Z-Phone - Revision history

TheKman100: /* Trivia */

2025-03-15T01:56:07Z

‎Trivia

24.150.66.128 at 18:59, 2 August 2023

2023-08-02T18:59:52Z

Gnief Fiar: /* List of valid Z-Phone numbers */ Found the reference for call 4878.

2022-06-30T10:10:07Z

‎List of valid Z-Phone numbers: Found the reference for call 4878.

Gnief Fiar: /* List of valid Z-Phone numbers */ Added notes for calls 0205 and 0230

2022-03-15T22:22:43Z

‎List of valid Z-Phone numbers: Added notes for calls 0205 and 0230

Spin Attaxx: /* List of valid Z-Phone numbers */

2022-03-14T17:21:05Z

‎List of valid Z-Phone numbers

Spin Attaxx at 21:40, 13 March 2022

2022-03-13T21:40:02Z

Spin Attaxx at 21:21, 13 March 2022

2022-03-13T21:21:53Z

Gnief Fiar: /* List of valid Z-Phone numbers */ Added notes for numbers 8011 and 9731.

2022-03-13T20:42:03Z

‎List of valid Z-Phone numbers: Added notes for numbers 8011 and 9731.

Gnief Fiar: /* List of valid Z-Phone numbers */ Added the String Theory number.

2022-03-13T06:27:51Z

‎List of valid Z-Phone numbers: Added the String Theory number.

Gnief Fiar: /* List of valid Z-Phone numbers */ Added the last missing phone numbers (except for that one in String Theory which I'm not sure if I should because it spoils the puzzle): 3305, 3732, 4514, 4878, and 8011. Also changed some of the notes and removed 0069.

2022-03-13T04:50:16Z

‎List of valid Z-Phone numbers: Added the last missing phone numbers (except for that one in String Theory which I'm not sure if I should because it spoils the puzzle): 3305, 3732, 4514, 4878, and 8011. Also changed some of the notes and removed 0069.

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-==Trivia==
+==Notes==
 * In a secret room near the start of [[String Theory]], there is a particular tile where the Z-Phone will ring during normal gameplay. If the menu is opened while this is happening, a unique call will play out.
 ** It has been confirmed that this behaviour was coded in as a scrapped method for progressing through the Knives quest, and was most likely placed here to avoid leaving it unused.
 [[Category:Make a Good Mega Man Level: Episode Zero]]

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 | style="text-align: center;"|0308
 | style="text-align: center;"|A call featuring Dante from the ''Devil May Cry'' series, who offers to sell some of his various weapons and possessions to Zero in exchange for bolts. Regardless of the item offered, the result will always be the same; Zero will initially show an interest in buying whatever Dante is offering him, until Dante inevitably spills a questionable detail about the item that causes Zero to change his mind.
-| style="text-align: center;"|March 8th was the worldwide release date of ''Devil May Cry 5'', the most recent installment in the series.
+| style="text-align: center;"|March 8th was the worldwide release date of ''Devil May Cry 5'', the most recent installment in the series when ''Episode Zero'' released.
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 | style="text-align: center;"|0329
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 | style="text-align: center;"|0703
-| style="text-align: center;"|Responds with "FIRE LUIGI1000 LET BUCKET STEP IN". Possibly a reference to the ''Mega Man Y+1'' devteam.
+| style="text-align: center;"|Responds with "FIRE LUIGI1000 LET BUCKET STEP IN". A reference to a meme about ''Mega Man Maker''.
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 | style="text-align: center;"|3305
 | style="text-align: center;"|Calls the Hotline for Idiot Babies from ''Deltarune''.
-| style="text-align: center;"|The sounds while inputting the number resemble Megalovania from ''Undertale''.
+| style="text-align: center;"|The sounds while inputting the number resemble Megalovania from ''Undertale''. In ''Undertale'', Megalovania plays when the player fights Sans, the character who gives the player the Hotline for Idiot Babies in ''Deltarune''.
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 | style="text-align: center;"|3412
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 | style="text-align: center;"|4665
 | style="text-align: center;"|Pirate Man's number. Will not work until obtained by talking to him in Chateau Chevaleresque in [[Mega City]].
-| style="text-align: center;"|4665 are the numbers one would have to press on the number pad of a flip phone in order to spell "hook".
+| style="text-align: center;"|4665 are the numbers one would have to press on the number pad of a flip phone in order to spell "hook". Pirates are typically portrayed in fiction as having hooks for hands.
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 | style="text-align: center;"|4878

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 | style="text-align: center;"|4878
 | style="text-align: center;"|Zero gets a call from "Healing Radio", which will play a different retro song depending on the current level.
-| style="text-align: center;"|—
+| style="text-align: center;"|In ''Metal Gear Solid 3'', the radio frequency, 148.78 corresponds to the healing radio for Jumpin' Johnny by Chunk Raspberry on extreme mode.
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 | style="text-align: center;"|5000

