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 I've seen a few articles that have a list of "all the Easter Eggs" but none of them are even close.  This is an ongoing attempt at cataloging as many as possible.  Nearly every scene taking place in the Oasis is 99% full of references, especially the opening and closing scenes but some are too blurry to see or I just can't figure out who/what it is.  Let me know if anyone finds anything I missed. I've seen a few articles that have a list of "all the Easter Eggs" but none of them are even close.  This is an ongoing attempt at cataloging as many as possible.  Nearly every scene taking place in the Oasis is 99% full of references, especially the opening and closing scenes but some are too blurry to see or I just can't figure out who/what it is.  Let me know if anyone finds anything I missed.
  
-===Opening Scene (still lots of references to fill in here)===+====Opening Scene====
   * Song: Jump by Van Halen from 1984, 1984, Warner Bros.   * Song: Jump by Van Halen from 1984, 1984, Warner Bros.
-  * Mrs. Gilmore is wearing a tshirt showing one of the many variations of the album cover for Synchronicity by the Police, 1983 +  * Wade is wearing a t-shirt with a map of Camelot printed on it, a reference to his avatar's namesake. 
-  * As Wade picks up his neck apparatus from the wall, there's an iPOD classic without the faceplate+  * Mrs. Gilmore is wearing a tshirt showing one of the many variations of the album cover for Synchronicity by the Police, 1983, A&M Records. 
 +  * As Wade picks up his neck apparatus from the wall, there's an iPOD classic without the faceplate hanging on the wall.
   * The neck apparatus was hanging on a Competition Pro 5000 joystick. These had 9-pin connectors and were compatible with the Atari 2600 and other hardware.   * The neck apparatus was hanging on a Competition Pro 5000 joystick. These had 9-pin connectors and were compatible with the Atari 2600 and other hardware.
-  * Wade takes off his glasses and puts them on a Masters of the Universe lunchbox next to a packet of PopRocks candy. There's a Tootsie Roll, some Nutter Butters cookies, a crushed Carl's Jr cup+  * Wade takes off his glasses and puts them on a Masters of the Universe lunchbox next to a packet of PopRocks candy. There's a Tootsie Roll, some Nutter Butters cookies, a crumpled Carl's Jr cup, a hubcap.
   * There's a bunch of stickers near these but I've only made out the GSS sticker so far   * There's a bunch of stickers near these but I've only made out the GSS sticker so far
   * On Wade's goggles, there's a Space Invaders sticker from the arcade game from Taito, 1978   * On Wade's goggles, there's a Space Invaders sticker from the arcade game from Taito, 1978
-  * Entering the Oasis, we first see Minecraft World after the long shot of a bunch of worlds, based on the game from Mojang Studios, 2011 +  * Entering the Oasis, we first see Minecraft World after the long shot of a bunch of worlds, based on the game from Mojang Studios, 2011. 
-  * Uncle Henry and Auntie Em's house from The Wizard of Oz, 1939, directed by Victor Flemming, is flying around in Hurricane Hang Gliding+  * Uncle Henry and Auntie Em's house from The Wizard of Oz, 1939, directed by Victor Flemming, is flying around in Hurricane Hang Gliding
 +  * Just after, we see a semi rig flash by with a suspicious red and blue color scheme similar to Optimus Prime, from various Transformers properties, in his truck form. 
 +  * The POV enters a portal labeled "Sector 4 Incipio Vacation Planet." Incipio in the book is the planet where all new avatars first appear.
   * Batman, from the 1989 movie of the same name, directed by Tim Burton, seen climbing on Mount Everest   * Batman, from the 1989 movie of the same name, directed by Tim Burton, seen climbing on Mount Everest
-  * Planet Ludis flashes by, a reference from the book which is otherwise almost completely absent from the movie +  * Planet Ludis flashes by accompanied by a bell ringing, a reference from the book which is otherwise almost completely absent from the movie. 
-  * Wolfman, The Wolfman, 2010. I say this version because of what he's wearing+  * Wolfman, The Wolfman, 2010. I say this version because of what he's wearing
 +  * Behind him is Frankenstein which appears to be the Boris Karloff interpretation, 1931, directed by James Whale.
   * A girl in a white and (grey? blue?) striped dress changes into The Flash, DC Comics   * A girl in a white and (grey? blue?) striped dress changes into The Flash, DC Comics
   * Ray Harryhausen Cyclops from the 7th Voyage of Sinbad, 1958, directed by Nathan H. Juran   * Ray Harryhausen Cyclops from the 7th Voyage of Sinbad, 1958, directed by Nathan H. Juran
