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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]], [[Sega]], [[Intellivision]], and [[Namco]] are most commonly referenced, others are listed here. | + | '''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. |
==Generic / Ambiguous References== | ==Generic / Ambiguous References== | ||
| - | + | *[[The Cheat Theme Song]] {{--}} [[Homestar Runner]] claims the video is "the best video game [he's] ever played". | |
| - | *[[The Cheat Theme Song]] | + | *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. |
| - | *Email [[the bet]] | + | *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. |
| - | *Email [[ | + | *[[Videro Games]] {{--}} Strong Bad describes the effects of video games on children. |
| - | *Email [[secret identity]] | + | *Email [[high school]] {{--}} [[Middle School Variation|Baby Strong Bad]] pretends he is playing better video games. |
| - | *Email [[keep cool]] | + | *Email [[secret identity]] {{--}} As Cara Carabowditbowdit, Strong Bad writes to Buttless in Bedstuy that she needs to play more video games. |
| - | *Email [[4 branches]] | + | *Email [[keep cool]] {{--}} One of the pool rules is to "press UP, A, and START" before re-entering the pool after eating. |
| - | + | *Email [[4 branches]] {{--}} Strong Bad uses a video game's scoring system as a simile to how Homestar Runner's stupidity works. | |
| - | *Email [[concert]] | + | *Email [[concert]] {{--}} Strong Bad and Strong Sad play their [[FunMachine]] together while discussing [[sloshy]]. |
| - | *Email [[slumber party]] | + | *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". |
| - | *Email [[environment]] | + | *Email [[environment]] {{--}} Homestar "plays" his FunMachine without a cartridge inserted, claiming he is "about to win". |
==Specific Games== | ==Specific Games== | ||
| - | *Email [[homestar hair]] | + | *Email [[homestar hair]] {{--}} [[Strong Bad]] plays ''[[Wikipedia:Temple of Apshai|Temple of Apshai]]'' as respite from the email. |
| - | *[[FAQ]] | + | *[[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. |
| - | *Email [[modeling]] | + | *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. |
| - | *Email [[bedtime story]] | + | *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]]''. |
| - | *Email [[from work]] | + | *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. |
| - | *Email [[ | + | *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. |
| - | *[[Poker Night at the Inventory]] | + | *[[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]] | + | *[[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]]''. | ||
| + | *[[Halloween Hide & Seek]] {{--}} All the main characters play as specific characters from specific games from the {{wp|Point and click}} genre. | ||
==Specific Consoles== | ==Specific Consoles== | ||
| - | *Email [[video games]] | + | *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]]". |
| - | *[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 9]] | + | *[[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]]). |
| - | *Email [[ | + | *[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 9]] {{--}} Strong Bad is surprised that {{w|GameStop|Babbage's}} doesn't carry [[Wikipedia:TurboGrafx-16|Turbografx]] games. |
| - | *[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 13]] | + | *Email [[space program]] {{--}} A ColecoVision controller is used to play the fictional game used to illustrate Space Captainface's skill at video games. |
| - | + | *[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 13]] {{--}} [[Tompkins]] is "baby-sat" and yells for [[Timkins]] not to play his {{w|PlayStation models#PS One|PSone}}. | |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[Atari 2600]] | *[[Atari 2600]] | ||
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*[[Couch Mumbling]] | *[[Couch Mumbling]] | ||
*[[Doom]] | *[[Doom]] | ||
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*[[Sega]] | *[[Sega]] | ||
*[[Strong Bad's Technology]] | *[[Strong Bad's Technology]] | ||
| + | *[[Popular Music References]] | ||
| + | *[[Professional Athlete References]] | ||
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[[Category:Lists]] | [[Category:Lists]] | ||
| - | [[Category:Video game references]] | + | [[Category:Video game references|*]] |
Current revision as of 19:48, 23 December 2022
- This article is about miscellaneous references to video games. For the Strong Bad Email, see video games. For the DVD-exclusive email, see Videro Games.
References to video games, especially those of the 8-bit era, are constantly made within the Homestar Runner universe. While Nintendo, Atari, Sega, Intellivision, and Namco are most commonly referenced, others are listed here.
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[edit] Generic / Ambiguous References
- The Cheat Theme Song — Homestar Runner claims the video is "the best video game [he's] ever played".
- 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.
- 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.
- Videro Games — Strong Bad describes the effects of video games on children.
- Email high school — Baby Strong Bad pretends he is playing better video games.
- Email secret identity — As Cara Carabowditbowdit, Strong Bad writes to Buttless in Bedstuy that she needs to play more video games.
- Email keep cool — One of the pool rules is to "press UP, A, and START" before re-entering the pool after eating.
- Email 4 branches — Strong Bad uses a video game's scoring system as a simile to how Homestar Runner's stupidity works.
- Email concert — Strong Bad and Strong Sad play their FunMachine together while discussing sloshy.
- 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 father's M-rated titles are "off-limits".
- Email environment — Homestar "plays" his FunMachine without a cartridge inserted, claiming he is "about to win".
[edit] Specific Games
- Email homestar hair — Strong Bad plays Temple of Apshai as respite from the email.
- FAQ — The page title reads "FAQ - Ouch. What do you do?". In The Goonies II, non-player characters in mazes would respond with this Engrish phrase when attacked.
- Email modeling — An advertisement for foot cream includes the phrase "GOT STINKFOOT?", a reference to Parodius, in which gaining a power-up will sometimes result in the main character saying "GOT A STINKFOOT?!" out of a megaphone.
- Email bedtime story — In two Powered by The Cheat segments (the latter of which is an Easter egg), The Cheat and Moses Malone play The Adventures of Lolo and The Adventures of Bayou Billy.
- Email from work — Strong Bad says that he hasn't taken his "sit in the men's room and play Tetris for an hour break" yet.
- Email hremail 3184 — Bubs has a drink called "PONK!", a possible reference to The Scout's BONK! energy drink from Team Fortress 2. He also shouts "PONK!" at Coach Z the same way as The Scout.
- 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's Grand Adventures, and Back to the Future: The Game.
- Joystick Wagglin' with Videlectrix: Halloween Edition — The Videlectrix Guys play the Atari 2600 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 Othello.
- Mr. Poofers Must Die — Homestar dresses as Dirk the Daring from Dragon's Lair.
- Halloween Hide & Seek — All the main characters play as specific characters from specific games from the Point and click genre.
[edit] Specific Consoles
- 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 "one of those really old machines", "one of those 3-D vector games", "one of those text-based adventures", and "one of those brand-new super-photorealistic games".
- Bug In Mouth Disease — Several consoles can be seen in the background of "Who Shot Caleb?", including a ColecoVision (which the Brothers Chaps had previously mentioned owning).
- Teen Girl Squad Issue 9 — Strong Bad is surprised that Babbage's doesn't carry Turbografx games.
- Email space program — A ColecoVision controller is used to play the fictional game used to illustrate Space Captainface's skill at video games.
- Teen Girl Squad Issue 13 — Tompkins is "baby-sat" and yells for Timkins not to play his PSone.
[edit] See Also
- Atari 2600
- Couch Mumbling
- Doom
- Floppy Disk Container
- FunMachine
- Intellivision
- Namco
- Nintendo
- Sega
- Strong Bad's Technology
- Popular Music References
- Professional Athlete References
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