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== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
 
* The name and description of Ze Goggles are a reference to a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juFZh92MUOY line] spoken by the character {{w|Rainier Wolfcastle}}, in "[[w:Radioactive Man (The Simpsons episode)|Radioactive Man]]", an episode of ''{{w|The Simpsons}}''. This line has since developed something of a cult following in online communities.  
 
* The name and description of Ze Goggles are a reference to a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juFZh92MUOY line] spoken by the character {{w|Rainier Wolfcastle}}, in "[[w:Radioactive Man (The Simpsons episode)|Radioactive Man]]", an episode of ''{{w|The Simpsons}}''. This line has since developed something of a cult following in online communities.  
* The design for Ze Goggles is a reference to the Ecto-Goggles (now Paragoggles, as of ''Ghostbusters: The Video Game''), which make constant appearances throughout the ''{{w|Ghostbusters}}'' series. The creator of Ze Goggles submitted their creation to the former [[contribution page]] under the name "Ect-oh Goggles".<ref>[http://www.polycount.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1066873&postcount=107 Forum post] by spetch on thread "[http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1066873#post1066873 Team Fortress 2 art - Hats, Items, etc.]", [http://www.polycount.com/forum/ polycount.com forum], January 25, 2010. Accessed November 26, 2011.</ref>
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* The design for Ze Goggles is a reference to the Ecto-Goggles (now Paragoggles, as of ''Ghostbusters: The Video Game''), which make constant appearances throughout the ''{{w|Ghostbusters}}'' series. The creator of Ze Goggles submitted their creation to the former contribution page (now replaced by the [[Steam Workshop]]) under the name "Ect-oh Goggles".<ref>[http://www.polycount.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1066873&postcount=107 Forum post] by spetch on thread "[http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1066873#post1066873 Team Fortress 2 art - Hats, Items, etc.]", [http://www.polycount.com/forum/ polycount.com forum], January 25, 2010. Accessed November 26, 2011.</ref>
 
* The sound that plays when this item is picked up and moved throughout the [[backpack]] uses the same sound as the night-vision goggles, from ''{{w|Counter-Strike: Source}}''.
 
* The sound that plays when this item is picked up and moved throughout the [[backpack]] uses the same sound as the night-vision goggles, from ''{{w|Counter-Strike: Source}}''.
  

Revision as of 19:26, 18 March 2012

Schnell! Go get zem!
The Medic on ghosts in need of busting

Ze Goggles are a community-created headwear item for the Medic. They are a pair of chunky, military-spec Template:W.

Update history

May 20, 2010 Patch (Second Community Contribution Update)

  • Ze Goggles were added to the game.

September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)

December 15, 2011 Patch (Australian Christmas 2011)

  • [Undocumented] This item's type was changed from "Hat" to "Glasses".

Trivia

  • The name and description of Ze Goggles are a reference to a line spoken by the character Template:W, in "Radioactive Man", an episode of Template:W. This line has since developed something of a cult following in online communities.
  • The design for Ze Goggles is a reference to the Ecto-Goggles (now Paragoggles, as of Ghostbusters: The Video Game), which make constant appearances throughout the Template:W series. The creator of Ze Goggles submitted their creation to the former contribution page (now replaced by the Steam Workshop) under the name "Ect-oh Goggles".[1]
  • The sound that plays when this item is picked up and moved throughout the backpack uses the same sound as the night-vision goggles, from Template:W.

References

  1. Forum post by spetch on thread "Team Fortress 2 art - Hats, Items, etc.", polycount.com forum, January 25, 2010. Accessed November 26, 2011.