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# Record Name Group  Category Subcategory BOGUS BUSINESS BUREAU 1 Abound Sound Audio System BBB Technology Audiovisual Devices Abound Sound Audio System Ultra thin speakers on Wade's haptic chair. 2 Advanced OASIS Studies BBB Education Classes Advanced OASIS Studies Class Wade attends at his school in the OASIS. 3 The Aech-Feed BBB Video TV Stations The Aech-Feed Aech's personal OASIS vidfeed. 4 Aladdin's Castle BBB Entertainment Video Game Arcades Aladdin's Castle Arcade on the planet Archaide, virtual simulation of an real arcade that once existed. 5 Anorak's Almanac BBB Literature Books-Biography Anorak's Almanac A collection of hundreds of Halliday's undated journal entries. 6 Anorak's Quest BBB Media Video Games Anorak's Quest Video game Halliday programmed in BASIC on a TRS-80 set in the fantasy world Chthonia. 7 Anorak's Quest II BBB Media Video Games Anorak's Quest II Sequel to Halliday's first video game. 8 Antigrav Boots BBB Apparel Footwear Antigrav Boots Boots Wade wears to the planet Archaide. 9 Antimatter Friction-induction Bomb BBB Weapons Explosives Antimatter Friction-induction Bomb Bomb Wade programs Supply Droid SD-03 to detonate, bringing down The Sixers' dome over Castle Anorak. 10 Art3Miss BBB Apparel Clothing Products Art3Miss Art3mis' wildly successful clothing line for full-figured female avatars. 11 Art3mivision BBB Video TV Stations Art3mivision Art3mis' personal OASIS vidfeed. 12 Arty's Missives BBB Media Websites Arty's Missives Blog written by female gunter Art3mis detailed her quest for Halliday's egg. 13 Backpack of Holding BBB Apparel Luggage Backpack of Holding Gear Wade wears when visiting the planet Archaide, what he calls his Sunday best. 14 Black Chuck Taylor All Stars of Speed an... BBB Apparel Clothing Products Black Chuck Taylor All Stars of Speed and Flight Magical items Art3mis was wearing when she was killed by The Sixers detonating the Cataclyst. 15 Boots of Speed BBB Apparel Footwear Boots of Speed Magic boots that Shoto wears. 16 Caravan of Suck BBB Video Movies-Sci Fi Caravan of Suck Joke Wade makes to Aech about the Star Wars film Caravan Of Courage: An Ewok Adventure - "They should have called it Caravan of Suck" 17 Daisho Energy Drink BBB Beverage Products Energy Drinks Daisho Energy Drink Daito and Shoto's energy drink. 18 The Daishow BBB Video TV Stations The Daishow Daito and Shoto's personal OASIS vidfeed. 19 Dinatro RLR-7800 WreckSpex BBB Technology Computer Peripherals Dinatro RLR-7800 WreckSpex Haptic visor Wade uses to interact with the OASIS. "The Visor drew the OASIS directly onto my retinas at the highest frame rate and resolution perceptible to the human eye" 20 The Distracted Globe BBB Nightlife Nightlife-Dancing The Distracted Globe Venue where Open Morrow'a birthday party takes place, a zero gravity dance club on the planet Neonoir in Sector Sixteen. 21 Ecto-88 BBB Vehicles Motor Vehicles Ecto-88 Wade's car, a DeLorean outfitted with a nonfunctioning flux capacitor. Wade installed an artificially intelligent onboard computer named KITT with a matching red Knight Rider scanner just above the DeLorean's grill. Then he outfitted the car with an oscillation overthruster, a device that allowed it to travel through solid matter. Finally, to complete his '80s super-vehicle theme, he slapped a Ghostbusters logo on each of the DeLorean's gull-wing doors and personalized plates that read ECTO-88. 22 The Egg Man BBB Literature Books-Biography The Egg Man Halliday biography. 23 Flicksync BBB Media Video Games Flicksync Immersive interactive video games patented by GSS that allowed people to play a lead role in one of their favorite old movies or tv series, inspired by Halliday's War Games simulation quest beyond the first gate. 24 Gauntlets of Giant Strength BBB Apparel Body Armor Gauntlets of Giant Strength Gloves Wade wears when visiting the planet Archaide. 