Line #1 ShoutOut/NetHack


1	* [[https://www.alt.org/nethack/addmsgs/viewmsgs.php The nethack.alt.org server]] adds a ''ton'' of additional messages, including to stuff as diverse as ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'', ''Creator/MontyPython'', and ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb''. One False Rumor claims that "[=TVTropes=] are not addicting at all.".
2	* The ''VideoGame/{{Rogue}}'' level re-skins most of the game's graphics in the style of ''[=NetHack=]'''s famous ancestor.
3	* [[http://nethackwiki.com/wiki/Hallucinatory_Monsters Fighting monsters while hallucinating generates a ton of them.]] [[note]]They include:
4	** [[TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons beholder]]
5	** Y2K bug
6	** NinjaPirateZombieRobot
7	** [[Film/AttackOfTheKillerTomatoes killer tomato]]
8	** [[Literature/TheFrogPrince frog prince]]
9	** [[Webcomic/DudleysDungeon Dudley]]
10	** [[VideoGame/{{Zork}} grue]]
11	** [[Myth/ClassicalMythology siren]]
12	** [[VideoGame/{{Wizardry}} creeping coins]]
13	** [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Ancient Multi-Hued Dragon]]
14	** [[Literature/AliceInWonderland white rabbit]]
15	** [[Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail killer bunny]]
16	** [[Film/ThePrincessBride rodent of unusual size]]
17	** [[Anime/BubblegumCrisis boomer]] (You may first think of VideoGame/Left4Dead, but the source code credits it otherwise.)
18	** [[WesternAnimation/WallaceAndGromit were-rabbit]]
19	** Smokey Bear
20	** [[Literature/{{Discworld}} Luggage]]
21	** [[Literature/DoctorDolittle pushmi-pullyu]]
22	** [[Franchise/StarTrek tribble]] (and Klingon, and Borg)
23	** [[Franchise/StarWars Ewok]]
24	** [[Anime/MyNeighborTotoro Totoro]]
25	** [[Manga/NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind ohmu]]
26	** [[Franchise/SailorMoon youma]]
27	** [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} nyaasu]] (Japanese name for Meowth)
28	** Franchise/{{Godzilla}}
29	** Film/KingKong
30	** Franchise/{{Terminator}}
31	** [[Series/DoctorWho Dalek]]
32	** [[Literature/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy microscopic space fleet]]
33	** [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles teenage mutant ninja turtle]]
34	** [[Manga/UsagiYojimbo samurai rabbit]]
35	** [[Film/LittleShopOfHorrors Audrey II]]
36	** Series/BarneyTheDinosaur
37	** [[VideoGame/{{Angband}} Morgoth]]
38	** [[Series/Babylon5 Vorlon]]
39	** Franchise/{{Predator}}
40	** [[Franchise/{{Doom}} cacodemon]]
41	** [[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 Crow T. Robot]]
42	** [[VideoGame/UltimaOnline Lord British]]
43	** [[Music/TheyMightBeGiants particle man]]
44	** Webcomic/BobTheAngryFlower
45	** [[WebAnimation/HomestarRunner Strong Bad]]
46	** [[WebAnimation/WeeblAndBob Magical Trevor]]
47	** [[VideoGame/KingdomOfLoathing one-winged dewinged stab-bat]]
48	** UsefulNotes/FlyingSpaghettiMonster
49	** [[VideoGame/MonkeyIsland three-headed monkey]]
50	** [[Anime/DomoTV Domo-kun]]
51	** [[WebOriginal/LOLCats looooooooooooong cat]]
52	** [[VideoGame/{{Powder}} tridude]]
53	** [[VideoGame/DungeonCrawl lernaean hydra]]
54	** [[VideoGame/{{Starcraft}} zergling]]
55	** [[Literature/CharlieAndTheGreatGlassElevator vermicious knid]]
56	** [[TabletopGame/{{Carcassonne}} meeple]]
57	** [[WesternAnimation/TheWombles womble]]
58	** [[Series/FraggleRock fraggle]]
59	[[/note]]
60	* [[https://nethackwiki.com/wiki/You_hear Hearing certain events or areas]] while hallucinating also triggers shout-outs.
61	** You hear [[Film/DrDolittle Dr. Doolittle!]] [sic]
62	** You hear [[Literature/AChristmasCarol Ebenezer Scrooge!]]
63	** Someone shouts [[WesternAnimation/AliceInWonderland "Off with his/her head!"]]
64	** You hear WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck!
65	** You hear a voice say, [[Franchise/StarTrek "It's dead, Jim."]]
66	* The [[HawaiianShirtedTourist Tourist]] class is basically one big ShoutOut to ''Literature/{{Discworld}}''. The quest leader's name is even Twoflower!
