken from ''Film/{{Nosferatu}}'' playing in the BigBoosHaunt.
* ''VideoGame/MakaiKingdom'':
** The corn speaks in a very British accent, and when you try to take over the vegetable world, the corn leader of the rebellion tells you he "[[Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail thought we were an autonomous collective]]." After you succeed, he'll tell you that "[[Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail now we see the violence inherent in the system]]."
** The One's curse will kill you [[Literature/TheRing three days after you receive his call]].
** One of the higher-leveled magic books is the [[Manga/DeathNote Note of Death]]. (Don't write your own name in it.)
* ''VideoGame/ManosTheHandsOfFate'' contains plenty of Shout-Outs both to ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' and to other cheesy movies that got skewered on the show, with enemies that include [[Film/TheScreamingSkull Screaming Skulls]], [[Film/TheCrawlingEye Crawling Eyes]], Film/{{Hobgoblins}} and even the Film/RobotMonster.
* In ''VideoGame/MarvelSuperHeroesWarOfTheGems'', Spider-Man's Web Throw (his [[LimitBreak Gem Power move]]) has the same exact animation as Birdie's Murderer Chain move as seen in the ''VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha'' games.
* In ''VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance'', the Murderworld mini-games are classic videogames. ''VideoGame/{{Pitfall}}'' is even named.
* ''VideoGame/MasterDetectiveArchivesRainCode'':
** In Chapter 0, Shinigami ponders if there's a Master Detective [[Manga/CaseClosed with a body of a child and a mind of an adult]].
** This game's Hang-Man's Gambit equivalent is basically a fanservicey version of Pop Up Pirate.
** In Chapter 0 Yuma has to return to an earlier section of the Labyrinth and Shinigami gives [[Franchise/DragonQuest Z*om and Ev*c]] options for teleportation.
** Early in the game, Shinigami trolls Yuma by warning him about "[[Literature/{{It}} a clown in the sewer, staring at him]]".
** Yomi Hellsmile first appears via a [[Manga/{{Akira}} Sliding Bike Stop]].
** At one point, Shinigami suggests to Yuma that he touches a TV located in an alley to see if he gets [[VideoGame/Persona4 sucked inside]].
** One of the loading screen blurbs in Chapter 2 mentions a play called "The Culprit is Not VideoGame/AmongUs", which involves 15 people and the culprit being in the audience.
** The appearance of Amaterasu Corporation's main building bares a ''striking'' resemblance to [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Shinra Corp's own main building]].
** In Chapter 2, as the students of Aetheria Academy are too young to legally drink, the wine used for the play is merely grape juice poured into a wine bottle. A possible nod to the ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' series and its ubiquitous use of "[[FrothyMugsOfWater grape juice]]" in what are clearly wine bottles and glasses.
** At one moment in Chapter 2, Shinigami uses [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure her fists to commit a rapid-beatdown]].
** GOD Shinigami minigame involves turning giant and smashing castle walls. In Japanese the minigame is called [[Manga/AttackOnTitan Shingeki No]] Shinigami.
** While Yuma is DisguisedInDrag, Shinigami at one point quips "Getting addicted to drag are you? I don't think you're about to win any [[Series/RuPaulsDragRace races]]."
** In Chapter 2, Desuhiko complains that the Mystery Labyrinth is very dangerous as if they're searching for the [[Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk lost ark]].
** Shinigami calls Makoto [[ComicBook/IronMan Stark-level rich]].
** In Chapter 3, Fubuki's exploration of the Mystery Labyrinth has her wanting [[Franchise/IndianaJones a hat and a whip]].
** Later after he first defeats the Mystery Phantom of the labyrinth, Fubuki decides to call Yuma the [[Franchise/FinalFantasy Warrior of Light]].
** Chapter 3 features [[spoiler: a culprit who stages a terrorist attack as a smokescreen for their true goal: a bank robbery]], similar to ''Film/DieHard''.
** In Chapter 5, [[spoiler:in a facility full of zombies]], Shinigami asks Yuma to keep an eye out for any [[Franchise/ResidentEvil green and red herbs]]. In addition, the scientist responsible is named [[Characters/ResidentEvilAlbertWesker Dr. Huesca.]]
** The titles of chapter 0, 4, and 5 are "[[Literature/MurderOnTheOrientExpress Massacre on the Amaterasu Express]]", "[[Literature/ThePerfectInsider The Imperfect Insider]]", and "[[Literature/AndThenThereWereNone And Then I Was Gone]]".
** Examining the ladder outside the train station will lead to Yuma wondering [[Franchise/AceAttorney whether it's a ladder or a stepladder]].
** Kurumi's casual wear includes a rain jacket with a pixel art strawberry with the caption "[[Website/NewGrounds B B B]]"
** When disguised as a girl in chapter 2, Shinigami will berate Yuma for being a pervert and then shout "[[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} A Wild Pervert Detective appears!]]" Later on, Desuhiko will say Fubuki's girlish mannerisms are "Super effective!"
* ''VideoGame/MasterOfOrion 2'' has almost too many to count, most of it in its tech tree. You can research, among other things, [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Phasors (ship and handheld), Disruptor Cannons, transporters]], [[Franchise/StarWars Doom Stars]] (with optional planet-destroying superweapon), and an ''[[MadeOfIndestructium adamantium]]'' armor. Planet names can be taken from ''Series/BabylonFive''[[note]]the punctuation of Za'Ha'Dun is missing, though, due to limitations of the game code for handling planet names[[/note]], ''Franchise/StarTrek'', ''Franchise/StarWars'', and numerous other sources.
* ''VideoGame/MaxPayne'':
** The first game:
*** The game, being heavily inspired by Hollywood action movies with [[GunKata intricate gunplay]] and [[BulletTime lots of slow motion]], has a few references to its influences: The password to a criminal-operated laundromat is "John Woo", and a certain lobby shootout scene near the endgame seems very similar to the one in ''Film/TheMatrix''. One of the bad guys in the game is "[[Film/TheUsualSuspects A real Keyser Soze]] type."
*** Max can find a mook who had been killed with a stake in the back. Said mook had written out part of the killer's identity: [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Buff]].
** The second game:
*** There is a billboard advertising a kung fu movie starring Kenneth Yeung. In real life, Kenneth Yeung is the creator of the Kung Fu mod for the first Max Payne game.
*** One of the three mooks who help out Max in the slum level (thinking he's one of them) says "it's raining cats and dogs out there!", to which another replies "for I am a rain dog, too" in a shout out to Music/TomWaits.
* ''VideoGame/{{McPixel}}'' has bonus worlds unlocked by finding all the solutions in the stages immediately before them, which are each a set of six levels based around shout outs to films (such as ''Film/{{Titanic 1997}}'' a ''Franchise/StarWars''), video games (''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' and ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}''), and cartoons and anime (''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones'' and ''Manga/DragonBall'').
* ''VideoGame/MeanSanta'': One of the toys [[PlayerCharacter Santa]] can steal are toy-sized [[Franchise/StarWars AT-AT Walker]]s. You can also collect [[UsefulNotes/VirtualBoy Virtual Boy]]s.
* ''VideoGame/{{Messiah}}'' has a nod to the composer Music/JesperKyd in the form of a location called "Club Kyd".
* ''VideoGame/MightAndMagic'':
** ''The Mandate of Heaven'' has the priestess in the Castle Ironfist temple bless you with "[[Franchise/StarTrek Live Long and Prosper]]!"
** The second game:
*** There's a Lord [[WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle Peabody]] who offers your party use of a Time Machine if you go out and retrieve his "boy", a Paladin named Sherman.
*** Most of the hireling names are jokes of some kind.
*** One of the "portal" services is operated by a fellow named [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Jean-Luc]], who offers to "[[TeleportersAndTransporters beam you]]" to another town.
* ''VideoGame/MidnightFightExpress'':
** The end of the 2021 trailer cuts to black with someone saying [[VideoGame/CallOfDutyModernWarfare2 "Remember, no Russia."]] Cue the player [[CoolMask in a horse mask]] [[ElevatorActionSequence walking into an elevator with armed men and absolutely bodying them]] .
** A clip in the 2020 trailer shows off [[BloodstainedGlassWindows a gigantic free-for-all brawl]] [[Film/KingsmanTheSecretService inside of a church]].
** The costume unlocked by achieving 80% completion of level 1 is of a character called [[Series/Daredevil2015 "Dareman."]]
** Level 5, "Restroom," [[BathroomBrawl takes place in a]] [[Film/MissionImpossibleFallout public bathroom]].
** Level 20 is named "Film/FightClub", and before you can pass, you have to fight through Kyler Turden. You encounter a group of armed people in [[VideoGame/HotlineMiami animal masks]]. The leader of them is a guy in a horse mask named [[WesternAnimation/BoJackHorseman BoJacket]].
** One of the enemy types you fight in the docks are giant sailor men with massive biceps who attribute their strength to [[Franchise/{{Popeye}} injecting spinach into their arms]].
** One of the finishers Babyface can pull on enemies is the [[Film/TheKarateKid Crane Kick]]. However, instead of kicking the enemy in the face like Daniel, Babyface uses it as a feint and knocks them out with a karate chop to the head instead.
** Droney ends his exposition at the start of the Bar level with "Strike first. No mercy. [[Series/CobraKai Babyface never dies.]]"
** The Warriors are named after ''Film/TheWarriors''. They and the Earth Smashers are purple and green respectively, with their bitter rivalry echoing that of [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas the Ballas and the Grove Street Families]]. The Motel stage even features a scene where a member of the Earth Smashers (who resembles Big Smoke and is named "Large Soda") defects to the Warriors.
** The description for the zombies, called Deadheads in-game, at the Graveyard level ends with "[[VideoGame/AlteredBeast1988 RISE FROM YOUR GRAVES]]."
** In Level 29, "Suburbs", Babyface gets access to a rope dart gun. Droney will make a reference to ''Franchise/{{Mortal Kombat}}'' by suggesting for Babyface to scream [[CatchPhrase Get Over Here]] when using the rope dart.
** In Level 39, "Office," two of Kingsley's enforcers, Ben and The Butcher were previously trained by Babyface, and also have personal drones. The copycat tactics prompts Droney to say [[Franchise/{{Highlander}} There can be only one.]]
** In Level 39, "Office," Kingsley has the Delicious Cake from ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'' on his table.
* ''VideoGame/TheMightyQuestForEpicLoot'':
** One of Painhammer's emotes is [[Music/{{PSY}} the Gangnam Style dance]].
** The Earl of Evilosity sometimes asks "[[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson Do you smell what the Earl is cookin'?]]"
** After finishing a raid, the Earl may state "[[Film/{{Spaceballs}} Evil always triumphs because good is dumb!]]"
* ''VideoGame/MinecraftDungeons'': [[spoiler: The SecretLevel is a direct reference to the Secret Cow Level from Videogame/{{Diablo II}}, both in needing to go to extreme lengths to find and also in being a level populated entirely by cows, or mooshrooms in this case.]]
* ''VideoGame/MinecraftStoryMode'':
** [[Film/{{Babe}} "That'll do, Reuben. That'll do."]]
** When asked where the stairs in the Temple of the Order go, one of your choices are: [[Film/{{Ghostbusters 1984}} "They go up."]]
** In episode 5, [[spoiler:when choosing the Speed potion Ivor offers]], Jesse will say "[[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Gotta go fast!]]"
* Some of the achievements in ''VideoGame/MiniMotorways'' are pop-culture references:
** The achievement for placing [[NumberOfTheBeast 666 road tiles]] across multiple runs is called [[Music/{{ACDC}} "Highway to Hell"]].
** Placing 25 traffic lights across multiple runs gets you the [[Film/BoogieNights "Boogie Lights"]] achievement.
** Using all nine motorways in one run rewards you with the [[Music/{{Eminem}} "Mom's Spaghetti"]] achievement.
* The ''VideoGame/MonkeyIsland'' series, being created by Lucasfilm's game division Creator/LucasArts (formerly Lucasfilm Games), includes dozens of shout outs to Lucas's movies:
** ''VideoGame/TheSecretOfMonkeyIsland'':
*** There's the number 1138 popping up a lot, a bridge troll being actually Creator/GeorgeLucas in disguise, and wall graffiti suggesting its readers to call 1-800-STAR-WARS (which, at the time, was [=LucasArts'=] hint line number) "for a good time".
*** The Seagull eating a red herring resembles some of the seagulls from ''VideoGame/{{Loom}}''.
*** In the Fettucini circus, Guybrush saying "I'm Bobbin, are you my mother?" is a reference to ''VideoGame/{{Loom}}''.
*** At the Scumm Bar, Cobb advertises the game ''VideoGame/{{Loom}}''.
*** The Scumm Bar is a reference to the SCUMM engine, previously used for ''VideoGame/ManiacMansion''.
*** The Grog Machine resembles a Coca-Cola logo so much that the swoosh graphic had to be changed.
*** When conversing with Herman Toothrot about colors, one of the options is [[UsefulNotes/AppleMacintosh Macintosh gray]].
** In ''[[VideoGame/MonkeyIsland2LeChucksRevenge Monkey Island 2]]'', Guybrush can talk to [=LeChuck=] about [[Creator/{{Nintendo}} Nintendo™]] games.
* In ''VideoGame/MonsterLovesYou'', several scenarios in the game contain direct references to fairy tales or classic books, despite not being mentioned by name: Little Red Riding Hood, Frankenstein, Puss N Boots, and The Three Little Goats (nee Pigs) make appearances.
* In the yellow variation of ''VideoGame/{{Moonmist}}'', three of the four clues you are sent to find are references to the works of Creator/EdgarAllanPoe, namely, "The Bells", "Annabel Lee", and "Literature/TheCaskOfAmontillado".
* One of the cargo containers on the main character's ship in ''[[VideoGame/{{Morningstar}} Morningstar: Descent to Deadrock]]'' is full of [[VideoGame/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade fine leather jackets]].
* An early mission in ''VideoGame/MySimsKingdom'' requires you to build "[[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid solid gears of metal]]" in order to open a gate to another part of the first island.
* In ''VideoGame/MystikBelle'', when using the Hammer to unjam the drawbridge mechanism, Belle says [[Music/MCHammer "Stop, hammer time!"]]
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* The [[Film/PlanetOfTheApes1968 half-sunken Statue of Liberty]] at the end of the Coastal course in the original ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeed''.
* ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights'':
** The first game has a reference to an Archdruid named [[ComicBook/{{Asterix}} Getafix]].
** ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights2'':
*** In the core campaign, the greeter in the Moonstone Mask festhall is named "Evlyn". In the back, you'll find a dancer named "Teelah". It's a nice shout-out to ''Franchise/MastersOfTheUniverse''.
*** In ''Mask of the Betrayer'', you can find an item named the Astral Rodent Charm with the inscription "To M..." on the back. This is a shout out to Minsc and his miniature giant space hamster.
*** ''VideoGame/ADanceWithRogues'', a fan module series, includes the premade character Lyanna Stormborn, as a ShoutOut to ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' (which actually did inspire a lot of the story). The player's adventures seem somewhat similar to those of Arya Stark, after all.
* ''VideoGame/{{Nibblers}}'':
** Up to a certain point, each update starts with "[[WesternAnimation/FindingNemo FISH ARE FRIENDS NOT FOOD]]".
** The boss of Acid Bog is [[Music/BarryManilow Cobracabana]], which runs with this down to the achievement for defeating her ("Her Name Was Lola") and her Lizzypedia entry ("With her, music and passion are always in fashion").
** Defeating Thornzilla yields the achievement "[[Franchise/{{Godzilla}} Thornzilaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!]]".
** Defeating Lizard Wizard yields the achievement "[[Franchise/DragonBall OVER 1000!!!]]"
* In ''VideoGame/NieR'', the hero is asked to save a prince from a forbidden shrine who is searching for his mask. When the prince is found and he finds his mask, the screen goes letter box as the camera gives a slight bird's eye-view of the prince, his mask spinning in midair a little bit over his outstretched hand. This perfectly mirrors "Item Found" cutscenes of the 3D ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' games. It also comes complete with a SuspiciouslySimilarSong version of the ''Zelda'' fanfare.
* Horror game ''VideoGame/NightBlights'' has, around the house, countless toys and a few other props. One such prop is a crystal statuette of a dragon which is quite clearly [[VideoGame/SpyroTheDragon1998 frozen in crystal]]. You can also find, on an upstairs wall, what looks to be a featherless [[VideoGame/CrashBandicoot Aku Aku]].
* In ''VideoGame/NightInTheWoods'':
** Mae's house has a [[Music/TheyMightBeGiants blue canary night light]].
** Mae can lie to Gregg about having porn pop-ups cleaned from her computer, to which he'll respond: "[[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Why must you turn the Internet into a den of lies?]]"
* ''VideoGame/NightOfTheLivingRobot'': The iteration of Billy the clown that appears in this game is dubbed [[Literature/{{It}} Wise-Billy]] and closely resembles the version of Pennywise in the [[Film/It2017 2017 film adaptation]].
* In ''VideoGame/NightmaresFromTheDeep 3: Davy Jones'', the screen after you come out of the maze in the mines features a [[Franchise/IndianaJones fedora-wearing skeleton with a whip]], which when spoken to says "[[Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom Fortune and glory, lady... fortune and glory]]."
* The Zeppelin in ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden'' UsefulNotes/XBox heavily resembles the Hindenburg, and goes down in flames in a similar manner. "Oh, the humanity!"
* ''VideoGame/NinjishGuyInLowResWorld'': One enemy in the game is [[VideoGame/DonkeyKong a big brown guy who throws brown blocks at you]].
* One of the Reputation Quests in ''VideoGame/NiNoKuniCrossWorlds'' for the Goldbeard segment involves finding someone named Jerry on a deserted island. When you get there, you find a castaway, who tells you that he doesn't want to go back to Evermore but he does want you rescue Jerry, his only friend for him. Jerry turns out to be [[Film/CastAway a soccer ball]].
* In ''VideoGame/NonstopKnight'', an ad for gems says, "[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI It's dangerous to go alone! Take these gems.]]"
* In one early season of ''VideoGame/NexusClash'', hiding anywhere had a chance to send you to the [[Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia Wood Between the Worlds]].
* ''VideoGame/NoUmbrellasAllowed'':
** Some of the items you can buy for Darcy's secondhand store are pop-culture references:
*** The Trophy for Best Father is modeled after the [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscar Statuette]].
*** The [[Film/{{Inception}} "Totem From a Film" is a spinning top.]]
*** One of the gaming consoles you can sell is a Toys/{{Tamago|tchi}}.
*** One of Nari's paintings, "A Hilarious Mermaid", is a muscular version of [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989 Ariel singing the reprise of "Part of Your World" as the waves crash behind her on a rock.]]
** Some of the achievement titles are parodies of movie titles:
*** The achievement for buying a fake ID is called [[Film/CallMeByYourName "Call Me By His Name"]].
*** The achievement for not reporting anyone for a week is called [[Film/SilenceOfTheLambs "The Silence of the Finger".]]
*** The achievement for listening to Prof. Choi's news broadcast is called [[WesternAnimation/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs "Cloudy With a Chance of Umbrellas".]]
** One of the jewelry brands is called [[Film/TheWizardOfOz Emeralds of Oz]], referencing Emerald City.
---> ''A sorcerer's desire, Emeralds of Oz.''
** Bokho can be seen painting an [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Octorok]] by the gate of Junuk Side.
* ''VideoGame/NotDyingToday'' contains references to basically ''every'' zombie-related game ever made.
** The [[RaisingTheSteaks zombie Doberman]] enemies looks ''exactly'' the same as those from the ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' series, having their skulls and ribcages exposed thanks to exposure to the zombie virus, but capable of moving faster than human zombies.
** There's also an insect-human hybrid zombie mook which resembles Plagas-infected victims from ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil4''.
** Meanwhile, the FinalBoss, Z-Lord, wearing a thick green trench coat with a balding deformed head, seems to take design inspirations from the T-00 of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil2'' fame.
** Zombie nurses being a recurring enemy bring ''Franchise/SilentHill'' to mind.
** And then there's the towering zombie quarterbacks, ala ''VideoGame/PlantsVsZombies''.
** The Super-Zombie Nurse boss, "B.G. Nurse", have an attack where she pukes [[BloodyMurder a pillar of toxic blood]] that covers a big portion of the screen, much like the zombified heroes from ''VideoGame/MetalSlug''.
** In-between gameplay, the cutscenes (and opening cinematics) are portrayed as comic-book pages using artwork similar to the ''ComicBook/TheWalkingDead'' graphic novels.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Okami}}'' has several shout-outs to ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'', the main source of inspiration for the designers. There are also references to other Capcom games, such as ''Franchise/StreetFighter'', ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'', and ''VideoGame/ViewtifulJoe''.
* ''VideoGame/OrganTrail: Director's Cut'' gives a quick nod to the creators of the original game with a Steam achievement called "Don, Paul and Bill's Curse"[[labelnote:who?]]Don Rawitsch, Bill Heinemann, and Paul Dillenberger[[/labelnote]], which you earn by having one of your party members die of dysentery.
