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Revision as of 18:17, 14 May 2021
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In an addendum to the previous episode, with some help from fans and Strong Sad, Strong Bad finally gets Sea Battle to work by injecting his own style into the code.
Cast (in order of appearance): Strong Bad, Frank Benedetto, Homestar Runner, Strong Sad
Places: Strong Bad's Computer Room, Ship, Strong Sad's Room
Date: Friday, May 14, 2021
Running Time: 6:17
Page Title: Toptoastin' It!
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Transcript
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{A live-action monitor comes to life, showing a screen reading "Strong Bad's Disk 4 of 12". A disk reading noise plays. The word "Addendum" appears in white text.}
STRONG BAD: (voiceover) Okay, here's a—
{Cut to the title screen reading "Welcome to FriendlyWare".}
STRONG BAD: (voiceover) —quick addendum to my FriendlyWare playthrough.
{"FriendlyWare" is replaced with "FrienDendum" in the same block letters.}
STRONG BAD: (voiceover) A FrienDendum, let's call it.
{Cut to the Sea Battle game board: three levels consisting of an array of letters from A to X. An ASCII battleship is at the top of the screen. A prompt at the bottom of the screen reads, "Choose a Level 1, 2, or 3 and Strike Corresponding Key".}
STRONG BAD: (voiceover) 'Member how "Sea Battle" kept throwing that illegal function call in 330?
{A missile fires from the ship onto quadrant N on level 2. The game reports an "Illegal function call in 330".}
STRONG BAD: (voiceover) Thanks to some awesome commenters,
{Three YouTube comments appear on screen:}
The illegal call on line 330 is SOUND. I guess this version of basic doesn't support it. To fix, change the ending of line 330 to CHR$(29)" ":RETURN
It is a matter of emulation speed. Pressing CTRL-F11 a few times to slow down DOSBox eliminates the error completely.
(I wrote this in another comment, but alas, it is buried.)
Dear Strong Bad: Try removing the SOUND commands from line 330. It might fix the error and you can replace it with your own DOOJ noises
STRONG BAD: (voiceover) —we've got a way to fix it so we can play the game!
{Cut to the programs menu.}
STRONG BAD: (voiceover) First, we gotta try and play it, and let it break.
{Sea Battle prompts him for his first name.}
STRONG BAD: (voiceover) This time, I'm gonna be Captain... {typing} Toptoast.
{The next screen asks if he wants instructions. He skips past it and loads the game board.}
STRONG BAD: (voiceover) So apparently, even this Compy's processor is too fast for FriendlyWare. So we can either slow the processor down, or go into the code again and start messin' with stuff.
{Strong Bad appears from the bottom of the screen.}
STRONG BAD: And you know I gotta mess with that stuff!
{He goes back down.}
STRONG BAD: (voiceover) So let's get it to throw that error,
{He selects level 3 and quadrant S. The game reports the illegal function call.}
STRONG BAD: (voiceover) —and {typing} EDIT 330.
{Line 330 of the source code prints:}
330 POKE (X-1)*160+Y*2-1,W:POKE (X-1)*160+Y*2-2,V:NEXT:PRINT CHR$(29)"█":FOR X=20 TO 500 STEP 10:SOUND X*2+22,.0001:NEXT:SOUND X,0:RETURN
STRONG BAD: (voiceover) Now all this "SOUND" biz is what's causing the problem, so we can just take it right out! {begins removing the text between "CHR$(29)"█":" and "RETURN"} Ooh, I also wanna make sure I keep my change to this variable over here,
{"*2-2" is highlighted.}
STRONG BAD: (voiceover) —so the depth charges do that weird colored stripey scorpion thing. {changes "Y*2-2" to "Y*2-1"} That was pretty awesome.
{He enters the word "RUN" and the game prompts for his first name.}
STRONG BAD: (voiceover) All right, sticking with {typing} Toptoast. That's the kinda officer that demands respect from his soldiers, but can also tell a hilarious... lawn-mowering anecdote at the Annual At-Ease Weekend!
{Strong Bad and Frank Bennedetto are seen wearing captain's hats and uniforms while on a ship. The life preserver to the right reads "S.S. TOTALBELOW".}
STRONG BAD: Then I looked over the fence at my neighbor, and said, {points at Bennedetto} "Stephenson, I'll never mulch again!" {chuckles}
{Bennedetto starts popping some popcorn.}
STRONG BAD: Oh, at ease, at ease. {chuckles} At ease.
{Cut back to the game as the board loads again. A couple bars of 8-bit "Anchors Aweigh" play.}
STRONG BAD: (voiceover) Okay, here we go. That sub is lurking somewhere in the depths below. Let's try... level 2-O!
{A series of ¥ characters with different-colored backgrounds prints in a vertical line above quadrant O. The letter O disappears from level 2.}
STRONG BAD: (voiceover) Pssshhh! Missed. I think he's still in level 2. I'm gonna try a different spot. 2-J!
{More colorful ¥ characters reach the letter J, which disappears.}
STRONG BAD: (voiceover) Plssshhh!! Nothing. All right, even deeper. Let's go deeper: 3-N! {makes more cannonball sound effects}
{The line of ¥ characters reaches the letter N on level 3. Cut to an ASCII periscope shot of the ship.}
STRONG BAD: (voiceover) Oh wait what's going on?! Is he shooting at us?!
{A short thick line appears from the bottom of the screen and scrolls up to the ASCII ship. Several ° symbols appear on the middle of the ship.}
Fun Facts
Remarks
- Frank Benedetto appears to be alive once more after being memorialised in Strong Badia the Free.
- In BASIC, pressing the Insert key before entering text will prevent overwriting it.
Inside References
- Homestar offers to make fake sonar noises for the submarine, which he previously did in Date Nite.
- Dooj is heard as one of the sound effects Strong Bad makes, and appears as "DOOJ!!" and "DOOJ2!!" in the ship damage he modded into the game.
- Strong Bad previously dressed as a ship's captain in pizazz.
Real World References
- The game is played similarly to Battleship.
- "Jung Adult Fiction" is a cross between Young Adult Fiction and Swiss psychiatrist
External Links
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