You missed one big one: the game's entire premise of settling gambling debts by doing a deal with the devil is a reference to how pre-Hays code cartoons weren't required to be family friendly, hence why we got works such as 'Swing, You Sinners' that focused on darker, adult settings. Depicting gambling as a major no-no in cartoons was also popular during the 1930's since gambling was seen as an extremely prideful show of excess by those affected by the Depression.
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8:04 yes they are the frog brothers were modeled after Ken and Ryu and in their third form which is a slot machine you see bison, snake, and tiger referencing the three bosses. Also Dr Khal's third form is referencing Dr. Robotnik the robot was holding a gem I don't see how you can miss that.
Just want to say that the Phase 3 of Dr. Khal's fight would fit more with Eggman from the Sonic franchise. Reasons? 1. Both Eggman and Khal are evil scientist who build robots 2. Eggman also flies in a robotic and round UFO like ship (Eggman probably got it from Mario, or vice-versa) 3. One specific and very noticeable attack from Khal uses a gem that the robot pulls from his mouth (9:01). I believe that this is a reference to the Chaos Emeralds, which Eggman uses to powers his machines and cause mass destruction. Since the robot pulled the gem from within its own body and returns it when done, I would assume that the gem (which looks like a Chaos Emerald, mind you) somehow has to do with powering the vehicle itself. TLDR: There's more evidence referencing to Eggman than there is to Bowser.
What about that enemy from junkyard nice that goes in a slithering snake line he looks like one those enemies from gradius you know a space shooting game own by konami
Really interesting...one minor easter egg you guys didn't mention though is how Calamaria's head floats in medusa form, much like Castlevania! But I love all the background references, Cuphead is truly a masterpiece :3
Fun fact: Brtitish soldiers were called Tommies in WW1 and German soldiers were called Gerries, which is likely the inspiration for Tom and Jerry. That probably explain why Werner Werman speaks in a German accent and looks like a German soldier down to the helmet. The soup tank is not only a reference to Campbell’s but also the fact that Gerries would often eat soup when food rations were low. There’s even a British flag there.
HERE ARE SOME MORE EASTER EGGS! Back to Ribby and Croaks, while their taunts are based on Ken & Akuma. Their colors are nods to Ken & Ryu. Also, the color of the frogs themselves are a nod to the characters from the "Frog & Toad" books by Arnold Lobel. Grim Matchstick, the Dragon himself is based on the "Mecha Dragon" boss from MegaMan 2, in Wily's Castle Sally Stageplay's name actually comes from another cartoon lady known as "Sally Swing" who was a failed attempt to create a new character like Betty Boop based on the emerging swing music style. Beppi the Clown, is most likely inspired by the character "Koko the Clown", who is a character in Max Fleischer cartoons. There was also a Casino Boss, cut from the game, who was based on "Pachinko" gambling but was cut due to unknown reasons. Hilda Berg's Zodiac Transformations (not just the Taurus form) but also Gemini, and Sagittarius came from the same game as the Taurus transformation. Also Werner Wermen is inspired by "Mortimer Mouse" Mickey's forgotten antagonist/rival. He's also inspired by Jerry from "Tom & Jerry". Even the Cat is very similar to Tom's older look. While the characters themselves are from the 1940's. You can see & hear the inspirations as well. Even down to the "scream" Werner makes when the cat eats him. The Giant Cyclops from the "Rugged Ridge" is also inspired by The 7th Voyage of Sinbad. Which was a stop-motion movie, animated by Ray Harryhousen. Dr. Kahl's Robot, is also inspired by The Iron Giant. While the movie itself is from 1999. Who says the references only had to stick with 1930s. Speaking of Dr. Kahl's Robot. The Music set in this stage, is a remixed version of the theme from the 2014 Trailer for Cuphead. Which is fitting consiering we're in a Junkyard, and it's being "recycled" for this boss fight. Goopy Le Grande, while he's inspired by the Slime. There are also other Dragon Quest references associated with him. During the final phase, He turns into a tombstone. Which is what happens whenever a member of your party dies. Also in previous versions of his fight, you could see a castle in the background, which could also be a nod to Dragon Quest. Also his original name was going to be "Oozey Oozebourne". But was due to obvious reasons. Also Back to Beppi, whose name could be inspired by Tito Beppi, a clown portrayed by Lon Chaney in the 1928 film Laugh, Clown, Laugh. Also the Background for the Beppi fight, is inspired by "Pleasure Island" from the 1940 Disney Classic "Pinocchio" Also King Dice's Expression when he's unleashing his cards, is also inspired by the "The Coachman" from Pinocchio. Those are all the ones I can think of at the moment. But pretty impressive if I do say so myself ;3
Werner Werman (pronouced in proper German as "Verner Verman") and I did mention the "Tom & Jerry" reference. If you took the time to read what I typed.
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You've left out that Cuphead mischievous personality and his color appearance is also based on Mickey Mouse, in his early years and which is red. Plus in one of the circus/carnival levels theres a magical based enemy that shoots out magical circles and disappear and reappearing pattern based on a Magikoopa from Super Mario World.
