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- | [[Image: | + | [[Image:gamesmenu_stinkoman.PNG|thumb|The current ''Games'' menu]] |
- | '''Scrolling Shooter Games Menu''' is the current | + | '''Scrolling Shooter Games Menu''' is the current Homestar Runner games selection screen. It is styled from the vertical [[Wikipedia:Scrolling shooter|scrolling shooter]] arcade games from the early 80's. The older games are available from the WWII style fighter, while the newer more advanced games are selected from the fancy space fighters. A [[20X6]] character describes each game. |
'''Page Title:''' Shots do NOT hurt other players... yet. | '''Page Title:''' Shots do NOT hurt other players... yet. | ||
- | + | == Available Games== | |
- | + | *[[Handheld Games Menu|Old Games]] — ''So old they are new! Maybe you forgot!'' | |
- | ==Available Games== | + | *[[TROGDOR!|Trogdor]] — ''One armed dragon might! Thrilling level!'' |
- | *[[Handheld Games Menu|Old Games]] | + | *[[Population: Tire|Pop Tire]] — ''Bouncing tire Challenge! Begin at once!'' |
- | *[[TROGDOR!|Trogdor]] | + | *[[Thy Dungeonman|Dungeon Man]] — ''Type an adventure! Keyboard to the max!'' |
- | *[[Population: Tire|Pop Tire]] | + | *[[Awexome Cross]] — ''Rolling Cheat thunder! Grab n go cash!'' |
- | *[[Thy Dungeonman| | + | *[[StrongBadZone|SBZone]] — ''Avoiding shaped attacks in a Strong Bad Zone!'' |
- | + | *[[Marshie's Malloween Mix-Up|Marshie Ween]] — ''Switching colored treats! Floating delights!'' | |
- | + | *[[Secret Collect]] — ''A flashing maze to create many times!'' | |
- | *[[Awexome Cross]] | + | *[[RhinoFeeder|Rhino Feeder]] — ''Mighty zoo animal! Elude a snake!'' |
- | *[[StrongBadZone|SBZone]] | + | *[[Peasant's Quest|Peasant Quest]] — ''Robed peasant hero! Text and graphic style!'' |
- | *[[Marshie's Malloween Mix-Up|Marshie Ween]] | + | *[[Stinkoman 20X6|Stinko Man]] - ''Sidemost scrolling! Stinkoman presents!'' |
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- | *[[RhinoFeeder]] | + | |
- | *[[Peasant's Quest|Peasant Quest]] | + | |
- | *[[Stinkoman 20X6| | + | |
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== Easter Eggs == | == Easter Eggs == | ||
- | *Click the center "Games Menu... | + | *Click the center "Games Menu... 1982 Videlectrix" to go to the [[Videlectrix]] website. |
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*Click on the level number to change the backgrounds. | *Click on the level number to change the backgrounds. | ||
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- | + | *When you collect one of the [[Wikipedia:Power-up|power-ups]] that appear occasionally, the character ship changes accordingly. | |
- | + | **The available ships are: [[1-Up]] (H Pill), [[Stinkoman]] (SB Pill), [[20X6 Coach Z]] (Z Pill), [[20X6 The Cheat]] (The Cheat Texture Pill) and [[Pan Pan]] (P Pill). | |
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== Fun Facts == | == Fun Facts == | ||
=== Trivia === | === Trivia === | ||
- | + | *When this menu was first released, the information bar at the bottom (score, brand, level) was not there. It was added shortly thereafter. | |
- | *When this menu was first released, the information bar at the bottom (score, brand, level) was not there. It was added shortly thereafter | + | *This is the first time a 20X6 The Cheat and 20X6 Coach Z have ever been shown. |
- | + | *You can never get a score higher than 0000 as of 7/29/04. | |
- | *This is | + | [[Image:2nite.jpg|thumb|right|Screenshot of the New Games page when played using Flash Player 6; note the unused ''[[TROGDOR!]]'' message.]] |
- | + | *Loading the page up with Flash Player 6 will cause the browser to complain about a script in the background making everything run slowly. Tell it to cancel to cause it to cease loading the levels (you'll be on "Level", without any numeric value assigned, leaving a blank screen), to cause the sprite to go haywire (it'll go through every morphing and moving animation over and over and over...) and have some characters say an otherwise unused message ("''Trogdor is the Greatest Game! Play 2Nite!''"). | |
- | * | + | **Note: The message "TROGDOR IS THE GREATEST GAME! PLAY 2NITE!!" is actually the default value of the text box. It is replaced with another message when you move the mouse over an item. The text is never seen unless all actionscript is stopped, which happens when you get the "running slowly" dialog box and choose to stop running scripts. |
- | *Loading the page up with Flash Player 6 will cause the browser to complain about a script in the background making everything run slowly. | + | |
- | **Note: The message "TROGDOR IS THE GREATEST GAME! PLAY 2NITE!!" is actually the default value of the text box. It is replaced with another message when the mouse | + | |
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=== Remarks === | === Remarks === | ||