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   * Tracer from Overwatch video game from Blizzard   * Tracer from Overwatch video game from Blizzard
   * Grandma from Looney Tunes?   * Grandma from Looney Tunes?
 +  * John Bender, Judd Nelson's character, from The Breakfast Club, 1985, directed by John Hughes.
   * Possibly Nightwing from DC Comics   * Possibly Nightwing from DC Comics
-  * Hello Kitty, Badtz-Maru, and Keroppi running along behind and to the left of Parzival+  * Hello Kitty, Badtz-Maru, and Keroppi, Sanrio characters, running along behind and to the left of Parzival. Hello Kitty was created in 1974 by Yuko Shimizu. Keroppi was created in 1988 and Badtz-Maru in 1993
   * Not mentioned in the movie but covered pretty well in the book, Parzival, the name of Wade's OASIS avatar, is taken from the knight of Arthurian legends Parcifal or Percival, the original hero in the quest for the Holy Grail   * Not mentioned in the movie but covered pretty well in the book, Parzival, the name of Wade's OASIS avatar, is taken from the knight of Arthurian legends Parcifal or Percival, the original hero in the quest for the Holy Grail
   * Parzival's holster is a Han Solo holster with a Thundercats logo on the buckle but it appears that the holster is empty   * Parzival's holster is a Han Solo holster with a Thundercats logo on the buckle but it appears that the holster is empty
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   * Blob?, from Marvel Comics   * Blob?, from Marvel Comics
   * Hydralisk, Starcraft   * Hydralisk, Starcraft
 +  * Chun-Li from Street Fighter (various) grabs onto the legs of possibly Casey Jones from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (various).
   * Vegeta?, Dragon Ball Z anime   * Vegeta?, Dragon Ball Z anime
   * Stars and Stripes Jim Raynor from the video game Starcraft Heroes of the Storm, 2015, from Blizzard Entertainment   * Stars and Stripes Jim Raynor from the video game Starcraft Heroes of the Storm, 2015, from Blizzard Entertainment
-  * I've seen it suggested that the robot Raynor shoots (the mom in the bathrobe's avatar) is a skin from Fortnite but I'm not able to place it+  * I've seen it suggested that the robot Raynor shoots (the mom in the bathrobe's avatar) is a skin from Fortnite but I'm not able to place it
 +  * Daito and Sho are fighting a guy that looks so familiar to me but I can't place him. He has mechanical arms and legs and you get a good view of him lying on the rock before Sho kills him.
   * Posters on the wall behind the girl: Donkey Kong Jr, Bangles album All Over the Place, 1984, Columbia Records, Grace Jones album Nightclubbing, 1981, Island Records, others?   * Posters on the wall behind the girl: Donkey Kong Jr, Bangles album All Over the Place, 1984, Columbia Records, Grace Jones album Nightclubbing, 1981, Island Records, others?
   * A blue Carebear (can't see which)   * A blue Carebear (can't see which)
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   * Donatello and Leonardo on the left, looks like the 2014 and 2016 movie versions of TMNT   * Donatello and Leonardo on the left, looks like the 2014 and 2016 movie versions of TMNT
   * World of Warcraft female orc?   * World of Warcraft female orc?
-  * Behind the orc, there's someone wearing normal clothes but has a silver mask and helmet on that looks very familiar but I haven't yet figured out why +  * Behind the orc, there's someone wearing normal clothes but has a silver mask and helmet on that looks very familiar but I haven't yet figured out why. 
-  * Doc Brown, back from the future outfit, Back to the Future, 1985, directed by Robert Zemeckis+  * Behind the metal faced guy is what looks like Benedict from the video game Battleborn. 
 +  * On the left, Doc Brown, back from the future outfit, Back to the Future, 1985, directed by Robert Zemeckis
   * A soundbite of Toccata and Fugue in D Minor by J. S. Bach plays at the start of the funeral scene   * A soundbite of Toccata and Fugue in D Minor by J. S. Bach plays at the start of the funeral scene
   * Movie note: 1972 is the mint date on the quarter in focus on Halliday's right eye and is also Halliday's birthday.  The quarters in the book were minted in 1984 but no reason is given for this date.   * Movie note: 1972 is the mint date on the quarter in focus on Halliday's right eye and is also Halliday's birthday.  The quarters in the book were minted in 1984 but no reason is given for this date.
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   * Halliday sits up in his casket to a creepy music bite - this seems to mimic Dracula sitting up in his coffin in the old Beli Lugosi Dracula movies but I can't find a reference   * Halliday sits up in his casket to a creepy music bite - this seems to mimic Dracula sitting up in his coffin in the old Beli Lugosi Dracula movies but I can't find a reference
  
