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* The game draws perhaps its heaviest overall influence from the [[Mega Man (video game)|Mega Man]] series. The intro screen is a direct callback to ''[[Mega Man 2]]'', and the game features two bosses as well as an area with music and themes taken from that game. Additionally, two very common obstacles in the game - the vanishing blocks and the insta-kill spikes of doom - are ubiquitous mainstays of the MM series.
* With the exception of the Guy, all of the bosses are taken from other games: [[Metroid|Mother Brain]], [[Punch -Out!!|Mike Tyson]], [[Castlevania|Dracula,]] [[Metroid|Kraid]][[Street Fighter|gief]], [[Super Mario Bros.|Mecha-Birdo, Bowser, Wart]], [[Mega Man (video game)|Dr. Wily, and the Green Dragon]]. In almost all cases, these are infamously difficult bosses (particularly Tyson and Dracula).
** The Guy's second form is a direct reference to the cyborg boss battle from ''[[Contra]] III'', and the Mecha-Birdo fight also possibly references the aerial boss battle from the aforementioned game.
** Several regular enemies qualify, as well, such as the birds from [[Ninja Gaiden]].
* Some of the screens are heavily based on areas of other games, such as ''[[Metroid]]'', ''[[Mega Man (video game)|Mega Man]], ''[[Ghosts 'n Goblins (series)|Ghosts N Goblins]]'', ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'', and ''[[Castlevania]]''. Also, [[Tetris]]. And Breakout.
* The ''Zelda'' area has a giant 8-bit Link who serves as a platform, but can kill you if you linger for too long.
** [[Memetic Mutation|You jumped into a sword, you retard!]]
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