9:09 is it just me or did anyone thought that the cat looks like Tom from Tom and Jerry. I didn't watch the whole vid so I'm not sure if he mentioned this
Yeah, definitely Robotnik and Wily. The way doctor did his glare and then popped into the robot is Dr. Wilyish. His face is also a bit similar to Neo Cortex, but its possible that's a coincidence. Unrelated, but Crash Bandicoot also featured some gags found in older cartoons, at least in the PS1 games.
5haow5 Yeah I thought he was Dr Wily to start and at the end Dr Robotnik, I wouldn't have put it with Bowser, but he could be a lot of bosses put in one.
He does, though the Tin Man and Bender also come to mind. Dr. Kahl himself looks like Dr. Wily from the Mega Man games or Dr. Eggman from the Sonic games, or even Neo Cortex from the Crash Bandicoot games.
I'm sure someone's already mentioned it, but the Frog Brothers boss has MORE Street Fighter references than what you mentioned. Literally every attack they do is a reference to the more iconic characters. Not to mention, they're dressed like Ryu and Ken.
One reference you missed was how Beppi the Clown may (or may not :P) be a reference of Koko the Clown, another character of Fleischer's who was used for his rotoscope.
Goopy Le Grande also has a reference t othe NES game "A Boy And His Blob". When he transitions into his second phase, you can see him consuming a pellet, followed by a question mark, and then he transforms. This is also the way you get The Blob to transform in the NES game.
Apparently there are certain things that you can do in certain fights to make something else disappear. 1.if you leave the onion in the botanic panic level after about 5 seconds he smiles and just goes back in the ground and then a radish come out of where the onion went and it just keeps spinning at the bottom of the screen until you deal damage to it. 2. In djimmi the great fight after you finish his sarcophagus stage he starts scanning you. If you press the dash button and turn into a small plane then it skips to his last phase and a little puppet appear in between the pyramids. 3. I don't know how exactly to trigger this but I'm pretty sure if you just on the two of the cupid cutouts on either side of the screen by Sally's heart parry, you're able to drop something on her husband and it kills him. And then the fight totally changes and then you have to fight at an orphanage or something.
In Easter eggs you missed the sally stage play Easter egg where you stand on the angels and the chandelier falls on the husband and at the end the husband comes. And you missed The Ollie ball Onion Cause if you don't shoot him Cy carrot comes up with a beetroot
You missed one! In Inkwell Isle 2 there is a face in the pond that tells you how many times you died, and that face is the same one that comes out of the barn in swing you sinners!
Thanks for the video! I'm a big animation fan but I definitely have a dearth of knowledge of the 1930s in animation history. One thing that stuck out to me was that you used the poster for Disney's "Get A Horse" short when you mentioned the purposeful color mismatching. I understand the confusion, but, "Get A Horse" was a brand new short film that went in front of Frozen a few years ago. Thanks again for the video and I hope to see more Cuphead ones soon!
Rumor Honeybottoms's Last phase acts like one of the boss fights from Sonic Advance, as it contains dodging a plane which contains you having to keep jumping to dodge touching it.
I remember when I was little, my family owned this DVD full of short films from the 1950s. Years later I asked my mum if we still own the DVD and she said she doesn’t even remember owning. When the guy in the video mentioned “the cobweb hotel” I remember abut the DVD cause that was one of the short films
I don’t mean to nitpick but I think you may have missed how baroness von bon bon throwing her head at you is a reference to the cake loving Queen Marie Antionette and her decapitation.
He's a stretch 4 years later, "4561" When using EU standards is May 4, 1961. Which is when the "Freedom Riders" rode to Washington D.C trains, ride? Just as much of a stretch
What about Maria antoinette "off with their heads" which is why baroness von bon bon throws her head at you. She was also executed for eating a lot of candy or something like that
Bon bon refrences a historical person. I forgot the name but it's refrencing the queen who let's them eat cake. Reason why she can throw her head And the new patch note *touch fuzzy. Get dizzy* Refrences a level from Yoshis Island. Cagney's lint attacks make your screen disorted if touched Like the enemy from yoshis island that does the exact same thing
I remember playing yoshi’s island and touching all the fuzzy enemies i can to see how tripy it could get it was the level *TOUCH FUZZY GET DIZZY* #yoshiisondrugs
In the King Dice fight when you fight the clawmachine there is a wolf and a lizard plushie in the toy bin, paired with the monkey you fight, this is a reference to the RAMPAGE game where you smash buildings.
It seems you forgot the Tom and Jerry reference, the other megaman reference, the Iron Giant reference and the JoJo's Bizarre andventure reference. I guess you just missed them.
Just because the cartoons the games are based on are dark, (Which they aren't.) it doesn't mean the game itself is dark. I cannot believe I have to explain this.
