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The following is a list of '''references to [[Sega]] in video games'''.

For references specific to [[sonic:Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic the Hedgehog]], see [[sonic:References to Sonic in video games|References to Sonic in video games]].

==Video games==
{| class="prettytable sortable" style="width:100%"
!Game
!System
!Release date
!Description
!width="200px"|Screenshots
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|style="vertical-align:top"|''Star Wars''
|style="vertical-align:top"|[[Family Computer]]
|style="vertical-align:top"|1987-12-04
|style="vertical-align:top"|[[Namco]]'s 1987 [[Famicom]] game ''[[wikipedia:Star Wars (1987 video game)|Star Wars]]'' is largely a clone of ''[[Alex Kidd in Miracle World]]'', released one year prior. In particular, both games feature identical gameplay mechanics, enemy patterns, items, graphical effects, destructible block types, and even a motorcycle segment with identical controls. The games' project manager, Shinichiro Okamoto, had previously taken inspiration from the original film in his 1985 Famicom game ''[[wikipedia:Star Luster|Star Luster]]'' (which features a cameo from the [[wikipedia:Death Star|Death Star]].{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20231019082613/https://upsilandre.over-blog.com/2020/06/quand-star-wars-mime-alex-kidd.html}}
|{{bobscreen|References StarWars1987 FC gameplay.png|width=200}}
|-
|style="vertical-align:top"|''Axel's Magic Hammer''
|style="vertical-align:top"|[[Amiga]], [[Atari ST]]
|style="vertical-align:top"|1989
|style="vertical-align:top"|The 1989 [[Core Design]] action-platform game ''Axel's Magic Hammer'' is largely a clone of the earlier ''[[Alex Kidd in Miracle World]]'', even taking direct inspiration from Alex's name in the title.{{ref|1=https://web.archive.org/web/20231019091221/https://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?threads%2Fgeneral-questions-and-information-thread.26211%2Fpage-100#post-1006106}}
|{{bobscreen|References AxelsMagicHammer AMI gameplay.png|width=200}}
|-
|style="vertical-align:top"|''Summer Carnival '92 Recca'' (サマーカーニバル'92 烈火)
|style="vertical-align:top"|[[Family Computer]]
|style="vertical-align:top"|1992-07-17
|style="vertical-align:top"|An unused introduction sequence with a familiar "S?GA" logo and jingle exists in the game. It comes onto the screen, explodes and is replaced with a "Nint?ndo" one.

To re-enable the sequence, use the Game Genie codes <tt>IEUSTGAA</tt>, <tt>AXUSYKGG</tt>, <tt>NKKIAGEI</tt> and <tt>KSKIPGUI</tt>. Then hold {{start}} before the [[Naxat Soft]] logo appears.
|{{bobscreen|Recca Famicom Sega.png|width=200}}
|-
|style="vertical-align:top"|''[[Tom and Jerry: The Movie]]''
|style="vertical-align:top"|[[Master System]]
|style="vertical-align:top"|1992-10-01
|style="vertical-align:top"|The [[Master System]] version of the game features posters of both [[sonic:Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic the Hedgehog]] adorning a few walls besides a "Restaurant Sega" in the game's third level, while the [[Game Gear]] version features posters of Sonic and ''[[Fantasy Zone]]'''s Opa-Opa.
|{{bobscreen|Notavailable.svg|width=200}}<br><br>{{bobscreen|References TomandJerryTheMovie SMS US Sonic OpaOpa.png|width=200}}
|-
|style="vertical-align:top"|''[[Disney's Aladdin]]''
|style="vertical-align:top"|[[Mega Drive]]
|style="vertical-align:top"|1993-11
|style="vertical-align:top"|[[Sega Mega Drive]]s can be seen among the various objects in the background of the Inside the Lamp stage.
|{{bobscreen|Aladdin MD InsidetheLamp.png|width=200}}
|-
|style="vertical-align:top"|''[[Torarete Tamaruka!?]]''
