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Pikmin 2
Pikmin 2 (2004)
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Several pieces of information in the game hint that Louie was actually controlling the game's final boss, the Spoiler:Titan Dweevil.
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Wolfenstein RPG
Wolfenstein RPG (2008)
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Spoiler:After defeating the final boss, The Harbinger of Doom, he will exclaim to BJ Blazkowicz, "Your descendants will pay!"

This suggests that Doomguy (the hero of Doom) is a descendant of BJ Blazkowicz, the hero from the Wolfenstein series. B.J. Blazkowicz also has one confirmed descendant named Stan Blazkowicz, who is one of the three main characters in Doom II RPG.
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General, Suggested, Theory
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BioShock Infinite
BioShock Infinite (2013)
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Spoiler:While in Rapture, Booker uses the Bathyspheres for transport. According to an Audio Log in Bioshock, the Bathyspheres were locked to Andrew Ryan's genetic code, and because Jack, the protagonist from Bioshock, had similar DNA to Ryan, he was able to use them. This may imply that both Booker and Elizabeth are in some way related to Andrew Ryan.
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person GuiltyKarma calendar_month September 6, 2013
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Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004)
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Major Ivan Raidenovitch Raikov's character is meant to mock MGS2's effeminate protagonist Raiden, who was met with mixed-to-negative criticism among Metal Gear Solid's western fanbase for replacing Solid Snake as the star. Although it isn't explicitly stated, the game heavily implies that Raikov is Colonol Volgin's gay lover.

This plays an important part during a particular scene when Snake is disguised as Raikov in order to infiltrate the Shagohod testing facility. Snake's cover is blown by Volgin who states that he was "waiting for Raikov in his room." Volgin grabs Snakes' crotch twice, thus revealing his identity. Volgin then exclaims "I know the Major better than anyone else." Volgin later beats Naked Snake to a pulp in retribution for Snake "hurting" Raikov.

Several other small hints at Raikov's sexual orientation are present in the game. If the player attempts to distract Raikov with a pornographic magazine, he will only give a brief glance at it and walk away instead of reading through it. Raikov also wears black underwear with a lightning bolt monogrammed on them (seen after stealing his uniform), a reference to Volgin's powers. EVA also drops hints about his homosexuality during a codec call.

MGS3: Subsistence later dropped more clues about Raikov. In the online mode of Subsistence, players can play Raikov, who's special move is a massive crotch grab that renders his opponent stunned. The Secret Theatre film 'Metal Gear Raiden: Snake Eraser' also jokes about Raikov's homosexuality and his purposeful resemblance to Raiden.

Despite being Volgin's male lover, Volgin himself appears to be bisexual, having an abusive relationship with Tatyana. He is a sadist, however, and treats her rather harshly compared to Raikov, whom he adores.
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Development, Easter Egg, General, Inspiration, Real Life, Reference, Secret, Suggested, Theory
person Matthew Neuteboom calendar_month September 6, 2013
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Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002)
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Attachment Tommy Vercetti is heavily based on Tony Montana from the film Scarface. They both end up in exile, both rise to power in Miami using great amounts of violence, both build an empire from a large estate and mansion, both have short tempers and are prone to violence, both work as contract killers, and both killed their collaborators and took their ex-bosses' empires, and both engage in a battle with large groups of assassins at the end of their stories. However, Tommy survives his final gunfight with his enemies, while Tony is killed. Even the mansions in the games are similar.
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Easter Egg, Reference, Similarities, Theory
person Funland47 calendar_month September 5, 2013
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Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc
Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc (2003)
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Murfy's last quote in Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc is "See you in Rayman 4", so it is probable that he was to appear in the cancelled Rayman 4. Or he may have been referring to Rayman 3's sequel, Hoodlum's Revenge, where he appeared.
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Development, Early Idea, General, Suggested, Theory
person kingstonie calendar_month September 5, 2013
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Team Fortress 2
Team Fortress 2 (2007)
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Attachment The Spy revolver "L'Etranger", meaning "The Stranger" in English, is named after a book of the same name written by Albert Camus, in which an emotionally detached french Algerian murders an Arabian man using a handgun. The main character is mainly considered a sociopath due to his cold hearted nature, similar to that of the Spy.
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Easter Egg, Reference, Similarities, Theory
person sandvichisspy calendar_month September 2, 2013
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LEGO Ninjago: Spinjitzu Smash
LEGO Ninjago: Spinjitzu Smash (2011)
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Attachment This game bears a striking resemblance to the Mega Man: Battle Network series. The first release of the game even contained leftover sprites from Mega Man: Battle Network 6, including Mega Man's speech portrait, various frames of animation from Falzar version's Aqua Cross, and a Mettaur sprite sheet.
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Similarities, Theory, Unused Content, Unused Graphic
person SonicManEXE calendar_month September 1, 2013
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Dragon Age: Origins
Dragon Age: Origins (2009)
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At one point in the game, The Warden can obtain a long sword named "Oathkeeper". The sword is described as a blessed blade commissioned by The Chantry and given to Templars as a reward for their deeds. It has been speculated that the sword is a homage to George R.R. Martin's book series "A Song of Ice and Fire", as the sword shares the same name as the sword given to Jaime Lannister by his father Tywin, which Jaime later passes to Brienne of Tarth who then names the sword. It is known that the book series was an inspiration during game development.
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person BlackCat92 calendar_month August 29, 2013
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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004)
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Some pedestrians spawn high up on buildings or in the sky and fall to the ground. Although this could be a glitch, it's also possible that these events are easter eggs, as Rockstar previously created the game 'Lemmings' when they were DMA Design.
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Easter Egg, General, Glitch, Reference, Suggested, Theory
person Funland47 calendar_month August 29, 2013
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Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (2003)
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Attachment The enemy "Triton" looks very much like the Triton fountain on the Piazza Barberini in Italy.
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Similarities, Theory
person pAroxizm calendar_month August 28, 2013
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Pokémon Gold Version
Pokémon Gold Version (1999)
subdirectory_arrow_right Pokémon Silver Version (Game)
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Attachment Red's party in the Generation II games is based heavily on in-game events from the Generation I. Charizard, Venusaur, Blastoise, and Pikachu are available in all iterations of the original Kanto plot. Espeon could have been obtained as an Eevee in Celadon City, and Eevee notably serves as Blue's starter in Pokemon Yellow. Lapras is given away by a Silph Co. employee, and two Snorlax are required to be caught or defeated in order to travel to Fuchsia City. Furthermore, in the Generation II games, only the Snorlax that was previously blocking Route 12 (now blocking the entrance to Diglett's Cave) is available to the player, suggesting that Red defeated it and caught the one blocking Route 16. His party in the Generation II games also matches that of Red in the Pokemon Adventures manga during his venture to Mt. Silver, although Pokemon Adventures' Red borrowed Charizard and Blastoise temporarily from the characters Blue and Green, as he didn't own those Pokemon.
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person k-agirinai calendar_month August 28, 2013
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Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004)
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During the phone-call scene between President Lyndon B. Johnson and Premier Nikita Khrushchev, Johnson mentions that the Russians refer to The Boss as "Voyevoda."

