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Floppy Disk Container

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The '''floppy disk container''' sits on the right of [[Strong Bad]]'s [[Computer Room|computer desk]] while he checks [[Strong Bad Email|emails]]. The majority of the labels are names of computer games (although several [[Nintendo#Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)|Nintendo Entertainment System]] and [[Atari 2600]] titles also appear), and most are obscure titles from the '80s and '90s. This has become a running joke, and although the first Floppy Disk Container appeared in the email [[little animal]], the disks were not labeled until [[ghosts]]. They are usually labeled in red marker, though in some of the early appearances, they were labeled in blue. [[The Brothers Chaps]] sometimes comment on the featured game in their [[strongbad_email.exe|DVD]] commentaries. The series [[Strong Bad's Disk 4 of 12]] features Strong Bad playing these games.

This page catalogs the appearances of the floppy disk container. Each section has an image, the name of the toon(s) or email(s) in which it appeared, a brief explanation of the game mentioned on the floppy disk, and sources of supplementary material about said game.

==List==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Image !! Appearances !! Explanation !! Sources

|- id="blank_5.25_inch_disks"
| [[Image:Floppy little animal.PNG|150px|Blank 5.25 Inch Disk]] || [[little animal]], [[superhero name]], [[do over]] (in the do over of [[sisters]]), [[candy product]] and [[isp]] || '''5.25 inch disks''' were a standard computer media format in the 1970s and early 80s. The term 'floppy' was coined for their similar but even larger 8 inch predecessor, as one could easily bend the disks enough to nearly fold them over without breaking them, a trait shared by the 5.25 inch disks. The 5.25 floppy disk was also featured in [[technology]], outside of the Floppy Disk Container. They were superseded by 3.5 inch floppies by 1988; in modern computing, methods such as USB drives or cloud storage have become the standard for data storage and sharing. || {{w|History of the floppy disk|Wikipedia}} [https://computer.howstuffworks.com/floppy-disk-drive.htm Howstuffworks]

|- id="tongue_of_the_fatman"
| [[Image:Floppy ghosts.PNG|150px|Tongue Of The Fatman]] || [[ghosts]], [[50 emails]] || '''''Tongue of The Fatman''''' was a 1989 fighting game for [[DOS]] and Commodore 64 that was later ported to the Sega Genesis as ''Slaughter Sport''. Different alien races (including Human) could be chosen to use, who all had different abilities and fighting styles. The player could purchase weapons and devices and fight his way through multiple opponents to face the Fatman, Mondu. Some of the more innovative features include being able to place wagers on the outcome of the fight and the phenomenon of a special move becoming less powerful the more it was used to balance gameplay. Unfortunately, the game was plagued by unresponsive controls and an overly high difficulty. || {{w|Tongue of the Fatman|Wikipedia}} [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/gameId,1067/ MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/31897.html GameFAQs] [https://www.lemon64.com/game/mondus-fight-palace Lemon64]

|- id="lode_runner"
| [[Image:Floppy morning routine.PNG|150px|Lode Runner]] || [[morning routine]], [[cheat talk]] || '''''Lode Runner''''' was a strategy game for DOS, Apple, and Commodore 64, originally created in 1983, with a later port by Hudson being one of the first third party games on the {{wp|Famicom}}. It was originally an ASCII art game, where Jake Peril, the main character, was simply a $ sign (The enemies were ¶'s). The object of the game was to win back treasures stolen by the Evil Empire. It was eventually re-released on the Apple II as ''Miner'' with much more advanced graphics. ''Miner'' was submitted to Brøderbund and was finally published, under the name 'Lode Runner'. Countless versions of this game have been made and circulated over the Internet. || {{w|Lode Runner|Wikipedia}} [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,4/gameId,243/ MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/apple2/data/26603.html GameFAQs] [https://www.lemon64.com/game/lode-runner Lemon64]
|- id="loom"
| [[Image:Floppy current status.PNG|150px|Loom (Disk 1 of 24)]] || [[current status]] || '''''Loom''''' was an adventure game for the PC and TurboGrafx CD, released in 1989. It was one of a variety of games created by [[LucasArts|Lucasfilm Games]]. Bobbin Threadbare, the mysterious "Loom child" and member of the Weaver Guild, must embark on a perilous journey to follow his guild members, who were turned into swans and flew away from the Loom island. All puzzles are solved using a variety of spells cast from a magical staff, with no traditional inventory. The game was not actually released on [[Numbered Disks|24 disks]]; this is actually a reference to the "Stump Joke" from another famous LucasArts game ''[[#monkey island|The Secret of Monkey Island]]'', where the user would be prompted to "insert disk 24" which did not exist. ''Loom'' was actually released on six 5.25" disks or three 3.5" disks; it was also later released on CD-ROM. || {{w|Loom (video game)|Wikipedia}} [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,176/ MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/11465.html GameFAQs] [https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=691 LemonAmiga]

|- id="star_flight"
| [[Image:Floppy huttah!.PNG|150px|Star Flight]] || [[huttah!]] || '''''[[Starflight]]''''' was a ship game created by Electronic Arts for the PC and the Sega Genesis, released in 1986 and 1991, respectively. Mankind has left earth due to an exhaustion of resources and needs to colonize another planet. The player travels around the galaxy mining, gathering crew, fighting aliens, and trying to figure out why star systems are being blown up, without getting blown up along with them. || [[Wikipedia:Starflight|Wikipedia]] [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/gameId,115/ MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/11678.html GameFAQs]
[https://www.lemon64.com/game/starflight Lemon64] [https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=1635 LemonAmiga]

|- id="rise_of_the_dragon"
| [[Image:Floppy interview.PNG|150px|Rise Of The Dragon]] || [[interview]] || '''''Rise Of The Dragon''''' was a puzzle game for DOS, Amiga, and Sega CD, released in 1990. It was presented in a ''Blade Runner''-like environment and story. Ex-cop William "Blade" Hunter is contracted to root out the source of a deadly new drug, MTZ, that ships in patch form and has a tendency to turn users into lizard creatures before killing them. A few arcade sequences are featured, which can be skipped if the player dies a certain number of times. || [[Wikipedia:Rise of the Dragon|Wikipedia]] [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,98/ MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/11129.html GameFAQs] [https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=1323 LemonAmiga]

|- id="friendlyware"
| [[Image:Floppy unused emails.PNG|150px|FriendlyWare]] || [[unused emails]], [[Disk 4 of 12 - FriendlyWare]], [[Disk 4 of 12 - FrienDendum]] || '''''FriendlyWare''''' was a software package for the PC, released in 1983. It was released by Friendlysoft, written in BASIC, and rendered in text mode via clever use of ASCII art characters. The games included Master Mind, Nevada Dice, Killer Maze (navigate 3D mazes), Sea Battle (find a submarine with depth charges), Boggy Marsh (find monsters in a marsh), Hangman, Tic-Tac-Toe (unbeatable against computer), Wildcatter (an oil drilling simulation), Othello, Peg Leap (basic remove pegs game), Blackjack, Dominoes, Golf, Head Coach (a football simulation), Match (a Memory-style game) and Towers of Atlantis (a {{w|Tower of Hanoi}} game). Other software included a number of financial programs, eye and ear tests, an ASCII art drawing program, a biorhythm charter (which suffers from the {{w|Year 2000 problem|Y2K bug}}), sports prediction software, and a computing tutorial. || [[Wikipedia:Friendlyware|Wikipedia]]

|- id="manhunter_new_york"
| [[Image:Floppy caper.PNG|150px|Manhunter New York]] || [[Arcade Game]], [[caper]] || '''''Manhunter: New York''''' is a first-person point-and-click adventure game for DOS, Atari ST, and Amiga, designed by Dave, Barry, and Dee Dee Murry, and published by [[Sierra|Sierra On-Line]] in 1988. In the then-future year of 2002, the Orbs, an alien race composed of enormous eyeballs, invades the planet Earth, mainly New York. Two years later, in 2004, the player assumes the role of a Manhunter whose only job is to track down human criminals and bring them to justice. || [[Wikipedia:Manhunter: New York|Wikipedia]] [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,24/ MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/11668.html GameFAQs] [https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=715 LemonAmiga]

|- id="world_games"
| [[Image:Floppy big white face.PNG|150px|World Games]] || [[big white face]], [[Disk 4 of 12 - World Games]] || '''''World Games''''' was a sports game for DOS, Commodore 64, and the NES, made in 1987. It was made by Epyx, a company that made mainly sports games. ''World Games'' was a collection of sports games from around the globe. In addition to entertainment value, it was also educational as each event started with an informative introduction screen that gave both the background of the sport and the basic rules. Some of the more enjoyable games included the Scottish Caber Toss and Spanish Bull Riding. || [[Wikipedia:World Games (video game)|Wikipedia]] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/c64/data/16987.html GameFAQs] [https://www.lemon64.com/game/world-games Lemon64]
[https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=1146 LemonAmiga]

|- id="space_shipper"
| [[Image:Floppy privileges.PNG|150px|Space Shipper]] || [[privileges]] || '''''[[Spaceshipper|Space Shipper]]''''' is a fictitious game made by [[Videlectrix]], and looks to be a ''Gradius''/''1943''-esque shooter. Fiendish lasers threaten to destroy the solar system! Explosions are taking over the galaxy!! It's Memorial Day and YOU were the only Spaceshipper who didn't have plans. Pilot your StarZoom to freedom! And time and a half!! || [http://www.videlectrix.com/videlectrix_catalog.html Videlectrix]

|- id="odell_lake"
| [[Image:Floppy funny.PNG|150px|Odell Lake]] || [[funny]] || '''''Odell Lake''''' was an educational life-simulation arcade game for the Apple II, released in 1986. It was created by MECC, a company known for making many educational games. It was a simulation game in which the player takes the role of a fish in Odell Lake, Oregon. The fish meets various forms of animal and plant life, including other types of fish. Each time the fish meets another animal or a plant, he must decide what to do. His decisions determine whether or not he survives. || [[Wikipedia:Odell Lake (computer game)|Wikipedia]] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/apple2/data/921849.html GameFAQs] [http://www.mobygames.com/game/odell-lake Mobygames]

|- id="fifty_K_race_walk"
| [[Image:Floppy sibbie.PNG|150px|50K Race Walk]] || [[sibbie]] || '''''[[50K Racewalker]]''''' is a game made by [[Videlectrix]], programmed by [[Jonathan Howe]]. The aim of the game is to alternate pressing left and right for nearly a full day in order to finish. If the player presses buttons too fast or out of sequence, they will be overwhelmed with an annoying "FAULT" message. According to Videlectrix, "you take a few (million) steps in the game, and you won't (will) be disappointed. Left, right, left, right, left, right, left, right, left, right, right, OOPS! You lose." || [http://www.videlectrix.com/videlectrix_catalog.html Videlectrix] [http://www.videlectrix.com/videlectrix_demos.html Demo]

|- id="the_7th_guest"
| [[Image:Floppy anything.PNG|150px|7th Guest]] || [[anything]] || '''''The 7th Guest''''' was a puzzle game for DOS, Windows, and Macintosh, released in 1993 by Virgin Interactive Entertainment, the creators of [[Floppy Disk Container#shogun|Shogun]]. Stauf, a maker of cursed toys, has invited 6 guests to his mansion to unravel the mysteries of the building{{--}} the titular 7th guest is the player character. The player has to solve a variety of puzzles. The majority of the game is a puzzle collection, tied together by clips of actors, well-rendered 3D animations, and MIDI sound effects and music on two CD-ROMs. The only instruction to the puzzles is a hint book that will provide two hints and mark the puzzle complete so that the player can continue. ''The 7th Guest'' was one of the first games to only be available on CD-ROM, leading many to buy CD-ROM drives just to play the game. || [[Wikipedia:The 7th Guest|Wikipedia]] [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,283/ MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/11550.html GameFAQs]

|- id="tass_times_in_tonetown"
| [[Image:Floppy the process.PNG|150px|Tass Times In Tonetown]] || [[the process]] || '''''Tass Times in Tonetown''''' was an adventure game for PC, Apple II, Atari ST, Amiga, and Commodore 64, and was released in 1986. It's a quirky, underrated game made by Activision. The player visits Tonetown, a psychedelic punk rock alternate reality, to save Grandpa from a hideous crocodile creature named Franklin J. Snarl. The player also has the aid of his dog, who not only talks, but becomes a star reporter. The puzzles are numerous, but most are relatively easy. With a world of floating phones, triangular moons, and wacky puzzles all created through Grandpa's dreams thanks to the "dream hoop" he invented, ''Tass Times in Tonetown'' is an extremely original game enjoyed by many adventure game fans. || [[Wikipedia:Tass Times in Tonetown|Wikipedia]] [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,4/gameId,90/ MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/11093.html GameFAQs]
[https://www.lemon64.com/game/tass-times-in-tone-town Lemon64] [https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=1038 LemonAmiga]