|style="vertical-align:top"|[[Game Gear]]
|style="vertical-align:top"|1994-06-03
|style="vertical-align:top"|An in-game store features [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] and [[Dr. Eggman]] plushies, alongside boxed Japanese [[Mega Drive]] systems.
|{{bobscreen|References TorareteTamaruka GG MegaDrive Sonic.jpeg|width=200}}
|-
|style="vertical-align:top"|''Uniracers''/''Unirally''
|style="vertical-align:top"|[[Super Famicom]]
|style="vertical-align:top"|1994-12
|style="vertical-align:top"|If the user attempts to call themselves "SEGA" (or "SONIC"), a "NOT COOL ENOUGH" message appears.
|{{bobscreen|Uniracers SNES Sega.png|width=200}}
|-
|style="vertical-align:top"|''[[Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki Gokuraku CD-ROM for Sega Saturn]]''
|style="vertical-align:top"|[[Saturn]]
|style="vertical-align:top"|1995-09-29
|style="vertical-align:top"|One scene presents the character Washuu in ''[[Virtua Fighter]]''-esque polygons, doing Pai's crane stance win pose against the background of Jacky's stage, and quoting Akira by saying "Juu Nen Hayaindayo."{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20210123104840/https://virtuafighter.com/threads/virtua-fighter-references-in-pop-culture.15419/}}
|{{bobscreen|Notavailable.svg|width=200}}
|-
|style="vertical-align:top"|''Pocket Monsters: Red / Pocket Monsters: Green'' 
|style="vertical-align:top"|[[Game Boy]]
|style="vertical-align:top"|1996-02-27
|style="vertical-align:top"|Development material for the released game reveals the first generation of ''[[wikipedia:Pokémon Red and Blue|Pokémon]]'' games was originally intended to include a trainer by the name of Jack - a reference both in name and design to the popular ''[[Virtua Fighter]]'' character Jacky. Said trainer was likely intended to be the trainer counterpart to the virtual polygon Pokémon [https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Porygon_(Pokémon) Porygon].{{ref|https://twitter.com/tracker_td/status/1097491801731223553}}{{ref|https://tcrf.net/Development:Pokémon_Red_and_Blue/Sprites}}
|{{Sprite|References PokemonRGBY GB Jacky.png|2}}
|-
|style="vertical-align:top"|''Super Mario RPG''
|style="vertical-align:top"|[[Super Famicom]]
|style="vertical-align:top"|1996-03-09
|style="vertical-align:top"|In the first battle against the enemy Jackie, the Japanese enemy message is a direct quote from ''[[Virtua Fighter]]'', a popular game in Japanese arcades at the time of ''Super Mario RPG'''s development. One of Akira's victory quotes, "10年, 早いんだよ！" (juunen hayainda yo!, literally "you're 10 years too early!"), isn't entirely rare in Japanese entertainment, but its appearance here is written exactly as Akira uses it.{{ref|1=https://web.archive.org/web/20230707040110/https://legendsoflocalization.com/the-pop-culture-obsessed-monsters-in-japanese-super-mario-rpg/#jackie-jinx-1st-fight}}
|{{bobscreen|References SuperMarioRPG SNES VirtuaFighter.png|width=200}}
|-
|style="vertical-align:top"|''[[Daytona USA 2: Battle on the Edge]]''
|style="vertical-align:top"|[[Sega Model 3 Step 2.1]]
|style="vertical-align:top"|1998-05
|style="vertical-align:top"|The game's second track, Joypolis 2020 Amusement Park, is a direct reference to the [[Joypolis]] chain of [[Sega]] amusement arcades. The ''[[Daytona USA 2 Official Guide]]'' curiously identifies the track as being [[GameWorks Studio]]-themed instead.
