Atari 2600

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*[[Experimental Film]] — Homestar plays on the [[ATM]] with an Atari 2600 joystick.
*[[Experimental Film]] — Homestar plays on the [[ATM]] with an Atari 2600 joystick.
*[[Bug In Mouth Disease]] — What appears to be an Atari 2600 system is visible on the [[Telebision|TV]] during the taped head scene.
*[[Bug In Mouth Disease]] — What appears to be an Atari 2600 system is visible on the [[Telebision|TV]] during the taped head scene.
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*Email [[space program]] — An Atari 2600 joystick is [[Duct Tape|duct taped]] onto the real [[Proud Anselmo]].
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*Email [[space program]] — An Atari 2600 joystick is [[Duct Tape|duct taped]] onto the real [[The Proud Anselmo|Proud Anselmo]].
*[[Kid Speedy]] — The fake online play's loading screen features two Atari joysticks being connected via the Internet.
*[[Kid Speedy]] — The fake online play's loading screen features two Atari joysticks being connected via the Internet.
*Email [[concert]] — Strong Bad and Strong Sad play an unseen Atari game in their [[Basement of the Brothers Strong|basement]].
*Email [[concert]] — Strong Bad and Strong Sad play an unseen Atari game in their [[Basement of the Brothers Strong|basement]].

Revision as of 05:27, 28 October 2016

Homestar's Atari debut

The Atari 2600 became an iconic home video game system of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Along with systems such as the ColecoVision and the NES, The Brothers Chaps played Atari growing up. They often include homages to Atari games, characters, hardware, and graphic styles in Homestar Runner.

The Atari 2600's single-button, single-joystick controller and simple, blocky graphics convey the feeling of a simpler, easier time. While the system was innovative at the time — featuring a cartridge system and color graphics — by comparison, the system now seems primitive. Thus, Strong Bad, always an aficionado of outdated technology, has a particular affinity for Atari-style games. Fortunately for him, the game developers at Videlectrix have produced quite a library of such games.

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Characters

Graphics

System and Controller

Real-life Homestar Runner computer magic

The Atari 2600 is blocky and black, and the controller is similar with a joystick and button. They have occasionally made appearances in various toons.

Games

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The following games are modeled after the Atari 2600 games of old.

Also, the Videlectrix game catalog is presented as stacks of Atari 2600 games.

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