Line #38 ShoutOut/Pinball


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13	ShoutOut in {{Pinball}}.
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15	* ''Pinball/TheAdventuresOfRockyAndBullwinkleAndFriends'': A small [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture [=DeLorean=]]] can be seen parked behind the WABAC Machine.
16	* ''Pinball/AmericasMostHaunted'':
17	** When exploring a haunted venue in ''Pinball/AmericasMostHaunted'', the display shows a POVCam with a hand holding a [[Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}} PKE meter.]]
18	** The Ghost Doctor is Dr. Nord, a reference to pinball designer Creator/DennisNordman (who was a consultant on the game).
19	* ''Pinball/TheBeatlesBeatlemania'': The Stern Insider Connected {{achievement\|system}} for maxing out every song mode in a single game is called "Series/TopOfThePops".
20	* In ''Pinball/BigBangBar'', the "Extra Ball Lit" animation includes the stylized "X" from ''Series/TheXFiles''.
21	* On the backglass for ''Pinball/Breakshot1996'', a small Franchise/{{Godzilla}} can be seen hiding in the ferns on top of the pinball machine.
22	* The plunger for ''Pinball/BugsBunnysBirthdayBall'' is a [[HumanCannonball cannon]] with a sign reading "Creator/RogerSharpe fired this cannon."
23	* ''Pinball/TheChampionPub'':
24	** Almost everything about Armando Santiago is a reference to Inigo Montoya from ''Film/ThePrincessBride''.
25	** The name of Russian Patrotsky Yirbitov, as well as one of the random comments during a fight, [[RippedFromTheHeadlines reference the then-recent incident where Mike Tyson bit off Evander Holyfield's ear during a match]].
26	* ''Pinball/CirqusVoltaire'':
27	** The three judges [[HoldUpYourScore hold up scorecards]] for the player's bonus. Some of the judges are tributes to other works, such as [[Literature/{{Discworld}} Rincewind the Wizard]], Music/{{Tommy}}, and [[Series/JudgeJudy Judy]].
28	** Underneath the left and right slingshot switches are the words "Pop" and "Duke", a reference to designer Creator/JohnPopadiuk and his father.
29	** Near the right inlane is a cat pushing a dynamite plunger with "Joos TNT" on it, a reference to Williams' engineer John Joos Jr.
30	* In ''Pinball/CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon'', the ''VideoGame/PacMan'' tune plays after scoring the "Snack Attack" hurry-up bonus.
31	** There are two Shout Outs to ''Franchise/MortalKombat'':
32	*** In the game's video mode, when beating up the peeping tom, pressing both flipper buttons for the final blow decapitates him, and the announcer yells, "FATALITY!"
33	*** The player has the option to choke the snack bar attendant, after yelling, "COME HERE!" The words "Choking Fatality" appears on the display.
34	* ''Pinball/CueBallWizard'' is one big ShoutOut to ''Pinball/EightBall Deluxe,'' from the "urban cowboy playing pool" theme, the Shooter with the white cowboy hat, and the reuse of iconic callouts:
35	-->'''Shooter:''' "Quit talkin' and start chalkin'."
36	* ''Pinball/DeadpoolStern'':
37	** During Mechsuit Multiball, a chimichanga truck can be seen flying by [[FunnyBackgroundEvent in the background]] with a Nyan Cat-esque rainbow trail behind it.
38	** The WizardMode's VersusCharacterSplash includes the phrase "This time it's personal!", referencing the {{tagline}} for ''Film/JawsTheRevenge''.
39	* ''Pinball/DialedIn'' alludes to several older Williams and Bally machines, including several also designed by Creator/PatLawlor:
40	** Two disasters include "{{Pinball/Earthshaker}}" and "{{Pinball/Whirlwind}}".
41	** EMP Strikes and certain multiball modes activate magnets underneath the playfield that can propel balls randomly, much like "The Power" from ''Pinball/TheAddamsFamily''.