-===Liberty Island Race===+====Liberty Island Race====
   * Song: I Hate Myself for Loving You by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts from Up Your Alley, 1988, Blackheart Records   * Song: I Hate Myself for Loving You by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts from Up Your Alley, 1988, Blackheart Records
   * It almost looks like Boba Fett from The Empire Strikes Back, 1980 (and many other installments of the Star Wars franchise), walking by Parzival on the concourse   * It almost looks like Boba Fett from The Empire Strikes Back, 1980 (and many other installments of the Star Wars franchise), walking by Parzival on the concourse
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   * In the Halliday scholars scene, there's two guys around a table of a bunch of comics but they're too blurry to make out   * In the Halliday scholars scene, there's two guys around a table of a bunch of comics but they're too blurry to make out
   * In the same scene, the camera goes past the next table and behind it, on a large light box or monitor, is a blown up page from a comic. I get the impression it is Strikeforce: Morituri from 1986 but again, not enough detail to tell   * In the same scene, the camera goes past the next table and behind it, on a large light box or monitor, is a blown up page from a comic. I get the impression it is Strikeforce: Morituri from 1986 but again, not enough detail to tell
-  * On two fo the monitors, you can see the cereals Froot Loops and Cap'n Crunch+  * On two of the monitors, you can see the cereals Froot Loops and Cap'n Crunch, the latter possibly a nod to the Cap'n Crunch presence in the book.
   * On the wall monitor behind them is a schematic of Manhattan from Escape from New York, 1981, directed by John Carpenter   * On the wall monitor behind them is a schematic of Manhattan from Escape from New York, 1981, directed by John Carpenter
   * Movie note: Nolan is such a dick, his tie has "NS IOI" on it, his name and his company   * Movie note: Nolan is such a dick, his tie has "NS IOI" on it, his name and his company
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   * The hairdo comment is a reference to There's Something About Mary, 1998, directed by the Farrelly brothers   * The hairdo comment is a reference to There's Something About Mary, 1998, directed by the Farrelly brothers
   * Parzival's car is the original (pre-future mods) Delorian time machine from Back to the Future ("with working Flux Capacitor") but has KITT's "eye" on the front, mentioned in the book, only seen in the movie, from Knight Rider, the 1982 TV show   * Parzival's car is the original (pre-future mods) Delorian time machine from Back to the Future ("with working Flux Capacitor") but has KITT's "eye" on the front, mentioned in the book, only seen in the movie, from Knight Rider, the 1982 TV show
-  * Art3mis' motorcycle is Kaneda's bike from AKIRA with Atari, Hello Kitty, Wonder Woman, The Greatest American Hero, "No IOI", OASIS, Atari, Ms. Pac-Man, SEGA and Taito stickers on it.+  * Art3mis' motorcycle is Kaneda's bike from AKIRA, 1988, directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, with Atari, Hello Kitty, Wonder Woman, The Greatest American Hero, "No IOI", OASIS, Atari, Ms. Pac-Man, SEGA and Taito stickers on it.
   * We see another Formula One racecar with a red, white and black color scheme.    * We see another Formula One racecar with a red, white and black color scheme. 
   * Highway signs for FDR Drive and Central Park flash by   * Highway signs for FDR Drive and Central Park flash by
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   * The semi that comes from a side street and blocks the race is The Porkchop Express, Jack Burton's rig from Big Trouble in Little China, 1986, directed by John Carpenter   * The semi that comes from a side street and blocks the race is The Porkchop Express, Jack Burton's rig from Big Trouble in Little China, 1986, directed by John Carpenter
   * Ratner's kosher dairy restaurant flashes by, open in real life from 1905 to 2004   * Ratner's kosher dairy restaurant flashes by, open in real life from 1905 to 2004
-  * A billboard with "Nolstalgia" is seen briefly on the side of a building after Art3mis slides under the Porkchop Express; while the font of the word is different, the N appears to be the same as the N in the logo of the Nostalgia by Veidt perfume in the Watchmen comic series+  * A billboard with "Nolstalgia" is seen briefly on the side of a building after Art3mis slides under the Porkchop Express; while the font of the word is different, the N appears to be the same as the N in the logo of the Nostalgia by Veidt perfume in the Watchmen DC comic series, 1986 - 1987
   * The dates on Parzival's Delorian's time circuit are: Oct 26, 1985; Feb 11, 2045; Nov 12 1955. The first and third dates are from times that Doc Brown punches into the time circuit when showing it to Marty in Back to the Future. The second date "...tells you where you are..." which is the present, in-movie date.  Of note, the first date shows where you're going and the third shows where you were so the circuits are set to show that the Delorian last came from 1955 and is set to go to 1985.   * The dates on Parzival's Delorian's time circuit are: Oct 26, 1985; Feb 11, 2045; Nov 12 1955. The first and third dates are from times that Doc Brown punches into the time circuit when showing it to Marty in Back to the Future. The second date "...tells you where you are..." which is the present, in-movie date.  Of note, the first date shows where you're going and the third shows where you were so the circuits are set to show that the Delorian last came from 1955 and is set to go to 1985.
   * National Video Center, NY office of a video production company   * National Video Center, NY office of a video production company
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   * Acme Chemicals, Batman, 1989, directed by Tim Burton   * Acme Chemicals, Batman, 1989, directed by Tim Burton
  