|- id="One_on_One"
| [[Image:Floppy mile1.PNG|150px|One On One]] || [[mile]] || '''''One on One: Dr. J vs. Larry Bird''''' was a pioneering sports game for the Commodore 64 and Atari 400/800, released in 1984. It was one of the first games by Electronic Arts, who would later become famous for their sports games. This basketball game is a faithful translation of the real thing, with fouls and traveling calls, free throws, a three-point line, and even a shot clock. There are a number of gameplay options — play for a certain amount of time or first to a set score, winner's or loser's outs, etc. Players have a fatigue bar that decreases when running around and replenishes when holding still; fatigued players don't move as quickly. It had decent graphics for its time period, but substandard sound effects. || [[Wikipedia:One on One: Dr. J vs. Larry Bird|Wikipedia]] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/c64/data/2721.html GameFAQs] [http://www.mobygames.com/game/dr-j-and-larry-bird-go-one-on-one Mobygames]
[https://www.lemon64.com/game/julius-erving-vs-larry-bird Lemon64] [https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=3258 LemonAmiga]

|- id="blank_floppy_disks"
| [[Image:Floppy mile0.PNG|150px|Cheat Style Floppy]] || [[mile]] || These are '''blank floppy disks''' animated by The Cheat. The titles are unseen until clicked on, revealing the titles of the disks in Easter eggs. ||

|- id="out_of_this_world"
| [[Image:Floppy mile2.PNG|150px|Out Of This World]] || [[mile]] (Easter egg) || '''''Out of This World''''' was an action-adventure game for DOS, Windows 3.X, SNES, Atari ST, Amiga, Genesis, Apple Macintosh, and 3DO, originally released in 1991. Lester, the main character, is a young physics professor who suddenly finds himself on a strange alien world after lightning strikes his particle experiment. It's a cinematic game featuring realistic vector graphics and animation. It has plenty of animated cutscenes and ambient sound effects, despite fitting on a single 5.25" disk. The original title is ''Another World'', but ''Out Of This World'' was its US release name to avoid confusion with {{w|Another World (TV series)|an unrelated TV series}}; modern rereleases typically return the title to ''Another World''.|| [[Wikipedia:Another World (video game)|Wikipedia]] [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,564/ MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/11089.html/ GameFAQs]
[https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=2565 LemonAmiga]

|- id="NITEMARE_3-D"
| [[Image:Floppy mile3.PNG|150px|Nitemare 3-D]] || [[mile]] (Easter egg) || '''''Nitemare 3D''''' was an action game, obviously 3D, released for DOS and Windows 3.X in 1994. It was made by Gray Design Associates, a company not known for much other than this game. It's linked to the ''Hugo House of Horror'' series in that the main character is Hugo and he attempts to save a girl, Penelope. He wanders through a three-dimensional house of horrors defeating all sorts of evil things in a first-person environment. || [[Wikipedia:Nitemare 3D|Wikipedia]] [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,2595/ MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/12022.html GameFAQs]

|- id="old_game"
| [[Image:Floppy couch patch.PNG|150px|Old Game]] || [[couch patch]] || The title "'''Old game'''" is simply a [[Nondescript Nouns|generic title]] for an old '80s or '90s game. ||

|- id="nobunagas_ambition"
| [[Image:Floppy kind of cool.PNG|150px|Nobunaga's Ambition]] || [[kind of cool]] || '''''Nobunaga's Ambition''''' (misspelled as "nabunaga" on the disk label) was a turn-based strategy game by Koei for the MSX, DOS, NES, SNES, Amiga, Game Boy, and Genesis that was released in 1988. It was set in Japan's "Warring States" period in the 16th century. The player takes on the role of a daimyo such as Nobunaga Oda, a merciless ruler and great strategist, to try to conquer Japan. Through turns, the player manages his armies (recruiting new soldiers, training army, buying weapons etc.), keeps his subjects happy, forms alliances, or plays dirty and hires ninjas to bribe and assassinate. Daimyos die of old age or sickness, giving this game a time limit. || [[Wikipedia:Nobunaga's Ambition|Wikipedia]] [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,5825/ MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/nes/data/7984.html GameFAQs]

|- id="seicross_suckross"
| [[Image:Floppy army.PNG|150px|Seicross (Suckcross)]] || [[army]] || '''''Seicross''''' (also called '''''Suckcross''''' on the disk) is a side-scrolling racing/shooter game for the arcade and [[Wikipedia:Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]], released in 1984 by [[Wikipedia:Nihon Bussan|Nichibutsu]]. On the planet Colura, a peaceful race known as the Petra have been attacked and driven underground by the Basrah, a hostile race. The player's job is to cruise on a hoverbike, the Gilgitt Petras, through numerous terrains to rescue the Petra who are still on the surface. The arcade version features a vertically-oriented screen with objects higher up moving slower than graphics lower down, creating a pseudo-3D effect. || [[Wikipedia:Seicross|Wikipedia]] [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,22/gameId,15184/ MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/nes/data/8104.html GameFAQs]

|- id="bio_menace"
| [[Image:Floppy video games.PNG|150px|Bio Menace]] || [[video games]] || '''''Bio Menace''''' is a classic sidescrolling adventure shooter game for DOS released in 1993. It was created by Apogee, a company known for creating many adventure sidescrollers during that era. When an evil scientist releases a pile of mutants and holds the world hostage, it's up to Snake Logan to save the day. Recently, ''Bio Menace'' has been released as freeware by 3D Realms (then Apogee), and can be downloaded from their web site. || [[Wikipedia:Bio Menace|Wikipedia]] [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,236/ MobyGames]

|- id="maniac_mansion"
| [[Image:Floppy lackey.PNG|150px|Maniac Mansion]] || [[lackey]] || The title of this floppy is obscured by the Flash border, but decompiling the Flash file reveals the title as '''''Maniac Mansion'''''. This was an adventure game for DOS, Apple II, NES, Atari ST, Amiga, and Commodore 64, released in 1987 by Lucasfilm Games. It featured multiple characters to choose from, four possible endings, multiple solutions to the puzzles, and a very non-linear structure in general, giving the player a wide range of methods to win. The plot is to save the girlfriend of one of your characters who's been kidnapped by a mad scientist. The only hurdle is the residents of the Maniac Mansion, as well as the mansion itself. It was made to be a spoof of cheesy action/horror/sci-fi movies of the time. || [[Wikipedia:Maniac Mansion|Wikipedia]] [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,714/ MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/11439.html GameFAQs] 
[https://www.lemon64.com/game/maniac-mansion Lemon64] [https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=717 LemonAmiga]

|- id="hypou_blade"
| [[Image:Floppy stupid stuff.PNG|150px|Hypou Blade]] || [[stupid stuff]] || '''Hypou Blade''' is likely referring to '''''HyperBlade''''', said with a [[Homestar Runner]] speech impediment. ''HyperBlade'' was a hockey game released for Windows in 1996. Made by Activision, ''HyperBlade'' introduces the 3D battlesport of the future. Players engage in a futuristic street-hockey style game with a very different twist. Body-checks (weapons are included) go for blood in this game as players can be gruesomely eliminated from it. Power-ups, speed boosts, ramps, and simple team management (for substitutions) are all part of the experience. Some strategy is required for play, but it's mostly pure action. It was also one of the first titles ever to make use of the 3DFX graphics card. || [[Wikipedia:HyperBlade|Wikipedia]] [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,3/gameId,1776/ MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/11800.html GameFAQs]

|- id="BAAL"
| [[Image:Floppy different town.PNG|150px|BAAL]] || [[different town]] || '''''BAAL''''' was a little known Action game for the Atari ST and Commodore 64 and was released in 1989. The player is a member of the Time Warriors, an elite commando unit sent into an alien lair to defeat Baal, a crazy demon who is bent on conquering Earth. Featuring grotesque looking aliens, BAAL had a reputation as being a mildly disturbing action game. || [[Wikipedia:Baal (video game)|Wikipedia]] [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,24/gameId,3850/ MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/search/index.html GameFAQs] 
[https://www.lemon64.com/game/baal Lemon64] [https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=105 LemonAmiga]

|- id="real_floppy_disk_container"
| [[Image:Puppet Time floppy.jpg|150px|Puppet Time Floppy]] || [[Puppet Time]] || It was revealed on the [[Puppet Time#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]] for Puppet Time that this was [[The Brothers Chaps]]' real disk caddy from growing up. Included in the contents are '''''King's Quest II''''', '''''[[pop-up#Real-World References|Police Quest]] II''''', and save disks. ''King's Quest II'' was an adventure game for DOS, Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, and PC Booster, released by [[Sierra]] in 1987. King Graham searches the land for three keys to unlock the door that will lead to his future queen. ''Police Quest II'' was also an adventure game for DOS, Amiga, and Atari ST, released by Sierra in 1988. Jessie Bains, aka The Death Angel, escapes from prison and kidnaps Sonny Bond's girlfriend. Determined to get revenge, he flees the city, leaving a trail of dead bodies as he goes. Bonds must chase after him, leading to a deadly confrontation later on. || ''King's Quest II'' [[Wikipedia:King's Quest II:Romancing the Throne|Wikipedia]] [http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/kings-quest-ii-romancing-the-throne MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/927708.html GameFAQs] [https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=1317 LemonAmiga]
''Police Quest II'' [[Wikipedia:Police Quest#Police Quest II: The Vengeance|Wikipedia]] [http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/police-quest-2-the-vengeance MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/564773.html GameFAQs] [https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=1282 LemonAmiga]

|- id="Cave_Quest"
| [[Image:Cave Quest Floppy.png|150px|Cave Quest]] || [[flashback]], [[strongbad_email.exe Disc One]], [[The Homestar Runner Gets Something Stuck In His Craw]] || '''''Cave Quest''''' was an adventure game that [[The Brothers Chaps]] made when they were younger, likely in the late 1980s or 1990s. They made it on the Apple II, and it supposedly had "gorgeous low-res Apple II C+ graphics." || [http://www.adventuregamers.com/article/id,416 Adventuregamers.com] ([[Adventure Gamers Interview - 2 Sept 2004|HRWiki mirror]])

|- id="shogun"
| [[Image:Floppy SBIIJC.PNG|150px|Shogun]] || [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]] || '''''Shogun''''' was an adventure game for DOS, released in 1986. It was made by Virgin Interactive Entertainment, the same company that made [[Floppy Disk Container#the_7th_guest|''The 7th Guest'']]. The player wanders around as one of a number of characters, trying to build up his rapport with the people. If that fails, the player can also battle and plunder, working his way up to the status of Shogun. Items are collectible during the adventure, including weapons and armor. || [[Wikipedia:James Clavell's Shōgun|Wikipedia]] [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,1645/ MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/nes/data/28231.html GameFAQs] [https://www.lemon64.com/game/shogun-virgin-games Shogun]

|- id="ugh-lympics"
| [[Image:Floppy car.PNG|150px|Ugh-lympics]] || [[car]] || '''''Caveman Ugh-lympics''''' was a sports game for DOS, Commodore 64, and NES (where it was entitled ''Caveman Games''), released in 1988. It was made by Electronic Arts, a company well known for making quality sports games. In this early game of theirs, the player assumes the roles of various cavemen while competing in prehistoric sports, namely Saber Race, Mate Toss, Clubbing, Firemaking, Dino Race and Dino Vault. The controls were somewhat awkward, but with up to a 4-player option (as many as 6 players on the NES using the NES Four Score Adapter), and fun events, ''Caveman Ugh-lympics'' made for a short, quirky game. || [[Wikipedia:Caveman Ughlympics|Wikipedia]] [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,4230/ MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/c64/data/1418.html GameFAQs]
[https://www.lemon64.com/game/caveman-ugh-lympics Lemon64]

|- id="tengen_classix"
| [[Image:Floppy haircut.PNG|150px|Tengen Classix]] || [[haircut]] || '''Tengen''' was the home computer and console division of Atari Games. It made games from 1985 through 1993 for a wide array of platforms, from Amiga to ZX Spectrum, and everything in between. Over 40 games were credited to them, with titles such as ''Paperboy 1&2'', ''Tetris'', ''Indiana Jones'', the ''Temple of Doom'', ''Ms. Pac-Man'', ''Hydra'', and many, many more. Tengen never actually released a compilation called "Tengen Classix". || [[Wikipedia:Tengen (company)|Wikipedia]] [http://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/o,100/j,1359/ MobyGames]

