The Deleteheads Download
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The Deleteheads Download (now known as Homestar Runner Updates) is a Homestar Runner email newsletter started by The Brothers Chaps in 2018 to share news and exclusive previews of new or upcoming Homestar Runner material with fans, and is the second such newsletter, the first having been discontinued in 2003. Installments were presented by Strong Sad's character as leader of The Deleteheads, using Strong Sad's email address (depressio@homestarrunner.com); as of the fifth installment, it is no longer written in-character and is sent from deleteheads@homestarrunner.com. The option to sign up was first offered on January 13, 2018 (Trogday), as part of several updates to the Index Page. On December 31, 2020, the Index Page was redesigned and no longer features the signup option; signups are still available at the Trogdor!! The Board Game Website and the abandoned redesign of the index page.
[edit] Vol. 1 (January 24, 2018)
Please be seated, Deleteheads!
Just dropping you all a line to say thanks for validating my unhealthy obsession with my own brother. And to give you an exclusive peek at Stinkoman Level 10!
We here at Deleteheads Central (aka underneath this Afghan Whigs afghan blanket on my bed with an old Lappy) managed to get a hold of Videlectrix Two himself via land line and he smuggled us this gif of a new destructible floor block in action via 1600 baud dial-up modem.
Sadly, Videlectrix One stormed in before he could send me any more and started ranting about "Grood Gaphics." When Two tried to correct him, it only made things worse.
A couple days later, I got this photo in the mail. Videlectrix Two says he found it on the floor of the 'Boardalectrix' offices next door. To what does this portend?!
Let the rampant, unchecked speculation begin!
[edit] Vol. 2 (July 17, 2018)
Trog-Board!!
Please be seated, Deleteheads. The crowdfunding Kickcheater campaign for Trogdor!! The Board Game is live at last (like my fav Sabbath record) at THIS LINK RIGHT HERE!
There's plenty to check out there including a Boardelectrix commercial (I can never tell if it's retro, ironic, or if they honestly don't know what decade it is) and a gameplay demo with yours truly, the Deathly Pallor, in my very own tabletop review show 'Six-Sadded, Die.'
If you like what you see, be sure and pledge it up so tabletop burnination can become a reality for all. Aaand so I can finally get revenge on Strong Bad for burning my chiaroscuro dragon drawing. It's a cooperative game but I can sabotage SB's efforts from the inside! Like ophiocordyceps unilateralis, the zombie fungus that takes over insects' brains and makes them do its bidding!
Sneak peek time, Deleteheads. HomestarRunner.com is working on a redesigned front page that will work on all devices without Flash. That's right, the website is finally being brought into the year...
Well, about 2007 from the looks of it. But hey, that's better than nothing, right? Give it a spin! See what you like and what you hate. Don't worry, the old Flash version of the site will always be available right up until Adobe throws the killswitch (I'm campaigning to make Strong Bad the one who actually throws it!).
[edit] Vol. 3 (August 13, 2018)
2 Days Left of Trognarok!
Please be seated, Deleteheads. The Kickcheater campaign to fund the production of Trogdor!! The Board Game has almost reached its close.
Nearly 20,000 kind souls have pledged to help bring this game to life so far. And best of all, they raised enough money to create alternate Trodgor meeples including my very own chiaroscuro shaded Burninator! Sadly, he has to share that honor with Coach Z's Wormdingler which is unsettling just to type out.
The campaign ends on Wednesday August 15th at 6pm EST. So if you still want to secure a copy of the game, CLICK HERE to head to the Kickcheater page and pledge it on up!
But if you still need some convincing, there's a PRINT & PLAY version available for download so you can test-drive Trogdor yourself or at least take a peek at the rules and see if cooperative burnination is right for you and your family!
And last, there's another installment of my tabletop review show Six-Sadded, Die. In this episode, my thrifting pal Lucky Yates and I try to remember the rules to an obscure Boardelectrix familial dynamics game 'Don't Make Daddy P.O.'d.'
You can find the video here in this Kickcheater update. Lucky respects me for my taste in driftwood pigeons and, of course, country dish towels.
[edit] Vol. 4 - Halloween/Decemberween (November 27, 2019)
Please be seated, Deleteheads!
It's been a while and there's a lot to unfurl so let's get to it!
New Halloween Cartoon!
Watch on YouTube
Watch in Flash
Fan Costume Commentary!
Watch on YouTube
Watch in Flash
Just in time for you to teach your unwilling holiday relatives how to play Trogdor!! The Board Game, it's a new official playthough video featuring Human Mike, Strong Bad, Homestar, and yours truly. Watch it!
Here you'll find Homestar-related baubles for the Homestar and/or bauble enthusiast in your life! *Order by December 5th to guarantee delivery before Dec 25th.
Trogdor!! The Board Game
(standard version, no plastic minis)
ON SALE for $30!
We've launched a new TeeSpring store for print-on-demand apparel and other cool products like mugs, pillows, phone cases, and wall hangings. Check it out!
And lastly, Strong Bad Sings and the Rulebook Album from Trogdor!! The Board Game are finally on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Pandora, and more. Or, as Strong Bad calls them, "the streamins." Just search for "Strong Bad."
