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| Video games, CD-Rs, video game consoles and movies
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! Slogan
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| We use computers...to make video games!
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! Key people
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|  Unnamed CEO; Art department; Graphic designers
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|'''Website'''
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| [[Videlectrix:index.html|http://www.videlectrix.com]]
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{{about|game company}} {{for-nothe|games played on the Wii|Viidelectrix}}
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{{Infobox_Company
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|company_name = Videlectrix
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|image = [[Image:Videlectrixlogo.png|Videlectrix logo|230px]]
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|type = Video game company
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|headquarters = [[Videlectrix Office]]
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|products = Video games and consoles<br/><small>'''via subsidiaries:'''</small> Blank media, batteries, board games,  children's toys, film production
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|employees = [[Videlectrix Guys]]<br/>Art department, graphic designers
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|slogan = "We use computers...to make video games!"
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|mascot = [[Videlectrix Mascot]]
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|website = [[videlectrix.itch.io]] ([[videlectrixitchio:|link]])<br/>[[videlectrix.com]] ([[Videlectrix:|link]])
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'''Videlectrix''' is a multi-dollar fictitious video game company that makes some of the hottest games ever. If anyone is playing a video game in any of the [[Homestar Runner (flash cartoon)|Homestar Runner]] toons, chances are it's a chart-topping Videlectrix classic.
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''From a [[PAX East - 8 Apr 2018|2018 appearance at PAX East]]:''
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<blockquote>'''MATT CHAPMAN:''' Once we started making cartoons, it was kind of hard not to just let all that [video game] stuff seep into it. We were huge Activision aficionados as kids [...] So we decided to invent a company, a fictitious company, that we could then have an excuse to make bad video games on our cartoon even though it had nothing to do with our cartoon. So we invented Videlectrix.</blockquote>
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The brains behind the company Videlectrix were the cover story for January 2005's issue of [[Hundredaire Socialite]]. They are, of course, [[The Brothers Chaps]] in fake mustaches, and their friend, [[Jonathan Howe]].
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'''Videlectrix''' is a video game developer that "makes" most of the games seen on [[homestarrunner.com]].
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Videlectrix has a subsidiary, ''Videlectrix Films'', which is responsible for the [[Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer|Peasant's Quest movie]] and [[Litigation Jackson]], as well as ''Videlectrix Media'', which manufactures [[Wikipedia:CD-R|CD-Rs]], the type of which is used for [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]].
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== Company ==
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[[Image:Videlectrix_developers.png|thumb|200px|Hard at work [[progrum]]ming [[good graphics]].]]
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Videlectrix was first mentioned in the game [[Awexome Cross]]. Although vociferously obsessed with [[good graphics]], their games are noticeably out-of-date; most Videlectrix games are roughly on par with the [[Atari 2600]], [[Nintendo|Nintendo Entertainment System]], or similar '70s-'80s era technology.
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They have an unnamed [[Videlectrix Mascot|mascot]], who appears in the Videlectrix logo of most games.
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[[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]], developed by real-world company [[Telltale Games]], was framed as Telltale "collaborating" with Videlectrix. In a similar manner, [[Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate]]'s Steam page lists the game as being developed and published by Videlectrix.
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There is also a board game company with a similar name, [[Boardelectrix]]. The relationship between the two companies is currently unknown.
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A portion of the [[Office of The Brothers Chaps]] is designated as the [[Videlectrix Office]], with a large Videlectrix logo and game artwork adorning the wall.
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===Employees===
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{{seemain|Videlectrix Guys}}
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The two employees of Videlectrix are "Videlectrix One" {{--}} the domineering, argumentative leader portrayed by [[Matt Chapman]] {{--}} and "Videlectrix Two" {{--}} his timid subordinate portrayed by [[Mike Chapman]]. Both men wear polo shirts, have poorly combed hair, and sport bushy [[mustache]]s. ''[[Stookley's Hundredaire Socialite]]'' featured "the brains behind Videlectrix" as their cover story in January 2005.
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'''Debut:''' Email [[duck pond]]
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===Subsidiaries and Affiliates===
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[[File:Videlectrix Films.png|thumb|Pan-and-scan!]]
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A production logo for '''Videlectrix Films''' is seen in the [[Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer]].
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== Main Page Descriptions ==
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The CD [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]] is designed to look like a custom burned {{w|CD-R}} of the '''Videlectrix Media''' brand.
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''July 17, 2006-present''
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'''Videlectrix Kidx''' is a toy company which produced the [[Taranchula]] {{w|Black metal|black}} [[metal detector]] used in the email [[buried]] and the [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]] game series. It is unknown if similarly-named toy company [[Kidelectrix]] is affiliated with Videlectrix.