8:55 The robot the doctor is in is also referenced from the famous masterpiece "The Iron Giant" and the interesting space show "Futurama" You did miss something
one guy actually took Mugman "Mega Man Reference" and in his "Mega Man in Nutshell" series, Mega Man name is mocked to "Mugman" (altho idk if its coincidence)
This was one of the coolest looking games, well ever. I died so many times but I think I kept playing bc I was mesmerized by how awesome the graphics looked and nothing close has ever existed before it lol gameplay was awesome & those bosses and difficulty made it so satisfying compared to the easy run and guns of today! Hopefully we get a sequel soon!
learning all of this makes me glad my dad introduced me 2 very old cartoons bcuz most of them i knew almost all of them and they were all a blast 2 watch.
Also, since I am greek, I will tell you the orogins of Medusa (Μέδουσα in greek). So, Medusa is an ancient greek myth... So, a woman namef Danae (Δανάη) wad locked in a cage. Her father locked her because the prophesy was saying that she would born a son that would take his throne. The god Zeus (Ζευς or Δίας) saw her and fell jn love with her (note that god Zeus was falling in love with many mortals and he cheated many times on his wife Hera (Ήρα). Note that Hera was also his sister. You can ask me why his sister is his wife. It is just another complex story...) Anyways, Zeus fell in love with Dane, he transformed into golden rain and got her pregnant. The son was born after 9 months. She named him Perseus. Her father heard the baby. He told the guards to put Danae into a chest with the baby and throw it into the sea. Some days later the fisher man named Net (Δίχτυ) found the chest and opened it. He offered Danae his room. The king of the island that Net was living was Polydektis, Net's brother. Polydektis got impressed by Danae's beauty and he wanted to marrt her but she refused. Polydektis got angry. The years past, Polydektis was insisting to marry Danae. Now, Polydektis blackmailed Danae. He said that her son had to cut the head of a mermaid named Medusa. If he dies, then she would marry him. So, Perseus (Περσέας) had a quest to cut Medusa's head (Cala Maria last phase).It was a hard quest, since anybody that looks her in the eyes, they would get petrified (Cala Maria's attack an phase 2 and 3) First, he went to 3 witches that they shared the same tooth and eye. They told him where Medusa lives. They also warned him about Medusa's ability. So, after Perseus went away from the 3 witches, the 2 gods Athena and Hermes gave him a sharp sword to cut Medusa's head and they also gave him a shield that he could look through it to look at Medusa without being petrified. Anyways, he did it! But even if the head was cutted, it could still petrify people (same with Cala Maria on phase 3) So, he putted the head into his bag(?). On his way back, he saw a woman tied on a rock in the middle of the sea. A little bit further, there was her father that told him that he had to sacrifice his daughter to the Sea Monster so it won't destroy houses and kill people anymore. Perseus took that head out and made the monster look at it. The monster got petrified. Her father offered his daughter'd hand to Perseus and he accepted! Her name was Andromeda (Ανδρομέδα). After that, he back to Polydektis' island. The marriage had started! He took Medusa's head out and he petrified everyone in the marriage except Net and Danae. After that, Perseus and the others went to Danae's home country. Her father had disappered. He was scared that the prophesy would come true. Perseus became the king! He married Andromeda! Some other things hapened but I won't continue. Ask me if you want! P.S.: Fathers are crazy
The last phase of the Dr robot guy is a clear reference to sonic, A doctor with a moustache in a round flying Robot thing with Diamonds, Dr EGGMAN in the egg mobile with the chaos emeralds.
The first phase of the Dr. Kahl fight feels like an iron giant reference or a Mega Man 3 reference to the Gamma fight. Also, I'd say the gems he pulls out later in the fight closely resemble Chaos Emeralds.
Oh wait, there's another mario references? I thougt the mario reference was the stacking guy in funfair fever because his outfit was look like mario and the death animation is also look like mario!
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Cuphead should be remembered as a one of a kind masterpiece.
@@sarahandluna7417 it was amazing now I’m hyped for season 2
@@PiglooMiguel ikr same! It was awesome
You missed one big one: the game's entire premise of settling gambling debts by doing a deal with the devil is a reference to how pre-Hays code cartoons weren't required to be family friendly, hence why we got works such as 'Swing, You Sinners' that focused on darker, adult settings. Depicting gambling as a major no-no in cartoons was also popular during the 1930's since gambling was seen as an extremely prideful show of excess by those affected by the Depression.
Wow you do know a lot the 1930s
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Cuphead:"Shoots train"
Scary train:"BRAKES IN HALF
Cuphead: ITS MADE OUT OF LEGOS?
This deserves more likes 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@TheUltima_Werewolf Thank you
Yeah its made of lego from lego train
I thought this was a normal comment
BUT IT WAS YOU, DIO!
You again
I absolutely LOVE 1930's cartoons! This was very interesting to watch and learn a few things.
Glad you enjoyed it! 😀
Same I was once insanely into Betty boop
Me too
@@TheLeaderboard calamari isn't a fried dish, it means squids in many languages
You missed an easter egg. The waffle mini boss' death animation might be a reference to mega man's death animation
Total dramarama fan?
