Cultural references/Megami Tsuushin

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This page contains parodies and references that can be found in Hyperdimension Neptunia: Megami Tsuushin.

Chapter 4: A Glitch In The HDD

The male hedgehog Compa tries to get close to resembles Sonic the Hedgehog.
When Noire contracted "Low Polygon Syndrome", she ended up looking like "Perappa", a parody of Parappa the Rapper.

The Pokkimon "Pyoshi" is a reference to Yoshi from the Mario and Yoshi series.
- Pyoshi making a batch of cookies is also a reference to Yoshi's Cookie.

This chapter has various Nintendo references:
- The theme park Pammycom Land is a reference to Nintendo's Famicom (known as NES outside of Japan).
  - The park's mascot also resembles said console itself.
- The park's architecture references the Family Computer Disk System with disks surrounding it and R.O.B. at the inside of the park.
- One of the park's attractions is a reference to Super Mario Bros.

The Master Chief of the Leanbox Special Mission Department's OB division is a reference to Master Chief of the Halo franchise.

This chapter has various references to SNK and Neo-Geo:
- The chapter title is a reference to the fighting game Art of Fighting (known as Ryuuko no Ken in Japan).
- Niio-Giio Land is a reference to the Neo-Geo.
- There are two characters that parody the main characters in Art of Fighting:
  - Zou Sakozaki: Ryo Sakazaki
  - Robird Garacia: Robert Garcia
- Zou and Robird's special attack "Paoh Shuugouken" is a reference to the Haoh Shoukou Ken.
- Noire, Neptune and Vert's clothes being destroyed when defeated is a reference to how fighters get knocked out with their clothes damaged in the Art of Fighting series.
The scene where White Heart battles Zou parodies Super Smash Bros.
- White Heart even calls herself a "True Super Smash Sister".
White Heart's ultimate special move "Mariou Oupun Gourufu" is a reference to NES Open Tournament Golf, known as Mario Open Golf in Japan.

The chapter title is a reference to The Beatles song of the same name.
PC Edison is a reference to the PC Engine (known as TurboGrafx-16 outside of Japan).
- The lab's owners Hato-chan and Pen-chan are a reference to Kato-chan & Ken-chan, known as J.J. & Jeff outside of Japan.
The Tenshi no Koe is a reference to the Ten no Koe 2.
Yellow Heart tossing a bunch of bombs is a reference to Bomberman.

The poyogoos are a reference to the puyos seen in Madou Monogatari and Puyo Puyo.
- The way popyogoos make contact with each other references how puyos pop in the games.

This chapter has various Sonic the Hedgehog references:
- The Kabosu Emeralds reference the Chaos Emeralds seen in the series.
- Past Plutia dashing up to the facility in Segami Highlands is in reference to Sonic bolting up towards Little Planet in Sonic CD.
Past Plutia can be seen wearing slippers resembling Ristar.