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{{pn|Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective|Homestar Ruiner}}
[[Image:Sbcg4ap105 trogdorstrongbadia.png|thumb|"Uhh... Anybody know how to kill a dragon?"]]
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Image:Sbcg4ap105 ghosts.png|<center>Colonial Ghosts</center>
Image:Sbcg4ap105 ghosts.png|<center>Colonial Ghosts</center>
Image:ProFruitboarder.png|<center>[[Gel-Arshie's Pro Fruitboarder]]</center>
Image:ProFruitboarder.png|<center>[[Gel-Arshie's Pro Fruitboarder]]</center>
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Image:SB Halfathlon.png|<center>Halfathalon</center>
 
Image:8-Bit Stinkoman20X6.png|<center>Stinkoman 20X6</center>
Image:8-Bit Stinkoman20X6.png|<center>Stinkoman 20X6</center>
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File:8Bit Peasantry.png|<center>Peasant's Quest</center>
 
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*Placing a pineapple slice in gelatin will cause the gelatin to dissolve.
*Placing a pineapple slice in gelatin will cause the gelatin to dissolve.
*A [[Wikipedia:Slush fund|slush fund]] is a reserve of money set aside for illegal or dishonest purposes.
*A [[Wikipedia:Slush fund|slush fund]] is a reserve of money set aside for illegal or dishonest purposes.
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*Strong Bad calls Strong Mad "Red Square", referring to the [[Wikipedia: Red Square|Red Square]] a famous town square in [[Wikipedia: Moscow|Moscow]], the capital of Russia.
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*Strong Bad calls Strong Mad "Red Square", referring to the [[Wikipedia: Red Square|Red Square]] in the [[Wikipedia: Soviet Union|Soviet Union]].
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* A [[Wikipedia:Kill screen|kill screen]] is when a video game is played to a certain length (particularly to level 256 in most arcade games) and crashes or freezes, preventing further game play. This is merely the result of a bug or glitch, and is not caused by the score of the game as Strong Bad claims.
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* A [[Wikipedia:Kill screen|kill screen]] is when a video game is played to a certain length (particularly to level 256 in most arcade games) and crashes or freezes, preventing further game play. This is merely the result of a bug or glitch and has very little to do with the score of the game, as Strong Bad mentions.
===Trivia===
===Trivia===
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*This and [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] are the only two episodes to happen on the same day.
*This and [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] are the only two episodes to happen on the same day.
**Despite this, there is a calendar on the [[computer room]] wall despite the fact it was missing from the present-day opening of Dangeresque 3.
**Despite this, there is a calendar on the [[computer room]] wall despite the fact it was missing from the present-day opening of Dangeresque 3.
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*In 2010, in celebration of [[Trogday (holiday)|Trogday]], the PC version was made available for free for the whole day.
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*In 2010, in celebration of [[Trogday]], the PC version was made available for free for the whole day.
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* This episode lacks a "preview" button in the main menu, due to being the final episode in the series. A blank space exists in the main menu where the "preview" button was in prior episodes.
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===Remarks===
===Remarks===
*In the preview for this episode, Strong Bad has a black outline, and his fists clip through the couch.
*In the preview for this episode, Strong Bad has a black outline, and his fists clip through the couch.
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*Even in extended play, Strong Bad cannot go outside with a costume in this episode.
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*Even in extended play, you cannot go outside with a costume in this episode.
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**This is likely because Strong Bad will become Rather Dashing if he visits Peasantry in Extended Play.
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**This is likely because you will become Rather Dashing if you visit Peasantry in Extended Play.
*When the difficulty slider is set to "high", but the lever hasn't been pulled to make Professor Pineapple shoot fruit in Gel-Arshie's Pro Fruitboarder, there is a steady stream of pineapple slices, but no other changes to the game. However, when both are set, there is an extremely high amount of fruit even discounting the fruit Professor Pineapple shoots.
*When the difficulty slider is set to "high", but the lever hasn't been pulled to make Professor Pineapple shoot fruit in Gel-Arshie's Pro Fruitboarder, there is a steady stream of pineapple slices, but no other changes to the game. However, when both are set, there is an extremely high amount of fruit even discounting the fruit Professor Pineapple shoots.
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*If the player clicks the main menu button near the peasants running around at the inn, they turn around and look at the player.<!-- Does this mean they look at the camera or they look at the player character?-->
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*If you click the main menu button near the peasants running around at the inn, they turn around and look at you.
*In Stinkoman 20X6, extra lives appear as multiple Stinkomans (one per life). However, in the actual Stinkoman 20X6 game, a Stinkoman head with a number next to it is used to list extra lives, rather than each extra life being represented by a Stinkoman clone.
*In Stinkoman 20X6, extra lives appear as multiple Stinkomans (one per life). However, in the actual Stinkoman 20X6 game, a Stinkoman head with a number next to it is used to list extra lives, rather than each extra life being represented by a Stinkoman clone.
*When Chorch runs into Stinkoman, Stinkoman loses all four of his energy units instead of just one.
*When Chorch runs into Stinkoman, Stinkoman loses all four of his energy units instead of just one.
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*The trophy resembles the [[Atari Dragon]]'s chalice.
*The trophy resembles the [[Atari Dragon]]'s chalice.
*This episode is unusual in that in Extended Play, all the [[main characters]] mysteriously disappear (except of course, for Strong Bad, and The Cheat in the Photo Booth).
*This episode is unusual in that in Extended Play, all the [[main characters]] mysteriously disappear (except of course, for Strong Bad, and The Cheat in the Photo Booth).
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* Homestar is strung up in Trogdor's dungeon by his [[Lack of Visible Arms]].
 
