Outside references to Lost/Video games
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Outside references are deliberately inserted references to Lost from TV shows, movies, and other outside sources.
For cultural allusions in Lost, see Portal:Culture.
Alan Wake
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- Lost has been confirmed by lead writer Sam Lake to be a source of inspiration for Alan Wake as "a very good showcase of thriller pacing done right within a TV-series context".[1]
- The supernatural threat in the game is darkness which sometimes manifests itself as a massive black storm cloud ripping down trees. This is very similar to the appearance and aggressive nature of the Monster.
- The primary theme of Alan Wake is light vs. dark, a prevalent theme within Lost.
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and BoltsEdit
- A jinjo in the LOGBOX 720 world says that his name is Hurley and that he's "lost on the island". He also says "dude" frequently and tells Banjo to hurry up because it's lunchtime soon.
Batman: Arkham CityEdit
Joker mentions a TV show that people have followed for years, through all the twists and turns and coincidences, that ends in a church, referring to Lost. Later, an unnamed enemy in one of the game's random conversations asks, "Did they ever explain what the island was?"[2] The game's head writer was Paul Dini, who wrote "The Moth".
Cal Ripken's Real BaseballEdit
- Some advertisements in the stadiums show posters for Oceanic Airlines.
 An advertisement for Oceanic Airlines in the game Cal Ripken's Real Baseball |
Call of Duty: World at WarEdit
- The numbers can be heard by the power generator on the Nazi Zombie map Verrückt. Someone counts down the numbers, and then the sound of the numbers flipping back to 108 (on the countdown clock in The Swan) can be heard.
Champions OnlineEdit
- There is a chain of quests involving a crashed plane in the Canada zone. One quest involves finding passenger "J.J. Shepherd" (a reference to J.J. Abrams and Jack Shepherd). Another quest involves finding passengers "John" (Locke) and "Furley" (Hurley).
Dead IslandEdit
During the mission when you're clearing the Life Guard Tower of Zombies, a man on a speaker will call out for help. During this, he mentions Oceanic Airlines.
Destroy All Humans: Big Willy UnleashedEdit
- While exploring Fantasy Atoll (a send-up of Fantasy Island) , the player's character, Crypto, encounters a group of characters who are living out a fantasy of being part of the Lost TV experience. If you listen carefully, some of these characters can we heard talking about numbers and a hatch.
Diablo IIIEdit
In the Stinging Winds (Act II), there is a broken down ship in the middle of the desert. If you're lucky enough to find it, you'll also encounter a very short event that will give you one of 6 special pages:
- The Black Rock Ledger, page 4
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Damn, I always thought that being a first mate would be more exciting. I guess I shouldn't expect much from a mining expedition. Ever since we set off from Kingsport, all I've done is sit out on deck and watch the deckhands argue. | ” |
- The Black Rock Ledger, page 8
| “ |
Haven't been able to get much sleep these past few days. Apparently my sea legs aren't as sturdy as I thought they'd be. I've vomited more times than I can count, and every time Captain Hanso offers me some ale, I have to come up with some excuse to decline. | ” |
- The Black Rock Ledger, page 15
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After three straight days of this storm, I'm almost convinced that this ship has some sort of curse on it. Each week brings some new trouble that I have to deal with. I'm not sure what will give out first, the ship... or me. | ” |
- The Black Rock Ledger, page 16
| “ |
Reyes tells me that it was some colossal wave that did the ship in. I was down below when it all happened. Several of us survived the wreck. The rest of them have gone off to try and figure out where the hell we are, as if any of that matters. | ” |
- The Black Rock Ledger, page 23
| “ |
Madness, complete bloody madness. The captain has disappeared into the desert somewhere, and the rest of the survivors are convinced there's some sort of monster after us. I'm starting to think the crewmen that died in the wreck got the easy way out, lucky bastards. | ” |
- The Black Rock Ledger, page 42
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All the rest of them are dead now... I'm the only one left. Strange deformed creatures attacked the wreck, where most of us were sleeping. I managed to get away safely... but I don't imagine it will be that way for long. I can hear them... giggling in the shadows, like this is some kind of game. -First Mate McMahon | ” |
Notice the page numbers are a reference to The Numbers
The game also includes a skill that summons a group of spiders. Once enhancement for the skill is called "Medusa spiders" and summons "paralyzing spiders."[3]
Duke Nukem ForeverEdit
- During a chapter in a level where the player is in a casino, there are multiple roulette tables and signs with highlighted numbers: "4 8 15 16 23 42".[4]
Fallout 3Edit
- In Megaton, players meet a young girl who tells you the combination to a secret safe is 15, 16, 23, 42 (a reference to the numbers).
- In the Point Lookout expansion, players meet the ghoul Desmond that mentions use of a fail-safe in case his house is overtaken.
Fallout: New VegasEdit
- If you listen to the NCR Emergency Radio during the final battle at the Hoover Dam, there are three broadcasts that play sporadically that say "Unit 4 reinforce Unit 8!" "Unit 15 reinforce Unit 16 at defense point Sigma Delta!" and "Unit 23 await reinforcement from Unit 42!"
Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and DamnedEdit
- In the final mission of this video game expansion, a siren is heard which is the same sound effect as the countdown timer's alarm.
- The name of this mission is "Get Lost".
Half-Life 2Edit
In the first person shooter Half Life 2, a book labeled "Lost Books" uses the Lost logo.
 LOST BOOKS |
 A DHARMA logo |
 The Numbers |
The expansion Episode Two contains two known Lost easter eggs:[5]
- There is a DHARMA-like logo with three white trees hidden on a wall. This is referring to the "White Forest Station" where the player is headed.
