Punch-Out!!

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Punch-Out!! is a series of boxing video games developed by Nintendo. The series, and more notably Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!, has been referenced throughout the Homestar Runner body of work.

Email montage — An Easter egg shows a parody of the training scene from Punch-Out!!, complete with Strong Bad wearing Little Mac's hoodie.
- Email rock opera — The pixellated hoodie-wearing Strong Bad reappears.
- Disk 4 of 12 - World Games — The same animation is used again, with Strong Bad also humming the music used in the game.
Email yes, wrestling — Homestar Runner's theme song is a slowed-down version of the main theme.
SBCG4AP Dev Blog — The August 11, 2008 entry mentions Soda Popinski.
Homestar Ruiner — In an early trailer, Strong Bad mumbles "Super Punch-Out!!".
Poker Night at the Inventory — Strong Bad compares playing for a big pot to a fictional secret level in Super Punch-Out where the player has to fight Buster Douglas and an ocelot at the same time.
@StrongBadActual tweet (29 Jul 2017) — Strong Bad posts a GIF of himself as a Punch-Out!! character.

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 *[[SBCG4AP Dev Blog]] {{--}} The August 11, 2008 entry mentions {{w|Soda Popinski}}.
 *[[Homestar Ruiner]] {{--}} In an [[Youtube:BuaLLNi0Dj8|early trailer]], Strong Bad [[Couch Mumbling|mumbles]] "{{w|Super Punch-Out!!}}".
+*[[Poker Night at the Inventory]] {{--}} Strong Bad compares playing for a big pot to a fictional secret level in Super Punch-Out where the player has to fight {{w|Buster Douglas}} and an ocelot at the same time.
 *{{postref|891480055490195457|29|Jul|2017}} {{--}} Strong Bad posts a GIF of [[Exaggerated Strong Bad|himself]] as a Punch-Out!! character.