Okay, Deleteheads, I'm signing off. I hope you enjoy this Ween-to-Ween season which is a turn of phrase I just made up and will now never use again.
[edit] New Short, New Shirt, New Homepage! (February 13, 2024)
New Short! New Shirt! New Main Page!
It's been forev so let's get right to the new stuff!
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New Cartoon!
------------In this new short, Strong Bad and The Cheat stumble upon Homestar doing the unspeakable in the snow!
Watch it in Flash like it's 2004!
Watch it on YouTube like it's some worse year!
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New T-Shirt
------------How's about a Yonder Website t-shirt featuring Characters 1 and 2! Gumption? Spice o' life? This print-on-demand shirt is available in one blue and 2 grays. Get it here!
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New Homepage!
------------And speaking of... Let it all slip away with a new Yonder Website homepage! Let Character 2 take you on a guided meditation into the mottled, light blue void. Far out?! Clicky here to check it out.
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Other News!
------------COMING SOON to Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate, a new bonus roomisode featuring Dangeresque Too!
If you haven't picked up the game yet, get it on Steam or itch.io!
3 Roomisodes of point n' clickery adventure!
Lookit all these tiny round buttons!
[edit] Fangamer Puppet Homestar, Bonus Roomisode! (May 24, 2024)
Bonus Roomisode! Puppet Plush!
Just a quick update to show off Fangamer's new Homestar Runner Puppet Plush and a free unlockable Bonus Roomisode for Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate!
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Puppet Plush
------------Finally YOU can wield Puppet Homestar and unleash your terrible impressions on all your soon-to-be-former friends! And this time... he brought legs!
Fangamer and Cheap As Free Toys present:
The Homestar Runner Puppet Plush!
- Working puppet mouth-shelf
- Spinnable buzzer (propeller)
- Magenetic eyes for facing both directions
- Proprietary Dangle Legs
Get him here: $32 at Fangamer.com!
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Bonus Roomisode
------------Videlectrix added a bonus unlockable Roomisode to Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate! Once you've completed the Triungulate, dive back in for a bonus Elevatorsode starring Dangeresque Too!
Get it now for WIN, MAC, and Linux.
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Teasins!
------------WHAT COULD IT MEAN?!!
Ooh! Check out all these tiny round buttons!
[edit] New Limozeen Video, Album, and T-Shirts! (September 20, 2024)
New Limozeen Video, Album, n' Shirts!
Limozeen celebrates the release of their first new single in years with a music video, an Archives Album, and new merch.
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New Video
------------METALMATION, the animation studio behind Limozeen "But They're in Space!," have upped their game with 1996's most cutting edge CG-animation for the music video "Zeenin' Into The Night," Limozeen's new life-on-tour anthem.
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Archives Album
------------Finally, you can listen to all your fave Zeen Hitz in one convenient record ablum! Archive'd n' Live'd gathers Limozeen traxx from across the years, including their new single "Zeenin Into the Night," plus an ENTIRE LEGENDARY LIVE SHOW from '08 with special appearances by Strong Bad and Schenkel McDoo of Taranchula.
Get it on Bandcamp HERE or on your fave streamins!
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New Shirts!
------------Now YOU can have the heart of a lion and the wings of a bat with this new highly-tattooable shirt design! And I'm afraid I've got some bad news, boys, you can get your own Planet Zeen Logo shirt. And last, the magical prankster Bozar has misspelled "Limozeen" on one of their shirts and YOU can own it!
Ooh! Check out all these tiny round buttons!
[edit] Fun Facts
[edit] Goofs
- In Vol. 3, Trogdor is misspelled as "Trodgor".
[edit] Inside References
- The placeholder email address for the mailing list signup on the Index Page and the Trogdor!! The Board Game website is EdgarJr@traindropper.com.
- Internet speed is measured in baud as it was in isp.
- "Grood Gaphics" is a spoonerism and a reference to Cheerleader's portmanteau of "great" and "good" from Teen Girl Squad Issue 4.
- Strong Sad signs off with "Crapfully his".
- In Vol. 2, Strong Sad refers to his dragon drawing which Strong Bad sets fire to in the email dragon.
- Kickstarter is once again referred to as Kickcheater.
- Country dish towels are mentioned in a context of dullness much like they were in Fish Eye Lens.
- Strong Sad's distaste for the phrase "Ween-to-Ween season" calls back to his dislike of "[getting] our weens crossed" in Which Ween Costumes?.
- "Album" was previously mispronounced as "ablum" by Powered by The Cheat Coach Z in Rap Song.
- "I'm afraid I've got some bad news, boys" is Teeg Dougland's catchphrase.
[edit] Real-World References
- The Afghan Whigs are a rock band.
- "Sabbath" refers to Black Sabbath, an English heavy metal band. Strong Sad also refers to one of their live albums, Live at Last.
- As noted, Ophiocordyceps unilateralis is a fungus that parasitizes ants.
- The GIF demonstrating gameplay of Trogdor!! The Board game includes the caption "*Actual tiles do not Billie Jean", referring to the illuminating tiles in the "Billie Jean" music video by Michael Jackson.