"Voyevoda" is a Russian word for "warrior", "knight in training" or "leader of an organisation", and can refer to someone in the military or government with a degree of power. When used in regards to a female, it can also mean "lady knight." As Russia has had a number of famous queens in its history, this is considered a highly respectful nickname for The Boss.
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person MightyKombat calendar_month August 28, 2013
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Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (2005)
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Despite being a main antagonist in Grand Theft Auto III, Miguel is seemingly killed in the mission Contra-Banned, set three years prior to the events of Grand Theft Auto III. It can be assumed that he somehow managed to survive.
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person ClaudX calendar_month August 28, 2013
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Resident Evil: Confidential Report
Resident Evil: Confidential Report (2003)
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It is highly likely that Confidential Report actually takes place in Raccoon City, although it has never been explicitly stated by any official source. The entrance to the police department in the game (whose name is conveniently covered by the top of the screen) has almost the exact same layout as it is in the main series. Also, Tyler Hamilton's, the other one of the game's protagonists, outfit is really similar to a standard RPD one.
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Similarities, Theory
person Mass Distraction calendar_month August 26, 2013
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Madden NFL 15
Madden NFL 15 (2014)
subdirectory_arrow_right Madden NFL 15 (Game), Madden NFL 99 (Game), Madden (Franchise)
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The Madden curse was an urban legend which claimed that athletes who appeared on the box of Madden games would either under-perform or sustain an injury in the season following their game's release. After a 16-year streak of "bad luck" starting from Garrison Hearst's appearance on the box of Madden NFL 99 in 1998, the first Madden game to feature a cover athlete and not John Madden himself, the "curse" would finally be broken in 2014, when Calvin Johnson managed to have one of the best seasons in his career following his appearance on the box of Madden NFL 15. Although the streak ended, the curse would strike sporadically over the continuing years, but so far has not begun another continuing streak of bad luck. In 2010, a film adaptation of the Madden curse was announced by EA, but no news has surfaced on it since and it was presumably cancelled.
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[Below sources provided by Rocko & Heffer.]

Article on Madden curse's history with list of "cursed" NFL players:
https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/what-is-the-madden-curse/

Film announcement:
https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/ea-cultivating-madden-curse/
Saints Row IV
Saints Row IV (2013)
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There is a suit in the game called "Ransom Hunter" that resembles Boba Fett's armour from Star Wars.
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person Funland47 calendar_month August 26, 2013
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Pikmin 2
Pikmin 2 (2004)
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Because Olimar is carrying a bottle cap in the game's intro, it would mean he has the strength of at least four Pikmin.
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person Kodyurem calendar_month August 26, 2013
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Franchise: Pikmin
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It's possible that each of the first 5 Pikmin's designs represent the 5 recognized senses:

• Smell: Red Pikmin have visible noses
• Taste: Blue Pikmin have visible mouths
• Sound: Yellow Pikmin have visible ears
• Touch: Purple Pikmin have hairs atop their head, possibly serving as feelers
• Sight: White Pikmin have large eyes.
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person VinchVolt calendar_month August 22, 2013
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Franchise: Silent Hill
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Attachment It is speculated that the fog effect was originally used due to hardware limitations in order to cover up the poor draw distance. The effect was well received, and become a recurring element in the series.
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person Mass Distraction calendar_month August 18, 2013
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