Line #166 ShoutOut/GlitchInTheSystem


1	!'''Due to this game's episodic nature, [[Administrivia/SpoilersOff all spoilers for previous chapters are unmarked]]. Administrivia/YouHaveBeenWarned! But only those that relate to ''Glitch in the System''. For all outside media, spoiler it.'''
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3	Once again, much like its [[VideoGame/TheBOSSAJacksepticeyeFanGame predecessor]] there are several.
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5	* There are multiple callbacks to ''The BOSS'' throughout the game.
6	* There are also multiple references to ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'', although only Burgerpants and Sans have appeared thus far as actual characters. The rest, including main Undertale characters from the previous game, are just cameos.
7	* Due to being set in 2020, there are multiple references to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic as well.
8	* If you name yourself "Erin", there is a nod to [[https://www.youtube.com/@DolphinTreasureArt DolphinTreasureArt]].
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10	[[folder:CHAPTER ONE: DEJA VU]]
11	* Checking the TV before entering Wireland has Jack joke that he watched [[Creator/{{UKTV}} Channel 19]] for hours the previous night. [[note]] Channel 19 in the UK is the channel "Dave". [[/note]]
12	* Checking the phone before entering Wireland has Jack joke that it would be fun to call [[WebVideo/PewDiePie Felix]], ''unless'' he was playing ''VideoGame/PlayerUnknownsBattlegrounds'' on stream again. Then he jokes that it'd be nice to say hi to his viewers again, though.
13	* Checking the bathroom's couch before entering Wireland has Jack exclaim [[RunningGag "No bathroom is complete without a couch!"]] before realizing that it sounds like a running gag in [[VideoGame/{{Septiscape}} another game.]]
14	* Checking the toilet before entering Wireland will have Jack joke that [[https://youtu.be/0ZSHZ4yMoeY?si=r7pWm8ww4JEUtjQY Totally Accurate Toilet Simulator]] was ''2013'' not 2020.
15	* Jack's [[https://youtu.be/zD8p7CtLJ4s?si=q0SaYdvI5LPrlmr_ trumpet]] appears.
16	* On Jack's computer screen there are a myriad of games, but here are the ones that have not appeared outside of this yet:
17	** ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddysSisterLocation''
18	** ''VideoGame/BendyAndTheInkMachine'' [[note]] Could appear alongside ''VideoGame/{{Cuphead}}'' in Chapter 3. [[/note]]
19	** ''VideoGame/TotallyAccurateBattleSimulator''
20	** ''VideoGame/{{SIMULACRA}}''
21	** One of the ''VideoGame/GodOfWar'' games
22	** ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrange''
23	** ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}''
24	** ''VideoGame/{{Subnautica}}''
25	* Once Jack re-enters Wireland, if you check the magazines again, one of the covers has been replaced with a picture of [[VideoGame/ManualSamuel Death]], to which he draws the line.
26	* ''VideoGame/PresentableLiberty'''s cell makes a brief appearance as Billy gets himself trapped there at the start of the game.
27	* [[VideoGame/ShadowOfTheColossus Kuromori]] makes a cameo, sleeping on the train.
28	* There are multiple callbacks to [[Website/{{Cleverbot}} Evie]].
29	* On the train itself, there are a few cameos.
30	** ''Cooldog Teaches Typing'': Cooldog appears.
31	** ''SIMULACRA'': Gregg appears, complete with "FUUUUUUUCK IT SO MUUUUUUCH".
32	** ''Once Upon A Coma'': The main character from this game appears.
33	** ''VideoGame/LittleNightmares'': A Nome appears.
34	** ''Snow Cone Adventure'': The couple from this game appear.
35	** ''VideoGame/ToTheMoon'': Watts and Eva appear, albeit in their ''Finding Paradise'' iterations.
36	* In the ''VideoGame/SlimeRancher'' section, checking the Puddle Slimes after freeing Jenny results in a passing nod to ''VideoGame/HappyWheels''
37	* Once again, in the ''Turmoil'' section, whilst on the topic of robbing the bank, Jack brings up that he ''still'' hasn't played ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' on the channel. Billy begins to retort, but Jenny counters by saying that Billy's lucky he's never played ''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}'' on the channel either. Billy, seemingly knowing how bad the trials, and thereafter punishments, are in that series, relents, terrified.
38	* When you first encounter Cliff in this game he's wearing WebVideo/{{Markiplier}} merch.
39	* When Cliff jumps off of ''Turmoil'''s oil machine, the [[StockScream Wilhelm Scream]] is heard.
40	* When Cliff asks what kind of party animal Billy takes him for, Billy retorts with "Party animal? You? More like Franchise/{{Garfield}}." Unfortunately, this mockery doesn't work on Cliff as he loves comics.