25 The Grail Diary BBB Literature Books-Biography The Grail Diary Wade's journal. 26 Gregarious Games BBB Companies Software Companies Gregarious Games Halliday and Morrow's first video game Company. 27 GSS BBB Companies Technology Companies GSS Gregarious Simulation Systems, Halliday's company. 28 GSS Museum BBB Entertainment Museums GSS Museum The real GSS Museum is in Columbus, but there is a virtual simulation of it on the planet Archaide. 29 Gun Torrent BBB Media Websites Gun Torrent A file sharing program used by gunters around the world. 30 Gunterpedia BBB Media Websites Gunterpedia Gunter website. 31 Habashaw OIR 9400 BBB Technology Computer Peripherals Habashaw OIR 9400 Morrow's top of the line OASIS immersion bays. 32 Halcydonia Interactive BBB Companies Software Companies Halcydonia Interactive Ogden and Kira's nonprofit educational software company that created free interactive adventure games for kids. 33 Hale Mail Powered Armor BBB Weapons Weapons-misc Hale Mail Powered Armor Gear Wade wears when visiting the planet Archaide, what he calls his Sunday best. 34 Happy Time Pizza [restaurant] BBB Dining Pizza Parlors Happy Time Pizza [restaurant] Pizza parlor from Halliday's hometown. 35 Happy Time Pizza [virtual version] BBB Dining Pizza Parlors Happy Time Pizza [virtual version] Pizza parlor from Halliday's hometown, recreated as a virtual simulation on the planet Archaide. 36 The Hatchery BBB Media Websites The Hatchery Gunter website. 37 Helpful Helpdesk Inc. BBB Companies Communications Companies Helpful Helpdesk Inc. One of the contract firms GSS uses to handle OASIS customer service and support, where Wade gets a job to pay the rent. 38 Innovative Online Industries BBB Companies Industries Innovative Online Industries Also known as IOI, the global communications conglomerate and the world's largest internet service provider. 39 IOI-N BBB Video TV-News Networks IOI-N The company's twenty-four-hour news network that provides a nonstop stream of company-related news and propaganda. 40 The Iron Giant BBB Technology Robot Models The Iron Giant A fifty-foot, metal-eating robot, one of the giant robot reward options available when Wade beats the Black Tiger video game, originally from The Iron Giant animated film. 41 Jet Boots BBB Apparel Footwear Jet Boots Wade's flying boots. 42 Jet Jaguar BBB Technology Robot Models Jet Jaguar A humanoid robot, one of the giant robot reward options available when Wade beats the Black Tiger video game, originally from the film Godzilla vs. Megalon. 43 Joe's Garage BBB Services Repair Services Joe's Garage Orbital starship repair shop in Sector Ten. 44 The John Hughes Blues BBB Media Websites The John Hughes Blues Blog post posted on Arty's Missives blog. 45 Johnny Five Supply Droids BBB Technology Robot Models Johnny Five Supply Droids Short Circuit droids The Sixers use as gofers, to run errands. 46 The Kaylee BBB Vehicles Spacecrafts The Kaylee The name of Wade's Firefly class starship before he changes it to The Vonnegut. 47 The Kurosawa BBB Vehicles Spacecrafts The Kurosawa Dario and Shoto's starship, a large interplanetary trawler modeled after the Bebop in Cowboy Bebop. 48 L33t Hax0rz Warezhaus BBB Media Websites L33t Hax0rz Warezhaus Highly exclusive illegal data auction site. 49 Lightsaber BBB Weapons Blade Weapons Lightsaber The Jedi laser sword weapons from Star Wars are a dime a dozen in the OASIS. Wade has more than 40. 