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'''{{wp|ASCII art}}''' is a recurring theme in the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner world]], especially on [[Strong Bad]]'s [[Strong Bad's Technology|computers]]. However, most of the ASCII art seen is not possible to make in a normal ASCII art setting &ndash; often, different characters are different sizes, or are offset vertically.
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== Appearances ==
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*Email [[couch patch]] {{--}} The [[Compy 386]] prints out an ASCII art million dollar bill.
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*[[Thy Dungeonman]] and [[Thy Dungeonman II]] {{--}} The title screens are ASCII art.
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*Email [[some kinda robot]] {{--}} The DVD version has an Easter egg which shows an ASCII art rendering of a robot.
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*Email [[virus]] {{--}} [[The virus]] turns [[Marzipan]] [[Virus Character Variations|into]] ASCII art.
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*Email [[dreamail]] {{--}} An [[Sea Creatures|e-marlin]] jumps from the bottom of the [[Lappy 486]]'s screen.
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*[[Happy Trogday]] {{--}} One of the images is an ASCII art rendering of [[Trogdor]].
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*Email [[the movies]] {{--}} Strong Bad watches an ASCII art movie, [[Karate Car]].
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**A sequel to Karate Car appears as an Easter egg on  [[strongbad_email.exe Disc Six]].
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*Email [[from work]] {{--}} [[The Cheat]] is rendered in ASCII art on a floppy disk.
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*Email [[the paper]] {{--}} [[New Paper]] has an ASCII art picture of a butt made from hyphens and dollar signs.
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*Email [[rated]] {{--}} In response to the email being right aligned, Strong Bad starts his response by quickly jumping all over the screen in a style similar to that of {{wp|E. E. Cummings}}.
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*[[SBCG4AP Collector's DVD]] {{--}} An ASCII version of [[Marshie]] will sometimes appear during the menus.
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*{{postref|516039750138875904|27|Sep|2014}} {{--}} In one of his first Tweets, Strong Bad prints out an ASCII picture which he claims is a hi-res screengrab from his upcoming new jam. It was revealed to be a screenshot of [[Fish Eye Lens]], which was released 6 days later.
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*{{postref|1227597924055515136|12|Feb|2020}} {{--}} Strong Bad posts a GIF of a laughing ASCII art Cacodemon from [[Doom]], which he dubs a "cackledemon".
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**It is shown again in [[Disk 4 of 12 - FriendlyWare]].
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*[[Strong Bad Emails 1-200 Six Disc Set]] {{--}} The front and back [[strongbad_email.exe DVD Artwork|cover artwork]] of the set depict ASCII representations of Strong Bad's head and Trogdor, respectively.
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*[[Disk 4 of 12 - FriendlyWare]] {{--}} Strong Bad plays [[wikipedia:Friendlyware|FriendlyWare]], which, being a [[DOS]] program, consists entirely of ASCII graphics.
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**Strong Bad wonders why he can't find med packs or ammo clips in the "Killer Maze". Both items are depicted in ASCII art.
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**A red ASCII art Corvette drives across the screen after it's unveiled as a prize in the Match game.
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**Strong Bad adds ASCII art of him and The Cheat aboard the boat in the Sea Battle game.
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**Upon seeing the name {{wp|BASICA}}, Strong Bad imagines a [[Teen Girl Squad]] [[BASICA|character of the same name]] drawn in green ASCII art.
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*[[Museum of Trogdor]] {{--}} The page's title "The Museum of Trogdor" is rendered in ASCII art.
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[[Category:Electronics running gags]]

Current revision as of 23:55, 26 June 2023

Look out, Mister Slashy-Man!

ASCII art is a recurring theme in the Homestar Runner world, especially on Strong Bad's computers. However, most of the ASCII art seen is not possible to make in a normal ASCII art setting – often, different characters are different sizes, or are offset vertically.

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