41	* When entering the hospital for the first time (which is confirmed by the credits to be based off of both ''Bio Inc'' and ''VideoGame/TwoPointHospital'', although the patient records list it as ''Bio Inc Hospital''. Fitting, considering [[https://youtu.be/DIxLO_C8zIY?si=zwfo9rLzY48tiXgq connection between this game and Schneep.]]), Billy mistakes it for ''VideoGame/SurgeonSimulator2013'', leaving him petrified, as the person in charge of the hospital is, rather worringly, Dr Schneeplestein.
42	* When first meeting Schneep, there's a nod to the ''Fuddruckers'' restaurant.
43	* Jack compares the showers being ''bigger on the inside'' to [[Series/DoctorWho British sci-fi technology.]]
44	* When Jack was worried that Jenny was being abducted in the shower, he compares it to ''Film/{{Psycho}}'', much to Jenny's disdain.
45	* Cliff compares his shower's gadget to [[WesternAnimation/BigHero6 Baymax.]]
46	* When checking the vines in Jack's shower, Cliff brings up the fact of Website/{{Vine}}'s untimely demise.
47	* When checking the rock in Jack's shower, Jack excalimed that the pioneers used them for [[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS1E5PizzaDeliveryHomeSweetPineapple delivering pizzas.]]
48	* When checking the palm trees in Jenny's shower, Cliff mentions that palm trees and coastal areas go together like crabs and water or [[Music/{{Noisestorm}} crabs and raves.]]
49	* When in Schneep's shower, the music that plays is from Jack's [[https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMBYlcH3smRwkt7630CzaDNQTmDTxe1Gk&si=BsJ8LtulzGkgqjzV Reading Your Comments]] series.
50	* Much like in the last game, the hospital announcements reference [[https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMBYlcH3smRxVVr1L2QGJIB-lU8L-iUVc&si=zHctPgbKGJbvEPwh Jack's old]] ''VideoGame/PlagueInc'' diseases.
51	* Some of Schneep's heart monitors are playing ''VideoGame/{{Minesweeper}}''.
52	* Jack compares the hospital's menu to the old ''TABS'' layout.
53	* If you check the lockers in the hospital, the party starts to hear some [[JustForFun/{{Rickroll}} Rick Astley.]]
54	** Checking the TV next to it reveals it's playing ''Series/GameOfThrones''.
55	* There is a line that states that most of Schneep's patients died of [[https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMBYlcH3smRzilLqwdsGSiw2sE20lToiu&si=74e0dnISN5M9ouW5 Cow]] [[VideoGame/TheSims4 Plants]], as well as starvation.
56	* One of Schneep's plants are called Lawnmower Larry, while another is called [[VideoGame/KerbalSpaceProgram Jebediah.]] There's a third one nicknamed "Towers". Checking it will have Jack say to [[VideoGame/{{Fortnite}} "Drop Tilted, cowards!"]]
57	* Doctor Schneeplestein's book is titled [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_Dummies Diagnoses for Dumbasses]].
58	** The ''Pill for Beatsy Things'' page makes a remark that if the patient's problem actually ''is'' a [[Film/{{Alien}} chest-bursty alien]] then you need to haul everyone's asses out of the hospital because Wireland is well and truly fucked. Unfortunately for Schneep, Jack ''has'' played ''VideoGame/AlienIsolation''...
59	*** Also the same page says that it will [[Franchise/TheMatrix unfortunately not make you more aware than you already are.]] This is because the pill itself is red, just like ''The Matrix'' series.
60	* All of Schneep's patients are cameos, with the exception of one:
61	** ''Undertale'': Burgerpants (see above)
62	** ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrange2'': Sean, Daniel and Mushroom, the dog. The dog itself is the patient.
63	** ''Shark Dating Simulator XL'': Shark-Chan is a patient.
64	** ''VideoGame/TheWalkingDeadTelltale'': Lee is a patient, and is also worried about Clementine. Both take their designs from the first season, although as each season is ''technically'' a different game, there may be several Clementines running around Wireland. [[spoiler: No other Lee's however, seeing as he dies at the end of Season 1.]]
65	** ''VideoGame/LittleInferno'': Sugarplumps is a patient.
66	** ''Characters/MarkiplierMajorCharacters'': Warfstache is a patient.
67	* If you check on the fish when Billy is back in your party, the dish is revealed to be a Billy Bass Fish. Its song? [[https://youtu.be/ao3NbtmNlQY?si=Sa0saj3PSVNgNn5R "DIIIIICKS!"]]
68	* If you use the phone in the initial area of Byte'on, Billy mentions that he needed a ''Danganronpa'' developer to tell him the theory of trapping people inside the harddrive.