I get it
*gasp
The robot is obviously a reference to “the iron giant”
- BBZ/BDO that’s what I was gonna say lol
- BBZ/BDO l
It's both
Nah mate. It's obviously a reference to Moby from Tim and Moby.
I was gonna comment that then i saw your comment
How could you miss the gem. (Witch is obviously based on a chaos emerald from almost every sonic game)
9:03
ur joking right?
And dr. kahl more closely resembles dr. Robotnik /Eggman
Dr kahl’s robot is soo much alike from the Iron Giant movie
WTF are you talking about every gem looks like that just because they are different colors does not mean they are chaos emeralds.
m.k. d. Sort of not really? The only thing they have in common is being a mad doctor.
The flower boss has a Yoshi’s island reference. The dandelions he throws at you make you dizzy when you get hit. Touch fuzzy, get dizzy...
Dandelions? Those blue and pinky things in stage one?
@@andrejz8954 no the last stage of the boss there will be pink and white dandelions
The game is a pure masterpiece.
8:04 yes they are the frog brothers were modeled after Ken and Ryu and in their third form which is a slot machine you see bison, snake, and tiger referencing the three bosses. Also Dr Khal's third form is referencing Dr. Robotnik the robot was holding a gem I don't see how you can miss that.
And dr zomboss
Just want to say that the Phase 3 of Dr. Khal's fight would fit more with Eggman from the Sonic franchise. Reasons?
1. Both Eggman and Khal are evil scientist who build robots
2. Eggman also flies in a robotic and round UFO like ship (Eggman probably got it from Mario, or vice-versa)
3. One specific and very noticeable attack from Khal uses a gem that the robot pulls from his mouth (9:01). I believe that this is a reference to the Chaos Emeralds, which Eggman uses to powers his machines and cause mass destruction. Since the robot pulled the gem from within its own body and returns it when done, I would assume that the gem (which looks like a Chaos Emerald, mind you) somehow has to do with powering the vehicle itself.
TLDR: There's more evidence referencing to Eggman than there is to Bowser.
Yeah, he seems like he's supposed to be a hybrid of Dr. Wily & Dr. Robotnik.
What about that enemy from junkyard nice that goes in a slithering snake line he looks like one those enemies from gradius you know a space shooting game own by konami
thank you. i thought nobody would mark this reference
It's Dr Wily his design
@@mekaboo318 ?
you missed the Tom and Jerry reference
Yes.
Yes
The shaggy reference
And the Raiders of the Lost Ark reference in Phantom Express where the faces of the lollipop men kinda... melt
William K it was still based on Tom and jerry
Some of these “references” seem VERY far fetched and I feel like the scripted had no idea what it was a reference to 🤣
I honestly was going to say the same thing. 😅
09:28 - an angel from resembling Kefka? That just seems to be pulled out from where the sun doesn't shine.
Yet they miss obvious ones like cala maria medusa and baroness von bon bons last stage being a reference to marie antoinette
And something that needs to be pointed out, the middle of the jawbreaker, the Pac-Man Easter egg, looks alot like an Orbanuat, an Badnik from Sonic
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Really interesting...one minor easter egg you guys didn't mention though is how Calamaria's head floats in medusa form, much like Castlevania! But I love all the background references, Cuphead is truly a masterpiece :3
I love the King Dice “dissapear” pretty like that “spooky ghost” singer in that weird betty boop ghost animation xD
1:20 Wally Warbles' son could also be Woody Woodpecker reference.
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Fun fact: Brtitish soldiers were called Tommies in WW1 and German soldiers were called Gerries, which is likely the inspiration for Tom and Jerry. That probably explain why Werner Werman speaks in a German accent and looks like a German soldier down to the helmet. The soup tank is not only a reference to Campbell’s but also the fact that Gerries would often eat soup when food rations were low. There’s even a British flag there.
Fantastic info thank you
HERE ARE SOME MORE EASTER EGGS!
Back to Ribby and Croaks, while their taunts are based on Ken & Akuma. Their colors are nods to Ken & Ryu. Also, the color of the frogs themselves are a nod to the characters from the "Frog & Toad" books by Arnold Lobel.
Grim Matchstick, the Dragon himself is based on the "Mecha Dragon" boss from MegaMan 2, in Wily's Castle
Sally Stageplay's name actually comes from another cartoon lady known as "Sally Swing" who was a failed attempt to create a new character like Betty Boop based on the emerging swing music style.
Beppi the Clown, is most likely inspired by the character "Koko the Clown", who is a character in Max Fleischer cartoons.
There was also a Casino Boss, cut from the game, who was based on "Pachinko" gambling but was cut due to unknown reasons.
Hilda Berg's Zodiac Transformations (not just the Taurus form) but also Gemini, and Sagittarius came from the same game as the Taurus transformation.
Also Werner Wermen is inspired by "Mortimer Mouse" Mickey's forgotten antagonist/rival. He's also inspired by Jerry from "Tom & Jerry". Even the Cat is very similar to Tom's older look. While the characters themselves are from the 1940's. You can see & hear the inspirations as well. Even down to the "scream" Werner makes when the cat eats him.
