Stand-Up Arcade Games

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[[Image:indabasement.PNG|thumb|The stand-up kind]]
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'''[[Wikipedia:Arcade game|Stand-up arcade games]]''' appear frequently in the [[Homestar Runner universe]]. [[Strong Bad]] especially has an affinity for them, even [[TROGDOR! Arcade Machine|owning one himself]].
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'''Stand-up arcade games''' are a reccurring theme in Homestar Runner cartoons. [[Strong Bad]] has an affinity for these stand up arcade games and he gets a [[TROGDOR!]] stand up game in the toon "[[Arcade Game]]." This machine can also be found in the [[strongbad email.exe|DVD]], where it is used as a selection screen for the bonus material.
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There are 2 upright arcade games in [[Skatetown USA]].
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==TROGDOR! Arcade Machine==
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:''Main article: [[TROGDOR! Arcade Machine]]''
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In the email "[[the bet]]," Strong Bad finds himself face to face with Typing Tutor Turbo. Although excited by the prospect of a new arcade game, he is disappointed by the concept of the game itself. He finds it much more fun to drop it on [[The King of Town]].  
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==Other Game Appearances==
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*[[Theme Song Video]] — Arcade games Dokle and Dokle 2 are seen in [[Skatetown, USA]].
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*[[Arcade Game]] — Strong Bad plays the [[TROGDOR! Arcade Machine|arcade game]] [[TROGDOR!]] with [[Strong Mad]], [[The Cheat]] and [[Homestar Runner]] looking on.
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*Email [[the bet]] — Strong Bad finds that [[The King of Town]] owns the arcade game [[Typing Tutor Turbo]].
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*[[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu]] — The menu itself is designed to look like a vertical [[Wikipedia:Scrolling shooter|scrolling shooter]] arcade game.
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*[[Poker Night at the Inventory]] — After losing all his money and being expelled from the game, Strong Bad will wander over to a stand-up arcade cabinet (Buster Blaster from [[Sam & Max]]) in the background and play it for the remainder of the round.
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*[[Classic Stand-up Arcade Game]] — Strong Bad draws a stand-up arcade game that features "Sister [[Froosh]]" and "Sister [[Dooj]]". He concludes the video by saying that somebody should make the game.
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The [[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu]] is based on several different arcade games with power-ups and fake score tables. It is another classic made by [[Videlectrix]].
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Revision as of 08:03, 25 November 2020

The stand-up kind

Stand-up arcade games appear frequently in the Homestar Runner universe. Strong Bad especially has an affinity for them, even owning one himself.

TROGDOR! Arcade Machine

Main article: TROGDOR! Arcade Machine

Other Game Appearances

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