Posted August 18, 2016
List all the easter eggs you know about.
-The name "Spielburg" means "Game city" or "Game castle." It's also reference to the director who did E.T. I believe the Coles chose the name "Spielburg" for both of these reasons.
-In the Spielburg Adventurer's Guild, there is an Antwerp that was slain by Two Guys from Andromeda. Admittedly I'm probably the only person who did not get that reference immediately. I played all the QFG games before I played the Space Quest games
-At the lake in Spielburg, you can sometimes see a periscope. Supposedly this is a reference to a Jim Walls game that's not "Police Quest" (I forget the name)
-You can also sometimes see the Loch Ness Monster at the lake.
-Erasmus's place has the Rosella Stone.
-Erasmus's place also has the knight from the first Laura Bow game.
-One of the "Quest For Glory" games has a "Daven Tree" (the first one or the 3rd one)
-Baba Yaga is a reference to Slavic folktales or something like that. She is not a creation of the Coles
-In the original QFG2, you can sometimes see a dead man in the desert. Apparently this is a reference to "Conquests of Camelot."
-In the QFG2 remake, you can sometimes see King Graham dead in the desert. I don't think this was in the original game because I think the original QFG2 came out before KQ5.
-Sometimes, when you are walking through the desert or through the Savannah/Jungle in QFG2 or QFG3, you can see some interesting signs on the ground.
-There is a Rosella doll in Keapon Laffin's shop.
-There are Antwerps in Keapon Laffin's shop
-Keapon Laffin's name is meant to sound like "Keep on Laughing"
-The food merchants at the fountain plaza in Shapeir are supposed to be Lori and Corey inserting themselves into the game.
-In WIT, Erana is meant to look like Genesta, and the game says that the hero once met Genesta. I actally noticed that Erana looked like Genesta even before I read about it. Of course Erana's appearance varies in games with differen't graphics, and we never see Genesta in any VGA game, so I don't know if the similarity has remained consistent.
-Raseir is an anagram for Sierra. I don't know what Shapeir is an anagram of or how it got its name.
-You can use the glasses from Keapon Laffin's shop to see Zayishah naked. You could do a similar thing in the first Laura Bow game, but that didn't give you full nudity so the Coles one-upped Roberta in that regard
-Iblis is also a reference to old folklore. He is not a creation of the Coles
-Ad Avis's name is a reference to Bill Davis, a Sierra employee who worked on many of their games.
-The weapon shop in QFG3 has a Lara Bow and a Dagger of Amon Ra
-Mordavia means "Dark valley"
-Dr. Cranium is meant to be related to Dr. Brain, another character created by the Coles in a very different style of game
-If you look at the fairies who try to take your staff if you're a wizard, John Rhys-Davies tells you that they look like Zara from Spielburg
-Kokeeno Pookameeso is Greek for red shirt. Also the fact that he dies early in the game is meant to be a tribute to Star Trek where red-shirted people often die.
That's all I can think of
-The name "Spielburg" means "Game city" or "Game castle." It's also reference to the director who did E.T. I believe the Coles chose the name "Spielburg" for both of these reasons.
-In the Spielburg Adventurer's Guild, there is an Antwerp that was slain by Two Guys from Andromeda. Admittedly I'm probably the only person who did not get that reference immediately. I played all the QFG games before I played the Space Quest games
-At the lake in Spielburg, you can sometimes see a periscope. Supposedly this is a reference to a Jim Walls game that's not "Police Quest" (I forget the name)
-You can also sometimes see the Loch Ness Monster at the lake.
-Erasmus's place has the Rosella Stone.
-Erasmus's place also has the knight from the first Laura Bow game.
-One of the "Quest For Glory" games has a "Daven Tree" (the first one or the 3rd one)
-Baba Yaga is a reference to Slavic folktales or something like that. She is not a creation of the Coles
-In the original QFG2, you can sometimes see a dead man in the desert. Apparently this is a reference to "Conquests of Camelot."
-In the QFG2 remake, you can sometimes see King Graham dead in the desert. I don't think this was in the original game because I think the original QFG2 came out before KQ5.
-Sometimes, when you are walking through the desert or through the Savannah/Jungle in QFG2 or QFG3, you can see some interesting signs on the ground.
-There is a Rosella doll in Keapon Laffin's shop.
-There are Antwerps in Keapon Laffin's shop
-Keapon Laffin's name is meant to sound like "Keep on Laughing"
-The food merchants at the fountain plaza in Shapeir are supposed to be Lori and Corey inserting themselves into the game.
-In WIT, Erana is meant to look like Genesta, and the game says that the hero once met Genesta. I actally noticed that Erana looked like Genesta even before I read about it. Of course Erana's appearance varies in games with differen't graphics, and we never see Genesta in any VGA game, so I don't know if the similarity has remained consistent.
-Raseir is an anagram for Sierra. I don't know what Shapeir is an anagram of or how it got its name.
-You can use the glasses from Keapon Laffin's shop to see Zayishah naked. You could do a similar thing in the first Laura Bow game, but that didn't give you full nudity so the Coles one-upped Roberta in that regard
-Iblis is also a reference to old folklore. He is not a creation of the Coles
-Ad Avis's name is a reference to Bill Davis, a Sierra employee who worked on many of their games.
-The weapon shop in QFG3 has a Lara Bow and a Dagger of Amon Ra
-Mordavia means "Dark valley"
-Dr. Cranium is meant to be related to Dr. Brain, another character created by the Coles in a very different style of game
-If you look at the fairies who try to take your staff if you're a wizard, John Rhys-Davies tells you that they look like Zara from Spielburg
-Kokeeno Pookameeso is Greek for red shirt. Also the fact that he dies early in the game is meant to be a tribute to Star Trek where red-shirted people often die.
That's all I can think of
Post edited August 18, 2016 by cbingham