Deltarune and Simpsons References
I’m being very self indulgent and making a post gathering all the Simpsons references I found so far. I’m a nerd for both things so I feel a need to hoard them like an obsessed dragon. So here’s a small collection of what I’ve noticed so far, but if anyone has spotted more let me know! It’s fun and if I see anymore I’ll add them!
First, the one that made me go “That’s it! You people have stood in my way long enough. I’m making a tumblr post about this!” Was this line Ralsei can say in Chapter 3 when you enter the shop.
It’s a quote of Homer from the episode “Boy-Scoutz 'n the Hood” when Homer’s brain explains to him that $20 can buy many peanuts.
Next is what the Bibliox can say to you in battle in Chapter 4.
It’s from the episode “Last Exit to Springfield” when Mr. Burns is reading what one of his thousands of monkeys typed. He’s disappointed it’s not yet the greatest novel known to man. This was an excellently placed reference, caught me off guard and got a good little chuckle out of me.
This next one is a gut feeling but I’m sure of it. I think Spamton’s car, the “Cungadero”, is a play on The Simpson’s “Canyonero”.
I’m not American, I’m British (for my sins) so if it’s referencing some other US car I’m not sure, but looking it up it doesn’t seem to be and the names are to similar. Like it’s matches a similar sense of humour as when Tenna says the “Sblurfs” instead of the “Smurfs”. Say a familiar word silly to get around copyright in a fun way and also it’s then your own thing and you can have fun with it!
Maybe I’m grasping straws, but it was the first thing I thought of when I heard them name of the car when I first played Chapter 2 many moons ago.
It first appeared in “The Last Temptation of Krust" and if I suddenly got the motivation I’d 100% animate Spamton’s car ad to its jingle!
Lastly Alphys design has been confirmed to be inspired by a bunch of things, one of the most obvious being Lisa.
She even seems to be a fan of this world’s version of it “The Symptons.” She’s a girl after my own heart! It has 28 seasons, so close to Simpsons’s… what? Going on 40 now? I stopped watching when it got rebooted to Simpon’s Turbo.
Everyone talking about the Toy Story connections, the friend inside me but YOU’RE BLIND THE SIMPSONS IS THE KEY TO CRACKING THE CODE OF DELTARUNE IT’S ALL THEIRE IN YELLOW PAINT!?!..
Anyway, I’m sure there is more or might be more in the future. I’m going try and update it as it goes on but for now let’s end on a quote from Toby Fox…
-Both Lisa and Marge have necklaces. Do you think this is a genetic feature passed down from the mother?