Arcade Game

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	'''Page title:''' Quite Exciting This Computer Magic!		'''Page title:''' Quite Exciting This Computer Magic!
-	== Transcript ==
-	''{We start with a familiar scene, Compy. Except Strong Bad isn't there, and there's a Post-It on the screen saying "in da basement  -sb".}''
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-	'''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! ''{sits down at the computer and starts typing. While he says everything correctly, he misspells "Strong Bad".}''
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-	<blockquote class="email" style="background-image:none">Dear Stong Bah,<br />
-	Where are you?<br />
-	Your friend,<br />
-	Homestar</blockquote>
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-	''{Homestar notices the note.}'' Oh! "In da basement. From SB." Ohhh, that must stand for Stong Bah. ''{he stands up and heads for da basement. Upon arriving he finds Strong Bad, Strong Mad, and The Cheat playing TROGDOR! the arcade game.}'' Hey guys! Whatcha playin'?
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-	'''STRONG BAD''': Uh, playin'? No, we're, uh, we're doing The Cheat's taxes.
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-	'''STRONG MAD''': W-2!!!
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-	'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Bo-ring. I don't wanna play that.
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-	''{Homestar walks off. The game blips.}''
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-	'''STRONG BAD''': Argh! Stupid peasant. ''{He kicks the arcade machine, which says in a computer voice "Trogdor!"}'' Whoah! Pretty cool! ''{He kicks it twice more, with the same results.}'' All right, who's next? ''{The Cheat makes Cheat noises that sound like "I'm going next".}'' Okay, fine. ''{Strong Bad gets off the stool to let The Cheat on, but he just looks at Strong Bad, and makes more noises.}'' 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...}''
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-	'''STRONG BAD and STRONG MAD''': TROGDOR!
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-	''{The game says "Trogdor!" and The Cheat begins playing.}''
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-	'''STRONG BAD''': Whoah, nice move! You're the master!
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-	''{[[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.}''
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-	'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Hey, can you guys do my taxes next? ... You guys? ... Man, that's one big adding machine.
	== Easter Eggs ==		== Easter Eggs ==

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Revision as of 15:13, 26 August 2005

Strong Bad, Strong Mad and The Cheat play a Trogdor! Arcade game in da basement.

Cast (in order of appearance): Homestar Runner, Strong Bad, Strong Mad, The Cheat

Places: Computer Room, Strong Bad's Basement

Date: March 17, 2003

Running Time: 1:41

Page title: Quite Exciting This Computer Magic!

Contents 1 Easter Eggs 2 Fun Facts 2.1 Remarks 2.2 Glitches 2.3 Inside References 2.4 Real World References 3 External Links

Easter Eggs

• 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.
• 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.

Fun Facts

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". If you clicked on it, it took you to the aformentioned toon short.
• Homestar's paper reads:

Homestar Runner's
2002 Expenditures
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$150 - pork b/w beans

$2,000 - witch's brew

$4,000 - refinance my hat

$2.07 - Marzipan gift

$1,000 - Fluffypuffs

$500 - monthly protection
to SB

$500 - monthly protection
to SM

$500 - monthly protection
to The C.

$75 - straps and practice

• His total expenditures come out to $8727.07.
• The top paper in Homestar's stack of papers says "important document #402".
• The Cheat is using his left hand to play the arcade game.

Glitches

• When Homestar is using Strong Bad's computer the contrast knobs are missing, but you can click on them. They don't do anything, though.

Inside References

• Pork b/w beans refers to the Strong Bad Email helium, in which Marzipan and Homestar discuss the subject briefly. The abbreviation "w/" for "with" is not used, instead it's "b/w" which was used on old vinyl records and singles to refer to the B-side ("b/w" = "backed with").
• "Hey Strong Bad, can I borrow your fondue pot again?" refers to 50 emails.
• This is another appearance of the Witches' Brew.

Real World References

• Strong Mad says "W-2!", which is an IRS tax form.
• The page title "Quite exciting this computer magic" is a quote from the movie "This Is Spinal Tap". One of the band members says it while playing Atari in the tour bus.

External Links

• watch "Arcade Game"
• view the Flash file for "Arcade Game"