|- id="alone_in_the_dark"
| [[Image:Floppy replacement.PNG|150px|Alone In The Dark]] || [[replacement]] || '''''Alone in the Dark''''' was an Action Adventure game for DOS and 3DO, released in 1992. Marketed by Interplay as a horror game, it was a 3D adventure game with some action thrown in, loosely based on the works of H.P. Lovecraft. The main character is driven to investigate a "suicide" in an old Louisiana mansion. Little does he know, however, of the lurking horrors that await him. This game features many enemies, few weapons, and one goal: Escape alive. It is the forerunner to many modern day horror games. ''Resident Evil 1'' in particular owes a lot to it in gameplay mechanics, player-view and setting. || [[Wikipedia:Alone in the Dark (video game)|Wikipedia]] [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,325/ MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/11071.html GameFAQs]

|- id="bushido"
| [[Image:Floppy cheatday.PNG|150px|Bushido]] || [[cheatday]] || '''''Bushido''''' was an action game for DOS, released in 1983. It was made by Ebenel Enterprises, a company whose best and only credit was ''Bushido''. It was a martial arts fighting game set in feudal Japan with a simple premise: fight a multitude of enemies in a multitude of settings. Very repetitive, but a pioneer of the martial arts fighting genre. In Japanese, bushido means "way of the warrior". ||[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,1351/ MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/c64/data/1378.html GameFAQs]

|- id="thexder"
| [[Image:Floppy the facts.PNG|150px|Thexder]] || [[the facts]] || '''''Thexder''''' was an Action game for DOS, Apple II, Famicom, the MSX and the Amiga, released in 1987. It was a platform shooter from Japan, with many levels and diverse enemies that gradually increase in difficulty. The player pilots a Macross-style robot capable of switching from a mech into a jet at any time, complete with auto-aim, rechargable energy, and a short-term shield that can be activated to protect from harm. It didn't have a save option, however, so long-term play could easily get frustrating. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,49/ MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/11765.html GameFAQs] [[Wikipedia:Thexder|Wikipedia]] [https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=3199 LemonAmiga]

|- id="lunar_lander"
| [[Image:Floppy lunar lander.PNG|150px|Lunar Lander]] || [[time capsule]] || '''''Lunar Lander''''' was an ASCII art game originally played on mainframe consoles. Atari released an arcade game of the same name using vector graphics in 1979. It was later ported to the Atari 400/800 home computers line. The goal of the game was to correctly land a lunar module on the surface of the moon. If the player miscalculates the module's landing, the module will either fly off into space or crash hard against the moon's surface. Due to the simplicity of the design, it has spawned countless Flash copies on the Internet. || [http://www.gamefaqs.com/coinop/arcade/data/3817.html GameFAQs] [[Wikipedia:Lunar Lander (computer game)|Wikipedia]]

|- id="death_track"
| [[Image:Floppy extra plug.PNG|150px|Death Track]] || [[extra plug]] || '''''Deathtrack''''' was a racing game for DOS, released in 1989. It was made by Dynamix and had a simple premise. In the future, races are held across America where the drivers race for money, and their lives. The main character is a rookie. The player starts the game with a meager sum, but can choose from one of three cars; either speedy, powerful, or armored. The winnings can be used to upgrade the car's armour, weapons and parts to eventually make it nearly invincible — which comes in handy, since this game doesn't really have an ending. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,1758/ MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/31898.html GameFAQs] [[Wikipedia:Deathtrack|Wikipedia]]

|- id="WOTR_Level_2"
| [[Image:Floppy WOTRlevel2.PNG|150px|WOTR Level 2]] || [[strongbad_email.exe Disc Two]] || '''WOTR Level 2''' is likely short for '''''War of the Ring''''', a ''Lord of the Rings'' real-time strategy game for Windows, released in 2003 by Sierra. In this game, the player can choose to lead the forces of Good or Evil as each struggle to control the One Ring. The game is split into two 10-mission campaigns, and follow storylines not focused on in the books or movies. In the Good campaign, the story follows Legolas, Gimli and Boromir as they manage to show up in Rivendell just in time to join the Fellowship of the Ring. In the Evil campaign, the player must lead the forces of Sauron, break out of Mordor and besiege the city of Minas Ithil. This is the newest featured game to date, being at least 10 years later than the next latest release, and was never actually released on floppy disk. The significance of the game being on Level 2 is currently unknown. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/lord-of-the-rings-war-of-the-ring MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/563555.html GameFAQs] [[Wikipedia:The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring|Wikipedia]]

|- id="kid_speedy"
| [[Image:Floppy KSTimes2.PNG|150px|Kid Speedy]] || [[strongbad_email.exe Disc Three]], [[strongbad_email.exe Disc Four]] || '''''[[Kid Speedy]]''''' is an arcade-style game by [[Videlectrix]], advertised in 2004 and later released in 2006. According to the product description, everybody is faster than Kid Speedy. In addition, this little fatso is the slowest poke in the bunch. The object of the game is to avoid getting sweets and insults and preventing Kid Speedy from coming in dead last in the race. Since on the third email disc the label was mostly obscured and unreadable, it was re-featured on the fourth disc. || [http://www.videlectrix.com/videlectrix_catalog.html Videlectrix]

|- id="Peasants_Quest_and_wheres_an_egg"
| [[Image:Floppy PQWhereEgg.PNG|150px|Peasant's Quest & Where's An Egg?]] || [[strongbad_email.exe Disc Three]], [[strongbad_email.exe Disc Five]], [[Homestar Ruiner]], [[Baddest of the Bands]] || '''''[[Peasant's Quest]]''''' and '''''[[Where's an Egg?]]''''' are both games made by [[Videlectrix]].

''Peasant's Quest'' is a graphic adventure game where the player assumes the role of the [[peasant]] [[Rather Dashing]] on a quest to defeat [[Trogdor]]. ''Where's an Egg?'' features a detective {{w|Knights and Knaves|interviewing suspects}} to recover a missing egg, with the twist that all text is in Russian. It was unreleased at the time of its first appearance on Disc Three.
| [http://www.videlectrix.com/videlectrix_catalog.html Videlectrix]

|- id="spy_vs_spy"
| [[Image:Floppy virus.png|150px|Spy Vs Spy]] || [[virus]] || '''''Spy Vs Spy''''' was a strategy game for Apple II, NES, Atari ST, Amiga, Sega Master System, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum, released in 1984. It was first published by First Star Software and based on the MAD magazine comic about the slapstick antics of two spies trying to kill each other with improbably complex and elaborate traps and weapons. A fun two-player game, enjoyed with a friend or against the computer. The first player assumes the role of either the black spy or the white spy, and tries to beat the second player before the time bell rings. Find the needed objects hidden throughout the embassy, and set creative booby traps for your foe. This game has also been released on the Game Boy Color. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,31/gameId,7332/ MobyGames] [[Wikipedia:Spy vs. Spy (1984 video game)|Wikipedia]] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/nes/data/8151.html GameFAQs] [https://www.lemon64.com/game/spy-vs-spy Lemon64][https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=992 LemonAmiga]

|- id="future_wars"
| [[Image:Floppy animal.PNG|150px|Future Wars]] || [[animal]] || '''''Future Wars''''' was an adventure game for DOS, Atari ST, and Amiga released in 1990. It was Delphine Software's debut and first attempt at a graphic adventure game with a point-and-click interface. A right click brings up the verb menu. After choosing one of the six commands, point the mouse over the desired target and execute with a left click. The main character is a common window cleaner who finds a time machine in his chief's back office. Thus begins the adventure in both the past and the future. Evil aliens, beautiful girls, and sometimes very frustrating puzzles make up the bulk of this game. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,2205/ MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/11160.html GameFAQs] [[Wikipedia:Future Wars|Wikipedia]]
[https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=1285 LemonAmiga]

|- id="oregon_trail"
| [[Image:Floppy Main Page 22 02.png|150px|Oregon Trail]] || [[Main Page 22]] || '''''The Oregon Trail''''' was an educational game for DOS, Windows, and Apple II, first released in 1985. It was made by MECC, a company known for making educational games, with ''The Oregon Trail'' being its most notable accomplishment. As a covered wagon party of pioneers, the player heads out west from Independence, MO to the Willamette River and valley in Oregon. The first goal is to stock up on provisions, and then, while traveling, make decisions such as when to rest, how much food to eat, etc. It incorporated strategy and planning ahead along with discovery and adventure as well as action (hunting and floating down the Columbia River). It also spawned several remakes and sequels. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,746/ MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/26639.html GameFAQs] [[Wikipedia:The Oregon Trail (computer game)|Wikipedia]]

|- id="oregon_trail_2"
| [[Image:Floppy Main Page 22 01.png|150px|Oregon Trail 2]] || [[Main Page 22]] || '''''The Oregon Trail II''''' was an educational game for Windows and Apple Macintosh, released in 1995. It was also made by MECC, the second in a line of several remakes of the classic game. This sequel to ''The Oregon Trail'' has much more content than its predecessor. Choices of where to travel include Salt Lake City, Sacramento or Oregon City, and starting point are different as well. Many problems arise along the way including starvation, broken appendages, diseases, etc. Party members can be lost because of one of these, but only the player is required to survive to complete the game successfully. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/gameId,2217/ MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/32195.html GameFAQs] [[Wikipedia:Oregon Trail II|Wikipedia]]

|- id="miner_2049er"
| [[Image:Floppy dreamail.png|150px|Miner 2049er]] || [[dreamail]] || '''''Miner 2049er''''' was an Arcade game created by Big Five Software for PC, Apple II, Atari 2600, Atari 400/800, Atari 5200, Commodore 64, and ColecoVision, released in 1982. Bounty Bob, the main character, is traveling through a mine in search of treasure in a format similar to the classic arcade game ''Donkey Kong''. In this game, however, clearing a level requires walking over all the platforms, which changes their color. To reach all of the floor sections, Bob will need to enlist the help of ladders, elevators, slides, springboards, and even cannons. Collecting artifacts will render him temporarily invincible against the radioactive creatures wandering the mine. Beat all 10 levels to complete the game. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,4/gameId,8724/ MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/apple2/data/29175.html GameFAQs] [[Wikipedia:Miner 2049er|Wikipedia]] [https://www.lemon64.com/game/miner-2049er Lemon64]

|- id="battle_chess"
| [[Image:Floppy secret recipes.PNG|150px|Battle Chess]] || [[secret recipes]] || '''''Battle Chess''''' was a very popular chess program for DOS, Amiga, 3DO, Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, and the NES, released by Interplay in 1988. Instead of the traditional representations of chess pieces, the game featured lifelike representations of the medieval classes the pieces are based on. For example, the pawns are depicted as footsoldiers, the rooks are depicted as golems, and the queen is depicted as a sultry sorceress. Whenever one piece captures another, the game depicts the two pieces engaging in battle. The captured piece meets a gruesome and occasionally hilarious end. The player can play against a friend or against the computer, which offers ten levels of difficulty, the highest of which can give even seasoned chess players a challenge. ||
[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,1950/ MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/nes/game/587120.html GameFAQs] [[Wikipedia:Battle Chess|Wikipedia]]
[https://www.lemon64.com/game/battle-chess Lemon64] [https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=132 LemonAmiga]

|- id="you_JERK"
| [[Image:You jerk!.PNG|150px|you JERK!]] || [[secret recipes]] || '''You JERK!''' is thus far the only floppy disk label not to be software related. It was labeled and then thrown by [[The Cheat]] at [[Strong Bad]], in response to Strong Bad offering a recipe on how to cook "The C H E _ T." ||

|- id="colorado"
| [[Image:colorado.PNG|150px|Colorado]] || [[rock opera]] || '''''Colorado''''' was a historical adventure game for DOS, Amiga, and Atari ST, released by Silmarilis in 1990. The second survival game after Le Fetiche Maya, ''Colorado'' casts the player as a fearless adventurer who must deal with the Indians and wildlife while in search of the legendary Cheyenne goldmine. In addition to standard weapons, special objects such as a ship's horn lend an extra level of atmosphere and complexity to the already novel game. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,1722/ MobyGames] [https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=1555 LemonAmiga]