42	** Crazy Bob, a character that appeared in several Williams and Bally games (including ''Pinball/JohnnyMnemonic'', ''Pinball/JunkYard'', ''Pinball/TheChampionPub'', and Lawlor's own ''Pinball/RoadShow'' and ''Pinball/SafeCracker''), reappears here with his own set of modes.
43	** The laser layout bears a striking resemblance to Lawlor's unreleased Pinball 2000 machine ''Wizard Blocks''. The Quantum Theater also implements a video display in which the ball can destroy objects.
44	* ''Pinball/Fire1987'' is [[VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory based on the Great Chicago Fire of 1871]], and as such is considered a sideways tribute to the city of UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}}.
45	* ''Pinball/FishTales''[='=]s [[http://www.ipdb.org/showpic.pl?id=861&picno=4635 flyer]] begins describing the VideoMode with [[Film/{{Jaws 2}} "Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water..."]]
46	* ''Pinball/FooFighters2023'':
47	** The faux-VanityPlate used for the ShowWithinAShow [[https://youtu.be/fWWgfK7KJzY?t=70 is modeled]] on the one used by Creator/RankinBassProductions.
48	** The main display during Area 51 Multiball and "Times Like These" depict the band fleeing from the Overlord's minions in a ScoobyDoobyDoors-like fashion. Fittingly, their run cycles are a direct homage to ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooWhereAreYou'' -- in the former, Pat Smear even runs on all fours like Scooby himself.
49	** During Foobot Multiball, the titular mech will sometimes say "Foobot smash!" while attacking, referencing Franchise/TheIncredibleHulk's habit of saying [[CharacterCatchphrase "Hulk smash!"]]
50	** One of the people saved from mind control during "Something From Nothing" is a woman with the same clothes as Rosie the Riveter (as depicted on the famous "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Can_Do_It! We Can Do It!]]" poster).
51	* ''Pinball/FunHouseRudysNightmare'': The logo for "Hot Dog Combat" uses a font that heavily resembles the one used for early ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' games. Fittingly, the display animations for the mode emulate a 2D fighting game.
52	* In ''Pinball/TheGetawayHighSpeed2,'' places listed on the Burn Rubber bonus map include [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture Hill Valley,]] [[ComicBook/{{Superman}} Smallville,]] [[Film/SupermanTheMovie Otisburg,]] and [[Film/ItsAWonderfulLife Bedford Falls]].
53	* An EasterEgg in Creator/SegaPinball's ''Pinball/GoldenEye'' has Bond get chased by a T-Rex from ''Pinball/JurassicParkDataEast''.
54	* ''Pinball/{{Heist}}'': Liz's side job is titled "Hack the Planet," referencing the name of a ShowWithinAShow in ''Film/{{Hackers}}''.
55	* Getting the top Power Down score in ''Pinball/JohnnyMnemonic'' shows an animation of [[Film/{{Tron}} the MCP Cone]] spinning and saying "You are the master of Power Down!"
56	* ''Pinball/JunkYard'':
57	** Running fast enough in the "Run From Spike" VideoMode causes the famous sound effect from ''Series/TheSixMillionDollarMan'' to play.
58	** Also, [[WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry the bulldog named Spike]] is not likely to be a coincidence.
59	* ''Pinball/JurassicParkStern'' alludes to several esteemed pinball players in the default high score list, including Jim Belsito (JPB), Paul Madison (PEM), and Neil Shatz (NES). (The latter, renowned for his ability to getting to the very top of the high score list, is fittingly made the default for the Grand Champion high score.)
60	* The default high score table in ''VideoGame/KirbysPinballLand'' contains the names of mobile suits from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam0083StardustMemory'': ZEPHYRA (Zephyranthes), PHYSALI (Physalis), DENDROB (Dendrobium), and GERBERA (Gerbera Tetra). They are also [[FloralThemeNaming all genuses of flowers]] (except ''Gerbera tetra'', which is a species name).