50 The Mailbox BBB Services Rental Services The Mailbox Post office box rental outlet where Wade rents a mailbox as part of his IOI escape plan. 51 Mandarax Software BBB Technology Software Mandarax Software Translation software Wade uses to translate a Japanese newsfeed article about Daito's "suicide" 52 The Marveller BBB Vehicles Spacecrafts The Marveller Wade's new starship, a transformed version of the giant robot Leopardon from Supaidaman. 53 Max Headroom V3.4.1 BBB Technology Software Max Headroom V3.4.1 Highly customized system agent software. 54 Meta-detector BBB Technology Tracking Devices Meta-detector Device used at IOI checkpoint to scan indents to make sure they weren't hiding any electronic devices on or in their persons. 55 Middletown Lanes [Middletown] BBB Entertainment Bowling Alleys Middletown Lanes [Middletown] Bowling alley from Halliday's hometown. 56 Middletown Lanes [OASIS] BBB Entertainment Bowling Alleys Middletown Lanes [OASIS] Bowling alley hidden in Tyrell buildings from Blade Runner all over the OASIS, based on a real bowling alley from Halliday's hometown. 57 OASIS OS BBB Technology Software OASIS OS Operating system used for the OASIS. 58 OASIS Public School #1172 BBB Education High Schools OASIS Public School #1172 Aech's high school in the OASIS. 59 OASIS Public School #1873 BBB Education High Schools OASIS Public School #1873 Wade's high school in the OASIS. 60 OASIS Public School #571 BBB Education High Schools OASIS Public School #571 High school in the OASIS near the Tomb of Horrors. 61 OASIS Reality Engine BBB Technology Supercomputers OASIS Reality Engine 62 The OASIS BBB Media Video Games The OASIS OASIS = Ontologically Anthropocentric Sensory Immersive Simulation. A massively multiplayer online game that has gradually evolved into the globally networked virtual reality most of humanity now used on a daily basis. 63 Oculance Visor BBB Technology Computer Peripherals Oculance Visor Brand of visor in Morrow's immersion bays. 64 Okagami IdleHands Haptic Datagloves BBB Technology Computer Peripherals Okagami IdleHands Haptic Datagloves State-of-the-art haptic gloves Wade wears to interact with the OASIS. Special tactile feedback pads covered both palms, allowing the gloves to create the illusion that I was touching objects and surfaces that didn't actually exist. 65 Okagami Runaround Omni-directional Tread... BBB Technology Computer Peripherals Okagami Runaround Omni-directional Treadmill Moving base for Wade's haptic chair. Slogan: "No matter where you go, there you are" 66 The Olfatrix Smell Tower BBB Home Furnishing Furniture The Olfatrix Smell Tower Hardware for Wade's haptic chair. "The Oflatrix Smell Tower in the corner was capable of generating over two thousand discernible odors." 67 Oscillation Overthruster BBB Technology Computer Peripherals Oscillation Overthruster Device that allows Wade's flying DeLorean, the Ecto-88, it to travel through solid matter. 68 Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster BBB Menu Mixed Drinks Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster Drink served at Ogden Morrow's nightclub The Distracted Globe, inspired by The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. 69 Parzival-TV BBB Video TV Stations Parzival-TV Wade's personal OASIS vidfeed, broadcasting obscure eclectic crap, 24-7-365. 70 The Pleasuredome BBB Services Sex Services The Pleasuredome Brothel simulation. 71 RX-78 Gundam Mech BBB Technology Robot Models RX-78 Gundam Mech The giant robot that Aech selects after clearing the second gate, from the Mobile Suit Gundam anime series. 72 SageCage BBB Products Hardware SageCage The titanium alloy Wade used to reinforce his apartment's walls, floor, and ceiling. 73 Sector Eleven BBB Media Virtual Reality Sector Eleven One of the twenty-seven sectors of the OASIS, location of the Whedonverse, where Wade obtains his Firefly class starship. 