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Pac-Man (Multiplatform)
Cross-Series (Galaxian): One of the bonus items is a Galaxian.
Status: TRUE: Verified by FO.
Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures (SNES)
Specific Reference: You can play the arcade versions of Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man in this game. (Credit: Ruudos)
Status: TRUE: Verified by FO.
Pac-Man World (PS1)
Cross-Series (Galaxian/Dig Dug): The Galaxian bonus item is also included in this game, and so is the "Pooka" character from Dig Dug.
Status: TRUE: Verified by FO.
Paladin's Quest (SNES)
Music (Carmina Burana): The background music that's used for the temples and the crystal labyrinth is quite similar to the third movement of Carl Orff's Carmina Burana, "Veris leta facies". I'm not sure if the similarity was intentional, because the songs aren't exactly the same, but the similarity is so remarkable, I thought it was worth mentioning.
Status: Bizarre Coincidence?: See (Oddities 27) for comparison.
Panzer Dragoon Saga (Saturn)
Specific Reference: If you find the final secret form of the dragon, (which shouldn't be too hard, considering where you can go and what you can do is very limited in this game) it's exactly that of the dragon from the first Panzer Dragoon game. Same colors, patterns, and markings.
Status: TRUE: Verified by FO.
Movie (2001: A Space Odyssey): When the FMV scene shows the close-up of the tower, it's VERY reminiscent of the monolith in 2001: A Space Odyssey, right down to the similar shape and color, and the sun shining behind it.
Status: TRUE: Verified by FO.
Movie (Aliens): This game also contains a scene of characters running down a hallway, being chased by a monster that's bouncing off the walls. At the end of the hallway is an elevator they run into, then close the door shut on the monster at the last possible moment. This seems like a rip-off of a similar scene in Aliens, which has gotten parodied in a lot of other things, too. Azel's hairdo kind of looks like an Alien head, too.
Status: TRUE: Verified by FO.
Programmers: There are quite a few items in this game that are named after people who worked on it. There are far too many for me to list right now, but the one most people would be familiar with is Stolarium, which is named after ex-Sega of America President, Bernie Stolar.
Status: TRUE: Verified by FO.
Paper Mario (N64)
Specific Reference (Yoshi's Cookie): The "Big Cookie" that can be made by Tayce T. has a picture of two cookies from the puzzle game Yoshi's Cookie. (Credit: Bomberguy221)
Status: Unverified
Specific Reference (Luigi's Mansion): There's a Luigi's Mansion (Gamecube) reference in Paper Mario in Luigi's Journal. This was before Luigi's Mansion came out. (Credit: JG Shady)
Status: Unverified: Luigi's Mansion was probably in the planning stages at the time.
TV Shows (TMNT): The Koopa Brothers look like the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. (Credit: Deven711)
Status: TRUE: Too many similarities to be coincidence. See (Oddities 28) for picture comparison.
Character Cameo: Once again, 8-bit Mario makes a small cameo. (Credit: Bomberguy221)
Status: Unverified
Parasite Eve (PS1)
Cross-Series (Final Fantasy): From the helicopter viewpoint when selecting what area to go to, there is a banner of a Chocobo (also named) hanging over the museum's
front door. Oddly enough, when you go to the close up screen to enter the
building, that gigantic banner is nowhere to be seen. (Credit: jup)
Status: Unverified
Cross-Series (Final Fantasy): In the museum on day 5, you can find a Chocobo statue hidden in one of the displays. (Credit: Ace Whatever)
Status: Unverified
Parasite Eve 2 (PS1)
Cross-Series (Final Fantasy): There is a reference to Cactuars before you go to Dryfield, and you can acquire the Gunblade from FF8. There is also a computing magazine called Aeris, and a Cloud anti-virus.(Credit: ShadOtterdan)
Status: Unverified
Cross-Series (Einhander): When you're in a small town somewhere in the Mojave Desert on the first disc, go into one of the stores and you'll find a pinball machine with an Einhander theme. You won't be able to play it, though. (Credit: ShadOtterdan)
Status: Unverified
Products (Coca-Cola): You can find Coca-Cola ads and cans all over the place. (Credit: ShadOtterdan)
Status: Unverified
Famous Person (Mendel): Mendel was the name of the guy who discovered the princibles behind genetic inheritance. Except for the part about Neo-Mitochondria, all the stuff about mitochondria and vector virii is true, even the stuff about mitochondria possibly being a parasite, and 2% of our DNA contributed by retro virii. (Credit: ShadOtterdan)
Status: Unverified
Parodius Da! (FC/SFC)
Music (Various): This soundtrack contains Ushavtem Mayim, Farandole, and part of the Nutcracker Suite, among other songs. (Credit: Fenrir X)
Status: TRUE: Verified by FO.
