[ybakker]

Another one!!

If you see around Vice City, there are billboards, or other advertisements that have R*LAX on them.

See the example:

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It advertises R*LAX. Now look here, a closeup:

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Notice PTGateaux. This is an obvious reference to the famous outdoor advertising company JCDecaux, founded in France. It was established in the UK in 1983. (I don't know when it was established in the US.)

Gateaux is actually a French word meaning "cake". Probably mocking the French person's name who founded JCDecaux, Jean-Claude Decaux himself. But I dunno what the PT stands for...

I havent noticed it until now. Is it in any other GTAs?

This post has been edited by ybakker on Sunday, Jun 15 2008, 22:49

[Smallo]

QUOTE (Meta @ Nov 18 2006, 22:36)

I already posted this to the other topic but I post it again here. A little to east from Kaufman Cabs there's a billboard saying "R* Lax". In some safehouses there's also cans of Sprunk (remember the drink advertised in San Andreas?) on the kitchen. QUOTE (Smallo @ Nov 18 2006, 21:53) I will add it when there some screenies of it

As you can see ybakker Meta had already found this i was just waiting on proof. thanks anyways. Please rate topic good. i need some karma

This post has been edited by Smallo on Tuesday, Nov 28 2006, 08:00

[ybakker]

ok. well then. another one.

there are a bunch of billboards showing movie advertisements like "top shelf" "the secret of my shortness" and "short deal" featuring Kenny Barty.

Kenny Baker and Billy Barty are both short actors. (Kenny Baker plays R2D2). and "Kenny Barty" is an obvious combination of the two.

Kenny Barty plays the character "Don Liebezwerg" and i think zwerg (in german) means dwarf. im not sure.

perhaps these two actors were quite popular in 1984. and thats why R* included them.

[Nick Papagiorgio]

Here is one.

The Domestobot used in the game looks like an enlarged version of the 1980's Nintendo product, the R.O.B.:

Lookie>

[Meta]

Yeah I'm sorry that I wasn't able to get a pic of that "R*LAX" ad. Can someone get also a pic of the Los Santos billboard which is a little south from Pole Position Strip Club? I don't remember what it says but since Los Santos is mentioned in it isn't it a Easter Egg?

[mageezer]

QUOTE (ybakker @ Nov 28 2006, 10:15)

ok. well then. another one. there are a bunch of billboards showing movie advertisements like "top shelf" "the secret of my shortness" and "short deal" featuring Kenny Barty. Kenny Baker and Billy Barty are both short actors. (Kenny Baker plays R2D2). and "Kenny Barty" is an obvious combination of the two. Kenny Barty plays the character "Don Liebezwerg" and i think zwerg (in german) means dwarf. im not sure. perhaps these two actors were quite popular in 1984. and thats why R* included them.

The "Secret Of My Shortness" is a parody of "The Secret Of My Success", a Michael J. Fox movie. I think they even use the same font and the dollar signs for S's. Fox is a pretty short actor too. Also an awesome one. Not sure what the other movie advertisements refer to. Where are they by the way? I know one's in Little Haiti, one's across the street from the midway apartment, but where's the other?

[ybakker]

Here are a few pics:









Nah, the font isn't really the same... But "Kenny Barty" is posing the same way Michael J. Fox is. "The Secret of My Success" is actually made in 1987... "Liebezwerg" kinda means "Love Dwarf" in German. (I looked it up now). So all the posters are paying tribute to (or mocking) the short actors of the time.

Another easter egg: Rubik's Cube is "Quube":



And the "Les Beans": (found by MC_320, I'm just providing an image)



A better picture of the "Barzini" Restaurant (again, I'm just providing an image):



Here is an image of the Fruit LC, a parody of the Apple Macintosh released in 1984:



This post has been edited by ybakker on Tuesday, Nov 28 2006, 22:13

[Carlito_Brigante]

Barzini's is basically a tribute to The Godfather, one of the five New York families in the novel were the Barzinis.

[ybakker]

Yea, Archaon Lord of End Times already pointed that out a while ago, before VCS even came out, from the trailer.

[Sinful]

1- Senora Gorda - Clothing


Senora Gorda means 'Fat Lady' in spanish...


2- Che Umberto


This is our cuban friend, Umberto, in a Che Guevara-ish painting. Havana Libre means 'Free Havana'... Well, we all know how the government there is, I guess.

3- Ray the Otter

Don't ring any bells to me... Maybe it can help anyone there

4- Redwood Jr.

The good old Redwood Cigarretes!

5- Carioca - Latin Dance

Carioca is how ppl from Rio de Janeiro are called... Latin Dance... oh well.