|- id="fiendish_freddys"
| [[Image:fiendish freddys.png|150px|Fiendish Freddys]] || [[long pants]], [[email thunder]] || '''''Fiendish Freddy's Big Top O' Fun''''' was a circus activity game for DOS, made by Mindscape in 1989. The game had the player in a circus performing in various acts, such as trapeze swinging and tightrope walking. All the while, he has an evil clown/property developer named Fiendish Freddy trying to obstruct his completion of the event, such as throwing smoke bombs during the knife throw. He does this because with each completion of the event, the player raises money, but if he doesn't raise enough money after all the events, Freddy will demolish the circus to make way for a new office building. || [[Wikipedia:Fiendish Freddy's Big Top O'Fun|Wikipedia]] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/c64/data/570728.html GameFAQs]
[https://www.lemon64.com/game/fiendish-freddys-big-top-o-fun Lemon64] [https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=388 LemonAmiga]

|- id="hunt_the_wumpus"
| [[Image:Floppy Pay Plus.PNG|150px|Hunt the Wumpus]] || [[HomestarRunner.com: PAY PLUS!]] || '''''[[Hunt the Wumpus]]''''' was an early computer adventure game based on a simple hide-and-seek format, originally created as a simple text-based game by Gregory Yob in BASIC, in 1972. Due to its simplicity it has been reincarnated countless times in many different internet sites, palm pilots, mobile phones, and even calculators. A mythical creature called a Wumpus is sleeping somewhere in a series of maze-like caves, and the goal is to hunt it down. The cave is hazardous, with bottomless pits, cave bats, and of course, the Wumpus. If the Wumpus is touched, it will wake up and eat the player. Deduce from clues the location of the Wumpus, and when it seems clear, let fly an arrow! If it's a hit, the game is won, but if it misses, the player is eaten. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/47/hunt-the-wumpus MobyGames] [[Wikipedia:Hunt The Wumpus|Wikipedia]]

|- id="typing_tutor_jr"
| [[Image:Floppy garage sale.PNG|150px|Typing Tutor Jr]] || [[garage sale]] || '''''Typing Tutor Jr''''' was a children's educational game for Windows and Mac, made by Selectsoft in 2001 or earlier. Similar to the fictitious game ''Typing Tutor'' by Videlectrix, this game features short and quick lessons developed for kids in order to teach them how to type. It comes complete with a variety of games, and even a poorly named host, "Floater", a spaceman of sorts, to guide through each lesson. ||

|- id="marble_craze"
| [[Image:Floppy do over.PNG|150px|Marble Craze]] || [[do over]] || '''''[[Marble Craze]]''''' is a homebrew game for the Atari 2600 designed by [[Paul Slocum]], the same person who was planning on making the ''[[Homestar Runner RPG]]''. The concept for ''Marble Craze'' arose from the wooden games that have two knobs used to tilt a board, rolling a marble through a maze in an attempt to avoid the holes. To properly simulate one of these games, both paddle controllers are utilized, one to control the vertical movement and the other to control horizontal movement. A simultaneous two-player mode is also available. || [https://www.atariage.com/store/index.php?l=product_detail&p=99 AtariAge.com] [http://qotile.net/marble.html Qotile.net]

|- id="karateka"
| [[Image:Floppy boring.PNG|150px|Karateka]] || [[boring (really)]] || '''''Karateka''''' was a side scrolling fighting game for DOS, Apple II, Atari 400/800, Atari 7800, Commodore 64, the Famicom, and ZX Spectrum, released in 1986. It was one of the first fighting games ever made. It was programmed by {{w|Jordan Mechner}}, who would later create {{w|Prince of Persia}}. It was published by Brøderbund. The player is a trained master ''Karateka'' and has to rescue the princess Mariko from the evil Akuma, who lives in a castle, well-guarded by innumerable fighters. With smooth, realistic graphics that were ahead of its time, it was a visual treat. Unfortunately, it was also quite repetitive, with enemies usually following the same format of attacks. Reaction times to change from one attack move to the next were also slow, making this game enjoyable for some, frustrating for others. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/karateka MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/nes/data/578260.html GameFAQs] [[Wikipedia:Karateka (video game)|Wikipedia]]
[https://www.lemon64.com/game/karateka Lemon64] [https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=3665 LemonAmiga]

|- id="the_news_room"
| [[Image:floppy modeling.PNG|150px|The News Room]] || [[modeling]] || '''''The Newsroom''''' was a computer program for the Apple II, released in 1985. It was created by the company Springboard, with the premise to create news stories. Among the features was a black and white paint program that allowed insertion of large clip-art sprites as well as saving, loading, and printing finished work. There were also several font sizes, limited page layout options, and even the capability of sending files by modem to other computers running the ''Newsroom ''program, even if they weren't Apple II's. || [http://apple2history.org/museum/software_misc/newsroom.html Apple2History.org (image)] [http://apple2history.org/history/appy/aha85.html Apple2History.org (info)]

|- id="wraith"
| [[Image:floppy bottom10.PNG|150px|Wraith]] || [[bottom 10]] || '''''Wraith''''' most likely refers to a role-playing adventure game for DOS, created by Robert J. Deutsch. The player is trapped in a mysterious mountain cavern, the only companion being an eerie wraith-like ghost who seems to know him. She will taunt the player into venturing ever deeper into the dungeon, but may not be what she appears to be... ''Wraith'' uses a snappy mouse-controlled interface with a few keyboard hot keys. || [https://www.dosgames.com/game/wraith/ DOSGames.com] [http://www.download-game.com/Wraith.htm DownloadGame.com]

|- id="crush_crumble_and_chomp"
| [[Image:floppy recordbook.PNG|150px|Crush, Crumble, & Chomp]] || [[record book]] || '''''Crush, Crumble & Chomp''''' was a strategy game for DOS, Apple II, Commodore 64, Atari 400/800, and TRS 80, released in 1981. The main character is a movie-style monster, who can become one of any number of giant crawling, swimming, or flying beasts. Technically this is a strategy game; the player has to keep an eye on several statistics including health, appetite, and even such minute details as the tilt of the main character's head (helps in aiming breath weapons). The goal is to destroy the city before the main character is destroyed. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/crush-crumble-and-chomp MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/c64/data/567478.html GameFAQs] [[Wikipedia:Crush, Crumble and Chomp!|Wikipedia]] [https://www.lemon64.com/game/crush-crumble-and-chomp Lemon64]

|- id="Curse_of_Ra"
| [[Image:floppy curse of ra.JPG|150px|Curse of Ra]] || [[Real-Live E-Mails]] || '''''Curse of Ra''''' was an adventure/role-playing game for DOS and the Commodore 64, released in 1982 by Epyx Inc. This was the second in a series of expansion modules for a game referenced in [[homestar hair]], ''Temple of Apshai''. A simple adventure game, the goal is to recover four treasures from four 'great constructs'. This expansion is quite similar to the original game (which is required in order to play the expansion), except that it is set in ancient Egypt. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/dunjonquest-curse-of-ra MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/c64/data/573220.html GameFAQs] [[Wikipedia:Temple of Apshai|Wikipedia]] [https://www.lemon64.com/game/curse-of-ra Lemon64]

|- id="genghis_khan"
| [[Image:floppy lady...ing.PNG|150px|Genghis Khan]] || [[lady...ing]] || '''''Genghis Khan''''' was a strategy game ported from various Japanese home computers for DOS, the MSX, Amiga, and the NES, released in 1989 by KOEI. The player assumes the role of Genghis Khan and sets out to conquer and unite Mongolia. It is based on historical facts, such as following the same path of conquest that Genghis Khan did, giving it an [[Wikipedia:Edutainment|edutainment]] spin. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/genghis-khan MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/nes/data/587298.html GameFAQs] [[Wikipedia:Genghis Khan (video game)|Wikipedia]] [https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=3593 LemonAmiga]

|- id="low_G_man"
| [[Image:floppy geddup noise lowgman.PNG|150px|Low G Man]] || [[geddup noise]] || '''''Low G Man''''' was a side-scrolling action game for the NES, released in 1990 by Taxan. In the year 2284, the human race has perfected space travel and is using robots to colonize the galaxy. Unfortunately, an alien race has captured a planet dedicated to building robots, and reprogrammed them to destroy humans! The player is armed with a wide variety of weapons and a low gravity backpack, giving him the ability to jump higher than normally possible. He can also capture and drive some vehicles after defeating the driver. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/nes/low-g-man MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/nes/data/587423.html GameFAQs] [[Wikipedia:Low G Man: The Low Gravity Man|Wikipedia]]

|- id="axe_of_rage"
| [[Image:floppy geddup noise.PNG|150px|Axe of Rage]] || [[geddup noise]] || '''''Axe of Rage''''' (originally released as ''Barbarian II: Dungeons of Drax'') was an action game for DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum, released in 1988 by Palace Software. It was the sequel to ''Barbarian'' (or ''Death Sword''). Drax, the wizard villain defeated in the first game, is back. Aided by the princess rescued in the first game, the player must fight through the four levels of dungeons, using various strategies and moves to defeat various monsters, all in a quest to defeat Drax once and for all. Compared to the original, this game is regarded by many to be a disappointment. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/barbarian-ii-dungeons-of-drax MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/c64/data/916797.html GameFAQs] [[Wikipedia:Barbarian (computer game)|Wikipedia]] [https://www.lemon64.com/game/axe-of-rage Lemon64] [https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=1550 LemonAmiga]

|- id="swash_buckler"
| [[Image:floppy sick day.PNG|150px|Swash Buckler]] || [[Sick Day]], [[Comic Book Movie]] || '''''Swashbuckler''''' was an action game for the Apple II, released by Datamost, Inc. in 1982. ''Swashbuckler'' was a little-known early fighting game. The whole game takes place on the same screen. The main character is in the center and enemies such as humans, snakes, and rats come at him from either side. He has a sword that can strike high, low or center, or block. As the game progresses, the number and speed of the enemies increase until they're too fast for a human to handle, at which point the game is unwinnable. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/apple2/swashbuckler MobyGames] [[Wikipedia:Swashbuckler (video game)|Wikipedia]]

|- id="sam_and_max"
| [[Image:Floppy secret identity.png|150px|Sam and Max]] || [[secret identity]] || '''''Sam & Max Hit the Road''''' was a fairly popular point-and-click adventure game for DOS, released by Lucasarts in 1993. It was based on Steve Purcell's comic book ''Sam and Max: Freelance Police''. The main characters are Sam (a Canine Shamus) and Max (his "hyperkinetic rabbity-thing" sidekick), a pair of private detectives (or as they prefer to be known, "Freelance Police"). They travel all over the US on the trail of a sasquatch named Bruno who had escaped from the Hall of Oddities at a travelling carnival, and on the way visit locations such as The World's Largest Ball of Twine, The World of Fish, and The Mount Rushmore Dinosaur Tarpit. The game features some of the most twisted humor in a Lucasarts game, and has quickly become a cult favorite. [[Telltale Games]] took rights to [[Sam & Max]] later on. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/sam-max-hit-the-road MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/562679.html GameFAQs] [[Wikipedia:Sam & Max Hit the Road|Wikipedia]]

|- id="gold_rush"
| [[Image:Floppy technology.png|150px|Gold Rush]] || [[technology]] (Easter egg) || '''''Gold Rush''''' was an Adventure game for Amiga, Atari ST, and DOS, released by Sierra Entertainment in 1988. It was exceptional not only for its real-world puzzles and intriguing plot, but also because it was one of the first adventure games to be truly replayable. As a brash young New Yorker setting out to find his lost brother, the players chooses his path to fame and fortune in California from 3 very different ones, each with its own obstacles, dangers and adventure. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/amiga/gold-rush MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/564731.html GameFAQs] [[Wikipedia:Gold Rush!|Wikipedia]] [https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=2881 LemonAmiga]

|-id="podstar_floppy"
| [[Image:Floppy podcast background.png|150px|What could it be?]] || [[Podstar Runner 2006|Podstar Runner]] || An old version of Podstar Runner showed a floppy container that was too out of focus to clearly read. It seemed to say "_________ of the ____", with the first and last words undecipherable. If this is the case, possible titles include '''''Children of the Atom''''' (A one-on-one arcade fighting game based on the X-Men comics which later formed the basis of the Marvel vs. Capcom series by Capcom for the CPS2 arcade system, the Sega Saturn, the Playstation and DOS), '''''Chronicles of the Sword''''' (A poorly received adventure game based on Arthurian legend for the Playstation and DOS), '''''Defender of the Crown''''' (A revolutionary strategy game by Cinemaware for the Amiga, DOS, NES, Atari ST, ZX Spectrum and the Commodore 64), '''''Defenders of the Earth''''' (A action game based on the 80s action cartoon featuring Flash Gordon, Mandrake the Magician and the Phantom for the Amiga, the Commodore 64, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC and the ZX Spectrum) '''''Discoveries of the Deep''''' (A DOS edutainment game published by Capstone), '''''Footballer of the Year''''' (A soccer game published on various European home computers), and '''''Guardian of the Fleet''''' (A DOS game that simulates the combat systems of a Ticonderoga cruiser). This is also assuming that it followed the recurring theme that the floppy disk has a game title on it, although there was only one time this hasn't occurred. ||

