List of references in the Kirby series: Difference between revisions
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**One of Kirby's "Excellent" attacks calls on a horde of 66 [[Gator (Kirby Super Star)|Gator]]s to attack the enemies. This is a reference to the 1989 Game Boy game ''[[wikipedia:Revenge of the 'Gator|Revenge of the 'Gator]]'' (ピンボール66{{furi|匹|ひき}}のワニ{{furi|大行進|だいこうしん}}, ''Pinball: The Great 66-Alligator Parade''), also produced by HAL Laboratory. | **One of Kirby's "Excellent" attacks calls on a horde of 66 [[Gator (Kirby Super Star)|Gator]]s to attack the enemies. This is a reference to the 1989 Game Boy game ''[[wikipedia:Revenge of the 'Gator|Revenge of the 'Gator]]'' (ピンボール66{{furi|匹|ひき}}のワニ{{furi|大行進|だいこうしん}}, ''Pinball: The Great 66-Alligator Parade''), also produced by HAL Laboratory. | ||
**Another "Excellent" attack has Kirby ride a [[Moto Shotzo]] while being chased by a mechanical dragon with boxing gloves that highly resembles a boss from HAL Laboratories' 1991 game ''Trax''. As mentioned above, Moto Shotzo itself greatly resembles ''Trax''{{'}}s main protagonist. | **Another "Excellent" attack has Kirby ride a [[Moto Shotzo]] while being chased by a mechanical dragon with boxing gloves that highly resembles a boss from HAL Laboratories' 1991 game ''Trax''. As mentioned above, Moto Shotzo itself greatly resembles ''Trax''{{'}}s main protagonist. | ||
*Similarly to how Kirby Quest references ''Arcana'', | *Similarly to how Kirby Quest references ''Arcana'', [[Strato Patrol EOS]] and its name, logo, title screen, and gameplay are a wholesale reference to '''{{furi|宇宙|うちゅう}}{{furi|警備隊|けいびたい}} SDF''' (''Uchū Keibitai SDF'', "Space Defense Force SDF"), a vertically-scrolling shooter released by [[HAL Laboratory]] for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] in 1990. | ||
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*The battle with [[Ace Phanta|King Phanta]] may be a reference to ''[[mariowiki:Luigi's Mansion|Luigi's Mansion]]'', the piano specifically might be a reference to the [[mariowiki:Mad Piano|Mad Piano]] from ''[[mariowiki:Super Mario 64|Super Mario 64]]'' and [[mariowiki:Super Mario 64 DS|its]] [[mariowiki:Super Mario 3D All-Stars|remakes]]. | *The battle with [[Ace Phanta|King Phanta]] may be a reference to ''[[mariowiki:Luigi's Mansion|Luigi's Mansion]]'', the piano specifically might be a reference to the [[mariowiki:Mad Piano|Mad Piano]] from ''[[mariowiki:Super Mario 64|Super Mario 64]]'' and [[mariowiki:Super Mario 64 DS|its]] [[mariowiki:Super Mario 3D All-Stars|remakes]]. | ||
*In the game's backstory, [[Queen Sectonia]] is said to have been bewitched by [[Dimension Mirror|a magic mirror]] and driven mad with the desire for perfect beauty and power. This is likely a nod to the tale of ''[[wikipedia:Snow White|Snow White]]'', particularly the character of the Evil Queen who also possesses a magic mirror and desires both beauty and power. | *In the game's backstory, [[Queen Sectonia]] is said to have been bewitched by [[Dimension Mirror|a magic mirror]] and driven mad with the desire for perfect beauty and power. This is likely a nod to the tale of ''[[wikipedia:Snow White|Snow White]]'', particularly the character of the Evil Queen who also possesses a magic mirror and desires both beauty and power. | ||
*The second [[Mowlee Bros.|Mowlee Bro.]] has red fur and yellow goggles, which is a similar coloration to Pookas from the arcade game, ''[[wikipedia:Dig Dug|Dig Dug]]''. | |||
=== ''Kirby and the Rainbow Curse'' === | === ''Kirby and the Rainbow Curse'' === | ||