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| - | *Email [[couch patch]] | + | *Email [[couch patch]] {{--}} The [[Compy 386]] prints out an ASCII art million dollar bill. |
| - | *[[Thy Dungeonman]] and [[Thy Dungeonman II]] | + | *[[Thy Dungeonman]] and [[Thy Dungeonman II]] {{--}} The title screens are ASCII art. |
| - | *Email [[some kinda robot]] | + | *Email [[some kinda robot]] {{--}} The DVD version has an Easter egg which shows an ASCII art rendering of a robot. |
| - | *Email [[virus]] | + | *Email [[virus]] {{--}} [[The virus]] turns [[Marzipan]] [[Virus Character Variations|into]] ASCII art. |
| - | *Email [[dreamail]] | + | *Email [[dreamail]] {{--}} An [[Sea Creatures|e-marlin]] jumps from the bottom of the [[Lappy 486]]'s screen. |
| - | *[[Happy Trogday]] | + | *[[Happy Trogday]] {{--}} One of the images is an ASCII art rendering of [[Trogdor]]. |
| - | *Email [[the movies]] | + | *Email [[the movies]] {{--}} Strong Bad watches an ASCII art movie, [[Karate Car]]. |
**A sequel to Karate Car appears as an Easter egg on [[strongbad_email.exe Disc Six]]. | **A sequel to Karate Car appears as an Easter egg on [[strongbad_email.exe Disc Six]]. | ||
| - | *Email [[from work]] | + | *Email [[from work]] {{--}} [[The Cheat]] is rendered in ASCII art on a floppy disk. |
| - | *Email [[the paper]] | + | *Email [[the paper]] {{--}} [[New Paper]] has an ASCII art picture of a butt made from hyphens and dollar signs. |
| - | *Email [[rated]] | + | *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}}. |
| - | *[[SBCG4AP Collector's DVD]] | + | *[[SBCG4AP Collector's DVD]] {{--}} An ASCII version of [[Marshie]] will sometimes appear during the menus. |
| - | *{{postref|516039750138875904|27|Sep|2014}} | + | *{{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. |
| - | *{{postref|1227597924055515136|12|Feb|2020}} | + | *{{postref|1227597924055515136|12|Feb|2020}} {{--}} Strong Bad posts a GIF of a laughing ASCII art Cacodemon from [[Doom]], which he dubs a "cackledemon". |
| - | *[[Strong Bad Emails 1-200 Six Disc Set]] | + | **It was shown again in [[Disk 4 of 12 - FriendlyWare]]. |
| + | *[[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. | ||
[[Category:Electronics running gags]] | [[Category:Electronics running gags]] | ||
Revision as of 17:24, 13 February 2021
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.
Appearances
- Email couch patch — The Compy 386 prints out an ASCII art million dollar bill.
- Thy Dungeonman and Thy Dungeonman II — The title screens are ASCII art.
- Email some kinda robot — The DVD version has an Easter egg which shows an ASCII art rendering of a robot.
- Email virus — The virus turns Marzipan into ASCII art.
- Email dreamail — An e-marlin jumps from the bottom of the Lappy 486's screen.
- Happy Trogday — One of the images is an ASCII art rendering of Trogdor.
- Email the movies — Strong Bad watches an ASCII art movie, Karate Car.
- A sequel to Karate Car appears as an Easter egg on strongbad_email.exe Disc Six.
- Email from work — The Cheat is rendered in ASCII art on a floppy disk.
- Email the paper — New Paper has an ASCII art picture of a butt made from hyphens and dollar signs.
- 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 E. E. Cummings.
- SBCG4AP Collector's DVD — An ASCII version of Marshie will sometimes appear during the menus.
- @StrongBadActual tweet (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.
- @StrongBadActual tweet (12 Feb 2020) — Strong Bad posts a GIF of a laughing ASCII art Cacodemon from Doom, which he dubs a "cackledemon".
- It was shown again in Disk 4 of 12 - FriendlyWare.
- Strong Bad Emails 1-200 Six Disc Set — The front and back cover artwork of the set depict ASCII representations of Strong Bad's head and Trogdor, respectively.
