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 *The trophy Bart collects in this level is the movie ''The Passion of the Krust'', a parody of ''{{W|The Passion of the Christ}}''.
 *The trophy Marge collects in this level is the "Hairway to Heaven" hairspray, a second reference to the Led Zeppelin song.
 == Trivia ==
 *In God's Apartment in the DS version, numerous items can be seen:
-**[[Springy]]
+**[[Springy]] ("[[The Old Man and the "C" Student]]")
-**[[Evil Krusty Doll]]
+**[[Evil Krusty Doll]] ("[[Treehouse of Horror III]]")
 **[[Biclops]] figure
 **{{Ch|Radioactive Man}} figure
-**[[Save Hitler's Brain]]
+**''[[Save Hitler's Brain]]''
-**{{ap|Dash Dingo|video game}}
+**''{{ap|Dash Dingo|video game}}''
-**[[Bonestorm]]
+**''[[Bonestorm]]''
-**[[Hockey Dad]]
+**''[[Hockey Dad]]''
-**[[Larry the Looter]]
+**''[[Larry the Looter]]''
-**{{ap|Escape from Grandma's House|arcade game}}
+**''{{ap|Escape from Grandma's House|arcade game}}''
-**[[Bible Blaster]]
+**''[[Bible Blaster]]''
-**[[Sim Sandwich]]
+**''[[Sim Sandwich]]''
 == Continuity ==
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 == Cultural references ==

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 *God says Planet Earth got a score of 96 on {{W|Meta}}-{{W|Metacritic}}.
 *The trophy Bart collects in this level is the movie ''The Passion of the Krust'', a parody of ''{{W|The Passion of the Christ}}''.
-*The trophy Marge collects in this level is the Hairway to "Heaven Hairspray", a second reference to the Led Zeppelin song.
+*The trophy Marge collects in this level is the "Hairway to Heaven" hairspray, a second reference to the Led Zeppelin song.
 == Trivia ==