-===Aech's workshop===+====Aech's workshop====
   * Pee-wee's bike from Pee-wee's Big Adventure, 1985, directed by Tim Burton   * Pee-wee's bike from Pee-wee's Big Adventure, 1985, directed by Tim Burton
   * Iron Giant from the movie of the same name, 1999, directed by Brad Bird   * Iron Giant from the movie of the same name, 1999, directed by Brad Bird
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   * Art3mis calls Parzival "McFly" before she disconnects, another reference to Back to the Future   * Art3mis calls Parzival "McFly" before she disconnects, another reference to Back to the Future
  
-===The Stacks===+====The Stacks====
   * Wade calls his aunt's boyfriend a "noob" meaning newbie, someone inexperienced   * Wade calls his aunt's boyfriend a "noob" meaning newbie, someone inexperienced
   * Wade's references about his name: Peter Parker is the secret identity of Spider-Man, Bruce Banner is the alter-ego of The Hulk both from Marvel Comics   * Wade's references about his name: Peter Parker is the secret identity of Spider-Man, Bruce Banner is the alter-ego of The Hulk both from Marvel Comics
   * More stickers on Wade's goggles: Joust, Midway, Batman   * More stickers on Wade's goggles: Joust, Midway, Batman
      
-===Halliday Journals===+====Halliday Journals====
   * Song: Faith by George Michael from the album of the same name, 1987, Columbia Records and Epic Records   * Song: Faith by George Michael from the album of the same name, 1987, Columbia Records and Epic Records
   * Arcade games behind The Curator, left to right: Pole Position, 1982, Atari; Asteroids, 1979, Atari; Millipede, 1982, Atari; Pong, 1972, Atari; Missile Command, 1980, Atari; ??    * Arcade games behind The Curator, left to right: Pole Position, 1982, Atari; Asteroids, 1979, Atari; Millipede, 1982, Atari; Pong, 1972, Atari; Missile Command, 1980, Atari; ?? 
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   * Wade is wearing a t-shirt with a map of Camelot printed on it, another reference to his avatar's namesake   * Wade is wearing a t-shirt with a map of Camelot printed on it, another reference to his avatar's namesake
  
-===Second Race===+====Second Race====
   * The Finish Line turns out to be a modified Bethesda Terrace with the Angel of the Waters statue and fountain located, in real life, at the northern end of Central Park   * The Finish Line turns out to be a modified Bethesda Terrace with the Angel of the Waters statue and fountain located, in real life, at the northern end of Central Park
   * Anorak calls Parzival "padawan." A padawan is a Jedi in training and is used throughout the Star Wars franchise but first heard in The Phantom Menace, 1999, directed by George Lucas   * Anorak calls Parzival "padawan." A padawan is a Jedi in training and is used throughout the Star Wars franchise but first heard in The Phantom Menace, 1999, directed by George Lucas
   * Sho is driving a black 1977 Pontiac Trans-Am from Smokey and the Bandit, 1977, directed by Hal Needham   * Sho is driving a black 1977 Pontiac Trans-Am from Smokey and the Bandit, 1977, directed by Hal Needham
  