===Goofs===
===Goofs===
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*The costume items from Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective, excluding the Dangeresque Glasses, are not available in the Snap Shak in the PC version, apparently due to a writing error in Episode 4.  This is acknowledged in-game when clicking on the washer; Strong Bad says that Strong Sad is still washing the costumes from Dangeresque 3.
*The costume items from Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective, excluding the Dangeresque Glasses, are not available in the Snap Shak in the PC version, apparently due to a writing error in Episode 4.  This is acknowledged in-game when clicking on the washer; Strong Bad says that Strong Sad is still washing the costumes from Dangeresque 3.
*During the cutscene when Gel-Arshie is obtained, the Gel-Arshie game cartridge can be seen floating where The Cheat was holding it before the lights went out. It disappears after the game saves.
*During the cutscene when Gel-Arshie is obtained, the Gel-Arshie game cartridge can be seen floating where The Cheat was holding it before the lights went out. It disappears after the game saves.
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*Sometimes during the fight against Ultimate Trogdor, Strong Bad cannot use a Peasant on the upper left-hand pedestal.
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*Sometimes during the fight against Ultimate Trogdor, you cannot use a Peasant on the upper left-hand pedestal.
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*In the Stinkoman 20X6 location, if the player clicks the really tall ladder when it's built while on the starting platform, the cutscene will play and Strong Bad will be on the lower platform, next to the ladder. Clicking anywhere warps Strong Bad back to the left edge of the starting platform.
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*In the Stinkoman 20X6 location, if you click the really tall ladder when it's built while on the starting platform, the cutscene will play and you'll be on the lower platform, next to the ladder. Clicking anywhere warps you back to the left edge of the starting platform.
*The crates [[Marzipan]] throws are clickable, and they have the same effect as the crate next to the path. Using the [[Snakes]] on the Marzipan's crate have the same effect, even after it's been destroyed by Snake Boxer. Attacking the snakes with Snake Boxer again will make the EGA hat cutscene play again.
*The crates [[Marzipan]] throws are clickable, and they have the same effect as the crate next to the path. Using the [[Snakes]] on the Marzipan's crate have the same effect, even after it's been destroyed by Snake Boxer. Attacking the snakes with Snake Boxer again will make the EGA hat cutscene play again.
===Inside References===
===Inside References===
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*Aside from the music reused from previous episodes, most of the music comes from toons.
 