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 == Cultural references ==
-*In the DS version when fighting [[Benjamin Franklin]], Lisa uses lightning on Franklin's kite referencing to a made up reason on how he died.
+*In the opening cutscene, the [[Moe]]-{{W|orc}} says "Oh, for the love of [[Sauron]]", a reference to ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.
-*At the beginning of the episode, the [[Moe]]-{{W|orc}} says "Oh, for the love of {{W|Sauron}}", a reference to [[The Lord of the Rings]].
+*[[Mario]] and [[Sonic]] both appear escaping from the Game Hub. Mario later appears at the [[Simpson house]].
-*The bearded dwarf that jumps on the sofa and cries "Here we gooo!" is a parody of [[Mario]], done in the same style as his voice actor {{W|Charles Martinet}} in ''{{W|Super Mario 64}}''.
+*Lisa builds a "Stairway to Heaven", to which ghost-[[Otto]] says, "I hope the stores aren't all closed", referencing the [[Led Zeppelin]] song "{{W|Stairway to Heaven}}".
-*At the beginning of the level, Lisa builds a "''{{W|Stairway to Heaven}}''", referencing the [[Led Zeppelin]] song.
+**The fact that Lisa uses her Hand of Buddha to build a tower to Heaven may be a reference to the [[Tower of Babel]].
-**The fact that Lisa uses her Hand of Buddha to build a tower to Heaven may be referencing the Bibical story of {{W|the Tower of Babel}}.
+*[[William Shakespeare]] guards the gates of Heaven. Bart complains about his "[[John Grisham]] fancy talk".
-*[[William Shakespeare]] is guarding the gates of Heaven. Bart complains about his "[[John Grisham]] fancy talk".
+*When [[Lisa]] points out that Shakespeare is the "Bard of Avon", [[Marge]] says that she loves Avon, a reference to {{W|Avon Products}}.
-**[[Benjamin Franklin]] guards the gate to God's house.
+*The music played during the fight with Shakespeare is "{{W|Anvil Chorus|Coro di zingari}}" from {{W|Giuseppe Verdi}}'s opera ''{{W|Il trovatore}}''.
-*One of the houses is named "House of [[Jimi Hendrix|Hendrix]]".
+*The giant gold controller at the arcade is an {{W|Atari 2600}} controller.
-*Another house features a large sign that says "Reserved For [[Elvis]]".
+*An arcade machine is named ''[[The Greatest Story Ever Played]]'', a reference to the 1965 epic religious film ''{{W|The Greatest Story Ever Told}}''.
-**The sign resembles the one seen when entering [[Las Vegas]].
+*One of the houses is named "House of [[Jimi Hendrix|Hendrix]]". Another house features a large sign that says "Reserved For [[Elvis]]". The Elvis sign resembles the one seen when entering [[Las Vegas]].
-*Skybucks is a reference to {{W|Starbucks}}.
+*[[Skybucks Coffee]] is a parody of {{W|Starbucks}}.
-*The trophy Bart collects in this level is the movie "''The Passion of the Krust''", a parody of ''{{W|The Passion of the Christ}}''.
+*[[Benjamin Franklin]] guards the gate to [[God]]'s house.
-*The trophy Marge collects in this level is the Hairway to Heaven Hairspray, a second reference to the Led Zeppelin song.
+*In the Nintendo DS version of the game, when fighting Benjamin Franklin, Lisa uses lightning on Franklin's kite, referencing a fictional explanation of how he died.
 *When God is defeated, a {{W|Screen of death|"blue screen of death"}} with a {{W2|Bomb|symbol|bomb icon}} appears that Bart tears away.
-*When God is pleading Bart not to destroy his save games (on the {{W|Infinity|∞}}Mb memory card), he pleads "I'm on the final boss fight of ''Oblivion'', I can't start again from the beginning!". ''{{W|The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion}}'' has hundreds of hours of gameplay.
+*When God is pleading with Bart not to destroy his save games (on the {{W|Infinity|∞}}Mb memory card), he pleads, "I'm on the final boss fight of ''Oblivion'', I can't start again from the beginning!". ''{{W|The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion}}'' has hundreds of hours of gameplay.
 *Bart calls God "{{W|Birkenstock}}s", a maker of sandals.
 *God says Planet Earth got a score of 96 on {{W|Meta}}-{{W|Metacritic}}.
-*The music played during the fight with [[Shakespeare]] is "{{W|Anvil Chorus|Coro di zingari}}" from Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Il trovatore".
+*The trophy Bart collects in this level is the movie ''The Passion of the Krust'', a parody of ''{{W|The Passion of the Christ}}''.
-*God's consoles are references to real video game consoles.
+*The trophy Marge collects in this level is the Hairway to "Heaven Hairspray", a second reference to the Led Zeppelin song.
 == Trivia ==
 *In God's Apartment in the DS version, numerous items can be seen:
 **[[Springy]]
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 *There is a cabana house for the [[Flying Hellfish]] (renamed "Heavenfish). ("[[Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in "The Curse of the Flying Hellfish"]]").
 *In the arcade area, "[[Bible Blaster]]" and "[[Touch of Death]]" are seen. ("Alone Again, Natura-Diddily" and "[[When Flanders Failed]]").
 {{The Simpsons Game}}

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 **[[Evil Krusty Doll]]
 **[[Biclops]] figure
-**[[Radioactive Man]] figure
+**{{Ch|Radioactive Man}} figure
 **[[Save Hitler's Brain]]
 **{{ap|Dash Dingo|video game}}

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 **The "Xodus Box" is a parody of the {{W|Xbox 360}}.
 **The "Hii" (Xbox 360 version) and the "I Am" (PS2 version) are parodies of the {{W|Nintendo Wii}}.
-*The music played during the Dance Dance Revolution game is "{{W|Rock You Like a Hurricane}}" from the rock group [[Scorpions]].
+*The music played during the Dance Dance Revolution game is a remix of "{{W|Rock You Like a Hurricane}}" from the rock group [[Scorpions]].
 *The giant gold controller at the arcade game house is an {{W|Atari}} controller.

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 *There is a house in Heaven for [[Maude Flanders]]. "[[Alone Again, Natura-Diddily]]".
 *There is a house for the [[Flying Hellfish]] (renamed "Heavenfish). "[[Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in "The Curse of the Flying Hellfish"]]".
 *In the arcade area, "[[Bible Blaster]]" and "[[Touch of Death]]" are seen. "Alone Again, Natura-Diddily" and "[[When Flanders Failed]]".
 {{The Simpsons Game}}