* ''VideoGame/OriAndTheBlindForest'':
** There are several [[EasterEgg hidden references]] to classic games, including a ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' pipe in the Sunken Glades, a [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Triforce]] engraved on a tree in Thornfelt Swamp, and a dead [[VideoGame/SuperMeatBoy Meat Boy]] in the Forlorn Ruins.
** A [[StockScream Wilhelm Scream]] is heard if you Bash an enemy off the highest cliff in the Valley of the Wind, whose name itself is a reference to ''Anime/NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind''.
** The final credits picture is of Ori napping on Naru's belly, in the style of [[Anime/MyNeighborTotoro Mei and Totoro]].
* ''The Other Side: Tower of Souls'' has a "Back to the Future" achievement, complete with a picture of sidekick Boris, a talking cat, sporting an [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture Emmett Brown]] hairdo. He even lampshades it when you first travel to the past by saying "Now I look like Doc Brown."
* In ''VideoGame/{{Outcast}}'', the player can stumble upon one of the natives playing the ''Franchise/StarWars'' tune on a flute.
* ''VideoGame/{{Overlord}}'':
** In ''VideoGame/OverlordRaisingHell'', in the Infernal Abyss, you come to a labyrinth, prompting Gnarl to say [[Film/{{Labyrinth}} "Oh, great, a labyrinth. If you see any rosy-cheeked maidens whinging about Goblin Kings, or if anything starts singing...Kill them!"]]
** In ''VideoGame/OverlordII'', following the player's attack on a city's gate involving explosives, the game confirms the event by saying, "You've [[Film/TheItalianJob1969 blown the bloody doors off]]!"
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* ''VideoGame/PaleoPines'': A few dinosaurs can have a blue and orange colour scheme called "portals"; this is a reference to the ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'' series of video games, which makes use of BlueAndOrangeContrast.
* ''VideoGame/{{Pankapu}}''
** The ship that Chii forms is known as the "[[VideoGame/{{Ikaruga}} Chiikaruga]]".
** Zoldabilly's profile page states that he believed the time had come for happy days. "[[Series/HappyDays Monday, Tuesday, happy days, Thursday, Friday, happy days.]]".
* ''VideoGame/PaqueretteDownTheBunburrows'':
** After reading Ophéline's note to not clog the elevator with fur, Pâquerette comments that the sign [[WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}} can't stop her even if she can read]].
** Some achievements are called "[[Webcomic/{{Homestuck}} Bunstack]]", "[[VideoGame/AmongUs I saw the bunny vent, sus]]", "[[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Bunny Instrumentality Project]]", "[[WebAnimation/HazbinHotel Hazbun Hotel]]", "[[Anime/HaibaneRenmei High-Bunneh Renmei]]", "[[VideoGame/TheTalosPrinciple The Bunos Principle]]" and others.
* ''VideoGame/{{Parkasaurus}}'':
** One of the "hats" is an Elizabethan collar called the Cone of Shame, a nickname that originates from '' WesternAnimation/{{Up}}''.
** The node on the science tree that unlocks the second-tier garbage bins is called [[WesternAnimation/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers Captain Planet]].
** One of the decorations added in the ''Sea Monsters'' DLC is a pineapple house, like the one WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarepants lives in.
* ''VideoGame/PerfectDark'':
** Both games feature the [="MagSec 4"=], a large handgun which fires in bursts. It's essentially the Auto 9 of ''Franchise/RoboCop'' fame with a lighter paint scheme and [[AKA47 a different name]].
** In ''Zero'', Jack Dark's HeroicSacrifice scene, where he draws enemy fire away from Joanna while she escapes, then is shot point-blank in the head by Mai Hem while on his knees after running out of ammo, almost exactly echoes Law Bruford's death at the hands of [[TheDragon Cecile Newcastle]] in ''VideoGame/WinBack''.
* ''VideoGame/Pikmin2'': The Man-at-Legs' scientific name is ''Pseudoarachnia navaronia'', and it has a built-in machine gun. It's Literature/TheGunsOfNavarone.
* ''VideoGame/{{Pixelo}}'': The background called ''Literature/AnimalFarm'' has "All animals are equal" as the description.
* ''VideoGame/PonyIsland'':
** There are multiple references to ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'':
*** Louey himself is obviously a reference to Flowey. Aside from names, they both use "howdy, friend" [[spoiler:and look innocent at first]].
*** If you answer "Chara" when Hopeless Soul asks for your name, he will say "You might be in the [[Videogame/{{Undertale}} wrong game]]."
*** Asmodeus talks to you in nothing but a black screen with slowly advancing text and ominous music and attacks the screen if you answer his questions wrong. Sound familiar?
*** Checking the Credits in Pony Island 3D only gets the message "Credit Where Credit Is Due," written in a mix of Comic Sans, Papyrus, and Wingdings.
** One of the files when you exit to the desktop for the first time is called [[VideoGame/{{Pokemon}} MissingNo]]. Interesting because it's a shout-out to a famous glitch in a game that's all about fixing and exploiting glitches.
** One of the glitched option screens has a list of "[[Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle Yes, No, Maybe, I Don't Know, and Can You Repeat the Question]]".
** The way the colored version of Pony Island starts out as a bright and cheerful world and gradually decays into something more nightmarish is more than a little reminiscent of ''VideoGame/{{Eversion}}'', including trees withering away and the screen briefly flickering at some points to a screen showing only a setting sun that looks similar to ''Eversion'''s World 4.
** The [[VideoGame/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink I AM ERROR Room]] has ERROR with a design very similar to [[VideoGame/TheBindingOfIsaac that other game he was in]].
* ''VideoGame/PowerStone'': Wang-Tang is a homage to Goku from ''Manga/DragonBall'', complete with a [[SuperMode Super Saiyan-esque transformation]], and is even voiced by a woman (Creator/MegumiOgata), which also applies for [[Creator/MasakoNozawa Goku's Japanese voice]]. The game also shares its name with a special weapon from [[VideoGame/MegaMan5 another Capcom game]].
* ''Videogame/PrehistoricKingdom'':
** Nigel Marven being involved in the running of a park full of prehistoric animals is a clear reference to his role in Series/PrehistoricPark, with him even stating in one of his quotes about Triceratops that he “prefers names beginning with T” for the genus, in reference to Prehistoric Park’s resident Triceratops Theo.
** The ''Torvosaurus''’ Volcanic skin has colourations very similar to the Torvosaurus from Series/DinosaurRevolution, particularly in the head region
** There are, of course, numerous references to Film/JurassicPark and the rest of the Jurassic franchise:
*** One of the maps just so happens to be on Costa Rica
*** Among the messages that flash by on the loading screens - next to "Ruffling feathers..." and "Going back in time..." is "Sparing no Expense..."
*** One of Nigel Marven’s quotes about Tyrannosaurus states that “your favourite dinosaur movie” depicted T. rex as having poor eyesight
*** Nigel Marven’s advisory role in this game is highly reminiscent of the park staff from Videogame/JurassicParkOperationGenesis and Videogame/JurassicWorldEvolution
* ''VideoGame/ThePrinceOfLandis'':
** [[PlayerCharacter Evan]]'s friend at school is a kid named [[Series/StrangerThings Dustin]].
** In the second day in school, Dustin asks [[PlayerCharacter Evan]] is he saw [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 Ninja Turtles]] last night.
* In ''VideoGame/PrinceOfPersiaTheForgottenSands'', push 20 enemies off ledges and you get an achievement titled [[Film/ThreeHundred "This is Persia!"]]
* In ''VideoGame/ProjectHospital'', the achievement for building an inaccessible room is called [[Franchise/TheLordOfTheRings "You shall not pass!"]]
* ''VideoGame/PumpkinJack'': The hook-weapon you get after beating [[StarterVillain the Scarecrow]] bares a striking resemblance to a [[VideoGame/SlyCooper Cooper Family cane]].
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* The ''VideoGame/QuestForGlory'' series contains a number of these.
** The most prominent example takes place in ''VideoGame/QuestForGloryI'', where the player is required to answer three questions in order to enter Erasmus's castle. The whole sequence is a direct reference to the similar one in ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail''. The VGA version also includes [[VideoGame/MonkeyIsland "I want to be a pirate"]] as a possible answer.
** In ''VideoGame/QuestForGloryV'', if the main character drowns, the game over text mentions [[VideoGame/MonkeyIsland Guybrush Threepwood's]] ability to hold his breath for 10 minutes.
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* The first phase of the boss of ''VideoGame/{{Raiden}} IV'''s second stage looks and behaves similarly to the stage 2 boss of ''VideoGame/DonPachi'', while the third boss, which consists of multiple ships that first attack separately then combine, was apparently inspired by the third boss of Konami's old ''Raiden'' clone ''Lightning Fighters''.
* ''VideoGame/RaidouKuzunohaVsTheSoullessArmy'':
** There's a homeless NPC that you can encounter in Chapter 2 early on. After you bribe the Lucky Charm out of his hands, you can read his mind again to reveal him saying "You all assume I'm safe here in my hood, unless I try to start again." This is a shout out to Music/LinkinPark's song, "Breaking the Habit".
** Also in Chapter 2, Oboroguruma, a ghost car that appears at the full moon, says this:
--->'''Oboroguruma:''' [[Franchise/SailorMoon IN tHe NaMe of ThE fULl mOOn, I wIll PuNiSh YOu!]]
* ''VideoGame/{{Rakuen}}'':
** One of the paintings in Monsieur Bud's mansion is of him observing [[VideoGame/ToTheMoon two people dancing inside of a lighthouse.]]
** A recurring NPC seen in Morizora's Forest is [[VideoGame/PlantsVsZombies a singing sunflower]]. Creator Laura Shigihara's first big break was composing the music for the game, as well as voicing the Sunflower.
** As a more general RPG reference the frog the Boy finds and hopes to keep as a pet is named [[VideoGame/ChronoTrigger Glenn.]] The Boy's mother also mentions during one of her dialogues that she used to play a videogame where the characters traveled through various time periods.
** There is also the obvious parallel between Gemma & Winston and [[Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet Romeo & Juliet]].
* ''VideoGame/RandalsMonday'' is filled with references to everything, from ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' to ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' to ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}''.
* Freebie MMO ''VideoGame/{{Rappelz}}'' has many {{N|onPlayerCharacter}}PCs in the first area directly named after characters from the ''VideoGame/OgreBattle'' strategy RPG series, at least in the English version.
* ''VideoGame/TheRevengeOfShinobi'' features a boss fight with ComicBook/SpiderMan. And when you defeat him, he turns into ComicBook/{{Batman}}. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzh7kMcuDYY Watch this video.]]
* The ''VideoGame/ReVolt'' RC car driving game has two tracks called [[Film/BoyzNTheHood "Toys in the Hood"]], set in peaceful suburbs.
* ''VideoGame/RevolutionX'' has several of these.
** Mondor's nonplussed reaction to getting its legs blown off. [[Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail "It's only a flesh wound!"]]
** The credits end with a "Llamas Trained by" credit, and the screen starts flashing to complete the reference.
** Steven Tyler crying out, "[[Franchise/MortalKombat TOASTY!]]", when you shoot the Skull Bomb. Well, this ''was'' made at the height of Kombatmania. Not to mention it's the same developer.
** In the Middle East level, ''VideoGame/MortalKombatII'' machines can be found.
** "[[VideoGame/SmashTV Welcome to]] the [[VideoGame/TotalCarnage real Pleasuredome]]!" (Good ending only.)
** Blow up the school bus in the Middle East and you get a screen informing you that "[[Music/AliceCooper School's Out... Forever]]."
** The New Order Nation's logo looks like a parody of the Music/NineInchNails logo.
** The game itself is a nuttier take on ''Music/KilroyWasHere''. ''A lot'' nuttier.
* In ''VideoGame/RootsOfPacha'', Garrek's dance is reminiscent of [[Music/{{PSY}} Gangnam Style.]] He even calls it "Garrek Style".
* One of the items in ''VideoGame/RuleOfRose'' is a storybook titled ''The Little Princess''. No, not ''[[Literature/ALittlePrincess that]]'' one. Although both the book and game explore the journey of an emotionally repressed orphan girl struggling to retain her moral integrity when faced with the stark realities of life in Victorian England, so the mistake is understandable.
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* The arcade game ''VideoGame/SanFranciscoRush 2049'' has, on the cabinet, a telephone-style numpad for entering your password for your in-game account. It's also used in-game to activate codes. One such code, "8675309#", is an obvious reference to the song "867-5309/Jenny" by Music/TommyTutone. Entering this code will end your current game.
* ''VideoGame/TheSapling'': According to a devlog, the triple tube-shaped eyes added in the sea & sandbox update are a reference to WebVideo/AlienBiospheres.
* The eroge ''Schoolmate 2'' has a scene where the female protagonist (or rather one of the ghosts that's possessing her) finds a vibrator that she'll soon put to good use. She warns you of her discovery by [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda lifting the vibrator up to the air while singing "Ta da da daaaa!!!"]].
* The three episodes of ''VideoGame/SecretAgent'' are named "[[Film/TheHuntForRedOctober The Hunt For Red Rock Rover]]" (the RRR being the MacGuffin you're after in this episode), "[[Series/GilligansIsland Kill Again Island]]", and "[[Film/DrNo Dr. No Body]]".
* ''VideoGame/SensoyOverload'' has, at one point, a random [[TheMaze maze]] of identical rooms, eventually leading to a secret item, the Silencer. When you enter the maze, it says "You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike", an obvious ''VideoGame/ColossalCave'' shoutout.
* ''VideoGame/SepterraCore'' has a shout-out to the "Aren't you a little short for a Stormtrooper?" scene from ''Star Wars: Film/ANewHope'' when Maya infiltrates Connors's pirate base. The number [[Film/THX1138 1138]] crops up in the form of an override password.
* In ''VideoGame/TheSeventhGuest'', Stauf's "welcome to my house" speech seems to be a reference to ''Film/TheLegendOfHellHouse''.
* ''VideoGame/ShadowHearts'':
** The Wolf Bout in ''Shadow Hearts Covenant'' features several references to the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Gundam]] franchise. For example, the Black Dog Stars are based on the short-lived GoldfishPoopGang of the original series, while Blanca's ultimate move, Red Comet, is a ShoutOut to the nickname of recurring Gundam character Char Aznable.
** ''From the New World'':
*** A convict named Smith in Alcatraz asks you to spread a message to his ally Murdock. Murdock tells you to give the message to Peck, and Peck asks you to send the message to Baracus. [[Series/TheATeam Sound familiar?]]
** The Erick Theatre on Chelsea in UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity is showing ''Theatre/ThePhantomOfTheOpera''.
* ''VideoGame/ShadowOfTheWoolBall'': Apart from some textures outright based on the decoration from ''VideoGame/Wolfenstein3D'', there's the secret level "Smells of Doom", which has kittens dressed up like the protagonist from ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'', as well as "Nostalgia Park", which contains areas using textures from ''Wolfenstein 3D'' and ''[[VideoGame/PrinceOfPersia1 Prince of Persia]]'', complete with animatronics of enemies from the respective games.
* ''VideoGame/ShadowWarrior1997'' has a few, including:
** A strung-up [[Franchise/TombRaider Lara Croft]].
--->'''Lo Wang:''' She's raided her last tomb!
** A tomb, presumably belonging to Creator/JackieChan, if Lo Wang's remark is anything to go by.
** Pick up a second Uzi and Lo Wang will say "Be proud, [[Creator/JohnWoo Mister Woo]]."
* ''Franchise/SherlockHolmes'':
** ''VideoGame/SherlockHolmesTheAwakened'' is packed with these. Not only is the game itself a pastiche of Creator/ArthurConanDoyle and Creator/HPLovecraft, but two major characters under investigation (Dr. Gygax and Lord Arneson), as well as the authors of several reference books Holmes consults, are named for RPG designers. Plus, there's a cameo appearance by a little Belgian kid on a train, whose name just happens to be Literature/HerculePoirot.
** In the "sequel", ''VideoGame/SherlockHolmesVersusArseneLupin'', you need to take a picture of a bat to stun it (long story). When you look at the picture, sure enough, the shadow looks exactly like [[ComicBook/{{Batman}} a famous insignia]]. And then the guard says to take it to a man named Wayne, as it was his camera.
* ''VideoGame/{{Shift}} 4'' has the ending make a reference to ''[[spoiler:Film/{{Shaft}}]]'', but the series as a whole creates lots of shout outs to ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'':
-->"The [[spoiler:timer]] is a lie!"
* In ''VideoGame/ShonenIdleZ'', there are the enemies [[Manga/AstroBoy Astrakid]], [[IProduct iCRTOPUS]], and [[Franchise/DragonQuest Metalic Slime]]. The helpers resemble characters like [[Franchise/DragonBall Master Roshi]] and [[VideoGame/ChronoTrigger Lucca]]. The protagonist's outfit can be made to look like the ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' Gi or Battle Armor with scouter.
* Morgan Industries, one of the factions from ''VideoGame/SidMeiersAlphaCentauri'', has a subdivision called ''Morgansoft''. Its slogan: "Where do you want your node today?" -- a not-so-subtle reference to a Microsoft and their then-ongoing "where do you want to go today?" ad campaign.
* In ''VideoGame/SimEarth'', you can advance the evolution of a species with a [[Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey square black Monolith]]. Also, when the planet's civilisation reaches a high enough level, the cities turn themselves into starships and lift off from the planet, possibly a reference to Creator/JamesBlish's ''Literature/CitiesInFlight''.
* ''VideoGame/SINoALICE'':
** Sleeping Beauty's Paladin Class story references ''Literature/SunMoonAndTalia'', another variant of her story.
** When pulling the Grimoire, there is a chance for Parrah/Gishin to do the [[Franchise/StreetFighter Shun Goku Satsu]] on Noya/Anki. This exchanges 1 A weapon for a shiny book that's either an S or SS/SR weapon.
** [[VideoGame/{{Nier}} The Shadowlord's]] skill as a Nightmare is named '[[Literature/ForWhomTheBellTolls For Whom the Bell Splashes]]'.
** In the Manga, one of the news reporters discussing recent murders in Tokyo resembles [[VideoGame/NierAutomata 2B]] and even reports for the 2B Channel.
** The 'Yokubo Robo MKII' heavily resembles the [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Gurren]], complete with a blue version of [[CoolShades Kamina's]] [[TriangularShades shades]].
** The [[https://twitter.com/sinoalice_jp/status/1307922508390125569?s=19 preview video for the Kaguya/Spacesuit job from the Dorothy's Workshop series]] snuck in 2: a variation of Neil Armstrong's famous "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind"[[labelnote:note]]That's one small step for female, one giant leap for mankind[[/labelnote]] quote, and the [[Music/{{Yes}} 'To be continued']] meme from ''[[Franchise/JojosBizarreAdventure Jojo's Bizarre Adventure]]''.
* ''VideoGame/TheSkeleton'': The mode that pits you against a small army of skeletons is known as "[[Music/TheLivingTombstone Spooky Scary Skeletons]] Mode".
* In ''VideoGame/SodaDungeon'', the pet Dasha references Rainbow Dash from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''. Masks and hairstyles in the customize menu reference Crono from ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'', Cloud from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'', Wakka from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'', the mask from ''Film/TheMask'', the Guy Fawkes mask from ''Film/VForVendetta'', Trap Jaw from ''WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse1983'', Ghostface's mask from ''Film/Scream1996'', and Hannibal Lecter from ''Literature/TheSilenceOfTheLambs''. The Lair of Despair monsters reference ''Series/BarneyAndFriends'', ''WesternAnimation/CasperTheFriendlyGhost'', ''Film/CastAway'', ''VideoGame/DuckHunt'', ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'', ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'', ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'', [[UsefulNotes/KentuckyFriedChicken KFC]], Love Lamps, Ring Pops, and Troll Dolls.
* The achievements of ''VideoGame/SolastaCrownOfTheMagister'' contain a lot of references to pop culture:
** Surviving a CriticalHit is the requirement for the achievement [[Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail Just a flesh wound]]. Killing an enemy with your own critical hit grants [[WebVideo/CriticalRole How do you want to do this?]]
** Identify 20 magic items and you get the achievement [[VideoGame/{{Diablo}} Stay awhile and listen]].
** Exploiting ElementalRockPaperScissors for the first time gives you an achievement titled [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} It's Super Effective!]]
** The achievements for killing 20 enemies in a single campaign each with Cold and Poison damage are respectively [[Music/VanillaIce Ice Ice Baby]] and [[VideoGame/DOTA2 Ah, sweet toxicity!]]
** Creating a Cleric grants the achievement [[VideoGame/{{Overwatch}} I need healing!]], a Wizard grants [[Franchise/HarryPotter Yer a wizard, Henry]], a Barbarian grants [[Film/ConanTheBarbarian1982 To crush your enemies]], a Druid grants [[Literature/TheLorax I speak for the trees]] and a Monk grants [[Film/TheMatrix I know Kung Fu]].
** Kill Mardracht and you get an achievement titled [[Film/WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory You get nothing! Good day sir!]]
