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Art3mis is named after the Greek Goddess of the hunt, daughter of Leto and Zeus, and twin sister of this other deity.
Who is Apollo?
Van Halen’s Jump opens the movie and was the most successful single for the band, their only single to reach #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Originally released as a single, it then became the lead single on this album.
What is 1984?
The Zemeckis Cube and the DeLorean Parzival drives are references to this film starring Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd.
What is Back to the Future?
Food
Aech's ride
What is Bigfoot?
Wade was born in the year 2027, after the Bandwidth Riots and these Droughts.
What is Corn Syrup?
We’re Not Gonna Take It, the song heard leading into the battle at the Castle Anorak, was the only Top 40 single by this band, making it to #21 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in 1984.
Who is Twisted Sister?
The second key is found inside the Overlook Hotel from Stanley Kubrick’s film adaptation of this book by Stephen King. King famously hated the movie.
What is The Shining?
Restaurant
What is Chuck E Cheese?
The license plate on Parzival’s Delorean reads “Parzival” but the original plate read this.
What is OUTATIME?
Parzival tries to do it; but none of Atr3mis, Aech, or the Curator let him do it.
What is a high five?
In the final fight with Sorrento, Parzival performs a “Hadouken”, a powerful move from this 1987 video game.
What is Street Fighter?
Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter starred in this most excellent comedy referenced as part of the clue to find the first key.
What is Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure?
Song
What is Video Killed the Radio Star by the Buggles?
As the final battle approaches Castle Anorak, i-Rok tries to comfort Sorrento with these words: “No man is a failure who has friends.” These words were famously written from Clarence to George in this 1946 film.
What is It's a Wonderful Life?
Sir Mark Rylance portrayed James Halliday in Ready Player One; he was also the title character in this 2016 Steven Spielberg film.
What is The BFG?
When Parzival watches the tape of Halliday and Morrow talking after the 2029 office party, Halliday is wearing a shirt depicting this classic arcade game. He’s wearing the same shirt when Parzival encounters Halliday in his house after using the third key.
What is Space Invaders?
Kira is often referred to as Halliday’s "Rosebud", a reference to this 1941 classic film by Orson Welles.
Video
In the battle royale at Castle Anorak, Nolan Sorrento becomes Mecahgodzilla. To counter this, Daito finally leaps into the fight as Gundam from a space vessel from this 2002 TV series by Joss Whedon.
What is Firefly?
Parzival is named after the Arthurian Knight Percival, who is also the subject of the opera Parsifal, the last opera completed by this 19th-century German composer.
Who is Richard Wagner?
When preparing for his date with Art3mis, Parzival tries on several outfits including a purple trench coat and ruffled white shirt, an iconic look of this musical artist.
In Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch, used to devastating effect in RPO by Parzival, is one of the sacred relics carried by this monk.
Who is Brother Maynard?
She was Halliday’s famous date, her OASIS avatar’s name was Kira, and she married Ogden Morrow.
Who is Karen Underwood?
“As terrifying and painful as reality can be, it’s also the only place that you can get” … this, according to James Halliday.
What is a decent meal?