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<blockquote>
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Videlectrix is ONTO YOU! We know you want more<br>
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quality styles inside of your video game and that's<br>
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just what we've done! Kid Speedy v1.NEW! is an<br>
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update for the ages. New challenge! More reward!<br>
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If video computer games are the disease, Videlectrix<br>
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is the free clinic!<br><br>
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<!-- The ending may originally have read "Videlectrix is the cure" until or before August 13, however this is unlikely; it may have been a transcription error on July 17. -->
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Play Kid Speedy! in the 'Game Demos' section NOW!
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''July 10, 2006-July 17, 2006''
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Board game company '''[[Boardelectrix]]''' has been variously portrayed as [[The Deleteheads Download#Vol. 1 (January 24, 2018)|a separate company "next door" to Videlectrix]] or [[Trogdor!! The Board Game (video)|the same company with the same employees]].
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We have had a lot of couple people tell us<br>
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that they firmly believe 'Kid Speedy' will<br>
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never come out. We Videlectrix types would like to<br>
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take this opportunity to spit on those people.<br>
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After eating a bunch of [[Wikipedia:Skittles (confectionery)|Skittles]].<br><Br>
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Head to the 'Game Demos' section and play Kid Speedy!
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''April 24, 2006-July 10, 2006 ''
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'''Videlectrix Power''' batteries are used in the [[Kick The Cheat Voicebox Replacement Surgery]] demonstration.
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<blockquote>
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Oh, man. Here we go again. Those <br>
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big 'ol brains at Videlectix.com have been <br>
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trying to outdo themselves for some time <br>
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now, and they've finally done it with a <br>
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little game called 'Thy Dungeonman 3.' <br>
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Utilising state-off-the-art amber monochrome <br>
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computer visuals, TD3 will make you want <br>
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to never stop playing this game!!!!!
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</blockquote>
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''March 21, 2005-April 24, 2006 ''
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== Website ==
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The Videlectrix website at [[videlectrix.com]] features more information about the company, including news updates, listings of games and box art, downloadable music, and playable games. Many of the games on this site have little or no connection to Homestar Runner. This site has not been updated since 2009.
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You may not believe it, but we've made yet <br>
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another good-great game. We decided to call <br>
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this one Stinkoman 20X6. Side scrolling action <br>
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means hours of fun scrolling action! <br>
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Springtime's around the corner, and <br>
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coincidentially, so is "Your Videlectrix.com."
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</blockquote>
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''January 14-March 21, 2005 ''
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The [[videlectrix.itch.io|Videlectrix itch.io page]] has superseded videlectrix.com as the home for Videlectrix games on the Internet.
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Holy smokes! We managed to make another <br>
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game. This game is a great game and it is <br>
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called 50k Racewalker. Go fast, but not too <br>
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fast! Pace it on over to the game demos <br>
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section and take a few (million) steps. <br>
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You won't (will) be disappointed! Keep <br>
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your crosshairs locked on videlectrix.com, <br>
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or "Good Games HQ."
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''August 30, 2004-January 14, 2005''
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== Videlectrix Games ==
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Many games created by Videlectrix have been mentioned or seen throughout the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] body of work. Games range from brief mentions or single screenshots to full, playable games on [[homestarrunner.com|the website]] or elsewhere.
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Yowza! We're a real video-game-making-company!<br>
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To prove it, we have a new game called Duck Guardian.<br>
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Slither on over to the Game Demos section and <br>
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guard you some ducks. We're also gearing up for our<br>
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fall lineup of "New Releases and Announced Titles."<br>
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We look forward to seeing you in America's finest<br>
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and friendliest video arcades!
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''February 23-August 30, 2004''
 