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**On the title screen and during the credits, the music is an instrumental version of [[Please Stop Trying To Handle My Style]].
 
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**[[Trogdor (song)|Trogdor]] plays when Trogdor appears.
 
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**The discordant music during the scene where video games merge with reality is a heavily distorted version of the song from [[slumber party]], which plays in the Field in this and previous episodes.
 
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**The Videlectrix Mainframe background music contains the Videlectrix jingles from [[Limozeen's Hot Babelien Odyssey]] and [[Stinkoman 20X6]].
 
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**The [[Stinkoman Level 1]] theme plays in Stinkoman 20X6, and the game's Game Over theme when Stinkoman dies. When Strong Bad gets the Trog-Sword, the game's "Chicken Cutscene" song plays.
 
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**The music from the [[Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer]] plays as background music in Peasantry and in the final battle.
 
*Trogdor previously appeared in Free Country, USA in [[Trogday 08]].
*Trogdor previously appeared in Free Country, USA in [[Trogday 08]].
*Stinkoman and Strong Bad previously met in the email [[alternate universe]], and Stinkoman also previously appeared in Free Country, USA in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]].
*Stinkoman and Strong Bad previously met in the email [[alternate universe]], and Stinkoman also previously appeared in Free Country, USA in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]].
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*[[Mr. Shmallow]] can be seen on the Pineapple Gun.
*[[Mr. Shmallow]] can be seen on the Pineapple Gun.
*Upon entering the Peasantry area, Strong Bad will remark on the game's status as "the best-selling video computer TV game of all time", as it was previously referred to as in [[Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer]].
*Upon entering the Peasantry area, Strong Bad will remark on the game's status as "the best-selling video computer TV game of all time", as it was previously referred to as in [[Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer]].
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**Likewise, the music from the trailer plays as background music in Peasantry and at the final battle, and Rather Dashing speaks exactly as he does in the trailer.
*The [[wikipedia:Pitfall!|Pitfall!]] [[scorpions]] from [[In Search of the Yello Dello]] return in Halfathlon.
*The [[wikipedia:Pitfall!|Pitfall!]] [[scorpions]] from [[In Search of the Yello Dello]] return in Halfathlon.
*In addition to the four historical figures, the puzzle wheel in the Videlectrix Mainframe depicts Trogdor, the [[Jhonka]], [[Thy Dungeonman (character)|Thy Dungeonman]], and [[Kid Speedy]].
*In addition to the four historical figures, the puzzle wheel in the Videlectrix Mainframe depicts Trogdor, the [[Jhonka]], [[Thy Dungeonman (character)|Thy Dungeonman]], and [[Kid Speedy]].
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*When Strong Bad first enters Stinkoman 20X6, he says, "Now I want to be the guy too.", paraphrasing [[1-Up]]'s line in [[japanese cartoon]]: "Everybody says you're the guy. But I wanna be the guy too!"
*When Strong Bad first enters Stinkoman 20X6, he says, "Now I want to be the guy too.", paraphrasing [[1-Up]]'s line in [[japanese cartoon]]: "Everybody says you're the guy. But I wanna be the guy too!"
**Another reference to the same email is made when collecting Stinkoman's robot boots. Strong Bad paraphrases the line about what Stinkoman K would be about when he says, "Now I can totally fly around in space in cool action poses!"
**Another reference to the same email is made when collecting Stinkoman's robot boots. Strong Bad paraphrases the line about what Stinkoman K would be about when he says, "Now I can totally fly around in space in cool action poses!"
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*On the title screen and during the credits, the music is an instrumental version of [[Please Stop Trying To Handle My Style]].
*The 8-bit lantern resembles the one in [[Peasant's Quest]].
*The 8-bit lantern resembles the one in [[Peasant's Quest]].
*Strong Bad tells Strong Sad to "shut up [[nine times]]".
*Strong Bad tells Strong Sad to "shut up [[nine times]]".
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*The dual inclusion of the Roman helmet and Old Timey [[Free Country, USA]] background in the photo booth may refer to an Easter egg in [[high school]].
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*The dual inclusion of the Roman helmet and Old Timey [[Free Country, USA]] background in the photo booth may refer to an Easter egg in [[highschool]].
*When Stinkoman is defeated by Browntant and Chorch, he says "You made my stummy hurt!" This is a reference to the game over screen of Stinkoman 20X6.
*When Stinkoman is defeated by Browntant and Chorch, he says "You made my stummy hurt!" This is a reference to the game over screen of Stinkoman 20X6.
*[[Homestar]] says that [[Coach Z]] bet him a "moist Benjamin" that he couldn't catch Lucky George in his mouth, which is a reference to [[shapeshifter]].
*[[Homestar]] says that [[Coach Z]] bet him a "moist Benjamin" that he couldn't catch Lucky George in his mouth, which is a reference to [[shapeshifter]].
*Strong Bad calls Gel-Arshie his "bromide", which is what he called Homestar in [[bike thief]].
*Strong Bad calls Gel-Arshie his "bromide", which is what he called Homestar in [[bike thief]].
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*When Homestar acts like a pop-up ad, he mentions [[low rates]].
 
