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[[File:mitsukniR_konami_shoutout_4202.png|link=Mitsumete Knight|frame|Can you recognize all [[Konami]] characters present in this Purikura sequence of this [[Mitsumete Knight|Konami game]]?<ref>Counter-clockwise : [[Ganbare Goemon|Goemon]] ; [[Gradius|Moai Head]] ; [[Tokimeki Memorial|Shiori Fujisaki, and Saki Nijino]] ; [[Twinbee]] ; [[Parodius|Takosuke, and Koitsu]] ; [[Azure Dreams|Kewne]] ; [[Ganbare Goemon|Ebisumaru]] ; [[Twinbee|Madoka]] ; [[Live Powerful Pro Baseball|Powerpro-kun]] ; [[Castlevania: Symphony of the Night|Alucard]] ; [[Suikoden|Tir McDohl]] ; and [[Gradius|Vic Viper]]. And, as an extra subtle [[Shout-Out]], the things Goemon, Alucard and Tir are riding are the arcs of [[Logo Joke|the Konami Logo]].</ref>]]
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This page lists [[Shout-Out]]s seen in video games.
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==Games with their own pages:==
* ''[[3D Dot Game Heroes/Shout Out|3D Dot Game Heroes]]''
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** ''[[BlazBlue/Shout Out|Blaz Blue]]''
* ''[[Halo (series)/Shout Out|Halo]]''
* ''[[Highborn/Shout
* ''[[I Wanna Be the Guy/Shout Out|I Wanna Be the Guy]]''
* ''[[Jets N Guns/Shout Out|Jets N Guns]]''
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* ''[[Pokémon/Shout-Out|Pokémon]]''
* ''[[Portal (series)/Shout Out|Portal]]''
* ''[[Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale/Shout Out|Recettear:
* ''[[Resident Evil/Shout Out|Resident Evil]]''
** ''[[Resident Evil 5/Shout Out|Resident Evil 5]]''
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* ''[[Rock Man 4 Minus Infinity/Shout Out|Rock Man 4 Minus Infinity]]''
* ''[[RuneScape/Shout Out|Runescape]]''
* ''[[Saints Row (series)/Shout Out|Saints Row]]''
* ''[[The Sims/Shout-Out|The Sims]]''
* ''[[Skullgirls/Shout Out|Skullgirls]]''
* ''[[StarCraft/Shout Out|Starcraft]]''
* ''[[Street Fighter/Shout
* ''[[Super Cosplay War Ultra/Shout Out|Super Cosplay War Ultra]]''
* ''[[Team Fortress 2/Shout Out|Team Fortress 2]]''
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* ''[[Warp Force/Shout Out|Warp Force]]''
* ''[[World of Warcraft/Shout Out|World of Warcraft]]''
==Creators with their own pages:==
* [[Konami/Shout-Out|Konami]]
* [[Nintendo/Shout Out|Nintendo]]
==Other Shout-Outs==
* ''[[2027]]'': Daniel mentions in a conversation that [[Fallout|War...war never changes.]]
* The Irem ''[[In the Hunt]]'' video game is basically a giant shout-out to the [[Sega Master System]] II game ''[[Submarine Attack]]''. Both feature [[Peace Through Superior Firepower/Missile Submarines]] that also have [[Peace Through Superior Firepower/Surface to Air Missiles]] and produce [[Macross Missile Massacre|major missile]] [[Beam Spam]]. They have a similar number of levels and similar enemies. The boss that drops parts of an ancient ruin on top of you exists in both games, too.
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* The easy mode for single-player in ''[[Battlefield: Bad Company]]'' has the line "[[Conan the Barbarian|hear the lamentations of...]] uhh...the people they know".
* Morgan Industries, one of the factions from ''[[Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri]]'', has a subdivision called ''Morgansoft''. Its slogan: "Where do you want your node today?"—a not-so-subtle reference to [[Microsoft|a famous real-life software company]] and its then-ongoing "where do you want to go today?" ad campaign.
* ''[[Viewtiful Joe]]'' is full of [[Shout-Out
** Each level has a movie poster, shown during the credits (or in the Brady Games guide) they are, in order: ''[[Dracula (1931 film)|Dracula]]'', ''[[King Kong]]'', ''[[Jaws (film)|Jaws]]'', ''[[The Hunt for Red October]]'', ''[[Devil May Cry]]'', ''[[Gladiator (film)|Gladiator]]'', and ''[[Star Wars]]'' (the original)
*** They even have text references to the movies (or game) they come from.
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* In the visual novel ''[[Fate/stay night]]'' (a game arguably already full of shoutouts to old legends and myths), there are skits that you earn depending how many "Bad Ends" you receive. The second of which features [[Tsundere|Rin Tohsaka]] and [[Yamato Nadeshiko|Sakura Matou]], two of the game's heroines, in a rather blatant [[Shout-Out]] to the [[Touhou]] series, complete with danmaku patterns and parodies of the Spell Card activations.