-===Board Meeting===+====Board Meeting====
   * When talking about "Pure O2," IOI's advertising overlaid on a user's field of vision, we see a scene from Planet Doom again but the figures are too small to make out.  It also seems to be the same scene that we saw before but I still need to do a better comparison of them   * When talking about "Pure O2," IOI's advertising overlaid on a user's field of vision, we see a scene from Planet Doom again but the figures are too small to make out.  It also seems to be the same scene that we saw before but I still need to do a better comparison of them
  
-===Shopping After the Race===+====Shopping After the Race====
   * Song: Stand on It by Bruce Springsteen, B-side of Glory Days, 1985, Columbia   * Song: Stand on It by Bruce Springsteen, B-side of Glory Days, 1985, Columbia
   * Street Fighter with a Ryu avatar example   * Street Fighter with a Ryu avatar example
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   * Zemeckis Cube: this one is a twofer: Robert Zemeckis wrote and directed Back to the Future and was involved in the story and directed the other two movies in that series.  The Cube is a reference to the original Rubik's Cube, a 3D puzzle cube created by Ernő Rubik and released in 1980   * Zemeckis Cube: this one is a twofer: Robert Zemeckis wrote and directed Back to the Future and was involved in the story and directed the other two movies in that series.  The Cube is a reference to the original Rubik's Cube, a 3D puzzle cube created by Ernő Rubik and released in 1980
  
-===Meeting with I-R0k===+====Meeting with I-R0k====
   * Movie note: Sorrento's password, "B055man69" or "bossman69" is leet speak.  What a douche.   * Movie note: Sorrento's password, "B055man69" or "bossman69" is leet speak.  What a douche.
   * As Sorrento's avatar steps through the portal, we see a crashed Martian ship from War of the Worlds, 1953, directed by Byron Haskin, based on the novel of the same name, 1897, written by H.G. Wells. The noise it's making is also from that movie   * As Sorrento's avatar steps through the portal, we see a crashed Martian ship from War of the Worlds, 1953, directed by Byron Haskin, based on the novel of the same name, 1897, written by H.G. Wells. The noise it's making is also from that movie
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   * I-R0k refers to the old Tootsie Pop television commercial with the owl   * I-R0k refers to the old Tootsie Pop television commercial with the owl
  
-===Wade's hideout===+====Wade's hideout====
   * Numerous articles from real newspapers and magazines  - not sure if there's anything interesting in them   * Numerous articles from real newspapers and magazines  - not sure if there's anything interesting in them
   * A taped piece of paper among the articles of the layout of sectors of the OASIS with some notes   * A taped piece of paper among the articles of the layout of sectors of the OASIS with some notes
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   * Next to Karen Underwood's obituary is a paper with notes about what might be the opening car race?  Notes say: Set in New York - Ghostbusters - Big (crossed out) - Mad Max - Cannonball Run - Escape from New York (highlighted) - King Kong - See No Evil - Back to the Future (maybe?)   * Next to Karen Underwood's obituary is a paper with notes about what might be the opening car race?  Notes say: Set in New York - Ghostbusters - Big (crossed out) - Mad Max - Cannonball Run - Escape from New York (highlighted) - King Kong - See No Evil - Back to the Future (maybe?)
  
-===Back to the Halliday Journals===+====Back to the Halliday Journals====
   * Song: One Way or Another by Blondie from Parallel Lines, 1978, Chrysalis Records   * Song: One Way or Another by Blondie from Parallel Lines, 1978, Chrysalis Records
   * Batman from Batman: Arkham Knight PC game from Rocksteady Studios, 2015   * Batman from Batman: Arkham Knight PC game from Rocksteady Studios, 2015
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   * "Kira's the rosebud at the center of his story" is a reference to Citizen Kane, 1941, directed by Orsen Welles   * "Kira's the rosebud at the center of his story" is a reference to Citizen Kane, 1941, directed by Orsen Welles
   * Book note: make note of the quarter, it pops up again, but this method of obtaining it is different than how Parzival got it in the book   * Book note: make note of the quarter, it pops up again, but this method of obtaining it is different than how Parzival got it in the book
-  * Book note: The Distracted Globe, in the book, hosts The Great and Powerful Og's birthday bash 
  
