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'''[[Snake]] Boxer 5''' (or '''Snake Boxer V''') is one of the minigames in ''[[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]]'', accessible by using the [[Atari 2600]] (referred to in-game as the "[[FunMachine]]") in [[Strong Bad's Room]]. Strong Bad comments that it is "so much better than the unfortunate ''Snake Boxer 4: Lady Snake Parade<!-- Not entirely sure about "parade" -->''" and "fifty times cooler than ''Snake Boxer 2: The Biting of Boxer Joe<!-- Not entirely sure about "Boxer Joe" either -->''". Gameplay resembles that of [http://www.atariage.com/software_page.html?SoftwareID=882 Boxing] for the Atari 2600.
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'''''Snake Boxer 5''''' (alternately rendered as '''''Snake Boxer V''''') is a game developed by [[Videlectrix]] for the [[FunMachine]]. It appears as a playable minigame in ''[[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]]'' episode 1 "[[Homestar Ruiner]]", accessible in [[Strong Bad's Room]].
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On May 9, 2008, Telltale Games announced a [http://telltalegames.com/community/blogs/id-336 contest] to come up with Snake Boxer 5's tagline.
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The fifth game in the ''[[Snake Boxer]]'' series, [[Homestar Ruiner Responses (House of Strong)#Fun Machine|Strong Bad compares it]] positively to prior installments ''Snake Boxer 2: The Biting of Boxer Joe'', ''Snake Boxer 3: Solving Problems Through Diplomacy'', and ''Snake Boxer 4: Lady Snake Parade''.
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== Gameplay ==
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The game is a loose parody of ''{{w|Boxing (1980 video game)|Boxing}}'' for the [[Atari 2600]]: players control Boxer Joe as he fights off endless waves of snakes.
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By finding all four of the game manual's pages, players can unlock the game's "Super-Secret Forbidden mode" and play as another, larger snake. Instead of punching, the snake lunges with the attack key. The guard key draws the snake back instead of defending, but holding the button down allows your snake to breathe fire, causing more damage.
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== Manual Pages ==
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<div style="margin: 1px; color: #060; width: 275px; height: 350px; border: solid #000 1px; padding: 10px 30px 50px; float: left;">
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<div style="background-color: #060; text-align: center; color: #fff; padding: 1px 0;">
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<span style="font-size: 24px;">SNAKE BOXER V</span><br/>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;">VIDEO GAME MANUAL</span>
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</div>
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<br/><br/>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;After failing to lead the Lady Snake<br>
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Parade into space, Boxer Joe returns<br>
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to his roots as a New York deli owner.<br>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It isn't long, however, before the<br>
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local Snake Mafia learns of his<br>
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return and forces him back into<br>
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the ring!<br>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;How long can you last against<br>
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wave after wave of deadly snakes,<br>
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and can you unlock Boxer Joe's<br>
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deadly secret before it's too late?
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</div>
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<div style="margin: 1px; color: #060; width: 320px; height: 350px; border: solid #000 1px; padding: 10px 10px 50px 10px; float: left;">
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<div style="background-color: #060; text-align: center; color: #fff; padding: 1px 0;">
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<span style="font-size: 24px;">SNAKE BOXER V</span><br/>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;">VIDEO GAME MANUAL</span>
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</div>
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<br/><br/>
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<div style="text-align: center">
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Lead Game Cartridge Cleaner &bull; <span style="color: #00f;">[[Dan]] Kaskoun</span><br><br>
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Graphics Tightener: &bull; <span style="color: #00f;">John Wallace</span><br><br>
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Beta Max Tester &bull; <span style="color: #00f;">Edd "RabidZombie" Shaw</span><br><br>
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Bleep Composer &bull; <span style="color: #00f;">"Pikey"</span><br><br>
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Assistant Tongue Forker &bull; <span style="color: #00f;">David D</span><br>
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</div>
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</div>
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<div style="margin: 1px; color: #060; width: 275px; height: 350px; border: solid #000 1px; padding: 10px 30px 50px; float: left;">
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<div style="background-color: #060; text-align: center; color: #fff; padding: 1px 0;">
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<span style="font-size: 24px;">SNAKE BOXER V</span><br/>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;">VIDEO GAME MANUAL</span>
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</div>
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<strong>notes</strong><br>
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<div style="color: #000; font-size: 200%; font-family:'AngberHand','Comic Sans MS',cursive">
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<br>
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cobra secret mode<br>
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&uarr; &uarr; &darr; &uarr; start
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==Screencaps==
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<gallery>
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Image:SnakeBoxer5TitleScreen.png|Title screen
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Image:SnakeBoxerShot.png|Gameplay
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</gallery>
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== Easter Eggs ==
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*Pressing "S" in the PC version ("+" in the Wii release) during gameplay will ring the judge's bell heard at the beginning of each round.
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== Fun Facts ==
== Fun Facts ==
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*[[wikipedia:Snake Kung Fu|Snake Boxing]] is a style of Chinese martial arts.  Practitioners imitate the movements of snakes with their fists rather than actually fighting against snakes.
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===Explanations===
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*The game's manual and launch screen establish that it was developed by [[Videlectrix]].
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**This was [[:Image:SnakeBoxer5ManualSBCG4AP.png|first revealed]] in the "Homestar Ruiner" gameplay video "[[Around the Field]]"; the box art posted to the Telltale Games [https://web.archive.org/web/20080413063912/http://telltalegames.com/strongbad/faq FAQ page] showed an earlier version of the cover sans Videlectrix logo.
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===Trivia===
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*On May 9, 2008, Telltale Games [https://web.archive.org/web/20080510153756/https://telltalegames.com/community/blogs/id-336 announced a contest]: submit a tagline for ''Snake Boxer 5'', and the winners would have their name included in "Homestar Ruiner".
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**The contest concluded shortly thereafter, on May 12. The winners' names were [https://web.archive.org/web/20090116125928/http://www.telltalegames.com/forums/showpost.php?p=91971&postcount=38 included in the ''Snake Boxer 5'' manual] (reproduced above).
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===Remarks===
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*This game features [[snakes]].
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=== Real-World References ===
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*{{w|Snake kung fu|Snake boxing}} is a real style of {{w|Shaolin kung fu}}, though practitioners imitate the movements of snakes with their fists rather than ''actually'' fist-fighting snakes.
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*The position of "Graphics Tightener" references [[youtube:BRWvfMLl4ho|a commercial]] for {{w|Westwood College}}, which featured a duo of game testers remarking that they "need to tighten up the graphics". The commercial became infamous online for its nonsensically unrealistic portrayal of video game development and terminology.
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*"Beta Max Tester" is a play on both the gaming industry position of "{{w|Game testing|beta tester}}" and the media format of {{w|Betamax}}.
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**Betamax was an alternative to VHS tapes; despite being widely regarded as superior, it lost the {{w|videotape format war}} and is mostly remembered for its commercial failure.
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== See Also ==
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===Fast Forward===
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*COBRA-PULT!! &mdash; a board game by [[Boardelectrix]]
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*[[Strong Mad]] mentions wanting to play ''Lady Snake Parade'' in [[Baddest of the Bands]], expressing worry and sorrow that the Fun Machine was broken.
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*Boxer Joe, as well as some of the snakes he fights, appear again in "[[8-Bit is Enough]]" {{--}} this time in [[Free Country, USA]].
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*In ''[[Poker Night at the Inventory]]'', Strong Bad mentions a sequel: ''Snake Boxer 6: Now The Snakes Have Fists Too''.
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Current revision as of 01:38, 20 April 2026

