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Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
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In the Insomniac Museum, on the opposite side of the Grav-Ramp tower, a floating face of Dan Johnson (the same as the Snow Dan) can be found.
Hugo II, Whodunit?
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Attachment After dialing 1-800-333-hugo in the phone booth, Penelope is transported to the planet Retupmoc ('computer' spelled backwards) and exits out of the TARDIS where she encounters the Doctor and a Dalek from "Doctor Who". After destroying the Dalek, the Doctor will give you the "sonar-screwdriver", a reference to the sonic screwdriver. The Doctor appears again at the end where the suspects have been gathered together.
XGRA: Extreme G Racing Association
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Attachment In the Aerodrome level, there's a police phone box hidden in the background, a reference to the TARDIS from "Doctor Who". Wayne Peters, one of the game's artists who was also a fan of the show, had secretly placed it there as a tribute.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
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Attachment In the Heroic Fantasy book 'The Name of The Wind' by Patrick Rothfuss, the main character Kvothe stumbles at one point (Page 22 in the attached PDF) and says "I took an arrow in the knee on my way through the Eld three summers ago" The book was published in 2007 and might be where Bethesda got the line from. If this is the case, then 'arrow in the knee' may be an Easter egg or reference to the novel.
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
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When travelling to the Wi-Fi Tropical Island, Kapp'n will whistle Totaka's song after about 3 minutes if the internet connection is slow.
Borderlands 2
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The challenge titled "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Assault Rifle" is a reference to the movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
Halo 3
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Attachment In the level "The Covenant" on Normal or higher difficulty, the Windows voice program "Microsoft Sam" can be found commenting on the game and it's developers on the right ledge of the Citadel, whilst on the left ledge can be heard the song "Siege of Madrigal" from Bungie's previous game 'Myth'.
Borderlands 2
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Attachment There is an enemy called Rakkman located in a cave in the fridge, a homage to the "Batman" series. He may drop a weapon called the Gunerang, a reference to Batman's Batarang. In the second play through, his name is changed to Rakkman Forever, a reference to the film Batman Forever.
Bully
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Attachment Bully's Bullworth Academy is shown in an episode of 'I'm Rich', a reality television show in Grand Theft Auto IV. This indicates that the setting for Bully possibly exists in the Grand Theft Auto universe.
Borderlands 2
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Attachment In the Tiny Tina DLC there is a side quest called "Winter is a Bloody Business.", which contains several references to Game of Thrones. King Jeffery is a reference to King Joffery, and the throne is similar to the show's Iron Throne, but made of guns instead of swords.
Franchise: Gradius
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There is a game series by Konami known as 'Parodius' which parodies Gradius, and has since parodied Antarctic Adventure, Castlevania, Xexex, Axelay, Thunder Cross, Taisen Puzzle-Dama, Space Manbow, Goemon, Lethal Enforcers, Tokimeki Memorial and TwinBee.
Carmageddon
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Once you get a Game Over, you get a cut scene of your vehicle exploding, and your license plate spins and falls where the car once was. This is a reference to a scene in "Back to the Future," where Doc is testing out the DeLorean. The license plate even references the scene from the movie by saying "OUTTALIFE" instead of "OUTATIME."
Borderlands 2
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Attachment The mission "Won't Get Fooled Again" is a reference to the song of the same name by 'The Who' which is used as the theme tune of television series CSI: Miami. The mission requires the player to solve a murder and upon completion, Marshall Friedman will say a melodramatic one-liner like the main protagonist of the show 'Horatio Caine' does.
Bully
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Attachment A black Stallion with a flame paint job (similar to the Diablo Stallion in Grand Theft Auto III and Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories) can be seen in Shop Class, however it doesn't appear to have a hood-mounted supercharger.
Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
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Attachment On planet Boldan, if the time is between 3am and 4am, a secret teleporter hidden on top of a fountain will become accessible and allow access to the Insomniac museum.
Banjo-Tooie
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Attachment In 'the Workers Quarters' of Grunty's Industries, you can find Loggo in the men's bathroom, who has something clogged inside him. If you talk to him for a second time before unclogging him, Kazooie will bring up the option of calling a plumber and mentions 'Mario' by name. In the XBLA version, the reference is changed to "that well known Italian guy" as Microsoft could not use Mario's name.
Rage
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Attachment If you wait 5 minutes with a rocket launcher, the weapon's video display will pop out and a video of the original Doom will start playing.
Doom II: Hell on Earth
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Attachment Doom II has two secret levels designed as a tribute to other id titles. The first secret level titled "Wolfenstein" is largely based on the first map in Wolfenstein 3D. A secret exit in the level leads to the second secret map, titled "Grosse", referencing Hans Grosse, the first boss in Wolfenstein 3D. To beat "Grosse", the player has to shoot four hanging Commander Keens and flip a switch. Commander Keen is the protagonist in multiple platformer games also developed by id.
Grand Theft Auto IV
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Attachment Niko Bellic, one of the game's protagonists, was based on the character Sasha from the 2001 film "Behind Enemy Lines" played by Vladimir Mashkov. Mashkov was even asked by Rockstar if he'd like to play Niko Bellic but, declined the offer.
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
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Attachment The aliens that attack Romani Ranch during the first night are based on the Flatwoods Monster, a monster that was very popular in the 1950s and 60s.
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