-===Aech's Basement===+ 
 +====Aech's Basement====
   * Cocktails & Dreams neon sign from the bar in Cocktails, 1988, directed by Roger Donaldson   * Cocktails & Dreams neon sign from the bar in Cocktails, 1988, directed by Roger Donaldson
   * "Save Ferris" sticker from Ferris Bueller's Day Off, 1986, directed by John Hughes   * "Save Ferris" sticker from Ferris Bueller's Day Off, 1986, directed by John Hughes
   * Some kind of racing track near the stairs - the orange color of the track makes me think it's Hot Wheels   * Some kind of racing track near the stairs - the orange color of the track makes me think it's Hot Wheels
   * There's a cocktail table version the Pac-Man video game, 1980, Namco, at the forward edge of Aech's den's platform   * There's a cocktail table version the Pac-Man video game, 1980, Namco, at the forward edge of Aech's den's platform
 +  * Kermit the Frog sitting on a shelf from various Jim Henson projects
   * Lava Lamp on the shelf holding the stereo equipment   * Lava Lamp on the shelf holding the stereo equipment
   * The blue lit, padded bar seems to be familiar   * The blue lit, padded bar seems to be familiar
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   * Above that, a picture of Tom Selleck   * Above that, a picture of Tom Selleck
   * A box of Cap'n Crunch cereal is sitting on the bar   * A box of Cap'n Crunch cereal is sitting on the bar
 +  * Also on the bar is a Cookie Monster figure from the TV show Seasame Street
   * Parzival switches to Michael Jackson's red leather outfit from Thriller and does a couple steps of the zombie dance from the video   * Parzival switches to Michael Jackson's red leather outfit from Thriller and does a couple steps of the zombie dance from the video
   * Space Invaders stickers on the post   * Space Invaders stickers on the post
 +  * Almost hidden by the post, next to the couch is the golden statue from the temple at the beginning of Raiders of the Lost Ark
   * Red/pink Mattel hoverboard from Back to the Future II and III   * Red/pink Mattel hoverboard from Back to the Future II and III
   * Parzival switches to the outfit Duran Duran's Simon le Bon wore in their Rio photoshoot   * Parzival switches to the outfit Duran Duran's Simon le Bon wore in their Rio photoshoot
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   * Hanging from the ceiling is another model of the Thunderfighter from Buck Rodgers   * Hanging from the ceiling is another model of the Thunderfighter from Buck Rodgers
  
-===Distracted Globe===+====Distracted Globe====
   * Song: Blue Monday by New Order, single, Factory Records   * Song: Blue Monday by New Order, single, Factory Records
 +  * Book note: the Distracted Globe is owned by Ogden Morrow in the book and the book equivalent of this scene is actually Og's birthday party
   * Lambda Class T-4a Imperial Shuttle from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes back and others   * Lambda Class T-4a Imperial Shuttle from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes back and others
   * UD-4 Cheyenne Dropship from Aliens   * UD-4 Cheyenne Dropship from Aliens
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   * One of his second set of guns appears to be the Auto-9, Robocop's modified Beretta 93R machine pistol   * One of his second set of guns appears to be the Auto-9, Robocop's modified Beretta 93R machine pistol
   * The other gun is a Lazer Tag gun from the game by Worlds of Wonder, 1986   * The other gun is a Lazer Tag gun from the game by Worlds of Wonder, 1986
-  * After Art3mis loses her rifle, she pulls out two guns, one looks similar to, but isn't quite, an M6 model pistol from the Halo video game series+  * After Art3mis loses her rifle, she pulls out two guns, one is the Seburo Compact-eXploder pistol from the Appleseed manga series
   * Her other pistol looks like a Lawgiver Mk II from the movie Judge Dredd, 1995, directed by Danny Cannon   * Her other pistol looks like a Lawgiver Mk II from the movie Judge Dredd, 1995, directed by Danny Cannon
   * When Parzival throws the Zemeckis Cube, a riff from Back to the Future plays   * When Parzival throws the Zemeckis Cube, a riff from Back to the Future plays
  