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We're all the time working on the hottest new games and titles. Recently,<br>
 
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we just finished making 'Thy Dungeonman 2.' We're even thinking of<br>
 
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making another game in the future! Other projects are too numerous<br>
 
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and exciting to mention, but you can bet they'll be every bit as good as<br>
 
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some of our other hot titles. For years, Videlectrix has been busy making<br>
 
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sure you'll get a chance to love playing our electronic T.V. video games.<br>
 
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That's practically our middle name. So, keep your eyes peeled for our<br>
 
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upcoming "Hottest New Games and Titles!!"
 
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== Videlectrix Games ==
 
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*[[50K Racewalker]]
*[[50K Racewalker]]
*[[Awexome Cross]]
*[[Awexome Cross]]
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*[[Burninate the Barnyard]]
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*[[Dangeresque Roomisode 1: Behind The Dangerdesque]]
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*[[Dangeresque Roomisode 2: The Intersection of Doom & Boom]]
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*[[Dangeresque Roomisode 3: Keep My Enemies, Loser]]
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*[[Dangeresque Roomisode X: Inspection Certificate on File in Building Office]]
*[[Duck Guardian]]
*[[Duck Guardian]]
*[[Duck Pond]]
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*[[Gel-Arshie's Pro Fruitboarder]]
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*[[Halloween Hide & Seek]]
*[[Hallrunner]]
*[[Hallrunner]]
*[[Kid Speedy]]
*[[Kid Speedy]]
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*[[Limozeen's Hot Babelien Odyssey]]
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*[[Math Kickers]]
*[[Peasant's Quest]]
*[[Peasant's Quest]]
*[[Pigs on Head|Pigs on Head (LCD Version)]]
*[[Pigs on Head|Pigs on Head (LCD Version)]]
*[[Population: Tire]]
*[[Population: Tire]]
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*[[Redcoat Ghost Patrol]]
*[[RhinoFeeder]]
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*[[Secret Collect]]
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*[[Rig Rug]]
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*[[Secret Collect.]]
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*[[Snake Boxer 5]]
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*[[Space Circus Catastrophe]]
*[[Stinkoman 20X6]]
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*[[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]]
*[[StrongBadZone]]
*[[StrongBadZone]]
*[[Thy Dungeonman]]
*[[Thy Dungeonman]]
*[[Thy Dungeonman II]]
*[[Thy Dungeonman II]]
*[[Thy Dungeonman 3]]
*[[Thy Dungeonman 3]]
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*[[Trogday Micro Game]]
*[[TROGDOR!]]
*[[TROGDOR!]]
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*[[Trogdor's 3D-Ungeon]]
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*[[Where's an Egg?]]
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*[[Where's The Cheat? (game)|Where's The Cheat?]]
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=== Non-Playable ===
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*[[Butcher Bros.]]
*[[C.H.E.A.T.]]
*[[C.H.E.A.T.]]
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*[[Cheat Commandos Tactics]]
*[[Duck Guardian 2]]
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*[[Classic Stand-up Arcade Game|Explodey Sisters]]
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*[[Fluffy Puff Mayonnaise Game]]
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*[[Halfathlon]]
*[[King Dingo]]
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*[[8-Bit is Enough|Lady Crate Ape]]
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*Pigs On Head (console/computer version)
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*[[Fan 'Stumes 2021|Locate Banana]]
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*[[8-Bit is Enough|Mista Fixit]]
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*[[Peasant's Quest Proposed Sequels|PEASANT'S QUEST 2: Return of the Babym'n]]
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*[[Pigs on Head#Explanations|Pigs On Head (console/computer version)]]
*[[Planet Alert!]]
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*[[QWERTY]]
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*[[Homestar Ruiner Responses#First Page|Snake Boxer]]
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*[[Homestar Ruiner Responses (House of Strong)#Fun Machine|Snake Boxer 2: The Biting of Boxer Joe]]
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*[[Homestar Ruiner Responses (House of Strong)#Fun Machine|Snake Boxer 3: Solving Problems Through Diplomacy]]
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*[[Homestar Ruiner Responses (House of Strong)#Fun Machine|Snake Boxer 4: Lady Snake Parade]]
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*[[Strong Bad's Responses in Poker Night at the Inventory#Strong Bad and Tycho Conversations|Snake Boxer 6: Now The Snakes Have Fists Too]]
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*[[8-Bit is Enough Responses (The Field)#Cell Phone → 1|The Halls of Trogdor]]
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*[[8-Bit is Enough Responses (Videlectrix Mainframe)#Copy Protector → InvisiGlasses|Thy Dungeonman 0: No Text Edition]]
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*[[Trogdor: Let's Burninate Phonics]]
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*[[dictionary|Where's an Egg? II]]
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*[[Fan Costumes 2017|Xeliogravius IV]]
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[[File:jun10.jpeg|thumb|Joystick Wagglin']]
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[[File:videlectrixman.gif|thumb|Many games open with an animation of the running mascot.]]
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== Game Gallery ==
 