69	* One of Byte'on's buildings is relegated to ''Happy Wheels'', ''Guts and Glory'', Undyne, Papyrus, and ''VideoGame/NightInTheWoods''. Unsurprisingly, given the events in Jack's kitchen during the last game, the building is demolished to the point that they hit the maximum amounts of renovations they're allowed in a year in ''January''. In fact, play the game ''in'' January, and the dialogue changes to mention they hit the amount "today."
70	* In Byte'on, there are a multitude of cameos:
71	** Phil and Smiley from ''VideoGame/RiddleSchool'' return from the last game.
72	** Niko from ''VideoGame/{{OneShot}}'' makes a cameo, but since Jack never played ''Oneshot'' or ''Oneshot: World Machine Edition'' on his channel, they're from the Warf. AKA, they're ''WebVideo/{{Markiplier}}'''s [[https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3tRBEVW0hiA-qcA1_uIQBl-FChmZwkq4&si=6yXGkb298fw2BSo2 version]] of the character. In a nod to one of Oneshot's major selling points, Niko even mentions the name you inputted at the start of the game, as if she were talking to you in their game.
73	** Similarly, Tuump (canonically named "Blue") from ''VideoGame/HeartsAndHeroes'' makes an appearance. Again, they're [[https://youtu.be/VhN5vrJLWgA?si=MJk9cooFeludn8oK Mark's version of the character.]]
74	** Jorji from ''VideoGame/PapersPlease'' returns as the issuer of legal ID, surprisingly.
75	** Susie from ''VideoGame/{{Deltarune}}'' makes an appearance as a museum bouncer. Lancer also appears as an elevator guard.
76	** Flowey from ''Undertale'' appears within Billy's apartment building. Talking to him even has Cliff mention the [[https://creepyknees.tumblr.com/post/133663935284/continuation-of-the-floweypot-au-everyones Floweypot AU.]]
77	** Calculester from ''VisualNovel/MonsterProm'' runs Bosco's.
78	** Bing from ''VideoGame/{{Septiscape}}'' makes an appearance as Mack's assistant.
79	* Characters from ''Franchise/FiveNightsAtFreddys'' live below Billy in his apartment building, in order to be able to see what they're reading. According to Billy, Freddy likes Creator/CharlesDickens, Bonnie likes Creator/WilliamShakespeare, Chica likes Creator/JRRTolkien, and Foxy likes Creator/DrSeuss.
80	** Characters from ''VideoGame/NoMansSky'' live to the left of them.
81	* The high-rise apartments next to Billy's are currently inhabited by ''Minecraft''. No doubt because they can pay the rent with all the precious items you can get in that game through mining and/or trading.
82	** During October, a pumpkin will appear next to these apartments. Interacting with it brings up a conversation about [[VideoGame/UntitledGooseGame the Goose.]]
83	* A [[VideoGame/DetroitBecomeHuman Cyberlife]] appears in Byte'on, and is stated to be where robotic characters go to get repaired.
84	* The theater next to it is a sad one. When chapter one first came out the logo was for ''Jacksepticeye the Musical'', a ''Man on the Internet'' style musical [[https://www.youtube.com/@jacksepticeyethemusical229 based on the events of The BOSS.]] Unfortunately, between the releases of Chapters 1 and 2, ''Jacksepticeye the Musical'' was cancelled, and the logo was swapped out for the previous game's instead.
85	** Although, the cast nets a few more references.
86	*** Asriel from ''Undertale'' plays Billy.
87	*** NPC's from ''The Sims 4'' were picked to play Jenny and Cliff.
88	*** The fangame Jack's rotate playing themselves.
89	* Next to the theater is a restaurant building filled to the brim with multiple cooking games. Unfortunately, this ''does'' include ''VideoGame/CookingMamaMamaKillsAnimals'', but on the bright side...
90	** [[quoteblock]] '''Billy:''' Trust me when I say people avoid her floor like the plague. [[/quoteblock]]
91	* Byte'on's movie posters reference a few more games:
92	** ''VideoGame/SpiderManPS4''
93	** ''Little Nightmares''
94	** ''Cuphead''
95	** ''Subnautica''
96	** ''VideoGame/FranBow''. Whilst on the topic of ''Fran Bow'', the Fran/Billy ship gets a few nods as well. [[spoiler: It's exceptionally gut-wrenching when Mack reveals that Fran herself is one of the missing people, which probably sums up Billy's urgency to bring Seán back to Wireland.]]
97	* MTT resort, as well as Sans' shack from ''Undertale'' makes an appearance in the north of Byte'on.
98	* On Jack's ID card, his address is "''SIRI'' NO"
99	* Despite ''VideoGame/DetroitBecomeHuman'' now being on PC, this game's Conor is explicitly from Jack's playthrough, which used the Platform/PlayStation4 version of the game.
