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- | {{about-nothe|miscellaneous references to video games}} {{foremail|video games}} {{for|DVD-exclusive email|Videro Games}} | + | {{about-nothe|references to video games}} {{foremail|video games}} {{for|DVD-exclusive email|Videro Games}} |
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- | '''References to video games''', especially those of the 8-bit era, are constantly made within the [[Homestar Runner universe]]. While [[Nintendo]], [[Atari 2600|Atari]], [[Sega]], [[Intellivision]], and [[Namco]] are most commonly referenced, others are listed here. | + | '''Allusions to video games''', especially those of the 8-bit era, are constantly being made within the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] body of work. Since references are commonly made to [[Nintendo]], [[Atari 2600]], [[Sega]], and [[Intellivision]], those instances are listed in their respective articles. This article is a list of allusions to video games in general or to less common systems. |
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- | ==Generic / Ambiguous References== | + | ==Strong Bad Email== |
- | *[[The Cheat Theme Song]] {{--}} [[Homestar Runner]] claims the video is "the best video game [he's] ever played". | + | *[[homestar hair]] — Strong Bad goes to play "[[Wikipedia:Temple of Apshai|Temple of Apshai]]" as respite from the email. |
- | *Email [[the bet]] {{--}} Strong Bad asks if [[The King of Town]] has any video games. He introduces him to [[Typing Tutor]], an arcade cabinet that Strong Bad later hoisted over a blindfolded King of Town, intending to drop it on him. | + | *[[video games]] — Taylor R. wants to know what Strong Bad would be like in a video game. Strong Bad explains that it would depend on what system he was on. |
- | *Email [[pom pom]] {{--}} [[Pom Pom]] beats up Strong Bad by repeatedly kicking him in mid-air, in a similar fashion to fighting games. Numbered combo points also appear. | + | *[[pom pom]] — Pom Pom beats Strong Bad up by kicking him into the air and 'juggling' him through several strikes, similar to a fighting game. Combo signs appear after his fourth, fifth and sixth strikes, and Pom Pom ultimately scores a [[Wikipedia:1-up|"1-up"]]. |
- | *[[Videro Games]] {{--}} Strong Bad describes the effects of video games on children.
| + | *[[the facts]] — The tune [[Homestar Runner]] sings to in the Easter egg is the same tune as the intermission theme from ''[[Wikipedia:Pac-Man|Pac-Man]]''. |
- | *Email [[high school]] {{--}} [[Middle School Variation|Baby Strong Bad]] pretends he is playing better video games. | + | *[[secret identity]] — As Cara Carabowditbowdit, Strong Bad writes to Buttless in Bedstuy that she needs to play more video games. |
- | *Email [[secret identity]] {{--}} As Cara Carabowditbowdit, Strong Bad writes to Buttless in Bedstuy that she needs to play more video games. | + | *[[keep cool]] — One of the pool rules is to, among other things, "press UP, A, and START" before re-entering the pool after eating. |
- | *Email [[keep cool]] {{--}} One of the pool rules is to "press UP, A, and START" before re-entering the pool after eating. | + | *[[4 branches]] — Strong Bad uses the scoring system in video games as a simile to how Homestar's stupidity functions. |
- | *Email [[4 branches]] {{--}} Strong Bad uses a video game's scoring system as a simile to how Homestar Runner's stupidity works. | + | *[[Videro Games]] — Strong Bad describes the effects of video games on children. |
- | *Email [[concert]] {{--}} Strong Bad and Strong Sad play their [[FunMachine]] together while discussing [[sloshy]]. | + | *[[invisibility]] — Before dying, the [[Tandy 400]] reveals the famous ''[[Wikipedia:Metroid|Metroid]]'' password "[[Wikipedia:Metroid#JUSTIN BAILEY|Justin Bailey]] ****** ******" (in which the lower-case letters should be replaced by upper-case letters and the asterisks should be replaced by hyphens). |
- | *Email [[slumber party]] {{--}} Strong Bad claims that "uncool kids' dads definitely still play video games" before going to Homestar's house, where he is playing [[Clapping Party]] because his [[Parents|father]]'s [[Wikipedia:Entertainment Software Rating Board|M-rated]] titles are "off-limits". | + | *[[japanese cartoon]] — The "credits music" is directly taken from the first level of ''[[Wikipedia:Rad Racer|Rad Racer]]''. |
- | *Email [[environment]] {{--}} Homestar "plays" his FunMachine without a cartridge inserted, claiming he is "about to win". | + | |
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- | ==Specific Games== | + | == Other Appearances == |
- | *Email [[homestar hair]] {{--}} [[Strong Bad]] plays ''[[Wikipedia:Temple of Apshai|Temple of Apshai]]'' as respite from the email. | + | *[[The Best Decemberween Ever]] — When [[Homestar Runner]] is looking through Bubs's box to get a [[Decemberween]] present for [[Strong Bad]], the first thing he pulls out is a ''[[Wikipedia:Tag Team Wrestling|Tag Team Wrestling]]'' cartridge. This NES game featured a team called "The Strong Bads", which is the source of Strong Bad's name. |
- | *[[FAQ]] {{--}} The page title reads "FAQ - Ouch. What do you do?". In ''[[Wikipedia:The Goonies II|The Goonies II]]'', [[Wikipedia:Non-player character|non-player characters]] in mazes would respond with this [[Deliberately Poor English|Engrish]] phrase when attacked.