-===Interview with Nolan Sorrento===+====Interview with Nolan Sorrento====
   * Grafitti of Repvile from the Madballs toy line by Chromy   * Grafitti of Repvile from the Madballs toy line by Chromy
   * Defender was a video arcade game from Williams Electronics, 1981   * Defender was a video arcade game from Williams Electronics, 1981
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   * Grafitti of MadBalls toys by Chromy   * Grafitti of MadBalls toys by Chromy
  
-===Back to the Journal and the Shining===+====Back to the Journal and the Shining====
   * Movie box: The Fly, 1986, directed by David Cronenberg, adapted from the short story, 1957, written by George Langelaan and the movie, 1958, directed by Kurt Neumann (both of the same name)   * Movie box: The Fly, 1986, directed by David Cronenberg, adapted from the short story, 1957, written by George Langelaan and the movie, 1958, directed by Kurt Neumann (both of the same name)
   * Movie box: Say Anything, 1989, written and directed by Cameron Crowe   * Movie box: Say Anything, 1989, written and directed by Cameron Crowe
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   * The next scenes happen in a recreation of the Overlook Hotel scenes from The Shining and recreate many of the scenes from the movie   * The next scenes happen in a recreation of the Overlook Hotel scenes from The Shining and recreate many of the scenes from the movie
   * Movie note: the group picture on the wall in the hall have Halliday and Karen in it instead of Jack Torrance as seen at the end of the movie The Shining   * Movie note: the group picture on the wall in the hall have Halliday and Karen in it instead of Jack Torrance as seen at the end of the movie The Shining
 +  * Midnight, the Stars and You performed by Ray Noble and his Orchestra, sung by Al Bowlly. This song is also in The Shining
  
-===On the Run===+====On the Run===
 +  * Samantha's shirt is the logo from Joy Davidson's album Unknown Pleasures, 1979, Factory Records
   * The patches on Helen's jacket: Battlestar Galactica, Wonder Woman, ThunderCats, The Last Starfighter, Dead Kennedys, Rocky Horror Picture Show,   * The patches on Helen's jacket: Battlestar Galactica, Wonder Woman, ThunderCats, The Last Starfighter, Dead Kennedys, Rocky Horror Picture Show,
 +  * The patch on Helen's cap looks like a 20-sided die
  