|{{bobscreen|DaytonaUSA2 Advanced.png|width=200}}
|-
|style="vertical-align:top"|''[[sonic:Sonic Robo Blast 2|Sonic Robo Blast 2]]''
|style="vertical-align:top"|[[Windows PC]]
|style="vertical-align:top"|2014-03-15
|style="vertical-align:top"|Version 2.1 of the popular [[Windows PC]] fangame ''[[sonic:Sonic Robo Blast 2|Sonic Robo Blast 2]]'' (released March 15, 2014) introduced a series of bonus stages directly based on ''[[NiGHTS into Dreams]]'' in both gameplay and appearance.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20231019105526/https://wiki.srb2.org/wiki/Version_2.1}}
|{{bobscreen|References SonicRoboBlast2 PC NiGHTS.png|width=200}}
|-
|style="vertical-align:top"|''Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos''
|style="vertical-align:top"|[[Windows]]
|style="vertical-align:top"|2002-07-03
|style="vertical-align:top"|Two in-game cheat codes, <tt>allyourbasearebelongtous</tt> and <tt>somebodysetupusthebomb</tt>, both reference the popular meme [[wikipedia:All Your Base Are Belong To Us|All Your Base Are Belong To Us]] from the infamous English translation of ''[[Zero Wing]]''.
|{{bobscreen|Notavailable.svg|width=200}}
|-
|style="vertical-align:top"|''Futurama''
|style="vertical-align:top"|[[PlayStation 2]]
|style="vertical-align:top"|2003-08-01
|style="vertical-align:top"|By unlocking a very obscure easter egg{{ref|1=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtxphpWcvaQ}}, players are able to display ''[[Zero Wing]]'''s famous [[wikipedia:All Your Base Are Belong To Us|All Your Base Are Belong To Us]], complete with accompanying speech.
|{{bobscreen|References_Futurama_PS2_ZeroWing.png|width=200}}
|-
|style="vertical-align:top"|''[[wikipedia:3rd Super Robot Wars Alpha: To the End of the Galaxy|3rd Super Robot Wars Alpha: To the End of the Galaxy]]''
|style="vertical-align:top"|[[PlayStation 2]]
|style="vertical-align:top"|2005-07-28
|style="vertical-align:top"|Ryuusei Date, member of the SRX Team and pilot of the Real Personal Trooper Type-1 mech, has adapted some of ''[[Virtua Fighter]]'''s Akira's lines in his battle phrases - in fact, the two share the same voice actor.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20210123104840/https://virtuafighter.com/threads/virtua-fighter-references-in-pop-culture.15419/}}
|{{bobscreen|Notavailable.svg|width=200}}
|-
|style="vertical-align:top"|''Project Gotham Racing 3''
|style="vertical-align:top"|[[Xbox 360]]
|style="vertical-align:top"|2005-11-22
|style="vertical-align:top"|As the game attempts to recreate real-world locations, [[GameWorks Las Vegas]] (then owned by Sega) is fully modelled. [[GameWorks]] is also advertised throughout the game (including in London and Tokyo, despite GameWorks not trading in the UK or Japan). 
|{{bobscreen|References_X360_ProjectGothamRacing3_GameWorksLasVegas.png|width=200}}
|-
|style="vertical-align:top"|[[High Voltage Software]] games
|style="vertical-align:top"|[[PlayStation 2]]
|style="vertical-align:top"|2006
|style="vertical-align:top"|The introductory cutscene which accompanies the developer's logo features a child playing a [[Dreamcast]].{{ref|https://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?threads/sega-references-in-pop-culture.22988/page-7#post-819467}}
|{{bobscreen|References HighVoltageSoftware logo2006 Dreamcast.png|width=200}}
|-
|style="vertical-align:top"|''World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade''
|style="vertical-align:top"|[[Windows]]
|style="vertical-align:top"|2007-01-16
|style="vertical-align:top"|The quest Setting Up the Bomb references the popular meme [[wikipedia:All Your Base Are Belong To Us|All Your Base Are Belong To Us]] from the infamous English translation of ''[[Zero Wing]]''.
