Editing Arcade Game

{{about|short}} {{for|[[Stand-Up Arcade Games|arcade machine]]|TROGDOR! Arcade Machine}} {{for|game on the arcade machine|TROGDOR!}} {{for|[[Skills of an Artist]] episode|Classic Stand-up Arcade Game}}
{{ashortsnav}}
[[Image:indabasement.PNG|200px|thumb|"We're, uh, doing The Cheat's taxes."]]

Strong Bad, Strong Mad and The Cheat play a ''TROGDOR!'' arcade game in the basement.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Trogdor}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Basement of the Brothers Strong]]

'''Date:''' Monday, March 17, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 1:41

'''Page title:''' Quite Exciting This Computer Magic!

{{dvd|Everything Else, Volume 1}}

== Transcript ==

''{We start with a familiar scene, the [[Compy 386|Compy]]. Except Strong Bad isn't there, and there's a sticky note on the screen saying "in da basement  -sb".}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{offscreen}'' Strong Bad! ''{walks up to the computer}'' Hey Strong Bad, can I borrow your fondue pot again? Oh. You're not here. I'll get to the bottom of this! 

''{He sits down at the Compy and starts typing. While he says everything correctly, he misspells "Strong Bad".}''

<blockquote class="email" style="background-image:none">Dear Stong Bah,<br />
Where are you?<br />
Your friend,<br />
Homestar</blockquote>

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{notices the note}'' Oh! "In da basement. From SB." Ohhh, that must stand for Stong Bah. 

''{He stands up and heads for the basement. Upon arriving, he finds Strong Bad, Strong Mad, and The Cheat playing TROGDOR! the arcade game.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey guys! Whatcha playin'?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, playin'? No, we're, uh, we're doing The Cheat's taxes.

'''STRONG MAD:''' W-2!!!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Bo-ring. I don't wanna play that.

''{Homestar walks off. The game blips with the "SWORDED!" noise from the game.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Argh! Stupid peasant. 

''{He kicks the arcade machine, which says, in a computer voice, "Trogdor!".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa! Pretty cool! ''{kicks it twice more, with the same results}'' All right, who's next? 

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay, fine. 

''{Strong Bad gets off the stool to let The Cheat on, but he just looks at Strong Bad, and makes more noises.}'' 

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, right. Here ya go, little buddy.

''{He lifts him onto the stool and the theme music begins playing. As soon as it's over...}''

'''STRONG BAD and STRONG MAD:''' TROGDOR!

''{The game says "Trogdor!" and The Cheat begins playing.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa, nice move! You're a master!

''{[[The Paper]] comes down with a link to play the Trogdor arcade game. After a little while, Homestar comes back with a stack of papers.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, can you guys do my taxes next? ... You guys? ... Man, that's one big adding machine.

== Easter Eggs ==
[[File:strapsandpractice.png|200px|thumb|"Here they come to break your legs"]]
*If you wait for Homestar to come by and ask them to do his taxes - after he says, "Man, that is one big adding machine" you can click on the [[TROGDOR!]] game to make it say "[[Trogdor]]."  
*You can click on the top of Homestar's pile of papers to see his expenses:

<blockquote>Homestar Runner's<br>
2002 Expenditures<br>
________________________<br>
 <br>
$150 - [[pork]] [[b/w]] [[beans]]<br>
 <br>
$2,000 - [[witch's brew]]<br>
 <br>
$4,000 - refinance my [[Homestar Runner's Hat|hat]]<br>
 <br>
$2.07 - [[Marzipan]] gift<br>
 <br>
$1,000 - [[Fluffy Puff Marshmallows|Fluffypuffs]]<br>
 <br>
$500 - monthly protection<br>
to SB<br>
 <br>
$500 - monthly protection<br>
to SM<br>
 <br>
$500 - monthly protection<br>
to The C.<br>
 <br>
$75 - straps and practice</blockquote>

:*When you have Homestar's expenses displayed, you can click and hold on the last item in the list "straps and practice" to see a picture of something that looks like a hand-drawn baseball card. It bears a resemblance to the [[Kewpie Dan]] drawing from [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]].