61	* ''[[Pinball/LexyLightspeed Lexy Lightspeed - Escape from Earth]]'': Lookie is specifically identified as a [[BigfootSasquatchAndYeti sasquatch]], echoing Bigfoot's prominent role in Creator/DennisNordman's earlier game ''Pinball/WhiteWater''.
62	* ''Pinball/TheLordOfTheRings'' has one that borders on EasterEgg territory - getting "Big Points" from an elf gift while 2x Scoring is running prompts the game to say "The prize is doubled!", alluding to ''Pinball/IndianaJonesThePinballAdventure'' using the exact same quote when lighting a doubled jackpot. Programmer Keith Johnson confirms it as intentional [[http://tiltforums.com/t/deep-cuts-of-semi-useful-pinball-knowledge/2879/666 here]].
63	* ''Pinball/MedievalMadness'':
64	** One of the princesses is a pastiche of Eliza Doolittle from ''Theatre/MyFairLady''. "The rahyn in Spahyn... oh, just save me!"
65	** One of the random lines from the peasants references ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail'':
66	-->'''Peasant Leader:''' THEY TOOK OUR SHRUBBERY!
67	* An EasterEgg in ''Pinball/{{Monopoly}}'' displays [[VideoGame/ZeroWing "ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US"]] (a meme which was current when the game was made in late 2001).
68	* One of the potential quotes that plays upon starting Drac Attack in ''Pinball/MonsterBash'' is "I am Count Dracula, [[Series/SaturdayNightLive and you're not]]!"
69	* Creator/SternPinball's ''[[Pinball/MustangStern Mustang]]'':
70	** The feed to the right inlane features a whirlpool layout almost identical to that of ''Pinball/CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon''.
71	** One of the competitors in the race modes greatly resembles Charlie Chan.
72	** The black Cobra Mustang convertible on the right orbit (with the PINGAME VanityLicensePlate) belongs to Jim Schelberg, publisher of ''Pingame Journal'' magazine.
73	* ''Pinball/PoliceForce'''s bumpers depict [[Literature/AesopsFables a tortoise and a hare]] dodging ricocheting bullets.
74	* In ''Pinball/RedAndTedsRoadShow'', the "Rubber Nose" souvenir is a caricature of Creator/RogerSharpe, the pinball player who overturned New York City's ban on pinball machines.
75	* ''Pinball/RevengeFromMars'': "Martian Aerobics" is a homage to ''VideoGame/SpaceInvaders''.
76	* ''Pinball/RickAndMorty'':
77	** One of the fake Mystery options is "Deploy Franchise/{{Robocop}}". Another, "13 Balls", alludes to ''Pinball/{{Apollo 13}}'''s 13-ball multiball.
78	** The alternate dimension that [[DeliberatelyMonochrome turns every light on the playfield white]] is named "[[Franchise/TheTwilightZone TW-z0n3]]".
79	** One of the random {{catch phrase}}s Rick says after completing the left target bank pulls double duty, alluding to a callout from ''Pinball/SwordsOfFury'' while also referencing its status as an in-joke at Spooky Pinball.
80	---> "Lionman! ...or, whatever."
81	* ''Pinball/Rush2022'': [[https://www.thisweekinpinball.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Screen-Shot-2022-01-04-at-8.51.58-AM.png The "Time Machine" insert text on the playfield]] is written in a font mimicking the ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture'' logo.
82	* ''Pinball/ScaredStiff'':
83	** One of the faces on the Stiff-O-Meter is "Smarkey", Elvira's RealLife husband and manager Mark.
84	** On the bottom center of the backglass is a box of "Lil' Luna Green Cheese" cookies; the girl on the box is Elvira's (then) two-year-old daughter, Sadie (nicknamed "Luna").
