Easter Eggs and Secrets in Max Payne 3

The following is a list of secrets, easter eggs, and hidden trivia references in Max payne 3.

Easter Eggs[]

Curupira, the mythological creature of Brazilian folklore makes an appearance in in-game TV show Lords and Ladies in the chapter Just Another Day at the Office.
In Chapter 1, Max can play the piano in the first apartment area. In Chapter 8, Max can play the piano in the chapel near the staircase. In Chapter 11, he can play the piano on the ship. In Chapter 12, he can play the piano in a bar on one of the upper floors.
- Each time he plays, he will get a little better, as the tune comes back to him. At the last piano, he will play the theme from the original Max Payne.

Most of the singleplayer achievements/trophies' names are based on older games' quotes of Max Payne.
- For instance, the achievement/trophy "Dearest Of All My Friends" is a reference to the main antagonist of Max Payne 2, Vladimir Lem, who often says this quote.
In chapter nine, you can come across a TV you can turn on and watch. After the first commercial, the news will report an investigation, with one of the suspects being Max. This is shown by a police sketch which closely resembles Sam Lake's likeness used for Max in the original game.
One of the televisions the player can switch on and view will play an advertisement for a hotel named "Hotel Mona", which features a narration from a familiar person. This triggers Max to switch off the TV.

In the chapter A Fat Bald Dude with a Bad Temper, there is a nod towards Grand Theft Auto IV. The photocopiers are Power Ultra 3000 Pro photocopiers, the exact same as in GTA IV.
In chapter four, after meeting Brewer, you will be able to go into his apartment. If you look closely on the wall you will see a very familiar map with a few markings. This is the Algonquin portion of the Liberty City map from Grand Theft Auto 4.
In chapter 13, you can find a desk with two bobbleheads, the one on the top of the computer is wearing a Cluckin' Bell t-shirt. Cluckin' Bell is a fast food restaurant from the Grand Theft Auto series.

Sometimes when you kill an enemy (at any chapter), you will hear one of Niko Bellic's death screams (the loud one).

Towards the end of the chapter Anybody Can Buy Me a Drink, Max and Raul Passos storm a mafia-run chop shop. One of the vehicles within is a Cognoscenti stripped down to its frame.

In the same chapter, Max traverses a corridor inside an apartment building while being attacked from a nearby rooftop. If shot down from the roof, a mafia goon may emit the same scream of a conspiracist tramp from GTA IV.
The police cruisers found in Act 3 are modified Chavos.
Many telephones have been reused from the Drug Dealer's Apartment.
A magazine cover uses Liberty City's skyline but has the name "New York" on the front cover.
Many pictures of Liberty City can be found on the walls of various rooms.
In the multiplayer map Tiete River Docks, a wall has several pictures of aircraft from Grand Theft Auto V. The aircraft depicted are a beta Hydra, a Shamal, a Luxor and a Titan.
In the chapter One Card Left to Play a makeup advertisement near The Underground Airport Train Station has Pillbox Hill's skyline in the background.
In the chapter Sun Tan Oil, Stale Margaritas, and Greed, the yacht you are fighting on is a 10 million dollar yacht found only in Grand Theft Auto: Online.

The achievement/trophy "A License To Kill" is a reference to James Bond film, License To Kill.
The nightclub shootout in the chapter Nothing But The Second Best is loosely inspired by a similar nightclub shootout scene from Michael Mann's 2004 film, Collateral. Also Max Payne is wearing a Grey suit the same worn by Tom Cruise's character in the film.
Max Payne's appearance in It's Drive or Shoot, Sister and The Great American Savior of the Poor resembles John McClane in the film Die Hard with a Vengeance.
The plot of the game is reminiscent of the film Man on Fire, as both Max Payne and John W. Creasy are former government agents (Max, a former NYPD detective while John, a former CIA SAD/SOG officer) who both got hired as a bodyguard for a family (Branco family in-game, Ramos family in the film), who then went on a killing spree to save a kidnapped member of the family (Fabiana in-game, Lupita in the film). Both also struggle with alcoholism and depression.
When Serrano walks by Max and Fischer, he asks, "What's up, doc?" in Portuguese, as a reference to Bugs Bunny.
The IT guy may be based on Maurice Moss, a character from the British TV show, The IT Crowd, as the two are very similar in appearance.