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Box covers of some of the games.
 
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<blockquote>Welcome to the Videlectrix Game Gallery. Have some wine and cheese<br />
 
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Featuring the work of award winning artists such as: our art department.</blockquote>
 
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*Secret Collect (for the [[FunMachine]])
 
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MP3s of the music from the various games Videlectrix makes are available.
 
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<blockquote>We one time received two emails asking about the music from all our<br />
 
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*[[Videlectrix:songs/videlectrix_theme.mp3|Videlectrix Theme]]
 
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*[[Videlectrix:songs/pq_trogcave.mp3|Peasant's Quest (Trogdor's Cave)]]
 
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==Fun Facts==
==Fun Facts==
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*The quote "award winning artists such as: our art department" could be a reference to games in the Atari era in which employees remained nameless.
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[[File:TwitterSbemailsongGuitar.png|thumb|We use computers... to make video games!]]
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*If you click on the TROGDOR!! game in the catalog when it's already on the screen, the Secret Collect game description is shown.
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[[File:ytthumb hauntedhouse.png|thumb|The 'Trix]]
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=== Remarks ===
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*A description of Videlectrix in a [[Telltale Games]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20110831101532/http://www.telltalegames.com/company/pressreleases/id-65 press release] read:
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Since the beginning of organized time, or shortly thereafter, the 'Trix, as they are sometimes known, has been at all four fronts of the electronic video gaming industry, providing lo-res entertainment to parents and children alike. In the early years, The Big V, as they are othertimes known, got their start by typing numbers into calculators and then turning the calculators upside down to form words. In 2003, they partnered with Homestarrunner.com and released the arcade peasant-masher Trogdor! They've since followed up with hit after hit, including next-gen text adventure Peasant's Quest, side scrolling platformer Stinkoman 20X6, and the unforgettable Color Television Calibration Cartridge. Vid'rix looks forward to working with Telltale Games and finding out just exactly what it is they do.
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*[[videlectrix.itch.io|Videlectrix's page on itch.io]] reads:
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Since the beginning of videogames, Videlectrix has been there forefronting the crap out of the competition with good graphics and half-decent progrumming. With classic hits like the '''Thy Dungeonman''' series, '''Trogdor!''', '''Stinkoman 20X6''', and '''Peasant's Quest''', the 'Trix has firmly cemented itself in cement shoes and cast itself into the proverbial East River of videogaming.
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*Videlectrix has often been treated as a legitimate video game developer in the real world. In one instance, they were even acknowledged by ''Nintendo Power'' magazine.
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**{{w|Eric Conveys an Emotion|Emotion Eric}} [[Eric Conveys An Emotion: The Interview|visited the Videlectrix offices for an interview]].
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**Rock, Paper, Shotgun [http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/12/17/rps-speaks-exclusively-to-videlectrix/ interviewed] Videlectrix regarding their disagreement with [[Telltale Games]].
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*As seen in one of [[Strong Bad]]'s [[@strongbadactual (Instagram)|Instagram]] posts, Videlectrix has come out with a "Virtualectrix" virtual reality headset, although as depicted it is made of cardboard.
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=== Inside References ===
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*Many Videlectrix games feature [[Poorly Written Emails|incorrect English grammar]] and [[Deliberately Poor English|spelling due to bad translations]], despite the fact the Videlectrix team have been shown to be fluent in English.
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=== Real-World References ===
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*The Videlectrix logo is similar to the first version of the [[Wikipedia:Commodore International|Commodore]] logo, particularly its [[font]].
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*{{qotw|Wheat Grows Sweet (2-bit mono internal PC sound song)|[[Peasant's Quest]]|Mirror:wheatgrowssweet.zip}}
*{{qotw|Wheat Grows Sweet (2-bit mono internal PC sound song)|[[Peasant's Quest]]|Mirror:wheatgrowssweet.zip}}
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== See Also ==
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* [[Videlectrix:|Videlectrix.com]] &mdash; '''Page Title:''' Home of our Videlectrix!!
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*[[Viidelectrix]]
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*[[FunMachine]]
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*[[Videlectrix:videlectrix_catalog.html|Games Catalog]] &mdash; '''Page Title:''' Catalogs of our games!!
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== External Links ==
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*[[Videlectrix:videlectrix_demos.html|Game Demos]] &mdash; '''Page Title:''' Demos of our games!
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*[[videlectrixitchio:|Videlectrix itch.io page]]
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**View the [[Videlectrix:videlectrix_demos.swf|Flash File]] of the demos page
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*[https://store.steampowered.com/curator/44501596 Videlectrix Steam page]
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*[[Videlectrix:videlectrix_gallery.html|Game Gallery]] &mdash; '''Page Title:''' Galleries of our games!
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*[[Videlectrix:|Videlectrix website]]
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**View the [[Videlectrix:videlectrix_home.swf|Flash file]] of the main page
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*[[Videlectrix:videlectrix_music.html|Game Music]] &mdash; '''Page Title:''' Musics of our games!
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Current revision as of 09:52, 3 July 2025

