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Sonic Rush
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Hideki Naganuma composed most of the music for Sonic Rush. His songs usually feature heavy sampling (adding short parts of other pieces of audio into a new piece), and Sonic Rush is no exception. An obvious sample is 'Back 2 Back' using the main melody from 'Louie Louie', but some are harder to spot, such as 'Jeh Jeh Rocket' using a bit of audio from African drum music and 'Wrapped in Black' using a speech by Malcolm X.
Dragon Age: Origins
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There is a reference to the game "Portal" toward the end of Dragon Age: Origins. To find it, you must have Sten in your party. At the end of the game, if you choose to perform the ritual with Morrigan, you will go to the crowning of the new king or queen. After the dialogue with Alistair you can walk around and speak with your companions. Find Sten and he will say "Where is the cake? They promised there would be cake. The cake is a lie..."
Borderlands
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In New Haven there is a reference to the 1983 film, A Christmas Story. It can be found in a secret room which can be only be accessed during "Another Piece of the Puzzle". Inside is a Christmas tree, a leg lamp (made from a real leg), and a rifle called "Rider," with a caption which reads, "Careful... you might put someone's eye out".
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
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Victor Sullivan's private seaplane, Hog Wild, is a reference to a level found in Crash Bandicoot.
Assassin's Creed II
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When Sequence 3 starts and you are escorting Maria and Claudia to the villa, you will get ambushed by Pazzi and his men. You will be rescued by your Uncle Mario. When you first talk to him, he says "Don't you recognize me? Its-a me, Mario!" - a popular quote from the Nintendo hero of the same name.
Borderlands
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The "My Brother Was An Italian Plumber" achievement or trophy's description is "Kill an enemy by stomping on them", which is a reference to Mario.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
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Attachment Southwest of Winterhold, in Bleakcoast Cave, there is a part of the cave guarded by frost trolls where you will find parts of a skeleton hanging from the icy ceiling. On the ground below it is a Steel Greatsword of Weariness. This is a reference to Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back in which there is a scene where Luke Skywalker is stuck to the ceiling of an icy wampa cave and must use the Force to retrieve his lightsaber to cut himself free.
Doom II: Hell on Earth
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Attachment In the Doom II final level "Icon of Sin", the boss is supposed to be a giant demon head with a fragment missing from its forehead. It says, "To win the game, you must kill me, John Romero!", distorted and in reverse to sound like a demonic chant. One can use the "noclip" cheat to enter the boss and see Romero's severed head which is skewered on a post. John Romero is the creator of the Doom series. The staff didn't like Romero due to his egotistical personality. They decided to get him back by making him the final boss.
Super Meat Boy
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Each of the intros to the stages are references to other classic video games. These are:
Teh Internets - Bubble Bobble
The Forest - Street Fighter II
The Hospital - Castlevania
The Salt Factory - The Adventures of Lolo
Hell - Ninja Gaiden
The Rapture - Megaman 2
The End - Pokemon
The Cotton Alley - Ghosts and Goblins
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
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In the Japanese version of Saria Town, one of the graves in the town reads "The Hero Loto rests here." This is a reference to the Dragon Quest hero.

The first Final Fantasy game had a similar grave in the town of Elfheim. The grave reads "Here Lies Link".
Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time
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There are two treasures that reference Jak & Daxter and Ratchet & Clank. The Lutrela Nivadensis, found in "The Clan of the Cave Raccoon," is Daxter in a caveman outfit. Medieval Metal Man, found in "Of Mice and Mechs," is Clank with Knight armor on.
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
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The Sages in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time are named after the towns in this game (in Zelda chronology however, the towns were named after the Sages).

These towns are Rauru, Ruto, Saria, Mido, Nabooru, and Darunia. However, Mido is not a sage.
Super Paper Mario
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Attachment The enemy Fracktail makes a reference to Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. When Dimentio causes Fracktail to short circuit, he says "I am Error", one of the NPCs in Mido Town.
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
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Attachment In the X-Naut Fortress there is a changing room. If you drop into the room from the vent above, both you and your partners will turn into 8-bit sprites, with the original Super Mario Bros music playing in the background. You can turn back to normal by exiting the room.
BioShock
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Attachment In the corner of the Worley Winery in the Farmer's Market, there is a round wedge of cheese with a piece missing next to six bullet holes. The arrangement bares a striking resemblance to Pacman and the pellets he eats.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
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Joelle, Meg, Beth and Amy, the poes in the Forest Temple are named after the main characters from Little Women, Meg, Beth, Amy and Josephine.
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
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Attachment On your way to the Forest Temple, you come across an armored skeletal warrior known as the Hero's Shade. He was a famed swordsman in Hyrule, but died with eternal regret of never having passed on his knowledge in the art of the sword. According to the Hyrule Historia, the Hero's Shade is the spiritual manifestation of the Hero of Time, the Link from Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
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At the very top of the Throat of the World, there is a special pickaxe that the player can obtain. The name of this pickaxe is 'Notched pickaxe', and is thought to be a reference to Minecraft creator Notch.
Super Mario World
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Attachment The symbol that you find at the top of "Special World" is really the Super Famicom logo in Japan, and the SNES logo in Europe.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
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Attachment In Endon's House in Markarth, there is a shelf in the back of the room with Sliced Goat Cheese, a row of Garlic, and some Glow Dust arranged to look like a scene from Pac-Man.
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