| + | *[[Stinkoman 20X6]] — [[1-Up]] is named after the video game power up of [[Wikipedia:1-up|the same name]]. <!-- Note that while 1-Up's first appearance was in japanese cartoon, he was never officially named before Stinkoman 20X6 came out (apart from in the weeklies.xml file) --> |
- | *Email [[modeling]] {{--}} An advertisement for foot cream includes the phrase "GOT STINKFOOT?", a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Parodius Da!|Parodius]]'', in which gaining a power-up will sometimes result in the main character saying "GOT A STINKFOOT?!" out of a megaphone.
| + | **The game also contains many other references to other games; see [[Stinkoman 20X6 Real-World References]] for a complete list. |
- | *Email [[bedtime story]] {{--}} In two [[Powered by The Cheat]] segments (the latter of which is an Easter egg), [[The Cheat]] and [[Moses Malone]] play ''[[Wikipedia:The Adventures of Lolo|The Adventures of Lolo]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:The Adventures of Bayou Billy|The Adventures of Bayou Billy]]''. | + | *[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 9]] — Strong Bad is surprised that Babbage's no longer carries [[Wikipedia:TurboGrafx-16|Turbografx]] games. |
- | *Email [[from work]] {{--}} Strong Bad says that he hasn't taken his "sit in the men's room and play ''[[Wikipedia:Tetris|Tetris]]'' for an hour break" yet.
| + | *[[Population: Tire]] — The Engrish page title "I FEEL ASLEEP!" quotes the game ''[[Wikipedia:Metal Gear (video game)|Metal Gear]]'' for the NES. |
- | *Email [[hremail 3184]] {{--}} [[Bubs]] has a drink called "PONK!", a possible reference to The Scout's BONK! energy drink from ''[[Wikipedia:Team Fortress 2|Team Fortress 2]]''. He also shouts "PONK!" at [[Coach Z]] the same way as The Scout. | + | *[[Under Construction]] — The fight scene is taken from the game ''[[Wikipedia:Ninja Gaiden|Ninja Gaiden]]''. The credits include a reference to the ''Metroid'' [[Wikipedia:Morph Ball|Morph Ball]] powerup. |
- | *[[Poker Night at the Inventory]] {{--}} Since The Inventory is established as a place where video game characters go on their day off, the game contains characters from ''[[Monkey Island]]'', ''[[Sam & Max]]'', ''Team Fortress 2'', ''[[Wallace & Gromit|Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures]]'', and ''[[Back to the Future|Back to the Future: The Game]]''. | + | |
- | *[[Joystick Wagglin' with Videlectrix: Halloween Edition]] {{--}} The [[Videlectrix Guys]] play the [[Atari 2600]] game ''[[Wikipedia:Haunted House (video game)|Haunted House]]''. | + | |
- | *[[@StrongBadActual]] (August 6, 2018) {{--}} Strong Bad asks Videlectrix to send him a "digital simulation" of [[Trogdor!! The Board Game]] and gets a screenshot from the Atari 2600 version of ''[[Wikipedia:Othello (video game)|Othello]]''. | + | |
- | *[[Mr. Poofers Must Die]] {{--}} Homestar dresses as Dirk the Daring from ''[[Wikipedia:Dragon's Lair|Dragon's Lair]]''.
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- | *[[Halloween Hide & Seek]] {{--}} All the main characters play as specific characters from specific games from the {{wp|Point and click}} genre.
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- | ==Specific Consoles==
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- | *Email [[video games]] {{--}} Sender Taylor R. asks what Strong Bad would look like in a video game. He explains that it would depend on what system he was on. He envisions himself on "[[Atari 2600|one of those really old machines]]", "[[Wikipedia:Video_game_graphics#Vector_graphics|one of those 3-D vector games]]", "[[Wikipedia:Text-based game|one of those text-based adventures]]", and "[[Wikipedia:Third generation of video game consoles|one of those brand-new super-photorealistic games]]".
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- | *[[Bug In Mouth Disease]] {{--}} Several consoles can be seen in [[:File:Labeled CRP Background.PNG|the background of "Who Shot Caleb?"]], including a {{w|ColecoVision}} (which the Brothers Chaps [[UMFM Interview - 20 May 2003|had previously mentioned owning]]).
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- | *[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 9]] {{--}} Strong Bad is surprised that {{w|GameStop|Babbage's}} doesn't carry [[Wikipedia:TurboGrafx-16|Turbografx]] games.
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- | *Email [[space program]] {{--}} A ColecoVision controller is used to play the fictional game used to illustrate Space Captainface's skill at video games.
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- | *[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 13]] {{--}} [[Tompkins]] is "baby-sat" and yells for [[Timkins]] not to play his {{w|PlayStation models#PS One|PSone}}.
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| ==See Also== | | ==See Also== |
- | *[[Atari 2600]] | + | *[[Cacodemons]] |
| *[[Couch Mumbling]] | | *[[Couch Mumbling]] |
- | *[[Doom]]
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| *[[Floppy Disk Container]] | | *[[Floppy Disk Container]] |
- | *[[FunMachine]]
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- | *[[Intellivision]]
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- | *[[Namco]]
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- | *[[Nintendo]]
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- | *[[Sega]]
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| *[[Strong Bad's Technology]] | | *[[Strong Bad's Technology]] |
- | *[[Popular Music References]]
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- | *[[Professional Athlete References]]
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| [[Category:Lists]] | | [[Category:Lists]] |
- | [[Category:Video game references|*]] | + | [[Category:Video game references]] |