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 | style="text-align: center;"|0205
-| style="text-align: center;"|Plays an unknown sound effect, possibly from a Game Boy game.
+| style="text-align: center;"|Plays the Team Rocket radio transmission from ''Pokémon Gold and Silver''.
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+| style="text-align: center;"|In ''Pokémon Gold and Silver'', this radio transmission is heard by tuning the Pokégear's radio to channel 20.5 while in Mahogany Town, Route 43, or the Lake of Rage before clearing the Team Rocket HQ.
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 | style="text-align: center;"|0230
 | style="text-align: center;"|Calls Youngster Joey from ''Pokémon Gold and Silver'', who, in true Joey fashion, brags about his "top percentage" Rattata.
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+| style="text-align: center;"|In ''Pokémon Gold and Silver'', Youngster Joey is located on Route 30.
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 | style="text-align: center;"|0308

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 | style="text-align: center;"|3305
 | style="text-align: center;"|Calls the Hotline for Idiot Babies from ''Deltarune''.
-| style="text-align: center;"|The sounds while inputting the number resemble "Megalovania" from ''Undertale''.
+| style="text-align: center;"|The sounds while inputting the number resemble Megalovania from ''Undertale''.
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 | style="text-align: center;"|3412

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 With the exception of Knives, none of these numbers will work if Zero doesn't already have them registered in the Z-Phone.
-In addition to these contacts, there are many secret numbers that can be contacted, though some will only work under certain conditions.
+In addition to these contacts, there are many secret numbers that can be contacted, though some will only work under certain conditions. Some of these are "collect calls" that drastically affect gameplay, similar to [[Cheat Mode|cheats]] in other ''MaGMML'' games; when activated, these automatically disqualify the current level run from any active leaderboards.
 ==List of valid Z-Phone numbers==
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 | style="text-align: center;"|2008
-| style="text-align: center;"|Calls Plug Man. If the player is not connected to the leaderboards, he tells Zero that he has nothing special to share with him, and to call back later. If the player is connected, he will plug upcoming/recently released MaGMML content.
+| style="text-align: center;"|Calls Plug Man. If the player is not connected to the leaderboards, he tells Zero that he has nothing special to share with him, and to call back later. If the player is connected, he will plug upcoming/recently released ''MaGMML'' content.
 | style="text-align: center;"|2008 is the year ''[[Mega Man 9]]'' was released.
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 | style="text-align: center;"|2401
-| style="text-align: center;"|A collect call that creates a unique, friendly variant of the [[Trailing Zero]] from Null and Void, complete with [[Mega Man]]'s color scheme. The clone will only disappear when Zero dies or exits a level, and is intangible to all enemies and hazards, much like the harmful Trailing Zeroes. It will copy all of Zero's movements one-for-one, but the only weapon of his that the clone can copy is the [[Z-Saber]], which will damage enemies and objects like the real Zero's, enhancing the latter's DPS when using said weapon alongside the clone. Notably, with the exception of the [[Cutter Chip|Cutter Saber]]'s rolling slash, the clone cannot replicate any of the chip-specific saber attacks, and its saber will always be green regardless of the chip equipped. Also notable is that only one clone can exist at a time, and the call will have no effect if the 5000 number is already in effect.
+| style="text-align: center;"|A collect call that creates a unique, friendly variant of the [[Trailing Zero]] from Null and Void, complete with X's color scheme. The clone will only disappear when Zero dies or exits a level, and is intangible to all enemies and hazards, much like the harmful Trailing Zeroes. It will copy all of Zero's movements one-for-one, but the only weapon of his that the clone can copy is the [[Z-Saber]], which will damage enemies and objects like the real Zero's, enhancing the latter's DPS when using said weapon alongside the clone. Notably, with the exception of the [[Cutter Chip|Cutter Saber]]'s rolling slash, the clone cannot replicate any of the chip-specific saber attacks, and its saber will always be green regardless of the chip equipped. Also notable is that only one clone can exist at a time, and the call will have no effect if the 5000 number is already in effect.
 | style="text-align: center;"|2401 is a reference to the famous ''Super Mario 64'' urban legend "L is Real 2401", which insinuates that Luigi was meant to be playable in said game as a co-op character. The phrase "Let's-a-go!" is said when the number is called, which is a famous catchphrase of the Mario Bros.
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 | style="text-align: center;"|3305
 | style="text-align: center;"|Calls the Hotline for Idiot Babies from ''Deltarune''.
-| style="text-align: center;"|—
+| style="text-align: center;"|The sounds while inputting the number resemble "Megalovania" from ''Undertale''.
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 | style="text-align: center;"|3412