Perfect Dark (N64)
Cross-Series (Goldeneye 007): The Carrington Institute has a display case with weapons from Goldeneye 007 in it.
Status: TRUE: Verified by FO.
Cross-Series (Donkey Kong): DK Mode makes an appearance, causing you and your enemies to have enlarged heads and arms like Donkey Kong. (Credit: Bomberguy221)
Status: TRUE: Verified by Crawl and 1000.
Phantasy Star 4 (Genesis)
Cross-Series (Fantasy Zone): The main theme music from Fantasy Zone plays in one of the towns, and is called Pao-Pao in the sound test, which is just a rearranged spelling of
Opa-Opa, Fantasy Zone's hero. (Credit: Dire 51)
Status: Unverified
Cross-Series (Various): There are books on the bookshelf in Saya's house that reference Sonic the Hedgehog, Ecco the Dolphin, and Golden Axe. (Credit: Codie Martin)
Status: TRUE: Screenshots prove it: (Sonic Screenshot) (Ecco Screenshot) (Golden Axe Screenshot)
Character Cameo: Either Sega wanted to give Wren another chance and try to get it right this time, or he was everyone's favorite character, because Wren is from Phantasy Star III. (Credit: Codie Martin)
Status: Unverified
Specific Reference: The second part of the Air Castle is set up like it was in the original Phantasy Star, only flipped upsidedown. (Credit: Codie Martin)
Status: Unverified
Character Cameo: In the lower areas of The Edge, there's a fairly uncommon enemy called "Prophallous" that looks almost exactly like Darkfalz in Phantasy Star. (Credit: Codie Martin)
Status: Unverified
Character Cameo: There's a mechanical humanoid enemy in Kuran called "Siren 386" (other versions may be elsewhere). Siren was an evil version of Wren in Phantasy Star III. (Credit: Codie Martin)
Status: Unverified
Specific Reference: In Myst Vale, there's a musk cat that says "I can get the top off this bottle, meow." In Phantasy Star, Myau had a dilemma where he couldn't get the top off the bottle of Odin's medicine. (Credit: Codie Martin)
Status: TRUE: Screenshots prove it: (PS4 Screenshot) (PS1 Screenshot)
Character Cameo: Myau from Phantasy Star is the giant musk cat that gives you the Silver Tusk. (Credit: Codie Martin)
Status: Unverified
Phantasy Star On-Line (Multiplatform)
Music: The background music to the VR Spaceship has pieces of older Phantasy Star tunes remixed into it. (Credit: Codie Martin)
Status: Unverified
Specific Reference: There are weapons called the "Nei Claw" and "Rika Claw" after the Newmans from Phantasy Stars II and IV. (Credit: Codie Martin)
Status: Unverified
Cross-Series (Sonic the Hedgehog): Sonic, Tails and Knuckles will show up on Sonic's Birthday, March 5th, I believe. (Credit: Andy Thorley)
Status: TRUE: (Screenshot) proves it.
Picross NP (SFC)
Cross-Series (Various): There were 8 games in this Japan-only series of puzzlers. All 8 had the same Mario demo puzzle at the beginning. They also all had a character mode
with 12 puzzles based on a Nintendo series. They were as follows:
Vol. 1: Pokémon
Vol. 2: Yoshi's Story
Vol. 3: Kirby
Vol. 4: StarFox 64
Vol. 5: Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Vol. 6: Super Mario 64
Vol. 7: Wario Land 2
Vol. 8: Donkey Kong Country (Credit: Mark Kelly)
Status: Unverified
Pikmin (GCN)
Cross-Series (Super Mario Bros.): Captain Olimar looks alot like Mario and his name is similar to Mario's except for the "L". (Credit: Deven711)
Status: TRUE: Verified by FO & Fenrir X: In Japanese, "Olimar (O-Ri-Ma-)" is "Mario (Ma-Ri-O)" backwards.
Cross-Series (Pokémon): The front of Captain Olimar's ship is a Pokeball. (Credit: Sedgewick)
Status: TRUE: (Screenshot) from (Gamecube Galaxy) proves it.
