Shout Out / Barony

• Many items and enemies from Zork and Nethack appear, such as the Ring Of Slow Digestion and Amulet of Strangulation.
• Sometimes when you interact with tombstones, you'll get the message "here lies brave Sir Robin, he bravely ran away."
• There's two Diamond Pickaxes, one tucked away in a corner of the Gnome Maze and the other behind some gates in Minetown.
• In the final level of hell, there's a hidden picture of Rainbow Dash on a wall that can only be seen in the level editor.
• The achievements are chock full of references:
  • "Yes We Can," for eating ten tins of food in a single playthrough.
  • ""Don't Forget to Bring a Towel!" for using a Towel to simultaneously clean your hands, face, and stop bleeding.
  • "'Tis But a Scratch!" for killing a boss with under 5 HP remaining.
  • "Spelunky!" for escaping from the caves and returning to the surface.
  • "I Am the One Who Knocks," for tanking a Minotaur's attack without blocking.
  • "Sponge," for surviving 150 or more damage in a single attack.
  • "One Punch Man," for paralyzing a monster with the legendary Unarmed perk.
  • "Bad Romance," for recruiting two Incubi or Succubi while playing as a Succubus.
  • "I'm A Real Boy," for recruiting a human and shopping at a Merchant while polymorphed into a human from an Automaton.
  • "Flutter Shy," for using the Insectoid's flutter ability to reach an inaccessible area.
  • "Wonderful Toys," for using Teleportation to reach an inacessible area.
  • "Rage Against The Machine," for killing 20 enemies while they attack Dummybots.
  • "Enter The Dungeon," for starting the game.
  • "Throw Me The Whip!" for dying to a Boulder trap.
  • "Rhinestone Cowboy,"^note Glen Campbell for identifying 50 pieces of worthless glass.
  • "In Greater Numbers," for winning a game with at least two players alive; also "You Were The Chosen One," for dying with a legendary item equipped.
  • "Thundergnome," for clearing the Gnomish Mines.
  • "Thanks, Mr Skeltal," for acquiring the artifact axe Parashu from the unique skeleton Funny Bones.
  • "Theseus' Legacy," for escaping from the Minotaur's Maze.
  • "Confessor," for mind-controlling an NPC who is already allied to you.
  • "Master," for finding the Master's Wing in the Hall of Trials, has a picture of Dumbledore as its' icon.
  • "Robbing The Cradle," for looting the Haunted Castle and living to tell about it.
  • "Tricks and Traps," for finding the Jungle Temple.
  • "Despair Has Its Own Calms," for slaying Bram Kindly and escaping his castle. Kindly's name is itself a probable reference to Dracula's author, Bram Stoker.
  • "It's All in the Reflexes," for catching a thrown knife or tomahawk.
  • "Comedian," for equipping Funny Bones' gear - and nothing else - as a true Skeleton.
  • "Pimping Ain't Easy,"^note Kodak Black for recruiting a cumulative total of 6 humans, Incubi or Succubi as a true Incubus/Succubus.
  • "Cowboy From Hell," for killing 50 enemies with the Whip after teleporting them.
  • "Utility Belt," for having one of every crafting Tinkering item at once.
  • "OHAI MARK," for teleporting to and assassinating 20 enemies as an Incubus in one playthrough.
• A few of the unique miniboss enemies are also this.
  • The unique spider who can appear in the first two zones, Shelob, is a particularly tough, fast spider who is smart enough to open doors. When killed, she drops Dyrnwyn and a Ring Of Invisibility with the maximum possible curse level, -5.
  • Another Unique Enemy from the Mines, Algernon. Essentially a souped-up Rat that can open doors, Algernon is around twice as fast as the average rat, and has the health to match.
• The pieces of mail are almost exclusively references.
  • "I know! I'll use my trusty frying pan, as a drying pan!"
  • "These donuts are great! Jelly-filled are my favorite! Nothing beats a jelly-filled donut."
  • "This is Moe. I like you Maggie... so much that... I want to... eat you... for dinner."
  • "Help me. I am waiting for you inside Lord Jabu Jabu's belly. --Ruto. PS: Don't tell my father!"
  • "It's a secret to everybody."
  • "Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble."
  • "There's daggers in men's smiles."
  • "A horse, a horse! My kingdom for a horse!"
  • "It is tradition to speak with the royal 'we', and to use THIS MUCH VOLUME WHEN ADDRESSING OUR SUBJECTS!!!"
  • "swim swim hungry"
  • "The Dopefish lives!"
  • "Of all the words of mice and men, The saddest are, 'It might have been.'"
  • "I lie here in the dark now, waiting for death."
  • "Mee wurst troll evurr. nobuddy pay brijj tole. me nott sceary enuf. mee gett drunc an kil sellf. troll droun"
  • "Ten paces northeast from the mizzenmast; 27 steps down to the hold; And five paces to the right; And dig at spot marked 'X'"^note This is specifically a reference to the 1950 short "Mutiny on the Bunny."
  • "Alright everybody, let's mosey!"
  • "Yes, Avatar, seek a way home!"
  • "Boil 'em, mash 'em, stick 'em in a stew!"
• The talking mace artifact Sharur mostly says nonsense and occasionally useful advice, but it also has quite a few references.
  • "Han shot first."
  • "Rainbow Dash is best pony."
  • "A winner is you!"
  • "I can't leave without my buddy Superfly!"
  • "All toasters toast toast."
  • "That Mimiga wasn't Sue!"
  • "There is no spoon."
• The Randomized Title Screen features further references.
  • "Troll in the dungeon!"
  • Several quotes reference The Lord of the Rings, including "A wizard is never late!", "What do your elf eyes see?", and "You shall not pass!"
  • "Right after these messages!"
• One of the books the player can find is "The Lusty Goblin Maid".

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