* ''VideoGame/SolomonsKeep'' has a ''VideoGame/{{Gauntlet}}'' reference. There's a chance for the evil necromancer himself to appear on a cleared floor to whack the player wizard's hit points really low. After which he says: "[[EvilLaugh Muahahahaha]]! Blue Wizard needs [[HealingPotion potion]] badly!"
* ''VideoGame/SoManyMe'': One of the costumes you can collect in the game is called "Grimm", and looks like [[VideoGame/AmericanMcGeesGrimm a certain area-corrupting troll]].
* ''VideoGame/SomaSpirits'': To ''VideoGame/AVeryLongRopeToTheTopOfTheSky'': The Long Rope's FlavorText is a reference to that, another UsefulNotes/RPGMaker game, which is distributed at the same site as the freeware version of ''Soma Spirits'':
--> A very long rope that doesn't quite reach the top of the sky.
* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'':
** The series is fairly laden with obvious references, especially with the [[Franchise/StarWars Death Egg]] (originating in ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2'', and seen many times since) and [[Anime/DragonBallZ Super Sonic]] (also originated in ''Sonic 2''). But there's also less obvious ones, such as G.U.N, a play on ComicBook/{{SHIELD}}.
** Eggman is a reference to the [[Music/TheBeatles I Am The Walrus]] song.
** Eggman's robot storage facility in ''VideoGame/SonicBattle'' is named [[Music/TheRollingStonesBand Gimme Shelter]].
** A quest in ''[[VideoGame/SonicChronicles Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood]]'' tasks you with retrieving a shopkeeper's prized possession in exchange for a piece of Eggman's old tech, which is needed to advance the story. The missing item in question? The shopkeeper's [[Film/OfficeSpace beloved red stapler]].
* ''VideoGame/SoulCalibur'': The fourth game features the "Tower of Lost Souls" mode, which has similar reward functions to ''VideoGame/TheTowerOfDruaga''.
* In ''VideoGame/SoulNomadAndTheWorldEaters'', when Christophe sends the hero and his/her group off to fight one of the World Eaters, Danette demands to know its special powers and weaknesses:
-->'''Gig:''' ...it can fly at like 5 million miles an hour. It has heat vision, it can breathe super-freezing air, and it can shoot freaking lasers from its eyes. Oh, but it can't see through lead, and it's totally weak to a certain element from its home world.\\
'''Danette:''' R-really?\\
'''Hero:''' No. He just stole that from [[ComicBook/{{Superman}} somewhere]].
* In ''VideoGame/SpaceRangers 2'', there's a disease that you can catch that makes you see strange things in space, including [[Franchise/StarWars the Death Star, the battle between Red Squadron and Darth Vader's wings]], and the ''Series/BabylonFive'' station.
* ''VideoGame/SpandexForce 2: Superhero U'' has a "Professor [[ComicBook/{{XMen}} Stormbringer]]" as well as a "[[ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes Lighting Lad]]" who claims he misspelled the name on his application. During Professor Blizzard Wizard's Christmas speech he states "And also, to [[{{HelloInsertNameHere}} So-and-So]], for cool logic in the face of danger, I award [[{{Literature/HarryPotter}} Chimeron House]] fifty points."
* In ''VideoGame/Spectre1991'', the flying Hunter-Killers resemble the HK-Aerial gunships from the Future War in ''Film/TheTerminator''.
* In ''VideoGame/TheSpectrumRetreat'', most of the achievements you get for completing levels are references to the song "Hotel California" by Music/{{Eagles}}.
* ''VideoGame/SpiderManWebOfShadows'' features Spidey remarking, "[[Webcomic/PennyArcade You know what? Chicken butt]]", at least if you're running it on PSP.
* ''VideoGame/SpiderManTrilogy'':
** ''VideoGame/SpiderMan2'':
*** Aside from having the usual Shout-Outs to Spider-Man and the Franchise/MarvelUniverse in general, the game also includes a considerably more subtle Shout-Out to a completely different work. The Shout-Out comes in the form of a random piece of dialogue you might hear from some thugs on the street.
---->"[[Film/AClockworkOrange Time for a little of the ole ultraviolence.]]"
*** There's also Mysterio saying "[[Film/ArmyOfDarkness Clatto Verata Nicto!]]" and "[[VideoGame/ZeroWing YOU HAVE NO CHANCE TO SURVIVE MAKE YOUR TIME!]]"
** ''VideoGame/SpiderMan3'' has Spidey telling villains "[[ComicBook/{{Batman}} I'd heard you were a cowardly and superstitious bunch...]]"
* ''VideoGame/{{Spiritfarer}}'':
** Raccoon Inc, the main business that you buy goods from throughout the game, mimics Tom Nook's business Nook Inc. from the ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'' series. It's staffed by various raccoons (or tanukis, Gwen isn't quite sure) all named Theodore, and has a reputation for being a harsh PredatoryBusiness reminiscent of [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation a long-standing]] [[RonTheDeathEater interpretation]] by Animal Crossing fans of Tom Nook being a sleazy businessman.
** The description for sawdust reads that it's [[Film/AttackOfTheClones coarse and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere.]]
** The names of the three turtles (Olga, Masha, and Irina) are taken from Anton Chekov's play ''[[Theatre/ThreeSisters Three Sisters]]'', which [[AllThereInTheManual the artbook lists as Stella's favorite piece of literature.]]
** Upon offering Gwen a cup of coffee, her favorite food item, she proclaims it to be "[[Series/TwinPeaks a damn fine cup of coffee.]]"
** Among Buck's figurines are a man with an absurdly huge sword in a red cloak between a man with white hair and armor and a dark-skinned woman, both wielding more reasonable swords. Seems the guy is a fan of ''Manga/{{Berserk}}''. He also has a Literature/ConanTheBarbarian poster and a pair of hobbit figurines.
** While it could be a coincidence, the description of sugar cane is "That cane will sure come in [[{{Pun}} candy]]!" Puns aside, that's exactly how [[VideoGame/GrimFandango another charming psychopomp offered a comfortable journey into the afterlife]], though admittedly on a tighter budget.
** There's a twofer in the mint trading card -- it's for "[[TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering Sorcery: the Reunion]]" and the narration hopes it's a Black Thunder Lotus.
** The description of the Valuable Ring:
--->[[Literature/TheLordofTheRings A beautiful specimen of the one true ring. But this one doesn't rule anything, except your wallet.]]
** This is a pretty obscure one, but it has to do with a {{Mondegreen}}. In the song "Our Lips Are Sealed" by Music/TheGoGos, the titular line is sometimes misheard as "Alex the Seal." The seal which runs the [[WarpWhistle bus stops]] is named Alex. Also, one of the game achievements is called "Sealed Lips."
** The self-help books you can add to Jackie's On-Call Room are described to be written by "self-help professionals such as Bobson Dugnutt and Dwigt Rortugal". These names come from the Japanese version of the SNES game localized as Fighting Baseball, where the Japanese developers didn't have the rights to use the names of real MLB players and made up [[{{Engrish}} American-sounding names]] instead. A list of several of them went viral online around 2017.
** Francis's errand to give him three different kinds of tuna in exchange for five jars of honey is called [[Film/HoneyIShrunkTheKids "Honey, I Shrunk the Fishes"]].
** One of the residents at Edgeborough Lane says, "[[WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove When the sun hits that dumpster just right]], you can really smell the dead fish."
* ''VideoGame/SplosionMan'' makes a Shout-Out in the process of pointing out that something else in the game isn't actually a Shout-Out -- the achievement for getting all the Cakes is called "This is not a VideoGame/{{Portal}} reference."
* ''VideoGame/SpongeBobSquarePantsSuperSponge'':
** The bonus levels take place in an AmusementPark called "[[Ride/SixFlags Six Clams]] Adventure Park".
** There is a "[[ComicBook/{{Batman}} Sponge-Signal]]" high in the sky in the background on the box art.
* There are a lot of strange creature in ''VideoGame/{{Spore}}'', but one of the stranger Maxis-created ones are the Barney Empire. And yes, they are [[Series/BarneyAndFriends purple dinosaurs]]. Oddly enough, they also [[spoiler:live in close proximity with the Grox]], [[TakeThat/VideoGames which might say something about Barney]]...
* One of the Specimens from ''VideoGame/SpookysJumpScareMansion'' was intentionally designed to resemble the Happy Mask Salesman from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask''.
* ''Franchise/SpyroTheDragon'':
** There's one in ''VideoGame/SpyroTheDragon1998'' to VideoGame/ParappaTheRapper. In the "Gnorc Cove" level, when Spyro rescues Tomas, at the end of their conversation Spyro goes "You gotta believe!" in a similar tone to that of Parappa.
** ''VideoGame/SpyroYearOfTheDragon'':
*** In the level "Desert Ruins", there's an explorer called [[Franchise/TombRaider Tara]], who is a not-so-subtle parody of Lara Croft. Not only does she have large... bazoomas, when she sees Spyro, she complains that she spends "all day moving crates, and pushing switches", only for someone else to come and steal her treasure.
*** There is one in Shelia the Kangaroo's stages. Unlike the rest of the game, it's almost completely viewed [[SideView from the side]]. Its name? "[[VideoGame/CrashBandicoot Krash Kangaroo]]".
*** The first-person shooter section with goals entitled [[VideoGame/{{Doom}} "You're Doomed!" and "You're Still Doomed!"]].
*** Moneybags claims that Sgt. Byrd is pining for the fjords. [[Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus Not that children would get that one.]]
*** In Enchanted Towers, one task involves rescuing a wolf called Farley, and returning them to their owner, named Mowat. At one point, Mowat says "[...] Don't cry, wolf, never cry, wolf...". The entire thing is a ShoutOut to the book ''Never Cry Wolf'' by Farley Mowat.
** A ''T. rex''-shaped robot enemy ''VideoGame/SpyroEnterTheDragonfly'' is known as the R-1000. It is an obvious reference to the T-1000 of ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay'' fame, right down to the liquid metal construction.
** ''VideoGame/SpyroAHerosTail'' has a scene where the Professor advises Spyro on what he needs to reach a level. Most of his suggestions are shout outs to other games.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Stacklands}}'', the Plank item card is depicted with a crudely-drawn smiling face on it, one that makes it look exactly like Johnny 2x4's CompanionCube pal Plank from ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy''.
* In ''[[VideoGame/WithFriends Stampede Run]]'', one of the victory poses has that character doing the [[Music/{{PSY}} "Gangnam Style"]] dance.
* ''VideoGame/StarControl'' series has enough Shout-Outs to earlier works of science fiction to have [[http://wiki.uqm.stack.nl/Influences_and_References a long "Influences and References" list]] on its own wiki. Perhaps the most obvious is the roster of human starship pilots, which includes such names as [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Kirk]], [[Franchise/StarWars Solo]], and [[Series/BattlestarGalactica1978 Adama]] -- as well as literary Shout-Outs such as Literature/{{Ender|sGame}}, [[Franchise/{{Dune}} Halleck]], [[Creator/StanislawLem Pirx]], [[Literature/PolesotechnicLeague Van Rijn]], and [[ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes Spiff]]. Several are hidden inside {{Technobabble}}; especially subtle is a reference to ''Literature/RoadsidePicnic''. Even ''Film/ThePrincessBride'' gets a plug.
* ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'':
** ''VideoGame/StarWarsGalacticBattlegrounds'' features the Imperial basic troops (unsurprisingly, stormtroopers) announcing "[[Film/THX1138 THX-1138]] ready, sir."
** When the player is doing well while playing as Han Solo in ''VideoGame/StarWarsBattlefrontII'', an enemy stormtrooper will occasionally exclaim, "Hey! Solo shot first! That's not fair!", a clear reference to Han's confrontation with Greedo at Mos Eisley in the original ''Star Wars'' movie.
** ''VideoGame/StarWarsKnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' has a few.
** The most obvious one is Bastila, who is a slightly more developed version of Aribeth from [[VideoGame/NeverwinterNights an earlier BioWare game]].
** "Canderous" was also the name of a minor NPC in Castlekeep.
** The 2001 Xbox game ''Star Wars: Obi-Wan'', set before and during the events of ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'', ends on a bizarre parody of the "Choose life" monologue from ''Film/{{Trainspotting}}''. It's an obvious ActorAllusion to Creator/EwanMcGregor's roles in both films, but TheOtherDarrin Lewis Mcleod plays him as a lot more Scottish than Obi-Wan ever sounds in the film, while also making reference to a lot of characters Obi-Wan never meets in any of the films.
-->"Choose the Force. Choose a job. Choose the Dark Side. Choose the Council. Choose a flubbing big lightsaber. Choose protocol droids, holoprojectors, and R2 units. Choose Watto, Tatooine, and Alderaan. Choose fixed-interest credit payments to Sebulba. Choose a Corellian freighter that did the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs. Choose a Wookiee. Choose sitting in Jabba's throne room, watching mind-numbing dancers, stuffing green chubas into your mouth. Choose rotting away at the end of it all, disappearing into thin air, nothing more than an embarrassment to the whiny kid you trained on the way to Alderaan. Choose your destiny. Choose the Force. But why would I want to do a thing like that? I chose not to choose the Dark Side. I chose something else. And the reasons? There are no reasons. Who needs reasons when you've got a lightsaber?"
* ''VideoGame/{{Starcrystal}} Episode I: Mertactor: The Volentine Gambit''. The instruction book for the game says that one possible job on the planet Mertactor is collecting the droppings of Beck's Beasts. It says "When your grandchildren ask 'What did you do in the Fifth Frontier War?', you can say 'I shoveled dung on Mertactor'". This is a reference to a line in the movie ''Film/{{Patton}}'' where the title general says that if your grandson "asks you 'What did you do in the great UsefulNotes/WorldWarII?', you won't have to say 'Well, I shoveled shit in Louisiana'".
* ''VideoGame/{{Startropics}}'' has a [[VideoGame/{{Gradius}} Moai head]] as a boss in one of its later levels.
* The ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'' game ''VideoGame/StrangeJourney'' has a skill called [[Music/{{Queen}} Bites The Dust]], [[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure which turns the target into a living bomb]].
* ''VideoGame/SteamWorldDig'' has a hidden area in the Old World stage, where you find a half-destroyed video game shop deep in the caves. It's adorned with ''Half-Life 3'' logos and posters ("It's Finally Here!"). It also has a line of skeletons who were presumably queuing for launch day - shame about the world ending first. One of them is even wearing a rather familiar HEV suit...
* ''VideoGame/StickyBusiness'': In ''[[DownloadableContent Plan With Me]]'':
** William Forger's username is [[Music/WillIAm "@will.i.am"]].
** The achievement for completing Violet and Emily's storyline is called [[Music/{{Nirvana}} "Smells Like Sticker Spirit"]].
* ''VideoGame/{{Strangeland}}'': The close-up shot of [[https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/1369520/ss_b177fa1b7e4af18a233358f6682b2fb7d2ecfb24.1920x1080.jpg?t=1622328924 the stranger talking on the payphone]] is a [[https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftse3.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DOIP.w4H84U6m0vT_CXXtIALIJQHaEK%26pid%3DApi&f=1 visual reference]] to ''Film/PhoneBooth''.
* In ''VisualNovel/StrawberryVinegar'':
** If Rie refuses Licia's deal:
--->'''Rie:''' I know about ''[[Theatre/DoctorFaustus Dr. Faustus]]'', and I know what happens to people who make contracts with demons.
** Licia mentions that her mother loves the manga ''[[Anime/CreamyMamiTheMagicAngel Silky Mami]]'' and ''[[Manga/TheRoseOfVersailles Violet of Versailles]]''.
** Rie knows a ''concerning'' amount about the H-scenes in ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'':
--->'''Rie:''' And you don't know anything about mollusks, or carnivorous plants, or honey pots?\\
'''Licia:''' Ehehe...I really don't know what you're talking about. Is it some kind of code?\\
'''Rie:''' I-in a matter of speaking, I suppose.
** The online forum Licia's sister visits where she posts pictures of anime girls and tells people to kill themselves. Licia says her sister gets really mad every time she gets on it, but for whatever reason keeps going on it. [[Website/FourChan A certain real website comes to mind.]]
** The name of a waitress changes to [[Literature/TheRing Sadako]] after Rie comments on how her complexion and black hair make her look like she should be in a horror movie.
* ''VideoGame/StreetsOfRage 3'' has a trio of {{Ninja}} {{Mooks}} named [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toshiro_Mifune Mifune]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sho_Kosugi Kosugi]], and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonny_Chiba Chiba]].
* ''VideoGame/StringTyrant'' has a few:
** The testaments and best gear are all tributes to {{VideoGame/Bloodborne}}
** The achievement picture for getting the golden ending on the hardest difficulty is a reference to one of the Studio's other NSFW projects.
** The person who made all the dolls that populate the manor is named Pygmalie, in reference to PygmalionPlot.
* At one point towards the end of ''VideoGame/TheSuffering'', you can answer a phone that isn't actually ringing to get a warning from a girl that [[Film/TheRing you will die in seven days]].
* In ''VideoGame/{{Suikoden}}'', the home base of the characters is always somewhere near water -- it's actually an enormous ship, in the most extreme case. This is a subtle Shout-Out to [[Literature/WaterMargin the novel]] from which the series gains its name and some of its themes -- including the recurring 108 characters -- in which the bandit protagonists are based out of a marsh.
* ''VideoGame/SummonNight'':
** ''VideoGame/SummonNightSwordcraftStory'' has standard {{Mythology Gag}}s to the main series, but Atlus added at least one ShoutOut in it. [[Film/TheWizard "I love the knuckle. It's so bad."]]
** ''VideoGame/SummonNightSwordcraftStory2'':
*** A sword in the game has the FlavorText of "[[Franchise/GhostBusters Who You Gonna Call]]"?
*** The protagonist says the line "Don't call me Shirley!" from ''Film/{{Airplane}}''.
* In ''VideoGame/SumomoTheater'', a parody of ''VideoGame/WonderMomo'', enemies resemble a female ''Manga/GeGeGeNoKitaro'', the floating samurai-helmeted boss from ''VideoGame/GetsuFumaDen'', the zombies in ''VideoGame/GhostsNGoblins'', fire-breathing ninjas from ''VideoGame/TheNinjaWarriors'', horned enemies from the arcade version of ''VideoGame/{{Rygar}}'', the hoverbike riders in ''Seicross'', the avian pilot from ''Sky Kid'', the Rick Dom mecha in ''VideoGame/SpaceHarrier'', blue ghosts from ''VideoGame/{{Spelunker}}'', and the wizard from ''VideoGame/TheTowerOfDruaga''.
* ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' contains an incredible number of Shout Outs to the mecha genre, which should come as little surprise as the entire series can be considered a virtual love-letter to the genre and its fans.
** One famous example is Ryusei Date, an AscendedFanboy who yells out phrases from his favorite shows while in battle.
** Some of the mecha unique to the game were made as homages to others; the most famous of these are the Grungust series, made to resemble Anime/MazingerZ and its brethren, and the Huckebein series, which look like dead-ringers for [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Gundams]]. In their first appearances, they even went so far as to give one of the Huckebein's alternate colors the familiar red, white and blue scheme.
** ''Original Generation 2'':
*** In the ending to several members of the team are re-assigned to a remote base in Russia called Gandum. Ryusei seems to find the name [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam awfully familiar]]...
*** Earlier in the game, Masaki gives another character the nickname of "Comet", as she's TheRival of a third character known as "Shooting Star", and happens to be piloting a red fighter. One of Masaki's [[TalkingAnimal cats]] starts to say "So should we call you the Red...", but is [[YouWannaGetSued interrupted before she can complete her sentence]]. This sure sounds familiar to some rivalry in a HumongousMecha show...
*** Excellen accidentally refers to the machine Calion as the "Galion". Ga''le''on is the name of the lion that turns into Anime/GaoGaiGar.
** In ''Original Generations'', Excellen Browning shows ''her'' own brand of nerdiness, especially when she references ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture''.
** In games where they appear together, [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Amuro Ray]] and [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Misato Katsuragi]] flirt constantly, a [[CastingGag reference to the fact that their voice actors played Usagi and Mamoru]] in ''Anime/SailorMoon''. As well, many characters will note how they sound similar to other characters.
** Mio Sasuga from the ''Masou Kishin'' sub-series of ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' brings us a ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'' shout out, especially in ''Alpha Gaiden'' where attacking with her Zamzeed's Chou Shin Dou Ken had her yelling Kenshiro's battle cry "Atatatatatata!" and ending with his CatchPhrase "[[YouAreAlreadyDead Omae wa mou shinderu]] ...Just kidding!"
** In addition to the general influence from and gags related to mecha series, ''Super Robot Wars'' contains a massive degree of homages, pastiches, and general shout-outs to every thinkable medium. In ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsUX'', for example, the protagonist quotes (or comes very close to quoting) quite a bit of dialogue from Shigotonin, one of the nicest-looking attacks performed by the originals is a shout out to one of that series' most iconic sequences, and one of the major themes associated with the heroes is a clear musical parallel to it's musical intro.
** ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsV'':
*** The [[Anime/TheBraveExpressMightGaine Shadow Army]] mooks, after being critically damaged by a Gundam, will ask if it's equipped with Shingan Sensor. This is actually a reference to "Hidden Shadow of G", an extremely obscure UC Gundam spinoff about [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot a ninja Gundam fighting other mobile suit ninjas]].
*** An equally obscure one happens in the "Three Strengths" DLC mission, where [[Anime/ShinMazinger Kouji]] compliments [[Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion Shinji]], saying that he was a "warrior of miracle", referencing the name of the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFidP9p8j9M cheesy, super robot-esque]] insert song of the Sega Saturn Evangelion game.
** ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsX'': Mazinkaiser is the next in line to pay homage to [[Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar Raoh's]] DyingMomentOfAwesome by uppercut-firing its Kaiser Nova towards its target in the skies, complete with the same angled shots.
* ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosCrusade'' has a Sandvich from ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' as a recovery item. Unlike in [=TF2=], though, this is a regular food recovery item and doesn't recover all your damage.
* ''Videogame/SupremeCommander2'' has a subtle ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' Shout-Out late in the game:
-->[-Which one should I attack first?-]\\
[-The ugly one.-]\\
[-.....could you be more specific?-]
* ''VideoGame/SwordOfChaos'':
** "[[VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft For the alliance!]]" --Centaur, Pleiadene Temple.
** "Queen Humbaba is angry. [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk You won't like her when she's angry--]]" --Crucifer, Green Courtyard description.
** "I was also once an adventurer. Until I was [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim hit in the knee by an arrow]]..." --Arena Officer
* In ''VideoGame/{{Swordigo}}'', a man hands the hero a sword, and says, "[[Memes/TheLegendOfZelda Before you go, take this sword. It's dangerous to go unarmed.]]"
* ''VideoGame/SydneyHunterAndTheCurseOfTheMayan''
** In the first temple, you can converse with a Mayan who wonders why the merchants selling things for money don't just break the pots containing all the gems they want. His final line is "[[WesternAnimation/GIJoeARealAmericanHero Knowing is half the battle.]]".
** Upon giving the Ka'ak Tablet to Bit'Hed, he will activate the magical [[Franchise/MegaMan disappearing and reappearing floating block platforms]].
** Before [[spoiler:growing Kukulkan to the size of a house]], Kinich Ahau tells Sydney he's gonna die a Creator/Suda51 death, and shouts "[[VideoGame/TravisStrikesAgainNoMoreHeroes Kukulkan Strikes Again!!!]]".
* In ''VideoGame/SymphonyOfWar'', [[spoiler:after returning from the dead]], the player character's class becomes "Lord". A heavily armored sword wielder who calls lighting from the sky to strike down an entire enemy squad. In ''VideoGame/OgreBattleTheMarchOfTheBlackQueen'' the player character is also has the lord class, with a similar attack (if of neutral alignment) while wielding a sword.
* The SpaceElevator in ''VideoGame/{{Syndicate}} Wars'' is placed in Sri Lanka. This is also home of Creator/ArthurCClarke, who popularised the idea in fiction.
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* Freeware puzzle game ''TAG: The Power of Paint'' features a neat ShoutOut. In the game, different color paints give you different powers when you walk over them. [[TabletopGame/Warhammer40000 And red paint makes you go faster.]]
* In ''Tales of Lagoona 2: Peril at Poseidon Park'':
** Some of the quests are called "[[{{Film/Spaceballs}} You've captured their stunt doubles!]]", "[[{{Film/Sneakers}} My voice is my passport]]", "[[WesternAnimation/DoraTheExplorer I'm the map]]", "[[Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus I'm a lumberjack and I'm okay]]", and "[[Film/{{Scarface 1983}} Say 'cello' to my little friend]]". The latter's description says that every time two rival orchestras get together in a back alley "[[Film/WestSideStory1961 finger-snapping and drum solos]]" take place.
** Leona's grandfather says "[[Series/Batman1966 Holy barnacles, Batmanatee!]]" when he sees the park improvements.
** A ''Barnacle Falls Bulletin'' headline states "[[VideoGame/{{Portal}} Aperture Science lies about cake for test subjects]], lawsuit pending."
** A quicksand-making puzzle says to watch out for "[[Film/ThePrincessBride rodents of unusual size]]".
** Two of the characters are named [[WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle Peabody and Sherman]].
* ''VideoGame/TalesSeries'':
** The series as a whole likes to reference other Namco-Bandai games. ''VideoGame/PacMan'' is a favourite -- there's a Pac-Man sculpture in Flanoir in ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'', and Jade Curtiss's belt is shaped like Pac-Man in ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss''.
** In ''VideoGame/TalesOfPhantasia'', Cress can equip a set of ten items from ''VideoGame/TheTowerOfDruaga'' to receive the title "Gilgamesh". The same title and a similar set of items exist for Zelos Wilder in ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'', which is also a prequel to ''Phantasia''.
** ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'' features the recurring phrase "Give me your name and I'll give you mine," from the [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Dwarf-raised]] Lloyd.
* In ''Tap Adventure: Time Travel'', Fiery Fox may be a reference to [[UsefulNotes/MozillaFirefox Firefox]].
* In ''[[VideoGame/KatamariDamacy Tap My Katamari]]'', in a victory screen, the Prince says, "[[Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheFellowshipOfTheRing One does not simply roll a Katamari...]]"
* In ''Tap Tap Infinity'', there is the zombie [[Series/TheAddamsFamily Lurch]], the frog soldiers [[Film/ThreeHundred Spartan and Prince Leomitus]], and the red bat [[Website/{{Reddit}} Rhed'it]].
* ''Tap Titans'':
** In the first game, the hero Twitterella the Tweeter is a reference to Website/{{Twitter}}. The enemy Nicholson is a reference to Creator/JackNicholson.
** ''Tap Titans 2'' has the heroes [[Literature/TheAdventuresOfTomSawyer Sawyer]] and [[VideoGame/GuiltyGear Zato]], there is a blue [[VideoGame/MarioKart spiked shell helmet]], and there are the Titans [[WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack Ackkuh]], [[ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} Dead Poo]], [[VideoGame/Portal1 G.L.A.H. and D.O.S.]], [[Franchise/CthulhuMythos Great Old One]], [[Literature/{{Dracula}} Drakecula]], [[Series/TheMunsters Munster Man]], [[Music/PaulMcCartney Sir Paul Beat]], [[Music/RingoStarr Starry Ringo]], [[ComicBook/IronMan Tony Stalk]], and [[Music/JohnLennon Witty Birb John]].
* In the UsefulNotes/ZXSpectrum game ''Techno Cop'', one crime to which the player is called is "Baby being crushed". The perp's name is Charles Paisley, the "baby crusher" mentioned in the Piranha brothers sketch from ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus''.
* ''VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesMutantsInManhattan'':
** After you beat Wingnut, he flies off on a flying machine similar to the [[ComicBook/NormanOsborn Green Goblin's]] glider.
** Before the climax of the game, Michelangelo says "[[VideoGame/ZeroWing All your base are belong to us]]" with Krang's robot-head.
* ''VideoGame/{{Teenagent}}'':
** Mark Hopper mentions even [[FRANCHISE/ASTERIx Obelix]] has friends besides being fat.
** Mark Hopper mentions he always liked ''Franchise/StarWars''.
* ''VideoGame/{{Temtem}}'':
** The Kickstarter trailer included two players, [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Fry and Leela]], joining forces for a cooperative battle.
** Trainers are referred to as Tamers, much like Franchise/{{Digimon}}.
** Monsters are kept in [[Franchise/YuGiOh cards.]]
** A tamer named Olayinka in the Chini Grotto resembles [[WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra Korra]].
** In Arbury (an island based on Great Britain), there's a ginger woman named Mèrida who's looking for her bow, just like the protagonist of ''WesternAnimation/{{Brave}}''.
** Also in Arbury is Lady Romanescu, a parody of [[VideoGame/ResidentEvilVillage Lady Dimitrescu]]. Down to jokes about her ass.
** If you try to go to another room in the Evershifting Tower without choosing a starter first, a dialogue box says "It's dangerous to go alone!", a reference the old man's iconic line in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI'' when he gives Link the sword.
** Chromeon's Tempedia entry begins with the line ''"Chrome-chrome-Chromeoooon, you come and gooo..."'', a reference to "Karma Chameleon" by Culture Club.
** Halzhi is partially named after HAL 9000 from ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey''; Skail and Skunch are named after Skaven, the rodent-people from ''TableTopgame/{{Warhammer}}''; and Oceara is named after the Mearas Mearas, a breed of wild horses from ''Literature/LordOfTheRings''.
** Hoglip and Hedgine's "Gotta Go Fast" trait is named after the memetic opening line of the ''Anime/SonicX'' theme song.
** The description of Psychosis says "Never take a shower before checking you're really alone," a reference to the famous shower murder from ''Film/{{Psycho}}''.
* ''Tetris with Cardcaptor Sakura - Eternal Heart'' is a ''VideoGame/TetrisTheGrandMaster'' LicensedGame spinoff based on ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura''. The goal is to clear seven jeweled blocks rather than make lines. This objective was adapted into a game mode in ''Tetris: The Grand Master 3 - Terror-Instinct''. Heboris, a fan clone of [=TGM=], features a similar mode called Tomoyo.
* ''VideoGame/ThanksKillingDay'': Whenever the killer pilgrim manages to kill [[PlayerCharacter the kid]], the ''Franchise/FinalFantsy'' theme plays over the GameOver screen.
* In ''VideoGame/ThetaVsPi7'', you talk with a piano player early on who is less than impressed. He claims that even [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros his plumber]] is a better adventurer than you.
* Some of ''VideoGame/ThunderForce V'''s bosses are named after bands: for instance, Music/DeepPurple for Stage 1, and Music/IronMaiden for Stage 2.
* ''VideoGame/{{Timberborn}}'': The flavour text for the medical bed begins with "'Tis but a scratch!", a line from ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail''.
* ''VideoGame/TimeGal'' has one, but only in Japan: in one of the death scenes in 1588, Reika is chased by a shark. What does she say while this is happening? "[[Film/{{Jaws}} JAAAAAAAAAWZUUUUUUUUU!]]" In the U.S. version, when swinging on a vine in 65,000,000 B.C., she ''attempts'' a Franchise/{{Tarzan}} scream.
* The first motorcycle level in ''VideoGame/TombRaiderLegend'' is a shoutout to the ending of ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade''.
* ''VideoGame/TotemTribe'' has a series of stones with mostly-helpful information along the coast of the game's various islands. On Monkey Island, one of them says "[[VideoGame/MonkeyIsland Guybrush Threepwood was here.]]"
* ''VideoGame/ToyStory3'': Once you get deeper into the Haunted House, the game starts playing "[[Franchise/TheHauntedMansion Grim Grinning Ghosts]]".
* Seeing as how ''VideoGame/TransformersWarForCybertron'' is basically High Moon Studio's love letter to the childhoods of boys who grew up in The80s, the whole game runs on Shout-Outs to the Transformers universe.
** What isn't a blatant re-purposing of content from other continuities is simply PragmaticAdaptation: turning Megatron's alt mode from a pistol to a tank is one of them.
** Clearer examples are often used for the names of achievements. For example, if you kill two snipers within 5 seconds of each other, you are rewarded with the achievement "Targetmaster".[[note]]For those who aren't Transfans, the Targetmasters was a line of toys produced during Generation 1.[[/note]]
** Props go out to the [[spoiler:boss battle with Soundwave during the Autobot half of the Campaign mode. After the player hasn't seen hide nor hair of Rumble, Frenzy, or Laserbeak during the three missions where you can play as Soundwave, and possibly as a mild Shout-Out in his possession of the Sentry ability, he produces all three during the boss encounter, and they are in fact integral to defeating the monotone fiend.]]
** The entire game is basically a re-imaging of the backstory to G1, with a TV series following up on it planned. It has Shout-Outs to every other Western ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' thrown in for good measure. Actually explaining ''how'' Starscream went from a scientist and friend of Jetfire to a treacherous Decepticon is a nice touch.
** ''VideoGame/TransformersFallOfCybertron'' continues the tradition, with Slug (formerly Slag) quoting his entrance from ''The Transformers: The Movie''. Plenty of other pop up as well, including Starscream's crown from his coronation scene in the same film.
* ''VideoGame/{{Transistor}}'':
** The Bracket Towers Maintenance Section has the code 0451, which is famously used as the initial door code in ''VideoGame/SystemShock'', and many games referencing this since. (Which is itself a reference to ''Literature/Fahrenheit451''.)
** In a track "She Shines" has a set of lyrics that could be a nod to Film/BladeRunner.
--->"Lost in the cloud, like tears in the rain."
* ''VideoGame/TheTreeOfLife'':
** Row 9 of Coin upgrades is the opening lines of ''Franchise/StarWars'' films, with "rather near here..." instead of "far, far away..."
** The last five Amino Acids milestones that are exclusive to non-extreme mode are taken from Creator/WilliamShakespeare's Sonnet 106.
** The Dilation challenge is partially inspired by Time Dilation from ''VideoGame/AntimatterDimensions'', as the changelog for the entry that added an explanation for it states "[go play AD y'all]".
* In ''VideoGame/TrinityUniverse'', there's an optional event where Kanata and his friends run into Recit after he goes on a rash of cash register vandalism. Recit immediately admits to being responsible, which disappoints the Prinny, who expected to engage in a battle of wits where Kanata would "[[Franchise/AceAttorney use logic, deduce, and present evidence]]" to incriminate him.
-->'''Prinny:''' Take that, dood!\\
'''Pamela:''' Objection!
* ''VideoGame/TrueCrimeStreetsOfLA'': [[Film/ArmyOfDarkness "Like this? This is my BOOMSTICK!"]]
* The Steam achievements for the oil-drilling business simulation ''Turmoil'' include [[Film/ThereWillBeBlood "Empty Milkshake"]] and [[WesternAnimation/SouthPark "Tree Fiddy"]].
* In Outlaw's ending of ''VideoGame/TwistedMetal: Head On'', Carl accidentally wishes for Jamie to "shut up", and her [[WipeThatSmileOffYourFace mouth fuses shut]] in the same manner as Neo's in ''Film/TheMatrix''.
* ''VideoGame/TwistedWonderland'' all over the place, with details referencing not only Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon but also the original fairy tales the works were based on.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Understand}}'': The theme of level 8-? is references to other puzzle games. [[spoiler:The rule is that you have to highlight the name of the game being referenced.]]
** 8-?-2 is a straight-forward reference that spells out the title of ''VideoGame/TheWitness'' and displays some symbols from it.
** 8-?-3 references ''VideoGame/BabaIsYou'', and even uses the RosesAreRedVioletsAreBlue poem from the "Poem" level.
** 8-?-4 shows you a sentence along with the main character from ''VideoGame/{{Fez}}''.
** 8-?-5 shows you the ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'' logo, a companion cube and another portal. [[spoiler:The portals are functioning, and necessary for spelling out "PORTAL".]]
* ''VideoGame/UnisonLeague'':
** "How can the princess be MISSING? Is she [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1 in another castle]]?" --Falsa, after completing Stage 3.
** "Still, as a wise man once said, [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda it's dangerous to go alone]]." --Nimey, explaining how to join a guild.
* ''VideoGame/TheUniversim'': One of the posters that can appear on the side of a skyscraper depicts Nugget versions of WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty, and occasionally they'll visit your planet through a portal.
* ''VideoGame/{{Unpacking}}'':
** The protagonist gets her hands on several classic Nintendo systems throughout her life, such as a UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube, UsefulNotes/NintendoWii, UsefulNotes/GameBoy, and a UsefulNotes/NintendoDS. In addition, some of the games that you must put away are not-so-subtly inspired by real games, such as ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker'', ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'', ''VideoGame/TheSimpsonsHitAndRun'', and ''VideoGame/{{Okami}}''. She also acquires a UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 and an appropriate collection of games for it. She also has a couple volumes of the ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' English hardcover collection and [=DVDs=] and [=Blu-Rays=] of assorted movies such as ''Film/{{Avatar}}'', ''Film/BrokebackMountain'', ''Film/DonnieDarko'', ''Film/{{Jaws}}'', ''Film/PansLabyrinth'', ''Film/ShinGodzilla'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{UP}}''.
** One of the protagonist's stuffed toys is Bluey from ''Webcomic/DragonTails''.
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* ''VideoGame/VentureKid'': One of the treasures you can collect to get the game's TrueEnding is a golden [[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem [=NES=]]] cartridge.
* ''VideoGame/VermintideII'':
** One of the tomes in the map "Empire in Flames" is located in a [[Literature/TheCaskOfAmontillado bricked-up alcove in a wine cellar with a skeleton in it]].
** The picture for the "Gun to a Swordfight" achievement is clearly a reference to a famous scene from ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'', where Indiana Jones [[CombatPragmatist shoots a big man brandishing a sword at him menacingly]].
** An exchange between Saltzpyre and Kruber is very similar to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArRJFo27oh0 one given]] in ''Series/{{Sharpe}}'', where the dying Cpt. Murray gifts his officer's sword to the protagonist Richard Sharpe. Given that it's the same actor, Tim Bentinck, it might qualify as a {{Homage}}.
-->'''Saltzpyre''': Should I die, Kruber, I want you to have my sword of office.\\
'''Kruber''': Uh, why? So people will think I'm a Witch Hunter?\\
'''Saltzpyre''': No. [[PetTheDog So that people will think I liked you.]]
* ''VideoGame/AVeryLongRopeToTheTopOfTheSky'': The Developer's Note for the song "Royalty". The ''Lennus'' series is ''VideoGame/PaladinsQuest'' and ''VideoGame/LennusII'':
--> This song was pretty heavily inspired by the music from the Lennus series.\\
I also attribute my overuse of the glockenspiel to the Lennus series (though there is no glockenspiel in this song).
* ''VideoGame/VGAMiner'': To ''Literature/TheHobbit'' when the game ends:
-->-- Thanks for playing ''Miner VGA.'' Hope you had a good time. May the hair on your toes never fall off... Frodo
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* ''VideoGame/WhereInTimeIsCarmenSandiego1997'' has Shakespeare himself quote his own play when trying to get his dog to leave. He yells "[[Theatre/{{Macbeth}} Out, damned spot]]."
* In ''VideoGame/WhileTrueLearn'', one of the [[VirtualPaperDoll skins]] you can buy for your pet is [[Anime/MyNeighborTotoro Catbus]].
* ''VideoGame/WhiteNoise2'': One of the new investigators, Maria, has [[WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse Rose Quartz's]] hair.
* In ''[[VideoGame/WuTangShaolinStyle Wu Tang: Shaolin Style]]'', Inspecta Deck's TouchOfDeath fighting style references Kenshiro's Hokuto Shinken art from ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'', complete with a [[YourHeadAsplode head-asploding]] FinishingMove.
* In ''VideoGame/WitchHunt'', the player is followed around the map by a mysterious black goat that looks a lot like [[Film/TheWitch Black Phillip]]. [[spoiler:And like ''Film/TheWitch'', the ending implies the goat is Satan in disguise, keeping tabs on you]].
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* ''VideoGame/YoNoid2EnterTheVoid'':
** The names of the unlockable characters:
*** The default Noid is "None Pizza", a reference to the "None Pizza with Left Beef" meme.
*** "The Return" lets you play as a Noid who wears green, jumps higher, wiggles his legs while jumping, and skids to a stop, making him a clear parallel to [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Luigi]]. Additionally, his name in text boxes is "Mr. Green", confirming that he's the antagonist of the original game.
*** [[Music/Crush40 Crust 40]] has you play as a Franchise/{{Sonic|TheHedgehog}}-like Noid.
*** The pill-shaped Noid is selected through the "[[Franchise/MegaMan Proto Man]]" option. According to the text boxes, his name is [[VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey Cappy]].
** In Swing Factory, there's a platform near the start with four notches, pepperonis in three of those notches, and a rock nearby. Putting the rock in the empty notch causes [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild a mushroom named Oroki to appear, who says "Yahaha! You found me!"]]
** The final boss of the game is [[spoiler:a blue-haired man "voiced" by a text-to-speech program, named [[Music/HatsuneMiku Mike Hatsune]]. He also makes reference to creating a [[Music/{{Vocaloid}} "vocal Noid"]].]]
* ''VideoGame/YourBizarreAdventure'' (a ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' FanGame):
** Most of the game's music is taken from ''Manga/MadeInAbyss''.
** You can find "Joe Kojoe" ([[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStoneOcean Part 6]] Jotaro) out into the ocean surrounding the main map's Colosseum, referencing [[https://media1.tenor.com/images/1d8eff7b5f3a4446a60af0e73e700873/tenor.gif?itemid=8182319 a popular GIF]] depicting him dancing in a shallow body of water.
** Death is always accompanied by "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZIpFytCSVc Bruh Sound Effect #2]]".
** The pizza place occasionally plays [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czTksCF6X8Y the pizza delivery music]] from ''VideoGame/SpiderMan2'' while you're inside it.
