Video Game References
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*'''[[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. | *'''[[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. | ||
*'''[[lunch special]]''' | *'''[[lunch special]]''' | ||
| - | *'''[[pom pom]]''' | + | *'''[[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"]]. Sound effects from the [[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros.|''Super Mario Bros.'']] [[Nintendo|NES]] game are also heard. |
*'''[[bedtime story]]''' | *'''[[bedtime story]]''' | ||
*'''[[highschool]]''' | *'''[[highschool]]''' | ||
Revision as of 18:34, 24 December 2006
- This article is about references to video games. For the Strong Bad Email, see video games. For the DVD-exclusive email, see Videro Games.
Allusions to video games, especially those of the 8-bit era, are constantly being made within the Homestar Runner series. This is a list of all references to video games made in the cartoons.
Strong Bad Email
- homestar hair - Strong Bad goes to play "Temple of Apshai" as respite from the email.
- duck pond - Strong Bad brings up a Duck Pond simulation game.
- japanese cartoon - The credits to the 20X6 cartoon are lifted from Legend of Zelda for the NES.
- 2 emails - Strong Bad plays Pigs on Head during the fast-forward.
- mascot - One of the appliances in the pile of electronics is an NES system.
- 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.
- lunch special
- 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 "1-up". Sound effects from the Super Mario Bros. NES game are also heard.
- bedtime story
- highschool
- secret identity - As Cara Carabowditbowdit, Strong Bad writes to Buttless in Bedstuy that she needs to play more video games.
- redesign
- keep cool
- trading cards
- 4 branches - Strong Bad uses the scoring system in video games as a simile to how Homestar's stupidity functions.
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