|-id="codename_iceman"
| [[Image:Floppy pop-up.PNG|150px|Codename Iceman]] || [[pop-up]] || '''''Codename: ICEMAN''''' was a 3rd person adventure game for DOS, Amiga, and Atari ST, published by Sierra in 1989. It was to be the first in an adventure game series, but a sequel never materialized. Navy officer Johnny Westland is the playable character and he takes on a secret mission dealing with the oil reserves in Tunisia. The game is a traditional adventure, with interesting James Bond-esque spy elements. The game had several problems that frustrated players, the most notorious being an overly complex submarine simulator. Other problems included having to complete certain mini-games that depended entirely on chance, and being able to make minor mistakes early in the game, only to find later that the game had become unwinnable. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/codename-iceman MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/564617.html GameFAQs] [[Wikipedia:Codename: ICEMAN|Wikipedia]] [https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=271 LemonAmiga]

|-id="below_the_root"
| [[Image:Floppy disconnected.PNG|150px|Below the Root]] || [[disconnected]], [[keep cool]] || '''''Below the Root''''' was an adventure game for the PC, Apple II, and Commodore 64 published by Windham Classics in 1984. The game was based on the fantasy book series ''The Green Sky Trilogy'' by Zilpha Keatley Snyder and at the time it featured the largest game world of any adventure game. As a quester, the player assumes the role of a member of the "Kindar", a tree dwelling race, or the "Erdling", an underground race, in an attempt to quell the racial and political tensions building between the races. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/below-the-root MobyGames] [[Wikipedia:Below the Root|Wikipedia]]
[https://www.lemon64.com/game/below-the-root LemonAmiga]

|-id="weird_dreams"
| [[Image:Floppy weird dreams.png|150px|Weird Dreams]] || [[alternate universe]] || '''''Weird Dreams''''' was a "Meditative / Zen" puzzle game for Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, and DOS, released by Rainbird Software in 1989. The plot revolved around a Daemon named Emily trapping the main character in his own subconscious, and he needed to find a way out. With very strange levels including feeding a wasp cotton candy, beating up hopping totem poles with fish from the sky, and an encounter with a baked chicken in a haunted house, ''Weird Dreams'' is a surreal, bizarre, and humorous game unlike anything else on the market. May also be a reference to the Email [[weird dream]]. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/weird-dreams MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/amiga/data/927604.html GameFAQs] [[Wikipedia:Weird Dreams|Wikipedia]]
[https://www.lemon64.com/game/weird-dreams Lemon64] [https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=1126 LemonAmiga]

|-id="broderbund_classics"
| [[Image:Floppy senior-prom.png|150px|Broderbund Classics]] || [[senior prom]] || '''''Broderbund Classics''''' was likely a collection of the best classic games made by Brøderbund Software, founded in 1980. The company was known for publishing many popular computer games such as ''[[Wikipedia:Lode Runner|Lode Runner]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Carmen Sandiego (video game series)|Carmen Sandiego]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Myst|Myst]]'', and ''[[Wikipedia:Prince of Persia|Prince of Persia]]''. The company made progressively more "edutainment" titles throughout its history, ultimately releasing new non-educational games under its Red Orb label, until bought out by [[Wikipedia:The Learning Company|The Learning Company]] in 1998. || [http://www.mobygames.com/company/brderbund-software-inc MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/company/382.html GameFAQs] [[Wikipedia:Brøderbund|Wikipedia]]

|-id="sundae_drivin'"
| [[Image:Floppy Disk--Sundae Drivin'.PNG|150px|Sundae Drivin']] || [[redesign]] || '''''[[Sundae Drivin']]''''' is a driving game by Videlectrix, advertised in 2004, but not yet available for play. According to the product description, the player pilots an ice cream bowl through the streets of Dessertville collecting chopped nuts, chocolate syrup, and cherries. But look out for 18-wheelers and motorhomes and some regular sized cars, too! || [http://www.videlectrix.com/videlectrix_catalog.html Videlectrix]

|-id="california_games"
| [[Image:Floppy theme song.png|150px|California Games]] || [[theme song]] || '''''California Games''''' was a sports game made for PC in [[1987]], and later ported to Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 2600, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, Genesis, J2ME, Lynx, MSX, NES, Sega Master System, and ZX Spectrum. The game proved to be Epyx, Inc.'s breakthrough game, and featured competitions in several "extreme" sports, including [[skateboarding]], footbag, surfing, roller skating, frisbee, and BMX.|| [http://www.mobygames.com/game/amiga/california-games MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/nes/data/587168.html GameFAQs] [[Wikipedia:California Games|Wikipedia]]
[https://www.lemon64.com/game/california-games Lemon64] [https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=469 LemonAmiga]

|-id="kyrandia_series"
| [[Image:Floppy kyrandia series.png|150px|Kyrandia Series]] || [[trading cards]] || The '''''Kyrandia Series''''' of games were an adventure trilogy released in 1992, 1993, and 1994 (both the final game and a three game box set) by Westwood Studios. In ''Book One: Fables and Fiends'' Prince Brandon is the main character; a hero chosen to save the land from Malcolm, an evil jester. In ''Book Two: The Hand of Fate'', a royal mystic woman named Zanthia is searching for the anchor stone to prevent Kyrandia from disappearing. In ''Book 3: Malcolm's Revenge'', Malcolm, the evil jester from the first two games, is on a quest both for revenge and proving his innocence. The game features acclaimed graphics, user-friendly interface, good music, and a gentle sense of humor. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/legend-of-kyrandia-the-series MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/search/index.html?game=Kyrandia&platform=All+Platforms GameFAQs] [[Wikipedia:Kyrandia Series|Wikipedia]]
[https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=672 LemonAmiga]

|-id="cake_walk"
| [[Image:Floppy cake walk.png|150px|Cake Walk]] || [[cliffhangers]] || Produced by Cakewalk, (formerly known as Twelve Tone Systems, Inc.) '''''Cakewalk''''' was the name of their flagship MIDI sequencer, first for DOS and since 1991 for Windows 3.0. Early versions of Cakewalk for DOS (up to 3.0) required the intelligent mode of the MPU-401 card and could not be used with today's clones, while later versions (since 4.0) relied on UART mode only. Cakewalk was renamed Cakewalk Pro at some point, and later into Cakewalk Pro Audio when support for digitized audio was added. Cakewalk is ALSO the name of a now very hard to find [http://www.atariage.com/software_page.html?SoftwareLabelID=61 Atari 2600 game] manufactured by [http://www.atariage.com/company_page.html?SystemID=2600&CompanyID=22 CommaVid].||
[[Wikipedia:Cakewalk (sequencer)|Wikipedia]] [[Wikipedia:Cakewalk (company)|Wikipedia]] [http://www.cakewalk.com/ Cakewalk.com]

|-id="mastertype"
| [[Image:Floppy retirement.png|150px|Mastertype]] || [[retirement]] || '''''MasterType''''' refers to an educational typing program for the Apple II. Originally released by Lightning Software in 1981, later versions were made for the [[Apple IIe]] and IIc. "Learn to type by playing a game; simple and ingenious." When the Apple IIc appeared on the scene, the game was updated to teach typing on the optional [[Wikipedia:Dvorak Simplified Keyboard|Dvorak]] keyboard layout. The scenario used here involved a wizard standing on a planet with satellites or space ships slowly approaching from four directions. Each object had a word on it; the player had to type the word and press the space bar to fire a "zap" at the object. If it got too close, the word had to be typed twice. The IIc version used double hi-res graphics, and both versions allowed the user to set up a personal vocabulary on which to practice. || [http://apple2history.org/history/appy/aha81.html Apple2History.org]

|-id="silpheed"
| [[Image:Floppy retirement B.png|150px|Silpheed]] || [[retirement]] || '''''Silpheed''''' was a 3D ship piloting game, created by Game Arts in 1986. It made its debut on the Japanese PC-8801, released on DOS and TRS-80 CoCo in 1988, and later ported to the Sega CD in 1993. Pilot a spaceship (the Silpheed) through levels of increasing difficulty, in a pseudo-3D vertically scrolling field, shooting everything in sight. New weapons become available as points are gathered, and power-ups are sprinkled throughout the levels. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/silpheed MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/579259.html GameFAQs] [[Wikipedia:Silpheed|Wikipedia]]

|-id="bio_forge"
| [[Image:Floppy the chair.png|150px|BioForge]] || [[the chair]] || '''''BioForge''''' was an action adventure game for DOS, released by Origin (now owned by Electronic Arts) in 1995. The player takes on the role of a cyborg called Lex (Experimental Unit AP-127) who awakens in a cell on a Moon research station with no prior memories. After escaping the cell, the player seems to be one of the scant survivors of the incident that has devastated the station. He must unravel the truth about himself, the research station, the bizarre Mondite cult that controls it, and the mysterious ancient alien race that once inhabited the moon. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/bioforge MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/565028.html GameFAQs] [[Wikipedia:BioForge|Wikipedia]]

|-id="low_blow"
| [[Image:Floppy what i want.png|150px|Low Blow]] || [[what i want]] (Easter egg) || '''''Low Blow''''' was a 3D boxing game released by Electronic Arts for DOS in 1990. As the title suggests, the rules of boxing don't apply in this incarnation, including the rule forbidding punching below the belt. With less than fluid animation and predictable patterns, the game doesn't offer much beyond the short-term comedic value. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/low-blow Moby] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/918472.html GameFAQs]

|-id="drakkhen"
| [[Image:Floppy looking old.PNG|150px|Drakkhen]] || [[looking old]] || '''''Drakkhen''''' was a role-playing game originally written for the Amiga and Atari ST by Draconian (later Data East). In 1990, it was ported to MSDOS by MicroProse Software. The player takes on a party of four adventurers travelling to eight distinct castles. Drakkhen was notable for being among the first role-playing games to feature a three-dimensional playing field. The game was eventually ported to the Super NES as an early title for the system. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/amiga/drakkhen MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/915569.html GameFAQs] [[Wikipedia:Drakkhen|Wikipedia]]
[https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=350 LemonAmiga]

|-id="dune_2"
| [[Image:Floppy Disc Dune 2.PNG|150px|Dune 2]] || [[unnatural]]
|| '''''Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty''''' was released in December 1992 for Amiga, DOS, and the Genesis. It is often considered the first modern real-time strategy game and established many conventions of the genre. Even though set in Frank Herbert's famous Dune universe, the game does not follow the plot of any of the books or the David Lynch movie. It was published by Virgin Games and developed by Westwood Studios. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/dune-ii-the-building-of-a-dynasty MobyGames] [[Wikipedia:Dune II|Wikipedia]] [https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=355 LemonAmiga]

|-id="LHX_attack_chopper"
| [[Image:LHXAttackChopper.PNG|150px|LHX Attack Chopper]] || [[rough copy]]
|| '''''LHX Attack Chopper''''' is a 1990 war helicopter PC simulation game by Electronic Arts. The game was developed by Brent Iverson, a retired U.S. Army soldier. The game was originally for PC-DOS, but versions for other platforms, such as the Mega Drive/Genesis, were also made thereafter. The game had two attack helicopters, as well as two cargo helicopters. It had three different mission scenarios: Libya, Vietnam and East Germany. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/lhx-attack-chopper/ MobyGames] [[Wikipedia:LHX Attack Chopper|Wikipedia]]

|-id="threeDFX_drivers"
| [[Image:3dfx drivers.PNG|150px|3DFX drivers]] || [[DNA Evidence]]
|| '''''3dfx''''' was a maker of [[wikipedia:graphics processing units|graphics processing units]] and [[wikipedia:graphics cards|graphics cards]]. It was founded in 1994. In 1996, it released the popular Voodoo Graphics chip, which was originally only sold to manufacturers but soon found its way to home PCs. However, the success of the company started to wane by the end of the decade, and in 2000 the company filed for bankruptcy. It was later bought out by [[Wikipedia:NVIDIA|NVIDIA]], another graphics card company. || [[Wikipedia:3dfx|Wikipedia]]

