List of video game references

Due to video games being the Prophet Driller's favorite hobby, the *Drillimation Danmaku Universe* is stuffed with numerous nods to other games, often games by Nintendo and other third-party companies.

To add references, please put the name of the media in ***bold italics***, followed by a hyphen and the appropriate text to explain the reference.

## List

### Individual games

* ***Among Us*** - When winning against Kagami Ochiai while playing as Kagami in *Touhou 3: The Phantasmagoria of Dimensional Dreams NES Demake*, Kagami will remark the clone must've been an "impostor among us." This is a reference to the game itself as well as the phrase "There is/are X impostors among us", which is displayed when beginning a new game. The "X" is meant to be a placeholder for a number to go there.
* ***Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures*** - Frederic Sam Fawkes is a parody of the final boss character Fred Fuchs. However, their surnames have the same pronunciation, as Fuchs is the German word for *fox*.
* ***Banjo-Kazooie*** - After defeating Fred Fawkes in the cutscene shortly after Driller and Kagami leave, he warns the duo to "wait until *Chuhou Joutai 2*". This is a reference to the fourth-wall break in the ending of *Banjo-Tooie*, in which Gruntilda suggests they wait until that game's sequel, which never happened.
* ***Baraduke*** - During the cutscene after Maika Ohtake is defeated in *Chuhou Joutai 2: Paraided!*, Kagami mentions to Kumiko that she can't seal her because she is "her friend." This is a reference to the opening segment of the 1985 arcade game where a Paccet mentions to the protagonist that they are their friend.
* ***Call of Duty*** - The text that reads "You will not survive" on the Lunatic difficulty box is a reference to the Veteran mode difficulty, which displays the exact same quote when the cursor is highlighted over it.
* ***Castlevania*** - Has multiple:
	+ Konata on the first game's itch.io banner and box art shows her holding a chain whip, which is a reference to the famous weapon wielded by several members of the Belmont family. The whip apparently made its first in-game appearance in *Chuhou Joutai 2: Paraided!* during the seventh stage when Konata attacks Hearthcliffe.
	+ In the pre-battle cutscene in the seventh stage of the third game, the confrontation between the playable characters and Hearthcliffe plays out similarly to the opening scene of *Castlevania: Symphony of the Night*.
* ***Dragon Quest*** - The famous puff-puff scene from the series makes an appearance during the intermission scene before the fourth stage of *Chuhou Joutai 2: Paraided!*. However, it is slightly different with Crown Princess Konata offering the player the food of the same name instead of the suggestive act of allowing the player to place their face on her chest.
* ***The Elder Scrolls*** - During the intermission cutscene before the fourth stage of *Chuhou Joutai 2: Paraided!*, Crown Princess Konata mentions that she quit being a driller after "taking an arrow to the knee." This is a reference to a famous quote by an NPC from *The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim*, who quit being an adventurer after suffering the aforementioned injury.
* ***Fortune Street*** - During the pre-battle cutscene in the second stage of *Chuhou Joutai 2: Paraided!*, Driller mentions something about "green dinosaurs committing tax fraud" to Kazuo. This is a reference to the *Yoshi Commits Tax Fraud* meme, which originated from this game.
* ***Grand Theft Auto***:
	+ In *Chuhou Joutai: The Middle State of War* during the fifth stage pre-battle cutscene, Driller mentions that running through Kozankyo wouldn't give the duo a "three-star wanted level." This is a reference to the mechanic that is present in all mainline *Grand Theft Auto* games where committing crimes would raise their wanted level with a range of between 1 - 6 stars.
	+ The second stage of *Chuhou Joutai 2: Paraided!* references multiple missions from the series. The beginning part of the briefing cutscene begins at Crown Princess Konata's dorm room and when she is asked if she got all the flyers for her upcoming bon festival printed up, Konata tells Driller that Kozankyo University will not let her distribute them because they think they're "too unimaginative." This references the cutscene in the mission Dildo Dodo from *Grand Theft Auto: Vice City* where a film studio cannot distribute flyers for their upcoming film because of potentially obscene content. The latter half of the cutscene has Driller meeting Kagami who wants to take a ride around Kozankyo to find and take down a criminal, which references the mission Wrong Side of the Tracks from *Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas* which involves a similar plot of chasing down gang members on top of a train. The name of the stage 2 theme, *Wrong Side of the Tokushima Line*, is also a spoof of the name of said mission. The pre-battle and post-battle cutscenes in the same stage are intentionally reminiscent of the setup of the robbery present in the mission Three Leaf Clover from *Grand Theft Auto IV*.
	+ The intermission segments in *Chuhou Joutai 3: Three Nights of Scarlet Abscess* tells the player that they need to eat in order to keep their strength up, and they can choose by ordering "two number nines", a "number six with extra dip", or a "large soda". This is a reference to the famous line spoken by Big Smoke in *Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas* during the mission *Drive Thru*, where he makes a huge order at a fast food restaurant.
* ***The Legend of Zelda***:
	+ In *Chuhou Joutai* in one of the game over messages, the game encourages the player to bring a buddy as "going alone is dangerous," referencing the famous quote at the beginning of the first game.
