Someone at Bethesda watched Beneath the Planet of the Apes

[panthercom]

 Lets see... ghoulified people living in the ruins of New York and worshiping an atom bomb (actually a cobalt bomb),

nah; there's no relationship to the Fallout games whatsoever

[RitualClarity]

 Lets see... ghoulified people living in the ruins of New York and worshiping an atom bomb (actually a cobalt bomb),

nah; there's no relationship to the Fallout games whatsoever

 

There are loads of references to other movies and games in the fallout universe. This is common and has been around even during Fallout 1.

http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Fallout_3_cultural_references

http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Fallout:_New_Vegas_cultural_references

http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Fallout_cultural_references

http://www.thevaulttecinc.com/2014/10/20-incredibly-great-references-in.html

http://www.dorkly.com/post/69113/incredibly-great-references-in-fallout-new-vegas

[Arhon]

Yup they are interesting references.

 

Still I wished there were more.... progress with the Childs of Atom, it would make for an interesting quest.

[RitualClarity]

That is what mods are for...