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== General References == | == 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. | * 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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== Movies == | == 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. | * 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. | ||
== Music == | == Music == | ||
=== Song === | === Song === | ||
* The | * The achievement '''Bridge Over Troubling Water''' is a reference to Simon & Garfunkel's song ''Bridge Over Troubled Water''. | ||
== Other Games == | == Other Games == | ||
* The | * The achievement, '''Narbacular Drop''', is a reference to a puzzle game of the same name, ''Narbacular Drop''. It was the Portal team's first game, from which ''Portal'' was based off of. | ||
Revision as of 20:02, 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.
Music
Song
- The achievement Bridge Over Troubling Water is a reference to Simon & Garfunkel's song Bridge Over Troubled Water.
Other Games
- The achievement, Narbacular Drop, is a reference to a puzzle game of the same name, Narbacular Drop. It was the Portal team's first game, from which Portal was based off of.