![]() ![]() At the end of the 4th year, when Salvador bites down on a fake tooth, releasing a cloud of poison that kills both him and his victim, he alludes to an almost identical event in Dune. The game contains a reference to Frank Herbert's sci-fi cult novel Dune.This may or may not be intentional but trivia nonetheless! LSA (for short) is the psychoactive ingredient of 'Ololiuqui' - the Aztec name for the seeds of certain plants that have been used and held sacred by the Aztecs for many years. ![]() As stated in the manual Grim Fandango is steeped in references to Aztec and Mayan culture and art (as well as Mexican folklore and film noir of the 1930's, 40's and 50's). You soon end up working for an underground organisation called the L.S.A., or the Lost Souls Alliance.There is, for example, Don Copal - Copal is a festive resin from tropical trees often burned in special bowls on graves during the Day of the Dead in Mexico. Including the references mentioned below, the game's characters have many similarities to actual Day of the Dead objects.and older World War 2 flightsim from Lucasarts (or Lucasfilm Games as it was known back then) As you cross the bridge under it, a short melody plays which is part of the opening theme to Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe. In year 2, there is a part of the game where you see a Blimp/Zeppelin hovering in the air above the Cat Tracks.Take a look to the poster and you will find him in the tattoo designs. Go to the tattoo parlor (in Rubacava, you must walk all the way to the right). As in many others LucasArts games, you can find Max, from Sam & Max."Ofrenda" is a Mexican celebration of the dead. One of the characters is called Olivia Ofrenda.Calaveras are actually those skeleton-dolls, which the majority of the characters in this game are. ![]() The usual golden figure who raises his arms (towards the sun?) is replaced by a skeleton.
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