Gotta love when a good show throws down a few gaming references.

The episode of 30 Rock titled “Mamma Mia” that aired last week (May 7, 2009), included three noticeable nods to video games within a couple minutes. (Can you tell I’m a week behind with my TiVo?)

Around 35 seconds into the show, Tina Fey’s character tells Alec Baldwin’s character to stop being so “Irish:”

“Be Italian for like one second. [In fakey Italian accent] ‘I’m Jack, I dunno who m’ father is. I’m so emotional I’m gonna smash these barrels.’”

Sims fans who purchased SimCity Societies and SimCity 4 may want to sit down. Are you seated? Good. I have some bad news for you, but just buckle down, you’ll make it through. Of course it’s good news for other Sims fans who waited to get those games.

EA will be selling SimCity 4, SimsCity 4 Rush Hour, SimCity Societies, SimCity Societies Destinations and The Sims Carnival SnapCity altogether as The SimCity Box for $39.99. The big bundle will be available in June 2008. Oh, and according to Amazon, the box includes a trial version of the Spore Creature Creator…