Around Peter Quill's room and house there are many seemingly fictional things that are actually homages to 1980's pop culture media, but with the names, concepts or brands slightly changed or parodied:

•Prouix Calculator Wristwatch Advertisement - Based on real calculator wristwatches sold by companies like Casio.

•"The Lost Starwalker" Film Poster - A spoof of the film "The Last Starfighter" and its poster.

•"Caves & Creatures" Table-top RPG - Based on table-top RPGs popular in the 1980's such as the Dungeons & Dragons series.

•"Furthings" Monster Film Poster - Parody of the film "Gremlins".

•A banana figurine playing the guitar - Resembles the old McDonald's mascot "Mac Tonight".

•"Nukegames" - a take on the film "WarGames", the plotline of which involves nuclear warfare.

•"Deathtrap Dungeon" book - An homage to "Choose Your Own Adventure" books.

•"Robot Within" newspaper ad - The poster's imagery and film's concept is a callback to the sci-fi horror film "They Live".

•"Animal Graveyard" novel - An homage to Stephen King's novel "Pet Semetary".

•"VROOM!" Show TV magazine ad - A reference to popular 80s action show "Knight Rider".