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List of references to movies, series, books and other stuff on Goonstation
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Just making this post as an archive of sorts, all the different references that I personally found, obvious and not so obvious. If you've found a reference, feel free to share it below.

A couple of screams are the same sound effects used in the first Command and Conquer game
https://youtu.be/8-HUM65Wwig?t=90

The sound for airlocks opening is ripped straight from Star Trek
couldn't find a clip

Hyposprays are also from Star Trek,
https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Hypospray

the voice clips for man eaters and a couple of other mobs are ripped from the 1982 arcade game, Sinistar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-XEINagmaU

cyalume sabers are actually a reference to the anime steins gate, which references star wars
https://steins-gate.fandom.com/wiki/Futu...ets.5B2.5D

getting drunk on curacao has a chance to force the player to quote lines from Moby Dick and some other nautical stuff
https://github.com/goonstation/goonstati...odDrink.dm

the jacket and hat that are in the crate in the information office is a reference to the game Zybourne Clock, much beloved and ridiculed by Something Awful back in the day
https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/zybourne-clock

the strange vampire suit from a medal reward is a refernce to JoJo's Bizzare Adventure
http://images.wikia.com/jjba/images/e/e6/Dio_Adult.png

the lawgiver is a reference to the iconic firearm used by the main character in the Judge Dredd franchise
https://judgedredd.fandom.com/wiki/Lawgiver

the gnome is a Left 4 Dead reference
https://left4dead.fandom.com/wiki/Gnome_Chompski

the laughing sound effect for cluwnes is also from left 4 dead
https://youtu.be/0njgOS5NENA?t=55

the way the detectives hat works is a reference to the cartoon Inspector Gadget
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.p...o%20gadget
sorry its the best source I could find

the glasses the detective gets is a reference to the video game, Heavy Rain
https://heavyrain.fandom.com/wiki/ARI_(A...Interface)

the priest Father Jack on the Space Diner is a reference to the character of the same name from the UK series Father Ted
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdkN57xvekI

the BFG is reference to the name of the same gun from the Quake and Doom games
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BFG_%28weapon%29

the nukie commander outfit + sword are "inspired" by Commanders from the Warhammer franchise
https://media.discordapp.net/attachments...height=433

there's 4 different hats hidden and scattered around different maps. All 4 are references to Mario, Luigi and Wario and Waluigi from the Mario Bro's franchise.
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List of references to movies, series, books and other stuff on Goonstation - by Carbadox - 06-21-2020, 11:42 AM

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