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*In the Tower of Tragedy quiz, a right answer of Banjo's debut appearance is "Diddy Kong Racing." | *In the Tower of Tragedy quiz, a right answer of Banjo's debut appearance is "Diddy Kong Racing." | ||
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Mrpantsstars.png|The constellation of Mr. Pants in [[Witchyworld]] | Mrpantsstars.png|The constellation of Mr. Pants in the [[Dodgem Dome]] of [[Witchyworld]] | ||
MrPantsBT.jpg|Mr. Pants dancing on [[Boggy]]'s television, in [[Hailfire Peaks]] | MrPantsBT.jpg|Mr. Pants dancing on [[Boggy]]'s television, in [[Hailfire Peaks]] | ||
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* When looking at the information for the part "Spike", Mumbo Jumbo makes a reference to the character "Fudgehog" from the Viva Piñata franchise. | * When looking at the information for the part "Spike", Mumbo Jumbo makes a reference to the character "Fudgehog" from the Viva Piñata franchise. | ||
* A radio in the background plays the song "Windy" from "Conker's Bad Fur Day." | * A radio in the background plays the song "Windy" from "Conker's Bad Fur Day." | ||
* Later in the intro, when [[Lord of Games|L.O.G.]] appears, L.O.G. says he is the creator of all video games, to which Kazooie replies with "Even ones that don't sell very well, like "Ghoulies"?," a reference to the poor sales that "Grabbed by the Ghoulies" had. When Kazooie says they've been in lots of games, L.O.G. replies with, "But not nearly as many as that Italian gentleman.," referring to Mario. | * Later in the intro, when [[Lord of Games|L.O.G.]] appears, L.O.G. says he is the creator of all video games, to which Kazooie replies with "Even ones that don't sell very well, like "Ghoulies"?," a reference to the poor sales that "Grabbed by the Ghoulies" had. When Kazooie says they've been in lots of games, L.O.G. replies with, "But not nearly as many as that Italian gentleman.," referring to Mario. Additionally, when Kazooie mentions Ghoulies, a brief snippet of the game's main theme plays. | ||
*Each world (except Showdown Town and Spiral Mountain) has an intro that references the intro of an old TV show. Nutty Acres references the show Dallas, LOGBOX 720 references Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Banjoland references The Love Boat, Jiggoseum references Dynasty, Terrarium of Terror references Lost in Space, and L.O.G.'s Lost Challenges references [[Wikipedia:The A-Team|The A-Team]]. | *Each world (except Showdown Town and Spiral Mountain) has an intro that references the intro of an old TV show. Nutty Acres references the show Dallas, LOGBOX 720 references Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Banjoland references The Love Boat, Jiggoseum references Dynasty, Terrarium of Terror references Lost in Space, and L.O.G.'s Lost Challenges references [[Wikipedia:The A-Team|The A-Team]]. | ||
*A part the player can buy is called a "Papery Pal," which looks like a Lickitoad from "Viva Piñata." In the description of it, Mumbo tells Banjo and Kazooie that "Trouble in Paradise is good game. Mumbo recommend player buy it tomorrow." ''Trouble in Paradise'' is the 2<sup>nd</sup> Viva Piñata game, and was released only two months before ''Nuts & Bolts''. | *A part the player can buy is called a "Papery Pal," which looks like a Lickitoad from "Viva Piñata." In the description of it, Mumbo tells Banjo and Kazooie that "Trouble in Paradise is good game. Mumbo recommend player buy it tomorrow." ''Trouble in Paradise'' is the 2<sup>nd</sup> Viva Piñata game, and was released only two months before ''Nuts & Bolts''. | ||
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*At one point, Banjo mentions that he once was in a race with "a genie and a giant pig," a reference to his first-ever appearance in Diddy Kong Racing (the genie is Taj and the giant pig is Wizpig). | *At one point, Banjo mentions that he once was in a race with "a genie and a giant pig," a reference to his first-ever appearance in Diddy Kong Racing (the genie is Taj and the giant pig is Wizpig). | ||
*In [[Banjoland]], a "Grabbed By The Ghoulies" box is floating in the water and within a trash can. There is also a tall rubbish bin filled to the brim with unsold and returned copies of the game. | *In [[Banjoland]], a "Grabbed By The Ghoulies" box is floating in the water and within a trash can. There is also a tall rubbish bin filled to the brim with unsold and returned copies of the game. | ||
*A reference to Mr. Pants is found in a vehicle part called the "Spirit | *A reference to Mr. Pants is found in a vehicle part called the "[[List of Nuts & Bolts vehicle parts#Accessories|Spirit of Pants]]", which Mumbo Jumbo describes as a "Rubbish Rare website mascot now rubbish vehicle mascot. Not exactly flying lady on sophisticated cars!" | ||
*In [[Spiral Mountain]]'s dumpster, there are keys, a skeleton from Grabbed from the Ghoulies, a character from Viva Pinata, and the Watknot book from Kameo. | *In [[Spiral Mountain]]'s dumpster, there are keys, a skeleton from Grabbed from the Ghoulies, a character from Viva Pinata, and the Watknot book from Kameo. | ||
*<!---In [[Showdown Town]], when [[Lord of Games|L.O.G.]] is spoken to, he says that he invented first-person shooters but he wished he had not even bothered. He says there may even be a space marine in the game. This is a reference to Halo or Doom.---> | *<!---In [[Showdown Town]], when [[Lord of Games|L.O.G.]] is spoken to, he says that he invented first-person shooters but he wished he had not even bothered. He says there may even be a space marine in the game. This is a reference to Halo or Doom.---> | ||