|-id="dark_seed"
| [[Image:Floppy more armies.PNG|150px|Dark Seed]] || [[more armies]]
|| '''''Dark Seed''''' is an adventure game developed and published by Cyberdreams in 1992. Originally released for DOS, it was later ported to many other computer platforms. Players control Mike Dawson, a writer who has recently purchased an old mansion in a small town. He dreams that an alien machine has implanted a "dark" seed into his skull, leaving him three days to solve the town's mystery before seed erupts. Dark Seed is notable for its impressive graphics with monsters designed by H.R. Giger of Alien fame but also for buggy programming and frustrating difficulty. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/dark-seed MobyGames] [[Wikipedia:Dark Seed (computer game)|Wikipedia]]
[https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=304 LemonAmiga]

|-id="rise_of_the_triad"
| [[Image:Rise of the triad.PNG|150px|Rise of the Triad]] || [[the paper]]
|| '''''Rise of the Triad: Dark War''''' is a first-person shooter video game that was first released for MS-DOS on February 17, 1995. It was developed by Apogee Software (now known as [[3D Realms]]). The shareware version, which contains ten original levels, is titled '''''Rise of the Triad: The HUNT Begins.''''' The plot involves a team of special operatives, known as the H.U.N.T. (High-risk United Nations Task-force), that must stop a cult planning to destroy Los Angeles. Each of the five characters has unique attributes, and the eleven weapons in the game range from an ordinary pistol to a highly destructive "Firebomb". || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/rise-of-the-triad-dark-war/ MobyGames] [[Wikipedia:Rise of the Triad|Wikipedia]]

|-id="the_colonel.27s_bequest"
| [[Image:Colonel's bequest floppy.PNG|150px|The Colonel's Bequest]] || [[the paper]]
| '''''The Colonel's Bequest''''' is a computer game published by Sierra On-Line in 1989 for Amiga, Atari ST, and MS-DOS. It was a graphic and text adventure game that was the first of the short-lived "Laura Bow Mysteries" series created by Roberta Williams. The game is set in the 1920s and involves a family gathering in which there are both potential suspects and victims of a murder. Laura Bow, the game's main character, must solve this mystery by discovering information about the characters' backgrounds and relationships. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/colonels-bequest/ MobyGames] [[Wikipedia:The Colonel's Bequest|Wikipedia]] [https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=1273 LemonAmiga]

|-id="floppy_logo"
| [[Image:Logo floppy disk.PNG|150px|Logo]] || [[the paper]]
| '''''Logo''''' is a programming language that was created for educational use. It is heavily based upon the [[Wikipedia:Lisp (programming language)|Lisp]] programming language. Logo was created in 1967 at [[Wikipedia:BBN|BBN]], a Cambridge, Massachusetts research firm, by Wally Feurzeig and Seymour Papert. It was originally used to make a small robot called the "Turtle" move around according to commands. Later, when the language came to computers, a turtle was used as the cursor. Today there are over 170 implementations and dialects of Logo. || [[Wikipedia:Logo (programming language)|Wikipedia]]

|-id="ancient_art_of_war"
| [[Image:Ancient art of war floppy.png|150px|The Ancient Art of War]] || [[concert]]
| '''''The Ancient Art of War''''' is a computer game published in 1984 by Brøderbund for the Apple IIe, Macintosh, TRS-80 and DOS. It was a war strategy game in which the player fights battles in a selection of campaigns using squads consisting of combinations of Knights, Archers and Barbarians. Each campaign is contested against a different historical military figure. The hardest enemy is Sun Tzu, whose classic military treatise ''The Art of War'' gives its name to the game. The game is considered one of the first real-time strategy games. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/ancient-art-of-war/ MobyGames] [[Wikipedia:The Ancient Art of War|Wikipedia]]

|-id="SWOTL"
| [[Image:SWOTL floppy.PNG|150px|Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe]] || [[original]]
| '''''Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe''''' (abbreviated '''''SWOTL''''') is a DOS computer game published by LucasArts. This first-person flight simulation game allowed the user to fly World War II missions over Europe for either side. The user's character gained experience and access to different aircraft with each successful mission. Several of the missions involve supporting or destroying V2 rocket launch sites, which were among the secret weapons of the German air force (or Luftwaffe). LucasArts later produced a sequel named ''Secret Weapons Over Normandy'', though it bears little similarity in terms of gameplay. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/secret-weapons-of-the-luftwaffe MobyGames] [[Wikipedia:Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe|Wikipedia]]

|-id="D"
| [[Image:D floppy disk.png|150px|D]] || [[pizza joint]]
| '''''D''''' is a survival horror/puzzle game released in 1995 by WARP for the Sega Saturn, Sony PlayStation, 3DO, and PC. The game stars Laura Harris, whose father, a respected doctor, has suddenly and inexplicably gone on a killing spree. It is the first in the D series of games. Although its CGI visuals were impressive for its time, it failed to make much of an impact in the US due to the fact you couldn't save your game or pause during the 2 hours that the game forces you to complete it under. The game is sometimes erroneously referred to as "D's Diner", due to a mistranslation. The Japanese title for the game, "Dī no Shokutaku", literally translates to "D's Dining Table". || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/d/ MobyGames] [[Wikipedia:D (video game)|Wikipedia]]

|-id="heart_of_china"
| [[Image:Heart of china floppy.png|150px|Heart of China]] || [[slumber party]]
| '''''Heart of China''''' is an adventure game released in 1991 by Dynamix for the Amiga, DOS and Macintosh. The game stars Jake "Lucky" Master as he rescues nurse Kate Lomax from a Warlord. Heart of China featured multiple endings, and portions of the game were played from the perpective of different characters. Heart of China also featured two arcade-style action sequences. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/heart-of-china/ MobyGames] [[Wikipedia:Heart of China|Wikipedia]]
[https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=491/ Lemon64]

|-id="ballistix"
| [[Image:Ballistix.png|150px|Ballistix]] || [[business trip]]
| '''''Ballistix''''' is an arcade-style game released in 1989 by Psygnosis for the Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, TurboGrafx-16, and DOS. It involves manipulating a ball in order to score a goal against an opponent. By launching balls at correct angles, you can control the movements of the main ball. Gravity and friction are factors in the game, and there are also obstacles to avoid. It features one-player and two-player modes. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/ballistix/ MobyGames] [[Wikipedia:Ballistix|Wikipedia]]
[https://www.lemon64.com/game/ballistix Lemon64] [https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=114 LemonAmiga]

|-id="gamma_force"
| [[Image:gammaforcefloppy.png|150px|Gamma Force]] || [[environment]]
| '''''Gamma Force (in Pit of a Thousand Screams)''''' is a visual novel released in 1988 by Infocom for the Commodore 64 and DOS. In a dangerous world, individual superheroes are not enough. Even the best of them - a humanoid made of flame, an elf princess with a mean bow, and a musclebound waterbeast - can't do it all themselves. When they come together, they are the Gamma Force. Can anybody stop them? || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/gamma-force-in-pit-of-a-thousand-screams/ MobyGames]
[https://www.lemon64.com/game/gamma-force Lemon64]

|-id="four-D_boxing"
| [[Image:4-D boxing floppy.png|150px|4-D Boxing]] || [[winter pool]]
| '''''4-D Sports Boxing''''' is a boxing simulation game released in 1991 by Mindscape for the Amiga, Atari ST, DOS, and Macintosh. It aims to emulate the sport with great realism. Its 3-D graphics were very detailed for the time, but it included a stick figure mode for less powerful machines that couldn't support such graphics. Players can create their own boxer and choose between attributes of speed, power, and stamina. Opponents become increasingly difficult as the game progresses. Different tactics such as dodging and counter-attacking can be used to defeat these opponents. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/4-d-boxing/ MobyGames] [[Wikipedia:4D Sports Boxing|Wikipedia]] [https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=10 LemonAmiga]

|-id="monkey_island"
| [[Image:monkey island floppy.png|150px|Monkey Island]] || [[pet show]]
|| '''''Monkey Island''''' is the collective name given to a series of six graphical adventure games produced and published by LucasArts, [[Telltale Games]] (for the fifth game) and Devolver Digital (for the sixth game). The games follow the misadventures of the hapless Guybrush Threepwood as he struggles to become the most notorious pirate in the Caribbean, defeat the plans of the evil undead pirate LeChuck and win the heart of governor Elaine Marley. Each game's plot usually involves the mysterious Monkey Island and its impenetrable secrets.|| [[Wikipedia:Monkey Island (series)|Wikipedia]] [https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=935 LemonAmiga]

|-id="return_to_zork"
| [[Image:Return to zork floppy.png|150px|Return to Zork]] || [[licensed]]
|| '''''Return to Zork''''' is a 1993 adventure game in the Zork series for the PC and Apple Macintosh. It was developed by Activision and was the final Zork game to be published under the Infocom label. Unlike the previous games in the Zork franchise, which were text adventures, Return to Zork takes place from a first-person perspective and makes use of video-captured actors as well as detailed graphics; a point-and-click interface replaced the text parser for the first time in a Zork game. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/return-to-zork MobyGames] [[Wikipedia:Return to Zork|Wikipedia]]

|-id="relentless"
| [[Image:relentless floppy.png|150px|Relentless]] || [[shapeshifter]]
|| '''''Relentless''''' is a PC adventure game made by Adeline Software International and first released at the end of 1994. It was released in Europe as Little Big Adventure. The name of the game is an oxymoron. Little Big Adventure is viewed from a pseudo 3D isometric perspective (the game field is rotated 45 degrees). All characters and vehicles in the game, including some props in the world, are real 3D polygon-based objects, allowing for full rotation and movement abilities. || [[Wikipedia:Little Big Adventure|Wikipedia]]

|-id="mutant_league_football"
| [[Image:Floppy_rated.png|150px|Mutant League Football]] || [[rated]]
|| '''''Mutant League Football''''' was a game developed by Electronic Arts and released for the Sega Genesis in 1993. The game takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where conventional warfare has largely been replaced by an extremely violent version of American football. The players can play on football teams composed of aliens, skeletons, robots, trolls, and super-humans while dodging obstacles such as fire pits, landmines, and holes in the ground that send the players into outer space. || [[Wikipedia:Mutant League Football|Wikipedia]]

|-id="flashback"
| [[Image:flashback floppy.png|150px|Flashback]] || [[your edge]]
|| '''''Flashback: The Quest for Identity''''' is an action platformer made by Delphine Software in 1992 for the Amiga, and later ported to several other computer platforms and home consoles, making it one of the most widely available games in existence. Players control Conrad Hart, an agent who is working to uncover a conspiracy involving aliens who are posing as humans in society. Similar to the previously mentioned ''Out of this World'', also by Delphine, character animation is rotoscoped to look extremely fluid. Gameplay is very similar to ''Prince of Persia'', but with firearms. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/flashback-the-quest-for-identity MobyGames] [[Wikipedia:Flashback (computer game)|Wikipedia]]
[https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=414 LemonAmiga]

|-id="rama"
| [[Image:rama floppy.png|150px|Rama]] || [[magic trick]]
|| '''''Rama''''' is a puzzle-heavy first-person adventure game developed and published by Sierra Entertainment in 1996 for Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh. Made in collaboration with the authors, it is an adaptation of Arthur C. Clark and Gentry Lee's novel ''Rama II'', and shipped exclusively on three CD-ROM discs. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/rama MobyGames] [[Wikipedia:Rama (video game)|Wikipedia]]

|-id="edgarware"
| [[Image:edgarware.PNG]] || [[Strong Badia the Free]]
|| First mentioned in [[virus]], Strong Bad has a complete suite of '''''[[Edgar#Edgarware|Edgarware]]''''' software that includes "anti-spam, anti-virus, anti-malware, anti-mail, anti-productivity, and antidisestablishmentarianism software." The floppy disks themselves seem to keep the "P. Quest" label from [[Homestar Ruiner]]. ||

|-id="duck_pond"
| [[Image:duck pond floppy.png|150px|Duck Pond]] || [[email thunder]]
|| '''''[[Duck Pond]]''''' is a duck pond simulator that debuted in the Strong Bad Email [[duck pond]]. The [[Atari 2600]] version of the game was [[Videlectrix]]'s retroactive debut. ||

|-id="megarace"
| [[File:mega race floppy.png|150px|Mega Race]] || [[hremail 3184]]
|| '''''MegaRace''''' was a racing game created by Cryo Interactive in 1994 for MS-DOS, the Sega CD, and the 3DO. Hosted by Lance Boyle, it features virtual reality racing, using various futuristic race cars and tracks. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sega-cd/megarace MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/home/565167.html GameFAQs] [[Wikipedia:MegaRace|Wikipedia]]

