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== Cultural references ==
 
== Cultural references ==
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*In Bart's first level on the DS version when fighting Benjamin Franklin Lisa uses Lightning on Franklin's kite referencing to a made up reason on how he died.
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*In the opening cutscene, the [[Moe]]-{{W|orc}} says "Oh, for the love of [[Sauron]]", a reference to ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.
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*At the beginning of the episode, the [[Moe]]-[[wikipedia:Orc|orc]] (his name being a pun on [[wikipedia:Mohawk hairstyle|Mohawk]]) says "Oh, for the love of {{w|Sauron}}", another reference to Lord of The Rings.
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*[[Mario]] and [[Sonic]] both appear escaping from the Game Hub. Mario later appears at the [[Simpson house]].
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*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 Charles Martinet in [[Wikipedia:Super Mario 64|''Super Mario 64'']].
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*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}}".
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*At the beginning of the level Lisa builds a "''{{w|Stairway to Heaven}}''", referencing the {{w|Led Zeppelin}} song.
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**The fact that Lisa uses her Hand of Buddha to build a tower to Heaven may be a reference to the [[Tower of Babel]].
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**The fact that Lisa uses her Hand of Buddha to build a tower to Heaven may be referencing the Bibical story of [[wikipedia:Tower of Babel|the Tower of Babel]].
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*[[William Shakespeare]] guards the gates of Heaven. Bart complains about his "[[John Grisham]] fancy talk".
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*{{w|William Shakespeare}} is guarding the gates of Heaven. Bart complains about his "{{w|John Grisham}} fancy talk".
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*When [[Lisa]] points out that Shakespeare is the "Bard of Avon", [[Marge]] says that she loves Avon, a reference to {{W|Avon Products}}.
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**{{w|Benjamin Franklin}} guards the gate to God's house.
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*The music played during the fight with Shakespeare is "{{W|Anvil Chorus|Coro di zingari}}" from {{W|Giuseppe Verdi}}'s opera ''{{W|Il trovatore}}''.
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*One of the houses is named "House of [[wikipedia:Jimi Hendrix|Hendrix]]".
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*The giant gold controller at the arcade is an {{W|Atari 2600}} controller.
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*Another house features a large sign that says "Reserved For [[wikipedia:Elvis Presley|Elvis]]".
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*An arcade machine is named ''[[The Greatest Story Ever Played]]'', a reference to the 1965 epic religious film ''{{W|The Greatest Story Ever Told}}''.
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**The sign resembles the one seen when entering [[wikipedia:Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]].
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*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]].
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*Yet another house says "[[Maude Flanders]]".
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*[[Skybucks Coffee]] is a parody of {{W|Starbucks}}.
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*[[Rigellians]] are in Heaven.
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*[[Benjamin Franklin]] guards the gate to [[God]]'s house.
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*Skybucks is a reference to {{w|Starbucks}}.
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*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.
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*The trophy Bart collects in this level is the movie "The Passion of the Krust", a parody of [[Wikipedia:The Passion of the Christ|''The Passion of the Christ'']].
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*The music played during the Dance Dance Revolution game is a remix of "{{W|Rock You Like a Hurricane}}" from the rock group [[Scorpions]].
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*The trophy Marge collects in this level is the Hairway to Heaven Hairspray, a second reference to the Led Zeppelin song.
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*God's consoles are references to real video game consoles.
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*When God is defeated, a [[Wikipedia:Screen of death|"blue screen of death"]] with a [[Wikipedia:Bomb (symbol)|bomb icon]] appears that Bart tears away.
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**The "[[Praystation]]" is a parody of the {{W|PlayStation 2}}.
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*When God is pleading Bart not to destroy his save games (on the [[wikipedia: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.
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**The "[[Xodus Box]]" is a parody of the {{W|Xbox 360}}.
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*Bart calls God "[[Wikipedia:Birkenstock|Birkenstocks]]", a maker of sandals.
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**The "[[Hii]]" (Xbox 360 version) and the "[[i Am]]" (PS2 version) are parodies of the {{W|Nintendo Wii}}.
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*God says Planet Earth got a score of 96 on {{w|Meta}}-{{w|Metacritic}}.
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*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.
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*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.
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*Bart calls God "{{W|Birkenstock}}s", a maker of sandals.
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*God says Planet Earth got a score of 96 on {{W|Meta}}-{{W|Metacritic}}.
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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}}''.
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*The trophy Marge collects in this level is the "Hairway to Heaven" hairspray, a second reference to the Led Zeppelin song.
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*In the Nintendo DS version of the level, ''[[Tetris]]'' are seen.
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
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*The giant gold controller at the arcade game house is an "[[Wikipedia: Atari|Atari]]" controller and when its button is pressed, four collectibles (Homer's [[Duff]] bottle cap, Bart's Krusty Koupon, Lisa's [[Malibu Stacy]] seal and Marge's [[Try 'N' Save]] discount coupon) come out.
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*In God's Apartment in the DS version, numerous items can be seen:
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*In the Dance Dance Revolution game, Bart and Lisa are the only players in the PS2 version, while the entire family is played in the Xbox version. Also, the music played during the game is "{{W|Rock You Like a Hurricane}}" from the rock group ''Scorpions''.
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**[[Springy]] ("[[The Old Man and the "C" Student]]")
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*God's consoles are references to real video game consoles.
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**[[Evil Krusty Doll]] ("[[Treehouse of Horror III]]")
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**The "Praystation" is a parody of the "[[Wikipedia: Playstation 2|Playstation 2]]".
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**[[Biclops]] figure
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**The "Xodus Box" is a parody of the "[[Wikipedia: Xbox 360|Xbox 360]]".
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**{{Ch|Radioactive Man}} figure
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**The "Hii" (Xbox 360 version) and the "I Am" (PS2 version) are parodies of the "[[Wikipedia: Nintendo Wii|Wii]]".
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**''[[Save Hitler's Brain]]''
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*Lisa seems confused why the aliens are in Heaven, when they possibly have their own. A similar joke was made at the end of ''[[The Simpsons: Hit & Run]]'' when Kodos asks why they went to Earth Heaven when they died.
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**''{{ap|Dash Dingo|video game}}''
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**''[[Bonestorm]]''
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**''[[Hockey Dad]]''
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**''[[Larry the Looter]]''
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**''{{ap|Escape from Grandma's House|arcade game}}''
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**''[[Bible Blaster]]''
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**''[[Sim Sandwich]]''
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== Continuity ==
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*There is a cabana house in Heaven for [[Maude Flanders]]. ("[[Alone Again, Natura-Diddily]]").
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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"]]").
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*In the arcade area, "[[Bible Blaster]]" and "[[Touch of Death]]" are seen. ("Alone Again, Natura-Diddily" and "[[When Flanders Failed]]").  
  
 
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