Not to be confused with Viidelectrix.
Videlectrix
Videlectrix logo
Type Video game company
Headquarters Videlectrix Office
Products Video games and consoles
via subsidiaries: Blank media, batteries, board games, children's toys, film production
Employees Videlectrix Guys
Art department, graphic designers
Slogan "We use computers...to make video games!"
Mascot Videlectrix Mascot
Website videlectrix.itch.io (link)
videlectrix.com (link)

From a 2018 appearance at PAX East:

MATT CHAPMAN: Once we started making cartoons, it was kind of hard not to just let all that [video game] stuff seep into it. We were huge Activision aficionados as kids [...] So we decided to invent a company, a fictitious company, that we could then have an excuse to make bad video games on our cartoon even though it had nothing to do with our cartoon. So we invented Videlectrix.

Videlectrix is a video game developer that "makes" most of the games seen on homestarrunner.com.

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[edit] Company

Hard at work progrumming good graphics.

Videlectrix was first mentioned in the game Awexome Cross. Although vociferously obsessed with good graphics, their games are noticeably out-of-date; most Videlectrix games are roughly on par with the Atari 2600, Nintendo Entertainment System, or similar '70s-'80s era technology.

Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People, developed by real-world company Telltale Games, was framed as Telltale "collaborating" with Videlectrix. In a similar manner, Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate's Steam page lists the game as being developed and published by Videlectrix.

A portion of the Office of The Brothers Chaps is designated as the Videlectrix Office, with a large Videlectrix logo and game artwork adorning the wall.

[edit] Employees

See main article: Videlectrix Guys

The two employees of Videlectrix are "Videlectrix One" — the domineering, argumentative leader portrayed by Matt Chapman — and "Videlectrix Two" — his timid subordinate portrayed by Mike Chapman. Both men wear polo shirts, have poorly combed hair, and sport bushy mustaches. Stookley's Hundredaire Socialite featured "the brains behind Videlectrix" as their cover story in January 2005.

[edit] Subsidiaries and Affiliates

Pan-and-scan!

A production logo for Videlectrix Films is seen in the Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer.