===Real-World References===
===Real-World References===
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*Strong Bad climbing the vine with the smiling cloud on the Awesomeness screen is modeled after [[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros. 2|Super Mario Bros. 2]].
*Strong Bad climbing the vine with the smiling cloud on the Awesomeness screen is modeled after [[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros. 2|Super Mario Bros. 2]].
**Similarly, the bushes with eyes in the intro screen are another reference to the ''[[Mario]]'' series.  
**Similarly, the bushes with eyes in the intro screen are another reference to the ''[[Mario]]'' series.  
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**Homestar saying "Hurray! You win! Ptoo! Ptoo!" could also be a reference to Mario, because when a level is won in [[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros.|Super Mario Bros.]], fireworks would go off with a similar sound.
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**Homestar saying "Hurray! You win! Ptoo! Ptoo!" could also be a reference to Mario, because when you win a level in [[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros.|Super Mario Bros.]], fireworks would go off with a similar sound.
**When Strong Bad first enters Peasantry, he assumes hitting his head on things will make coins come out, a reference to the theme of making coins come out of blocks by jumping into them in said series.
**When Strong Bad first enters Peasantry, he assumes hitting his head on things will make coins come out, a reference to the theme of making coins come out of blocks by jumping into them in said series.
***This could also refer to the act of somersaulting into trees to get various objects in [[The Legend of Zelda]] series, also by [[Nintendo]].
***This could also refer to the act of somersaulting into trees to get various objects in [[The Legend of Zelda]] series, also by [[Nintendo]].
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*Several historical figures appear in the "Spirit of '76" game, including [[Wikipedia:John Hancock|John Hancock]], [[Wikipedia:Benjamin Franklin|Benjamin Franklin]], [[Wikipedia:Samuel Adams|Samuel Adams]], and [[Wikipedia:Paul Revere|Paul Revere]]. All figure significantly in the American Revolution.
*Several historical figures appear in the "Spirit of '76" game, including [[Wikipedia:John Hancock|John Hancock]], [[Wikipedia:Benjamin Franklin|Benjamin Franklin]], [[Wikipedia:Samuel Adams|Samuel Adams]], and [[Wikipedia:Paul Revere|Paul Revere]]. All figure significantly in the American Revolution.
**Samuel Adams saying he "probably invented beer" refers to the [[Wikipedia:Boston Beer Company|Samuel Adams]] brand of beer.
**Samuel Adams saying he "probably invented beer" refers to the [[Wikipedia:Boston Beer Company|Samuel Adams]] brand of beer.
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**When Strong Bad gives John Hancock the item, he says to make sure "your family is insured", a reference to the [[Wikipedia:John Hancock Insurance|John Hancock Insurance]] company.
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**When you give John Hancock the item, he says to make sure your family is insured, a reference to the [[Wikipedia:John Hancock Insurance|John Hancock Insurance]] company.
*Interacting with the mirror in the bathroom will make Strong Bad reference the [[Wikipedia:Bloody Mary (folklore)|Bloody Mary legend]].
*Interacting with the mirror in the bathroom will make Strong Bad reference the [[Wikipedia:Bloody Mary (folklore)|Bloody Mary legend]].
*The Gel-Arshie portion of the game is likely a reference to [[Wikipedia:Cool Spot|Cool Spot]], a 1993 product placement game for 7-Up that featured its red mascot on a surf board.
*The Gel-Arshie portion of the game is likely a reference to [[Wikipedia:Cool Spot|Cool Spot]], a 1993 product placement game for 7-Up that featured its red mascot on a surf board.
*After using Gel-Arshie on the brick wall, he says the line "What's in the box?", a reference to the movie ''[[Wikipedia:Seven (film)|Se7en]]''.
*After using Gel-Arshie on the brick wall, he says the line "What's in the box?", a reference to the movie ''[[Wikipedia:Seven (film)|Se7en]]''.