|{{bobscreen|Notavailable.svg|width=200}}
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|style="vertical-align:top"|''[[wikipedia:Super Robot Wars: Original Generations|Super Robot Wars: Original Generations]]''
|style="vertical-align:top"|[[PlayStation 2]]
|style="vertical-align:top"|2007-07-28
|style="vertical-align:top"|Ryuusei Date, member of the SRX Team and pilot of the Real Personal Trooper Type-1 mech, has adapted some of ''[[Virtua Fighter]]'''s Akira's lines in his battle phrases - in fact, the two share the same voice actor.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20210123104840/https://virtuafighter.com/threads/virtua-fighter-references-in-pop-culture.15419/}}
|{{bobscreen|Notavailable.svg|width=200}}
|-
|style="vertical-align:top"|''Project Gotham Racing 4''
|style="vertical-align:top"|[[Xbox 360]]
|style="vertical-align:top"|2007-10-02
|style="vertical-align:top"|Las Vegas returns from ''Project Gotham Racing 3'', along with [[GameWorks Las Vegas]].
|{{bobscreen|References_360_ProjectGothamRacing4_GameWorksLasVegas.png|width=200}}
|-
|style="vertical-align:top"|''The Simpsons Game''
|style="vertical-align:top"|[[Xbox 360]]
|style="vertical-align:top"|2007-10-30
|style="vertical-align:top"|One challenge features Lisa Simpson platforming through a reference to the classic arcade game ''[[Frogger]]''. 
|{{bobscreen|References TheSimpsonsGame 360 US Frogger.png|width=200}}
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|style="vertical-align:top"|''World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King''
|style="vertical-align:top"|[[Windows]]
|style="vertical-align:top"|2008-11-13
|style="vertical-align:top"|The sewers of the city of Dalaran are home to a shark named Segacedi with the title <tt>Sewer Shark</tt>, a reference to both the [[Sega CD]] and the infamous FMV rail shooter ''[[Sewer Shark]]''.

Additionally, two of the game's achievements are titled Set Up Us the Bomb (10 player) and Set Up Us the Bomb (25 player), references to the popular meme [[wikipedia:All Your Base Are Belong To Us|All Your Base Are Belong To Us]] from the infamous English translation of ''[[Zero Wing]]''.
|{{bobscreen|References WorldofWacraft PC Segacedi.png|width=200}}<br><br>{{bobscreen|Notavailable.svg|width=200}}
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|style="vertical-align:top"|''[[Sonic Unleashed]]''
|style="vertical-align:top"|[[Xbox 360]]
|style="vertical-align:top"|2008-11-20
|style="vertical-align:top"|During the game's introductory cutscene, a [[Dreamcast]] in briefly seen within Dr. Eggman's [[sonic:Egg Mobile|Egg Mobile]].
|{{bobscreen|References SonicUnleashed 360 Dreamcast.png|width=200}}
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|style="vertical-align:top"|''[[Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA]]''
|style="vertical-align:top"|[[PlayStation Portable]]
|style="vertical-align:top"|2009-07-02
|style="vertical-align:top"|One of Megurine Luka's available costumes is the "VF Suit" - Sarah's original outfit from ''[[Virtua Fighter]]''.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20210123104840/https://virtuafighter.com/threads/virtua-fighter-references-in-pop-culture.15419/}}
|[[File:References HatsuneMikuProjectDIVA PSP VFSuit.png|160px]]
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|style="vertical-align:top"|''[[Bayonetta]]''
|style="vertical-align:top"|[[Xbox 360]]
|style="vertical-align:top"|2009-10-29
|style="vertical-align:top"|Bayonetta can perform the attack Tetsuzankou (performed by ''[[Virtua Fighter 2]]'''s Akira), which uses the same button combination and attack quote of “Juunen Hayaindayo!"{{ref|https://www.destructoid.com/--534711.phtml}}
|{{bobscreen|Notavailable.svg|width=200}}
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|style="vertical-align:top"|''[[wikipedia:No More Heroes: Heroes' Paradise|No More Heroes: Heroes' Paradise]]''
|style="vertical-align:top"|[[PlayStation 3]]
|style="vertical-align:top"|2010-04-15
|style="vertical-align:top"|In the [[PlayStation 3]] port of ''[[wikipedia:No More Heroes (video game)|No More Heroes]]'', the [[Nintendo 64]] in Travis' apartment has been replaced with a [[Mega Drive]] [[Mega-CD|CD]] [[Sega 32X|32X]] combo, with accompanying control pad.{{ref|https://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?threads/sega-references-in-pop-culture.22988/page-6#post-810936}}
