Ready Player One: 135 Easter Eggs & References Explained

19. MarioKart

Mario Kart Google
Nintendo/Google

When Parzival and Aech are waiting to start the race for the first task, Aech makes a joke about the stakes being higher than in Mario Kart.

18. Borderlands

As Z looks to spend his winnings from the first task in The OASIS' virtual marketplace, a Borderlands shop can be seen in the background. Sadly, he doesn't choose anything from the game.

17. Robotron

When Nolan is attempting to get Wade to work for IOI, he claims that he loves playing Robotron -Ataris' multidirectional-shooter from 1982.

16. Gears Of War

Gears Of War Gun
Epic Games

At one point in the final battle, Art3mis wields one of the heavy rifles - fitted with a chainsaw bayonet - that the COG soldiers use in Gears Of War.

15. Space Invaders, Asteroids, Galaga & Pac-Man

Halliday is clearly a big fan of retro gaming, as he wears an Asteroids T-shirt at one point and a Space Invaders one at another point. He also has a Space Invaders table arcade machine in his apartment at the end of the film.

The same apartment has posters for Galaga and Pac-Man on the walls.

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