74 Sector Fourteen BBB Media Virtual Reality Sector Fourteen One of the twenty-seven sectors of the OASIS, location of Wade's asteroid Falco. 75 Sector One BBB Media Virtual Reality Sector One One of the twenty-seven sectors of the OASIS, location where new avatars are spawned at the time of their creation. 76 Sector Seven BBB Media Virtual Reality Sector Seven One of the twenty-seven sectors of the OASIS, location of the planet Middletown, a recreation of Halliday's hometown. 77 Sector Sixteen BBB Media Virtual Reality Sector Sixteen One of the twenty-seven sectors of the OASIS, location of planet Neonoir and Morrow's nightclub The Distracted Globe. 78 Sector Ten BBB Media Virtual Reality Sector Ten One of the twenty-seven sectors of the OASIS, location of Joe's Garage, an orbital starship repair shop. 79 Sector Twenty-one BBB Media Virtual Reality Sector Twenty-one One of the twenty-seven sectors of the OASIS, location of the Rush-themed planet Syrinx. 80 Sector Twenty-two BBB Media Virtual Reality Sector Twenty-two One of the twenty-seven sectors of the OASIS, location of the hidden high-level quest called Shodai Urutoraman on the planet Tokusatsu. 81 Sector Two BBB Media Virtual Reality Sector Two One of the twenty-seven sectors of the OASIS, location of the planet Gygax. 82 Shaptic Technologies HC5000 Fully Adjust... BBB Technology Computer Peripherals Shaptic Technologies HC5000 Fully Adjustable Haptic Chair Haptic hardware Wade uses to interact with the OASIS. 83 Shaptic UberBetty BBB Technology Robot Models Shaptic UberBetty Anatomically correct haptic doll, or ACHD, for more intimate encounters within the OASIS. 84 Sinatro OASIS Console BBB Technology Computer Peripherals Sinatro OASIS Console A top-of-the-line miniature OASIS console one of Wade's fellow IOI indents was caught concealing inside a prosthetic testicle. "Talk about balls." 85 Sludge BBB Beverage Products Beverages Sludge High protein vitamin d infused breakfast drink. 86 Specium Ray BBB Weapons Weapons-misc Specium Ray Weapon Wade uses as Ultraman in the battle against Sorrento, a pulsing beam of white energy. 87 The Stacks BBB Media Video Games The Stacks Wade created an Atari 2600 video game. 88 TIE Fighter BBB Vehicles Spacecrafts TIE Fighter Vehicle from Star Wars that appears in the OASIS. 89 Tomb of Horrors BBB Services Cemeteries Tomb of Horrors Underground tomb on the planet Ludus in the OASIS, based on the Dungeons & Dragons module, home of the the Copper Key. 90 Tommy Queue BBB Video TV Shows-misc Tommy Queue TV show on IOI-N, a wacky situation comedy chronicling the misadventures of Tommy, a newly indentured OASIS tech rep struggling to achieve his goals of financial independence and on-the-job excellence!. An "inane corporate shitcom", according to Wade. 91 Travoltra BBB Technology Software Travoltra High end avatar dance software that Wade utlizes at Ogden Morrow's birthday party. 92 Twenty Grand Palace BBB Dining Pizza Parlors Twenty Grand Palace Combination video game arcade / pizza parlor in the OASIS, inspired by the arcade from the movie War Games. 93 Ultra-Slice BBB Weapons Blade Weapons Ultra-Slice Weapon Wade uses as Ultraman in the battle against Sorrento, a glowing circular saw blade of electric-blue energy. 94 USCR BBB Media Websites USCR United States Citizens Registry database. 95 Viper BBB Vehicles Spacecrafts Viper Colonial starfighter from Battlestar Galactica that appears in the OASIS. 96 Voight Kampff Test Machine BBB Technology Electronics Voight Kampff Test Machine Replicant testing machine present in all of the virtually simulated Tyrell Corporation buildings in the OASIS, from Blade Runner. 97 The Vonnegut BBB Vehicles Spacecrafts The Vonnegut The name Wade gives his Firefly class starship, previously named The Kaylee. 