The Giant Cyclops from the "Rugged Ridge" is also inspired by The 7th Voyage of Sinbad. Which was a stop-motion movie, animated by Ray Harryhousen.
Dr. Kahl's Robot, is also inspired by The Iron Giant. While the movie itself is from 1999. Who says the references only had to stick with 1930s.
Speaking of Dr. Kahl's Robot. The Music set in this stage, is a remixed version of the theme from the 2014 Trailer for Cuphead. Which is fitting consiering we're in a Junkyard, and it's being "recycled" for this boss fight.
Goopy Le Grande, while he's inspired by the Slime. There are also other Dragon Quest references associated with him. During the final phase, He turns into a tombstone. Which is what happens whenever a member of your party dies. Also in previous versions of his fight, you could see a castle in the background, which could also be a nod to Dragon Quest. Also his original name was going to be "Oozey Oozebourne". But was due to obvious reasons.
Also Back to Beppi, whose name could be inspired by Tito Beppi, a clown portrayed by Lon Chaney in the 1928 film Laugh, Clown, Laugh. Also the Background for the Beppi fight, is inspired by "Pleasure Island" from the 1940 Disney Classic "Pinocchio"
Also King Dice's Expression when he's unleashing his cards, is also inspired by the "The Coachman" from Pinocchio.
Those are all the ones I can think of at the moment. But pretty impressive if I do say so myself ;3
Wener wornan or how ever you sell his is name
The boss is an obvious reference to tom and jerry
Werner Werman (pronouced in proper German as "Verner Verman")
and I did mention the "Tom & Jerry" reference. If you took the time to read what I typed.
I'm sorry I skimmed through and looked for his name, must have missed it.
It's okay, I don't blame you. I did write **Alot** so all is forgiven.
Grim Matchstick is name parody of animator Grim Natwick.
Dr. Kahl is a reference to Milt Kahl.
You said the bowser reference, but I think it was much more likely a Dr Eggman reference, especially since he’s using a jewel to attack
6:48 their canon names are Sal Spudder(the potato), Ollie Blub(the onion), and Chancey Chantenay(the carrot)
*The amount of references rivals Gumball's*
More gumball fans
o snap
Da Dragon Durp I SEE YOU EVERYWHERE OMG ITS SO CRAZY
Not too many gumball fans
Da Dragon Durp 2 comments thats low....
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The Leaderboard whag about Dr kahl's robot looking smiler to the iron giant
Could you try something like this with Doki Doki Literature Club... That games is mysterious... And free! XD
The Leaderboard you missed that Werner waner is based on Tom an jary
The Cat in Werner Werman’s boss is very similar looking to Tom from Tom & Jerry
The Leaderboard I think the doctor is based on Dr.eggman not bowser
You've left out that Cuphead mischievous personality and his color appearance is also based on Mickey Mouse, in his early years and which is red.
Plus in one of the circus/carnival levels theres a magical based enemy that shoots out magical circles and disappear and reappearing pattern based on a Magikoopa from Super Mario World.
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not to mention the music
Actually his color was meant to reference Contra’s 1 and 2 player color scheme.
9:05 that’s supposed to represent dr.willy from megaman
No dr wily
Its not willy
Its pronounced (y ly)
Or (why lee)
@Jordyn Donahue no its not
9:09 is it just me or did anyone thought that the cat looks like Tom from Tom and Jerry.
I didn't watch the whole vid so I'm not sure if he mentioned this
I'm so happy that I'm not the only one who thought that😂
Every one
Same
And I thought Splatoon made a clever Calamari pun.....
The squid sisters (I forgot their names and haven’t play splattoon in a long time)
Testfniau 64 Callie and Marie
Callie and Marie take away the E in both names THERE SQUIDS *GET IT?* CALLIMARI?? THE SEAFOOD?!? *no?* "okay"
Cali Maria is more noticeable, took me a long time to realize Callie and Marie is a play on Calamari.
Da Dragon Durp I see you everywhere.....
Dr. Kahl is a reference to Dr. Wily and Dr. Robotnik, he even has "Chaos Emeralds".
I think he’s more like Dr neo cortex from crash bandicoot, but without the yellow skin and giant forehead.
Some random guy I thought I was the only one that saw him as a color swapped cortex...
Yeah, definitely Robotnik and Wily. The way doctor did his glare and then popped into the robot is Dr. Wilyish.
His face is also a bit similar to Neo Cortex, but its possible that's a coincidence.
Unrelated, but Crash Bandicoot also featured some gags found in older cartoons, at least in the PS1 games.
5haow5 Yeah I thought he was Dr Wily to start and at the end Dr Robotnik, I wouldn't have put it with Bowser, but he could be a lot of bosses put in one.
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Really? You forgot Tom and Jerry?
Kevin Ha shhh undertale fan
What does that matter?
yohl yo chill man.
Hamsterpowerftl it doesn't, but it's weird that they didn't mention it because it was both blatantly obvious and well known.
