1 | * The tooltip text for the chainsaw is "Find some meat!", which is the same text that was displayed on screen in the ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' series when the player picks up a chainsaw. |
2 | * Many "random" character names: |
3 | ** The developer, Sarah Northway, and her family members sometimes appear as characters. |
4 | ** [[Franchise/EvilDead "Ash" Campbell]] is another such "random" character name. |
5 | ** [[Series/{{Chuck}} Charles Carmichael]] |
6 | ** [[Film/TheThreeStooges Moe Howard]] |
7 | ** Creator/JerryOConnell |
8 | ** [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Kerrigan Nadia or Natasha Kerrigan]] |
9 | ** [[UsefulNotes/TourDeFrance Lance Armstrong]] |
10 | * A survivor that comes from an incident is a tall thin black guy named Bolaji Badejo, which is the name of the actor who played the Alien in ''Film/{{Alien}}''. |
11 | * The Luddies, and their leader, Ludd, are references to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ned_Ludd Ned Ludd]] and the anti-Industrial Revolution "Luddites" that bore his name. |
12 | * One of the buildings in 2 and 3, the "office building," sports the name [[Film/OfficeSpace Initech]]. |
13 | * The coffee shop signage resembles the Starbucks logo. |
14 | * The fast food buildings are named [=McNoodles=]', an imaginary fast food soba/udon chain, with a three-humped golden-arch logo. |
15 | --> '''Mr. Clark:''' The noodles are ''supposed'' to be cold, it's ''zaru udon'' for goodness's sake! |
16 | * When Daria of the [=L33TCrew=] shows up for a meeting, she shouts [[Film/{{Hackers}} "Hack The Planet!"]] |
17 | * When [[TheSecretOfLongPorkPies the secret of the Pig Farmers]] is finally discovered conclusively, one character quote-checks [[spoiler: ''Film/SoylentGreen'']]. The final stage of the mission name-checks it as well. |
18 | * Missions: |
19 | ** ''[[Film/PlanetOfTheApes1968 Beware the Beast Man]]'' |
20 | ** The mission to infiltrate the Pig Farmers' farm has stages named after lines of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Little_Piggy This Little Piggy]]. |
21 | ** The mission to create the [[MacGuffin mc-g1fn]] part for the power plant completes with the engineer saying "[[WesternAnimation/TransformersTheMovie all we need is a little Energon, and a lot of luck.]]" |
22 | * Weapons/items: |
23 | ** Swords: |
24 | ** [[VideoGame/KingdomOfLoathing Sword of Loathing]] |
25 | ** Durandal is the sword of Roland, paladin of UsefulNotes/{{Charlemagne}} |
26 | ** Gram is the sword of [[Myth/NorseMythology Sigurd with which he killed the dragon Fafnir]] |
27 | ** Poking Stick is probably a reference to ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'': [[http://www.wowhead.com/item=33014/fine-poking-stick]] |
28 | ** A +3 pistol called the Pea Shooter. "[[VideoGame/PlantsVsZombies Shoots actual peas.]]" |
29 | ** A [[Franchise/EvilDead hand-attached chainsaw]] with the flavor text "[[Film/ArmyOfDarkness Groovy]]" is a premium item. |
30 | ** [[Series/KnightRider KITT]] is another premium item. |
31 | ** The regular car has a [[ComicBook/SinCity "surprisingly spacious trunk"]]. |
32 | ** The hammer has flavor text of "[[Music/TheBeatles Bang bang went Maxwell’s silver hammer]]" |
33 | ** The two versions of the rifle each quote parts of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rifleman%27s_Creed Rifleman's Creed]], possibly as a reference to ''Film/FullMetalJacket'' |
34 | ** The flavor text for the chainsaw is simply [[VideoGame/{{Doom}} "Find some meat!"]] |
35 | ** The flavor text for the regular saw is "Man, those were some [[Franchise/{{Saw}} bad movies]]" |
36 | ** The text for the cowboy hat is "[[NotBigEnoughForTheTwoOfUs This town ain't big enough]] for two sheriffs" |
37 | ** The text for the whip is "Reinact [sic] your favorite scenes from ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk''" |