Console (Gamecube): Olimar's ship is called the Dolphin, yet another reference to the Dolphin project. (Credit: Fenrir X)
Status: TRUE: Verified by FO.
Pilotwings 64 (N64)
Cross-Series (Super Mario Bros.): You can hit one of the faces on Mt. Rushmore to change it into a Mario head.
Status: TRUE: Verified by FO. Source: Nintendo Power.
Comics (Howard & Nester): Lark is said to actually be Nester from the Nintendo Power comics of old.
Status: TRUE: Verified by FO. Source: Nintendo Power.
Programmers: The female instructor with the large breasts was named Hooter in the Japanese version, but when the game was released in the US, her name was changed to Robin. What was the inspiration for that name? A Nintendo game play counselor named Robin Krause. Her picture is shown in a magazine where that fact is revealed. (Credit: Mike Waters)
Status: TRUE: Verified by FO. Source: Nintendo Power.
Pinball (NES)
Cross-Series (Super Mario Bros.): In the bonus stage, you play a strange Arkanoid-type game in which Mario supports the paddle. (Credit: Yoichi)
Status: TRUE: Verified by FO.
Cross-Series (Donkey Kong): The girl Mario saves in the bonus stage is Pauline from Donkey Kong. Note: Site reader James Format thought the girl also resembled Olive from Nintendo's arcade version of Popeye, and he sent in this (picture) for proof. I still think the girl is most likely Pauline, but I'll leave this picture up for comparisons, too.
Status: TRUE: Verified by FO.
Programmers: The playing cards on the pinball table all have the letter "N" on them. Perhaps this is a reference to the fact that Nintendo used to manufacture playing cards? (Credit: SlyDante)
Status: Unverified
Pitfall! (Atari 2600)
Movie (Tarzan): Pitfall Harry's "yell" is based on Tarzan. (Credit: Kairobi King)
Status: TRUE: Verified by FO.
Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure (Multiplatform)
Specific Reference: The white scorpions from the original Pitfall are in this game and they look exactly like the Atari 2600 graphic. Additionally, the entire original Pitfall game is hidden in Mayan Adventure, too. (Credit: Kairobi King)
Status: TRUE: Verified by FO.
Character Cameo: **MAJOR SPOILER** When you beat the game and rescue Pitfall Harry, he looks exactly like his Atari 2600 sprite!
Status: TRUE: Verified by FO.
Planet Harriers (Arcade)
Cross-Series (Fantasy Zone): Opa Opa is an unlockable character, and also shows up at the continue screen. (Credit: Travis Fahs)
Status: Unverified
Plok (SNES)
Movie (Rocky): When you get the boxing glove powerup, it plays part of the Rocky theme song. (Credit: Pero the Cat)
Status: TRUE: Verified by FO. I should also note that this powerup is called "Plocky" in the manual.
Pocket Fighter (PS1)
Cross-Series (Mega Man/DarkStalkers): Felicia changes into Mega Man, Rikuo (Darkstalkers), Sasquatch (Darkstalkers), and Huitzil (Darkstalkers) in her attacks. (Credit Flying Omelette & Pokejedservo)
Status: TRUE: Verified by FO.
Cross-Series (Various): Many characters from Darkstalkers, Street Fighter Alpha 3, Street Fighter 2 and more appear in the backgrounds of the game:
Restaurant Level: Dhalsim, Adon, Charlie, Fei Long, Bishimon, Rolento, Birdie, Gen, M. Bison
Bar Level: Dee Jay, E. Honda, Huitzil, Cammy, Guile, Nash, Birdie, Rose, Rolento, Guy, June, M. Bison, Sagat
Desert Level: Peco, Ryu (from Breath of Fire 3), Roll, Rock, Oro, Rush, Mega Man, Mega Man X, Devilot, Zero
Toy Shop Level: Balrog, M. Bison, Cammy, Talbain, B.B. Hood, Donovan, Anita
Ski Resort Level: Vega, Balrog, M. Bison, Sasquatch, Bishimon, Sodom
Beach House Level: Dhalsim, Sasquatch, Blanka, Ryoko, Elena
Mansion Level: Dmitri
Den Level: Lion (from Red Earth), Felicia, Lilith
Dark Castle Level: Talbain (Credit: Flying Omelette & Pokejedservo)
Status: TRUE: Verified by FO.