100	* Checking the boarded-up window while investigating with Conor has Jack bring up that the only characters who could viably get that high up to spy on the people in the room are flying characters and/or ''Spider-Man''.
101	* Monika's operating system seems to resemble that of an old Platform/MicrosoftWindows OS, complete with the classic start-up sound.
102	* During the Connor chase scene, there a multitude of cameos:
103	** Aoi Asahina from ''Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc'' is visible in the pool, complete with a donut floatie.
104	** Daniel, Sean and Mushroom from ''Life Is Strange 2'' return from the hospital.
105	** Undyne from ''Undertale'' is visible in the pool, with her look from the True Pacifist Credits.
106	** Mae and Bea from ''VideoGame/NightInTheWoods'' appear poolside.
107	** Dr Hibbert from ''VideoGame/Kindergarten2'' appears on the second rooftop.
108	** A Cow Plant from ''The Sims 4'' appears behind two unknown characters.
109	** Characters from ''VideoGame/PartyHard'' and ''Party Hard 2'' appear on the third rooftop.
110	** Sentry Turrets, as well as the Companion Cube from the ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'' franchise appear on the fourth rooftop with a plethora of sprites from the previous game. This includes callbacks to ''VideoGame/HelloNeighbor'''s mannequins, the Adventure Line from ''VideoGame/TheStanleyParable'', and the return of the [[Series/DoctorWho TARDIS.]]
111	** The fifth rooftop has a bunch of ''TABS'' soldiers fighting, as well as a mammoth.
112	** Alphys from ''Undertale'' appears on the sixth rooftop.
113	** Max from ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrange'' is to the right of her.
114	** Freddy, Bonnie, Chica, Foxy, Golden Freddy, and Circus Baby from the ''Five Nights at Freddy's'' series appear on the last rooftop.
115	* During Markus' interrogation there is a nod to Chara from ''Undertale''.
116	* In Billy's Apartment, there is a mural for Jack's ''How Did We Get Here?'' tour.
117	* While in Billy's apartment, if you check the TV, Billy states that other than Jack himself, he also watches WebVideo/CallMeKevin, WebVideo/{{GrayStillPlays}}, Vixella, and [=LaurenZside=].
118	* Checking Billy's windows has Cliff bring up [[Film/TheWizardOfOz Oz]] and [[Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia Narnia]].
119	* The book Billy's reading is ''Literature/WatershipDown''.
120	* Kara and Luther's book collection includes ''Literature/HarryPotter'', ''Narnia'', and ''Literature/HowToTrainYourDragon''.
121	* Alice's toys include some ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' though some shade is thrown on the movie series.
122	** Alice's dollhouse also has a [[Franchise/TheIncredibleHulk Hulk]] action figure in it. At the request of Billy.
123	* Kara and Luther's closet has a [[VideoGame/GoatSimulator Goat]] in it.
124	* Bosco's Inconvenience Store is confirmed to be run by Bosco from ''Franchise/SamAndMax'', but, as stated by Cliff, Jack has never played a ''Sam & Max'' game on the channel. He apparently moved to Wireland because there is actually a chain of ''Bosco's Convenience Stores'' in real-life Ireland.
125	* Most of Bosco's items are references:
126	** ''Sparks'': ''VideoGame/SpyroYearOfTheDragon'' or ''VideoGame/SpyroReignitedTrilogy''.
127	** ''Silver Parsnips'': ''Slime Rancher''.
128	** ''[=ButtsPie=]'': ''Undertale''
129	** ''Fish Oil Tablets'': ''Subnautica''.
130	** ''Tiddy Sprinkles'': Either a reference to an old catchphrase of Jack's, or to Creator/MorganFreeman.
131	** ''Hydrospersion Key'': ''The BOSS'' and/or ''The BOSS is Nothing''.
132	** ''Napstablook CD'': ''Undertale''.
133	** ''Indestructible Markers'': Could be referencing Jack's past tendency to smack his whiteboard. '''"LAUGH!"'''
134	** ''A [=GoJo=] Headset'': [[https://youtu.be/MR2-QYzCigI?si=bWala0sJBuInUakj Jack has made a video on this.]] [[https://youtu.be/HJ--lnFYxvs?si=SBAW2MtakxvyO3Qb Twice.]]
135	** ''Slime Gummies'': ''Slime Rancher''.
136	** ''Floppy Banana'': [[https://youtu.be/-m6W7izyN_I?si=PvzZdLnIpitUo95y An old joke on the channel.]]
137	* The video on Monika's TV is that of Jack's ''Subnautica'' series.
138	* The painting on the wall is the same one from ''The Sims 4'' area in the last game.