Kevin Ha ok
I love all the references this game made, from old cartoons and games to real life moments!
Phantom express?
SPOOKY SCARY SKELETONS!
hey you forgot a reference does dr kahls robot look like the iron giant?
He does, though the Tin Man and Bender also come to mind. Dr. Kahl himself looks like Dr. Wily from the Mega Man games or Dr. Eggman from the Sonic games, or even Neo Cortex from the Crash Bandicoot games.
emerick bender also the gem his robot holds is a reference to the chaos emeralds in Sonic the Hedgehog.
+emerick bender
If there's a sequel to the game, I want to see the robot eating metal before you start the battle.
Pruoxy21 not all references come from 1930s cartoons
What about Grim Matchstick and Megaman 2's Mecha-Dragon
I'm sure someone's already mentioned it, but the Frog Brothers boss has MORE Street Fighter references than what you mentioned. Literally every attack they do is a reference to the more iconic characters. Not to mention, they're dressed like Ryu and Ken.
Yeah! They throw Hadokens, Yoga Fire balls, the Hundred Hand Slap, Sonic Booms, and do Zangief's Lariat.
2:19 I KNEW I recognized Elder Kettle from somewhere!
Me reading a book (Wolf, or whatever that is): 3:36
The monster under my bed (Dragon): 0:25
Me after seeing the monster (ded bird): 2:14
Its a coyote i think
One reference you missed was how Beppi the Clown may (or may not :P) be a reference of Koko the Clown, another character of Fleischer's who was used for his rotoscope.
Goopy Le Grande also has a reference t othe NES game "A Boy And His Blob". When he transitions into his second phase, you can see him consuming a pellet, followed by a question mark, and then he transforms. This is also the way you get The Blob to transform in the NES game.
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5:04 I think that cat looks like Tom off of Tom and Jerry, you know the cat and mouse idek
It's true, that is a reference
Just because it is a cat doesn’t mean it’s tom
of course it looks like it his fur is blue
@@shameemkawsar2162 well, Tom was named Jasper in the early years, and the cat is a direct copy of Jasper's look.
Am I hearing things or did his voice warp when he said "Devil" at 6:15
He's hiding something that is probably better not known than known
.....oh.......no........this.........is...............not...............good!
It’s you
OH NO
It’s called voice cracking
Apparently there are certain things that you can do in certain fights to make something else disappear.
1.if you leave the onion in the botanic panic level after about 5 seconds he smiles and just goes back in the ground and then a radish come out of where the onion went and it just keeps spinning at the bottom of the screen until you deal damage to it.
2. In djimmi the great fight after you finish his sarcophagus stage he starts scanning you. If you press the dash button and turn into a small plane then it skips to his last phase and a little puppet appear in between the pyramids.
3. I don't know how exactly to trigger this but I'm pretty sure if you just on the two of the cupid cutouts on either side of the screen by Sally's heart parry, you're able to drop something on her husband and it kills him. And then the fight totally changes and then you have to fight at an orphanage or something.
In Easter eggs you missed the sally stage play Easter egg where you stand on the angels and the chandelier falls on the husband and at the end the husband comes. And you missed The Ollie ball Onion Cause if you don't shoot him Cy carrot comes up with a beetroot
You missed one! In Inkwell Isle 2 there is a face in the pond that tells you how many times you died, and that face is the same one that comes out of the barn in swing you sinners!
9:57 is just creepy
Yep.
no
Yup the ad is scary
Nah
9:14 is creepy
Baroness Von Bon Bon in Sugarland Shimmy may also be based on Marie Antoinne, who was decapitated, which is probably why her head comes off
How can I love and hate something so much at the same time ?
Man, I can just imagine Studio MDHR making an entire Betty Boop game.
Can you make 107 facts about Cuphead?
Already working on it 😉
yes this is good news keep it up
Thanks for the video! I'm a big animation fan but I definitely have a dearth of knowledge of the 1930s in animation history. One thing that stuck out to me was that you used the poster for Disney's "Get A Horse" short when you mentioned the purposeful color mismatching. I understand the confusion, but, "Get A Horse" was a brand new short film that went in front of Frozen a few years ago.
Thanks again for the video and I hope to see more Cuphead ones soon!
+Lauren Chaikin oh awesome, thanks for sharing and I hope youve subscribed so you can be notify on our next cuphead video
Brandon:"...you're about to learn A LOT about the 1930's"
Me:"I'M IN MY HISTORY CHAIR!"
If these two made a cartoon, im absolutely positive it would be a hit
This aged well
Rumor Honeybottoms's Last phase acts like one of the boss fights from Sonic Advance, as it contains dodging a plane which contains you having to keep jumping to dodge touching it.
You forgot about Flight of the Valkyries in Wally Warbles' battle!
5:40 was that skeleton flipping the bird if you know what i mean?
