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'''''strongbad_email.exe''''' is the first [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] DVD series, primarily collecting [[Strong Bad Emails]].
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'''''strongbad_email.exe''''' is the first [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] [[DVD]] series, primarily collecting [[Strong Bad Emails]].
The first three discs, comprising the first 100 emails, were sold as a 3-disc box set; Discs 4, 5, and 6 were released in later years and sold individually. The original box set was first sold on the [[Flash Store]], with the later discs releasing to the [[Yahoo Store]]. When the store [[Store|moved to Shopify]], only Disc 5 was available until its discontinuation in mid-2017; strongbad_email.exe DVDs were unavailable for purchase until 2020, when they were re-released in a 6-disc compilation.
The first three discs, comprising the first 100 emails, were sold as a 3-disc box set; Discs 4, 5, and 6 were released in later years and sold individually. The original box set was first sold on the [[Flash Store]], with the later discs releasing to the [[Yahoo Store]]. When the store [[Store|moved to Shopify]], only Disc 5 was available until its discontinuation in mid-2017; strongbad_email.exe DVDs were unavailable for purchase until 2020, when they were re-released in a 6-disc compilation.
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|style="text-align:center; background-color:#F2F2F2"|'''[[strongbad_email.exe Disc One|1]]'''*
|style="text-align:center; background-color:#F2F2F2"|'''[[strongbad_email.exe Disc One|1]]'''*
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|1-50<br/>[[some kinda robot]] {{--}} [[50 emails]]
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|style="text-align:center; background-color:#F2F2F2"|'''[[strongbad_email.exe Disc Two|2]]'''*
|style="text-align:center; background-color:#F2F2F2"|'''[[strongbad_email.exe Disc Two|2]]'''*
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|51-80<br/>[[website]] {{--}} [[stunt double]]
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|style="text-align:center; background-color:#F2F2F2"|'''[[strongbad_email.exe Disc Three|3]]'''*
|style="text-align:center; background-color:#F2F2F2"|'''[[strongbad_email.exe Disc Three|3]]'''*
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|81-100<br/>[[date]] {{--}} [[flashback]]
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|style="text-align:center; background-color:#F2F2F2"|'''[[strongbad_email.exe Disc Four|4]]'''
|style="text-align:center; background-color:#F2F2F2"|'''[[strongbad_email.exe Disc Four|4]]'''
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|101-130<br/>[[car]] {{--}} [[do over]]
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|101{{-}}130<br/>[[car]] {{-}} [[do over]]
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|style="text-align:center; background-color:#F2F2F2"|'''[[strongbad_email.exe Disc Five|5]]'''  
|style="text-align:center; background-color:#F2F2F2"|'''[[strongbad_email.exe Disc Five|5]]'''  
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|131-160<br/>[[boring (really)]] {{--}} [[coloring]]
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|131{{-}}160<br/>[[boring (really)]] {{-}} [[coloring]]
|All emails
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|style="text-align:center; background-color:#F2F2F2"|'''[[strongbad_email.exe Disc Six|6]]'''
|style="text-align:center; background-color:#F2F2F2"|'''[[strongbad_email.exe Disc Six|6]]'''
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|161-200<br/>[[4 branches]] {{--}} [[email thunder]]
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*[[Sbemail 200 Fakeout]]
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<nowiki>*</nowiki> Discs 1-3 were sold bundled together in a box set.
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<nowiki>*</nowiki> Discs 1{{-}}3 were sold bundled together in a box set.
*'''[[Sbemails' 50 Greatest Hits DVD]]''' contains 50 fan-favorite Strong Bad Emails, plus five additional emails.
*'''[[Sbemails' 50 Greatest Hits DVD]]''' contains 50 fan-favorite Strong Bad Emails, plus five additional emails.
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*'''[[Strong Bad Emails 1-200 Six Disc Set]]''' is a box set containing the original six discs in one collection.
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*'''[[Strong Bad Emails 1-200 Six Disc Set]]''' reprinted the original six discs in a single collection.
== Artwork ==
== Artwork ==
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== Easter Eggs ==
== Easter Eggs ==
*Most of the emails have three kinds of secrets:
*Most of the emails have three kinds of secrets:
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**Audio commentary: Accessible by pressing the "Language" or "Audio" button. Not all emails have them.
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**Audio commentary: Accessible by pressing the "Language" or "Audio" button. On the first three discs, many emails do not have commentary.
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**Secret "angle": Accessible by pressing the "Angle" button. Usually used to display the short pop-ups that can appear when you click on different things ''during'' the emails.
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**Secret "angle": Accessible by pressing the "Angle" button. Usually used to display the short pop-ups that would appear when clicking on elements during the web version of emails.
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**Secret menu options: Once the email is over, you can press down from "Next" to find a hidden menu option{{--}}a little icon that looks like Strong Bad's head. (You typically have to press down several times to find the hidden icon.)  Sometimes there are secret options hidden under "Again," "Main," or "Next," and sometimes you have to browse around (left/right) from other hidden options to find them all. All Easter eggs are listed in the "DVD Version" sections of the [[Strong Bad Email]] articles.
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**Secret menu options: Hidden menu options {{--}} a little icon that looks like Strong Bad's head {{--}} can be found by navigating in directions other than the visible options (for instance, pressing "down" when menu options are listed left-to-right), often pressing more than once. All Easter eggs are listed in the "DVD Version" sections of the [[Strong Bad Email]] articles.
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*Each menu has a secret Easter egg viewable after a short period of time.
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*Each menu has a secret Easter egg that automatically plays after a short period of time.
==Fun Facts==
==Fun Facts==
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[[File:Strong bad email.exe disc 1-3.png|thumb|Initial "first hundred emails" box set release]]
===Explanations===
===Explanations===
*{{w|.exe}} is a file extension meaning "executable". An executable file contains code for a program and "executes" it in an operating system; .exe files are primarily used in {{w|Microsoft Windows}} or historically in {{w|DOS}} (e.g., "Peasants_Quest.exe" ran the [[Peasant's Quest]] program), but not on a Macintosh computer (which [[The Cheat]] uses). Specifically, "strongbad_email.exe" is what Strong Bad types on his computer to begin nearly every email, except for the following:
*{{w|.exe}} is a file extension meaning "executable". An executable file contains code for a program and "executes" it in an operating system; .exe files are primarily used in {{w|Microsoft Windows}} or historically in {{w|DOS}} (e.g., "Peasants_Quest.exe" ran the [[Peasant's Quest]] program), but not on a Macintosh computer (which [[The Cheat]] uses). Specifically, "strongbad_email.exe" is what Strong Bad types on his computer to begin nearly every email, except for the following:
**All emails on the [[Tandy 400]], where Strong Bad types: run "strongbad's_email"
**All emails on the [[Tandy 400]], where Strong Bad types: run "strongbad's_email"
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**[[the bird]], [[weird dream]], where Strong Bad does not type anything to open his email.
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**[[the bird]], [[weird dream]], all emails on the [[Compe]], where Strong Bad does not type anything to open his email.
**[[anything]], where Homestar types: run "sb_enail.com"<!--sic-->
**[[anything]], where Homestar types: run "sb_enail.com"<!--sic-->
**[[secret identity]], where Strong Bad types: strongbad_email[[Doom|.wad]]
**[[secret identity]], where Strong Bad types: strongbad_email[[Doom|.wad]]
===Trivia===
===Trivia===
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*This is [[The Brothers Chaps]]' 3D [[wikipedia:Computer-generated_imagery|CGI]] debut.
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*The DVD menu animations feature the first use of 3DCG animation in the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] body of work.
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*When the DVD set was first released, it was in such high demand that the online [[Flash Store|store]] quickly ran out.
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*The initial DVD set was so popular that it sold out within a month<!--released November 9, sold out on or before Dec 4 (no earlier than Nov 27)--> of its initial release to the [[Flash Store|store]] before being restocked.
==External Links==
==External Links==

