Whirlwind references back to Earthshaker by the "Visit the fault" road sign.
Likewise Funhouse back to Whirlwind with "Feel the power" road sign and the graphics at the Wind tunnel.
This indicates a pattern. However, I don't any other such references in PL games. Other than that Road Show apparently has a quote back to Rudy. One talking head to another.
To you know any other references between PL games.
Some audio clips from TZ reference a lot of Lawlor's previous games. Rudy from Funhouse tells you to "Stop playing with the clock" during clock chaos (I think it's clock chaos), then there are other audio clips from other games like Banzai Run, Whirlwind, and Earthshaker that play on the radio during the "quick lock" mode.
Also, when if you buy in the extra ball at the end of the game, it'll play and audio clip that says "GREED!", which I think comes from the Addams Family.
One thing I love about the old Bally Williams games from the 90's is that there were a lot of long running references to previous machines, and jokes, like the cows that appear in pretty much every game. Also the hidden "DOHO" messages were fun to look for.
Yep loads of references in Ripleys and watch out for Rudy in the dot display at the start of MB. It is an interesting one as the theme gave lots of room to make it an adventure game, a bit like Congo or Indiana Jones. Some of the shots are more like TZ but with better balanced play (by that I mean you use all the shots better while the left hand side of the TZ playfield is often not well used).
I can't think of any in CSI but Lawlor wasn't around when that was completed.
"Quick Lock" in TZ reveals a ton of sound bytes and music from Banzai Run, Earthshaker, Whirlwind, and The Addams Family. Again...I have to thank the stars that the game came out when it did. In a sort of strange reveal....maybe it was for the best TZ came out before DCS. Its possible you wouldn't have gotten all those sweet and farily accurate MIDI/synth music recreations done on newer sound hardware otherwise (DCS audio is naturally more clean sounding).
The little robot from TZ who zaps your extra ball, incidentally shows up in other games (oddly enough, not Pat Lawlor games). The little robot guy shows up in Jackbot DMD animations.
I'd overlooked all the TZ ones. The "greed" is so obvious.
No, it was a scandal that TZ wasn't finished using the DCS soundboard it was designed for. Very stupid. And the soundbites from previous games could easily have been sampled and used as digital sound. The sound effects in TZ are ace, but the tunes are suffering imo. Too bad on a game that turned out a true magical cult classic.
No question that Chris Granner is a true genius, that got the absolut best possible out of the situation.
Nobody recalls any references in No Good Gofers?
DI has "I'm not happy" as well, during multiball.
Also, in the "EARTH SHAKER" mode, making the first shot will occasionally result in MANDI saying "oooh, bitchin'". And, there's a "WHIRL WIND" mode as well.
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