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The '''Third Games Menu''' is a playroom-themed menu for the various [[Games|games]] on [[homestarrunner.com]]. Notably absent from this menu is the [[Astro Lite]] game, which for a while was only a [[Museum]] feature and is now on the [[Handheld Games Menu]]. This menu introduced Marzipan's Answering Machine and Strong Bad Email as new "games" rather than as  "[[features]]", as they are now classified.
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The '''Third Games Menu''' is a playroom-themed menu for the various [[Games|games]] on [[homestarrunner.com]]. This menu was superseded by the [[Handheld Games Menu]] on July 14, 2002.
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'''Page Title:''' The Games Menu!! For the Whole [[Swears|Damn]] Family!!
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'''Page Title:''' The Games Menu!! For the Whole Darn Family!!
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'''Date:''' Between Sunday, December 17, 2000 and Wednesday, January 24, 2001
==Available Games==
==Available Games==
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'''Games previously released on other menus'''
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===Returning from [[Second Games Menu]]===
*[[Fortune Cookies]]
*[[Fortune Cookies]]
*[[Homestar Talker]]
*[[Homestar Talker]]
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*[[Dancin' Bubs]]
*[[Dancin' Bubs]]
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'''Games first released on this menu'''
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===New for this menu===
*[[Audition with Marzipan]]
*[[Audition with Marzipan]]
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*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine]] (goes directly to [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 6.0|Version 6.0]])
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*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine]] {{--}} Goes directly to [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 6.0|Version 6.0]]
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*[[Who Said What Now?]]
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*[[Who Said What Now?]] <!--  This game used to have a different name and a different shape. This bare fact is tentatively allowed, but don't go into detail. -->
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*[[Homestar Quiz]]
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*[[Homestar Quiz]] {{--}} A crumbled piece of paper with "quiz" handwritten on it
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*[[Strong Bad Email|E-mail Strong Bad]]
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*[[Strong Bad Email]] {{--}} A  5.25" floppy disk labeled "E-mail Strong Bad"
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==External links==
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== Fun Facts ==
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===Remarks===
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*Notably absent from this menu is the [[Astro Lite]] game, which at the time was only accessible through previous games menus in the [[Museum]].
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*This menu introduced Marzipan's Answering Machine and Strong Bad Email, despite neither being a game.
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**A later site redesign reclassified the two series under the "[[features]]" section of the [[TV Time Toons Menu]].
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===Real-World References===
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*The "Homestar Talker" game box is in the style of ''{{w|Trivial Pursuit}}''.
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==External Links==
*[[HR:games.swf|View the Flash file]]
*[[HR:games.swf|View the Flash file]]
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Revision as of 05:45, 25 March 2024

Stacks of fun!

The Third Games Menu is a playroom-themed menu for the various games on homestarrunner.com. This menu was superseded by the Handheld Games Menu on July 14, 2002.

Page Title: The Games Menu!! For the Whole Darn Family!!

Date: Between Sunday, December 17, 2000 and Wednesday, January 24, 2001

Contents

Available Games

Returning from Second Games Menu

New for this menu

Fun Facts

Remarks

  • Notably absent from this menu is the Astro Lite game, which at the time was only accessible through previous games menus in the Museum.
  • This menu introduced Marzipan's Answering Machine and Strong Bad Email, despite neither being a game.

Real-World References

External Links


Preceded by:
Second Games Menu
Games Navigation
2001–2002
Succeeded by:
Handheld Games Menu
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