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 | style="text-align: center;"|0120
 | style="text-align: center;"|Responds with "The safe has been unlocked". If entered in [[Code Landfill]], it activates "Epic Mode", which replaces the [[Glitch Gremlin]]s with front facing Xoks.
-| style="text-align: center;"|In ''Maniac Mansion'', 0120 is one of five randomly-generated numbers that can serve as the combination to the attic safe. It also refers to January 20th, 2020, when [[SnoruntPyro]] made a deal with [[MiniMacro]] where she would put the Xok in the game if he would create the Z-Phone menu sprites.
+| style="text-align: center;"|In ''Maniac Mansion'', 0120 is one of five randomly-generated numbers that can serve as the combination to the attic safe. It also refers to January 20th, 2020, when [[snoruntpyro]] made a deal with [[MiniMacro]] where she would put the Xok in the game if he would create the Z-Phone menu sprites.
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 | style="text-align: center;"|0135
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 | style="text-align: center;"|1997
 | style="text-align: center;"|Same as call 0800.
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+| style="text-align: center;"|—
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 | style="text-align: center;"|2001
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 | style="text-align: center;"|3305
-| style="text-align: center;"|Calls the Hotline for Idiot Babies from Deltarune.
+| style="text-align: center;"|Calls the Hotline for Idiot Babies from ''Deltarune''.
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+| style="text-align: center;"|—
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 | style="text-align: center;"|3412
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 | style="text-align: center;"|3732
-| style="text-align: center;"|A collect call that will activate the "Floor is Lava" cheat from the other MaGMML games, but you do not restore health when you are in the air.
+| style="text-align: center;"|A collect call that will activate the "Floor is Lava" cheat from the other ''MaGMML'' games, except health is not restored while in the air.
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+| style="text-align: center;"|—
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 | style="text-align: center;"|4186
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 | style="text-align: center;"|4514
 | style="text-align: center;"|Calls someone who wants to report a "bruh moment" which enrages Zero.
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+| style="text-align: center;"|—
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 | style="text-align: center;"|4665
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 | style="text-align: center;"|4878
-| style="text-align: center;"|You get a call from "Healing Radio" which will play a different retro song depending on which level you're in.
+| style="text-align: center;"|Zero gets a call from "Healing Radio", which will play a different retro song depending on the current level.
-| style="text-align: center;"|-
+| style="text-align: center;"|—
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 | style="text-align: center;"|5000
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 | style="text-align: center;"|7390
 | style="text-align: center;"|Opens the voicemail software on the Z-Phone. Dr. Wily apparently called three hours ago when his UFO broke down.
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+| style="text-align: center;"|—
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 | style="text-align: center;"|7428
 | style="text-align: center;"|Only on Wednesdays, in the secret room near the start of String Theory with 70 Bolts, the Z-Phone will ring. Picking it up will give you a Morse Code message leading to this number. Although the Morse Code phone call only happens on Wednesdays in that specific room, you can call this number on any day anywhere in String Theory. Mark Eteer from Maniac Mansion praises the Mega Man 1 boss theme.
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+| style="text-align: center;"|—
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 | style="text-align: center;"|7439
-| style="text-align: center;"|A collect call in which Tamp thanks you for appreciating them. An invincible Tamp then spawns and harasses the player until they die, press the retry button, or exit the stage.
+| style="text-align: center;"|A collect call in which [[Tamp]] thanks you for appreciating them. An invincible Tamp then spawns and harasses the player until they die, press the retry button, or exit the stage.
-| style="text-align: center;"|-
+| style="text-align: center;"|—
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 | style="text-align: center;"|7537
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 | style="text-align: center;"|8011
 | style="text-align: center;"|Calls someone who tries to tell you the true identity of Model A before Zero gets killed instantly.
-| style="text-align: center;"|This number is a reference to Model A truther, TimeLink.
+| style="text-align: center;"|This number is a reference to Model A truther, [[TimeLink]].
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 | style="text-align: center;"|8164
-| style="text-align: center;"|A collect call that spawns a Big Fish at your location.
+| style="text-align: center;"|A collect call that spawns a [[Big Fish]] at your location.
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+| style="text-align: center;"|—
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 | style="text-align: center;"|8640
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 | style="text-align: center;"|9347
-| style="text-align: center;"|A collect call in which Spark Devil responds, commenting on the backwards name of Noob Saibot from ''Mortal Kombat''. A Spark Devil from Shocking Wacko Stage then spawns and harasses Zero until the level ends, Zero dies, or the player presses the retry button.
+| style="text-align: center;"|A collect call in which [[Spark Devil]] responds, commenting on the backwards name of Noob Saibot from ''Mortal Kombat''. A Spark Devil from [[Shocking Wacko Stage]] then spawns and harasses Zero until the level ends, Zero dies, or the player presses the retry button.
-| style="text-align: center;"|-
+| style="text-align: center;"|—
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 | style="text-align: center;"|9731
 | style="text-align: center;"|Recites the opening paragraph of the fanfiction "Metroid High School", in its glorious typo-ridden awesomeness.
-| style="text-align: center;"|This number is a reference to the "Metroid High School" missionary, ParmaJon.
+| style="text-align: center;"|This number is a reference to the "Metroid High School" missionary, [[ParmaJon]].
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 | style="text-align: center;"|9999