83% Snake Handler Approved!

Snake Boxer 5 (alternately rendered as Snake Boxer V) is a game developed by Videlectrix for the FunMachine. It appears as a playable minigame in Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People episode 1 "Homestar Ruiner", accessible in Strong Bad's Room.

The fifth game in the Snake Boxer series, Strong Bad compares it positively to prior installments Snake Boxer 2: The Biting of Boxer Joe, Snake Boxer 3: Solving Problems Through Diplomacy, and Snake Boxer 4: Lady Snake Parade.

Contents

[edit] Gameplay

The game is a loose parody of Boxing for the Atari 2600: players control Boxer Joe as he fights off endless waves of snakes.

By finding all four of the game manual's pages, players can unlock the game's "Super-Secret Forbidden mode" and play as another, larger snake. Instead of punching, the snake lunges with the attack key. The guard key draws the snake back instead of defending, but holding the button down allows your snake to breathe fire, causing more damage.

[edit] Manual Pages

SNAKE BOXER V
VIDEO GAME MANUAL



   After failing to lead the Lady Snake
Parade into space, Boxer Joe returns
to his roots as a New York deli owner.
   It isn't long, however, before the
local Snake Mafia learns of his
return and forces him back into
the ring!
   How long can you last against
wave after wave of deadly snakes,
and can you unlock Boxer Joe's
deadly secret before it's too late?

