April Fools' 2006

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===Glitches===
===Glitches===
*Any time that a second Flash file is overlaid on the first it is not flipped.
*Any time that a second Flash file is overlaid on the first it is not flipped.
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*Many of the rollover button effects on the [[Main Pages]] don't work. In most cases, the speaker simply says the name of the button that is hovered over (without moving his lips) and no visual effects or other sounds occur.
 
*Several toons that are not the usual 550x400 resolution are not centered properly:
*Several toons that are not the usual 550x400 resolution are not centered properly:
**[[virus]]
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**[[Under Construction]]
**[[Under Construction]]
**[[Main Page 22]] (games button is missing)
**[[Main Page 22]] (games button is missing)
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*Many buttons on some of the site do not work, such as the Eject button on the [[Character Videos | Characters page]] (which normally makes Homsar's video come out of the VCR), and [[Edgar#Edgar's Baby's Daddy|Edgar's Baby's Daddy]] on [[candy product]].
 
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*The video clips in [[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]] repeat themselves automatically.
 
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*The [[Random Toon|rando]] link on the navbar does not work.
 
*[[TROGDOR!]] doesn't load up properly - the game itself takes up only the bottom right quarter of the usual frame, and the rest is filled in with gray.
*[[TROGDOR!]] doesn't load up properly - the game itself takes up only the bottom right quarter of the usual frame, and the rest is filled in with gray.
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*On any [[Strong Bad Email]]s featuring the [[Tandy 400]] or the [[Compy 386]], the contrast buttons don't work. This includes the Easter eggs in [[gimmicks]]. The ripples on the [[Lappy 486]] appear and disappear much faster than normal, and do not stay if the mouse button is held down.
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*Many buttons and other scripts on some of the site do not work, as they use the <code>_root</code> property in ActionScript to access the main scene of the Flash file. However, with the flipper file loading the main scene, <code>_root</code> actually referrs to the ''flipper'', not the scene itself. The Brothers Chaps could have gotten around this by using the <code>[http://livedocs.macromedia.com/flash/mx2004/main_7_2/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.htm?context=Flash_MX_2004&file=00001519.html _lockroot]</code> property in the flipper, but it seems they didn't know about it.
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*[[Peasant's Quest]] loads up in fullscreen. Additionally, Trogdor's voice doesn't work.
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**Many of the rollover button effects on the [[Main Pages]] don't work. In most cases, the speaker simply says the name of the button that is hovered over (without moving his lips) and no visual effects or other sounds occur.
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**The Eject button on the [[Character Videos | Characters page]] (which normally makes Homsar's video come out of the VCR) does nothing.
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**[[Edgar#Edgar's Baby's Daddy|Edgar's Baby's Daddy]] on [[candy product]] does not appear.
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**The video clips in [[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]] repeat themselves automatically.
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**The [[Random Toon|rando]] link on the navbar does not work.
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**[[The King of Town DVD]], [[King of Town Main Page]] and anything linked from there loop at the end instead of stopping. 
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***Additionally, [[Revenge of the King]] seems to have a similar fate to TROGDOR! (with the broken screen), except you can not hurt The King of Town, nor does he shoot at you. The timer also doesn't work
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**On the [[Decemberween Email Menu]], none of the Easter eggs work.
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**The buttons on [[Downloads]] don't work.
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**The [[Telebision Toons Menu]] does not work.
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**On any [[Strong Bad Email]]s featuring the [[Tandy 400]] or the [[Compy 386]], the contrast buttons don't work. This includes the Easter eggs in [[gimmicks]]. The ripples on the [[Lappy 486]] appear and disappear much faster than normal, and do not stay if the mouse button is held down.
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**In any of the [[Strong Bad's Message Bored]] Games, none of them work right. There is no possble way to score on any of them.
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*In [[Peasant's Quest]], Trogdor's voice doesn't work.
*[[Main Page 23]] is missing the "What's New" and "Weeklies" buttons.
*[[Main Page 23]] is missing the "What's New" and "Weeklies" buttons.
*It seems that the text in the Quote of the Week isn't bold, like before the 'flip'.
*It seems that the text in the Quote of the Week isn't bold, like before the 'flip'.
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*[[The King of Town DVD]], [[King of Town Main Page]] and anything linked from there loop at the end instead of stopping. 
 
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**Additionally, [[Revenge of the King]] seems to have a similar fate to TROGDOR! (with the broken screen), except you can not hurt The King of Town, nor does he shoot at you. The timer also doesn't work
 
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*On the [[Decemberween Email Menu]], none of the Easter eggs work.
 
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*The [[Telebision Toons Menu]] does not work.
 
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*In any of the [[Strong Bad's Message Bored]] Games, none of them work right. There is no possble way to score on any of them.
 
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*The buttons on [[Downloads]] don't work.
 
*The [[Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer]]s never load.
*The [[Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer]]s never load.

Revision as of 16:23, 1 April 2006

Which way is up again?

On April Fool's Day 2006, The Brothers Chaps flipped the site around.

Contents

Fun Facts

Remarks

Glitches

  • Any time that a second Flash file is overlaid on the first it is not flipped.
  • Several toons that are not the usual 550x400 resolution are not centered properly:
  • Some pages have invisible or missing text:
  • TROGDOR! doesn't load up properly - the game itself takes up only the bottom right quarter of the usual frame, and the rest is filled in with gray.
  • Many buttons and other scripts on some of the site do not work, as they use the _root property in ActionScript to access the main scene of the Flash file. However, with the flipper file loading the main scene, _root actually referrs to the flipper, not the scene itself. The Brothers Chaps could have gotten around this by using the _lockroot property in the flipper, but it seems they didn't know about it.
  • In Peasant's Quest, Trogdor's voice doesn't work.
  • Main Page 23 is missing the "What's New" and "Weeklies" buttons.
  • It seems that the text in the Quote of the Week isn't bold, like before the 'flip'.
  • The Peasant's Quest Movie Trailers never load.

Fixed Glitches

  • Originally, the "What's new" button on the main pages did not appear in the correct location and was right-side up. This was fixed shortly after the "feature's" release.
  • The Strong Bad Email menu originally did not list any emails. This was also fixed.

Real-World References

  • The Flash file that causes the pages to be flipped contains the phrase "They call him Flipper", which is one of the lyrics to the Flipper theme song.

External Links

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