98 Vorpal Bastard Sword BBB Weapons Blade Weapons Vorpal Bastard Sword Sword Wade carries to the planet Archaide. 99 Vorpal Blade BBB Weapons Blade Weapons Vorpal Blade Wade gives Shoto a Vorpal blade as a gift, originally from Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass. 100 World Builder Software BBB Technology Software World Builder Software OASIS software containing templates for structures, such as the Tyrell building from Blade Runner. 101 X-Wing BBB Vehicles Spacecrafts X-Wing Wade keeps an X-Wing Fighter from Star Wars in the hangar on his private asteroid. MAKE BELIEVE MAP 102 Alt.phreaking Map Outer Space Planets Alt.phreaking One of the worlds in Sector Seven named after an old Usenet group. 103 Altair VI Map Outer Space Planets Altair VI Planet in the OASIS, inspired by Star Trek. 104 Archaide Map Outer Space Planets Archaide Planet in the OASIS, tribute to video games of all kinds, includes a virtual simulation of the GSS Museum and Happy Time Pizza, a pizzeria from Halliday's hometown. 105 Arrakis Map Outer Space Planets Arrakis Planet in the OASIS, based on the planet from Dune. 106 The Avenue Map Transit Routes Streets-Avenues The Avenue Road on the planet Neonoir, location of Ogden Morrow's nightclub The Distorted Globe. 107 Axrenox Map Outer Space Planets Axrenox Cyber punk themed world in Sector Twenty-Two containing a Tyrell Building from Blade Runner where Wade goes looking for the third Gate. 108 Benatar Map Outer Space Moons Benatar Artemis' small moon, location of her armored palace stronghold. 109 The Boulevard Map Transit Routes Streets-Blvds The Boulevard Road on the planet Neonoir, location of Ogden Morrow's nightclub The Distorted Globe. 110 Castle Anorak Map Structures Castles Castle Anorak Halliday's personal stronghold on the planet Chthonia. 111 Chthonia [Anorak's Quest] Map Worlds Fantasy Lands Chthonia [Anorak's Quest] Fantasy world setting in the video game Anorak's Quest that Halliday programmed in BASIC on a TRS-80. 112 Chthonia [OASIS] Map Outer Space Planets Chthonia [OASIS] Planet in Sector Ten, home of Halliday's personal stronghold, Castle Anorak. 113 Cleveland Avenue Map Transit Routes Streets-Avenues Cleveland Avenue Street where Halliday grew up. 114 Discworld Map Outer Space Planets Discworld Planet in the OASIS, based on the Discworld book series by Terry Pratchett. 115 Falco Map Outer Space Interstellar Objects Falco Also known as Planetoid S14A316, the cheapest planetoid Wade could find, where he builds his stronghold. 116 Frobozz Map Outer Space Planets Frobozz Small world in Sector Seven, home to detailed re-creations of the game Zork. 117 Goondocks Map Outer Space Planets Goondocks Goonies-themed planet in the OASIS. 118 Greenleaf Lane Map Transit Routes Streets-Lanes Greenleaf Lane Art3mis' home address in Vancouver. 119 Greyhawk Map Outer Space Planets Greyhawk Planet in the OASIS, reference to Dungeons & Dragons. 120 Gygax Map Outer Space Planets Gygax Planet in the OASIS, named after Gary Gygax, the creator of Dungeons & Dragons. 121 Halcydonia Map Worlds Fantasy Lands Halcydonia Magical kingdom setting in the educational games created by Ogden and Kira's nonprofit educational software company Halcydonia interactive. 122 Incipio Map Outer Space Planets Incipio Planet at the center of Sector One where new avatars spawn when created. 123 IOI 1 Map Outer Space Planets IOI 1 Planet in the OASIS, a massive chrome globe, headquarters of The Sixers. 124 Ludus Map Outer Space Planets Ludus Planet in the OASIS, location of OASIS public schools, as well as the Tomb of Horrors, home of the Copper Key. 125 Ludus II Map Outer Space Planets Ludus II Planet in the OASIS where all schools from Ludus were relocated to when it was revealed that Ludus was the location of the Copper Key. The original Ludus remained a battlefield for Gunters. 