The latest 'Ready Player One' trailer is filled with a bunch of new geeky references

Which fan-favorite characters can you spot?
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Adam Rosenberg
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The latest 'Ready Player One' trailer is filled with a bunch of new geeky references
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New Ready Player One trailers are quickly turning into a game of "spot the reference." Sure, there's plenty of excitement for director Steven Spielberg's first crack at live-action sci-fi/fantasy since 2008's Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

But let's be real: Many of us are here, poring over the new trailers, to see which of our favorite characters surface. In this latest look at the March 30 release, I can see Blanka and Chun-Li from Street Fighter, multiple Battletoads, Overwatch's Tracer, a silhouette that could either be King Kong or Donkey Kong, horror movie murder doll Chucky, and RX-78-2 Gundam, plus a bunch of others that popped up in the previous trailer.

Which references did you spot?

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Adam Rosenberg

Adam Rosenberg is a Senior Games Reporter for Mashable, where he plays all the games. Every single one. From AAA blockbusters to indie darlings to mobile favorites and browser-based oddities, he consumes as much as he can, whenever he can.Adam brings more than a decade of experience working in the space to the Mashable Games team. He previously headed up all games coverage at Digital Trends, and prior to that was a long-time, full-time freelancer, writing for a diverse lineup of outlets that includes Rolling Stone, MTV, G4, Joystiq, IGN, Official Xbox Magazine, EGM, 1UP, UGO and others.Born and raised in the beautiful suburbs of New York, Adam has spent his life in and around the city. He's a New York University graduate with a double major in Journalism and Cinema Studios. He's also a certified audio engineer. Currently, Adam resides in Crown Heights with his dog and his partner's two cats. He's a lover of fine food, adorable animals, video games, all things geeky and shiny gadgets.


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