Dungeons of Dredmor/Shout Out: Difference between revisions

* A top-tier sword features the following description: "[[Confusion Fu|This sword always strikes in every way it possibly would. Battery operated]]". The name of the weapon is, of course, "Doul's Possible Sword" from [[The Scar]].

* The Aluminum Tube's description: "This is irrefutable evidence of Dredmor's nefarious plans." Compare to this ''[[Star Control]] II'' quote:

** And it was supposed to be a shout-out to Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, being used as one of ingredients for crafting Bolts of Mass Destruction. Sadly, [[Gameplay and Story Segregation|Gameplay And Shout Out Segregation]] meant that the recipe had to be changed.

* The "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Anvil Junior Smithing Kit]]" speaks for itself. Smithing IS magic!

* One of the higher-tier pieces of headgear you can find is a red, wide-brimmed Vampire Hunter's Hat (identical to the hat worn by the protagonist of [[Hellsing]]), which according to the tooltip "isn't really suited for vampire hunting, but what can you expect out of someone who thinks that spelling 'DRACULA' backwards is a good way to hide their identity?"

* The original title screen, the head at the bottom of the screen, and the graphic design of Floor 3 are all shout outs to [[Doom]]. One of the armours originates from [[Doom]], while equipping a helmet based off [[Quake]] along with it, gives you a "Realms of the id" achievement. One of the audio tracks is also a [[Suspiciously Similar Song]] version of the Level 1 tune from [[Doom]] 2. Continuing the theme is the Interdimensional Axe - it's the [[Quake]] axe!

* And in the fungi, there's the [[Super Mario Bros.|Plumber's Agaric]] (providing a strength buff), and [[Niccolo Machiavelli|The Prince]] ("A regal mushroom better feared than loved.").

* If you happen to encounter a [[Game Breaking Bug]] that makes the game crash (Most infamously the, fortunately fixed, save-game incompatibility of the latest patches), you get an achievement called "Suddenly the dungeon collapses!", which was a possible event in [[Nethack]].

* In the tech-based floor, the chests look suspiciously like a certain [[Portal (series)|Portal]] puzzler's [[Ensemble Darkhorse|famous]] [[Companion Cube|box.]]

** Also, one line of enemy chatter is "[[Memetic Mutation|spaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]][[Portal 2|aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaace]]".

* The Archaeology skill tree is loaded with [[Indiana Jones]] references, including a skill called "It Belongs In A Museum". You even start out equipped with a sufficiently [[Nice Hat]].

* Two abilities in the Viking Wizardry tree reference the [[Rhapsody of Fire]] songs Triumph For My Magic Steel and Unholy Warcry.

* The [[Star Wars|Mace of Windu]] is practically a lightsaber in apperance and (most of its) stats, although its considered by the game to be a mace.

* Generic Tentacular Doom effect description: [[Penny Arcade (Webcomic)|Open one of your six mouths and sing the song that ends the Earth.]]

 

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