Stinkoman 20X6 Inside References

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There are many inside references within Stinkoman 20X6.

Levels 1 to 4

• The health-restoring pills are a reference to the capsule containing the "power crunch" from the Strong Bad Email time capsule.
  • They are also a reference to the Scrolling Shooter Games Menu, where you can get similar capsules to change your ship.
  • Additionally, 1-Up borrows Stinkoman's "Power Crunch" at the beginning of Level 4.
• The Stobats in Level 2 blow up like the ducks in Duck Guardian after being hit with the hatch ray.
• The red and green lamps on Level 2 are similar to the one in the bar in the Theme Song Video.
• Level 3.2 reveals that Stinkoman hates apples, just as Strong Bad does in The House that Gave Sucky Treats.
• Stlunko, the level 3 boss, bears a striking resemblance to the Visor Robot.
• 1-Up saying "I'm going this way!" is a reference to Meet Marshie.
• The Saargtsson intro cinema contains yet another appearance of Stinkoman's signature attack, the Double Deuce, but this time uses a Single Deuce.

Level 5

• 1-Up saying that he's just a kid, and maybe when he's older is a reference to japanese cartoon.
• 1 Up in the level 5 cut scene says "Mooooooon" just like a soy drunken Strong Bad did in personal favorites and in Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon when Strong Bad says, "We're takin' this baby to da MOOOOOOOOOOOON!"
• The background in Level 5 looks like the third background in the Games menu.
• The ship that flies by at the beginning of 5.1 and 5.2 is featured twice in "japanese cartoon" that was originally intended to be the 20X6 version of The Cheat.
• When 1-Up defeats Nebulon, he says no one likes his style, just like Strong Bad did in New Boots.

Levels -0 and 9

• There are ladders in level -0 that resemble ducks from Duck Guardian.
• "Check out my new gameplay!" is a reference to Stinkoman's quote "Check out my new cosplay!" in 3 Times Halloween Funjob.
• The ship you fly in Level 9 is the Stinkoman ship in the Scrolling Shooter Games Menu.
• Stinkoman's line at the end of Level 9, "Prawn Salad", is a reference to the easter egg in 3 Times Halloween Funjob, where Stinkoman says "I love prawns! Simple as that!"
  • Prawns have also appeared in other 20X6 contexts, as well as the email fingers.

The Stinkomanual

• Grundy's illustration in the manual shows him running in a manner similar to Homestar Runner.
• The Rose Blake's description in the manual as a "'Lectric burner" is a reference to the email extra plug, where Strong Bad gets 'Lectric Boots.
• The line "blast 'em up Dan!" is an adaptation of "fry 'em up, Dan!" from TROGDOR!
• The sentence in the manual, "Falling from the skies and bove", references That Time of Year.
• The picture of Stinkoman on the manual's cover is a reference to his bulked-up appearance in time capsule after eating the power crunch.