85	* ''Pinball/ScoobyDooWhereAreYou2023'': During Charlie the robot's mode, achieving one of the extra objectives plays an animation of Shaggy and Scooby on a roller coaster. The message accompanying it reads "Ride the Comet!" -- the name of the roller coaster in the aptly-named pinball machine ''Pinball/{{Comet}}''.
86	* One of the characters in ''Pinball/SharkeysShootout'', a SpiritualSuccessor to ''Pinball/EightBall Deluxe,'' is a cowboy named Tex.
87	* WordOfGod is that Sandman's center bank of three targets in ''Pinball/SpiderManStern'' is a tribute to ''Pinball/AttackFromMars''.
88	* ''Pinball/StrangerThings'' has two references to Creator/BrianEddy's older game ''Pinball/AttackFromMars'':
89	** The extra ball animation depicts the Demogorgon getting clocked by a pinball in the same manner as the equivalent animation from ''Attack from Mars''.
90	** Likewise, "Total Isolation" takes after "Total Annihilation" in both name, qualifications (completing all the lights on the ramps and orbits), and rules.
91	* The sides of the backbox for Creator/DataEastPinball's ''Pinball/TalesFromTheCrypt'' depict The Crypt Keeper dressed as a barber with a sharp razor, as a homage to ''Theatre/SweeneyTodd''.
92	-->"Shave and a Haircut, Two Pints!"
93	* ''Pinball/TeedOff'' sometimes opens with a reference to ''Series/TheHoneymooners'':
94	-->'''Gunther:''' "He addresses the ball."\
95	'''Golfer:''' "Hello, ball!"
96	* ''Pinball/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesStern'' has two episodes named "[[Film/{{Ghostbusters 1984}} See You on the Other Side, Ray]]" and "[[Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan The Wrath of Krang]]".
97	* ''Pinball/Terminator3RiseOfTheMachines'' combines this with MythologyGag in "Final Battle", where the player faces off against the T-X Terminator. At the end of the fight, designer Creator/SteveRitchie uses his [[Franchise/MortalKombat Shao Khan voice]] to deliver the final instruction:
98	-->"FINISH HER!"
99	* ''Pinball/TheatreOfMagic'': The padlocks on the sides of the cabinet are from the "Joos Lock Company", a reference to longtime Williams' mechanical engineer Joe Joos Jr.*
100	* Creator/DataEast's ''[[Pinball/TimeMachineDataEast Time Machine]]'' is about [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture a time-travelling car that goes to the fifties.]] 'nuff said.
101	* ''Pinball/TotalNuclearAnnihilation'':
102	** When the player receives a Mystery Award, one of the random options that flashes by is "Lionman!!!", a [[Memes/{{Pinball}} meme]] derived from the late-'80s [[Creator/WilliamsElectronics Williams]] game ''Pinball/SwordsOfFury'' that had become an in-joke at Spooky Pinball. Likewise, a poster for what appears to be a movie titled ''Lionman!!!'' can be seen on the backglass.
103	** The backglass features several barrels of toxic waste, one of which is labeled “Parts from Terry”; this alludes to Scott Danesi's job at Pinball Life, a parts shop owned by his longtime friend Terry.
104	** [[spoiler:After destroying every reactor and finishing the game, the display asks “Bowen Kerins is that you?” Bowen Kerins is a professional-level pinball player and tutorial creator.]]
105	** [[https://www.thisweekinpinball.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/304938030_5553405318053983_8786739558285188465_n.jpg The backbox topper]] included with ''2.0'' mimics [[https://www.ipdb.org/images/1176/image-2.jpg the equivalent topper]] for ''Pinball/HighSpeed'', including a similar red pattern and a variant on the phrase "Hot Action Pinball."
106	* ''Pinball/WeirdAlsMuseumOfNaturalHilarity'':
107	** The colorful WheelOfDecisions used in "Dare to Be Stupid", as shown in the launch trailer and deep dive, is modeled on ''Series/WheelOfFortune'''s namesake (down to using the same font).
