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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 wears black Canvas Hightops sneakers   * Parzival wears black Canvas Hightops sneakers
   * I can't find a reference for the sword on the back of Parzival's denim vest - possibly just a reference to his namesake knight?   * I can't find a reference for the sword on the back of Parzival's denim vest - possibly just a reference to his namesake knight?
-  * Halliday says "Bill and Ted did it" referring to the main characters from Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, 1989, directed by Stephen Herek+  * Halliday says "Bill and Ted did it" referring to the main characters' time traveling adventures from Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, 1989, directed by Stephen Herek
   * 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 and 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." It 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 Trans-Am from Smokey and the Bandit, 1977, directed by Hal Needham   * Sho is driving a black Trans-Am from Smokey and the Bandit, 1977, directed by Hal Needham
  
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   * Dungeons & Dragons booth   * Dungeons & Dragons booth
   * The Holy Hand Grenade from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, 1975, directed by Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones   * The Holy Hand Grenade from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, 1975, directed by Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones
-  * 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+  * 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
 +  * Sorrento's avatar seems to be built on Superman down to the curl of hair on his forehead
   * Perseus' shield from Clash of the Titans, 1981, directed by Desmond Davis   * Perseus' shield from Clash of the Titans, 1981, directed by Desmond Davis
   * I-R0k says "I knew him well, Sorrento" after picking up the Steampunk Pirate King's skull which is a (mangled) reference to the quote from Shakespeare's Hamlet, Act 5, Scene 1   * I-R0k says "I knew him well, Sorrento" after picking up the Steampunk Pirate King's skull which is a (mangled) reference to the quote from Shakespeare's Hamlet, Act 5, Scene 1
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 ===Wade's hideout=== ===Wade's hideout===
-  * Numerous articles from newspapers and magazines+  * Numerous articles from real newspapers and magazines  - not sure if there's anything interesting in them 
 +  * A taped piece of paper amoung the articles of the layout of sectors of the OASIS with some notes
   * Nintendo Light Gun on the wall   * Nintendo Light Gun on the wall
 +  * 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   * Song: One Way or Another by Blondie from Parallel Lines, 1978
-  * Batman Arkham Knight+  * Batman from Batman: Arkham Knight PC game from Rocksteady Studios, 2015
   * Beetlejuice from the movie of the same name, 1988, directed by Tim Burton   * Beetlejuice from the movie of the same name, 1988, directed by Tim Burton
   * The Emoji-faced guy that was killed on Planet Doom is back   * The Emoji-faced guy that was killed on Planet Doom is back
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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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   * Blastoise? Pokemon   * Blastoise? Pokemon
   * Joker and Harley Quinn   * Joker and Harley Quinn
-  * Ate3mis' rifle is an Armat M41A Pulse rifle from Aliens+  * Ate3mis' rifle is an Armat M41A Pulse rifle from Aliens, 1986, directed by James Cameron
   * 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===
-  * Possible reference to MadBalls by Chromy+  * Possible reference to MadBalls toys by Chromy
   * Defender was a video arcade game from Williams Electronics, 1981   * Defender was a video arcade game from Williams Electronics, 1981
   * The Millennium Falcon from ... does this one really need to be explained?   * The Millennium Falcon from ... does this one really need to be explained?
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   * Ridgemont refers to Fast Times at Ridgemont High directed by Amy Heckerling, 1982   * Ridgemont refers to Fast Times at Ridgemont High directed by Amy Heckerling, 1982
   * Faber is the college from National Lampoon's Animal House directed by John Landis, 1978   * Faber is the college from National Lampoon's Animal House directed by John Landis, 1978
-  * Shermer High School is the high school in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, 1986 and The Breakfast Club, 1985+  * Shermer High School is the high school in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, 1986 and The Breakfast Club, 1985, both directed by John Hughes
   * TAB soda, the first diet soda produced by the Coca-Cola Company in 1963 and discontinued in 2020   * TAB soda, the first diet soda produced by the Coca-Cola Company in 1963 and discontinued in 2020
   * Robotron:2084 was a video arcade game from Williams Electronics, 1982   * Robotron:2084 was a video arcade game from Williams Electronics, 1982
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   * Atari 2600 from Atari, released in 1977, probably one of the most popular home video game consoles in the 80s   * Atari 2600 from Atari, released in 1977, probably one of the most popular home video game consoles in the 80s
   * The spell to activate the orb is from Excalibur, 1981   * The spell to activate the orb is from Excalibur, 1981
 +  * 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.
  
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