139	* The game in Monika's console is a ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' game.
140	* Sayori's bookshelf has ''Literature/GreenEggsAndHam'' between ''Theatre/TheCrucible'' and ''Literature/TheKiteRunner''.
141	* The poetry books have one by Creator/ShelSilverstein.
142	* Monika's books are all references.
143	** ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets''
144	** ''Literature/TheLionTheWitchAndTheWardrobe''
145	** ''Literature/ToKillAMockingbird''
146	** ''Literature/{{Matilda}}'' Picking this locks you into the ending for Chapter One. Make sure you have everything in Byte'on you wanted done, DONE.
147	** ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}''
148	** ''Literature/MobyDick''
149	* The ending of chapter one is directly just Act 3 from ''VisualNovel/DokiDokiLiteratureClub''.
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151	[[folder: CHAPTER TWO: HOW DID WE GET HERE?]]
152	* When Jack is talking to [[spoiler: Sean]] about holes he tells him [[Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheFellowshipOfTheRing "All right, then. Keep your secrets."]]
153	* Both [[spoiler: Jack/Sean's]] route and [[spoiler: Jenny/Yuri's]] route take place in old locations from ''The BOSS''.
154	* When entering the kitchen from ''The BOSS'', there is a nod to Toriel from ''Undertale'', while [[spoiler: Sean]] compares the damage to that of a monster straight out of an Creator/HPLovecraft book.
155	* Checking the fridge has Jack call back to what Nugget from ''VideoGame/{{Kindergarten\|2017}}'' said in the last game, complete with text indicating that Jack did it in the same voice he used for Nugget in [[https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMBYlcH3smRyMw0_NmrT-7WuNeGcU5EXE&si=Fh3q6zXzK3A0-onC his Kindergarten]] [[https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMBYlcH3smRxBr2Zz4Gx1XuhPUDHGaSUY&si=4voIzbF6fv9fSHtS playthroughs.]]
156	* If you use the phone in the recording room from ''The BOSS'', Jack, after being scared that [[spoiler: Sean]] being optimistic would make Jack himself disappear, states that he needs [[spoiler: Sean]] around. After all, without him, [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMBYlcH3smRxmCZzsUyrxB0IyKSQAU0pP Meme Time]] would be ruined.
157	* When you first meet [[spoiler: Wheatley]] in the [[spoiler: ''Portal'']] section, he first makes a bad Creator/JKSimmons impression in order to fake being [[spoiler: Cave Johnson]], and then mentions he was stuck in ''VideoGame/KerbalSpaceProgram'' during the events of ''The BOSS'', before admitting to breaking the one rule against archiving ''WebVideo/UnusAnnus'' videos.
158	* While talking to [[spoiler: Wheatley]] after leaving the cell, he mentions that [[spoiler: SelfDemonstrating/GLaDOS essentially went to war against potatoes, considering you defeated her by redo'ing ''VideoGame/Portal2'' in the last game. Similarly, for those who played ''Portal 2'' it's not all ''that'' surprising why Aperture wouldn't want '''Wheatley''' of all people to be in charge of everything after ''last time.'']]
159	* When [[spoiler: Wheatley]] brings how sequels, like [[spoiler: Aperture ''2'']] are good, Jack retorts by saying that ''Franchise/StarWars'' fans would beg to differ, only for [[spoiler: Wheatley to retort back at Jack, saying he actually ''LIKED'' ''Film/StarWarsTheLastJedi''.]]
160	* During [[spoiler: Sean's]] part of the [[spoiler: ''Portal'']] section, [[spoiler: Sean]] first asks why the room is so lemony, only for [[spoiler: Wheatley]] to reply [[Creator/DanielHandler "Snicket?"]]
161	* The room where [[spoiler: Wheatley]] dumped everything untested into has a puzzle inside. The puzzle itself is a direct reference to the colored square puzzle in ''Undertale'', and, just like Snowdin's, it's solved ''just'' as easily. It also includes a nod to [[spoiler: ''Portal''s infamous lemons monologue, and the fact that the Cake is a Lie.]]
162	* When you first meet [[spoiler: Jack OS]] in person, he's singing the ever memed [[Music/DeadOrAlive You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)]]
163	* When you start the battle against [[spoiler: Jack OS]], [[spoiler: Wheatley states happily that this is finally [[VideoGame/Portal2 "The Part Where I Help You!"]]]]
164	* How do you defeat [[spoiler: Jack OS]]? With something even ''worse''. [[spoiler: An '''EVIE''' core.]]
165	** During [[spoiler: Jack OS's]] defeat, a coin from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'' pops out of him.
166	* The [[spoiler: Recycle Bin]] has some cameos throughout the chapter.