- There is a CRT monitor displaying the Numbers in a blocked hidden room in the second level. Switching on the designers comment at this place, you are told that the producers at Valve promised the directors from Lost to put it there after there had been references to Half-Life in Lost.
Just Cause 2Edit
There is an Island on the far north west of the map that is only accessible via plane or boat, being the only place in the game that you can't access via fast transportation. This Island is featured in one of the many missions of the game, in which it is mentioned to be a very weird island where strange things happen. During the mission you have to deactivate an electrical device that protects the island and defeat a japanese army.
 The Hatch, as seen in Just Cause 2. |
- Other than the mission itself, the island features other references to Lost, including:
- The automatic destruction of your plane when flying over, so you end up crashing there.
- A parody of the Smoke Monster/Man in Black, whom cannot be killed with bullets.
- Plane Wreckage on the beach and wooden text saying "Search", resembling Bernard's S.O.S.
- The Hatch.
- On the mission, in which you fly to the island on a plane, the plane you use shares very similar features to the beach craft.
- Electrical Pylons, stations and noises that resemble the sonar fences and electromagnetism.
Metal Gear Solid: 4 Guns of the Patriots (video game)Edit
MinecraftEdit
RageEdit
Added by Weaselwords- During one of the first missions, the player is required to enter a bandit hideout to retrieve parts to build a buggy. The hideout, named the Wasted Garage, has a reference to the Numbers in the stage. Around the corner from the bottom of the second-lowest floor is a green "Mile" sign next to a speed limit sign on the floor. The green sign contains every one of the Numbers, with both 2's being written in red.
Saints Row: The Third. Gangstas in space DLC (video game) Edit
- On the back stage of the sets in the mission "Hangar 18 1/2" is a airplane crash scene recalling the Lost beach, there is also a little hatch entrance.
 Hatch entrance. |
 A The Airplane Crash backstage. |
Sam and Max: Moai Better Blues (video game)Edit
- In the old cavern on Easter Island, the Swan entrance is half buried in the sand, with the numbers carved into the hatch door. Next to the hatch, there is a plane wreck. Examining the Hatch causes Sam to use a bunch of synonyms for "lost", then says he does not want to wait years to find out what it all means. Examining it again causes Sam to tell Max to stay on the lookout for polar bears.
The Simpsons GameEdit
- Lenny states whilst in peril that he'll never find out what happens with Charlie and Claire on Lost.
- Also, football player enemies say "4! 8! 15! 16! 23! 42! Hike!" upon attacking.
Singularity (video game)Edit
- In the old shipping yard, the numbers are written on huge crates of cargo, only backwards (42, 23, 16, 15, 8, 4).
Added by Blackpill- After you get the final upgrade for your TMD there is a hidden passage behind the upgrade device. If you follow it down there is a huge stockpile of upgrades, and a wheel similar to the frozen wheel in Lost. Getting close enough to the wheel unlocks the achievement "That Wheel?: Found the wheel. Will they ever explain this?"
SkateEdit
Spiderman: Friend or FoeEdit
- At the beginning of the second level of the game, known as Tangaroa Island, you find out that it is a mystical, mostly unexplored, Island just off the east coast of Australia, at latitude 4.815 and longitude 162.342.
Starcraft 2Edit
- In the game's Staredit map editor, the Hatch can be placed as a map doodad. It is titled "Space Platform Hatch Large".
- In the center of the Multiplayer map "Terminus RE", The Numbers 4, 8, 15, 16, 23 and 42 appear on the ground.
Submachine seriesEdit
- In Submachine Network Exploration Experience, when the player use the coordinates "815" in the portal is teleported to "The Lost Plane Room", that consists in four sections inside an overly simplistic plane. In the left from the portal there's a plaque that reads a sequence of the numbers 4 8 15 16 23 42.
The TerminalEdit
- There is lots of references including the Lost Hatch (which can be activated when standing over it for 30 seconds) and the Dharma Van. The game timer resembles the hatch counter.
World of Warcraft - Wrath of the Lich King (video game)Edit
 The Numbers found on the Hatch in World of Warcraft' |
- In the latest expansion of World of Warcraft, Wrath of the Lich King, there is a tropical jungle named Sholazar Basin, found on the continent of Northrend. In the northeastern part of the map you will find a tiny island in the middle of a lake. When you get closer to the island, you'll see a hatch. Hover your mouse over it, a series of numbers will appear. The series is 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, and 42, which is The Numbers. The music also changes into a "mystic" theme, resembling the Lost theme.
- The numbers in the World of Warcraft game have now been changed to 5, 9, 16, 17, 24 and 43, simply The Numbers with 1 added to each in the sequence.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (video game)Edit
 The Hatch found in "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" |
- After the third checkpoint in the first level, the Swan Hatch can be seen on the ground in a secret area behind a breakable wall. A beam of light is shining up through the hatch window. When approached, the player is rewarded with the "Found!" achievement/trophy, for "finding a mysterious hatch."
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ The Daily Star: 'Alan Wake' inspired by Stephen King, David Lynch AP, 05/21/2010
- ↑ GQ: Lost in Arkham City Oliver Franklin, 10/25/2011
- ↑ Battle.net: Corpse Spiders
- ↑ YouTube: Duke Nukem Forever Lost easter egg 06/20/2011
- ↑ http://kotaku.com/gaming/easter-egg/lost-found-in-half+life-2-310606.php Kotaku.com
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