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*[[TROGDOR!]] {{--}} The intermission part with [[Trogdor]] chasing the [[peasants]] resembles the intermission from ''Pac-Man'' when he chases the ghosts. | *[[TROGDOR!]] {{--}} The intermission part with [[Trogdor]] chasing the [[peasants]] resembles the intermission from ''Pac-Man'' when he chases the ghosts. | ||
*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 [[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 [[web comics]] {{--}} The [[Secret Collect.]] cartoon is a parody of the | + | *Email [[web comics]] {{--}} The [[Secret Collect.]] cartoon is a parody of the {{w|Pac-Man (TV series)|Pac-Man cartoon}}. |
*[[Baddest of the Bands]] {{--}} The plot of the game is caused by Strong Bad's broken [[FunMachine]], which causes his copy of [[Limozeen's Hot Babelien Odyssey]] to show a glitched screen similar to Pac-Man's "kill screen". | *[[Baddest of the Bands]] {{--}} The plot of the game is caused by Strong Bad's broken [[FunMachine]], which causes his copy of [[Limozeen's Hot Babelien Odyssey]] to show a glitched screen similar to Pac-Man's "kill screen". | ||
*[[8-Bit is Enough]] {{--}} When approaching the lake in [[Peasantry]], Homestar will refer to various fruits and "power dots", the collectible items in Pac-Man. | *[[8-Bit is Enough]] {{--}} When approaching the lake in [[Peasantry]], Homestar will refer to various fruits and "power dots", the collectible items in Pac-Man. | ||
*[[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. | ||
| - | *[[The Homestar Runner Enters | + | *[[The Homestar Runner Enters The Spooky Woods Teaser]] {{--}} Strong Bad describes [[silhouette]]d [[The Homestar Runner (storybook)|The Homestar Runner]] as "Pac-Man with an underbite". |
[[Category:Video game references]] | [[Category:Video game references]] | ||
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Current revision as of 03:33, 3 July 2025
Popular Namco-developed arcade game Pac-Man has been referenced numerous times in the Homestar Runner body of work.
[edit] References
- Main Page 13 — The sound effect for Atari Strong Bad disappearing, as well as the sound for highlighting "Downloads", are taken from the Atari 2600 version of Pac-Man.
- Email ghosts — The latter sound effect plays for the text that appears after "killing" the Bad Graphics Ghost.
- Everything Else, Volume 3 — The latter sound effect is used on the "Other Features" menu.
- TROGDOR! — The intermission part with Trogdor chasing the peasants resembles the intermission from Pac-Man when he chases the ghosts.
- 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 web comics — The Secret Collect. cartoon is a parody of the Pac-Man cartoon.
- Baddest of the Bands — The plot of the game is caused by Strong Bad's broken FunMachine, which causes his copy of Limozeen's Hot Babelien Odyssey to show a glitched screen similar to Pac-Man's "kill screen".
- 8-Bit is Enough — When approaching the lake in Peasantry, Homestar will refer to various fruits and "power dots", the collectible items in Pac-Man.
- Halloween Safety — In an Easter egg, Crack Stuntman takes the form of Pac-Man while explaining he's the new spokesperson for HalloweenSafety.gov.
- The Homestar Runner Enters The Spooky Woods Teaser — Strong Bad describes silhouetted The Homestar Runner as "Pac-Man with an underbite".