167	** Dana from ''VisualNovel/VA11HALLA'' runs the bar.
168	** Yarny from ''VideoGame/{{Unravel}}'' can be seen on one of the couches.
169	** Amanda from ''VisualNovel/DreamDaddy'' can be seen on one of the couches.
170	** Chuchel from ''VideoGame/{{Chuchel}}'' appears on one of the couches. Talking to him has him turn into ''Website/{{Akinator}}''.
171	* [[VideoGame/Inside2016 Inside Kid]] appears in the ruins of the first [[spoiler: Wirish]] ''The BOSS'' area.
172	** As do Evie and [[VideoGame/Limbo2010 Limbo Kid]].
173	* When you first rescue [[spoiler: Yuri]], she mentions the only book she had to read was a ''Franchise/{{Peanuts}}'' anthology.
174	* When you meet [[spoiler: Leslie]], she states that her game of origin is [[spoiler: ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV'']]. [[note]] [[spoiler: The game's dialogue lists it as only ''Grand Theft Auto'', but Jack has only ever played ''GTA V'' on the channel.]] [[/note]]
175	* During [[spoiler: ''The Sims 4'']] area in [[spoiler: Jenny/Yuri's]] route, checking the oven has a callback to how you freed Jenny in ''The BOSS''.
176	* Returning to the [[spoiler: Cow Plants]] after getting the meat has Jenny state that they're giving her ''Film/LittleShopOfHorrors'' vibes.
177	* Checking the giant skeleton in [[spoiler: ''Fran Bow'''s]] graveyard has Jack ask where [[VideoGame/AnimalCrossingNewHorizons Blathers]] is when you need him. There's another ''Animal Crossing'' reference when you check the sacks in the [[spoiler: yellow pill version of the ''Fran Bow'' world.]] The contents of the sack? Bells.
178	* Most of [[spoiler: ''Fran Bow'''s]] graves are references:
179	** [[spoiler: [[https://youtu.be/CcGpACOXxMo?si=EiCHjNHwWvJRdTp9 One fated day on Halloween, dear Sean was feeling kind of green. A nosebleed, footsteps were of note. It ended when he slit his throat. "Say Goodbye!"]]]]
180	** [[spoiler: [[https://youtu.be/mseD7dAu3Mg?si=haTu0CZWXZ-8t4Y4 Here lies Jack who deftly saved a little girl from her own grave. The driver, careless brains of mush, dumped poor Sean's body in a bush.]]]]
181	** [[spoiler: [[https://x.com/Jacksepticeye/status/1097863249708679168?s=20 If ever you should imbibe some alcohol and want to drive, remember poor Sean, who lies here. He crashed his car post drinking beer.]]]]
182	** The others are references to more obscure [[spoiler: rumors of Jack's death.]]
183	* Checking the books next to the sacks in [[spoiler: ''Fran Bow'']] reveals them to be religious books, as well as the ''Literature/PercyJackson'' series.
184	* [[spoiler: Fran]] has a lot of comics in her collection. ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'', ''ComicStrip/{{FoxTrot}}'', ''ComicStrip/{{Dilbert}}'', ''Peanuts'', and ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}''.
185	* Checking another one of the bookshelves nets a shout-out to the fic [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11022510/8/Growing-Pains Growing Pains]]. AKA, Cliff's first appearance.
186	** Another has the complete collection of Creator/DrSeuss.
187	* Taking [[spoiler: ''Fran Bow'''s]] red pills and checking the crack in the wall has Jenny question that it's kind of a ''VideoGame/MadFather'' death.
188	* Just like Cliff in the last game, Jenny makes a nod towards [[spoiler: the goblet full of fire being THE [[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Goblet of Fire.]]]]
189	* When [[spoiler: Leslie]] introduces herself to [[spoiler: Robbie]], he mistakes the game she's from for being ''VideoGame/{{HuniePop}}''.
190	* When you return to the [[spoiler: place where you crossed the files as Sean]], Jack mentions to not get close to the edge since falling would result in them ending up in [[spoiler: Aperture 2]]. While [[spoiler: Leslie]] is well aware of what [[spoiler: Aperture]] is, and vehemently is against going there, [[spoiler: Robbie]] has no idea what it is, leading Jenny to explain it to him, while using the lyrics to [[spoiler: [[VideoGame/{{Portal}} Still Alive.]]]]
191	* In the [[spoiler: ''Five Night's at Freddy's'']] area, Jenny mocks Jack by calling him a "cone-spiracy" theorist. Jack begins to retort by saying he was going to make a [[WebVideo/GameTheory MatPat]] reference, but then admits defeat. Then, he states that the reference would be detained at the border for using a fake passport, before uttering his classic [[VideoGame/PapersPlease "DETAINED!"]]