* Every single game in Namco's [[Tales (series)]] have shout outs to each other (with the exception of ''[[Tales of Phantasia]]'', which is the first game and therefore has nothing to shout out to). In ''[[Tales of the Abyss]]'', various other Tales characters are Bonus Bosses; in another Tales game, a character has a Mieu keychain (Mieu is the cute annoying creature from ''[[Tales of the Abyss]]''); in ''[[Tales of Destiny]]'', the character Klarth from ''[[Tales of Phantasia]]'' makes a cameo; and so on. A fan favorite is the Indignation spell which has appeared in every game in the franchise, with nearly the same casting incantation. The first scene where Indignation appears (the intro to ''[[Tales of Phantasia]]'') can be replicated almost exactly in ''[[Tales of Eternia]]'' if you know when and where.
** ''[[Tales of Symphonia]]'' also features the recurring phrase "Give me your name and I'll give you mine," from the [[The Lord of the Rings|Dwarf-raised]] Lloyd.
** In ''[[Tales of Phantasia]]'', Cress can equip a set of ten items from ''[[The Tower of Druaga]]'' to receive the title "Gilgamesh." The same title and a similar set of items exist for Zelos Wilder in ''[[Tales of Symphonia]]''.
* ''[[Wario Land]]: Shake It!'' has a level call "Wreck Train"—the music of this level seems to have a shout to [[Indiana Jones]].
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** Also in ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'', when Cloud goes up against Sephiroth, Sephiroth begins his [[Hannibal Lecture]]. [[Final Fantasy VII|Cloud tells him to shut up.]]
** In ''[[Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days|Kingdom Hearts 358 Days Over 2]]'', there's a set of weapons called Casual Gear. When this is equipped, Demyx's sitar turns into a tennis racket. It's name? [[Prince of Tennis|Prince of Awesome]]. Another of Demyx's weapons in ''Days'' is called "[[This Is Spinal Tap|Up To]] [[Up to Eleven|Eleven]]".
* ''[[Dwarf Fortress]]''. You start with [[Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs (novel)|seven dwarves]]. There are also [https://web.archive.org/web/20120101122458/http://df.magmawiki.com/index.php/Batman these] [https://web.archive.org/web/20120114005253/http://df.magmawiki.com/index.php/Giant_rat pages] at the DF Wiki.
** And, this being [[Dwarf Fortress]], it's incredibly easy to [[Game Mod|add more as you see fit]]. For instance, there's a player-created mod that adds new reasons for dwarfs to like existing critters; among those added are "...likes [[Batman|Batmen]] for their awesome theme songs. DANANANANANANA BATMAN!"
* In ''[[Overlord]]: Raising Hell'', in the Infernal Abyss, you come to a labyrinth, prompting Gnarl to say [[Labyrinth|"Oh, great, a labyrinth. If you see any rosy-cheeked maidens whinging about Goblin Kings, or if anything starts singing...Kill them!"]]
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** Playing "I Am the Walrus" leads to a shout out to the sequence with the song in the ''[[Magical Mystery Tour]]'' film.
* Speaking of [[The Beatles (band)|The Beatles]], you can find a [[Yellow Submarine]] in Ricco Harbor from ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''.
* Beating the campaign in ''[[Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine]]'' nets you the achievement [[The Lord of the Rings|Here, at the End of All Things]].
* ''[[Jade Empire]]'' has a shout out to ''[[Knights of the Old Republic]]'', another of Bioware's games. In ''Jade Empire'', the recruiter at the arena remarks something along the lines of "you are indeed mysterious, stranger." In ''KOTOR'', Mysterious Stranger was the codename given to the player character when (s)he participates in the Duel Ring.
* ''Knights of the Old Republic'' has a few of its own. The most obvious one is Bastila, who is a slightly more developed version of Aribeth from [[Neverwinter Nights|an earlier BioWare game]].
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* In ''[[The 7th Guest]]'', Stauf's "welcome to my house" speech seems to be a reference to ''The Legend of Hell House''.