== Fun Facts ==
===Explanations===
*Strong Mad says "[[Wikipedia:Tax forms in the United States#W-2|W-2]]!", which is an [[Wikipedia:U.S. Internal Revenue Service|IRS]] [[tax]] form.
*An [[wikipedia:Adding machine|adding machine]] is a [[wikipedia:Calculator|calculator]] with a printer.
*Homestar paying Strong Mad, Strong Bad, and The Cheat "monthly protection" suggests that the three are [[Wikipedia:Bagman|bagmen]] for a [[Wikipedia:Protection racket|protection racket]].

=== Trivia ===
*The label on the disk in the floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#manhunter new york|manhunter new york]]".
*The top paper in Homestar's stack of papers says "Important Document #402".
*Homestar's total expenditures for one month (as listed) add up to $8727.07.

=== Remarks ===
*On the Monday following [[the show]], there was no new [[Strong Bad Email]]. Instead, there was a post-it note that said "In da Basement". The note included a link to the aformentioned toon short.  
*In 2002, Homestar paid a total of $18,000 for "protection", as he paid Strong Bad, Strong Mad, and The Cheat $500 dollars each per month. His other expenditures make up less than 29% of the total $25227.07.
*The Cheat plays the game [[Left Handedness|left-handed]].
*Some of the sounds used in this toon are slightly off from their game counterparts. The peasant burnination sound is higher pitched and the squished peasant sound is played faster.
*Strong Bad has two identical stools (one for his [[Strong Bad's Technology#Computers|computer]] and one for the TROGDOR! game.)
*There is a metal plate at the near bottom of the machine, which is used as a door in most arcade machines to protect the coins collected. However, there are no coin slots, and The Cheat did not put in any coins to start a new game. This would indicate that the machine has been set to free play mode, in which coins are not required to start the game.
*"Straps and Practice" is also the name of a song by [[Matt Chapman]]'s band, "The New You".

=== Glitches ===
*At the start, the Compy's contrast knob is there. When Homestar comes in it is missing, but you can click it anyway. It doesn't do anything either time.
*When Strong Bad kicks the arcade machine, the kicking sound effect comes as his leg is pulling back, not as it is hitting the game.
*The clickable area on the "Back" text at the end of the toon extends much farther to the left.

=== Inside References ===
*[[Pork]] [[b/w]] [[beans]] refers to the Strong Bad Email [[helium]], in which [[Marzipan]] and Homestar discuss the subject briefly.
*"Hey Strong Bad, can I borrow your [[Strong Bad's Fondue Pot|fondue pot]] again?" refers to [[50 emails]].
*This is another mention of the [[Witches' Brew]].
*This is another instance of the misspelling [[Stong Bad]].
*Homestar says "Bo-ring" the same way he says it on the [[Legal]] page.

=== Real-World References ===
*The page title "Quite exciting this computer magic" is a quote from the movie ''[[Spinal Tap|This is Spinal Tap]]''. One of the band members (Viv Savage) says it while playing a game similar to [[Wikipedia:Missile Command|Missile Command]] on a TRS-80 Color Computer in the tour bus.

=== Fast Forward ===
*Cans of "pork b/w beans" would later be seen in the Strong Bad Email [[business trip]].

== DVD Version ==
*The expenses and "straps & practice" Easter eggs are now viewable separately from each other by pushing the angle button on your remote.
*Instead of clicking on the arcade machine to make it say "Trogdor!", after Homestar comments on it being a big adding machine, the "Trogdor!" sound plays automatically once.

== External Links ==
{{nextlinks|{{HR|||}}|old=arcadegame}}
{{Trogdor}}
[[Category:Shorts]][[Category:Not Quite Strong Bad Emails]]