192	* While trying to survive in the [[spoiler: Security Office]], [[spoiler: [[VideoGame/UltimateCustomNight Dee Dee]] makes a vocal cameo, El Chips' ads make appearances, and [[VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddysSisterLocation Ballora]] makes an appearance.]]
193	** Unsurprisingly, given the nature of this game, the ads are references as well:
194	*** One of them is a vacation ad for Jack's ''Animal Crossing'' island.
195	*** Another one is a bell ad that has been infiltrated by the goose from ''Untitled Goose Game''.
196	*** The third and final is a hat ad. One of the hats is Dipper's from ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls''.
197	* When you first bump into Cliff in the [[spoiler: ''VideoGame/{{Jazzpunk}}'']] area, Jack mentions he took a lesson in [[https://youtu.be/xeA-jKQZ4hA?si=tP_jxXYP7AJSbFL1 pole dancing]] before.
198	* When you get to [[spoiler: Jazzpan]], Jack mistakes the word "palpitations" for [[Film/StarWarsEpisodeVIReturnOfTheJedi Palpatines.]]
199	* If you use the phone outside of the [[spoiler: sushi restaurant]], Cliff mentions the fact that Jack being able to pull out his phone, but not being able to dial due to [[spoiler: a lack of fingers]] must be some kind of ''WesternAnimation/VeggieTales'' logic.
200	* Checking the streetlights outside of the [[spoiler: sushi restaurant]] has Jack sing some of the lyrics to [[Music/CarlyRaeJepsen Run Away With Me.]]
201	* When you first meet [[spoiler: Sayori]], she mentions that the 'Jack' Cliff means (AKA you, the player) is "JACK Jack?" Jack himself mistakes this as if she were asking if he were [[WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles Jack Jack.]]
202	* Checking the [[spoiler: sushi restaurant's]] stock of endives will have Cliff sing [[Music/WhitneyHouston "ENDIIIIIIIIIVE WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU-"]]
203	* The [[spoiler: sushi restaurant's]] list of banned people include: Creator/CorpseHusband, Valkyrae, Creator/{{Sykkuno}}, [=LaurenZSide=], and Bijuu Mike.
204	* Cliff compares the [[spoiler: trans-formative]] cookies that [[spoiler: Sayori]] gives him and Jack to the "Eat Me" cookies from ''Literature/AliceInWonderland''. Meanwhile, Jack compares [[spoiler: ''Jazzpunk'']] as a ''whole'' to be Wonderland's "drunk uncle". When [[spoiler: Sayori]] mentions the cookies are more filling than they look, Cliff compares them further to [[Franchise/TheLordOfTheRings Lembas]]. Then, to end the conversation, ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' gets a direct shout-out.
205	* Before starting the first fishing minigame, [[spoiler: Chase]] calls it [[Franchise/FinalFantasy "Fin-al Fantasy Fish."]]
206	** If you avoid catching [[spoiler: Chase's key]] and instead catch a clownfish, the description states [[WesternAnimation/FindingNemo "Welp... you found him."]]
207	*** A similar thing happens when fishing in [[spoiler: Chase's stomach]]. If you, again, avoid catching [[spoiler: Chase's key]], you can catch [[Recap/TheMagicSchoolBusS1E3InsideRalphie The Magic School Bus.]]
208	* When you get ambushed by the [[spoiler: agents]], Jack manages to twist the conversation into an ''VideoGame/AmongUs'' meeting. The game gets a more direct reference when, after meeting [[VideoGame/{{Fortnite}} Tomatohead]], and exiting the shop, you'll hear a noise. Upon re-entry, Jack's ''Among Us'' avatar has ''killed'' Tomatohead.
209	* One of the people staying in the hotel next to the [[spoiler: International Trenchcoat Appreciation Invitational]] is none other than ''[[Characters/MarkiplierMajorCharacters Darkiplier]] himself.''
210	* When reuniting with [[spoiler: Sayori]], there is another nod to Jack's ''How Did We Get Here?'' tour.
211	* One of the shops is [[https://www.youtube.com/@DolphinTreasureArt Dolphin's Treasures.]]
212	** Another is "Hel's Diner", another reference to Jack's ''Animal Crossing'' island.
213	*** A third is "Little Notemares", an obvious reference to ''Little Nightmares''.
214	* When talking about sharks in games never being a good sign, [[spoiler: Chase]] brings up ''Shark Dating Simulator XL''. Jack stands by his opinion ''hard''.
215	* When entering the [[spoiler: ''Kindergarten'']] area, there is a nod to the [[spoiler: Monstermon ending in both ''Kindergarten'' games.]]
216	* Billy mentions that resetting wipes the memories of all the native [[spoiler: ''Kindergarten'']] characters, which Jack relates to ''Film/GroundhogDay''. Play the game at different times of the year, and Billy will have different dialogue in response.