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*The "Bloodstone" in Trogdor's Lair is a reference to the game [[Wikipedia:Return to Krondor|Return to Krondor]], in which there is a "Nightstone" that casts everything in red light and reveals a hidden place, which holds the secret to destroying the enemy forever.
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*The "Bloodstone" in Trogdor's Lair is a reference to the game [[Wikipedia:Return to Krondor|Return to Krondor]], in which there is a "Nightstone" that casts everything in red light and reveals a hidden place, which holds the secret to destroying your enemy forever.
*Strong Bad's remark about the peasants starting a commune is a reference to [[Monty Python|''Monty Python and the Holy Grail'']], specifically the scene in which Dennis explains that he and his fellow peasants are an [[wikipedia:Anarcho-syndicalism|anarcho-syndicalist]] commune.
*Strong Bad's remark about the peasants starting a commune is a reference to [[Monty Python|''Monty Python and the Holy Grail'']], specifically the scene in which Dennis explains that he and his fellow peasants are an [[wikipedia:Anarcho-syndicalism|anarcho-syndicalist]] commune.
*When Strong Mad is in Halfathlon, he will exclaim "[[Wikipedia:Glasnost|GLASNOST]]! [[Wikipedia:Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn|SOLZHENITSYN]]!"
*When Strong Mad is in Halfathlon, he will exclaim "[[Wikipedia:Glasnost|GLASNOST]]! [[Wikipedia:Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn|SOLZHENITSYN]]!"
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*When summoning Boxer Joe, Strong Bad sometimes says "Round 1, FIGHT!" the same way the announcer does in [[Mortal Kombat]].
*When summoning Boxer Joe, Strong Bad sometimes says "Round 1, FIGHT!" the same way the announcer does in [[Mortal Kombat]].
*When Strong Bad finally uses the performing bear, he shouts "I choose you." This is a reference to [[Pokémon]].
*When Strong Bad finally uses the performing bear, he shouts "I choose you." This is a reference to [[Pokémon]].
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*In the game's music files, Halfathlon is referred to as [[Wikipedia:Summer Games_(video_game)|Summer Games]].
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*In the game's music files, Halfathlon is referred to as [[Wikipedia:Summer Games|Summer Games]].
*"The Videlectrix Halfathlon" title mimics the similarly named The Activision Decathlon.
*"The Videlectrix Halfathlon" title mimics the similarly named The Activision Decathlon.
*The box art for Mista Fixit is modeled after the "album cover" boxes of early [[Wikipedia:Electronic Arts|Electronic Arts]], complete with an incorporation of the company's logo into the artwork. In particular, the box art is likely spoofing the 1983 EA game [[Wikipedia:Hard Hat Mack|Hard Hat Mack]], whose box art showed a construction worker hanging onto a girder; the Mista Fixit box shows a fallen worker.
*The box art for Mista Fixit is modeled after the "album cover" boxes of early [[Wikipedia:Electronic Arts|Electronic Arts]], complete with an incorporation of the company's logo into the artwork. In particular, the box art is likely spoofing the 1983 EA game [[Wikipedia:Hard Hat Mack|Hard Hat Mack]], whose box art showed a construction worker hanging onto a girder; the Mista Fixit box shows a fallen worker.
*The Mista Fixit game and character may be a reference to the online building game [[Wikipedia:Roblox|Roblox]], as he wears a hard hat and asks Strong Bad if he wants to build something.
*The Mista Fixit game and character may be a reference to the online building game [[Wikipedia:Roblox|Roblox]], as he wears a hard hat and asks Strong Bad if he wants to build something.
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*Revealing the ghosts with the camera is a parody of the [[Wikipedia:Fatal Frame|Fatal Frame]] series of games, where the player also reveals and defeats ghosts in a similar fashion.
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*Revealing the ghosts with the camera is a parody of the [[Wikipedia:Fatal Frame|Fatal Frame]] series of games, where you also reveal and defeat ghosts in a similar fashion.
*The Videlectrix Power magazine is a reference to the real-world [[Wikipedia:Nintendo Power|Nintendo Power]] magazine.