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*While most of the website fits into a small rectangle with rounded edges, this menu has proportions more like that of an arcade cabinet's monitor, with sharp edges. | *While most of the website fits into a small rectangle with rounded edges, this menu has proportions more like that of an arcade cabinet's monitor, with sharp edges. | ||
- | *Despite using 20X6 characters, each pill uses the initials of the normal characters e. | + | *Despite using 20X6 characters, each pill uses the initials of the normal characters (i.e. SB = Strong Bad, not Stinkoman etc.) |
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- | === | + | === Goofs === |
- | [[ | + | *When you choose Pan Pan, his mouth moves even though he communicates by bouncing, seen in [[Under Construction]]. |
- | *Grab a slow character's pill (Z | + | *Grab a slow character's pill (Coach Z or PanPan) and go to one of the far sides and quickly scroll to the other side and click on one of the games. Your character's laser will shoot out from where the ship was and the game you clicked on will still explode even if the laser isn't anywhere near it. |
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- | === | + | === Glitches=== |
- | *When | + | *When using a seek bar, several odd things can happen. These include: |
+ | **Been taken to completely the wrong game (i.e. when clicking on Stinkoman 20X6, the player is taken to Thy Dungeonman). | ||
+ | **Some, or all of the enemy ships disappearing. | ||
+ | **The player is taken to [[HR:undefined|an undefined page]], resulting in a [[404'd]] error. | ||
=== Inside References === | === Inside References === | ||
- | *The | + | *The ships have similarities to the characters they represent and each ship has a different speed. From fastest to slowest: The Cheat, Stinkoman, 1-Up, Coach Z, and Pan Pan. |
+ | **Oddly enough, Pan Pan's pill and ship resemble his present-day counterpart [[Pom Pom]]. | ||
=== Real-World References === | === Real-World References === | ||
* The levels are all inspired by classic video games. | * The levels are all inspired by classic video games. | ||
- | **Level 1 (landscape) is modeled after ''[[Wikipedia:Xevious|Xevious]]'' (by [[Namco]], 1982). | + | **Level 1 (landscape) is modeled after ''[[Wikipedia:Xevious|Xevious]]'' (by [[Wikipedia:Namco|Namco]], 1982). |
- | **Level 2 (sea/ships) is modeled after '' | + | **Level 2 (sea/ships) is modeled after ''1941'' (by [[Wikipedia:Capcom|Capcom]], 1984). |
- | **Level 3 (space) is probably a reference to the arcade games ''[[Wikipedia:Galaxian|Galaxian]]'' (by Namco, 1979) and '' | + | **Level 3 (space) is probably a reference to the arcade games ''[[Wikipedia:Galaxian|Galaxian]]'' (by Namco, 1979) and ''Galaga'' (by Namco, 1981), though neither game had nebulae. |
- | *The quote for Awexome Cross refers to the sidescrolling shooter series named ''[[Wikipedia:Rolling Thunder ( | + | *The quote for Awexome Cross refers to the sidescrolling shooter series named ''[[Wikipedia:Rolling Thunder (video game)|Rolling Thunder]]'' (by [[Wikipedia:Namco|Namco]], 1986). |
- | *The | + | *The capsules are from ''[[Wikipedia:Arkanoid|Arkanoid]]'' (by [[Wikipedia:Taito|Taito]], 1986). |
- | + | *The "Ready!" text that you see when you enter the menu is from one of the NES ''Mega Man'' games, that is, it uses a similar font and placement. | |
- | *The "Ready!" text that | + | *The continually rolling "1982 Videlectrix" bar at the bottom is a reference to a similar animation that appeared in most Atari 2600 games made by Activision. |
- | *The continually rolling "1982 Videlectrix" bar at the bottom is a reference to a similar animation that appeared in most | + | |
*The page title, "Shots do NOT hurt other players...yet." is from the classic arcade game ''[[Wikipedia:Gauntlet (arcade game)|Gauntlet]]''. | *The page title, "Shots do NOT hurt other players...yet." is from the classic arcade game ''[[Wikipedia:Gauntlet (arcade game)|Gauntlet]]''. | ||
*The way the dialogue is displayed (along with the person speaking) resembles the [[Wikipedia:Star Fox series|''Star Fox'' games]]. | *The way the dialogue is displayed (along with the person speaking) resembles the [[Wikipedia:Star Fox series|''Star Fox'' games]]. | ||
- | *The scrollover noise is the jumping noise from the | + | *The scrollover noise is the jumping noise from the Atari 5200 game [http://www.atariage.com/software_page.html?SoftwareID=2082 ''Montezuma's Revenge''] (by [[Wikipedia:Parker Brothers|Parker Brothers]], 1984). |
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=== Fast Forward === | === Fast Forward === | ||
- | * | + | *You can [[Stinkoman 20X6 Playable Characters|play as]] Stinkoman's ship, the Stinkowing, in [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 9|Level 9]] of the game [[Stinkoman 20X6]]. |
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
- | + | *[[HR:games.html|View the Games Menu]] | |
- | + | *[[HR:gamesmenu_new.swf|View the Flash file for the Games Menu]] | |
+ | *[[HR:oldgames.html|View the Old Games Menu]] | ||
+ | *[[HR:handheld.swf|View the Flash file for the Old Games Menu]] | ||
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