Cross-Series (Resident Evil): Chun-Li changes into Jill Valentine from Resident Evil in one of her attacks. (Credit: Pokejedservo)
Status: Unverified
Point Blank (Arcade)
Cross-Series (Dig Dug): There is a level based on the arcade game Dig Dug. The bizarre Pooka creatures pop out of the ground (as do the dinosaur monsters) and the background music is a remix of the original Dig Dug theme tune. (Credit: Andy Thorley)
Status: Unverified
Point Blank 3 (Arcade)
Cross-Series (Various): Several famous Namco characters make cameos in PB3; among them Rick from Splatterhouse, Mappy from Mappy, and Kagekiyo from The Genji And The Heike Clans. (Credit: Dire 51)
Status: TRUE: (Screenshot) proves it.
Pokemon Blue/Red/Yellow (GB)
Console (SNES): Ash has a Super NES in his bedroom. (Credit: Crawl and 1000)
Status: TRUE: Verified by FO.
Famous Person (Jackie Chan/Bruce Lee): Hitmonchan and Hitmonlee were named after Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee.
Status: TRUE: Verified by FO. Source: Nintendo Power.
Famous Person (Marcel Marceau): The first Mr. Mime that you get is named "Marcel", which is a reference to the famous mime, Marcel Marceau. (Credit: Crawl and 1000)
Status: TRUE: Verified by FO.
Cross-Series (Mario & Wario): In Saffron City, in the Copycat's house, if you go to her SNES, it'll say "It's Mario wearing a bucket on his head" which is a reference to the Super Famicom game, "Mario and Wario". (Credit: Deven711)
Status: Unverified
Famous Person (Jesse James): Yellow version only: Jessie and James are named after the famous historical figure, "Jesse James". (Credit: Deven711)
Status: TRUE: Verified by FO. Common knowledge.
Movie (Stand By Me): Stand by Me is referenced on a TV screen: "There's a movie on TV. Four boys are walking on railroad tracks. I better go too." (Credit: Fenrir X)
Status: Unverified
Pokemon Gold/Silver/Crystal (GBC)
Character Cameo: Red and Blue (from Pokemon R/B) make their appearances as trainers. Blue is the 8th gym leader in Kanto because of Giovanni's mysterious disappearance, and the trainer that's at the end of Mt. Silver is Red, a reference to the hero of the red version. (Credit: Michael Morissette)
Status: Unverified
Character Cameo: There's a way to get Carrie from Pokemon Stadium 2 to go to the Battle House in Viridian City. (Credit: Michael Morissette)
Status: Unverified
Character Cameo: At the end of the game when you go to Mt. Silver, there are just two people there, an old woman and a younger one. They aren't named, but the implication is that they are Agatha and Lorelei, the two members of the Elite Four from the first game who are missing from Gold/Silver. (Credit: Fenrir X)
Status: Unverified
Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire (GBA)
Console (Gamecube): There's a Gamecube with a Gameboy Advance plugged into it in the houses of your character and Brendan/May. (Credit: Codie Martin)
Status: TRUE: (Screenshot) proves it.
Character Cameo: Pryce and Whitney from Pokemon Gold/Silver/Crystal can be seen in the crowd during the second half of the Pokemon Contest. (Credit: Michael Morissette)
Status: Unverified
Specific Reference: There's a man in Littleroot who brags about how science is staggering. He sounds like the man who brags in almost the same way in Pallet Town in Red/Blue/Yellow and Gold/Silver/Crystal. (Credit: Michael Morissette)
Status: Unverified
Literature (Sherlock Holmes): Wattson (the third gym leader) is based on Sherlock Holmes's assistant. (Credit: Michael Morissette)
Status: Unverified
Movie (Big): The movie Big is referenced on the television in your character's house: "There is a movie on TV. Two men are dancing on a big piano keyboard. Better get going!" (Credit: Fenrir X)
Status: Unverified
Pokemon Stadium 2 (N64)
Cross-Series (Various): In "My Room" mode, you can decorate your room from Gold/Silver/Crystal with the items you collect, but in full 3D. When you use one of the game consoles, you can see games from that console on the TV screen. They are:
NES: Donkey Kong, Super Mario Bros., Kirby's Adventure, Legend of Zelda
SNES: Super Mario World, F-Zero, Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Kirby
Super Star
N64: Super Mario 64, Wave Race 64, StarFox 64, Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of
Time. (Credit: Mark Kelly)
Status: Unverified
Pole Position (Arcade)
Cross-Series (Various): Namco scattered billboards promoting several of their arcade games throughout the game (ex: Dig Dug). (Credit: Dire 51)
Status: Unverified
Pole Position 2 (Arcade)
Cross-Series (Various): Namco again scattered billboards promoting several of their arcade games throughout the game (ex: The Tower Of Druaga). (Credit: Dire 51)
Status: Unverified
Populous (SNES)
Console (Various): The Bit Plains is a world that has computers instead of houses, and some of the "computers" include GameBoys, Famicoms, NES's, Super Famicom's, and Super NES's.
