Game Done Changed/References - Revision history

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‎Cultural references

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 == Cultural references ==
 *The episode title is a reference a quote from the third season of ''{{W|The Wire}}'' where {{W|Dennis "Cutty" Wise|Cutty}} says, "Game done changed." and {{W|Slim Charles}} responds, "The game's the same, just got more fierce."
-*The game that [[Bart]] plays in the beginning of the episode is a parody of ''{{W|Assassin's Creed}}''. The man he kills is Cardinal [[Alfonso Petrucci]], an Italian nobleman.
+*The game that [[Bart]] plays in the beginning of the episode is a parody of ''{{W|Assassin's Creed}}''. The game is set in [[Rome]], with the [[Sistine Chapel]] being a visitable location. The man he kills is Cardinal [[Alfonso Petrucci]], an Italian nobleman.
 *The game ''[[Boblox]]'' is a parody of ''{{W|Roblox}}''.
 **Bobux are a parody of Robux.

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 == Cultural references ==
 *The episode title is a reference a quote from the third season of ''{{W|The Wire}}'' where {{W|Dennis "Cutty" Wise|Cutty}} says, "Game done changed." and {{W|Slim Charles}} responds, "The game's the same, just got more fierce."
-*The game that [[Bart]] plays in the beginning of the episode is a parody of ''{{W|Assassin's Creed}}''.
+*The game that [[Bart]] plays in the beginning of the episode is a parody of ''{{W|Assassin's Creed}}''. The man he kills is Cardinal [[Alfonso Petrucci]], an Italian nobleman.
 *The game ''[[Boblox]]'' is a parody of ''{{W|Roblox}}''.
 **Bobux are a parody of Robux.

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 **Bobux are a parody of Robux.
 ***The Bobux symbol is very similar to the {{W|Bitcoin}} symbol.
-*Some of the sound effects in ''Boblox'' come from ''{{W|Super Mario Bros.}}''
+*Some of the sound effects in ''Boblox'' come from ''{{mw|Super Mario Bros.}}''
 *Bart tells [[Principal Skinner]] that they are playing ''{{W2|The Oregon Trail|series}}'' and nobody's having a good time. Skinner then says that he doesn't see any oxen with dysentery.
 *[[Hubert Wong]] has a {{W|Rolex}} {{W|fidget spinner}}.

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 *Bart says that he's going to go all in on {{W|Non-fungible token|NFTs}}.
 *Skinner rented costumes for ''{{W|Seussical}}''.
-*"{{W|Way Down in the Hole}}" by {{W|The Blind Boys of Alabama}} plays during the end credits.
+*''{{W|The Wire}}'''s opening theme song "{{W|Way Down in the Hole}}" by {{W|The Blind Boys of Alabama}} plays during the end credits with scenes aping the opening credits for ''The Wire''.
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 == Cultural references ==
-*The episode title is a reference to the {{W|Way Down in the Hole|song of the same name}} used an the opening theme song for ''{{W|The Wire}}''.
+*The episode title is a reference a quote from the third season of ''{{W|The Wire}}'' where {{W|Dennis "Cutty" Wise|Cutty}} says, "Game done changed." and {{W|Slim Charles}} responds, "The game's the same, just got more fierce."
 *The game that [[Bart]] plays in the beginning of the episode is a parody of ''{{W|Assassin's Creed}}''.
 *The game ''[[Boblox]]'' is a parody of ''{{W|Roblox}}''.

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 *[[Hubert Wong]] has a {{W|Rolex}} {{W|fidget spinner}}.
 *The kids in Skinner's fantasy are dressed as characters from different plays, including ''[[Cats]]'', ''{{W|Guys and Dolls}}'', ''{{W2|Annie|musical}}'', ''{{W2|The Lion King|musical}}'', and ''{{W2|Hamilton|musical}}''.
-*Skinner mentions {{W|Idina Menzel}} and {{W|Josh Gad}} in his song, who played [[Elsa]] and [[Olaf]] in ''[[Frozen]]''. [[Janey]] portrays Elsa whilst [[Ralph]] portrays Olaf.
+*Skinner mentions {{W|Idina Menzel}} and {{W|Josh Gad}} in "[[Magnet Performing Arts School]]", who played [[Elsa]] and [[Olaf]] in ''[[Frozen]]''. [[Janey]] portrays Elsa whilst [[Ralph]] portrays Olaf.
 *Another scene in Skinner's fantasy parodies ''{{W2|Peter Pan|1950 musical}}'', with [[Martin]] portraying {{W|Peter Pan}} and [[Dolph]] portraying [[Captain Hook]].
 *''[[Vegetable Crossing]]'' is a reference to ''{{W|Animal Crossing}}''.

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 == Cultural references ==
 *The episode title is a reference to the Woss Ness song of the same name.
 **It may also be a reference to the 2017 movie ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3198282/ The Game Done Changed]''.
-*The episode satirizes the world of ''{{W|Roblox}}''.
+*The game that [[Bart]] plays in the beginning of the episode is a parody of ''{{W|Assassin's Creed}}''.
+*The game ''[[Boblox]]'' is a parody of ''{{W|Roblox}}''.
-== Trivia ==
+**Bobux are a parody of Robux.
-*After Bart says to Skinner "we're printing money", Skinner gives two different replies: the audio is "I saw Hubert's Rolex fidget-spinner" but the closed captions read "I saw Hubert's Balenciaga fanny-pack". This may have been a last-minute change in response to the late-November controversy involving their advertisements featuring child exploitation.
+*Some of the sound effects in ''Boblox'' come from ''{{W|Super Mario Bros.}}''
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