108	** The deep dive [[https://www.thisweekinpinball.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/SpiralCluster-1-scaled.jpg shows]] a standees depicting a statue of Al that mimics ''Art/{{David}}'' (with boxer shorts).
109	* ''Pinball/WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory'':
110	** One of the potential achievements (tied to adding time to a mode) is "[[Series/TheTwilightZone1959 Time Enough at Last]]".
111	** The [[EasterEgg Candy Kodes]] provide several:
112	*** Their execution and name are directly inspired by the Kombat Kodes from ''VideoGame/MortalKombat3'', which could be input prior to a match and altered gameplay in various ways. Several of that game's Kodes also work here (albeit only producing messages instead of actually affecting gameplay). In addition, the method of activating the screen in the first place[[note]]pressing both flipper buttons, followed by the left one 13 times, the right once, the left 11 times, and the right twice – the 11th and 13th letters of the alphabet are M and K[[/note]] also references the series.
113	*** Many of them produce referential messages:
114	----> "[[Series/RetroGameMaster Abunai!]]"\
115	"[[Film/TheBreakfastClub Screws fall out all the time, the world’s an imperfect place.]]"[[note]]For added referential value, the code unlocking this message is 021585, referencing the day ''The Breakfast Club'' was released (February 15th, 1985).[[/note]]\
116	"[[Creator/RalphWaldoEmerson There is no knowledge that is not power.]]"\
117	"Respect 90"[[note]]A reference to [[https://twitter.com/MaddHalos/status/540286267934912512 the philosophy]] of former Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon.[[/note]]\
118	"[[Creator/BruceLee The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.]]"\
119	"[[Creator/{{Socrates}} An unexamined life is not worth living.]]"\
120	"[[Creator/BabeRuth Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.]]"\
121	"[[UsefulNotes/WayneGretzky You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.]]"\
122	"[[UsefulNotes/WinstonChurchill Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.]]"\
123	"[[Film/{{Clerks}} A bunch of savages in this town.]]"\
124	"[[Music/EazyE What we're showing may not be your reality, but it's ours.]]"\
125	"It's more fun to compete."[[note]]A common message found on older pinball machines, meant to promote their multiplayer capabilities.[[/note]]\
126	"[[Radio/TheHowardSternShow Baba Booey!]]"[[note]]The nickname of ''The Howard Stern Show'''s producer Gary Dell'Abate.[[/note]]
127	*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szb-Sbhkfg4 Another]] gives a direct shout-out to [[https://buffalopinball.com Buffalo Pinball]], who (among other things) streamed the game’s reveal in April 2019; its code (014753) references their Website/{{Twitch}} stream’s highest concurrent viewer count (14,753, reached during the aforementioned reveal).
128	*** A very similar code gives a shout-out to the Chicago Pinball League.
129	* Creator/PatLawlor's ''Pinball/{{Whirlwind}}'' and its spinning disc on the playfield alludes to Creator/{{Bally}}'s classic ''Pinball/{{Fireball}}'', which was also renown for having a spinning disc called the "Whirlwind Spinner" in the middle of the playfield.
130	* ''Pinball/WhoDunnit1995'':
131	** The DeadlyBath opening when a female character is murdered comes straight out of ''Film/{{Psycho}}'', complete with PsychoStrings.
132	** Successfully capturing a killer will cause the HardboiledDetective to quip, [[TabletopGame/{{Monopoly}} "Got to jail! Do not pass go and do not collect two hundred dollars!"]]
133	* ''Pinball/WWFRoyalRumble'''s AttractMode [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nwyo9QqOYiY will promote]] the fake pinball machine ''Deathball 2000'' if the option is enabled, a reference to [[https://images.pinside.com/3/f0/3f05edf87c11fc75897efb5d11e42e40d7d3c7c4/resized/large/3f05edf87c11fc75897efb5d11e42e40d7d3c7c4.png this]] ''Magazine/WeeklyWorldNews'' article.

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