|[[File:References NoMoreHeroesParadise PS3 MegaDriveCD32X.png|200px]]
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|style="vertical-align:top"|''[[Alpha Protocol]]''
|style="vertical-align:top"|[[Windows]]
|style="vertical-align:top"|2010-05-27
|style="vertical-align:top"|Located in both the Saudi Arabia and Rome safehouses is a fictional video game console based on the [[Saturn]], but curiously boasting a mismatched black frontplate with four [[Dreamcast]] controller ports.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20230614042646/https://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?threads%2Fsega-references-in-pop-culture.22988%2Fpage-14#post-1043769}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20230617011412/https://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?threads%2Fsega-references-in-pop-culture.22988%2Fpage-14#post-1044244}}
|{{bobscreen|References AlphaProtocol PC US Saturn.png|width=200}}
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|style="vertical-align:top"|''Game Type''
|style="vertical-align:top"|[[Xbox Live Arcade]]
|style="vertical-align:top"|2011
|style="vertical-align:top"|One of the stage backgrounds features a video game system similar to a [[Dreamcast]].
|{{bobscreen|References GameType XBLA Dreamcast.jpg|width=200|noresize=yes}}
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|style="vertical-align:top"|''Saints Row IV''
|style="vertical-align:top"|[[Windows]]
|style="vertical-align:top"|2013-08-20
|style="vertical-align:top"|A virtual reality simulation created by the enemy, ''Saints of Rage'', serves as a fairly-developed minigame later throughout the story, and takes obvious inspiration in name, gameplay, and style from the popular ''[[Streets of Rage]]'' series.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20230410010910/https://segabits.com/blog/2014/03/20/sega-in-the-media-saints-row-ivs-homage-to-streets-of-rage/}}
|{{bobscreen|References SaintsRowIV PC SaintsofRage.png|width=200}}
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|style="vertical-align:top"|''[[wikipedia:Gran Turismo 6|Gran Turismo 6]]''
|style="vertical-align:top"|[[PlayStation 3]]
|style="vertical-align:top"|2013-12-06
|style="vertical-align:top"|On the modern Fuji Speedway tracks (F, GT), there are advertisements for [[sonic:Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic the Hedgehog]] and [[Sega Sammy]] on the billboard bridge directly following the finish line.
|[[File:References GranTurismo6 PS3 Sonic SegaSammy.png|200px]]
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|style="vertical-align:top"|''[[Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax]]''
|style="vertical-align:top"|Arcade
|style="vertical-align:top"|2014-03-18
|style="vertical-align:top"|Alongside various [[sonic:References to Sonic in video games|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' references]], the 2014 fighting game ''[[Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax]]'' features cameo appearances from [[NiGHTS]], [[Opa-Opa]], a [[Space Channel 5|Morolian]], and a bevy of [[Sega]]-produced hardware.
|{{bobscreen|References DengekiBunkoFightingClimax Segastage.jpg|width=200}}
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|style="vertical-align:top"|''[[sonic:Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS|Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]''
|style="vertical-align:top"|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|style="vertical-align:top"|2014-09-13
|style="vertical-align:top"|Bayonetta can perform the attack Tetsuzankou (performed by ''[[Virtua Fighter 2]]'''s Akira), which uses the same attack quote of “Juunen Hayaindayo!"{{ref|https://www.destructoid.com/--534711.phtml}}
|{{bobscreen|Notavailable.svg|width=200}}
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|style="vertical-align:top"|''Bayonetta 2''
|style="vertical-align:top"|[[Wii U]]
|style="vertical-align:top"|2014-09-20
|style="vertical-align:top"|Bayonetta can perform the attack Tetsuzankou (performed by ''[[Virtua Fighter 2]]'''s Akira), which uses the same attack quote of “Juunen Hayaindayo!", and the After Burner Kick, a reference to the [[After Burner|Sega series of the same name]].