67	* The [[AdventurerArchaeologist Archeologist]] class uses a leather jacket, a fedora and a bullwhip, just like [[Franchise/IndianaJones a certain other]] famous archaeologist.
68	* Many of the game mechanics are shout outs to [=CRPGs=] that were famous when ''[=NetHack=]'' first came out, but are obscure or even forgotten today. For instance:
69	** 'K'icking walls to open secret doors is a shoutout to the early games in the ''VideoGame/{{Wizardry}}'' series.
70	** The ritual of using a magical bell, book and candle to open the way to the endgame is straight out of ''VideoGame/UltimaIV'' (which, in turn, may have borrowed it from ''VideoGame/{{Zork}}''.)
71	** The Wizard and Amulet of Yendor are named for the ultra-obscure... ''Amulet of Yendor''.
72	* As you might expect from a kitchen-sink fantasy game, there are numerous shout-outs to ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' and ''Literature/TheHobbit'', including the magic inscription 'Elbereth', and the sword Orcrist and the dagger Sting. #chat-ting to a peaceful hobbit will prompt them to ask "about the One Ring". They also have a small chance of spawning with a dwarvish cloak or a elven mithril coat.
73	* Many of the unique artifacts are shout-outs to various works of fiction, including: The Vorpal Sword (''Literature/AliceInWonderland''), Snickersnee (''Theatre/TheMikado''), Stormbringer (''Literature/TheElricSaga''), Grayswandir (''Literature/TheChroniclesOfAmber''), and The Eyes of The Overworld (''Literature/DyingEarth'').
74	* If you chose Barbarian as a class, and get a dog pet, its name will be "[[ComicBook/{{Asterix}} Idefix]]".
75	* Dismount off a mount you haven't named, and you get the message [[Music/{{America}} "You've been through the dungeon on a <steed> with no name", or, if you're hallucinating, "It felt good to get out of the rain"]].
76	* The gold coins are called zorkmids. This was the standard unit of currency in ''VideoGame/{{Zork}}''.
77	* The species names for the coyote monster are based off of WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner. If the coyote is cancelled, the name becomes its real-life nomenclature.
78	* A raven will respond "[[Literature/TheRaven Nevermore!]]" should the player character chat with one.
79	* As of Nethack 3.6.0, there is a 33% chance of releasing "the picture-painting demon" upon breaking a camera, in reference to how cameras work in ''Franchise/{{Discworld}}''.
80	* Some of the things a T-shirt can read when read are:
81	** [[Literature/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy "Don't Panic"]]
82	** [[Manga/RanmaOneHalf "Furinkan High School Athletic Dept."]]
83	** [[WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}} "Hel-LOOO, Nurse!"]]
84	** [[VideoGame/MonkeyIsland "I bounced off a rubber tree" and "Plunder Island Brimstone Beach Club"]]
85	** [[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire "/Valar morghulis/ -- /Valar dohaeris/"]]
86	* Mail generated through a wish or in a bones file will be addressed to ''Larn'', a video game that sends you junk mail if you win.
87	* #chat-ting with a gecko while hallucinating might prompt it to tell the player "15 minutes could save you 15 zorkmids", in reference to Advertising/{{Geico}} insurance.
88	* #chat-ting with Death has a 1/10 chance of catching him reading a copy of [[ComicBook/TheSandman Sandman #8]], where another character named Death is introduced.
89	* Novels, added in v. 3.6.0, have names that reference ''Franchise/{{Discworld}}''.
90	* Credit cards can be read in v. 3.6.0, and some of the possible banking institutions are from other media:
91	** "Ankh-Morpork Merchant's Guild Barter Card" and "Ankh-Morpork Thieves' Guild Unlimited Transaction Card" are both from ''Franchise/{{Discworld}}''.
92	** There are credit cards from banks from ''Larn'' and ''Omega'', fellow {{Roguelike}} games.
93	** "Bank of VideoGame/{{Zork}} - Frobozz Magic Card"
94	* Nethack 3.6.1 allows players to read candy bars, and naturally some of them are shout-outs to other works.
95	** [[Series/{{Lost}} Apollo]]
96	** [[WesternAnimation/SouthPark Moon Crunchy]]
97	** [[WebOriginal/LOLCats Om-nom]] %% Not a cookie monster reference, as indicated by the source code.
98	** [[Film/{{Serenity}} Fruity Oaty]]
99	** [[Franchise/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory Wonka Bar]]
100	* In the [=UnNetHack=] variant, if you eat a long worm, the taste is described as being "[[Franchise/{{Dune}} spicy]]".

Context ShoutOut / NetHack