I remember when I was little, my family owned this DVD full of short films from the 1950s. Years later I asked my mum if we still own the DVD and she said she doesn’t even remember owning. When the guy in the video mentioned “the cobweb hotel” I remember abut the DVD cause that was one of the short films
8:18 not only his appearance but his name as well (they all have official names) his name is Lord Gob Packer. (Packer being a reference to Pacman.)
I don’t mean to nitpick but I think you may have missed how baroness von bon bon throwing her head at you is a reference to the cake loving Queen Marie Antionette and her decapitation.
That last Lego one is so strange and obscure any other possible reference it could be?
He's a stretch 4 years later, "4561"
When using EU standards is May 4, 1961. Which is when the "Freedom Riders" rode to Washington D.C
trains, ride? Just as much of a stretch
The Dragon looks like a Megaman Boss
I beat that guy in about 7 seconds or more. Less than 20 seconds, that's for sure, including the chase. I got lucky with my buster, I guess.
Grim?
It is based off it
What about Maria antoinette "off with their heads" which is why baroness von bon bon throws her head at you. She was also executed for eating a lot of candy or something like that
Can't tell if you're joking or just really stupid
It was cake
She actually threw her headass at cuphead
And then they lifted her disembodied head from the catch bucket and she "spoke" to the crowd!
LET THEM EAT CAKE
I KNEW IT!! HILDA LOOKED TOO SIMILAR TO BETTY DURING SOME OF HER ATTACK MOVES!
The Poor Cinderella thing is a Betty Boop film, so that's another nod to Betty Boop!
You did miss one. The flames that jump at you when fighting the dragon look alot like the flame on the rope in the cartoon "Bimbo's initiation"
5:31 you missed the building that is called “acme shipping”
Bon bon refrences a historical person. I forgot the name but it's refrencing the queen who let's them eat cake.
Reason why she can throw her head
And the new patch note *touch fuzzy. Get dizzy*
Refrences a level from Yoshis Island.
Cagney's lint attacks make your screen disorted if touched
Like the enemy from yoshis island that does the exact same thing
Apples and Cream Also Cagney's final form references Super Saiyan, with longer spiky hair and altered eye color.
I remember playing yoshi’s island and touching all the fuzzy enemies i can to see how tripy it could get it was the level *TOUCH FUZZY GET DIZZY* #yoshiisondrugs
baroness von bon bon is a refrence to the candy witch in hanzel and gretle
Apples and Cream milk
Apples and Cream ur so smarter forgot about yoshi one
In the King Dice fight when you fight the clawmachine there is a wolf and a lizard plushie in the toy bin, paired with the monkey you fight, this is a reference to the RAMPAGE game where you smash buildings.
Well, you called my favorite boss, CALA Maria, Carla a couple of times
What about the dance King Dice's hands do at the beginning of the cards phase! They do a dance like Cab Calloway used to do on stage alot!
This is way better and make much more sense than the other "easter eggs and references on cuphead" videos
+Chikaru Amany thank you!
I thought the cat was Tom and jerryXD
So did i. GREAT profile PIC btw
Omgggggg I watched all these old cartoons when I was a kid Picnic Panic Popeye literally all of them.
I've seen many of those old cartoons when I was younger...and I'm still a kid right now
It seems you forgot the Tom and Jerry reference, the other megaman reference, the Iron Giant reference and the JoJo's Bizarre andventure reference. I guess you just missed them.
Grim Matchstick sounds like the name of the person that animated Betty Boop, Grim Natwick. Just found that out, I thought it was cool!
That was in the video..? Or are you commenting after hearing that for some reason?
It wasn’t in the video lol. I just happened to be researching Betty Boop and came across that name.
The8BitGrandpaShow yes it was
Thanks for quoting the video
It was in the video
The picnic panic cartoon that the elder kettle is from is directly referenced in the root packs level name “botanic panic”
Yeah, I also noticed that.
I thought "Botanic Panic" was a reference to the term "Satanic Panic"
i personally think dr call is more of an eggman reference than a bowser reference, with both of their vehicles being metal.
You probably didn’t notice it, but if you look at the little blue guys in Forest Follies, they’re running just like Sonic the Hedgehog
thats a common running animation in cartoons
Ribby and Croak's stances have been confirmed - along with a bunch of their attacks also being street fighter references.
Yikes. This game is dark.
No it isn't??
it's based of old cartoons, of course it'll be dark.
How in the frick is it dark
watch some '30s non-Disney cartoons and see just how dark it gets
Just because the cartoons the games are based on are dark, (Which they aren't.) it doesn't mean the game itself is dark. I cannot believe I have to explain this.
8:55 The robot the doctor is in is also referenced from the famous masterpiece "The Iron Giant" and the interesting space show "Futurama" You did miss something
I can hear Extravaganza in the background in the beginning!!! Nice touch!
one guy actually took Mugman "Mega Man Reference" and in his "Mega Man in Nutshell" series, Mega Man name is mocked to "Mugman" (altho idk if its coincidence)
I’m sure somebody else caught this... but the baby bird in “Aviary Action!” has Earthworm Jim’s blaster. Awesome game!
His name is willy warbles
This should just be called the reference game
That was Borderlands.