|-id="eden"
| [[Image:edenfloppy.PNG|150px|Eden]] || [[April Fool 2014]]
|| The name "Eden" is ambiguous, as there are a number of old games with the word in the title. These include: '''''[[Wikipedia:Return to Eden (game)|Return to Eden]]''''' (an interactive science-fiction game for the Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64 and the ZX Spectrum), '''''Eden Blues''''' (an action game for the Amstrad CPC, Atari ST and IBM PC), '''''{{w|Amazon: Guardians of Eden}}''''' (a point-and-click adventure game for DOS) and '''''{{w|Lost Eden}}''''' (a first-person perspective adventure for DOS). ||

|-id="level_10"
| [[File:Floppy_level10.png|150px|Level 10]] || [[sbemail 206]]
|| "[[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 10|Level 10]]" very likely refers to [[Stinkoman 20X6]], whose [[Development of Stinkoman 20X6 Level 10|tenth level had not been released]] and was considered {{w|vaporware}} at the time of this floppy disk in 2015; the ninth level had been released over 9 years earlier, in 2005. Level 10 was finally released after 15 years in 2020. ||

|-id="icon"
| [[File:Floppy_Icon.png|150px|Icon Quest for the Ring]] || [[the next april fools thing]]
|| '''''Icon: Quest for the Ring''''' is a 1984 game for DOS by Macrocom. Based on the opera Ring of the Nibelungen (itself based on tales from the Norse mythology), ICON: Quest for the Ring is a "dungeon crawler" along the lines of Temple of Apshai, but with fully action-based combat, making it to one of the earliest action RPGs. The player navigates the hero through top-down environments heavily populated by hostile creatures. Standing near the enemy and pressing the attack button will make the protagonist swing the equipped melee weapon; ranged attacks require an additional directional key to execute. || [https://www.mobygames.com/game/icon-quest-for-the-ring MobyGames]

|-id="three_stooges"
| [[File:therestoogesbetter.PNG|150px|Three Stooges]] || {{postref|1329989081867104260|20|Nov|2020}}
||'''''The Three Stooges''''' is a minigame collection originally released by {{wp|Cinemaware}} in 1987 for the Amiga, and later ported to other consoles, including the Commodore 64, NES, and MS-DOS. Based on [[The Three Stooges|the comedy trio of the same name]], it follows the attempts of Moe, Larry, and Curly to raise money to save an orphanage from being foreclosed by taking on various odd jobs in minigames based after the Stooges' films. The game was praised by critics for its graphics, sound, and humor, but criticized for its shallow and repetitive gameplay.|| {{w|The Three Stooges (video game)|Wikipedia}} [https://www.lemon64.com/game/three-stooges Lemon64] [https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=1241 LemonAmiga]

|-id="trogdor_financin'"
| [[File:trogfinace.PNG|150px|Trogdor Financin']] || [[Talkin' Strong Bad Plush Doll Commercial]]
||'''''Trogdor Financin' '''''is written on the front of a 5.25" floppy disk. Details of the program are unknown, beyond the fact that it presumably involves [[Trogdor]]. ||

|-id="vampire's_castle"
| [[File:FloppyVapire'sCastle.png|150px|Vampire's Castle]] || [[Disk 4 of 12 - Vampire's Castle]]
||'''''Vampire's Castle''''' is a 1984 game for DOS. It is a short adventure game where the titular vampire's castle must be explored to uncover "concealed goals" and ultimately kill the vampire before midnight. Descriptions in the game are bare, and there are few actions that can be performed. In [[video games#Commentary Transcript|the commentary]] for [[video games]], The Brothers Chaps mention it as an influence on [[Thy Dungeonman]], a fact corroborated in-universe when Strong Bad declares it was "definitely" Videlectrix's inspiration for the Thy Dungeonman game.|| [https://www.mobygames.com/game/vampires-castle-adventure MobyGames]

|-id="magic_carpet"
| [[File:FloppyMagicCarpet.png|150px|Magic Carpet]] || [[Back To A Website]]
||'''''Magic Carpet''''' is a 1994 DOS game. It is an early 3D flight game where the player takes control of an apprentice wizard who must restore mana balance to the world by flying on the titular carpet. The player must cast spells to defeat enemies and gather mana orbs while clashing with rival wizards on their own carpets.|| {{w|Magic Carpet (video game)|Wikipedia}} [https://www.mobygames.com/game/361/magic-carpet/ MobyGames]

|-id="rise_of_the_robots"
| [[File:floppy robot.png|150px|Magic Carpet]] || [[robots]]
||'''''Rise of the Robots''''' is a fighting game released for Amiga, DOS, and SNES in 1994 with other versions following in 1995. In the signle player mode, the player controls ECO35-2, a cyborg with a human brain who takes on robots made by the megacorporation Electrocorp which have been infected with a computer virus. It was notable for its massive hype campaign, which promised cutting edge pre-rendered 3D graphics, advanced A.I. which would keep track of which moves you used, and a soundtrack by Brian May (which failed to materialize due to problems with the record company). Upon its release, it was criticized for choppy animation, limited choice in moves and character selection, and simplistic gameplay which can be cleared with one move.|| {{w|Rise of the Robots|Wikipedia}} [https://www.lemonamiga.com/game/rise-of-the-robots LemonAmiga]
|}

==See Also==
*[[Strong Bad's Disk 4 of 12]]
*[[Numbered Disks]]
*[[Couch Mumbling]]

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Darkwitchclaire: floppy disk container for robot sbemail

== Summary ==
floppy disk container for robot sbemail
== Licensing ==
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Floppy Disk Container

2025-11-25T02:17:45Z

Darkwitchclaire: todo: add image

The '''floppy disk container''' sits on the right of [[Strong Bad]]'s [[Computer Room|computer desk]] while he checks [[Strong Bad Email|emails]]. The majority of the labels are names of computer games (although several [[Nintendo#Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)|Nintendo Entertainment System]] and [[Atari 2600]] titles also appear), and most are obscure titles from the '80s and '90s. This has become a running joke, and although the first Floppy Disk Container appeared in the email [[little animal]], the disks were not labeled until [[ghosts]]. They are usually labeled in red marker, though in some of the early appearances, they were labeled in blue. [[The Brothers Chaps]] sometimes comment on the featured game in their [[strongbad_email.exe|DVD]] commentaries. The series [[Strong Bad's Disk 4 of 12]] features Strong Bad playing these games.

This page catalogs the appearances of the floppy disk container. Each section has an image, the name of the toon(s) or email(s) in which it appeared, a brief explanation of the game mentioned on the floppy disk, and sources of supplementary material about said game.

==List==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Image !! Appearances !! Explanation !! Sources

|- id="blank_5.25_inch_disks"
| [[Image:Floppy little animal.PNG|150px|Blank 5.25 Inch Disk]] || [[little animal]], [[superhero name]], [[do over]] (in the do over of [[sisters]]), [[candy product]] and [[isp]] || '''5.25 inch disks''' were a standard computer media format in the 1970s and early 80s. The term 'floppy' was coined for their similar but even larger 8 inch predecessor, as one could easily bend the disks enough to nearly fold them over without breaking them, a trait shared by the 5.25 inch disks. The 5.25 floppy disk was also featured in [[technology]], outside of the Floppy Disk Container. They were superseded by 3.5 inch floppies by 1988; in modern computing, methods such as USB drives or cloud storage have become the standard for data storage and sharing. || {{w|History of the floppy disk|Wikipedia}} [https://computer.howstuffworks.com/floppy-disk-drive.htm Howstuffworks]

|- id="tongue_of_the_fatman"
| [[Image:Floppy ghosts.PNG|150px|Tongue Of The Fatman]] || [[ghosts]], [[50 emails]] || '''''Tongue of The Fatman''''' was a 1989 fighting game for [[DOS]] and Commodore 64 that was later ported to the Sega Genesis as ''Slaughter Sport''. Different alien races (including Human) could be chosen to use, who all had different abilities and fighting styles. The player could purchase weapons and devices and fight his way through multiple opponents to face the Fatman, Mondu. Some of the more innovative features include being able to place wagers on the outcome of the fight and the phenomenon of a special move becoming less powerful the more it was used to balance gameplay. Unfortunately, the game was plagued by unresponsive controls and an overly high difficulty. || {{w|Tongue of the Fatman|Wikipedia}} [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/gameId,1067/ MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/31897.html GameFAQs] [https://www.lemon64.com/game/mondus-fight-palace Lemon64]

|- id="lode_runner"
| [[Image:Floppy morning routine.PNG|150px|Lode Runner]] || [[morning routine]], [[cheat talk]] || '''''Lode Runner''''' was a strategy game for DOS, Apple, and Commodore 64, originally created in 1983, with a later port by Hudson being one of the first third party games on the {{wp|Famicom}}. It was originally an ASCII art game, where Jake Peril, the main character, was simply a $ sign (The enemies were ¶'s). The object of the game was to win back treasures stolen by the Evil Empire. It was eventually re-released on the Apple II as ''Miner'' with much more advanced graphics. ''Miner'' was submitted to Brøderbund and was finally published, under the name 'Lode Runner'. Countless versions of this game have been made and circulated over the Internet. || {{w|Lode Runner|Wikipedia}} [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,4/gameId,243/ MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/apple2/data/26603.html GameFAQs] [https://www.lemon64.com/game/lode-runner Lemon64]
|- id="loom"
| [[Image:Floppy current status.PNG|150px|Loom (Disk 1 of 24)]] || [[current status]] || '''''Loom''''' was an adventure game for the PC and TurboGrafx CD, released in 1989. It was one of a variety of games created by [[LucasArts|Lucasfilm Games]]. Bobbin Threadbare, the mysterious "Loom child" and member of the Weaver Guild, must embark on a perilous journey to follow his guild members, who were turned into swans and flew away from the Loom island. All puzzles are solved using a variety of spells cast from a magical staff, with no traditional inventory. The game was not actually released on [[Numbered Disks|24 disks]]; this is actually a reference to the "Stump Joke" from another famous LucasArts game ''[[#monkey island|The Secret of Monkey Island]]'', where the user would be prompted to "insert disk 24" which did not exist. ''Loom'' was actually released on six 5.25" disks or three 3.5" disks; it was also later released on CD-ROM. || {{w|Loom (video game)|Wikipedia}} [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,176/ MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/11465.html GameFAQs] [https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=691 LemonAmiga]

|- id="star_flight"
| [[Image:Floppy huttah!.PNG|150px|Star Flight]] || [[huttah!]] || '''''[[Starflight]]''''' was a ship game created by Electronic Arts for the PC and the Sega Genesis, released in 1986 and 1991, respectively. Mankind has left earth due to an exhaustion of resources and needs to colonize another planet. The player travels around the galaxy mining, gathering crew, fighting aliens, and trying to figure out why star systems are being blown up, without getting blown up along with them. || [[Wikipedia:Starflight|Wikipedia]] [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/gameId,115/ MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/11678.html GameFAQs]
[https://www.lemon64.com/game/starflight Lemon64] [https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=1635 LemonAmiga]

|- id="rise_of_the_dragon"
| [[Image:Floppy interview.PNG|150px|Rise Of The Dragon]] || [[interview]] || '''''Rise Of The Dragon''''' was a puzzle game for DOS, Amiga, and Sega CD, released in 1990. It was presented in a ''Blade Runner''-like environment and story. Ex-cop William "Blade" Hunter is contracted to root out the source of a deadly new drug, MTZ, that ships in patch form and has a tendency to turn users into lizard creatures before killing them. A few arcade sequences are featured, which can be skipped if the player dies a certain number of times. || [[Wikipedia:Rise of the Dragon|Wikipedia]] [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,98/ MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/11129.html GameFAQs] [https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=1323 LemonAmiga]

|- id="friendlyware"
| [[Image:Floppy unused emails.PNG|150px|FriendlyWare]] || [[unused emails]], [[Disk 4 of 12 - FriendlyWare]], [[Disk 4 of 12 - FrienDendum]] || '''''FriendlyWare''''' was a software package for the PC, released in 1983. It was released by Friendlysoft, written in BASIC, and rendered in text mode via clever use of ASCII art characters. The games included Master Mind, Nevada Dice, Killer Maze (navigate 3D mazes), Sea Battle (find a submarine with depth charges), Boggy Marsh (find monsters in a marsh), Hangman, Tic-Tac-Toe (unbeatable against computer), Wildcatter (an oil drilling simulation), Othello, Peg Leap (basic remove pegs game), Blackjack, Dominoes, Golf, Head Coach (a football simulation), Match (a Memory-style game) and Towers of Atlantis (a {{w|Tower of Hanoi}} game). Other software included a number of financial programs, eye and ear tests, an ASCII art drawing program, a biorhythm charter (which suffers from the {{w|Year 2000 problem|Y2K bug}}), sports prediction software, and a computing tutorial. || [[Wikipedia:Friendlyware|Wikipedia]]

