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I've decided to compile a list of all the Easter Eggs and references in the game. Feel free to post any you don't see on the list and I'll add them. Please add which level it is found in. I don't have the game anymore, so I cannot check them.

 

Damn It's Late Show

  • There are advertisements everywhere for Johnny O'Lenoman. [Johnny Carson, Conan O'Brien, Jay Leno, David Letterman]
  • After you go backstage to escape, you see a man yelling at an assistant. This is a reference to the Christian Bale freak out. If you punch the guy, you can get a trophy. [Christian Bale]

The Duke Cave

  • Duke's password to his turret is 1138. It's a common Easter egg in all of George Lucas' movies to his first movie ever. [THX 1138]

Lady Luck Casino

  • While shrunk, Duke says as he jumps on the roulette table "Always bet on Duke." [Original Duke Nukem Forever Slogan]
  • When you're tiny and come across a mouse, Duke will say, "Now that's what I call a rodent of unusual size." [Princess Bride]
  • While in the casnio, you see the numbers 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, and 42. [Lost]

Las Vegas

  • There is a soldier cursing and complaining that he had to help is friend find his wife. This is a reference to Marcus Fenix. [Gears of War]
  • Duke is offered power armor, but he exlaims "Power armor is for pussies." Obviously reference to the Halo series. This is one of the helmets to find to get a trophy. [Halo]
  • Duke is with Dylan and another soldier, Jenkins, up to a point, then they split up. Jenkins runs ahead of Duke and gets killed. You can hear Duke say "Damnit Leroy!" This is a reference to the viral video of World of Warcraft, Leeroy Jenkins. [World of Warcraft]
  • Duke says "I’m from Las Vegas, and I say: kill’em all!" [starship Troopers]

Duke Dome

  • Before fighting the boss, Duke says "You're one ugly motherfucker." [Predator]

The Hive

  • Duke can find a dead soldier, and the soldier has the head of Issac Clark from Dead Space. Duke says "That's one dead space marine." This is the second helmet to find for the trophy. [Dead Space]

Queen Bitch

  • When opening the door to Queen Bitch, Duke says "You make me wish I had three guns." [Total Recall]

Duke's Titty City

  • On the desk in the Employees Only room where the security camera is, there is a never-ending spinning top. [inception]
  • When you look in the mirror in the bathroom, you can see the word "MURDER" reflected off the wall in the back. [The Shining]
  • In the stall where you get the gloryhole trophy, you can see Mr. Chad on the wall behind the toilet. [Kilroy Was Here]
  • In the bathroom, Jenny 867-5309 is scribbled on the wall. [867-5309/Jenny]
  • At the ATM in the main room, if you click it twice you will get the message "Feed me a stray cat." [American Psycho]
  • In the private office that is opened with the keypad, there is a poster on the bulletin board for "Debbie Does Donuts." That was a topless donut shop in Ft. Collins, Colorado around 1989.
  • In the bathrooms, written on the wall is "They Live, We Sleep." [They Live]
  • On one of the walls filled with pictures of women's chests and rears, there are 3 polaroids. One of them has some of the developers dressed in drag.

The Shrinking Machine

  • When Duke destroys the gears, he claims "Duke: 1, Gears: 0." [Gears of War?]

The Forkstop

  • There is a barrel with a heart on it. You have to move it to the place with a heart on the floor to get a trophy. When you put the barrel in the right place, you will hear "Have some cake!" [Portal]

The Mighty Boot

  • When you run over a Pigcop, Duke might say: "Just call me Frankenstein." [Death Race]

Ghost Town

  • When the first pigcop comes out of the saloon Duke says, "I'm your huckleberry." [Tombstone]

Dam Top

  • After beating the Battlelord. Duke says, "Get off my dam." [Harrison Ford in Air Force One saying, "Get off my plane."]
  • Then Duke dives from the top of the dam in a very familiar fashion. [Goldeneye 007 on N64]

Blowin' Up The Dam

  • Duke can find a dead soldier, and the soldier has the head of the character from Borderlands. This is the final helmet to find for the trophy. Duke says "At least he got an ending!" [borderlands]
  • When coming up the stairs when you have barrels thown down at you, Duke says, "Where's a hammer when you need one?" [Donkey Kong]
  • When escaping the dam, you get to a starcase where barrels are coming down toward you. When you get to the top, Duke says, "I was expecting a monkey." [Donkey Kong]

Ending

  • [spoiler=pineapple]After the Nuke explodes, the EDF logo is shown with a spinning globe. It zooms in, Modern Warefar style, and shows Duke is K.I.A. But then Duke says "What kind of shit ending is that? I ain't dead, I'm coming back for more!" [Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.]
 