Current revision as of 10:07, 15 November 2024

This article is about the DVD set. For the actual emails, see Strong Bad Emails.
strongbad_email.exe
run "dvd description"
DVD series collecting
Strong Bad Emails 1-200
Released Disc 1, 2, & 3 set: November 9, 2004
Disc 4: July 25, 2005
Disc 5: June 5, 2007
Disc 6: November 24, 2008
1-200 Six Disc Set: November 9, 2020
Region 0 - NTSC format
DVD authoring and encoding Ryan Sterritt
Video footage and editing Ryan Sterritt
Mixed by Russ T. at Ruby Red Productions (Discs 1-3)
Cover design Craig Zobel (Discs 1-3)
3D animation Ryan Bradley (Disc 1)
Jacob Slutsky (Discs 1-5)
Ted Kotsaftis (Discs 1-5)
Jake Rodkin and Nick Herman (Disc 6)
Music Y-O-U (karaoke songs)
They Might Be Giants (different town, Disc 3)
Thanks to Willem Hartong and The Future Animators of the Future (Discs 1-3)
Randy Dudley at Planet Studio (Discs 1-3)
Lucky Yates (Disc 4)
Nick Niespodziani (Disc 4)
Jonathan Howe (Discs 4-5)
Peter Olson (Discs 4-5)
Karen Wagner (Disc 5)
Telltale Games (Disc 6)

strongbad_email.exe is the first Homestar Runner DVD series, primarily collecting Strong Bad Emails.

The first three discs, comprising the first 100 emails, were sold as a 3-disc box set; Discs 4, 5, and 6 were released in later years and sold individually. The original box set was first sold on the Flash Store, with the later discs releasing to the Yahoo Store. When the store moved to Shopify, only Disc 5 was available until its discontinuation in mid-2017; strongbad_email.exe DVDs were unavailable for purchase until 2020, when they were re-released in a 6-disc compilation.

Contents

[edit] Disc Contents

Disc Emails Commentaries Bonus Features Easter Eggs
1* 1–50
some kinda robot – 50 emails 		20/50
2* 51–80
website – stunt double 		15/30
3* 81–100
date – flashback 		10/20
4 101–130
car – do over 		All emails
5 131–160
boring (really) – coloring 		All emails
6 161–200
4 branches – email thunder 		All emails

* Discs 1–3 were sold bundled together in a box set.

[edit] Artwork

See main article: strongbad_email.exe DVD Artwork

[edit] Easter Eggs

  • Most of the emails have three kinds of secrets:
    • Audio commentary: Accessible by pressing the "Language" or "Audio" button. On the first three discs, many emails do not have commentary.
    • Secret "angle": Accessible by pressing the "Angle" button. Usually used to display the short pop-ups that would appear when clicking on elements during the web version of emails.
    • Secret menu options: Hidden menu options — a little icon that looks like Strong Bad's head — can be found by navigating in directions other than the visible options (for instance, pressing "down" when menu options are listed left-to-right), often pressing more than once. All Easter eggs are listed in the "DVD Version" sections of the Strong Bad Email articles.
  • Each menu has a secret Easter egg that automatically plays after a short period of time.

[edit] Fun Facts

Initial "first hundred emails" box set release

[edit] Explanations

  • .exe is a file extension meaning "executable". An executable file contains code for a program and "executes" it in an operating system; .exe files are primarily used in Microsoft Windows or historically in DOS (e.g., "Peasants_Quest.exe" ran the Peasant's Quest program), but not on a Macintosh computer (which The Cheat uses). Specifically, "strongbad_email.exe" is what Strong Bad types on his computer to begin nearly every email, except for the following:

[edit] Trivia

  • The DVD menu animations feature the first use of 3DCG animation in the Homestar Runner body of work.
  • The initial DVD set was so popular that it sold out within a month of its initial release to the store before being restocked.

[edit] External Links

[edit] See Also

strongbad_email.exe
Disc One | Disc Two | Disc Three | Disc Four | Disc Five | Disc Six
Sbemails' 50 Greatest Hits DVD
Strong Bad Emails 1-200 Six Disc Set
DVD Artwork | DVD Promo | DVD Commentary Speakers
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