SNAKE BOXER V
VIDEO GAME MANUAL



Lead Game Cartridge Cleaner • Dan Kaskoun

Graphics Tightener: • John Wallace

Beta Max Tester • Edd "RabidZombie" Shaw

Bleep Composer • "Pikey"

Assistant Tongue Forker • David D

SNAKE BOXER V
VIDEO GAME MANUAL

notes


cobra secret mode
↑ ↑ ↓ ↑ start

[edit] Screencaps

Title screen

Gameplay

[edit] Easter Eggs

  • Pressing "S" in the PC version ("+" in the Wii release) during gameplay will ring the judge's bell heard at the beginning of each round.

[edit] Fun Facts

[edit] Explanations

  • The game's manual and launch screen establish that it was developed by Videlectrix.
    • This was first revealed in the "Homestar Ruiner" gameplay video "Around the Field"; the box art posted to the Telltale Games FAQ page showed an earlier version of the cover sans Videlectrix logo.

[edit] Trivia

  • On May 9, 2008, Telltale Games announced a contest: submit a tagline for Snake Boxer 5, and the winners would have their name included in "Homestar Ruiner".

[edit] Remarks

[edit] Real-World References

  • Snake boxing is a real style of Shaolin kung fu, though practitioners imitate the movements of snakes with their fists rather than actually fist-fighting snakes.
  • The position of "Graphics Tightener" references a commercial for Westwood College, which featured a duo of game testers remarking that they "need to tighten up the graphics". The commercial became infamous online for its nonsensically unrealistic portrayal of video game development and terminology.
  • "Beta Max Tester" is a play on both the gaming industry position of "beta tester" and the media format of Betamax.
    • Betamax was an alternative to VHS tapes; despite being widely regarded as superior, it lost the videotape format war and is mostly remembered for its commercial failure.

[edit] Fast Forward

Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People
Produced by Telltale Games and Videlectrix
Promotional Media

Strong Bad Gameways, Advertisement, Gameplay Trailer, Tech Demo, Dev Blog, Workin' on the Game,
Behind The Bad (1, 2, 3), Make a Scene with Telltale: Strong Bad Edition, Collector's DVD, Interviews

All Episodes

Tutorial, WiiWare Intros

Episode 1:
Homestar Ruiner

Gameplay: Walkthrough, Snake Boxer 5, Teen Girl Squad
Responses: House of Strong, Marzipan's, K.o.T. Castle, The Track, The Field
Promotional Media: Homestar at the Track, Around the Field, Behind The Bad Chapter 1: The New Hire
Songs: Handle My Style, Fluffy Puff Jela-ton, Showdown

Episode 2:
Strong Badia the Free

Gameplay: Walkthrough, Math Kickers, Cave Girl Squad, Maps and Minions
Various: Countries, Homsartifacts
Responses: Bleak House, The Field, Homsar Reservation, Pompomerania, Country, Marzistar, The Castle
Promotional Media: Gameplay Trailer
Songs: Justice Combo Meal

Episode 3:
Baddest of the Bands

Gameplay: Walkthrough, Limozeen's Hot Babelien Odyssey, Teen Girl Squad Meets Limozeen
Various: Bands
Responses: House of Strong, The Field, Marzipan's, Club Technochocolate, The Track, Battle of the Bands stages
Promotional Media: Gameplay Trailer, Behind The Bad Chapter 2: The Heist, Promo, baddestofthebands.com
Songs: Food-Related Love, Cool Tapes songs, Other songs

Episode 4:
Dangeresque 3:
The Criminal Projective

Gameplay: Walkthrough, Space Circus Catastrophe
Responses: Smoky Office, Brainblow City, Strongborneo, Secret Lab, Catacombs, Old Club, Cutesy's House, World Locations, The Sun
Promotional Media: Dangeresque: Puppet Squad, Gameplay Clips, Mini-Site
Songs: Today is Alright 4 2Nite

Episode 5:
8-Bit is Enough

Gameplay: Walkthrough, Gel-Arshie's Pro Fruitboarder, Redcoat Ghost Patrol, Trogdor's 3D-Ungeon
Various: Character Variations, Spirits of '76, Halfathlon
Responses: House of Strong, The Field, Crates, Videlectrix Mainframe, Halfathlon, Gel-Arshie's Backstage, Stinkoman 20X6, Peasantry
Promotional Media: Behind The Bad Chapter 3: The Last Straw


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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