The CD Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits is designed to look like a custom burned CD-R of the Videlectrix Media brand.

Videlectrix Kidx is a toy company which produced the Taranchula black metal detector used in the email buried and the Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People game series. It is unknown if similarly-named toy company Kidelectrix is affiliated with Videlectrix.

Board game company Boardelectrix has been variously portrayed as a separate company "next door" to Videlectrix or the same company with the same employees.

Videlectrix Power batteries are used in the Kick The Cheat Voicebox Replacement Surgery demonstration.

[edit] Website

The Videlectrix website at videlectrix.com features more information about the company, including news updates, listings of games and box art, downloadable music, and playable games. Many of the games on this site have little or no connection to Homestar Runner. This site has not been updated since 2009.

The Videlectrix itch.io page has superseded videlectrix.com as the home for Videlectrix games on the Internet.

[edit] Videlectrix Games

Many games created by Videlectrix have been mentioned or seen throughout the Homestar Runner body of work. Games range from brief mentions or single screenshots to full, playable games on the website or elsewhere.

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[edit] Non-Playable

Joystick Wagglin'
Many games open with an animation of the running mascot.

[edit] Fun Facts

We use computers... to make video games!
The 'Trix

[edit] Remarks

Since the beginning of organized time, or shortly thereafter, the 'Trix, as they are sometimes known, has been at all four fronts of the electronic video gaming industry, providing lo-res entertainment to parents and children alike. In the early years, The Big V, as they are othertimes known, got their start by typing numbers into calculators and then turning the calculators upside down to form words. In 2003, they partnered with Homestarrunner.com and released the arcade peasant-masher Trogdor! They've since followed up with hit after hit, including next-gen text adventure Peasant's Quest, side scrolling platformer Stinkoman 20X6, and the unforgettable Color Television Calibration Cartridge. Vid'rix looks forward to working with Telltale Games and finding out just exactly what it is they do.
Since the beginning of videogames, Videlectrix has been there forefronting the crap out of the competition with good graphics and half-decent progrumming. With classic hits like the Thy Dungeonman series, Trogdor!, Stinkoman 20X6, and Peasant's Quest, the 'Trix has firmly cemented itself in cement shoes and cast itself into the proverbial East River of videogaming.

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[edit] Real-World References

  • The Videlectrix logo is similar to the first version of the Commodore logo, particularly its font.

[edit] Quotes of the Week

Videlectrix's Quotes of the Week

[edit] See Also

[edit] External Links


Videlectrix Games
Games Menu50K Racewalker, Awexome Cross, Duck Guardian One, Hallrunner, Kid Speedy, Peasant's Quest, Pigs on Head, Population: Tire, RhinoFeeder, Secret Collect., Stinkoman 20X6, StrongBadZone, TROGDOR!, Thy Dungeonman, Thy Dungeonman 2, Thy Dungeonman 3, Where's an Egg?
SBCG4APStrong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People
Homestar Ruiner (Snake Boxer 5), Strong Badia the Free (Math Kickers), Baddest of the Bands (Limozeen's Hot Babelien Odyssey), Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective (Space Circus Catastrophe), 8-Bit is Enough (Gel-Arshie's Pro Fruitboarder)
itch.ioDangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate (Behind the Dangerdesque; The Intersection of Doom & Boom (Rig Rug); Keep My Enemies, Loser; Inspection Certificate on File in Building Office), Halloween Hide & Seek, Marzipan Beef Reverser, Trogday Micro Game (Burninate the Barnyard)
OtherDuck Pond, Where's The C.H.E.A.T.
Non-playable Butcher Bros., C.H.E.A.T., Cheat Commandos Tactics, Duck Guardian 2, Fluffy Puff Mayonnaise Game, Halfathlon, King Dingo, Lewis Rudkin SX: england, Planet Alert!, QWERTY, Rabbit Algebra, Salad Daze, Shploitz!, Spaceshipper, Spirits of '76, Sundae Drivin', Trogdor: Let's Burninate Phonics
See Also Videlectrix Guys, Videlectrix Mascot, videlectrix.itch.io, videlectrix.com, Viidelectrix
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