Second Games Menu

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[[Image:Second Games Menu.png|thumb|right|220px|Atari style menu]]
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*As of [[the movies]], Strong Bad Emails make up about 60% of the toons on the site.
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The '''Second Games Menu''' is an [[Atari 2600]] themed menu, which is now found in the [[Museum]]. The concept of the menu was on moving [[Homestar Runner]] around the screen and onto icons representing the different games. According to [[The Brothers Chaps]], it was a little too hard to figure out.
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*Back in the Tandy 400 era (at least until July 2002), emailing Strong Bad would result in this automated response:
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<blockquote>Thanks for your freakin email. I hope it's not stupid.<br>
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'''Current Page Title:''' The Original Website!
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Once I finish these swiss
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*As of [[the movies]], Strong Bad Emails make up about 60% of the toons on the site.
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'''Earlier Page Title:''' Games!
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*Back in the Tandy 400 era (at least until July 2002), emailing Strong Bad would result in this automated response:
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<blockquote>Thanks for your freakin email. I hope it's not stupid.<br>
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'''Page Title (before Museum):''' The Games Menu!! For use with Joysticks or Paddles
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Once I finish these swiss
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'''Page Title ([[Mirror:20001217 games.html|later, archived version]]):''' The Games Menu!! For the Whole [[Swears|Damn]] Family!!<!--Mirror of [http://web.archive.org/web/20001217154700/http://www.homestarrunner.com/games.html later, archived version])-->
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==Available Games==
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'''Same as Original menu'''
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*[[Fortune Cookies]] -- Pearls of wisdom from the master himself, General Tso. Or is it General Tsu? Or wait. General Tao? Just order the egg roll.
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*[[Homestar Talker]] -- Homestar says the darndest things. You want to make him swear don't you? Shame on you. Call your mother.
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*[[Bronco Trolley]] -- Help Homestar eat as many Bronco Trolleys as possible. You don't know what a Bronco Trolley is? Go find out!!
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*[[Hairstyle Runner]] -- What you've all been waiting for! Finally, you can give the gift of hair to Homestar Runner. Make it great!
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*[[Astro Lite|Astro Lite 2600]] -- Remember the Lite Brite? Neither do we. This is something totally new. And now it's easier to use than... something easy.
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*[[Dancin' Bubs]] -- Who is the man? Why it's Bubs of course! Help Bubs put his weight on it on the dancefloor. Solid.
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'''New for this menu'''
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*[[Strong Libs]] -- We forced the 3 Strong Brothers to reunite for this blatant rip-off of the classic word game. Let brotherly love rule.
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*''Back Button Description'' -- Help Homestar fight the evil back button-- Oh wait. This is just the back button. It'll take you back to the main menu page.
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==Fun Facts==
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*The Homestar Talker description contains a play on the name [[IMDb:0137313|''Kids Say the Darndest Things'']], which was a show co-hosted by [[Wikipedia:Art Linkletter|Art Linkletter]] and [[Bill Cosby]].
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*The back button always takes you to [[Main Page 1]].
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==External Links==
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*[[HR:games2.html|visit the Games Menu]]
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*[[HR:games2.swf|view the Flash file]]
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*[[HR:gamesmenu.swf|view the alternate Flash file featuring working links]]
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{{start box}}
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{{Succession box | before = [[Original Games Menu]] | title = [[Games]] Navigation | years = 2000-2001 | after = [[Third Games Menu]]}}
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{{end box}}
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{{OldFlashStuff}}
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[[Category:Old Navigation Pages]][[Category: Early Work]]

Revision as of 17:07, 22 October 2009

Atari style menu

The Second Games Menu is an Atari 2600 themed menu, which is now found in the Museum. The concept of the menu was on moving Homestar Runner around the screen and onto icons representing the different games. According to The Brothers Chaps, it was a little too hard to figure out.

Current Page Title: The Original Website!

Earlier Page Title: Games!

Page Title (before Museum): The Games Menu!! For use with Joysticks or Paddles

Page Title (later, archived version): The Games Menu!! For the Whole Damn Family!!

Available Games

Same as Original menu

  • Fortune Cookies -- Pearls of wisdom from the master himself, General Tso. Or is it General Tsu? Or wait. General Tao? Just order the egg roll.
  • Homestar Talker -- Homestar says the darndest things. You want to make him swear don't you? Shame on you. Call your mother.
  • Bronco Trolley -- Help Homestar eat as many Bronco Trolleys as possible. You don't know what a Bronco Trolley is? Go find out!!
  • Hairstyle Runner -- What you've all been waiting for! Finally, you can give the gift of hair to Homestar Runner. Make it great!
  • Astro Lite 2600 -- Remember the Lite Brite? Neither do we. This is something totally new. And now it's easier to use than... something easy.
  • Dancin' Bubs -- Who is the man? Why it's Bubs of course! Help Bubs put his weight on it on the dancefloor. Solid.

New for this menu

  • Strong Libs -- We forced the 3 Strong Brothers to reunite for this blatant rip-off of the classic word game. Let brotherly love rule.
  • Back Button Description -- Help Homestar fight the evil back button-- Oh wait. This is just the back button. It'll take you back to the main menu page.

Fun Facts

External Links


Preceded by:
Original Games Menu 		Games Navigation
2000-2001 		Succeeded by:
Third Games Menu
Old Flash Stuff
Current First Flash, Second Flash, Old Intro, Old Intro 2, Pom Pom, Too, Original Games Menu, Second Games Menu, She Loves Me!, Old Characters Page
Old Who Said What Now?, Astro-Lite 2600, Fortune Cookies, Marshmallow's Last Stand
Retrieved from "http://www.hrwiki.org/wiki/Second_Games_Menu"
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