Callbacks to Past Movies

In Prison City, you’ll find a ton of references to popular movies from the 80s and 90s! Lead game developer Programancer wanted to pack in callbacks to some of his favorite films!

Here are just some of those references!

[h3]1. Fury Rhoads = The Lord Humungus of Prison City![/h3]
For fans of Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, there’s no question that Fury Rhoads, Warden Boss of the Freeway zone, bears a striking resemblance to the infamous leader of the motorcycle marauder gang!


And if you look closely during the boss fight, you’ll see how close Fury Rhoads was made to look like Lord Humungus–even down to the pistol he uses to shoot at Hal!


[h3]2. A Nod to Johnny Mnemonic![/h3]
No, it’s not a FISH! It's a MAMMAL!

If you’ve seen Johnny Mnemonic, there’s no doubt “Dolphin,” the friendly contact in the Preserve zone, is a callback to Jones.


As with the Fury Rhoads reference, you can see the mechanical gizmos lined across Dolphin’s body, just like Jones! You can have Hal chat with him using the Human-Dolphin Interface, or HDI for short!


[h3]3. I’ll be back…after I give up a Rest![/h3]
There’s nothing like giving Hal one last gesture any witnesses as he makes his slow descent into a fiery molten lava pool. Thus, making a reference to the Terminator was all but inevitable as we noticed all the lava pools in the Factory level.


You can see the Terminator reference for yourself if you ever try to walk through a pool of lava in the Factory zone!


We’re excited to share more as we get closer to Prison City’s launch!

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