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* ''VideoGame/Macbat64JourneyOfANiceChap'' has a clip that looks like it could have been taken from ''Film/{{Nosferatu}}'' playing in the BigBoosHaunt.
* ''VideoGame/MakaiKingdom'':
** The corn speaks in a very British accent, and when you try to take over the vegetable world, the corn leader of the rebellion tells you he "[[Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail thought we were an autonomous collective]]." After you succeed, he'll tell you that "[[Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail now we see the violence inherent in the system]]."
** The One's curse will kill you [[Literature/TheRing three days after you receive his call]].
** One of the higher-leveled magic books is the [[Manga/DeathNote Note of Death]]. (Don't write your own name in it.)
* ''VideoGame/ManosTheHandsOfFate'' contains plenty of Shout-Outs both to ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' and to other cheesy movies that got skewered on the show, with enemies that include [[Film/TheScreamingSkull Screaming Skulls]], [[Film/TheCrawlingEye Crawling Eyes]], Film/{{Hobgoblins}} and even the Film/RobotMonster.
* In ''VideoGame/MarvelSuperHeroesWarOfTheGems'', Spider-Man's Web Throw (his [[LimitBreak Gem Power move]]) has the same exact animation as Birdie's Murderer Chain move as seen in the ''VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha'' games.
* In ''VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance'', the Murderworld mini-games are classic videogames. ''VideoGame/{{Pitfall}}'' is even named.
* ''VideoGame/MasterDetectiveArchivesRainCode'':
** In Chapter 0, Shinigami ponders if there's a Master Detective [[Manga/CaseClosed with a body of a child and a mind of an adult]].
** This game's Hang-Man's Gambit equivalent is basically a fanservicey version of Pop Up Pirate.
** In Chapter 0 Yuma has to return to an earlier section of the Labyrinth and Shinigami gives [[Franchise/DragonQuest Z*om and Ev*c]] options for teleportation.
** Early in the game, Shinigami trolls Yuma by warning him about "[[Literature/{{It}} a clown in the sewer, staring at him]]".
** Yomi Hellsmile first appears via a [[Manga/{{Akira}} Sliding Bike Stop]].
** At one point, Shinigami suggests to Yuma that he touches a TV located in an alley to see if he gets [[VideoGame/Persona4 sucked inside]].
** One of the loading screen blurbs in Chapter 2 mentions a play called "The Culprit is Not VideoGame/AmongUs", which involves 15 people and the culprit being in the audience.
** The appearance of Amaterasu Corporation's main building bares a ''striking'' resemblance to [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Shinra Corp's own main building]].
** In Chapter 2, as the students of Aetheria Academy are too young to legally drink, the wine used for the play is merely grape juice poured into a wine bottle. A possible nod to the ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' series and its ubiquitous use of "[[FrothyMugsOfWater grape juice]]" in what are clearly wine bottles and glasses.
** At one moment in Chapter 2, Shinigami uses [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure her fists to commit a rapid-beatdown]].
** GOD Shinigami minigame involves turning giant and smashing castle walls. In Japanese the minigame is called [[Manga/AttackOnTitan Shingeki No]] Shinigami.
** While Yuma is DisguisedInDrag, Shinigami at one point quips "Getting addicted to drag are you? I don't think you're about to win any [[Series/RuPaulsDragRace races]]."
** In Chapter 2, Desuhiko complains that the Mystery Labyrinth is very dangerous as if they're searching for the [[Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk lost ark]].
** Shinigami calls Makoto [[ComicBook/IronMan Stark-level rich]].
** In Chapter 3, Fubuki's exploration of the Mystery Labyrinth has her wanting [[Franchise/IndianaJones a hat and a whip]].
** Later after he first defeats the Mystery Phantom of the labyrinth, Fubuki decides to call Yuma the [[Franchise/FinalFantasy Warrior of Light]].
** Chapter 3 features [[spoiler: a culprit who stages a terrorist attack as a smokescreen for their true goal: a bank robbery]], similar to ''Film/DieHard''.
** In Chapter 5, [[spoiler:in a facility full of zombies]], Shinigami asks Yuma to keep an eye out for any [[Franchise/ResidentEvil green and red herbs]]. In addition, the scientist responsible is named [[Characters/ResidentEvilAlbertWesker Dr. Huesca.]]
** The titles of chapter 0, 4, and 5 are "[[Literature/MurderOnTheOrientExpress Massacre on the Amaterasu Express]]", "[[Literature/ThePerfectInsider The Imperfect Insider]]", and "[[Literature/AndThenThereWereNone And Then I Was Gone]]".
** Examining the ladder outside the train station will lead to Yuma wondering [[Franchise/AceAttorney whether it's a ladder or a stepladder]].
** Kurumi's casual wear includes a rain jacket with a pixel art strawberry with the caption "[[Website/NewGrounds B B B]]"
** When disguised as a girl in chapter 2, Shinigami will berate Yuma for being a pervert and then shout "[[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} A Wild Pervert Detective appears!]]" Later on, Desuhiko will say Fubuki's girlish mannerisms are "Super effective!"
* ''VideoGame/MasterOfOrion 2'' has almost too many to count, most of it in its tech tree. You can research, among other things, [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Phasors (ship and handheld), Disruptor Cannons, transporters]], [[Franchise/StarWars Doom Stars]] (with optional planet-destroying superweapon), and an ''[[MadeOfIndestructium adamantium]]'' armor. Planet names can be taken from ''Series/BabylonFive''[[note]]the punctuation of Za'Ha'Dun is missing, though, due to limitations of the game code for handling planet names[[/note]], ''Franchise/StarTrek'', ''Franchise/StarWars'', and numerous other sources.
* ''VideoGame/MaxPayne'':
** The first game:
*** The game, being heavily inspired by Hollywood action movies with [[GunKata intricate gunplay]] and [[BulletTime lots of slow motion]], has a few references to its influences: The password to a criminal-operated laundromat is "John Woo", and a certain lobby shootout scene near the endgame seems very similar to the one in ''Film/TheMatrix''. One of the bad guys in the game is "[[Film/TheUsualSuspects A real Keyser Soze]] type."
*** Max can find a mook who had been killed with a stake in the back. Said mook had written out part of the killer's identity: [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Buff]].
** The second game:
*** There is a billboard advertising a kung fu movie starring Kenneth Yeung. In real life, Kenneth Yeung is the creator of the Kung Fu mod for the first Max Payne game.
*** One of the three mooks who help out Max in the slum level (thinking he's one of them) says "it's raining cats and dogs out there!", to which another replies "for I am a rain dog, too" in a shout out to Music/TomWaits.
* ''VideoGame/{{McPixel}}'' has bonus worlds unlocked by finding all the solutions in the stages immediately before them, which are each a set of six levels based around shout outs to films (such as ''Film/{{Titanic 1997}}'' a ''Franchise/StarWars''), video games (''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' and ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}''), and cartoons and anime (''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones'' and ''Manga/DragonBall'').
* ''VideoGame/MeanSanta'': One of the toys [[PlayerCharacter Santa]] can steal are toy-sized [[Franchise/StarWars AT-AT Walker]]s. You can also collect [[UsefulNotes/VirtualBoy Virtual Boy]]s.
* ''VideoGame/{{Messiah}}'' has a nod to the composer Music/JesperKyd in the form of a location called "Club Kyd".
* ''VideoGame/MightAndMagic'':
** ''The Mandate of Heaven'' has the priestess in the Castle Ironfist temple bless you with "[[Franchise/StarTrek Live Long and Prosper]]!"
** The second game:
*** There's a Lord [[WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle Peabody]] who offers your party use of a Time Machine if you go out and retrieve his "boy", a Paladin named Sherman.
*** Most of the hireling names are jokes of some kind.
*** One of the "portal" services is operated by a fellow named [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Jean-Luc]], who offers to "[[TeleportersAndTransporters beam you]]" to another town.
* ''VideoGame/MidnightFightExpress'':
** The end of the 2021 trailer cuts to black with someone saying [[VideoGame/CallOfDutyModernWarfare2 "Remember, no Russia."]] Cue the player [[CoolMask in a horse mask]] [[ElevatorActionSequence walking into an elevator with armed men and absolutely bodying them]] .
** A clip in the 2020 trailer shows off [[BloodstainedGlassWindows a gigantic free-for-all brawl]] [[Film/KingsmanTheSecretService inside of a church]].
** The costume unlocked by achieving 80% completion of level 1 is of a character called [[Series/Daredevil2015 "Dareman."]]
** Level 5, "Restroom," [[BathroomBrawl takes place in a]] [[Film/MissionImpossibleFallout public bathroom]].
** Level 20 is named "Film/FightClub", and before you can pass, you have to fight through Kyler Turden. You encounter a group of armed people in [[VideoGame/HotlineMiami animal masks]]. The leader of them is a guy in a horse mask named [[WesternAnimation/BoJackHorseman BoJacket]].
** One of the enemy types you fight in the docks are giant sailor men with massive biceps who attribute their strength to [[Franchise/{{Popeye}} injecting spinach into their arms]].
** One of the finishers Babyface can pull on enemies is the [[Film/TheKarateKid Crane Kick]]. However, instead of kicking the enemy in the face like Daniel, Babyface uses it as a feint and knocks them out with a karate chop to the head instead.
** Droney ends his exposition at the start of the Bar level with "Strike first. No mercy. [[Series/CobraKai Babyface never dies.]]"
** The Warriors are named after ''Film/TheWarriors''. They and the Earth Smashers are purple and green respectively, with their bitter rivalry echoing that of [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas the Ballas and the Grove Street Families]]. The Motel stage even features a scene where a member of the Earth Smashers (who resembles Big Smoke and is named "Large Soda") defects to the Warriors.
** The description for the zombies, called Deadheads in-game, at the Graveyard level ends with "[[VideoGame/AlteredBeast1988 RISE FROM YOUR GRAVES]]."
** In Level 29, "Suburbs", Babyface gets access to a rope dart gun. Droney will make a reference to ''Franchise/{{Mortal Kombat}}'' by suggesting for Babyface to scream [[CatchPhrase Get Over Here]] when using the rope dart.
** In Level 39, "Office," two of Kingsley's enforcers, Ben and The Butcher were previously trained by Babyface, and also have personal drones. The copycat tactics prompts Droney to say [[Franchise/{{Highlander}} There can be only one.]]
** In Level 39, "Office," Kingsley has the Delicious Cake from ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'' on his table.
* ''VideoGame/TheMightyQuestForEpicLoot'':
** One of Painhammer's emotes is [[Music/{{PSY}} the Gangnam Style dance]].
** The Earl of Evilosity sometimes asks "[[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson Do you smell what the Earl is cookin'?]]"
** After finishing a raid, the Earl may state "[[Film/{{Spaceballs}} Evil always triumphs because good is dumb!]]"
* ''VideoGame/MinecraftDungeons'': [[spoiler: The SecretLevel is a direct reference to the Secret Cow Level from Videogame/{{Diablo II}}, both in needing to go to extreme lengths to find and also in being a level populated entirely by cows, or mooshrooms in this case.]]
* ''VideoGame/MinecraftStoryMode'':
** [[Film/{{Babe}} "That'll do, Reuben. That'll do."]]
** When asked where the stairs in the Temple of the Order go, one of your choices are: [[Film/{{Ghostbusters 1984}} "They go up."]]
** In episode 5, [[spoiler:when choosing the Speed potion Ivor offers]], Jesse will say "[[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Gotta go fast!]]"
* Some of the achievements in ''VideoGame/MiniMotorways'' are pop-culture references:
** The achievement for placing [[NumberOfTheBeast 666 road tiles]] across multiple runs is called [[Music/{{ACDC}} "Highway to Hell"]].
** Placing 25 traffic lights across multiple runs gets you the [[Film/BoogieNights "Boogie Lights"]] achievement.
** Using all nine motorways in one run rewards you with the [[Music/{{Eminem}} "Mom's Spaghetti"]] achievement.
* The ''VideoGame/MonkeyIsland'' series, being created by Lucasfilm's game division Creator/LucasArts (formerly Lucasfilm Games), includes dozens of shout outs to Lucas's movies:
** ''VideoGame/TheSecretOfMonkeyIsland'':
*** There's the number 1138 popping up a lot, a bridge troll being actually Creator/GeorgeLucas in disguise, and wall graffiti suggesting its readers to call 1-800-STAR-WARS (which, at the time, was [=LucasArts'=] hint line number) "for a good time".
*** The Seagull eating a red herring resembles some of the seagulls from ''VideoGame/{{Loom}}''.
*** In the Fettucini circus, Guybrush saying "I'm Bobbin, are you my mother?" is a reference to ''VideoGame/{{Loom}}''.
*** At the Scumm Bar, Cobb advertises the game ''VideoGame/{{Loom}}''.
*** The Scumm Bar is a reference to the SCUMM engine, previously used for ''VideoGame/ManiacMansion''.
*** The Grog Machine resembles a Coca-Cola logo so much that the swoosh graphic had to be changed.
*** When conversing with Herman Toothrot about colors, one of the options is [[UsefulNotes/AppleMacintosh Macintosh gray]].
** In ''[[VideoGame/MonkeyIsland2LeChucksRevenge Monkey Island 2]]'', Guybrush can talk to [=LeChuck=] about [[Creator/{{Nintendo}} Nintendo™]] games.
* In ''VideoGame/MonsterLovesYou'', several scenarios in the game contain direct references to fairy tales or classic books, despite not being mentioned by name: Little Red Riding Hood, Frankenstein, Puss N Boots, and The Three Little Goats (nee Pigs) make appearances.
* In the yellow variation of ''VideoGame/{{Moonmist}}'', three of the four clues you are sent to find are references to the works of Creator/EdgarAllanPoe, namely, "The Bells", "Annabel Lee", and "Literature/TheCaskOfAmontillado".
* One of the cargo containers on the main character's ship in ''[[VideoGame/{{Morningstar}} Morningstar: Descent to Deadrock]]'' is full of [[VideoGame/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade fine leather jackets]].
* An early mission in ''VideoGame/MySimsKingdom'' requires you to build "[[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid solid gears of metal]]" in order to open a gate to another part of the first island.
* In ''VideoGame/MystikBelle'', when using the Hammer to unjam the drawbridge mechanism, Belle says [[Music/MCHammer "Stop, hammer time!"]]
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* The [[Film/PlanetOfTheApes1968 half-sunken Statue of Liberty]] at the end of the Coastal course in the original ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeed''.
* ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights'':
** The first game has a reference to an Archdruid named [[ComicBook/{{Asterix}} Getafix]].
** ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights2'':
*** In the core campaign, the greeter in the Moonstone Mask festhall is named "Evlyn". In the back, you'll find a dancer named "Teelah". It's a nice shout-out to ''Franchise/MastersOfTheUniverse''.
*** In ''Mask of the Betrayer'', you can find an item named the Astral Rodent Charm with the inscription "To M..." on the back. This is a shout out to Minsc and his miniature giant space hamster.
*** ''VideoGame/ADanceWithRogues'', a fan module series, includes the premade character Lyanna Stormborn, as a ShoutOut to ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' (which actually did inspire a lot of the story). The player's adventures seem somewhat similar to those of Arya Stark, after all.
* ''VideoGame/{{Nibblers}}'':
** Up to a certain point, each update starts with "[[WesternAnimation/FindingNemo FISH ARE FRIENDS NOT FOOD]]".
** The boss of Acid Bog is [[Music/BarryManilow Cobracabana]], which runs with this down to the achievement for defeating her ("Her Name Was Lola") and her Lizzypedia entry ("With her, music and passion are always in fashion").
** Defeating Thornzilla yields the achievement "[[Franchise/{{Godzilla}} Thornzilaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!]]".
** Defeating Lizard Wizard yields the achievement "[[Franchise/DragonBall OVER 1000!!!]]"
* In ''VideoGame/NieR'', the hero is asked to save a prince from a forbidden shrine who is searching for his mask. When the prince is found and he finds his mask, the screen goes letter box as the camera gives a slight bird's eye-view of the prince, his mask spinning in midair a little bit over his outstretched hand. This perfectly mirrors "Item Found" cutscenes of the 3D ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' games. It also comes complete with a SuspiciouslySimilarSong version of the ''Zelda'' fanfare.
* Horror game ''VideoGame/NightBlights'' has, around the house, countless toys and a few other props. One such prop is a crystal statuette of a dragon which is quite clearly [[VideoGame/SpyroTheDragon1998 frozen in crystal]]. You can also find, on an upstairs wall, what looks to be a featherless [[VideoGame/CrashBandicoot Aku Aku]].
* In ''VideoGame/NightInTheWoods'':
** Mae's house has a [[Music/TheyMightBeGiants blue canary night light]].
** Mae can lie to Gregg about having porn pop-ups cleaned from her computer, to which he'll respond: "[[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Why must you turn the Internet into a den of lies?]]"
* ''VideoGame/NightOfTheLivingRobot'': The iteration of Billy the clown that appears in this game is dubbed [[Literature/{{It}} Wise-Billy]] and closely resembles the version of Pennywise in the [[Film/It2017 2017 film adaptation]].
* In ''VideoGame/NightmaresFromTheDeep 3: Davy Jones'', the screen after you come out of the maze in the mines features a [[Franchise/IndianaJones fedora-wearing skeleton with a whip]], which when spoken to says "[[Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom Fortune and glory, lady... fortune and glory]]."
* The Zeppelin in ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden'' UsefulNotes/XBox heavily resembles the Hindenburg, and goes down in flames in a similar manner. "Oh, the humanity!"
* ''VideoGame/NinjishGuyInLowResWorld'': One enemy in the game is [[VideoGame/DonkeyKong a big brown guy who throws brown blocks at you]].
* One of the Reputation Quests in ''VideoGame/NiNoKuniCrossWorlds'' for the Goldbeard segment involves finding someone named Jerry on a deserted island. When you get there, you find a castaway, who tells you that he doesn't want to go back to Evermore but he does want you rescue Jerry, his only friend for him. Jerry turns out to be [[Film/CastAway a soccer ball]].
* In ''VideoGame/NonstopKnight'', an ad for gems says, "[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI It's dangerous to go alone! Take these gems.]]"
* In one early season of ''VideoGame/NexusClash'', hiding anywhere had a chance to send you to the [[Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia Wood Between the Worlds]].
* ''VideoGame/NoUmbrellasAllowed'':
** Some of the items you can buy for Darcy's secondhand store are pop-culture references:
*** The Trophy for Best Father is modeled after the [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscar Statuette]].
*** The [[Film/{{Inception}} "Totem From a Film" is a spinning top.]]
*** One of the gaming consoles you can sell is a Toys/{{Tamago|tchi}}.
*** One of Nari's paintings, "A Hilarious Mermaid", is a muscular version of [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989 Ariel singing the reprise of "Part of Your World" as the waves crash behind her on a rock.]]
** Some of the achievement titles are parodies of movie titles:
*** The achievement for buying a fake ID is called [[Film/CallMeByYourName "Call Me By His Name"]].
*** The achievement for not reporting anyone for a week is called [[Film/SilenceOfTheLambs "The Silence of the Finger".]]
*** The achievement for listening to Prof. Choi's news broadcast is called [[WesternAnimation/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs "Cloudy With a Chance of Umbrellas".]]
** One of the jewelry brands is called [[Film/TheWizardOfOz Emeralds of Oz]], referencing Emerald City.
---> ''A sorcerer's desire, Emeralds of Oz.''
** Bokho can be seen painting an [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Octorok]] by the gate of Junuk Side.
* ''VideoGame/NotDyingToday'' contains references to basically ''every'' zombie-related game ever made.
** The [[RaisingTheSteaks zombie Doberman]] enemies looks ''exactly'' the same as those from the ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' series, having their skulls and ribcages exposed thanks to exposure to the zombie virus, but capable of moving faster than human zombies.
** There's also an insect-human hybrid zombie mook which resembles Plagas-infected victims from ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil4''.
** Meanwhile, the FinalBoss, Z-Lord, wearing a thick green trench coat with a balding deformed head, seems to take design inspirations from the T-00 of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil2'' fame.
** Zombie nurses being a recurring enemy bring ''Franchise/SilentHill'' to mind.
** And then there's the towering zombie quarterbacks, ala ''VideoGame/PlantsVsZombies''.
** The Super-Zombie Nurse boss, "B.G. Nurse", have an attack where she pukes [[BloodyMurder a pillar of toxic blood]] that covers a big portion of the screen, much like the zombified heroes from ''VideoGame/MetalSlug''.
** In-between gameplay, the cutscenes (and opening cinematics) are portrayed as comic-book pages using artwork similar to the ''ComicBook/TheWalkingDead'' graphic novels.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Okami}}'' has several shout-outs to ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'', the main source of inspiration for the designers. There are also references to other Capcom games, such as ''Franchise/StreetFighter'', ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'', and ''VideoGame/ViewtifulJoe''.
* ''VideoGame/OrganTrail: Director's Cut'' gives a quick nod to the creators of the original game with a Steam achievement called "Don, Paul and Bill's Curse"[[labelnote:who?]]Don Rawitsch, Bill Heinemann, and Paul Dillenberger[[/labelnote]], which you earn by having one of your party members die of dysentery.
