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{{about|hidden items in toons}} {{fortoon|Eggs (toon)}} {{for|inside joke|Eggs}} | {{about|hidden items in toons}} {{fortoon|Eggs (toon)}} {{for|inside joke|Eggs}} | ||
[[Image:Easter egg toon.png|thumb|Not ''those'' kinds of Easter eggs!!!]] | [[Image:Easter egg toon.png|thumb|Not ''those'' kinds of Easter eggs!!!]] | ||
| - | An '''Easter egg''' of a [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] cartoon is a feature that is hidden in some way. Often | + | An '''Easter egg''' of a [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] cartoon is a feature that is hidden in some way. Often, it is only accessible by clicking on a hidden button, a keypress or by waiting a while after the toon is seemingly over. |
Most of the recent Homestar Runner Flash animations feature Easter eggs. These are most prominent in [[Strong Bad Email]]s, but are also placed in other cartoons on the site. Most are activated by clicking a specific area of the animation. | Most of the recent Homestar Runner Flash animations feature Easter eggs. These are most prominent in [[Strong Bad Email]]s, but are also placed in other cartoons on the site. Most are activated by clicking a specific area of the animation. | ||
| - | Occasionally, | + | Occasionally, Easter eggs are hidden in a way that cannot be revealed directly, and can only be seen if the Flash file is opened in a [[Wikipedia:decompiler|decompiler]]. At [[Georgia Tech - 26 Apr 2007|Georgia Tech]], [[Matt Chapman]] explained that these were added because the normal Easter eggs were getting too easy to find. |
== Finding Easter eggs == | == Finding Easter eggs == | ||
| - | The easiest way to find | + | The easiest way to find Easter eggs is by following a few simple steps: |
*Click on the Flash animation so keypresses are accepted. | *Click on the Flash animation so keypresses are accepted. | ||
*Press the "Tab" key on your keyboard to cycle through all click zones. | *Press the "Tab" key on your keyboard to cycle through all click zones. | ||
Revision as of 02:31, 18 October 2007
- This article is about the hidden items in toons. For the toon, see Eggs (toon). For the inside joke, see Eggs.
An Easter egg of a Homestar Runner cartoon is a feature that is hidden in some way. Often, it is only accessible by clicking on a hidden button, a keypress or by waiting a while after the toon is seemingly over.
Most of the recent Homestar Runner Flash animations feature Easter eggs. These are most prominent in Strong Bad Emails, but are also placed in other cartoons on the site. Most are activated by clicking a specific area of the animation.
Occasionally, Easter eggs are hidden in a way that cannot be revealed directly, and can only be seen if the Flash file is opened in a decompiler. At Georgia Tech, Matt Chapman explained that these were added because the normal Easter eggs were getting too easy to find.
Finding Easter eggs
The easiest way to find Easter eggs is by following a few simple steps:
- Click on the Flash animation so keypresses are accepted.
- Press the "Tab" key on your keyboard to cycle through all click zones.
When a border surrounds a part of the animation, it is probably a hot spot for an Easter egg. Either press the "Enter" (or "Return") key or click on the spot to activate the Easter egg.
Note that some Easter eggs do not do anything immediately. For example, in almost all the Halloween cartoons, Homsar appears in a later scene if an Easter egg is clicked (usually The Poopsmith).
See also
- Glossary
- Easter egg on Wikipedia