	+ In *Chuhou Joutai 2: Paraided!*, the game over screen if the player does not happen to get the good ending is intentionally reminiscent of the game over screen from *Zelda II: The Adventure of Link*, with the same colored background and silhouette of the game's main antagonist, as well as a new recording of the laugh played after the game over jingle concludes.
* ***Minecraft*** - The name Kozan is the Japanese word for *mine*, and some cutscene slides appear to have been made in Minecraft. The idea of Swedish colonization is also a reference to the home country *Minecraft* was developed in.
* ***Mr. Driller*** - Has multiple:
	+ The titular character Susumu Takajima takes heavy inspiration from that game's titular character Susumu Hori.
	+ In addition, this is possibly where Driller got his name from and the art style in the first game is heavily sourced from this franchise.
	+ The Pacoonba enemy takes its inspiration from the Pacteria species.
	+ Susumu Hori is mentioned in the intermission scene before the fourth stage of *Chuhou Joutai 2: Paraided!* as the fiancé of Crown Princess Konata. It is stated she used to be a driller before quitting following a grave injury.
* ***Super Mario*** - Has multiple:
	+ Kagami's Cherry Bob-omb is an obvious reference to the enemy of the same name.
	+ Driller's joke of chowing on a "fire flower" in *Chuhou Joutai: The Middle State of War* is based on the eponymous item.
	+ The Pacoonba enemy is based on Goombas.
	+ During the prebattle cutscene of the eighth stage of *Chuhou Joutai 2: Paraided!*, King Soujirou tells Driller that a "driller" would save his daughter. Driller then replies to him questioning what he is talking about and that he's a computer programmer and not a plumber, referencing the plot of *Super Mario Bros.*
* ***Mario & Luigi*** - Has multiple:
	+ Hearthcliffe's persona with being a villain with a sense of humor is based on Fawful. Like his inspiration, most of his dialogue is comprised of Engrish for humorous purposes.
	+ The banner art on itch.io heavily references *Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga*'s box art.
	+ The menu selection sound is almost identical to the one used in-game. However, according to the game's creator, he made his own version in Famitracker.
* ***Mario Kart*** - During the cutscene before the sixth stage of *Chuhou Joutai 2: Paraided!*, Driller warns Crown Princess Konata about using a GPS to get to the Risuoka ward of Kinmyou, and that using one would lead to "one spiny shell of a failure." This references the infamous Spiny Shell, otherwise known as the Blue Shell, which is known to target the driver leading the race, and also stemming from the fact that GPS devices often give inaccurate route information as roads on the globe are constantly changing.
* ***Metal Gear Solid*** - One of the game over messages is a reference to the game over quote which has been a staple of the series.
* ***Plants vs. Zombies*** - Kagami's Cherry Bob-omb is a reference to the Cherry Bomb plant.
* ***Pokémon*** - SPASDOT's shorthand name Team Crimson, especially with grunts as soldiers, is a reference to the regional villainous groups from that series.
	+ Should the player delete any of the .sav files where high scores are stored and the player boots up the game, and views the high scores, the default name will say MissingNo., referencing the famous glitch Pokémon from *Pokémon Red and Blue*.
* ***Pro Wrestling*** - During the pre-battle cutscene in the first stage of *Chuhou Joutai 3: Three Nights of Scarlet Abscess* before the fight with Chiyu Kuse commences, Hearthcliffe greets Driller by saying "A winner is you!". This is a reference to the ending of said game.
* ***Super Smash Bros.*** - After Alex Fawkes is defeated, he tells Fred Fawkes that he had just taken a heavy blow and that one more would land a "Star KO" for him. Fred Fawkes replies, telling him this isn't the time to be playing *Smash* and that he's on patrol.
* ***Touhou Project*** - Some players view *Chuhou Joutai* as a clone of *Touhou Project*, but it also caters in other references too:
	+ Queen Marisa is an obvious parody of Marisa Kirisame.
	+ Kozan's nickname *The Land of Illusions* is a reference to Gensokyo's English translation. However, in the Japanese version, The Land of Illusions is referred to as Gensokyo as well.
	+ In the fourth stage after Ayako Sugiwara is defeated, a reference to the fourth boss fight from *Touhou 10: Mountain of Faith* is mentioned by Driller.
* ***Undertale*** - One of Hearthcliffe's laughs is a reference to Flowey, who carries the exact same laugh. It should be noted the laugh is a stock sound effect found on the Warner Bros. Sound Effects Library from Sound Ideas.
* ***Wolfenstein 3D*** - In *Chuhou Joutai 2: Paraided!*, the line uttered by Kazuo after being shot by Maika, *mein liben*, is a direct reference to some enemy soldiers who say this exact line after being killed by the player.

### Other

* **Namco** - The default high score is 76,500 points, with the "765" at the beginning being Namco's goroawase pronounciation.

## Behind the Scenes

* The Prophet Driller has explained in a Reddit post that *Chuhou Joutai* is set in the same universe as *Touhou Project*, though 300 years into the future and in a modernized Gensokyo. However, it does not follow the original timeline. Should it have followed the original timeline, Yuyuko Saigyouji's age of 1,300 years meant that she would've been still alive. In addition, one player was confused on how Marisa Kirisame had become queen.
	+ In the past, ZUN has stated that elements from *Touhou Project* weren't allowed to be used in Steam releases of *Touhou Project* fangames. However, since the release of *Touhou 16: Hidden Star in Four Seasons*, these restrictions were eased, allowing use of *Touhou Project*-themed material in *Chuhou Joutai*.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/touhou/comments/dalz9a/my\_oc\_kagami\_ochiai\_dressed\_as\_yuyuko\_saigyouji/ My OC Kagami Ochiai dressed as Yuyuko Saigyouji