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[[Al-Zalam]] mentions [[Sammy the Seal Boy]] whilst in [[Gallowmere Plains]] in ''MediEvil: Resurrection''. This is likely a reference to ''Sammy the Seal'', a book in the "I Can Read" series for beginning readers by American cartoonist and children's book author [[wikipedia:Syd Hoff|Syd Hoff]].
[[Al-Zalam]] mentions [[Sammy the Seal Boy]] whilst in [[Gallowmere Plains]] in ''MediEvil: Resurrection''. This is likely a reference to ''Sammy the Seal'', a book in the "I Can Read" series for beginning readers by American cartoonist and children's book author [[wikipedia:Syd Hoff|Syd Hoff]].
==''Shining, The''==
==''Shining, The''==
The second cutscene in the [[Inside The Asylum (MediEvil: Resurrection)|Inside The Asylum]] level in ''MediEvil: Resurrection'' is a homage to the famous "Here's Johnny" scene from [[wikipedia:The Shining (film)|The Shining]] film adaptation.
The second cutscene in the [[Inside The Asylum (MediEvil: Resurrection)|Inside The Asylum]] level in ''MediEvil: Resurrection'' is a homage to the famous "Here's Johnny" scene from [[wikipedia:The Shining (film)|''The Shining'']] film adaptation.
 
==''Smash TV''==
==''Smash TV''==
The gameplay in the [[Inside The Asylum]] level in ''MediEvil'' was based directly on the game ''[[wikipedia:Smash TV|Smash TV]]''.{{Siteref|MediEvil-Boards|12662|MediEvil developers - Q&A;|May 7, 2013|author=Sorrell, Chris|quote=That's really part of the grander notion that we originally had for the Asylum - that you'd complete the maze and then go inside, playing a side-viewed platform section as Morten. That platform section never materialized, and we ended up almost having to cut the Asylum interior altogether - until we realized that we could pretty easily create those 'Smash TV' style attack rooms that we finally shipped with.}}
The gameplay in the [[Inside The Asylum]] level in ''MediEvil'' was based directly on the game ''[[wikipedia:Smash TV|Smash TV]]''.{{Siteref|MediEvil-Boards|12662|MediEvil developers - Q&A;|May 7, 2013|author=Sorrell, Chris|quote=That's really part of the grander notion that we originally had for the Asylum - that you'd complete the maze and then go inside, playing a side-viewed platform section as Morten. That platform section never materialized, and we ended up almost having to cut the Asylum interior altogether - until we realized that we could pretty easily create those 'Smash TV' style attack rooms that we finally shipped with.}}