38 | ** The text for the stick is "Everyone knows [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Donatello]] has the longest range attack" |
39 | ** Mierfa's Nunchuks is a reference to [[http://trollslum.wikia.com/wiki/AbundantCacoethes Mierfa Durgas]] of ''Webcomic/MSPaintAdventures'' Homestruck series. |
40 | ** Rufus' [[Film/{{Hook}} Bangarang]] |
41 | ** The book "FTB-9000 Guide" is likely a reference to the [[https://www.feartheboot.com/ftb/ Fear the Boot]] RPG podcast |
42 | ** The book [[ComicBook/IronMan Jarvis']] Science 101 |
43 | * Pets: |
44 | ** [[WesternAnimation/BojackHorseman Mr. Peanutbutter]] |
45 | ** [[Film/{{Spaceballs}} Barfolomew]] |
46 | ** [[WesternAnimation/JohnnyTest Mr. Mittens]] |
47 | * Incidents: |
48 | ** "[[Film/NightOfTheLivingDead1968 They're Coming To Get You, Barbara]]" |
49 | ** "[[Series/TheLittlestHobo Little Hobo]]" |
50 | ---> "I think I'll call him London if I ever see him again." |
51 | ** "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult_of_the_Dead_Cow Cult of the Dead Cow]]" |
52 | ** The event name "[[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime I Remember You]]", where one of your survivors has to deal with putting down a family member. |
53 | ** On one occasion your scavengers will run into a man fighting zombies on his own, shouting things like [[Film/ArmyOfDarkness "Come get some"]] and [[Film/ArmyOfDarkness "Hail to the king"]]. |
54 | * Some characters wear Northway Games or Incredipede T-shirts. |
55 | * Locations: |
56 | ** The office tower has an Incredipede logo on the top. In one mission, the building is referred to as the "Incredicorp" building. |
57 | ** The description of the Bar opens with "[[Series/{{Cheers}} Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name.]]" |
58 | ** One of the possible alternate city names is [[Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick "Azure City"]]. |
59 | ** The police station and the motel both have [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons "El Barto"]] graffitied on it. |
60 | ** The motel is "Motel 66", a reference to Motel 6. However, one of the numbers on the sign has come partially unattached, resulting in the amusing name "Motel 69". |
61 | ** "8-12" convenience stores. |
62 | ** "XXOR" gas stations, which doubles as a Nerd Joke. |
63 | ** "All-Mart" superstores. |
64 | ** "Land O' Drugs" is probably a reference to the Canadian chain [[https://www.londondrugs.com/ London Drugs]]. |
65 | ** The drive-in movie theater is (was) playing ''Film/DawnOfTheDead''. |
66 | ** The [=MegaMall=] has a few shoutouts: |
67 | ** The movie posters both star [[ComicBook/ScottPilgrim Lucas Lee]]--"Let's Hope There's A Heaven" and "Action Doctor," both titles taken from the ComicBook/ScottPilgrim universe. |
68 | ** "Action Doctor" also appears on the regular mall. |
69 | ** The mall theater chain is "ANC", a reference to AMC chain |
70 | ** A red bullseye logo sign (Target reference) has fallen to the ground |
71 | ** The mall sign reads "Monroeville Mall." ''Film/DawnOfTheDead'' was filmed at the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroeville_Mall Monroeville Mall]] in Pennsylvania. |
72 | ** Tim's Workshop may be a reference to ''Series/HomeImprovement''. |
73 | ** The karate dojo has a poster sporting the [[Franchise/TheKarateKid Cobra Kai]] logo. |
74 | ** [=GamePop=] is a reference to [=GameStop=] video game store chain. |
75 | ** The bar is "Joes," which resembles [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Moe's Tavern]] (or perhaps even [[http://simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Joe%27s_Tavern its alter ego]]) in its windows, door, and wood patterned facade. |
76 | * Achievements: |
77 | ** "[[Film/TheOmegaMan Omegaman]]" when a character gets to level 10 in everything. |