-===End scenes=== +====End scenes==== 
-Strap in, this one will be long...+  * I've seen it suggested that Castle Anorak was possibly influenced by the Temple of Syrinx from Rush's 2112 album but it almost seems to be more influenced by Vader's Castle and the Jedi Temple to me
   * Atari 2600 from Atari, released in 1977, probably one of the most popular home video game consoles in the 80s, along with a host of cartridges including Adventure   * Atari 2600 from Atari, released in 1977, probably one of the most popular home video game consoles in the 80s, along with a host of cartridges including Adventure
-  * The phrase to activate the Orb of Osuvox is the Charm of Making spell from Excalibur, 1981, directed by John Boorman+  * In the scene where they throw the Atari 2600 games on the table, the center of the table is a printout of the last clue. There's a note that says 'From Hitchhiker's' and the number 42 (the Ultimate Answer to Life, the Universe, Everything) and a "%3" next to it. There are two hardcover books: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, 1979 and Life, the Universe and Everything, 1982. There's also a map that mentions Chthonia which was the planet Castle Anorak was on in the book.  We learn in a few minutes that Castle Anorak is on Planet Doom. 
 +  * Some of the game cartridges: Laser Blast, Activision, 1981;  
 +  * What the heck was  I-R0k doing to that soldier when Sorrento walked up to him? 
 +  * The phrase to activate the Orb of Osuvox is the Charm of Making spell from Excalibur, 1981, directed by John Boorman.
   * The creature face on the back of Aech's van is from the D&D module The Tomb of Horrors.  This module plays a bigger part in the book but nice to have a reference to it in the movie.   * The creature face on the back of Aech's van is from the D&D module The Tomb of Horrors.  This module plays a bigger part in the book but nice to have a reference to it in the movie.
-  * The device Parzival uses to broadcast to the OASIS is a Magic 8 Ball released in 1950 by Mattel +  * Nancy Drew is a character that has appears in books, movies, TV series and other media. She first appeared in the book The Secret of the Old Clock, Grosset & Dunlap, 1930, written by Carolyn Keene. 
-  * Chucky first seen in Child's Play, 1988, directed by Tom Holland +  * The device Parzival uses to broadcast to the OASIS is a Magic 8 Ball released in 1950 by Mattel. 
-  * Shoto throws a glaive from the movie Krull, 1983, directed by Peter Yates+  * I-R0k says to Sorrento, "No man is a failure who has friends," a famous quote from It's a Wonderful Life, 1946, directed by Frank Capra. The line is spoken by the angel Clarence to George Bailey. 
 +  * Some HALO soldiers from the computer game series of the same name, seen running toward the castle after the shield drops. 
 +  * Batgirl, Spawn, He-Man, the Joker and ??? seen running toward the castle. 
 +  * Song: We're Not Going to Take It by Twisted Sister from Stay Hungry, 1984, Atlantic Records. 
 +  * Parzival holding the boom box over his head is similar to the way Lloyd Dobler did in Say Anything, 1989, directed by Cameron Crowe. 
 +  * Aech tosses Parzival the doll Chucky first seen in Child's Play, 1988, directed by Tom Holland
 +  * These crowd scenes fly by so fast .. you would think they don't want us to find all the Easter Eggs... 
 +  * Sorrento thows out his giant robot, Mechagodzilla, first appearance Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla, 1974, directed by Jun Fukuda. 
 +  * On Toshiro's collar is a pin/sticker with the Mortal Combat logo 
 +  * The ship The Serenity from Firefly comes flying in bearing Daito. 
 +  * There's a Batman logo sticker on Toshiro's VR goggles. 
 +  * Daito uses the Gregarious 120 (first seen on the PvP on Planet Doom) to turn into RX-78-2 Gundam, first appearance Mobile Suit Gundam, 1979, created and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino. 
 +  * Art3mis embraces her real life appearance, her port wine stain on her real face appears on her avatar. 
 +  * Art3mis throws a Dust Brain Madballs at Sorrento that turns out to be an explosive grenade. 
 +  * Shoto throws a glaive from the movie Krull, 1983, directed by Peter Yates
 +  * As The Iron Giant melts into the lava, it gives a thumbs up similar to the way the T-800 did at the end of Terminator 2: Judgement Day, 1991, directed by James Cameron. 
 +  * Parzival shoots Art3mis with a Colonial Blaster from the original Battlestar Galactica TV series, 1978. 
 +  * The Holy Hand Grenade from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, 1975, directed by Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones. 
 +  * I-R0k says, "That's a camper move" when Sorrento is about to activate the cataclyst. It references the tendancy for some players to sit in one good spot, or "camp," taking out other players with ease. 
 +  * The coin Parzival got from the curator earlier. 
 +  * When the feed pops up on the War Room monitor, there's a DC Comics Legionnaires #9 comic, 1993, sitting on the desk. 
 +  * Wade has the Greatest American Hero's logo on the side of his VR goggles. 
 +   
 +====Halliday's Room==== 
 +  * Halliday is wearing a Space Invaders from the arcade game by Taito, 1978. 
 +  * Young Halliday is playing a Colecovision which is surrounded by cartridges. 
 +  * There's an old style phone modem. 
 +  * A Nintendo Gameboy is sitting on the floor.  
 +  * A white Big Trak programmable vehicle from Milton Bradley, 1979. 
 +  * View-Master from Sawyer, 1962, sitting on the table. 
 +  * A Robby the Robot originally from the movie Forbidden Planet, 1956, directed by Fred M. Wilcox, standing on the table behind young Halliday. 
 +  * What appears to be the box Robbie the Robot came in to the left of the figure on the table. 
 +  * A Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots set by Marvin Glass and Associates, 1964, is barely visable past young Halliday. 
 +  * I think what is the cover to the remastered Rush 2112 album on a poster on the wall next to the Big Red Button. 
 +  * A poster of the cover to the Atari 2600 version of Pac-Man. 
 +  * While searching for the egg, Halliday picks up a toy Robot from the TV series Lost in Space, 1965. 
 +  * There's an Etch-a-Sketch sitting on the desk. 
 +  * On the floor is a Commodore floppy disk drive. 
 +  * Young Halliday is playing Gorf from Midway, 1981. 
 +  * There's a poster of the movie Ladyhawke, 1985, directed by Richard Donner. This movie plays a slightly bigger role in the book. 
 +   
 +====End Scene==== 
 +  * Space Invaders video arcade game 
 +  * Bat'leth Klingon sword from Star Trek 
 +  * A full size Robot from Lost in Space 
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