Miscellaneous (or I Don't Know the Location)

  • There is a note on a wall that reads: "Jasmine, It's you not me, get lost! -Big Daddy" [bioshock]
  • "Tonight, we dine in hell!" [300]
  • "Duke wins. Fatality! [Mortal Kombat]
  • Duke angry, Duke smash! [The Hulk]
  • When using the Holoduke, "You think this is the real me? It is!" [Total Recall]
  • On the whiteboard in the room before the crane/barrel puzzle, is says "Don't touch my beer or I'll kill Aaaugh." [Monty Python and the Holy Grail]
  • When Duke is tasked with breaking down some boards covering a doorway, he says "A crowbar would come in handy right now." [Half-Life]
  • When you are tasked with solving the valve puzzle, Duke says "I hate valve puzzles." [Valve]
  • Duke says "Yeah, if it bleeds, I can kill it." [Predator]
  • When Duke breaks open a crate and finds an item, he might say "I'd buy that for a dollar." [Robocop]
  • On a register somewhere, it reads 847.63. [The Simpsons]
  • After killing a pigcop, Duke might say "Pork chop sandwiches." [
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  • Before going into the dam, after Duke talks to the General, Duke sings "America, fuck yeah!" [Team America: World Police]
  • When you drink a beer, Duke might say "You're my boy, Blue!" [Old School]
  • When you see the soldiers making a plan on the whiteboard at the beginning of the game, one says "And step three is... uh..." Another says "Profit?" [south Park]
  • Two of Duke's babes that we see at the begninng of the game are named Mary and Kate Holsom. [Mary Kate Olsen]
  • After killing an alien, Duke might say, "If I said I'd kill you last, I lied." [Commando]
  • After killing a pig, Duke sometimes will say, "I don't dig on swine." [Pulp Fiction]
  • After making a kill, Duke might say, "Good...bad...I'm the guy with the gun." [Army of Darkness]
  • You may come across a carton of Chinese food with Lo Wang's name on it at one point. [shadow Warrior]
  • The "Sticky Bomb Like You" trophy comes from the 3D Realms game Shadow Warrior, a game made right after Duke 3D. It's something the main character would yell anytime a sticky bomb stuck to an enemy. [shadow Warrior]
  • When Duke admires himself in the mirror, "I'm bringing sexy back." [Justin Timberlake]
  • When Duke kills an Octobrain, he might say "Take your tentacles back to Japan, you freak." This is a reference to some adult content involving tentacles.
  • When you first find the freeze ray, an EDF soldier and two mechanics are arguing, the soldier says he doesn't have a gun, so how is he supposed to fight? One mechanic replies, "I don't know, harsh language?" [Aliens]
  • When Duke admires himself in the mirror, he might say "Here's looking at you, kid." [Casablanca]
  • When Duke kills an enemy, he might say "You've got a lot of guts. Let's see what they look like." [Toy Soldiers]
  • When Duke listens to a phone, he hears "Tonight... You." [Aqua Teen Hunger Force]
  • When duke kills an enemy, he might say "When you get to hell, tell 'em Duke sent ya." [Nightmare on Elm Street 4]
  • After killing an enemy, Duke might say, "I am the Duke, I am A Number One." [Escape from New York]

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I killed an alien in the Duke Dome stage (but I assume it could happen on any stage) and Duke said something along the lines of, "If I said I'd kill you last, I lied." I believe that was from Commando.

Good find, I added it to Miscellaneous.

 

If you, or anybody, can place any of the other ones in the proper levels, that would be helpful. I rented the game, and have already returned it :o

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In the Duke Nukems Titty City level, in the bathrooms, also written on the wall is "They Live, We Sleep" which is from the movie They Live, which is also where the "It's time to kick ass and chew bubblegum" line is from.

 

Another They Live reference, (I think) is whenever Duke is knocked out by the boss enemies, he flips them off before passing out.

 

Another great reference is the trophy "Sticky Bomb Like You" which is from the 3D Realms game Shadow Warrior, a game made right after Duke 3D. It's something the main character would yell anytime a sticky bomb stuck to an enemy.

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Another great reference is the trophy "Sticky Bomb Like You" which is from the 3D Realms game Shadow Warrior, a game made right after Duke 3D. It's something the main character would yell anytime a sticky bomb stuck to an enemy.

 

That's the name of that game! I remembered the east Asian accent on the line but I couldn't figure out the game. I remember playing that game for a bit with my buddies and then jumping back to Duke because it just didn't compare. :D

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I've got two. The first has happened at random when killing an alien. Duke says, "Good...bad...I'm the guy with the gun". I think that was from "Army of Darkness". The second happens at the beginning of Ghost Town. When the first pigcop comes out of the saloon Duke says, "I'm your huckleberry." That one was from "Tombstone".

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Speaking of Shadow Warrior, there's a carton of Chinese food with Lo Wang's name on it at one point.

 

WOW, I specifically looked for a carton and it even has the little bloody yin-yang symbol on it. That is so great. Maybe if I wish really hard, Lo Wang will return too.

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Duke can find a dead soldier, and the soldier has the head of Issac Clark from Dead Space. Duke says "That's one dead space marine." This is the second helmet to find for the trophy. [Dead Space]

 

 

 

BTW this is a reference to Duke Nukem 3D. When he sees Doom Guy dead and says "That's one doomed space marine"

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