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==''Algol''== | ==''Algol''== | ||
Artwork and sets from this [[wikipedia:Algol (film)|1920 German film]] served as inspiration for landscapes and skylines in the original ''[[MediEvil (1998)|MediEvil]]''.<ref name="architecture">{{Icon|Facebook}} {{cite web|author=Wilson, Jason|published=November 3, 2014|title=Reference and inspiration for the game ''MediEvil''|site=Facebook|url=https://www.facebook.com/JayGunnArts/posts/587295241397225|retrieved=August 31, 2024}}</ref> | Artwork and sets from this [[wikipedia:Algol (film)|1920 German film]] served as inspiration for landscapes and skylines in the original ''[[MediEvil (1998)|MediEvil]]''.<ref name="architecture">{{Icon|Facebook}} {{cite web|author=Wilson, Jason|published=November 3, 2014|title=Reference and inspiration for the game ''MediEvil''|site=Facebook|url=https://www.facebook.com/JayGunnArts/posts/587295241397225|retrieved=August 31, 2024}}</ref> | ||
==''Alien''== | |||
[[The Ant Caves]] level in ''MediEvil'' was heavily inspired by the [[wikipedia:Alien (franchise)|''Alien'' movies]] and was said to be "essentially a silly version of ''[[wikipedia:Aliens (film)|Aliens]]''" by [[Jason Wilson]].<ref>{{cite web|site=The Mean Machines Archive|title=Retro Gamer - The Making of... MediEvil|type=PDF file|published=March 27, 2008|url=http://www.meanmachinesmag.co.uk/upload/media/scans/medievil_retrogamer.pdf}}</ref> In the ''MediEvil'' remake, the [[Ant Queen]]'s pre-boss fight cutscene is a homage to the Xenomorph Queen's reveal in the 1986 sequel. | |||
==''Evil Dead''== | ==''Evil Dead''== | ||
The name of the series itself, ''[[MediEvil]]'', a portmanteau of the words "medieval" and "evil", was allegedly part of the original title of the [[wikipedia:Army of Darkness|third Evil Dead film]].<ref name="history">{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lc_dwfr8eaY|title=История MediEvil/The History of Medievil|author=EmuGamer|site=YouTube|published=December 3, 2017|retrieved=May 25, 2024}}</ref> The [[Severed Hands]] present throughout the early levels of ''MediEvil'' are also based on [[wikipedia:Ash Williams|Ash]]'s evil reanimated hand from ''[[wikipedia:Evil Dead II|Evil Dead II]]''.<ref name="history"/> | The name of the series itself, ''[[MediEvil]]'', a portmanteau of the words "medieval" and "evil", was allegedly part of the original title of the [[wikipedia:Army of Darkness|third Evil Dead film]].<ref name="history">{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lc_dwfr8eaY|title=История MediEvil/The History of Medievil|author=EmuGamer|site=YouTube|published=December 3, 2017|retrieved=May 25, 2024}}</ref> The [[Severed Hands]] present throughout the early levels of ''MediEvil'' are also based on [[wikipedia:Ash Williams|Ash]]'s evil reanimated hand from ''[[wikipedia:Evil Dead II|Evil Dead II]]''.<ref name="history"/> | ||
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Jason Wilson listed the tower of Babel sequence from the [[wikipedia:Metropolis (1927 film)|film]] as inspiration for the Cemetery Hill level in the original ''MediEvil''<ref name="architecture"/> | Jason Wilson listed the tower of Babel sequence from the [[wikipedia:Metropolis (1927 film)|film]] as inspiration for the Cemetery Hill level in the original ''MediEvil''<ref name="architecture"/> | ||
==''Nightmare Before Christmas, The''== | ==''Nightmare Before Christmas, The''== | ||
''MediEvil'' was inspired by the visual style of [[wikipedia:The Nightmare Before Christmas|The Nightmare Before Christmas]]. [[The Town Mayor]]'s design seems particularly reminiscent of the Mayor of Halloween Town in the film. | ''MediEvil'' was inspired by the visual style of ''[[wikipedia:The Nightmare Before Christmas|The Nightmare Before Christmas]]''. [[The Town Mayor]]'s design seems particularly reminiscent of the Mayor of Halloween Town in the film. | ||
In ''MediEvil: Resurrection'', the [[Mad Axeman]] calls Sir Dan "[[wikipedia:Jack Skellington|Skellington]]" in two of his battle taunts. | |||
==''Phantom of the Opera, The''== | ==''Phantom of the Opera, The''== | ||
In the original ''MediEvil'', [[Mr. Organ]] in [[The Hilltop Mausoleum]] level is called a "would be Phantom of the Opera." This is taken further in ''MediEvil: Resurrection'' where the character's appearance is based on the phantom. | In the original ''MediEvil'', [[Mr. Organ]] in [[The Hilltop Mausoleum]] level is called a "would be Phantom of the Opera." This is taken further in ''MediEvil: Resurrection'' where the character's appearance is based on the phantom. | ||