78 | ** "Clear" when you get 50% of your faction to become cultists, references ChurchOfHappyology. |
79 | ** "Cow clicker" when you grow a certain amount of food. |
80 | ** "Jonestown" when you convert an entire NPC faction to Cultists references 70s doomsday cult leader [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Jones Jim Jones]]. |
81 | * When selecting the policy on who gets the luxuries, part of the text is [[Literature/AnimalFarm "...I know we're all equal, but aren't some of us more equal than others?"]] |
82 | |
83 | * The Soldier ending in ''Rebuild 1'' had [[spoiler:your soldiers ''literally'' being sent into hell through a portal in a graveyard to close it up, almost [[Film/DawnOfTheDead2004 like they were making room in hell]]..]]. |
84 | * Survivors report success with lines like "[[Film/PulpFiction Zed's dead, baby. Zed's dead.]]", "[[Film/DieHard Yipee-ka-yay]]" or "[[Film/EvilDead2 Groovy]]". |
85 | * Fortification missions for Malls and [[BlandNameProduct All-Marts]] mention ''Film/DawnOfTheDead1978'' by name. |
86 | * ''Film/LandOfTheDead'' is referenced sometimes during 'Kill Zombies' missions as having used fireworks as a distraction. |
87 | |
88 | * One of the melee weapons you can equip is a board with nails in it. The description is [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS3E7TreehouseOfHorrorII a board with a nail so big it will destroy them all]]. |
89 | * The humble stick's description references [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Donatello.]] |
90 | * The ax is described as [[Creator/MarilynMonroe a scavenger's best friend]]. |
91 | * The knife's description makes a reference to [[Film/FirstBlood Rambo.]] |
92 | * The baseball bat's description reads [[Creator/MNightShyamalan swing away]]. |
93 | * An event in Penticton asks you to choose between one of three games to [[MakesSenseInContext perform a little espionage]]. One of them is called [[Webcomic/{{Homestuck}} SBURB]]. There is also a more powerful version of the nunchucks which are called 'Mierfa's Nunchucks'. Mierfa was a fan character that won a contest, the prize for which was a [[AscendedFanon cameo in the comic]] and who was, naturally, equipped with nunchucks. |
94 | * There's a gun called the [[VideoGame/PlantsVsZombies Pea Shooter]] which is more powerful than a regular pistol and grants the Green Thumb perk. |
95 | * Every rifle has a part of the Rifleman's Creed in its description, and is likely a deliberate ShoutOut to ''Film/FullMetalJacket'', in which the creed was repeatedly featured. |
96 | * One of the names for the golden retriever is [[WesternAnimation/BojackHorseman Mr. Peanutbutter]]. |
97 | * Mirror Earth is an actual book. [[DontExplainTheJoke However Crawford and Yeo are hockey players and have nothing to do with the book in question.]] |
98 | * A pair of binoculars are described as Moore's Binocs, a reference to writer Patrick Moore and his Binocular Astronomy series. |
99 | * The Feynman Lectures was a real textbook containing the UsefulNotes/RichardFeynman lectures on physics. |
100 | * The whip's description naturally makes mention of Franchise/IndianaJones. |
101 | * Andy's whip, described as 'more of a toy than anything' may be a reference to ''Franchise/ToyStory''. |
102 | * The leader of the technology spurning vegetarian farmers is named [[LuddWasRight Ludd]] |
103 | * The hammer item's description references [[Music/TheBeatles Maxwell's Silver Hammer]]. |
104 | * One of the possible first names is [[VideoGame/DwarfFortress Urist]] |
105 | * One of the science books you can find is a [[VideoGame/{{Minecraft}} Guide to FTB 9000]] |
106 | * One of the named swords you can find is the [[VideoGame/KingdomOfLoathing Sword of Loathing]] |
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