{"id":128561,"date":"2022-10-02T05:45:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-02T05:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-138530"},"modified":"2022-10-02T05:45:00","modified_gmt":"2022-10-02T05:45:00","slug":"random-great-scott-these-splatoon-3-rewards-sure-look-familiar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/10\/02\/random-great-scott-these-splatoon-3-rewards-sure-look-familiar\/","title":{"rendered":"Random: Great Scott! These Splatoon 3 Rewards Sure Look Familiar"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c7065673024f1\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c7065673024f1\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Back to the Future\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c7065673024f1\/back-to-the-future.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNTEzIj48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"900\" height=\"513\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c7065673024f1\/back-to-the-future.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Back to the Future\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Universal Pictures<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/splatoon_3\">Splatoon 3<\/a> channels all sorts of young and hip themes, but it seems the third entry has also taken some inspiration from a number of popular movie series from around the 1980s. <em>Warning: potential spoilers ahead!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As noticed by a number of Inklings and Octolings across multiple social media platforms, the latest outing has some items and rewards that seemingly pay tribute to movies like <em>Back to the Future<\/em>, <em>Star Wars<\/em> and perhaps even <em>Ghostbusters<\/em>.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I don&#8217;t believe it, but they did it again&#8230; This month&#8217;s Salmon Run gear is Doc Brown&#8217;s metal shades from BttF 2??? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PoU9Eu23DR\">https:\/\/t.co\/PoU9Eu23DR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FNv3DcVy6F\">pic.twitter.com\/FNv3DcVy6F<\/a><\/span>\u2014 Orca (@GateauLOrange) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GateauLOrange\/status\/1576251716949139456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 1, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"object object-oembed\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/splatoon\/comments\/xp7r6f\/dont_know_if_anyones_pointed_this_out_here_but\/ @ 2022-10-02T06:43:12+01:00 --> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-card\"><p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/splatoon\/comments\/xp7r6f\/dont_know_if_anyones_pointed_this_out_here_but\/?ref_source=embed&amp;ref=share\">Don\u2019t know if anyone\u2019s pointed this out here, but the Salmon Run rewards seem to be based on Back to the Future 2<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/splatoon\/\">splatoon<\/a> <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Apart from Marty McFly&#8217;s visor and the Doc&#8217;s glasses, it seems Splatoon 3 may also have a reference to the &#8216;Keymaster helmet&#8217; from Ghostbusters (known in-game as the Brain Strainer) and the Rebel pilot helmets featured in Star Wars (known as the &#8220;Astro helmet&#8221; in-game). Below are some more images of this Grizzco gear:<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Reminded me more of this what with the other two back to the future references<br \/>Though the space helmet thing seems Star Wars inspired so maybe it isn\u2019t BttF <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/k7Fjhc0lkN\">pic.twitter.com\/k7Fjhc0lkN<\/a><\/span>\u2014 Marek (@MarekLonchar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarekLonchar\/status\/1576292865772498944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 1, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">oh my god <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FAgl29kClG\">https:\/\/t.co\/FAgl29kClG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/McFrFu1Y7X\">pic.twitter.com\/McFrFu1Y7X<\/a><\/span>\u2014 Panda \ud83c\udf65 (@PandaUniverse8) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PandaUniverse8\/status\/1576288056079896576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 1, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>What do you think of these items? Will you be wearing them in battle? <em>Comment below.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Universal Pictures Splatoon 3 channels all sorts of young and hip themes, but it seems the third entry has also taken some inspiration from a number of popular movie series from around the 1980s. Warning: potential spoilers ahead! 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