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   * 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
   * Entering the Oasis, we first see Minecraft World after the long shot of a bunch of worlds   * Entering the Oasis, we first see Minecraft World after the long shot of a bunch of worlds
-  * Henry and Em's house from The Wizard of Oz 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 
-  * 1989 Batman 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, 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
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   * Marvin the Martian from the Looney Tunes cartoons   * Marvin the Martian from the Looney Tunes cartoons
   * World of Warcraft orc?   * World of Warcraft orc?
-  * Sonic the Hedgehog from the video games is lining up for the gate+  * Sonic the Hedgehog from the Sega video games is lining up for the gate
   * Tracer from Overwatch video game from Blizzard   * Tracer from Overwatch video game from Blizzard
   * Grandma from Looney Tunes?   * Grandma from Looney Tunes?
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   * Zergling, Starcraft video game from Blizzard   * Zergling, Starcraft video game from Blizzard
   * Aech grabs an EM-1 Rail Gun from Eraser, 1996, directed by Chuck Russell   * Aech grabs an EM-1 Rail Gun from Eraser, 1996, directed by Chuck Russell
-  * Scorpion?, Mortal Kombat, killed by Daito +  * Scorpion?, Mortal Kombat from Midway Games, killed by Daito 
-  * Skeletons climbing the hill reminiscent of Harryhousen or Army of Darkness+  * Skeletons climbing the hill reminiscent of Harryhousen movies or Army of Darkness
   * Blob?, from Marvel Comics   * Blob?, from Marvel Comics
   * Hydralisk, Starcraft   * Hydralisk, Starcraft
   * Vegeta?, Dragon Ball Z anime   * Vegeta?, Dragon Ball Z anime
-  * Stars and Stripes Raynor from Heroes of the Storm video game+  * Stars and Stripes Raynor from Starcraft Heroes of the Storm video game
   * The robot Raynor shoots (the mom in the bathrobe's avatar) almost looks like a modified Marquis from the Battleborn video game   * The robot Raynor shoots (the mom in the bathrobe's avatar) almost looks like a modified Marquis from the Battleborn video game
   * Posters on the wall behind the girl: Donkey Kong Jr, Bangles album All Over the Place, one next to it and a few above the window I'm missing   * Posters on the wall behind the girl: Donkey Kong Jr, Bangles album All Over the Place, one next to it and a few above the window I'm missing
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   * 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+  * Doc Brown, back from the future outfit, Back to the Future, 1985
   * 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.
   * In the funeral scene, Halliday is wearing a Simon electronic game pin on his lapel   * In the funeral scene, Halliday is wearing a Simon electronic game pin on his lapel
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   * 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
   * Parzival settles on the suit Buckaroo Banzai wears in the movie The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, 1984, directed by W.D. Richter   * Parzival settles on the suit Buckaroo Banzai wears in the movie The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, 1984, directed by W.D. Richter
-  * Poster of The Fly on the wall+  * Poster on the wall of The Fly, 1986, directed by David Cronenberg
   * Movie note: the stairs seem to be an homage to the entrance to Aech's Lair from the book since we've already seen the main entrance is on the ground floor   * Movie note: the stairs seem to be an homage to the entrance to Aech's Lair from the book since we've already seen the main entrance is on the ground floor
  
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