6- Beverly Hills Cop

Some VCS ped in a movie poster called "Los Santos Fop". There was a movie in the 80's named Beverly Hills Cop. I'm not the first to point this out, tho'.

7- Full Moon

Is that a moon? Really?!

Hope it's useful!

[Direct!]

The last one is an obvious reference to E.T.

Good work all, by the way

[Smallo]

ok added all the eggs.... please rate topic good.

[Meta]

That "Los Santos Fop" can be seen in bigger size in Washington Beach near Pole Position. Can't get a pic.

Oh my credits for the R*Lax billboard is gone :< .

[Smallo]

ok i will give credit to meta and ybakker. oh and ybakker can you please put that ducum inn image in that post where u 1st mention it.

This post has been edited by Smallo on Tuesday, Nov 28 2006, 21:33

[ybakker]

Sure, I'll do that.

But do note that what I found was the PTGateaux mockery of JCDecaux, not the advertisement itself. It'd be best if ya changed the description to "PTGateaux" or something like that.

And also, please check the description of Ducum Inn.

I've got another batch:

"Special Fried Vice" is a spoof on Special Fried Rice:

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"el pequeño cocinero" means I believe "the small cook". I dunno if "cook" in Spanish is similar to "cock" in Spanish, but it sure is in English:

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"Libros Sucios" means I believe "dirty books" probably referring to adult book genre. And "Nâlgas Grândes" means nothing in Spanish. But without the accents, with the normal "a", it means “Big Buttocks” or “Big Butt”.

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“Barber Black Sheep” not so obviously refers to the nursery rhyme “Baa Baa Black Sheep” which is common (and I think originated) in Britain.

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This post has been edited by ybakker on Sunday, Jun 29 2008, 10:32

[Nick Papagiorgio]

Antoher one I found, concerning the "Domo Arigato, Domestoboto" mission.

I found this on the Wikipedia page on VCS.
It's about what the Domestobot says on the screen, in the corner, when Vic takes conrol of it. It takes a nod at the "Back to the Future" movie.

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"In addition, when "driving" Domestobot, DOS-like messages appear at the top of the screen saying humorous things such as "ANNOYING VOICE CHIP CHECK". An interesting one is "FLUX CAPACITOR AT 110%". This is an obvious nod at the Back to the Future DeLorean which used the flux capacitor to travel through time."

(Source: Wikipedia)

[carpetdweller]

QUOTE

Ray the Otter. Don't ring any bells to me... Maybe it can help anyone there

The Ray the Otter film and billboard was one of the first things I saw in the game that I thought was a reference. The reference being the actor Ray Liotta who played Tommy in Vice City.

The main reason this stood out for me was because the first time I saw it was as a film title advertised on the cinema on the west island. It was right above another title "The Evacuator".
I assumed this was a reference to what I read about him not wanted to be associated with Vice City after the games release (never actually checked the facts on this).

You can see another pic of the Nintendo robot here.

[Carlito_Brigante]

Well I did figure I wasn't the first to point out the Barzini thing but you said "i'm just providing the image" so I concluded that you might not've gotten the reference. But I guess you knew already.

[Tommy B]

Maybe "Ray the Otter" refers to Conker the Squirrell ("Conker's Bad Fur Day", etc)?

[Meta]

I found few "e-Cola" soft drink automats (what's the right word?) from the Vice point Mall.
Also found these too: "Drink Sprunk" billboard in Little Haiti, and some Sprunk cans from the safehouse kitchen. I'm trying to get the pics but I'm having some problems with my computer at the moment so I hope I can get them soon.

Edit: Okey I got the pictures. Sorry about the bad quality, but as I'm unable to use the cheat device I had to use a digital camera.

1) The "Drink Sprunk!" billboard and Sprunk cans:
"Drink Sprunk!" billboard
Sprunk cans
As we all probably remember Sprunk is the soft drink advertised also in GTA Vice City and GTA San Andreas and it's also a reference to Sprite.

2) e Cola vending machine
http://img215.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ecolals0.jpg
A clear reference to Coca-Cola.

3) The "R*LAX" billboard
http://img154.imageshack.us/my.php?image=rlaxrq4.jpg
The other R*Lax advertisement.

4) Los Santos Fop
http://img241.imageshack.us/my.php?image=lossantosfopwc7.jpg
The billboard of the poster which ybakker spotted.

5)"Redwood Jr" billboard
http://img216.imageshack.us/my.php?image=redwoodjrfw1.jpg
Other Redwood Jr billboard.

This post has been edited by Meta on Thursday, Jan 4 2007, 21:50