Editing Video Game References

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'''References to video games''', especially those of the 8-bit era, are constantly being made within the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] body of work.  Since references are commonly made to [[Nintendo]], [[Atari 2600]], [[Sega]], and [[Intellivision]], those instances are listed in their respective articles. This article is a list of references to video games in general or to less common systems.

==Strong Bad Email==
*[[homestar hair]] &mdash; Strong Bad goes to play "[[Wikipedia:Temple of Apshai|Temple of Apshai]]" as respite from the email.
*[[video games]] &mdash; Taylor R. wants to know what Strong Bad would be like in a video game. Strong Bad explains that it would depend on what system he was on.
*[[pom pom]] &mdash; Pom Pom beats Strong Bad up by kicking him into the air and 'juggling' him through several strikes, similar to a fighting game. Combo signs appear after his fourth, fifth and sixth strikes.
*[[the facts]] &mdash; The tune [[Homestar Runner]] sings to in the Easter egg is the same tune as the intermission theme from ''[[Wikipedia:Pac-Man|Pac-Man]]''.
*[[secret identity]] &mdash; As Cara Carabowditbowdit, Strong Bad writes to Buttless in Bedstuy that she needs to play more video games.
*[[keep cool]] &mdash; One of the pool rules is to, among other things, "press UP, A, and START" before re-entering the pool after eating.
*[[4 branches]] &mdash; Strong Bad uses the scoring system in video games as a simile to how Homestar's stupidity functions.
*[[Videro Games]] &mdash; Strong Bad describes the effects of video games on children.
*[[highschool]] &mdash; [[Middle School Variation|Baby Strong Bad]] says that he's pretending he's playing better video games.
*[[modeling]] &mdash; An advertisement for foot cream includes the phrase "GOT STINKFOOT?". In ''[[Wikipedia:Parodius Da!|Parodius]]'', gaining a power-up will sometimes result in the main character saying "GOT A STINKFOOT?!" out of a megaphone.
*Email: [[from work]] &mdash; Strong Bad says he hasn't taken his "sit in the men's room and play Tetris for an hour break" yet.

== Other Appearances ==
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 9]] &mdash; Strong Bad is surprised that Babbage's no longer carries [[Wikipedia:TurboGrafx-16|Turbografx]] games.
*[[FAQ]] &mdash; The page title includes the words "Ouch. What do you do?" In ''[[Wikipedia:The Goonies II|The Goonies II]]'', [[Wikipedia:Non-player character|non-player characters]] in mazes would respond with this [[Deliberately Poor English|Engrish]] phrase when attacked.
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 13]] &mdash; [[Tompkins]] is "Baby-sat" and yells for [[Timkins]] not to play his PSOne.
*[[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]] &mdash; Pom Pom is dressed as a Pucca from Dig Dug, and Strong Bad is dressed up as the Skull Kid from the Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask.
*[[Thy Dungeonman 3]] &mdash; the N64 controller is called a "paddle", which alludes to early video game controllers, which were indeed called "paddles".
*[[Poker Night at the Inventory]] &mdash; Since The Inventory is established as a place where video game characters go on their day off, the game contains characters from [[George Lucas|Monkey Island]], [[Sam & Max]], [[wikipedia:Team Fortress 2|Team Fortress 2]], [[Wallace & Gromit|Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures]], and [[Back to the Future]]: The Game.

==See Also==
*[[Cacodemons]]
*[[Couch Mumbling]]
*[[Floppy Disk Container]]
*[[Strong Bad's Technology]]

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