*The Videlectrix Power magazine is a reference to the real-world [[Wikipedia:Nintendo Power|Nintendo Power]] magazine.
*The music and the jump celebration by Strong Bad after defeating Ultimate Trogdor may be a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Final Fantasy|Final Fantasy Series]].
*The music and the jump celebration by Strong Bad after defeating Ultimate Trogdor may be a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Final Fantasy|Final Fantasy Series]].
*The scene where Strong Bad wakes up and tells everybody they were in his dream is a parody of the ending scene from ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]''.
*The scene where Strong Bad wakes up and tells everybody they were in his dream is a parody of the ending scene from ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]''.
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*Strong Bad calling Strong Sad a "dumpa-lumpa" references the Oompa Loompas, the little men that work for Willy Wonka in [[Wikipedia:Charlie and the Chocolate Factory|Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]]. Interestingly, according to the [[Sketchbook (museum)|Museum Sketchbook]], Strong Sad was [[Rejected Costumes|planned]] to dress as an Oompa Loompa in [[Homestarloween Party]].
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*Strong Bad calling Strong Sad a "dumpa-lumpa" references the Oompa Loompas, the little men that work for Willy Wonka in [[Wikipedia:Charlie and the Chocolate Factory|Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]].
*When trying to use the Lappy during the Redcoat Ghost Patrol minigame, Strong Bad declines, saying that he "might get sucked into the screen or something". This is a possible reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Poltergeist (film)|Poltergeist]]''.
*When trying to use the Lappy during the Redcoat Ghost Patrol minigame, Strong Bad declines, saying that he "might get sucked into the screen or something". This is a possible reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Poltergeist (film)|Poltergeist]]''.
*Asking about Stinkoman's robot boots will unleash a diatribe ending with "And I can kick!", which is taken from an infamous 1987 [[Wikipedia:Late Night With David Letterman|Late Night With David Letterman]] interview with [[Wikipedia:Crispin Glover|Crispin Glover]] which also featured large shoes.
*Asking about Stinkoman's robot boots will unleash a diatribe ending with "And I can kick!", which is taken from an infamous 1987 [[Wikipedia:Late Night With David Letterman|Late Night With David Letterman]] interview with [[Wikipedia:Crispin Glover|Crispin Glover]] which also featured large shoes.
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*Strong Bad calling Homestar a "Pinball Wizard" is a reference to [[The Who]]'s song [[Wikipedia:Pinball Wizard|Pinball Wizard]].
*Strong Bad calling Homestar a "Pinball Wizard" is a reference to [[The Who]]'s song [[Wikipedia:Pinball Wizard|Pinball Wizard]].
*When Strong Bad looks at the commode, he mentions the abyss staring back at him, a reference to a quote from [[Wikipedia: Friedrich Nietzsche|Friedrich Nietzsche]]'s [[Wikipedia:Beyond Good and Evil|Beyond Good and Evil]]: "When you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you."
*When Strong Bad looks at the commode, he mentions the abyss staring back at him, a reference to a quote from [[Wikipedia: Friedrich Nietzsche|Friedrich Nietzsche]]'s [[Wikipedia:Beyond Good and Evil|Beyond Good and Evil]]: "When you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you."
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*Strong Bad calls Strong Sad "Dumpy Kong Jr.", which is similar to the title [[Nintendo]]'s arcade game [[Wikipedia:Donkey Kong Jr.|Donkey Kong Jr.]]
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*Strong Bad calling Strong Sad "Dumpy Kong Jr." is an obvious reference to the NES game Donkey Kong Jr.
*The line "A winner is you" said by Coach Z is a reference to an infamous line from the NES game [[Wikipedia: Pro Wrestling (Nintendo Entertainment System)|Pro Wrestling]].
*The line "A winner is you" said by Coach Z is a reference to an infamous line from the NES game [[Wikipedia: Pro Wrestling (Nintendo Entertainment System)|Pro Wrestling]].
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===Fast Forward===
 
