- There are two leather jackets in Johnny's room.
- What looks like the word 'Oyster' is printed in neon above the Seventh Heaven bar.
- Sister Ray is named after a Joy Division song.
- The kid with the room above the Beginner's Hall in Sector 7 has a 'Bolt' poster on his wall.
- If you beat Rufus in under ten seconds, he says, "I feel a song coming along" and starts break-dancing to Sir Mixalot's Baby Got Back (okay, I made that up ).
- The guys in black robes look a bit like Jelly Babies.
- The word 'Jenova' is written on a sign over Jenova's head.
- You never find out just what the guys in Sector 7 are guarding.
- The scene in the park is blatantly ripping off Akira.