* ''VideoGame/OriAndTheBlindForest'':
** There are several [[EasterEgg hidden references]] to classic games, including a ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' pipe in the Sunken Glades, a [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Triforce]] engraved on a tree in Thornfelt Swamp, and a dead [[VideoGame/SuperMeatBoy Meat Boy]] in the Forlorn Ruins.
** A [[StockScream Wilhelm Scream]] is heard if you Bash an enemy off the highest cliff in the Valley of the Wind, whose name itself is a reference to ''Anime/NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind''.
** The final credits picture is of Ori napping on Naru's belly, in the style of [[Anime/MyNeighborTotoro Mei and Totoro]].
* ''The Other Side: Tower of Souls'' has a "Back to the Future" achievement, complete with a picture of sidekick Boris, a talking cat, sporting an [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture Emmett Brown]] hairdo. He even lampshades it when you first travel to the past by saying "Now I look like Doc Brown."
* In ''VideoGame/{{Outcast}}'', the player can stumble upon one of the natives playing the ''Franchise/StarWars'' tune on a flute.
* ''VideoGame/{{Overlord}}'':
** In ''VideoGame/OverlordRaisingHell'', in the Infernal Abyss, you come to a labyrinth, prompting Gnarl to say [[Film/{{Labyrinth}} "Oh, great, a labyrinth. If you see any rosy-cheeked maidens whinging about Goblin Kings, or if anything starts singing...Kill them!"]]
** In ''VideoGame/OverlordII'', following the player's attack on a city's gate involving explosives, the game confirms the event by saying, "You've [[Film/TheItalianJob1969 blown the bloody doors off]]!"
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* ''VideoGame/PaleoPines'': A few dinosaurs can have a blue and orange colour scheme called "portals"; this is a reference to the ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'' series of video games, which makes use of BlueAndOrangeContrast.
* ''VideoGame/{{Pankapu}}''
** The ship that Chii forms is known as the "[[VideoGame/{{Ikaruga}} Chiikaruga]]".
** Zoldabilly's profile page states that he believed the time had come for happy days. "[[Series/HappyDays Monday, Tuesday, happy days, Thursday, Friday, happy days.]]".
* ''VideoGame/PaqueretteDownTheBunburrows'':
** After reading Ophéline's note to not clog the elevator with fur, Pâquerette comments that the sign [[WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}} can't stop her even if she can read]].
** Some achievements are called "[[Webcomic/{{Homestuck}} Bunstack]]", "[[VideoGame/AmongUs I saw the bunny vent, sus]]", "[[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Bunny Instrumentality Project]]", "[[WebAnimation/HazbinHotel Hazbun Hotel]]", "[[Anime/HaibaneRenmei High-Bunneh Renmei]]", "[[VideoGame/TheTalosPrinciple The Bunos Principle]]" and others.
* ''VideoGame/{{Parkasaurus}}'':
** One of the "hats" is an Elizabethan collar called the Cone of Shame, a nickname that originates from '' WesternAnimation/{{Up}}''.
** The node on the science tree that unlocks the second-tier garbage bins is called [[WesternAnimation/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers Captain Planet]].
** One of the decorations added in the ''Sea Monsters'' DLC is a pineapple house, like the one WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarepants lives in.
* ''VideoGame/PerfectDark'':
** Both games feature the [="MagSec 4"=], a large handgun which fires in bursts. It's essentially the Auto 9 of ''Franchise/RoboCop'' fame with a lighter paint scheme and [[AKA47 a different name]].
** In ''Zero'', Jack Dark's HeroicSacrifice scene, where he draws enemy fire away from Joanna while she escapes, then is shot point-blank in the head by Mai Hem while on his knees after running out of ammo, almost exactly echoes Law Bruford's death at the hands of [[TheDragon Cecile Newcastle]] in ''VideoGame/WinBack''.
* ''VideoGame/Pikmin2'': The Man-at-Legs' scientific name is ''Pseudoarachnia navaronia'', and it has a built-in machine gun. It's Literature/TheGunsOfNavarone.
* ''VideoGame/{{Pixelo}}'': The background called ''Literature/AnimalFarm'' has "All animals are equal" as the description.
* ''VideoGame/PonyIsland'':
** There are multiple references to ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'':
*** Louey himself is obviously a reference to Flowey. Aside from names, they both use "howdy, friend" [[spoiler:and look innocent at first]].
*** If you answer "Chara" when Hopeless Soul asks for your name, he will say "You might be in the [[Videogame/{{Undertale}} wrong game]]."
*** Asmodeus talks to you in nothing but a black screen with slowly advancing text and ominous music and attacks the screen if you answer his questions wrong. Sound familiar?
*** Checking the Credits in Pony Island 3D only gets the message "Credit Where Credit Is Due," written in a mix of Comic Sans, Papyrus, and Wingdings.
** One of the files when you exit to the desktop for the first time is called [[VideoGame/{{Pokemon}} MissingNo]]. Interesting because it's a shout-out to a famous glitch in a game that's all about fixing and exploiting glitches.
** One of the glitched option screens has a list of "[[Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle Yes, No, Maybe, I Don't Know, and Can You Repeat the Question]]".
** The way the colored version of Pony Island starts out as a bright and cheerful world and gradually decays into something more nightmarish is more than a little reminiscent of ''VideoGame/{{Eversion}}'', including trees withering away and the screen briefly flickering at some points to a screen showing only a setting sun that looks similar to ''Eversion'''s World 4.
** The [[VideoGame/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink I AM ERROR Room]] has ERROR with a design very similar to [[VideoGame/TheBindingOfIsaac that other game he was in]].
* ''VideoGame/PowerStone'': Wang-Tang is a homage to Goku from ''Manga/DragonBall'', complete with a [[SuperMode Super Saiyan-esque transformation]], and is even voiced by a woman (Creator/MegumiOgata), which also applies for [[Creator/MasakoNozawa Goku's Japanese voice]]. The game also shares its name with a special weapon from [[VideoGame/MegaMan5 another Capcom game]].
* ''Videogame/PrehistoricKingdom'':
** Nigel Marven being involved in the running of a park full of prehistoric animals is a clear reference to his role in Series/PrehistoricPark, with him even stating in one of his quotes about Triceratops that he “prefers names beginning with T” for the genus, in reference to Prehistoric Park’s resident Triceratops Theo.
** The ''Torvosaurus''’ Volcanic skin has colourations very similar to the Torvosaurus from Series/DinosaurRevolution, particularly in the head region
** There are, of course, numerous references to Film/JurassicPark and the rest of the Jurassic franchise:
*** One of the maps just so happens to be on Costa Rica
*** Among the messages that flash by on the loading screens - next to "Ruffling feathers..." and "Going back in time..." is "Sparing no Expense..."
*** One of Nigel Marven’s quotes about Tyrannosaurus states that “your favourite dinosaur movie” depicted T. rex as having poor eyesight
*** Nigel Marven’s advisory role in this game is highly reminiscent of the park staff from Videogame/JurassicParkOperationGenesis and Videogame/JurassicWorldEvolution
* ''VideoGame/ThePrinceOfLandis'':
** [[PlayerCharacter Evan]]'s friend at school is a kid named [[Series/StrangerThings Dustin]].
** In the second day in school, Dustin asks [[PlayerCharacter Evan]] is he saw [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 Ninja Turtles]] last night.
* In ''VideoGame/PrinceOfPersiaTheForgottenSands'', push 20 enemies off ledges and you get an achievement titled [[Film/ThreeHundred "This is Persia!"]]
* In ''VideoGame/ProjectHospital'', the achievement for building an inaccessible room is called [[Franchise/TheLordOfTheRings "You shall not pass!"]]
* ''VideoGame/PumpkinJack'': The hook-weapon you get after beating [[StarterVillain the Scarecrow]] bares a striking resemblance to a [[VideoGame/SlyCooper Cooper Family cane]].
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* The ''VideoGame/QuestForGlory'' series contains a number of these.
** The most prominent example takes place in ''VideoGame/QuestForGloryI'', where the player is required to answer three questions in order to enter Erasmus's castle. The whole sequence is a direct reference to the similar one in ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail''. The VGA version also includes [[VideoGame/MonkeyIsland "I want to be a pirate"]] as a possible answer.
** In ''VideoGame/QuestForGloryV'', if the main character drowns, the game over text mentions [[VideoGame/MonkeyIsland Guybrush Threepwood's]] ability to hold his breath for 10 minutes.
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* The first phase of the boss of ''VideoGame/{{Raiden}} IV'''s second stage looks and behaves similarly to the stage 2 boss of ''VideoGame/DonPachi'', while the third boss, which consists of multiple ships that first attack separately then combine, was apparently inspired by the third boss of Konami's old ''Raiden'' clone ''Lightning Fighters''.
* ''VideoGame/RaidouKuzunohaVsTheSoullessArmy'':
** There's a homeless NPC that you can encounter in Chapter 2 early on. After you bribe the Lucky Charm out of his hands, you can read his mind again to reveal him saying "You all assume I'm safe here in my hood, unless I try to start again." This is a shout out to Music/LinkinPark's song, "Breaking the Habit".
** Also in Chapter 2, Oboroguruma, a ghost car that appears at the full moon, says this:
--->'''Oboroguruma:''' [[Franchise/SailorMoon IN tHe NaMe of ThE fULl mOOn, I wIll PuNiSh YOu!]]
* ''VideoGame/{{Rakuen}}'':
** One of the paintings in Monsieur Bud's mansion is of him observing [[VideoGame/ToTheMoon two people dancing inside of a lighthouse.]]
** A recurring NPC seen in Morizora's Forest is [[VideoGame/PlantsVsZombies a singing sunflower]]. Creator Laura Shigihara's first big break was composing the music for the game, as well as voicing the Sunflower.
** As a more general RPG reference the frog the Boy finds and hopes to keep as a pet is named [[VideoGame/ChronoTrigger Glenn.]] The Boy's mother also mentions during one of her dialogues that she used to play a videogame where the characters traveled through various time periods.
** There is also the obvious parallel between Gemma & Winston and [[Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet Romeo & Juliet]].
* ''VideoGame/RandalsMonday'' is filled with references to everything, from ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' to ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' to ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}''.
* Freebie MMO ''VideoGame/{{Rappelz}}'' has many {{N|onPlayerCharacter}}PCs in the first area directly named after characters from the ''VideoGame/OgreBattle'' strategy RPG series, at least in the English version.
* ''VideoGame/TheRevengeOfShinobi'' features a boss fight with ComicBook/SpiderMan. And when you defeat him, he turns into ComicBook/{{Batman}}. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzh7kMcuDYY Watch this video.]]
* The ''VideoGame/ReVolt'' RC car driving game has two tracks called [[Film/BoyzNTheHood "Toys in the Hood"]], set in peaceful suburbs.
* ''VideoGame/RevolutionX'' has several of these.
** Mondor's nonplussed reaction to getting its legs blown off. [[Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail "It's only a flesh wound!"]]
** The credits end with a "Llamas Trained by" credit, and the screen starts flashing to complete the reference.
** Steven Tyler crying out, "[[Franchise/MortalKombat TOASTY!]]", when you shoot the Skull Bomb. Well, this ''was'' made at the height of Kombatmania. Not to mention it's the same developer.
** In the Middle East level, ''VideoGame/MortalKombatII'' machines can be found.
** "[[VideoGame/SmashTV Welcome to]] the [[VideoGame/TotalCarnage real Pleasuredome]]!" (Good ending only.)
** Blow up the school bus in the Middle East and you get a screen informing you that "[[Music/AliceCooper School's Out... Forever]]."
** The New Order Nation's logo looks like a parody of the Music/NineInchNails logo.
** The game itself is a nuttier take on ''Music/KilroyWasHere''. ''A lot'' nuttier.
* In ''VideoGame/RootsOfPacha'', Garrek's dance is reminiscent of [[Music/{{PSY}} Gangnam Style.]] He even calls it "Garrek Style".
* One of the items in ''VideoGame/RuleOfRose'' is a storybook titled ''The Little Princess''. No, not ''[[Literature/ALittlePrincess that]]'' one. Although both the book and game explore the journey of an emotionally repressed orphan girl struggling to retain her moral integrity when faced with the stark realities of life in Victorian England, so the mistake is understandable.
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* The arcade game ''VideoGame/SanFranciscoRush 2049'' has, on the cabinet, a telephone-style numpad for entering your password for your in-game account. It's also used in-game to activate codes. One such code, "8675309#", is an obvious reference to the song "867-5309/Jenny" by Music/TommyTutone. Entering this code will end your current game.
* ''VideoGame/TheSapling'': According to a devlog, the triple tube-shaped eyes added in the sea & sandbox update are a reference to WebVideo/AlienBiospheres.
* The eroge ''Schoolmate 2'' has a scene where the female protagonist (or rather one of the ghosts that's possessing her) finds a vibrator that she'll soon put to good use. She warns you of her discovery by [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda lifting the vibrator up to the air while singing "Ta da da daaaa!!!"]].
* The three episodes of ''VideoGame/SecretAgent'' are named "[[Film/TheHuntForRedOctober The Hunt For Red Rock Rover]]" (the RRR being the MacGuffin you're after in this episode), "[[Series/GilligansIsland Kill Again Island]]", and "[[Film/DrNo Dr. No Body]]".
* ''VideoGame/SensoyOverload'' has, at one point, a random [[TheMaze maze]] of identical rooms, eventually leading to a secret item, the Silencer. When you enter the maze, it says "You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike", an obvious ''VideoGame/ColossalCave'' shoutout.
* ''VideoGame/SepterraCore'' has a shout-out to the "Aren't you a little short for a Stormtrooper?" scene from ''Star Wars: Film/ANewHope'' when Maya infiltrates Connors's pirate base. The number [[Film/THX1138 1138]] crops up in the form of an override password.
* In ''VideoGame/TheSeventhGuest'', Stauf's "welcome to my house" speech seems to be a reference to ''Film/TheLegendOfHellHouse''.
* ''VideoGame/ShadowHearts'':
** The Wolf Bout in ''Shadow Hearts Covenant'' features several references to the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Gundam]] franchise. For example, the Black Dog Stars are based on the short-lived GoldfishPoopGang of the original series, while Blanca's ultimate move, Red Comet, is a ShoutOut to the nickname of recurring Gundam character Char Aznable.
** ''From the New World'':
*** A convict named Smith in Alcatraz asks you to spread a message to his ally Murdock. Murdock tells you to give the message to Peck, and Peck asks you to send the message to Baracus. [[Series/TheATeam Sound familiar?]]
** The Erick Theatre on Chelsea in UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity is showing ''Theatre/ThePhantomOfTheOpera''.
* ''VideoGame/ShadowOfTheWoolBall'': Apart from some textures outright based on the decoration from ''VideoGame/Wolfenstein3D'', there's the secret level "Smells of Doom", which has kittens dressed up like the protagonist from ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'', as well as "Nostalgia Park", which contains areas using textures from ''Wolfenstein 3D'' and ''[[VideoGame/PrinceOfPersia1 Prince of Persia]]'', complete with animatronics of enemies from the respective games.
* ''VideoGame/ShadowWarrior1997'' has a few, including:
** A strung-up [[Franchise/TombRaider Lara Croft]].
--->'''Lo Wang:''' She's raided her last tomb!
** A tomb, presumably belonging to Creator/JackieChan, if Lo Wang's remark is anything to go by.
** Pick up a second Uzi and Lo Wang will say "Be proud, [[Creator/JohnWoo Mister Woo]]."
* ''Franchise/SherlockHolmes'':
** ''VideoGame/SherlockHolmesTheAwakened'' is packed with these. Not only is the game itself a pastiche of Creator/ArthurConanDoyle and Creator/HPLovecraft, but two major characters under investigation (Dr. Gygax and Lord Arneson), as well as the authors of several reference books Holmes consults, are named for RPG designers. Plus, there's a cameo appearance by a little Belgian kid on a train, whose name just happens to be Literature/HerculePoirot.
** In the "sequel", ''VideoGame/SherlockHolmesVersusArseneLupin'', you need to take a picture of a bat to stun it (long story). When you look at the picture, sure enough, the shadow looks exactly like [[ComicBook/{{Batman}} a famous insignia]]. And then the guard says to take it to a man named Wayne, as it was his camera.
* ''VideoGame/{{Shift}} 4'' has the ending make a reference to ''[[spoiler:Film/{{Shaft}}]]'', but the series as a whole creates lots of shout outs to ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'':
-->"The [[spoiler:timer]] is a lie!"
* In ''VideoGame/ShonenIdleZ'', there are the enemies [[Manga/AstroBoy Astrakid]], [[IProduct iCRTOPUS]], and [[Franchise/DragonQuest Metalic Slime]]. The helpers resemble characters like [[Franchise/DragonBall Master Roshi]] and [[VideoGame/ChronoTrigger Lucca]]. The protagonist's outfit can be made to look like the ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' Gi or Battle Armor with scouter.
* Morgan Industries, one of the factions from ''VideoGame/SidMeiersAlphaCentauri'', has a subdivision called ''Morgansoft''. Its slogan: "Where do you want your node today?" -- a not-so-subtle reference to a Microsoft and their then-ongoing "where do you want to go today?" ad campaign.
* In ''VideoGame/SimEarth'', you can advance the evolution of a species with a [[Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey square black Monolith]]. Also, when the planet's civilisation reaches a high enough level, the cities turn themselves into starships and lift off from the planet, possibly a reference to Creator/JamesBlish's ''Literature/CitiesInFlight''.
* ''VideoGame/SINoALICE'':
** Sleeping Beauty's Paladin Class story references ''Literature/SunMoonAndTalia'', another variant of her story.
** When pulling the Grimoire, there is a chance for Parrah/Gishin to do the [[Franchise/StreetFighter Shun Goku Satsu]] on Noya/Anki. This exchanges 1 A weapon for a shiny book that's either an S or SS/SR weapon.
** [[VideoGame/{{Nier}} The Shadowlord's]] skill as a Nightmare is named '[[Literature/ForWhomTheBellTolls For Whom the Bell Splashes]]'.
** In the Manga, one of the news reporters discussing recent murders in Tokyo resembles [[VideoGame/NierAutomata 2B]] and even reports for the 2B Channel.
** The 'Yokubo Robo MKII' heavily resembles the [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Gurren]], complete with a blue version of [[CoolShades Kamina's]] [[TriangularShades shades]].
** The [[https://twitter.com/sinoalice_jp/status/1307922508390125569?s=19 preview video for the Kaguya/Spacesuit job from the Dorothy's Workshop series]] snuck in 2: a variation of Neil Armstrong's famous "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind"[[labelnote:note]]That's one small step for female, one giant leap for mankind[[/labelnote]] quote, and the [[Music/{{Yes}} 'To be continued']] meme from ''[[Franchise/JojosBizarreAdventure Jojo's Bizarre Adventure]]''.
* ''VideoGame/TheSkeleton'': The mode that pits you against a small army of skeletons is known as "[[Music/TheLivingTombstone Spooky Scary Skeletons]] Mode".
* In ''VideoGame/SodaDungeon'', the pet Dasha references Rainbow Dash from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''. Masks and hairstyles in the customize menu reference Crono from ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'', Cloud from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'', Wakka from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'', the mask from ''Film/TheMask'', the Guy Fawkes mask from ''Film/VForVendetta'', Trap Jaw from ''WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse1983'', Ghostface's mask from ''Film/Scream1996'', and Hannibal Lecter from ''Literature/TheSilenceOfTheLambs''. The Lair of Despair monsters reference ''Series/BarneyAndFriends'', ''WesternAnimation/CasperTheFriendlyGhost'', ''Film/CastAway'', ''VideoGame/DuckHunt'', ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'', ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'', ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'', [[UsefulNotes/KentuckyFriedChicken KFC]], Love Lamps, Ring Pops, and Troll Dolls.
* The achievements of ''VideoGame/SolastaCrownOfTheMagister'' contain a lot of references to pop culture:
** Surviving a CriticalHit is the requirement for the achievement [[Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail Just a flesh wound]]. Killing an enemy with your own critical hit grants [[WebVideo/CriticalRole How do you want to do this?]]
** Identify 20 magic items and you get the achievement [[VideoGame/{{Diablo}} Stay awhile and listen]].
** Exploiting ElementalRockPaperScissors for the first time gives you an achievement titled [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} It's Super Effective!]]
** The achievements for killing 20 enemies in a single campaign each with Cold and Poison damage are respectively [[Music/VanillaIce Ice Ice Baby]] and [[VideoGame/DOTA2 Ah, sweet toxicity!]]
** Creating a Cleric grants the achievement [[VideoGame/{{Overwatch}} I need healing!]], a Wizard grants [[Franchise/HarryPotter Yer a wizard, Henry]], a Barbarian grants [[Film/ConanTheBarbarian1982 To crush your enemies]], a Druid grants [[Literature/TheLorax I speak for the trees]] and a Monk grants [[Film/TheMatrix I know Kung Fu]].
** Kill Mardracht and you get an achievement titled [[Film/WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory You get nothing! Good day sir!]]