126 Magrathea Map Outer Space Planets Magrathea Planet in the OASIS, based on the planet from the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. 127 Middle Earth Map Outer Space Planets Middle Earth Planet in the OASIS, named for Lord of the Rings. 128 Middletown Map Outer Space Planets Middletown Planet in the OASIS that Halliday created to resemble his hometown in Ohio, as it was in the 1980s. 129 Midworld Map Outer Space Planets Midworld Planet in the OASIS, based on Midworld novel by Alan Dean Foster. 130 Mitnick Map Outer Space Planets Mitnick One of the worlds in Sector Seven named after a famous hacker. 131 Neonoir Map Outer Space Planets Neonoir Plant in the Oasis where it's always night, location of Ogden Morrow's nightclub The Distracted Globe. 132 Pern Map Outer Space Planets Pern Planet in the Oasis, based on the planet from Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern series. 133 Planet Doom Map Outer Space Planets Planet Doom Planet in the OASIS, location of the third and final gate, as well as the crystal key. Named after the one of the planets of the Drule Empire in the video game series Voltron: Defender of the Universe. 134 Planet Zemeckis Map Outer Space Planets Planet Zemeckis Planet in the OASIS. 135 Portland Avenue Stacks Map Urban Areas Neighborhoods Portland Avenue Stacks A sprawling hive of discolored trailer homes rusting on the shores of I-40, just west of Oklahoma City's decaying skyscraper. 136 Ringworld Map Outer Space Planets Ringworld Planet in the OASIS, based on the science fiction novel by Larry Niven. 137 Riverworld Map Outer Space Planets Riverworld Planet in the OASIS, based on the fantasy novels by Philip Jose Farmer. 138 Skolnick Map Outer Space Planets Skolnick Planet in the OASIS, location of an interactive simulation of the fraternity house from the movie Revenge of the Nerds. Named after Robert Carradine's character Lewis Skolnick. 139 Tokusatsu Map Outer Space Planets Tokusatsu Planet, location of the hidden high-level Japanese-language quest Shodai Urutoraman. 140 Transsexual Map Outer Space Planets Transsexual Planet in the OASIS featuring screenings of the Rocky horror picture show. 141 Vulcan Map Outer Space Planets Vulcan Planet in the OASIS, based on the Star Trek planet. 142 Woz Map Outer Space Planets Woz One of the worlds in Sector Seven named after a famous hacker. 143 The XYZZY Cluster Map Outer Space Star Clusters The XYZZY Cluster A group of several hundred rarely visited worlds containing recreations of classic text adventure games. OTHER 144 1980s References Other Themes 3-D #bc2e28 #d49c02 #a09d9c 145 Clan Destiny Other Sports Sports Teams Clan Destiny Gunter Clan - group of gunters working together to find Halliday's easter egg. 146 Game Designer of the Year Awards Other Recognition Awards Ceremonies Game Designer of the Year Awards Awards that Halliday won, on display in the real GSS Museum in Columbus, but also in the virtual simulation of the GSS Museum, which is located deep within the planet Archaide in Sector Seven. 147 High Five Other Sports Sports Teams High Five Gunter Clan - group of gunters working together to find Halliday's easter egg. 148 Key Masters Other Sports Sports Teams Key Masters Gunter Clan - group of gunters working together to find Halliday's easter egg. 149 OASIS Credit Other Money Currency OASIS Credit 150 Oviraptors Other Sports Sports Teams Oviraptors Gunter Clan - group of gunters working together to find Halliday's easter egg. 151 Team Banzai Other Sports Sports Teams Team Banzai Gunter Clan - group of gunters working together to find Halliday's easter egg. 152 Untitled Other Themes Beast 2 #5a4727 #876b3b #b89a68

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