|{{bobscreen|References_WiiU_Bayonetta2_Tetsuzanko.jpeg|width=200}}
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|style="vertical-align:top"|''[[sonic:Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''
|style="vertical-align:top"|[[Wii U]]
|style="vertical-align:top"|2014-11-21
|style="vertical-align:top"|Bayonetta can perform the attack Tetsuzankou (performed by ''[[Virtua Fighter 2]]'''s Akira), which uses the same attack quote of “Juunen Hayaindayo!"{{ref|https://www.destructoid.com/--534711.phtml}}
|{{bobscreen|Notavailable.svg|width=200}}
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|style="vertical-align:top"|''Duck Game''
|style="vertical-align:top"|[[Windows]]
|style="vertical-align:top"|2015-06-04
|style="vertical-align:top"|The game draws heavy influence from the [[Sega Mega Drive]] in its presentation, even displaying a parody of the [[TradeMark Security System]] screen at startup while using a font based on the screen for its menus. Its soundtrack heavily uses instruments and samples from a variety of Mega Drive games, including ''[[Comix Zone]]'', ''[[ToeJam & Earl]]'', ''[[Earthworm Jim]]'' and ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]''.
|{{bobscreen|DuckGame PC TMSS.png|width=200}}
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|style="vertical-align:top"|''The Lab''
|style="vertical-align:top"|[[Windows]]
|style="vertical-align:top"|2016-04-05
|style="vertical-align:top"|One of the game's "relics" is the arcade game ''Xortex 26XX'', which boasts a name and cabinet design inspired by ''[[Zaxxon]]''.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20230617011519/https://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?threads%2Fsega-references-in-pop-culture.22988%2Fpage-7#post-857157}}
|[[File:References TheLab PC Xortex26XX Zaxxon.png|200px]]
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|style="vertical-align:top"|''The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild''
|style="vertical-align:top"|[[Wii U]], [[Nintendo Switch]]
|style="vertical-align:top"|2017-03-03
|style="vertical-align:top"|The pedestals which update Link's Sheikah Slate are covered with runes reading "[[wikipedia:All Your Base Are Belong To Us|All Your Base Are Belong To Us]]" in the in-game language - a reference to the infamous English translation of ''[[Zero Wing]]''.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20200928183538/https://www.digitalspy.com/videogames/legend-of-zelda/a798219/legend-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wilds-ancient-language-has-been-translated-already/}}
|{{bobscreen|Notavailable.svg|width=200}}
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|style="vertical-align:top"|''The Last of Us Part II''
|style="vertical-align:top"|[[PlayStation 4]]
|style="vertical-align:top"|2020-06-19
|style="vertical-align:top"|One of the more memorable locations visited throughout the course of the game is the decaying [[GameWorks Seattle]].{{ref|https://www.escapistmagazine.com/the-last-of-us-part-ii-arcade-the-turning-is-a-monument-to-moving-on/}}
|[[File:References_PS4_LastofUsII_GameWorksSeattle.jpeg|200px]]
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|style="vertical-align:top"|''Balan Wonderworld''
|style="vertical-align:top"|[[Windows]]
|style="vertical-align:top"|2021-03-26
|style="vertical-align:top"|[[Yuji Naka]]'s 2021 action platform game ''[[wikipedia:Balan Wonderworld|Balan Wonderworld]]'' takes thematic inspiration from [[Sonic Team]]'s 1996 [[Sega Saturn]] title ''[[NiGHTS into Dreams]]'', particularly in regards to its character designs and overall story.
|{{bobscreen|References BalanWonderworld PC SonicAdventurepose.jpeg|width=200}}
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|style="vertical-align:top"|''Security Breach: Fury's Rage''
|style="vertical-align:top"|[[Windows]]
|style="vertical-align:top"|2021-04-28
|style="vertical-align:top"|The ''[[wikipedia:Five Nights at Freddy's|Five Nights at Freddy's]]'' spin-off game ''Security Breach: Fury's Rage'' drawn thematic inspiration from the ''[[Streets of Rage]]'' series, featuring similar story scenes, character appearances, and an emphasis on neon-lit streetscapes, among others.  
