The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends is packed with references to the original series (owing to the designer being a fan), including the Moon Men from "Jet Fuel Formula", the football game between Wossamotta U. and the Mud City Manglers, and the Fractured Fairy Tales version of "Sleeping Beauty" and Prince Darling.
Aerosmith: The mode "Rats in the Cellar" opens with a shot of an exterminator van labelled "Permanent Vacation", the name of one of the band's albums.
Alien (2017): The remake's Limited Version is frequently abbreviated to "LV," with each individual machine being numbered as "LV-###." This alludes to the naming scheme used for various planets in the original franchise — as an example, the official promotional video uses "LV-426," correlating to Acheron.
Torgo is depicted with goat legs on the backglass, a reference to Manos' director attempting to depict him as a satyr (which was hampered by the notoriously low budget).
Eegah! is also depicted holding a can of shaving cream, referencing an infamous scene from the original film where he applies some before lapping it up.
Before Elvira starts speaking during the introduction to a Haunt, the logo to her longtime series Elvira's Movie Macabre is visible.
The bottom of the playfield accompanies the ball save light with the phrase "you'll stick around," referencing the band's song "I'll Stick Around."
The alien hitchhiker on the Pro version's backglass replicates a poster for a 2021 performance the band did in Albuquerque (illustrated by Jeremy "Zombie Yeti" Packer, who later did the game's artwork). Within the game itself, the actual poster appears upon clearing the Wizard Mode, now contextualized as an in-universe photoshoot with a reformed Overlord.
The opening shot of the game claims it takes place on December 19th, 1965 – the date Invasion of Astro-Monster, the film where the Xiliens first appeared, was originally released in Japan.
Mechagodzilla is protected by his Defense Neo Barrier from Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (depicted as a target bank in the Premium and Limited Editions).
The cornerstone game is primarily based on Sean Connery's James Bond movies and alludes to them frequently, though it also references other instalments in the series that otherwise aren't represented.
The area around the shooter lane is decorated with several coloured dots in abstract patterns, much like the opening sequence for Dr. No.
Blofeld appears twice on the playfield as the main villain of both You Only Live Twice and Diamonds Are Forever, but the latter insert light gives his name as "aka Mr. Henderson." This references the fact that Charles Gray played Dikko Henderson in You Only Live Twice before assuming the role of Blofeld in Diamonds are Forever.
The drop targets in front of the Bird One are marked with the logo of Osato Chemicals, which helped built the rocket in the film it came from.
The henchman and villain ramps are both decorated with the SPECTRE logo used in 2015's Spectre (instead of the less abstract versions seen in Connery's films).
For the former, Dennis Nedry’s “Ah-ah-ah!” screen shows up as the tilt warning, and using the ball save occasionally prompts a female voice to say "I think we're back in business!" (a quote from Ellie after restoring the park's power).
For the latter, there's the use of a T. rex toy that moves around and eats the ball (on higher-tier versions, at least), the "Smart Missile" feature (albeit in name only), the CHAOS Spelling Bonus, and the phrasing of "Raptor Tri-Ball" (originally an attempt to write aroundWilliams Electronics' trademark on the word "multiball").
Various animations on the display are taken from album art. For instance, every extra ball-related animation is modeled on the interior artwork◊ for Led Zeppelin II, while both Mothership Multiball and the add-a-ball animation are modeled on the cover◊ of the 2007 compilation album Mothership.
The animations for obtaining and using an extra ball both show the Mandalorian attacking a wall adorned with graffiti, much like those seen on Tatooine in "The Marshal".
Gromflomite Battle Multiball is based on a scene from the series' pilot. The instruction card (written in-character as Rick) further alludes to it by referring to the aliens you kill as "robots" – in the original episode, Rick tells this to Morty as a means of getting him to shoot them (which is almost immediately disproven).
Getting a tilt warning leads to the game displaying a plumbus inside the cabinet being jostled.
The megaseeds are taken straight from the pilot episode, as is the implication that they're being stored in an unsavory place – getting enough of them to get onto the high score board leads to the player being honored for their "Superfluous Butt Capacity".
There are some allusions to Dungeons & Dragons - the virtual kickback on the left outlane is called "Spell of Protection" and the Mystery animation shows the result being rolled on a d20.
"Morse Code" has the player gradually translating a message through completing specific shots. Said message ultimately turns out to be "Friends don't lie, never ever, no matter what!".
While the playfield being covered with imagery from the show is normal for Licensed Pinball Tables, the lights used for the two seasons' modes subtly incorporate imagery from each: season 1's are wrapped by Christmas lights (like the ones Joyce sets up in her home), while season 2's are placed on top of Will's scattered drawings of the Mind Flayer's tunnels.
The plunger lane lists the four turtles in the same order the original series' theme song introduces them in: Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, and Michelangelo.
Similarly, the initial descriptions of Raphael and Michelangelo refer to them as a "cool but rude bruiser" and a "party dude", respectively.
Several animations pertaining to Weapon Hurry-Ups mirror shots from the intro's animation (such as the turtles grasping their weapons and Leonardo slashing the screen).
Each Episode opens with a title card patterned after the original series (down to the music sting).
In a non-series example, the concept of a spinning pizza disc is taken straight from the original Data East table.
Toy Story 4 (2022): If the player gets a high score, they enter their initials on Mr. Spell (the pseudo-Speak & Spell toy seen in every Toy Story film except 4).
This Week in Pinball's deep dive shows that the mezzanine's restaurant is the "Little Hungry One Cafe," a reference to the opening line of "My Bologna."
The condiment targets (seen in both the launch trailer and one picture◊ in the deep dive) are labeled "Just" and "Eat It," referencing the chorus of "Eat It."
The deep dive states that the outlane ball saver is enabled by collecting enough spatulas, alluding to the in-movie commercial for "Spatula City."
The trailer and Multimorphic's website show the game's limited edition translite art. It depicts Al wearing the Devo-inspired yellow jumpsuit from the music video for "Dare to Be Stupid."
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