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*[[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu]] — The layout for level 1 resembles Xevious. | *[[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu]] — The layout for level 1 resembles Xevious. | ||
**The layout for level 3 most likely resembles Galaga. | **The layout for level 3 most likely resembles Galaga. | ||
- | *Email [[caffeine]] — [[Strong Bad]] | + | *Email [[caffeine]] — [[Strong Bad]] mispronounces the "TN" in the email sender's location (TN actually means Tennessee) as [[Wikipedia:Tekken (arcade game)|Tekken]]. |
*Email [[the facts]] — The tune Homestar Runner sings to in the Easter egg is the same tune as the intermission theme from ''Pac-Man''. | *Email [[the facts]] — The tune Homestar Runner sings to in the Easter egg is the same tune as the intermission theme from ''Pac-Man''. | ||
*Email [[redesign]] ([[redesign#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) — [[Matt]] mentions [[Wikipedia:Pole Position|Pole Position]], a racing game made by Namco. | *Email [[redesign]] ([[redesign#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) — [[Matt]] mentions [[Wikipedia:Pole Position|Pole Position]], a racing game made by Namco. |
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Pom Pom as Pooka
Namco is a popular video game company founded by Masaya Nakamura in 1955. They are best known for making video games and arcade games like Pac-Man, Dig Dug, and Galaxian.
References
- TROGDOR! — The intermission part with Trogdor chasing the peasants is a resemblance to the arcade game Pac-Man when he chases the ghosts during the intermission.
- Scrolling Shooter Games Menu — The layout for level 1 resembles Xevious.
- The layout for level 3 most likely resembles Galaga.
- Email caffeine — Strong Bad mispronounces the "TN" in the email sender's location (TN actually means Tennessee) as Tekken.
- Email the facts — The tune Homestar Runner sings to in the Easter egg is the same tune as the intermission theme from Pac-Man.
- Email redesign (DVD commentary) — Matt mentions Pole Position, a racing game made by Namco.
- Doomy Tales of the Macabre — Pom Pom dresses up as Pooka, an enemy from the game Dig Dug. The Popsmith destroys him with a pixelated pump, one of the ways that Pookas are killed in the game.
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