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*The game references to the economic recession faced by the United States on a few occasions. | *The game references to the economic recession faced by the United States on a few occasions. | ||
*[[Rockstar Games]] has a habit of putting its logo in its games; the bowling pins at the [[Memory Lanes|bowling alley]] have the Rockstar logo on them. | *[[Rockstar Games]] has a habit of putting its logo in its games; the bowling pins at the [[Memory Lanes|bowling alley]] have the Rockstar logo on them. | ||
*In [[Cluckin' Bell]] restaurants, near the back of the store, there's an action figure of a man in a martial arts position wearing a chicken hat; printed on the glass is "Cluck Norris, | *In [[Cluckin' Bell]] restaurants, near the back of the store, there's an action figure of a man in a martial arts position wearing a chicken hat; printed on the glass is "[[Cluck Norris]]", a reference to film/television star and martial artist [[wp:Chuck Norris|Chuck Norris]]. | ||
*The mission [[Weekend at Florian's]] is a reference to the comedy movie ''[[ | *The mission [[Weekend at Florian's]] is a reference to the comedy movie ''[[wp:Weekend at Bernie's|Weekend at Bernie's]]'' (Florian insists that his new name is Bernie). | ||
*The mission called [[I Need Your Clothes, Your Boots and Your Motorcycle]] is a reference to [ | *The mission called [[I Need Your Clothes, Your Boots and Your Motorcycle]] is a reference to [[wp:Terminator_2:_Judgment_Day|Terminator 2]], in which [[wp:Arnold_Schwarzenegger|Arnold Schwarzenegger]] says this famous line. | ||
*Avenues running north-south (vertically) in [[Algonquin]] are named alphabetically after American cities. "A" is at the eastern side of Algonquin; "G" at the western. The names, in order, are Albany, Bismarck, Columbus, Denver, Exeter, Frankfort, Galveston. Denver and Exeter run concurrently ("Denver-Exeter Ave.") south of Middle Park into Star Junction. | *Avenues running north-south (vertically) in [[Algonquin]] are named alphabetically after American cities. "A" is at the eastern side of Algonquin; "G" at the western. The names, in order, are Albany, Bismarck, Columbus, Denver, Exeter, Frankfort, Galveston. Denver and Exeter run concurrently ("Denver-Exeter Ave.") south of Middle Park into Star Junction. | ||
*Streets running east-to-west (horizontally) in [[Algonquin]] are named alphabetically after different types of minerals. "A" is at the southern end of Algonquin; "X" at the northern end. The names in order are Amethyst, Barium, Calcium, Diamond, Emerald, Feldspar, Garnet, Hematite, Iron, Jade, Kunzite, Lorimar, Manganese, Nickel, Obsidian, Pyrite, Quartz, Ruby, Silicon, Topaz, Uranium, Vauxite, Wardite, Xenotime. | *Streets running east-to-west (horizontally) in [[Algonquin]] are named alphabetically after different types of minerals. "A" is at the southern end of Algonquin; "X" at the northern end. The names in order are Amethyst, Barium, Calcium, Diamond, Emerald, Feldspar, Garnet, Hematite, Iron, Jade, Kunzite, Lorimar, Manganese, Nickel, Obsidian, Pyrite, Quartz, Ruby, Silicon, Topaz, Uranium, Vauxite, Wardite, Xenotime. | ||