Status: TRUE: Verified by FO.
Powerpuff Girls: Bad Mojo Jojo (GBC)
TV Shows (The Jetsons): George Jetson is among the captives you can save throughout
the game. (Credit: Andrew Rae)
Status: Unverified
Products (Various): Some of the passwords are names of online stores, ie. "EBWORLD" and "TOYSRUSCOM". (Credit: Andrew Rae)
Status: Unverified
Power Stone 2 (DC)
Literature (Pinnochio): One of the characters, Pete, has a storyline similar to that of Pinnochio. He was a puppet that came to life and is now trying to save his life and become a real boy. (Credit: Andy Thorley)
Status: Unverified
Punch-Out!! (NES/Arcade)
Cross-Series (Super Mario Bros.): In the NES version, Mario is the referee.
Status: TRUE: (Screenshot) proves it.
Cross-Series (Donkey Kong): In the arcade version, Donkey Kong is in the audience.
Status: TRUE: Verified by FO.
Music (Look Sharp March): The title theme and demo music is the Gillette "Look Sharp March". (Credit: Minerva K Red)
Status: TRUE: Verified by FO and Facilitypro. Note: I actually knew about this one for a long time. The reason I never added it to the database is because I wasn't sure of the exact name of the song or where it was from. I knew it was used in Gillette commercials, but I wasn't sure if they made it up or got it from somewhere else.
Movie (Rocky): When Little Mac gets too beat up, he clearly looks like Rocky at the end of the first movie, especially with the way his eye is swollen over. (Credit: Sedgewick)
Status: TRUE: Verified by FO. Resemblance too strong to be coincidence. Punch-Out!! was no doubt inspired a bit by the Rocky series. (Screenshot)
Programmers: Doc's infamous line, "Join the Nintendo Fun Club!" is a reference to the Nintendo Fun Club News Letter, which eventually became Nintendo Power magazine. (Credit: Sedgewick)
Status: TRUE: Verified by FO.
Programmers: If you enter the code 800-422-2602 as a password, you'll get a busy signal. This used to be Nintendo's Consumer Service Phone Number. It's an inside joke, because apparently, it was always busy and hard to get a call through. (Credit: Sedgewick)
Status: TRUE: Verified by FO.
Music (Sakura): Piston Honda's theme is a traditional Japanese song called "Sakura". (Credit: SethraShnoo)
Status: TRUE: Verified by FO.
Puss n Boots: Pero's Great Adventure (NES)
Literature (Around the World in 80 Days): The Puss N Boots game is based on a Japanese anime produced by Toei Animation sometime in the 70s, and it, in turn, is based loosely on the Jules Verne book "Around The World In 80 Days". The US game's plot is changed, however. In the US game, Pero once worked in Count Gruemont's castle. However, one day Count Gruemont found a mouse in his castle, and being the mouse hater he is, he sent Pero to kill it. Pero let the mouse go outside the castle, and Gruemont got so angry he sent Pero back in time, so he is trying to reach Gruemont's time ship at the Statue of Liberty. (Credit: Mike Waters)
Status: TRUE: See (Oddities 6) for more information on this. There was also an episode of Captain N: The Game Master based on Puss n Boots, which I have (reviewed) in the Cartoons section. Also, the American subtitle of the game is "Pero's Great Adventure", but in the Japanese version, it was "Around the World in 80 Days". Finally, Pero's name in the Japanese version is "Perrault". He was named after Charles Perrault, the author of "Puss in Boots".
Pyramid (NES)
Music (Unknown): The main theme song of Pyramid is a common "Egyptian"-sounding tune that's been used in countless cartoons, TV shows, movies, etc. I have no idea what it's called, but it should sound very familiar to you.
Status: TRUE: (Midi) proves it.
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