Mirrorz XD
This was one of the coolest looking games, well ever. I died so many times but I think I kept playing bc I was mesmerized by how awesome the graphics looked and nothing close has ever existed before it lol gameplay was awesome & those bosses and difficulty made it so satisfying compared to the easy run and guns of today! Hopefully we get a sequel soon!
learning all of this makes me glad my dad introduced me 2 very old cartoons bcuz most of them i knew almost all of them and they were all a blast 2 watch.
if this game was in 1982 they will all blow there minds of how hard is this game
Also, since I am greek, I will tell you the orogins of Medusa (Μέδουσα in greek). So, Medusa is an ancient greek myth...
So, a woman namef Danae (Δανάη) wad locked in a cage. Her father locked her because the prophesy was saying that she would born a son that would take his throne. The god Zeus (Ζευς or Δίας) saw her and fell jn love with her (note that god Zeus was falling in love with many mortals and he cheated many times on his wife Hera (Ήρα). Note that Hera was also his sister. You can ask me why his sister is his wife. It is just another complex story...)
Anyways, Zeus fell in love with Dane, he transformed into golden rain and got her pregnant. The son was born after 9 months. She named him Perseus. Her father heard the baby. He told the guards to put Danae into a chest with the baby and throw it into the sea. Some days later the fisher man named Net (Δίχτυ) found the chest and opened it. He offered Danae his room. The king of the island that Net was living was Polydektis, Net's brother. Polydektis got impressed by Danae's beauty and he wanted to marrt her but she refused. Polydektis got angry. The years past, Polydektis was insisting to marry Danae. Now, Polydektis blackmailed Danae. He said that her son had to cut the head of a mermaid named Medusa. If he dies, then she would marry him.
So, Perseus (Περσέας) had a quest to cut Medusa's head (Cala Maria last phase).It was a hard quest, since anybody that looks her in the eyes, they would get petrified (Cala Maria's attack an phase 2 and 3) First, he went to 3 witches that they shared the same tooth and eye. They told him where Medusa lives. They also warned him about Medusa's ability. So, after Perseus went away from the 3 witches, the 2 gods Athena and Hermes gave him a sharp sword to cut Medusa's head and they also gave him a shield that he could look through it to look at Medusa without being petrified. Anyways, he did it! But even if the head was cutted, it could still petrify people (same with Cala Maria on phase 3) So, he putted the head into his bag(?). On his way back, he saw a woman tied on a rock in the middle of the sea. A little bit further, there was her father that told him that he had to sacrifice his daughter to the Sea Monster so it won't destroy houses and kill people anymore. Perseus took that head out and made the monster look at it. The monster got petrified. Her father offered his daughter'd hand to Perseus and he accepted! Her name was Andromeda (Ανδρομέδα). After that, he back to Polydektis' island. The marriage had started! He took Medusa's head out and he petrified everyone in the marriage except Net and Danae. After that, Perseus and the others went to Danae's home country. Her father had disappered. He was scared that the prophesy would come true. Perseus became the king! He married Andromeda!
Some other things hapened but I won't continue. Ask me if you want!
P.S.: Fathers are crazy
how long did that take you to type up?
platypus plays Half an hour? Maybe?
wow good job
This is more the origins of Perseus than Medusa but great nonetheless.
Dude slow down
The last phase of the Dr robot guy is a clear reference to sonic, A doctor with a moustache in a round flying Robot thing with Diamonds, Dr EGGMAN in the egg mobile with the chaos emeralds.
There are stilll lots And lots OF more
Also Cala Maria's 3rd phase look like that infamously hard water level in teenage mutant ninja turtles for the NES
XXX is not Cartoon slang for booze, it is REAL LIFE slang for booze, it is moonshine, and it means it's been distilled three times.
9:05 I thought the car was Dr Eggmans machine
I thought rumor honey bottoms was the Honey Nut Cheerios mascot
wut
Same
SuperGDR Gaming TV XD
Lol
Lmao
wghat music did you use at 9:20?
Idk help
;-;
This was great, thanks guys!
8:38 mugman drinks himself XD
The first phase of the Dr. Kahl fight feels like an iron giant reference or a Mega Man 3 reference to the Gamma fight. Also, I'd say the gems he pulls out later in the fight closely resemble Chaos Emeralds.
Ah yes, *C a r l a* Maria my favorite boss!
Are you sure that reference is to Mario's bowser in his floating thing I thinks its sonics Dr robotnik because there both scientists
Dancing mushroom it doesnt count on the enemy design and bowser's "flying thing" is called the clown car
correction: he typed "floating thing"
you mussed one. at 7:39, an attack that the red boat does is where it shoots a big blue laser, referencing to the "IMA FIRIN DA LASAR" meme.
Uh... no it's not?
You know if you’ve played too much cuphead when you say: “wow! The super Mario world athletic theme sounds like funfair fever!”
Oh wait, there's another mario references? I thougt the mario reference was the stacking guy in funfair fever because his outfit was look like mario and the death animation is also look like mario!