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*[[The Topplegangers]] go on to appear in animated form in [[Cheat Commandos: Two Part Episode: Part 2]].
 
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*Ghost photography appears again in [[Haunted Photo Booth]].
 
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*Strong Bad claims that [[Stinkoman 20X6]] Level 10 would have a level 10.5 with Sticklyman as a "secret boss", which turned out to be true when the level was released.
 
==External Links==
==External Links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130512104448/http://www.telltalegames.com/strongbad/8bitisenough Archive of the Official episode page]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130512104448/http://www.telltalegames.com/strongbad/8bitisenough Archive of the Official episode page]
*[[Forum:14934|forum thread re: "8-Bit is Enough"]]
*[[Forum:14934|forum thread re: "8-Bit is Enough"]]
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*[http://www.telltalegames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7349 Telltale forum thread re: "8-Bit is Enough"]
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*[http://www.telltalegames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7349 Telltale forum thread re: "8-Bit is Enough]
===Reviews===
===Reviews===
*[http://www.wiiware-world.com/reviews/2008/12/strong_bad_episode_5_8_bit_is_enough WiiWare World review]
*[http://www.wiiware-world.com/reviews/2008/12/strong_bad_episode_5_8_bit_is_enough WiiWare World review]
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081218112714/http://wii.ign.com/articles/938/938668p1.html IGN review]
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*[http://wii.ign.com/articles/938/938668p1.html IGN review]
*[http://www.adventureclassicgaming.com/index.php/site/reviews/440/ Adventure Classic Gaming review]
*[http://www.adventureclassicgaming.com/index.php/site/reviews/440/ Adventure Classic Gaming review]
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090114122649/http://www.gameshark.com/reviews/3184/Strong-Bad-Episode-5-8-Bit-is-Enough.htm GameShark review]
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*[http://www.gameshark.com/reviews/3184/Strong-Bad-Episode-5-8-Bit-is-Enough.htm GameShark review]
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120921043343/http://gamebrainspew.com/2009/01/strong-bads-cool-game-for-attractive-people-e5/ GameBrainSpew review]
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*[http://gamebrainspew.com/2009/01/strong-bads-cool-game-for-attractive-people-e5/ GameBrainSpew review]
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*[https://www.gamesradar.com/strong-bads-cool-game-for-attractive-people-8-bit-is-enough-wiiware-review/ GamesRadar review]
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*[http://www.gamesradar.com/wii/strong-bads-cool-game-for-attractive-people-8-bit-is-enough-wiiware/review/strong-bads-cool-game-for-attractive-people-8-bit-is-enough-wiiware/a-20090106151416192261/g-200812091643093064 GamesRadar review]
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*[https://www.cheatcc.com/articles/strong-bads-cool-game-for-attractive-people-episode-5-8-bit-is-enough-review-for-nintendo-wii-wii/ Cheat Code Central review]
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