the game that john asks flash to play at the end of the episode "Brawlin' Bots" is clearly referencing the popular toy. It is seen in the beginning of the episode as well, in a game between Flash and Elongated Man.
In a nod to the iconic game "Rock'em, Sock'em, Robots", during the Atom/Zeus fight, Mashido assumes manual control of Zeus and grabs two simple joysticks and moves them back and forth operating Zeus exactly as done in the game.