|{{bobscreen|References SecurityBreachFurysRage PC StreetsofRage.png|width=200}}
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|style="vertical-align:top"|''Deltarune: Chapter 2''
|style="vertical-align:top"|[[Windows]]
|style="vertical-align:top"|2021-09-17
|style="vertical-align:top"|One of the game's areas features multiple ''[[Chu Chu Rocket]]''-inspired puzzles.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20230617011553/https://twitter.com/digi_valentine/status/1439344954510282756}}
|{{bobscreen|References DeltaruneChapter2 PC ChuChuRocket.png|width=200}}
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|style="vertical-align:top"|''Shin Megami Tensei V''
|style="vertical-align:top"|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|style="vertical-align:top"|2021-11-11
|style="vertical-align:top"|The game features a number of fictional in-universe video game consoles, such as the Segata III and CX-1000 II.
|{{bobscreen|Notavailable.svg|width=200}}
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|style="vertical-align:top"|''Pizza Tower''
|style="vertical-align:top"|[[Windows]]
|style="vertical-align:top"|2023-01-26
|style="vertical-align:top"|The game's soundtrack features a number of references to the music of the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' franchise, particularly by building its own soundtrack with similar motifs and utilizing the same samples used by [[Sega]]'s composers. Among these allusions is the reuse of the "I don't understand what's going on here" sample (taken from the 1953 film ''[[wikipedia:Donovan's Brain (film)|Donovan's Brain]]'') used by the ''[[Jet Set Radio]]'' song "Sneakman" in the ''Pizza Tower'' song "Yeehaw Deliveryboy", and a compiled medley of ''Jet Set'' samples featured in "The Noise's Jam-Packed Radical Anthem".
|{{bobscreen|References PizzaTower PC YeehawDeliveryboy.jpg|width=200}}
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|style="vertical-align:top"|''[[The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog]]''
|style="vertical-align:top"|[[Windows]]
|style="vertical-align:top"|2023-03-31
|style="vertical-align:top"|A ''[[Super Monkey Ball]]'' arcade cabinet is found broken in the train's saloon, and serves as one of the investigation's minor plot points.
|{{bobscreen|References MurderofSonic PC US SuperMonkeyBall.png|width=200}}
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|style="vertical-align:top"|''[[Hyenas]]''
|style="vertical-align:top"|[[Windows]]
|style="vertical-align:top"|Unreleased
|style="vertical-align:top"|The cancelled game ''Hyenas'' would have featured a character cosplaying as [[Sonic the Hedgehog]], boasting a sticker of the [[Sega logo]] on their helmet.
|{{bobscreen|References Hyenas PC Soniccosplay.png|width=200}}
|}

===Hidden and deleted references===
{| class="prettytable sortable" style="width:100%"
!Game
!System
!Release date
!Description
!width="200px"|Screenshots
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|style="vertical-align:top"|''Captain America and the Avengers''
|style="vertical-align:top"|[[Game Boy]]
|style="vertical-align:top"|1994-02
|style="vertical-align:top"|Stored with the copyright text at {{hex|xC0D1}} is the following string{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20230910012542/https://tcrf.net/Captain_America_and_The_Avengers_%28Game_Boy%29}}:
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LICENSED BY SEGA ENTERPRISES, LTD.
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Similar text can be found in the [[Captain America and the Avengers (Game Gear)|Game Gear port]], but instead referencing [[Nintendo]], seemingly used a catch-all for both versions.{{intref|Captain America and the Avengers (Game Gear)/Hidden content}}
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|style="vertical-align:top"|''Pizza Tower''
|style="vertical-align:top"|[[Windows]]
|style="vertical-align:top"|2023-01-26
|style="vertical-align:top"|The unused stage ''Kung Fu'' takes thematic inspiration from [[Sega]]'s popular ''[[Streets of Rage]]'' series, including gameplay staples common to beat-'em'up games - like requiring the defeat of oncoming waves of enemies before being able to progress. 
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==References==
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[[Category:Sega]]