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The Astro Bot series is known for showcasing PlayStation history , with some incredible deep cuts and cameos . For the upcomingAstro Bot , which was formally announced duringSony ’s latest State of Play this week , that plain comes in the form of a nearly 20 - year - old meme .
In an consultation with EW , Team Asobi head Nicolas Doucet mentioned some of the characters that player will encounter overspread throughout the game ’s 80 planets . This includes some obvious inclusions , like Nathan Drake from the Uncharted dealership and Aloy from the Horizon game , but snuck into one of the paragraph is mention of an island in the cast of a giant pubic louse .
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For those not up on their video game meme history , the “ Giant Enemy Crab ” is a classic . Sony ’s E3 2006 display sport gameplay fromGenji : day of the Blade , an action secret plan that ’s loosely based on the Greco-Roman Nipponese larger-than-life TheTale of the Heike . As manufacturer Bill Ritch played the biz on leg , he speak about what musician could expect , which include fight “ base on famous battles , which in reality rent lieu in ancient Japan . ” However , just as he said that , a giant crab jumps into view on screen . Ritch then spoke the now - illustrious short letter : “ So here ’s this giant enemy crab . ”
Relatedly , this is also the demo that spawn a telephone line that I quote forever : “ And you attack its weak point for massive damage . ”
The absurdity of the second actuate the Giant Enemy Crab into infamy . People made fun of it online , there was a Newgrounds game base off it , and it was even play up in succeeding E3 press conferences . While presentingOctodad : Dadliest Catch , Adam Boyes , then Sony ’s vice prexy of third party relations , said : “ Although historically precise , this secret plan does not contain giant foe crabs . ”
E3 2006 was overall a light point in time for Sony . Not only did it have some lackluster reveals and derisory moments , but this was also when it announced the ridiculously in high spirits pricing for the PlayStation 3 — $ 599 . Archive and docudrama channel NoClip remastered the entire wardrobe league in HD last twelvemonth , and if you want to relive the glee , you canwatch it on YouTube .
Its inclusion , however small , is in railway line with Team Asobi ’s history with the Astro Bot dealership . TakeAstro ’s Playroom , for example , which launched with thePlayStation 5as a tech demonstration that also go through PlayStation console story . Some of the many deep - cut cameos include Fat Princess from the 2009 gameFat Princess;Ape Escape , which was the first biz to necessitate two analogue sticks ; andRidge Racer , also from E3 2006 .
“ I would say it ’s papa acculturation in general in a very broad sense , ” Doucet said in the EW consultation about the upcomingAstro Bot . “ That ’s something we ’ve always done as part of our games — look at iconic genuine - world inspirations , a lot of them from Hollywood movie or famed spiritedness — and look at themes that really crossbreed generation . ”
