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| - | Popular [[Namco]]-developed arcade game '' | + | [[File:NeighbrahoodWatch.png|thumb|Blah'm Pac Stuntman!]] |
| + | Popular [[Namco]]-developed arcade game '''''{{w|Pac-Man}}''''' has been referenced numerous times in the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] body of work. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| - | *[[Main Page 13]] | + | *[[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]]. | + | **Email [[ghosts]] {{--}} The latter sound effect plays for the text that appears after "killing" the [[Bad Graphics Ghost]]. |
| - | **[[Everything Else, Volume 3]] | + | **[[Everything Else, Volume 3]] {{--}} The latter sound effect is used on the "Other Features" menu. |
| - | *[[TROGDOR!]] | + | *[[TROGDOR!]] {{--}} The intermission part with [[Trogdor]] chasing the [[peasants]] resembles the intermission from ''Pac-Man'' when he chases the ghosts. |
| - | *Email [[the facts]] | + | *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]] | + | *Email [[web comics]] {{--}} The [[Secret Collect.]] cartoon is a parody of the [[wikipedia:Pac-Man (TV series)|Pac-Man cartoon]]. |
| - | *[[Baddest of the Bands]] | + | *[[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]] | + | *[[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]] | + | *[[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]] | + | *[[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". |
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[[Category:Entertainment running gags]] | [[Category:Entertainment running gags]] | ||
Revision as of 03:50, 15 November 2021
Popular Namco-developed arcade game Pac-Man has been referenced numerous times in the Homestar Runner body of work.
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".