217	* When talking to [[spoiler: Clementine]] in the first area of [[spoiler: ''Kindergarten'']], she makes a nod towards [[spoiler: [[VideoGame/TheWalkingDeadSeasonFour AJ]]]], who as of yet has not appeared in this game.
218	* When talking to [[spoiler: Joey and Jude]], [[spoiler: Jude]] gives Jack a mission, [[Film/MissionImpossible should he choose to accept]], of course.
219	* [[spoiler: Nugget has you write a poem using a minigame ripped straight out of ''Doki Doki Literature Club''. Unfortunately for Jack, and, in turn, ''you'', if you fail this poem section you don't just get a hangout with a different girl, you get '''''shot.''''']]
220	** [[spoiler: Nugget asks you to deliver the above letter before his nerves cause him to [[VideoGame/Kindergarten2 gnaw off his own arm]] again.]]
221	* The dollhouse has a Darth Vader action figure in it. The daughter is ''WesternAnimation/{{Moana}}''.
222	* One of [[spoiler: Ms. Jigglytits']] books is ''Literature/FiftyShadesOfGrey''. Another is ''Literature/{{Coraline}}''.
223	* [[spoiler: Ralsei]] appears as the Hall Monitor.
224	* There is a banned book in the bathroom. It's ''Literature/NineteenEightyFour''. ''Look.'' It's [[spoiler: ''Kindergarten'']] logic. Don't question it.
225	* [[spoiler: Sans returns in the ''Kindergarten'' boy's bathroom, shop 'n all.]]
226	* [[spoiler: Jackieboyman's]] speech makes references to three separate things.
227	** Creator/EdgarAllanPoe's ''The Raven''.
228	** ''Film/TheChroniclesOfNarniaTheLionTheWitchAndTheWardrobe''
229	** The heartfelt message at the end of ''The BOSS''.
230	* [[spoiler: During Nugget's murder briefing, Jack describes Penny as "one of those ''Film/MeanGirls'' types."]]
231	* [[spoiler: Due to the nature of the origins of the ''VideoGame/{{Hiveswap}}'' section, there are ''multiple'' references to the ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' series. It's almost fitting, as Sans is in the section before this, and the song Megalovania has appeared in official ''Homestuck'' media.]]
232	* [[spoiler: Penny's]] doll is the one from ''VideoGame/{{Tattletail}}'', [[spoiler: complete with "Mama's coming!"]]
233	* Jack compares [[spoiler: Jude and Xefros']] hoverboard to the one from ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture''.
234	* The way you unlock [[spoiler: Dammek's]] toolbox is basically a lockpick minigame ripped straight out of the later ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'' series or the Bethesda ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'' games.
235	* Just guess where [[spoiler: [[Series/DoctorWho Dammek's screwdriver]]]] came from. [[spoiler: Oddly enough, it's the Matt Smith/early Peter Capaldi version of the sonic screwdriver. Since ''Hiveswap'' is set in ''1994'', the latest sonic screwdriver that the inhabitants of the game should know of is Paul Mcgann's Eighth Doctor's, since Christopher Eccleston's Ninth Doctor wouldn't air for another 11 years.]]
236	* Once you find the paintbrush, [[spoiler: Joey]] asks to pull a ''Literature/NancyDrew''.
237	* How do you save [[spoiler: Jude]]'s pigeon? By [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid hiding under a box]] of course!
238	* One of [[spoiler: Xefros']] [=DVDs=] is of ''[[Series/QuantumLeap Quantum Hop.]]''
239	* During the conversation after acquiring the hoverboard, Jack mentions he'd tie ''VideoGame/DontShitYourPants'' into Billy and [[spoiler: Jude's]] theory, while [[spoiler: Joey]] states that she wouldn't buy it unless it was a ''Series/SesameStreet'' episode.
240	* Stanley is in [[spoiler: Baldi's]] closet. Surprise, surprise.
241	* Jack states that [[spoiler: Baldi's]] lamp looks like the [[WesternAnimation/LuxoJr Pixar lamp]], only black.
242	* Talking to the [[spoiler: ''DDLC'' girls]] at the end of the chapter has them confuse ''Lord of the Rings'' with ''Literature/LordOfTheFlies''.
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244
245	[[folder: A Message from Mack Promo Video]]
246	* Four characters can be seen, although only three can be recognized.
247	** [[spoiler: Phoenix Wright from ''Franchise/AceAttorney'']].
248	** [[spoiler: Monokuma from ''VisualNovel/{{Danganronpa}}'']].
249	** [[spoiler: Grim Fandango from ''VideoGame/GrimFandango'']].

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