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*Strong Bad's statement about bad translation of ''StrongBadZone'' is a reference to the ubiquitous bad translation of Japanese-made [[Nintendo|NES]]-era games, the most infamous of which gave rise to the phrase, "[[Wikipedia:All your base are belong to us|All your base are belong to us]]," which was from the Sega Genesis port of the arcade game ''[[Wikipedia:Zero Wing|Zero Wing]]''. | *Strong Bad's statement about bad translation of ''StrongBadZone'' is a reference to the ubiquitous bad translation of Japanese-made [[Nintendo|NES]]-era games, the most infamous of which gave rise to the phrase, "[[Wikipedia:All your base are belong to us|All your base are belong to us]]," which was from the Sega Genesis port of the arcade game ''[[Wikipedia:Zero Wing|Zero Wing]]''. | ||
- | *" | + | *When Strong Bad says "migs and megs of memories," he's talking about [[Wikipedia:Megabyte|megabytes]] of computer memory. |
- | *When Strong Bad mistakes Arizona for Alcatraz and says "Whoa... Somebody on the inside," he is | + | *When Strong Bad mistakes Arizona for Alcatraz and says "Whoa... Somebody on the inside," he is talking about the famous [[prison]] on [[Wikipedia:Alcatraz Island|Alcatraz Island]] (which actually hasn't been in use since 1963). |
- | **The phrase "sent up the river" | + | **The phrase "sent up the river" is an American idiom referring to the {{wp|Sing Sing|Sing Sing Correction Facility}}, a notorious maximum-security {{wp|New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision|state prison}} in the village of [[Wikipedia:Ossining (village), New York|Ossining, New York]]; the phrase comes from Ossining being upstream from, and north of, New York City on the {{wp|Hudson River}}. |
*Secret Collect is playable on the [[FunMachine]], while Rhino Feeder is playable on the Super FunMachine. The names of these systems are references to the [[Wikipedia:Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] and [[Wikipedia:Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super NES]], respectively. | *Secret Collect is playable on the [[FunMachine]], while Rhino Feeder is playable on the Super FunMachine. The names of these systems are references to the [[Wikipedia:Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] and [[Wikipedia:Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super NES]], respectively. | ||
**However, the jump in graphics quality between the two games is more a reference to the graphics advances between the [[Atari 2600]] and its successors, the [[Wikipedia:Atari 5200|Atari 5200]] and [[Wikipedia:Atari 7800|7800]]. | **However, the jump in graphics quality between the two games is more a reference to the graphics advances between the [[Atari 2600]] and its successors, the [[Wikipedia:Atari 5200|Atari 5200]] and [[Wikipedia:Atari 7800|7800]]. |