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* The achievement, '''Schrodinger's Catch''' is a reference to ''Schrodinger's Cat'', in which Schrodinger exposed radiation to a cat inside a sealed box. His theory dictates that the cat is both alive and dead while the box is sealed. | |||
==Games== | ==Games== | ||
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====Smash TV==== | ====Smash TV==== | ||
* One of the achievements labeled '''Smash TV''' is a reference to an early 90's arcade game called ''Smash TV'', where two contestants are pitted in a brutal game show in which they're forced to fight for their lives for cash prizes. | * One of the achievements labeled '''Smash TV''' is a reference to an early 90's arcade game called ''Smash TV'', where two contestants are pitted in a brutal game show in which they're forced to fight for their lives for cash prizes. | ||
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* The achievement '''Stranger Than Friction''' is a reference to ''Stranger Than Fiction''', in which a man finds out his life is being narrated like a novel. | |||
Revision as of 02:23, 25 April 2011
Within Portal 2, both in-game and in the trailers, are multiple references. There are a variety of references, mostly including games or parts of games.
General References
- The achievement, Schrodinger's Catch is a reference to Schrodinger's Cat, in which Schrodinger exposed radiation to a cat inside a sealed box. His theory dictates that the cat is both alive and dead while the box is sealed.
Games
Left 4 Dead series
- During one of the pre-release trailers, Atlas can be seen wielding the frying pan, a weapon used by the survivors in L4D2.
Smash TV
- One of the achievements labeled Smash TV is a reference to an early 90's arcade game called Smash TV, where two contestants are pitted in a brutal game show in which they're forced to fight for their lives for cash prizes.
Movies
- The achievement Stranger Than Friction' is a reference to Stranger Than Fiction, in which a man finds out his life is being narrated like a novel.