Easter Eggs

I have a ton of information and prior art to use as references and inspiration for Fracterebus. This also provides me with what I need to make amusing references to other things.

NOTICE: This list contains spoilers for both the lore and possibly for earning trophies.

Golden Apple

Eris wasn't invited to the wedding of Thetis (a Nereid) and Peleus (King of Phthia) out of fear she would cause problems. She crashed the party and threw in the golden Apple of Discord inscribed with "For the Fairest." This resulted in a big argument about who was the fairest and eventually resulted in the Trojan War. This apple will appear on a platform somewhere in the world at random and can be knocked off of the platform when in cat form.

Save Game Code

When saving your game in Fracterebus, there is code that scrolls by on the classic computer screen in the save room. This code is based on the 6502 assembly code that is used to produce and display the "pass word" code on the NES version of Metroid. This assembly code is executed in Metroid when you game over or quit by pressing Up + A on the player 2 controller. The code is from several places in the Metroid code, and is shown without addresses.

The galaxy is at peace

This trophy name is taken out of the intro story of Super Metroid. Completion percentage in Super Metroid is based exclusively on item collection rate, thus this trophy is for completing the game having collected all of the upgrade items.

Miserable little pile of secrets

This trophy name is taken out of the intro story of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. Completion percentage in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is based exclusively on map exploration, thus this trophy is for completing the game having visited every screen in the game.