Shout Out / Tower Unite

Like GMod Tower, Tower Unite is loaded to the brim with references to other media.

General

• An unlockable cosmetic item for the player is a white and blue soda drink hat with a red #1 etched on it. Additionally, the diving helmet's description is "Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?". The pineapple tube's description takes this a bit further by saying "It floats, so you won't see it under the sea anytime soon".
  • During Halloween, one of the gravestones in the plaza reads "Here lies MacDGuy's hopes and dreams".^note MacDGuy is one of the developers of the game.
• The Stripe Hat and Iridescent Hat are clear references to The Cat in the Hat and Back to the Future.
• The fedora's description is "Don't forget to grab it before the door closes."
• The Shark tube's description is "Fish are friends. Not Food.", and the Racecar tube's description is "I am speed".
• The Old Candelabra item's description ends with "Note: Does not talk."
• Virtually any Mushroom based item's description will reference Super Mario Bros. in some form.
• The Barrel item's description says it's "Slightly worn from being thrown a lot."
• The fairy pet, which consists of a bright ball with wings, has a description that reads "Hey, listen!". The bottle item's description is also "Sadly, it does not contain a fairy in it".
• The Cardboard Box item's description says it's "A snake's favorite hiding spot."
• The throwable blood wine item, complete with the description "What is a catsack? A miserable little pile of secrets!"
• The description for the Falling Money particle effect (A Casino milestone) reads "Make it rain lods e mone."
• A milestone for the Typing Derby is a Throwable Keyboard, with its description reading: "Sometimes you just gotta rage it out". This can easily bring to mind a certain individual known for doing exactly that with his keyboard.
• The Blender item's description reads "Blends just about anything, but will it?". The "Let's Blend!" logo on it even bears a strong resemblance to the videos its description references.
• The Hot Tub's description simply reads "WooHoo!" It's spelled exactly like a certain mechanic in The Sims where Sims can "get busy", including the very item the description is on.
• As of version 0.10.2.0, the Wowozela from the arcade is capable of emitting A single note by Hatsune Miku, Morshu's signature "Mmmmmm!", and the sound used by the "Skull Trumpet" video. Makes it worth finally getting considering it costs 2.5 million tickets.
• A non-item example: Rob, the shopkeeper of Rob's Imports, is the only shopkeeper not physically present and is instead just reached via a phone. Sounds pretty similar to the father of a certain boy with PSI powers.
• In the Arcade, there are three third-party plushies you can earn either via the Pluck-a-Pal crane game or from the prize counter, those being the Zeeky H. Bomb and Kamikaze Watermelon, as well as an Albino Blacksheep.
• The Tower Glove, a quality of life item introduced in version 0.15.0, is very much based on Nintendo's Power Glove.
• Two in the Chalkboard furniture item: the description reads "Rudy's got the chalk.", while text on the actual chalkboard reads "You can spin me, that's a neat trick!".
• The Typing Derby takes excerpts from a lot of existing media that are randomly chosen every time a new game is started on them. Some notable ones are listed below (some of which are believed to be new to the game as of version 0.17.3.0 in 2023):
  • The first half of "Shia LaBeouf" Live.
  • The Tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise.
  • Yoshikage Kira's Cold Ham Motive Rant.

Gamemodes

• Zombie Massacre:
  • One of the weapons you can pick up in the mode (and use outside of it as a milestone weapon) is the Egon Cannon which fires a giant laser beam that locks onto targets and is said to be "a device used to trap and exterminate ghosts."
  • The Milestone badges from 400k onward are named after various zombie / horror protagonists: Frank, Jill, Daryl, Ash and Ripley.

Achievements

• Plaza Minigames:
  • Blasting 100 ghosts in Ghost Shoot gives you "I Ain't Afraid of No Ghosts".
  • Killing 100 players in Chainsaw Deathmatch gives you "Groovy".
• Arcade:
  • Landing a jackpock in Gears of Coin gives you "The Wheel In The Sky Keeps On Spinning".
  • Scoring 5,000 or more points in total on Gears of Coin gives you "War of Gears".
  • Ringing 50 bottles in Ring God gives you "The Lord of the Rings".
  • Two separate achievements for repeating 15 and 30 times in Salmon Says give you "Take Me To The River" and "Drop Me In The Water" respectively.
  • Getting 100 points in Tornado gives you "We Got Cows".
  • Dropping 50 balls in Whirl-a-Fish gives you "Just Keep Swimming".
• Laser Tag:
  • Winning a round as the last member left on your team gives you "Rambo".
• Typing Derby:
  • Completing the race in less than a minute gets you "Gone In 60 Seconds".
• Zombie Massacre:
  • Healing 10,000 health points with the Doctor class' Healing Kit gives you "Ribs Grow Back You Know".
  • Killing 101 zombie dogs gives you "Cruella De Ville".
  • Surviving 28 and 500 days total nets you the "28 Days Later" and "Dawn of the Dead" achievements respectively.
  • Killing 500 zombies with melee weapons gives you "Super Smash Brother".
  • Hitting 800 zombies with the Journalist's Camera Flash gives you "I've Covered Wars, You Know".
  • Killing 500 zombies with the Scientist's Explosive Flask gives you "Weird Science!".
  • Killing 500 zombies with the Survivor's Ramming Shield gives you "Captain America".