* There is one in the trophy list in ''[[Arcana Heart]] 3'' to, of all things, ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'''s ''Celebrity Jeopardy!'' skits. Using four different sword techniques in a single match while playing as Kamui will net you a trophy called "That's 'S' Words, Mr. Connery!"
* In ''[[
* The ''[[Re-Volt]]'' RC car driving game has two tracks called [[Boyz N the Hood|"Toys in the Hood"]], set in peaceful suburbs.
* ''[[DEFCON]]'' is largely inspired by the [[The Big Board|NORAD screens]] in ''[[WarGames]]'', so scrolling text in the lobby screen includes the list of games from the movie ("FALKEN'S MAZE, BLACK JACK, GIN RUMMY...THEATERWIDE BIOTOXIC AND CHEMICAL WARFARE, GLOBAL THERMONUCLEAR WAR") and "How about a nice game of chess?"
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** The [[Seven Deadly Sins|Wrath]] boss walks around the room dropping bombs, just like ''[[Bomberman]]''. The layout of its room even has hard blocks that can't be blasted.
* In ''[[Minecraft]]'', there is a surprising amount of shout-outs, from the the title screen that gives references by the dozen to placing a picture of king graham.
* ''[[Dragon Slayer II: Xanadu]]'' has the Black Onyx and Fire Crystal items, whose names are surely inspired by ''[[The Black Onyx]]'', the first successful Japanese RPG, and its sequel ''The Fire Crystal''.
* In "Super Mario 3D Land", In World 5-2, you see Mario from a topview. If you have a fire flower, sometime in the level, you can light 4 torches, and the familiar "Zelda" jingle that plays whenever you solve a puzzle. In fact, Zelda is turning 25 this year, (2011) another (possibly coincidental) reference to the Zelda series, by means that it's World 5-2, backwards = World 2-5, or 25!
* ''[[Asterix]] at the Olympic Games'' has a cutscene where Asterix knocks out a Roman with a headbutt. For a brief moment, the background changes to a soccer field and a referee raises a red card. It's an obvious reference to the infamous incident involving Zinedine Zidane at the 2006 World Cup Final, and may be also a nod to the cameo of Zidane himself in the movie.
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** The [[Canon Ending]] references {{spoiler|an [[Easter Egg]] shared by ''Mario Paint'', ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]'', and}} ''Animal Crossing''.
* ''[[Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes]]'': Mellore's is described to want to become a mage, which she assumes to be a [[Magical Girl]] like the ones her father reads about. Her stretch goal in [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rabbitandbearstudios/eiyuden-chronicle-hundred-heroes the ongoing Kickstarter campaign] was titled [[Sailor Moon|The Pretty Soldier]].
* Every character in ''[[Battle Golfer Yui]]'' is clearly a reference to other characters from Japanese media
** Yui Mizuhara is a reference to the protagonists of [[Shotaro Ishinomori]]'s works, primarily [[Kamen Rider Black]]'s Kotaro Minami. She even is forcibly turned into a cyborg, rescued by a defector of the organization, and has to fight against her former organization.
** Mitsuru Hagata is a reference to Mitsuru Hanagata from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_of_the_Giants Star of the Giants], with a Hoshi as his rival and an Akiko as his crush.
** GeGeGe no Kitako is a reference to [[GeGeGe no Kitaro]]. She even has an eyeball parent guiding her. And she attacks Yui because Otter Man<ref>a reference to Nezumi Otoko</ref> forged a letter.
** Kaiketsu Dibot is a reference to [[Kaiketsu Zubat]], complete with a desire to avenge Asuka.
** Professor G is a combined reference to [[Mazinger Z|Doctor Hell]] and [[Kikaider|Dr. Gill]]. He even has brainwashed cyborgs as minions and a flute that controls {{spoiler|Ran}}. Prof. G even uses Gil as his alias.
** {{spoiler|Ran Ryuzaki/Shadow Thunder}} is a reference to [[Kamen Rider Black|Shadow Moon]] and [[Kikaider|Hakaider]], complete with important connection and rivalry to main character.
* ''[[Strip Poker Night at the Inventory]]'': [[Strip Poker Night at the Inventory/Characters#Komi-san|Komi-san]] holds up a notepad with [[Gratuitous Japanese|kana]] on it to aid communication (she famously has trouble with it otherwise) with whatever she's "saying" in a given round (because her speech bubble shows her thoughts instead), but the katakana is the same each time and loosely spells out '[[The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951 film)|Klaatu barada nikto]]'.
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