Ready Player One: 135 Easter Eggs & References Explained

9. Mortal Kombat

Right at the end of the movie, when Z wins the third key and meets Anorak again, the Easter Egg that proves to be a fake prop in the real final test is seated on what appears to be a plinth whose design was infleunced by Mortal Kombat.

And not only that, but multi-armed villain Goro also appears as Art3mis' disguise in the wake of Z's victory in the first task and Daito has a Mortal Kombat sticker.

8. Sonic The Hedgehog

SEGA's famous blue hedgehog appears as an avatar in The OASIS.

7. Duke Nukem

Profane, outrageous first-player shooter legend, Duke Nukem appears in the opening mulitplayer reward event on Planet Doom right at the start of the movie - apparently as part of the same faction as Freddy Krueger.

6. Quake

During the final battle, Art3mis uses a rail gun from Quake.