i think there was a halo reference. the part in the begining where harry is repeating his name, number and so on, it is just like captain kean from halo, when possesed by the swarm.
Another one may be a reference with the group called "Toybox", but i'm not sure about it.
Yes, that reference was great. I really enjoyed it either because of it being a reference to one of my most favorite movies, or seeing Max showing some short-lasting but really dirty dance moves.
The Narnia one was my favourite, mostly because of the "thinly disguised religious allegory" dig.
One no one's mentioned yet is Lord of the Rings - taking Grandpa Stinky's personal belongings out of the drawer, Max does a great Gollum, hissing "What does he have in his pocketses?"
I get the feeling my pop cultural education is narrow enough to mean that I'm missing a lot of references.
Where was that? I caught all of the references but I can't believe I missed this one. Ghostbusters references are what I want to see the most of, as this is New York. That and maybe some Space Quest or Maniac Mansion references.
Where was that? I caught all of the references but I can't believe I missed this one. Ghostbusters references are what I want to see the most of, as this is New York. That and maybe some Space Quest or Maniac Mansion references.
Ghostbusters references were the ones that involve ectoplasm. Kind of a letdown actually...
Maybe we should compile a more comprehensive references list, with a clear description of when it happens in the game and exactly what it references. For the people among us who are rather bad at catching them (me >_>)
Maybe we should compile a more comprehensive references list, with a clear description of when it happens in the game and exactly what it references. For the people among us who are rather bad at catching them (me >_>)
And me, since I still can't find the Diamond Commercial...
The Phantom Tollbooth is a children's novel published in 1961, a fantasy story not unlike The Wizard of Oz or Alice in Wonderland. It actually has some really great wordplay, metaphors, and an poignant overall theme. Sam comments about it after you examine the wardrobe, soon after making a jab at the Narnia books.
Any chance of explaining what they are for ickle British me?
Was I imagining a Soylent Green reference when the Moleman ran through the streets shouting stuff about mole sweat? I forget what he said precisely.
Gordon's Alive had me cracking up the most of any reference.
The scene when you use the engagement ring on Max is a parody of some commercials for diamond rings that ran in America a few years back.
The Miss Cleo thing: At one point in interacting with the ape guard at the pawn shop (I forget how it's triggered exactly) Max says "Call me now for your free reading!" with a funny accent. This was a catchphrase of Miss Cleo, an ersatz-Jamaican "psychic" who advertised on many American TV channels for a number of years, offering "psychic advice" to telephone callers (for a modest fee, of course). Until she was shut down by the FTC, that is.
And you're right, Harry Moleman running through the streets shouting about mole juice is definitely a Soylent Green reference.
Any other favourites?
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Another one may be a reference with the group called "Toybox", but i'm not sure about it.
It has just sooo much to do with Max going crazy and "Destroying the Universe" with ungodly powers(which can be read in the mysterious tunnel).
Yes, that reference was great. I really enjoyed it either because of it being a reference to one of my most favorite movies, or seeing Max showing some short-lasting but really dirty dance moves.
I thought that was clever, if a little obvious. Sam's rejoiner made me really happy, though. So few people remember The Phantom Tollbooth!
wow, I missed that one. Where is it ?
One no one's mentioned yet is Lord of the Rings - taking Grandpa Stinky's personal belongings out of the drawer, Max does a great Gollum, hissing "What does he have in his pocketses?"
I get the feeling my pop cultural education is narrow enough to mean that I'm missing a lot of references.
Where was that? I caught all of the references but I can't believe I missed this one. Ghostbusters references are what I want to see the most of, as this is New York. That and maybe some Space Quest or Maniac Mansion references.
Max has been addressed as "Harvey" before. In Moai Better Blues when Abe says something like "Step aside, Harvey, you're blocking my tan".
Ghostbusters references were the ones that involve ectoplasm. Kind of a letdown actually...
And me, since I still can't find the Diamond Commercial...
Was I imagining a Soylent Green reference when the Moleman ran through the streets shouting stuff about mole sweat? I forget what he said precisely.
Gordon's Alive had me cracking up the most of any reference.
Wait, explain this one to me. Did I miss it?
The Miss Cleo thing: At one point in interacting with the ape guard at the pawn shop (I forget how it's triggered exactly) Max says "Call me now for your free reading!" with a funny accent. This was a catchphrase of Miss Cleo, an ersatz-Jamaican "psychic" who advertised on many American TV channels for a number of years, offering "psychic advice" to telephone callers (for a modest fee, of course). Until she was shut down by the FTC, that is.
And you're right, Harry Moleman running through the streets shouting about mole juice is definitely a Soylent Green reference.
I did NOT catch that! Haha!
And 'messing with the phantom tollbooth' was hilarious as well.
...And now that song is going to get stuck in my head for a few days. Damn the 90s.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xes0F36eTJA