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*[[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]] — [[Pom Pom]] dresses up as Pooka, an enemy from the game [[Wikipedia:Dig Dug|Dig Dug]]. The [[The Poopsmith|Popsmith]] destroys him with a pixelated pump, one of the ways that Pookas are killed in the game. | *[[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]] — [[Pom Pom]] dresses up as Pooka, an enemy from the game [[Wikipedia:Dig Dug|Dig Dug]]. The [[The Poopsmith|Popsmith]] destroys him with a pixelated pump, one of the ways that Pookas are killed in the game. | ||
*[[Halloween Safety]] — In an Easter egg, [[Crack Stuntman]] takes the form of Pac-Man while explaining he's the new spokesperson for HalloweenSafety.gov. | *[[Halloween Safety]] — In an Easter egg, [[Crack Stuntman]] takes the form of Pac-Man while explaining he's the new spokesperson for HalloweenSafety.gov. | ||
| - | * [[Halloween 2019 Teaser]] — Strong Bad refers [[The Homestar Runner]] as Pac-Man with an underbite sitting on top of a lamp or end table. | + | *[[Halloween 2019 Teaser]] — Strong Bad refers to [[silhouette]]d [[The Homestar Runner (storybook)|The Homestar Runner]] as Pac-Man with an underbite sitting on top of a lamp or end table. |
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Revision as of 22:30, 22 October 2019
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 that Homestar Runner sings to in the Easter egg is the same tune as the intermission theme from Pac-Man.
- Email redesign (DVD commentary) — Matt Chapman 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.
- Halloween Safety — In an Easter egg, Crack Stuntman takes the form of Pac-Man while explaining he's the new spokesperson for HalloweenSafety.gov.
- Halloween 2019 Teaser — Strong Bad refers to silhouetted The Homestar Runner as Pac-Man with an underbite sitting on top of a lamp or end table.