* ''VideoGame/SolomonsKeep'' has a ''VideoGame/{{Gauntlet}}'' reference. There's a chance for the evil necromancer himself to appear on a cleared floor to whack the player wizard's hit points really low. After which he says: "[[EvilLaugh Muahahahaha]]! Blue Wizard needs [[HealingPotion potion]] badly!"
* ''VideoGame/SoManyMe'': One of the costumes you can collect in the game is called "Grimm", and looks like [[VideoGame/AmericanMcGeesGrimm a certain area-corrupting troll]].
* ''VideoGame/SomaSpirits'': To ''VideoGame/AVeryLongRopeToTheTopOfTheSky'': The Long Rope's FlavorText is a reference to that, another UsefulNotes/RPGMaker game, which is distributed at the same site as the freeware version of ''Soma Spirits'':
--> A very long rope that doesn't quite reach the top of the sky.
* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'':
** The series is fairly laden with obvious references, especially with the [[Franchise/StarWars Death Egg]] (originating in ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2'', and seen many times since) and [[Anime/DragonBallZ Super Sonic]] (also originated in ''Sonic 2''). But there's also less obvious ones, such as G.U.N, a play on ComicBook/{{SHIELD}}.
** Eggman is a reference to the [[Music/TheBeatles I Am The Walrus]] song.
** Eggman's robot storage facility in ''VideoGame/SonicBattle'' is named [[Music/TheRollingStonesBand Gimme Shelter]].
** A quest in ''[[VideoGame/SonicChronicles Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood]]'' tasks you with retrieving a shopkeeper's prized possession in exchange for a piece of Eggman's old tech, which is needed to advance the story. The missing item in question? The shopkeeper's [[Film/OfficeSpace beloved red stapler]].
* ''VideoGame/SoulCalibur'': The fourth game features the "Tower of Lost Souls" mode, which has similar reward functions to ''VideoGame/TheTowerOfDruaga''.
* In ''VideoGame/SoulNomadAndTheWorldEaters'', when Christophe sends the hero and his/her group off to fight one of the World Eaters, Danette demands to know its special powers and weaknesses:
-->'''Gig:''' ...it can fly at like 5 million miles an hour. It has heat vision, it can breathe super-freezing air, and it can shoot freaking lasers from its eyes. Oh, but it can't see through lead, and it's totally weak to a certain element from its home world.\\
'''Danette:''' R-really?\\
'''Hero:''' No. He just stole that from [[ComicBook/{{Superman}} somewhere]].
* In ''VideoGame/SpaceRangers 2'', there's a disease that you can catch that makes you see strange things in space, including [[Franchise/StarWars the Death Star, the battle between Red Squadron and Darth Vader's wings]], and the ''Series/BabylonFive'' station.
* ''VideoGame/SpandexForce 2: Superhero U'' has a "Professor [[ComicBook/{{XMen}} Stormbringer]]" as well as a "[[ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes Lighting Lad]]" who claims he misspelled the name on his application. During Professor Blizzard Wizard's Christmas speech he states "And also, to [[{{HelloInsertNameHere}} So-and-So]], for cool logic in the face of danger, I award [[{{Literature/HarryPotter}} Chimeron House]] fifty points."
* In ''VideoGame/Spectre1991'', the flying Hunter-Killers resemble the HK-Aerial gunships from the Future War in ''Film/TheTerminator''.
* In ''VideoGame/TheSpectrumRetreat'', most of the achievements you get for completing levels are references to the song "Hotel California" by Music/{{Eagles}}.
* ''VideoGame/SpiderManWebOfShadows'' features Spidey remarking, "[[Webcomic/PennyArcade You know what? Chicken butt]]", at least if you're running it on PSP.
* ''VideoGame/SpiderManTrilogy'':
** ''VideoGame/SpiderMan2'':
*** Aside from having the usual Shout-Outs to Spider-Man and the Franchise/MarvelUniverse in general, the game also includes a considerably more subtle Shout-Out to a completely different work. The Shout-Out comes in the form of a random piece of dialogue you might hear from some thugs on the street.
---->"[[Film/AClockworkOrange Time for a little of the ole ultraviolence.]]"
*** There's also Mysterio saying "[[Film/ArmyOfDarkness Clatto Verata Nicto!]]" and "[[VideoGame/ZeroWing YOU HAVE NO CHANCE TO SURVIVE MAKE YOUR TIME!]]"
** ''VideoGame/SpiderMan3'' has Spidey telling villains "[[ComicBook/{{Batman}} I'd heard you were a cowardly and superstitious bunch...]]"
* ''VideoGame/{{Spiritfarer}}'':
** Raccoon Inc, the main business that you buy goods from throughout the game, mimics Tom Nook's business Nook Inc. from the ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'' series. It's staffed by various raccoons (or tanukis, Gwen isn't quite sure) all named Theodore, and has a reputation for being a harsh PredatoryBusiness reminiscent of [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation a long-standing]] [[RonTheDeathEater interpretation]] by Animal Crossing fans of Tom Nook being a sleazy businessman.
** The description for sawdust reads that it's [[Film/AttackOfTheClones coarse and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere.]]
** The names of the three turtles (Olga, Masha, and Irina) are taken from Anton Chekov's play ''[[Theatre/ThreeSisters Three Sisters]]'', which [[AllThereInTheManual the artbook lists as Stella's favorite piece of literature.]]
** Upon offering Gwen a cup of coffee, her favorite food item, she proclaims it to be "[[Series/TwinPeaks a damn fine cup of coffee.]]"
** Among Buck's figurines are a man with an absurdly huge sword in a red cloak between a man with white hair and armor and a dark-skinned woman, both wielding more reasonable swords. Seems the guy is a fan of ''Manga/{{Berserk}}''. He also has a Literature/ConanTheBarbarian poster and a pair of hobbit figurines.
** While it could be a coincidence, the description of sugar cane is "That cane will sure come in [[{{Pun}} candy]]!" Puns aside, that's exactly how [[VideoGame/GrimFandango another charming psychopomp offered a comfortable journey into the afterlife]], though admittedly on a tighter budget.
** There's a twofer in the mint trading card -- it's for "[[TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering Sorcery: the Reunion]]" and the narration hopes it's a Black Thunder Lotus.
** The description of the Valuable Ring:
--->[[Literature/TheLordofTheRings A beautiful specimen of the one true ring. But this one doesn't rule anything, except your wallet.]]
** This is a pretty obscure one, but it has to do with a {{Mondegreen}}. In the song "Our Lips Are Sealed" by Music/TheGoGos, the titular line is sometimes misheard as "Alex the Seal." The seal which runs the [[WarpWhistle bus stops]] is named Alex. Also, one of the game achievements is called "Sealed Lips."
** The self-help books you can add to Jackie's On-Call Room are described to be written by "self-help professionals such as Bobson Dugnutt and Dwigt Rortugal". These names come from the Japanese version of the SNES game localized as Fighting Baseball, where the Japanese developers didn't have the rights to use the names of real MLB players and made up [[{{Engrish}} American-sounding names]] instead. A list of several of them went viral online around 2017.
** Francis's errand to give him three different kinds of tuna in exchange for five jars of honey is called [[Film/HoneyIShrunkTheKids "Honey, I Shrunk the Fishes"]].
** One of the residents at Edgeborough Lane says, "[[WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove When the sun hits that dumpster just right]], you can really smell the dead fish."
* ''VideoGame/SplosionMan'' makes a Shout-Out in the process of pointing out that something else in the game isn't actually a Shout-Out -- the achievement for getting all the Cakes is called "This is not a VideoGame/{{Portal}} reference."
* ''VideoGame/SpongeBobSquarePantsSuperSponge'':
** The bonus levels take place in an AmusementPark called "[[Ride/SixFlags Six Clams]] Adventure Park".
** There is a "[[ComicBook/{{Batman}} Sponge-Signal]]" high in the sky in the background on the box art.
* There are a lot of strange creature in ''VideoGame/{{Spore}}'', but one of the stranger Maxis-created ones are the Barney Empire. And yes, they are [[Series/BarneyAndFriends purple dinosaurs]]. Oddly enough, they also [[spoiler:live in close proximity with the Grox]], [[TakeThat/VideoGames which might say something about Barney]]...
* One of the Specimens from ''VideoGame/SpookysJumpScareMansion'' was intentionally designed to resemble the Happy Mask Salesman from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask''.
* ''Franchise/SpyroTheDragon'':
** There's one in ''VideoGame/SpyroTheDragon1998'' to VideoGame/ParappaTheRapper. In the "Gnorc Cove" level, when Spyro rescues Tomas, at the end of their conversation Spyro goes "You gotta believe!" in a similar tone to that of Parappa.
** ''VideoGame/SpyroYearOfTheDragon'':
*** In the level "Desert Ruins", there's an explorer called [[Franchise/TombRaider Tara]], who is a not-so-subtle parody of Lara Croft. Not only does she have large... bazoomas, when she sees Spyro, she complains that she spends "all day moving crates, and pushing switches", only for someone else to come and steal her treasure.
*** There is one in Shelia the Kangaroo's stages. Unlike the rest of the game, it's almost completely viewed [[SideView from the side]]. Its name? "[[VideoGame/CrashBandicoot Krash Kangaroo]]".
*** The first-person shooter section with goals entitled [[VideoGame/{{Doom}} "You're Doomed!" and "You're Still Doomed!"]].
*** Moneybags claims that Sgt. Byrd is pining for the fjords. [[Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus Not that children would get that one.]]
*** In Enchanted Towers, one task involves rescuing a wolf called Farley, and returning them to their owner, named Mowat. At one point, Mowat says "[...] Don't cry, wolf, never cry, wolf...". The entire thing is a ShoutOut to the book ''Never Cry Wolf'' by Farley Mowat.
** A ''T. rex''-shaped robot enemy ''VideoGame/SpyroEnterTheDragonfly'' is known as the R-1000. It is an obvious reference to the T-1000 of ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay'' fame, right down to the liquid metal construction.
** ''VideoGame/SpyroAHerosTail'' has a scene where the Professor advises Spyro on what he needs to reach a level. Most of his suggestions are shout outs to other games.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Stacklands}}'', the Plank item card is depicted with a crudely-drawn smiling face on it, one that makes it look exactly like Johnny 2x4's CompanionCube pal Plank from ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy''.
* In ''[[VideoGame/WithFriends Stampede Run]]'', one of the victory poses has that character doing the [[Music/{{PSY}} "Gangnam Style"]] dance.
* ''VideoGame/StarControl'' series has enough Shout-Outs to earlier works of science fiction to have [[http://wiki.uqm.stack.nl/Influences_and_References a long "Influences and References" list]] on its own wiki. Perhaps the most obvious is the roster of human starship pilots, which includes such names as [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Kirk]], [[Franchise/StarWars Solo]], and [[Series/BattlestarGalactica1978 Adama]] -- as well as literary Shout-Outs such as Literature/{{Ender|sGame}}, [[Franchise/{{Dune}} Halleck]], [[Creator/StanislawLem Pirx]], [[Literature/PolesotechnicLeague Van Rijn]], and [[ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes Spiff]]. Several are hidden inside {{Technobabble}}; especially subtle is a reference to ''Literature/RoadsidePicnic''. Even ''Film/ThePrincessBride'' gets a plug.
* ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'':
** ''VideoGame/StarWarsGalacticBattlegrounds'' features the Imperial basic troops (unsurprisingly, stormtroopers) announcing "[[Film/THX1138 THX-1138]] ready, sir."
** When the player is doing well while playing as Han Solo in ''VideoGame/StarWarsBattlefrontII'', an enemy stormtrooper will occasionally exclaim, "Hey! Solo shot first! That's not fair!", a clear reference to Han's confrontation with Greedo at Mos Eisley in the original ''Star Wars'' movie.
** ''VideoGame/StarWarsKnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' has a few.
** The most obvious one is Bastila, who is a slightly more developed version of Aribeth from [[VideoGame/NeverwinterNights an earlier BioWare game]].
** "Canderous" was also the name of a minor NPC in Castlekeep.
** The 2001 Xbox game ''Star Wars: Obi-Wan'', set before and during the events of ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'', ends on a bizarre parody of the "Choose life" monologue from ''Film/{{Trainspotting}}''. It's an obvious ActorAllusion to Creator/EwanMcGregor's roles in both films, but TheOtherDarrin Lewis Mcleod plays him as a lot more Scottish than Obi-Wan ever sounds in the film, while also making reference to a lot of characters Obi-Wan never meets in any of the films.
-->"Choose the Force. Choose a job. Choose the Dark Side. Choose the Council. Choose a flubbing big lightsaber. Choose protocol droids, holoprojectors, and R2 units. Choose Watto, Tatooine, and Alderaan. Choose fixed-interest credit payments to Sebulba. Choose a Corellian freighter that did the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs. Choose a Wookiee. Choose sitting in Jabba's throne room, watching mind-numbing dancers, stuffing green chubas into your mouth. Choose rotting away at the end of it all, disappearing into thin air, nothing more than an embarrassment to the whiny kid you trained on the way to Alderaan. Choose your destiny. Choose the Force. But why would I want to do a thing like that? I chose not to choose the Dark Side. I chose something else. And the reasons? There are no reasons. Who needs reasons when you've got a lightsaber?"
* ''VideoGame/{{Starcrystal}} Episode I: Mertactor: The Volentine Gambit''. The instruction book for the game says that one possible job on the planet Mertactor is collecting the droppings of Beck's Beasts. It says "When your grandchildren ask 'What did you do in the Fifth Frontier War?', you can say 'I shoveled dung on Mertactor'". This is a reference to a line in the movie ''Film/{{Patton}}'' where the title general says that if your grandson "asks you 'What did you do in the great UsefulNotes/WorldWarII?', you won't have to say 'Well, I shoveled shit in Louisiana'".
* ''VideoGame/{{Startropics}}'' has a [[VideoGame/{{Gradius}} Moai head]] as a boss in one of its later levels.
* The ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'' game ''VideoGame/StrangeJourney'' has a skill called [[Music/{{Queen}} Bites The Dust]], [[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure which turns the target into a living bomb]].
* ''VideoGame/SteamWorldDig'' has a hidden area in the Old World stage, where you find a half-destroyed video game shop deep in the caves. It's adorned with ''Half-Life 3'' logos and posters ("It's Finally Here!"). It also has a line of skeletons who were presumably queuing for launch day - shame about the world ending first. One of them is even wearing a rather familiar HEV suit...
* ''VideoGame/StickyBusiness'': In ''[[DownloadableContent Plan With Me]]'':
** William Forger's username is [[Music/WillIAm "@will.i.am"]].
** The achievement for completing Violet and Emily's storyline is called [[Music/{{Nirvana}} "Smells Like Sticker Spirit"]].
* ''VideoGame/{{Strangeland}}'': The close-up shot of [[https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/1369520/ss_b177fa1b7e4af18a233358f6682b2fb7d2ecfb24.1920x1080.jpg?t=1622328924 the stranger talking on the payphone]] is a [[https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftse3.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DOIP.w4H84U6m0vT_CXXtIALIJQHaEK%26pid%3DApi&f=1 visual reference]] to ''Film/PhoneBooth''.
* In ''VisualNovel/StrawberryVinegar'':
** If Rie refuses Licia's deal:
--->'''Rie:''' I know about ''[[Theatre/DoctorFaustus Dr. Faustus]]'', and I know what happens to people who make contracts with demons.
** Licia mentions that her mother loves the manga ''[[Anime/CreamyMamiTheMagicAngel Silky Mami]]'' and ''[[Manga/TheRoseOfVersailles Violet of Versailles]]''.
** Rie knows a ''concerning'' amount about the H-scenes in ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'':
--->'''Rie:''' And you don't know anything about mollusks, or carnivorous plants, or honey pots?\\
'''Licia:''' Ehehe...I really don't know what you're talking about. Is it some kind of code?\\
'''Rie:''' I-in a matter of speaking, I suppose.
** The online forum Licia's sister visits where she posts pictures of anime girls and tells people to kill themselves. Licia says her sister gets really mad every time she gets on it, but for whatever reason keeps going on it. [[Website/FourChan A certain real website comes to mind.]]
** The name of a waitress changes to [[Literature/TheRing Sadako]] after Rie comments on how her complexion and black hair make her look like she should be in a horror movie.
* ''VideoGame/StreetsOfRage 3'' has a trio of {{Ninja}} {{Mooks}} named [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toshiro_Mifune Mifune]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sho_Kosugi Kosugi]], and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonny_Chiba Chiba]].
* ''VideoGame/StringTyrant'' has a few:
** The testaments and best gear are all tributes to {{VideoGame/Bloodborne}}
** The achievement picture for getting the golden ending on the hardest difficulty is a reference to one of the Studio's other NSFW projects.
** The person who made all the dolls that populate the manor is named Pygmalie, in reference to PygmalionPlot.
* At one point towards the end of ''VideoGame/TheSuffering'', you can answer a phone that isn't actually ringing to get a warning from a girl that [[Film/TheRing you will die in seven days]].
* In ''VideoGame/{{Suikoden}}'', the home base of the characters is always somewhere near water -- it's actually an enormous ship, in the most extreme case. This is a subtle Shout-Out to [[Literature/WaterMargin the novel]] from which the series gains its name and some of its themes -- including the recurring 108 characters -- in which the bandit protagonists are based out of a marsh.
* ''VideoGame/SummonNight'':
** ''VideoGame/SummonNightSwordcraftStory'' has standard {{Mythology Gag}}s to the main series, but Atlus added at least one ShoutOut in it. [[Film/TheWizard "I love the knuckle. It's so bad."]]
** ''VideoGame/SummonNightSwordcraftStory2'':
*** A sword in the game has the FlavorText of "[[Franchise/GhostBusters Who You Gonna Call]]"?
*** The protagonist says the line "Don't call me Shirley!" from ''Film/{{Airplane}}''.
* In ''VideoGame/SumomoTheater'', a parody of ''VideoGame/WonderMomo'', enemies resemble a female ''Manga/GeGeGeNoKitaro'', the floating samurai-helmeted boss from ''VideoGame/GetsuFumaDen'', the zombies in ''VideoGame/GhostsNGoblins'', fire-breathing ninjas from ''VideoGame/TheNinjaWarriors'', horned enemies from the arcade version of ''VideoGame/{{Rygar}}'', the hoverbike riders in ''Seicross'', the avian pilot from ''Sky Kid'', the Rick Dom mecha in ''VideoGame/SpaceHarrier'', blue ghosts from ''VideoGame/{{Spelunker}}'', and the wizard from ''VideoGame/TheTowerOfDruaga''.
* ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' contains an incredible number of Shout Outs to the mecha genre, which should come as little surprise as the entire series can be considered a virtual love-letter to the genre and its fans.
** One famous example is Ryusei Date, an AscendedFanboy who yells out phrases from his favorite shows while in battle.
** Some of the mecha unique to the game were made as homages to others; the most famous of these are the Grungust series, made to resemble Anime/MazingerZ and its brethren, and the Huckebein series, which look like dead-ringers for [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Gundams]]. In their first appearances, they even went so far as to give one of the Huckebein's alternate colors the familiar red, white and blue scheme.
** ''Original Generation 2'':
*** In the ending to several members of the team are re-assigned to a remote base in Russia called Gandum. Ryusei seems to find the name [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam awfully familiar]]...
*** Earlier in the game, Masaki gives another character the nickname of "Comet", as she's TheRival of a third character known as "Shooting Star", and happens to be piloting a red fighter. One of Masaki's [[TalkingAnimal cats]] starts to say "So should we call you the Red...", but is [[YouWannaGetSued interrupted before she can complete her sentence]]. This sure sounds familiar to some rivalry in a HumongousMecha show...
*** Excellen accidentally refers to the machine Calion as the "Galion". Ga''le''on is the name of the lion that turns into Anime/GaoGaiGar.
** In ''Original Generations'', Excellen Browning shows ''her'' own brand of nerdiness, especially when she references ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture''.
** In games where they appear together, [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Amuro Ray]] and [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Misato Katsuragi]] flirt constantly, a [[CastingGag reference to the fact that their voice actors played Usagi and Mamoru]] in ''Anime/SailorMoon''. As well, many characters will note how they sound similar to other characters.
** Mio Sasuga from the ''Masou Kishin'' sub-series of ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' brings us a ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'' shout out, especially in ''Alpha Gaiden'' where attacking with her Zamzeed's Chou Shin Dou Ken had her yelling Kenshiro's battle cry "Atatatatatata!" and ending with his CatchPhrase "[[YouAreAlreadyDead Omae wa mou shinderu]] ...Just kidding!"
** In addition to the general influence from and gags related to mecha series, ''Super Robot Wars'' contains a massive degree of homages, pastiches, and general shout-outs to every thinkable medium. In ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsUX'', for example, the protagonist quotes (or comes very close to quoting) quite a bit of dialogue from Shigotonin, one of the nicest-looking attacks performed by the originals is a shout out to one of that series' most iconic sequences, and one of the major themes associated with the heroes is a clear musical parallel to it's musical intro.
** ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsV'':
*** The [[Anime/TheBraveExpressMightGaine Shadow Army]] mooks, after being critically damaged by a Gundam, will ask if it's equipped with Shingan Sensor. This is actually a reference to "Hidden Shadow of G", an extremely obscure UC Gundam spinoff about [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot a ninja Gundam fighting other mobile suit ninjas]].
*** An equally obscure one happens in the "Three Strengths" DLC mission, where [[Anime/ShinMazinger Kouji]] compliments [[Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion Shinji]], saying that he was a "warrior of miracle", referencing the name of the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFidP9p8j9M cheesy, super robot-esque]] insert song of the Sega Saturn Evangelion game.
** ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsX'': Mazinkaiser is the next in line to pay homage to [[Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar Raoh's]] DyingMomentOfAwesome by uppercut-firing its Kaiser Nova towards its target in the skies, complete with the same angled shots.
* ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosCrusade'' has a Sandvich from ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' as a recovery item. Unlike in [=TF2=], though, this is a regular food recovery item and doesn't recover all your damage.
* ''Videogame/SupremeCommander2'' has a subtle ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' Shout-Out late in the game:
-->[-Which one should I attack first?-]\\
[-The ugly one.-]\\
[-.....could you be more specific?-]
* ''VideoGame/SwordOfChaos'':
** "[[VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft For the alliance!]]" --Centaur, Pleiadene Temple.
** "Queen Humbaba is angry. [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk You won't like her when she's angry--]]" --Crucifer, Green Courtyard description.
** "I was also once an adventurer. Until I was [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim hit in the knee by an arrow]]..." --Arena Officer
* In ''VideoGame/{{Swordigo}}'', a man hands the hero a sword, and says, "[[Memes/TheLegendOfZelda Before you go, take this sword. It's dangerous to go unarmed.]]"
* ''VideoGame/SydneyHunterAndTheCurseOfTheMayan''
** In the first temple, you can converse with a Mayan who wonders why the merchants selling things for money don't just break the pots containing all the gems they want. His final line is "[[WesternAnimation/GIJoeARealAmericanHero Knowing is half the battle.]]".
** Upon giving the Ka'ak Tablet to Bit'Hed, he will activate the magical [[Franchise/MegaMan disappearing and reappearing floating block platforms]].
** Before [[spoiler:growing Kukulkan to the size of a house]], Kinich Ahau tells Sydney he's gonna die a Creator/Suda51 death, and shouts "[[VideoGame/TravisStrikesAgainNoMoreHeroes Kukulkan Strikes Again!!!]]".
* In ''VideoGame/SymphonyOfWar'', [[spoiler:after returning from the dead]], the player character's class becomes "Lord". A heavily armored sword wielder who calls lighting from the sky to strike down an entire enemy squad. In ''VideoGame/OgreBattleTheMarchOfTheBlackQueen'' the player character is also has the lord class, with a similar attack (if of neutral alignment) while wielding a sword.
* The SpaceElevator in ''VideoGame/{{Syndicate}} Wars'' is placed in Sri Lanka. This is also home of Creator/ArthurCClarke, who popularised the idea in fiction.
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* Freeware puzzle game ''TAG: The Power of Paint'' features a neat ShoutOut. In the game, different color paints give you different powers when you walk over them. [[TabletopGame/Warhammer40000 And red paint makes you go faster.]]
* In ''Tales of Lagoona 2: Peril at Poseidon Park'':
** Some of the quests are called "[[{{Film/Spaceballs}} You've captured their stunt doubles!]]", "[[{{Film/Sneakers}} My voice is my passport]]", "[[WesternAnimation/DoraTheExplorer I'm the map]]", "[[Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus I'm a lumberjack and I'm okay]]", and "[[Film/{{Scarface 1983}} Say 'cello' to my little friend]]". The latter's description says that every time two rival orchestras get together in a back alley "[[Film/WestSideStory1961 finger-snapping and drum solos]]" take place.
** Leona's grandfather says "[[Series/Batman1966 Holy barnacles, Batmanatee!]]" when he sees the park improvements.
** A ''Barnacle Falls Bulletin'' headline states "[[VideoGame/{{Portal}} Aperture Science lies about cake for test subjects]], lawsuit pending."
** A quicksand-making puzzle says to watch out for "[[Film/ThePrincessBride rodents of unusual size]]".
** Two of the characters are named [[WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle Peabody and Sherman]].
* ''VideoGame/TalesSeries'':
** The series as a whole likes to reference other Namco-Bandai games. ''VideoGame/PacMan'' is a favourite -- there's a Pac-Man sculpture in Flanoir in ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'', and Jade Curtiss's belt is shaped like Pac-Man in ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss''.
** In ''VideoGame/TalesOfPhantasia'', Cress can equip a set of ten items from ''VideoGame/TheTowerOfDruaga'' to receive the title "Gilgamesh". The same title and a similar set of items exist for Zelos Wilder in ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'', which is also a prequel to ''Phantasia''.
** ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'' features the recurring phrase "Give me your name and I'll give you mine," from the [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Dwarf-raised]] Lloyd.
* In ''Tap Adventure: Time Travel'', Fiery Fox may be a reference to [[UsefulNotes/MozillaFirefox Firefox]].
* In ''[[VideoGame/KatamariDamacy Tap My Katamari]]'', in a victory screen, the Prince says, "[[Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheFellowshipOfTheRing One does not simply roll a Katamari...]]"
* In ''Tap Tap Infinity'', there is the zombie [[Series/TheAddamsFamily Lurch]], the frog soldiers [[Film/ThreeHundred Spartan and Prince Leomitus]], and the red bat [[Website/{{Reddit}} Rhed'it]].
* ''Tap Titans'':
** In the first game, the hero Twitterella the Tweeter is a reference to Website/{{Twitter}}. The enemy Nicholson is a reference to Creator/JackNicholson.
** ''Tap Titans 2'' has the heroes [[Literature/TheAdventuresOfTomSawyer Sawyer]] and [[VideoGame/GuiltyGear Zato]], there is a blue [[VideoGame/MarioKart spiked shell helmet]], and there are the Titans [[WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack Ackkuh]], [[ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} Dead Poo]], [[VideoGame/Portal1 G.L.A.H. and D.O.S.]], [[Franchise/CthulhuMythos Great Old One]], [[Literature/{{Dracula}} Drakecula]], [[Series/TheMunsters Munster Man]], [[Music/PaulMcCartney Sir Paul Beat]], [[Music/RingoStarr Starry Ringo]], [[ComicBook/IronMan Tony Stalk]], and [[Music/JohnLennon Witty Birb John]].
* In the UsefulNotes/ZXSpectrum game ''Techno Cop'', one crime to which the player is called is "Baby being crushed". The perp's name is Charles Paisley, the "baby crusher" mentioned in the Piranha brothers sketch from ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus''.
* ''VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesMutantsInManhattan'':
** After you beat Wingnut, he flies off on a flying machine similar to the [[ComicBook/NormanOsborn Green Goblin's]] glider.
** Before the climax of the game, Michelangelo says "[[VideoGame/ZeroWing All your base are belong to us]]" with Krang's robot-head.
* ''VideoGame/{{Teenagent}}'':
** Mark Hopper mentions even [[FRANCHISE/ASTERIx Obelix]] has friends besides being fat.
** Mark Hopper mentions he always liked ''Franchise/StarWars''.
* ''VideoGame/{{Temtem}}'':
** The Kickstarter trailer included two players, [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Fry and Leela]], joining forces for a cooperative battle.
** Trainers are referred to as Tamers, much like Franchise/{{Digimon}}.
** Monsters are kept in [[Franchise/YuGiOh cards.]]
** A tamer named Olayinka in the Chini Grotto resembles [[WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra Korra]].
** In Arbury (an island based on Great Britain), there's a ginger woman named Mèrida who's looking for her bow, just like the protagonist of ''WesternAnimation/{{Brave}}''.
** Also in Arbury is Lady Romanescu, a parody of [[VideoGame/ResidentEvilVillage Lady Dimitrescu]]. Down to jokes about her ass.
** If you try to go to another room in the Evershifting Tower without choosing a starter first, a dialogue box says "It's dangerous to go alone!", a reference the old man's iconic line in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI'' when he gives Link the sword.
** Chromeon's Tempedia entry begins with the line ''"Chrome-chrome-Chromeoooon, you come and gooo..."'', a reference to "Karma Chameleon" by Culture Club.
** Halzhi is partially named after HAL 9000 from ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey''; Skail and Skunch are named after Skaven, the rodent-people from ''TableTopgame/{{Warhammer}}''; and Oceara is named after the Mearas Mearas, a breed of wild horses from ''Literature/LordOfTheRings''.
** Hoglip and Hedgine's "Gotta Go Fast" trait is named after the memetic opening line of the ''Anime/SonicX'' theme song.
** The description of Psychosis says "Never take a shower before checking you're really alone," a reference to the famous shower murder from ''Film/{{Psycho}}''.
* ''Tetris with Cardcaptor Sakura - Eternal Heart'' is a ''VideoGame/TetrisTheGrandMaster'' LicensedGame spinoff based on ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura''. The goal is to clear seven jeweled blocks rather than make lines. This objective was adapted into a game mode in ''Tetris: The Grand Master 3 - Terror-Instinct''. Heboris, a fan clone of [=TGM=], features a similar mode called Tomoyo.
* ''VideoGame/ThanksKillingDay'': Whenever the killer pilgrim manages to kill [[PlayerCharacter the kid]], the ''Franchise/FinalFantsy'' theme plays over the GameOver screen.
* In ''VideoGame/ThetaVsPi7'', you talk with a piano player early on who is less than impressed. He claims that even [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros his plumber]] is a better adventurer than you.
* Some of ''VideoGame/ThunderForce V'''s bosses are named after bands: for instance, Music/DeepPurple for Stage 1, and Music/IronMaiden for Stage 2.
* ''VideoGame/{{Timberborn}}'': The flavour text for the medical bed begins with "'Tis but a scratch!", a line from ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail''.
* ''VideoGame/TimeGal'' has one, but only in Japan: in one of the death scenes in 1588, Reika is chased by a shark. What does she say while this is happening? "[[Film/{{Jaws}} JAAAAAAAAAWZUUUUUUUUU!]]" In the U.S. version, when swinging on a vine in 65,000,000 B.C., she ''attempts'' a Franchise/{{Tarzan}} scream.
* The first motorcycle level in ''VideoGame/TombRaiderLegend'' is a shoutout to the ending of ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade''.
* ''VideoGame/TotemTribe'' has a series of stones with mostly-helpful information along the coast of the game's various islands. On Monkey Island, one of them says "[[VideoGame/MonkeyIsland Guybrush Threepwood was here.]]"
* ''VideoGame/ToyStory3'': Once you get deeper into the Haunted House, the game starts playing "[[Franchise/TheHauntedMansion Grim Grinning Ghosts]]".
* Seeing as how ''VideoGame/TransformersWarForCybertron'' is basically High Moon Studio's love letter to the childhoods of boys who grew up in The80s, the whole game runs on Shout-Outs to the Transformers universe.
** What isn't a blatant re-purposing of content from other continuities is simply PragmaticAdaptation: turning Megatron's alt mode from a pistol to a tank is one of them.
** Clearer examples are often used for the names of achievements. For example, if you kill two snipers within 5 seconds of each other, you are rewarded with the achievement "Targetmaster".[[note]]For those who aren't Transfans, the Targetmasters was a line of toys produced during Generation 1.[[/note]]
** Props go out to the [[spoiler:boss battle with Soundwave during the Autobot half of the Campaign mode. After the player hasn't seen hide nor hair of Rumble, Frenzy, or Laserbeak during the three missions where you can play as Soundwave, and possibly as a mild Shout-Out in his possession of the Sentry ability, he produces all three during the boss encounter, and they are in fact integral to defeating the monotone fiend.]]
** The entire game is basically a re-imaging of the backstory to G1, with a TV series following up on it planned. It has Shout-Outs to every other Western ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' thrown in for good measure. Actually explaining ''how'' Starscream went from a scientist and friend of Jetfire to a treacherous Decepticon is a nice touch.
** ''VideoGame/TransformersFallOfCybertron'' continues the tradition, with Slug (formerly Slag) quoting his entrance from ''The Transformers: The Movie''. Plenty of other pop up as well, including Starscream's crown from his coronation scene in the same film.
* ''VideoGame/{{Transistor}}'':
** The Bracket Towers Maintenance Section has the code 0451, which is famously used as the initial door code in ''VideoGame/SystemShock'', and many games referencing this since. (Which is itself a reference to ''Literature/Fahrenheit451''.)
** In a track "She Shines" has a set of lyrics that could be a nod to Film/BladeRunner.
--->"Lost in the cloud, like tears in the rain."
* ''VideoGame/TheTreeOfLife'':
** Row 9 of Coin upgrades is the opening lines of ''Franchise/StarWars'' films, with "rather near here..." instead of "far, far away..."
** The last five Amino Acids milestones that are exclusive to non-extreme mode are taken from Creator/WilliamShakespeare's Sonnet 106.
** The Dilation challenge is partially inspired by Time Dilation from ''VideoGame/AntimatterDimensions'', as the changelog for the entry that added an explanation for it states "[go play AD y'all]".
* In ''VideoGame/TrinityUniverse'', there's an optional event where Kanata and his friends run into Recit after he goes on a rash of cash register vandalism. Recit immediately admits to being responsible, which disappoints the Prinny, who expected to engage in a battle of wits where Kanata would "[[Franchise/AceAttorney use logic, deduce, and present evidence]]" to incriminate him.
-->'''Prinny:''' Take that, dood!\\
'''Pamela:''' Objection!
* ''VideoGame/TrueCrimeStreetsOfLA'': [[Film/ArmyOfDarkness "Like this? This is my BOOMSTICK!"]]
* The Steam achievements for the oil-drilling business simulation ''Turmoil'' include [[Film/ThereWillBeBlood "Empty Milkshake"]] and [[WesternAnimation/SouthPark "Tree Fiddy"]].
* In Outlaw's ending of ''VideoGame/TwistedMetal: Head On'', Carl accidentally wishes for Jamie to "shut up", and her [[WipeThatSmileOffYourFace mouth fuses shut]] in the same manner as Neo's in ''Film/TheMatrix''.
* ''VideoGame/TwistedWonderland'' all over the place, with details referencing not only Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon but also the original fairy tales the works were based on.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Understand}}'': The theme of level 8-? is references to other puzzle games. [[spoiler:The rule is that you have to highlight the name of the game being referenced.]]
** 8-?-2 is a straight-forward reference that spells out the title of ''VideoGame/TheWitness'' and displays some symbols from it.
** 8-?-3 references ''VideoGame/BabaIsYou'', and even uses the RosesAreRedVioletsAreBlue poem from the "Poem" level.
** 8-?-4 shows you a sentence along with the main character from ''VideoGame/{{Fez}}''.
** 8-?-5 shows you the ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'' logo, a companion cube and another portal. [[spoiler:The portals are functioning, and necessary for spelling out "PORTAL".]]
* ''VideoGame/UnisonLeague'':
** "How can the princess be MISSING? Is she [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1 in another castle]]?" --Falsa, after completing Stage 3.
** "Still, as a wise man once said, [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda it's dangerous to go alone]]." --Nimey, explaining how to join a guild.
* ''VideoGame/TheUniversim'': One of the posters that can appear on the side of a skyscraper depicts Nugget versions of WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty, and occasionally they'll visit your planet through a portal.
* ''VideoGame/{{Unpacking}}'':
** The protagonist gets her hands on several classic Nintendo systems throughout her life, such as a UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube, UsefulNotes/NintendoWii, UsefulNotes/GameBoy, and a UsefulNotes/NintendoDS. In addition, some of the games that you must put away are not-so-subtly inspired by real games, such as ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker'', ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'', ''VideoGame/TheSimpsonsHitAndRun'', and ''VideoGame/{{Okami}}''. She also acquires a UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 and an appropriate collection of games for it. She also has a couple volumes of the ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' English hardcover collection and [=DVDs=] and [=Blu-Rays=] of assorted movies such as ''Film/{{Avatar}}'', ''Film/BrokebackMountain'', ''Film/DonnieDarko'', ''Film/{{Jaws}}'', ''Film/PansLabyrinth'', ''Film/ShinGodzilla'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{UP}}''.
** One of the protagonist's stuffed toys is Bluey from ''Webcomic/DragonTails''.
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* ''VideoGame/VentureKid'': One of the treasures you can collect to get the game's TrueEnding is a golden [[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem [=NES=]]] cartridge.
* ''VideoGame/VermintideII'':
** One of the tomes in the map "Empire in Flames" is located in a [[Literature/TheCaskOfAmontillado bricked-up alcove in a wine cellar with a skeleton in it]].
** The picture for the "Gun to a Swordfight" achievement is clearly a reference to a famous scene from ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'', where Indiana Jones [[CombatPragmatist shoots a big man brandishing a sword at him menacingly]].
** An exchange between Saltzpyre and Kruber is very similar to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArRJFo27oh0 one given]] in ''Series/{{Sharpe}}'', where the dying Cpt. Murray gifts his officer's sword to the protagonist Richard Sharpe. Given that it's the same actor, Tim Bentinck, it might qualify as a {{Homage}}.
-->'''Saltzpyre''': Should I die, Kruber, I want you to have my sword of office.\\
'''Kruber''': Uh, why? So people will think I'm a Witch Hunter?\\
'''Saltzpyre''': No. [[PetTheDog So that people will think I liked you.]]
* ''VideoGame/AVeryLongRopeToTheTopOfTheSky'': The Developer's Note for the song "Royalty". The ''Lennus'' series is ''VideoGame/PaladinsQuest'' and ''VideoGame/LennusII'':
--> This song was pretty heavily inspired by the music from the Lennus series.\\
I also attribute my overuse of the glockenspiel to the Lennus series (though there is no glockenspiel in this song).
* ''VideoGame/VGAMiner'': To ''Literature/TheHobbit'' when the game ends:
-->-- Thanks for playing ''Miner VGA.'' Hope you had a good time. May the hair on your toes never fall off... Frodo
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* ''VideoGame/WhereInTimeIsCarmenSandiego1997'' has Shakespeare himself quote his own play when trying to get his dog to leave. He yells "[[Theatre/{{Macbeth}} Out, damned spot]]."
* In ''VideoGame/WhileTrueLearn'', one of the [[VirtualPaperDoll skins]] you can buy for your pet is [[Anime/MyNeighborTotoro Catbus]].
* ''VideoGame/WhiteNoise2'': One of the new investigators, Maria, has [[WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse Rose Quartz's]] hair.
* In ''[[VideoGame/WuTangShaolinStyle Wu Tang: Shaolin Style]]'', Inspecta Deck's TouchOfDeath fighting style references Kenshiro's Hokuto Shinken art from ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'', complete with a [[YourHeadAsplode head-asploding]] FinishingMove.
* In ''VideoGame/WitchHunt'', the player is followed around the map by a mysterious black goat that looks a lot like [[Film/TheWitch Black Phillip]]. [[spoiler:And like ''Film/TheWitch'', the ending implies the goat is Satan in disguise, keeping tabs on you]].
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* ''VideoGame/YoNoid2EnterTheVoid'':
** The names of the unlockable characters:
*** The default Noid is "None Pizza", a reference to the "None Pizza with Left Beef" meme.
*** "The Return" lets you play as a Noid who wears green, jumps higher, wiggles his legs while jumping, and skids to a stop, making him a clear parallel to [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Luigi]]. Additionally, his name in text boxes is "Mr. Green", confirming that he's the antagonist of the original game.
*** [[Music/Crush40 Crust 40]] has you play as a Franchise/{{Sonic|TheHedgehog}}-like Noid.
*** The pill-shaped Noid is selected through the "[[Franchise/MegaMan Proto Man]]" option. According to the text boxes, his name is [[VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey Cappy]].
** In Swing Factory, there's a platform near the start with four notches, pepperonis in three of those notches, and a rock nearby. Putting the rock in the empty notch causes [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild a mushroom named Oroki to appear, who says "Yahaha! You found me!"]]
** The final boss of the game is [[spoiler:a blue-haired man "voiced" by a text-to-speech program, named [[Music/HatsuneMiku Mike Hatsune]]. He also makes reference to creating a [[Music/{{Vocaloid}} "vocal Noid"]].]]
* ''VideoGame/YourBizarreAdventure'' (a ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' FanGame):
** Most of the game's music is taken from ''Manga/MadeInAbyss''.
** You can find "Joe Kojoe" ([[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStoneOcean Part 6]] Jotaro) out into the ocean surrounding the main map's Colosseum, referencing [[https://media1.tenor.com/images/1d8eff7b5f3a4446a60af0e73e700873/tenor.gif?itemid=8182319 a popular GIF]] depicting him dancing in a shallow body of water.
** Death is always accompanied by "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZIpFytCSVc Bruh Sound Effect #2]]".
** The pizza place occasionally plays [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czTksCF6X8Y the pizza delivery music]] from ''VideoGame/SpiderMan2'' while you're inside it.
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