|- id="manhunter_new_york"
| [[Image:Floppy caper.PNG|150px|Manhunter New York]] || [[Arcade Game]], [[caper]] || '''''Manhunter: New York''''' is a first-person point-and-click adventure game for DOS, Atari ST, and Amiga, designed by Dave, Barry, and Dee Dee Murry, and published by [[Sierra|Sierra On-Line]] in 1988. In the then-future year of 2002, the Orbs, an alien race composed of enormous eyeballs, invades the planet Earth, mainly New York. Two years later, in 2004, the player assumes the role of a Manhunter whose only job is to track down human criminals and bring them to justice. || [[Wikipedia:Manhunter: New York|Wikipedia]] [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,24/ MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/11668.html GameFAQs] [https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=715 LemonAmiga]

|- id="world_games"
| [[Image:Floppy big white face.PNG|150px|World Games]] || [[big white face]], [[Disk 4 of 12 - World Games]] || '''''World Games''''' was a sports game for DOS, Commodore 64, and the NES, made in 1987. It was made by Epyx, a company that made mainly sports games. ''World Games'' was a collection of sports games from around the globe. In addition to entertainment value, it was also educational as each event started with an informative introduction screen that gave both the background of the sport and the basic rules. Some of the more enjoyable games included the Scottish Caber Toss and Spanish Bull Riding. || [[Wikipedia:World Games (video game)|Wikipedia]] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/c64/data/16987.html GameFAQs] [https://www.lemon64.com/game/world-games Lemon64]
[https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=1146 LemonAmiga]

|- id="space_shipper"
| [[Image:Floppy privileges.PNG|150px|Space Shipper]] || [[privileges]] || '''''[[Spaceshipper|Space Shipper]]''''' is a fictitious game made by [[Videlectrix]], and looks to be a ''Gradius''/''1943''-esque shooter. Fiendish lasers threaten to destroy the solar system! Explosions are taking over the galaxy!! It's Memorial Day and YOU were the only Spaceshipper who didn't have plans. Pilot your StarZoom to freedom! And time and a half!! || [http://www.videlectrix.com/videlectrix_catalog.html Videlectrix]

|- id="odell_lake"
| [[Image:Floppy funny.PNG|150px|Odell Lake]] || [[funny]] || '''''Odell Lake''''' was an educational life-simulation arcade game for the Apple II, released in 1986. It was created by MECC, a company known for making many educational games. It was a simulation game in which the player takes the role of a fish in Odell Lake, Oregon. The fish meets various forms of animal and plant life, including other types of fish. Each time the fish meets another animal or a plant, he must decide what to do. His decisions determine whether or not he survives. || [[Wikipedia:Odell Lake (computer game)|Wikipedia]] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/apple2/data/921849.html GameFAQs] [http://www.mobygames.com/game/odell-lake Mobygames]

|- id="fifty_K_race_walk"
| [[Image:Floppy sibbie.PNG|150px|50K Race Walk]] || [[sibbie]] || '''''[[50K Racewalker]]''''' is a game made by [[Videlectrix]], programmed by [[Jonathan Howe]]. The aim of the game is to alternate pressing left and right for nearly a full day in order to finish. If the player presses buttons too fast or out of sequence, they will be overwhelmed with an annoying "FAULT" message. According to Videlectrix, "you take a few (million) steps in the game, and you won't (will) be disappointed. Left, right, left, right, left, right, left, right, left, right, right, OOPS! You lose." || [http://www.videlectrix.com/videlectrix_catalog.html Videlectrix] [http://www.videlectrix.com/videlectrix_demos.html Demo]

|- id="the_7th_guest"
| [[Image:Floppy anything.PNG|150px|7th Guest]] || [[anything]] || '''''The 7th Guest''''' was a puzzle game for DOS, Windows, and Macintosh, released in 1993 by Virgin Interactive Entertainment, the creators of [[Floppy Disk Container#shogun|Shogun]]. Stauf, a maker of cursed toys, has invited 6 guests to his mansion to unravel the mysteries of the building{{--}} the titular 7th guest is the player character. The player has to solve a variety of puzzles. The majority of the game is a puzzle collection, tied together by clips of actors, well-rendered 3D animations, and MIDI sound effects and music on two CD-ROMs. The only instruction to the puzzles is a hint book that will provide two hints and mark the puzzle complete so that the player can continue. ''The 7th Guest'' was one of the first games to only be available on CD-ROM, leading many to buy CD-ROM drives just to play the game. || [[Wikipedia:The 7th Guest|Wikipedia]] [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,283/ MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/11550.html GameFAQs]

|- id="tass_times_in_tonetown"
| [[Image:Floppy the process.PNG|150px|Tass Times In Tonetown]] || [[the process]] || '''''Tass Times in Tonetown''''' was an adventure game for PC, Apple II, Atari ST, Amiga, and Commodore 64, and was released in 1986. It's a quirky, underrated game made by Activision. The player visits Tonetown, a psychedelic punk rock alternate reality, to save Grandpa from a hideous crocodile creature named Franklin J. Snarl. The player also has the aid of his dog, who not only talks, but becomes a star reporter. The puzzles are numerous, but most are relatively easy. With a world of floating phones, triangular moons, and wacky puzzles all created through Grandpa's dreams thanks to the "dream hoop" he invented, ''Tass Times in Tonetown'' is an extremely original game enjoyed by many adventure game fans. || [[Wikipedia:Tass Times in Tonetown|Wikipedia]] [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,4/gameId,90/ MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/11093.html GameFAQs]
[https://www.lemon64.com/game/tass-times-in-tone-town Lemon64] [https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=1038 LemonAmiga]

|- id="One_on_One"
| [[Image:Floppy mile1.PNG|150px|One On One]] || [[mile]] || '''''One on One: Dr. J vs. Larry Bird''''' was a pioneering sports game for the Commodore 64 and Atari 400/800, released in 1984. It was one of the first games by Electronic Arts, who would later become famous for their sports games. This basketball game is a faithful translation of the real thing, with fouls and traveling calls, free throws, a three-point line, and even a shot clock. There are a number of gameplay options — play for a certain amount of time or first to a set score, winner's or loser's outs, etc. Players have a fatigue bar that decreases when running around and replenishes when holding still; fatigued players don't move as quickly. It had decent graphics for its time period, but substandard sound effects. || [[Wikipedia:One on One: Dr. J vs. Larry Bird|Wikipedia]] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/c64/data/2721.html GameFAQs] [http://www.mobygames.com/game/dr-j-and-larry-bird-go-one-on-one Mobygames]
[https://www.lemon64.com/game/julius-erving-vs-larry-bird Lemon64] [https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=3258 LemonAmiga]

|- id="blank_floppy_disks"
| [[Image:Floppy mile0.PNG|150px|Cheat Style Floppy]] || [[mile]] || These are '''blank floppy disks''' animated by The Cheat. The titles are unseen until clicked on, revealing the titles of the disks in Easter eggs. ||

|- id="out_of_this_world"
| [[Image:Floppy mile2.PNG|150px|Out Of This World]] || [[mile]] (Easter egg) || '''''Out of This World''''' was an action-adventure game for DOS, Windows 3.X, SNES, Atari ST, Amiga, Genesis, Apple Macintosh, and 3DO, originally released in 1991. Lester, the main character, is a young physics professor who suddenly finds himself on a strange alien world after lightning strikes his particle experiment. It's a cinematic game featuring realistic vector graphics and animation. It has plenty of animated cutscenes and ambient sound effects, despite fitting on a single 5.25" disk. The original title is ''Another World'', but ''Out Of This World'' was its US release name to avoid confusion with {{w|Another World (TV series)|an unrelated TV series}}; modern rereleases typically return the title to ''Another World''.|| [[Wikipedia:Another World (video game)|Wikipedia]] [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,564/ MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/11089.html/ GameFAQs]
[https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=2565 LemonAmiga]

|- id="NITEMARE_3-D"
| [[Image:Floppy mile3.PNG|150px|Nitemare 3-D]] || [[mile]] (Easter egg) || '''''Nitemare 3D''''' was an action game, obviously 3D, released for DOS and Windows 3.X in 1994. It was made by Gray Design Associates, a company not known for much other than this game. It's linked to the ''Hugo House of Horror'' series in that the main character is Hugo and he attempts to save a girl, Penelope. He wanders through a three-dimensional house of horrors defeating all sorts of evil things in a first-person environment. || [[Wikipedia:Nitemare 3D|Wikipedia]] [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,2595/ MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/12022.html GameFAQs]

|- id="old_game"
| [[Image:Floppy couch patch.PNG|150px|Old Game]] || [[couch patch]] || The title "'''Old game'''" is simply a [[Nondescript Nouns|generic title]] for an old '80s or '90s game. ||

|- id="nobunagas_ambition"
| [[Image:Floppy kind of cool.PNG|150px|Nobunaga's Ambition]] || [[kind of cool]] || '''''Nobunaga's Ambition''''' (misspelled as "nabunaga" on the disk label) was a turn-based strategy game by Koei for the MSX, DOS, NES, SNES, Amiga, Game Boy, and Genesis that was released in 1988. It was set in Japan's "Warring States" period in the 16th century. The player takes on the role of a daimyo such as Nobunaga Oda, a merciless ruler and great strategist, to try to conquer Japan. Through turns, the player manages his armies (recruiting new soldiers, training army, buying weapons etc.), keeps his subjects happy, forms alliances, or plays dirty and hires ninjas to bribe and assassinate. Daimyos die of old age or sickness, giving this game a time limit. || [[Wikipedia:Nobunaga's Ambition|Wikipedia]] [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,5825/ MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/nes/data/7984.html GameFAQs]

|- id="seicross_suckross"
| [[Image:Floppy army.PNG|150px|Seicross (Suckcross)]] || [[army]] || '''''Seicross''''' (also called '''''Suckcross''''' on the disk) is a side-scrolling racing/shooter game for the arcade and [[Wikipedia:Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]], released in 1984 by [[Wikipedia:Nihon Bussan|Nichibutsu]]. On the planet Colura, a peaceful race known as the Petra have been attacked and driven underground by the Basrah, a hostile race. The player's job is to cruise on a hoverbike, the Gilgitt Petras, through numerous terrains to rescue the Petra who are still on the surface. The arcade version features a vertically-oriented screen with objects higher up moving slower than graphics lower down, creating a pseudo-3D effect. || [[Wikipedia:Seicross|Wikipedia]] [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,22/gameId,15184/ MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/nes/data/8104.html GameFAQs]

|- id="bio_menace"
| [[Image:Floppy video games.PNG|150px|Bio Menace]] || [[video games]] || '''''Bio Menace''''' is a classic sidescrolling adventure shooter game for DOS released in 1993. It was created by Apogee, a company known for creating many adventure sidescrollers during that era. When an evil scientist releases a pile of mutants and holds the world hostage, it's up to Snake Logan to save the day. Recently, ''Bio Menace'' has been released as freeware by 3D Realms (then Apogee), and can be downloaded from their web site. || [[Wikipedia:Bio Menace|Wikipedia]] [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,236/ MobyGames]

|- id="maniac_mansion"
| [[Image:Floppy lackey.PNG|150px|Maniac Mansion]] || [[lackey]] || The title of this floppy is obscured by the Flash border, but decompiling the Flash file reveals the title as '''''Maniac Mansion'''''. This was an adventure game for DOS, Apple II, NES, Atari ST, Amiga, and Commodore 64, released in 1987 by Lucasfilm Games. It featured multiple characters to choose from, four possible endings, multiple solutions to the puzzles, and a very non-linear structure in general, giving the player a wide range of methods to win. The plot is to save the girlfriend of one of your characters who's been kidnapped by a mad scientist. The only hurdle is the residents of the Maniac Mansion, as well as the mansion itself. It was made to be a spoof of cheesy action/horror/sci-fi movies of the time. || [[Wikipedia:Maniac Mansion|Wikipedia]] [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,714/ MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/11439.html GameFAQs] 
[https://www.lemon64.com/game/maniac-mansion Lemon64] [https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=717 LemonAmiga]

|- id="hypou_blade"
| [[Image:Floppy stupid stuff.PNG|150px|Hypou Blade]] || [[stupid stuff]] || '''Hypou Blade''' is likely referring to '''''HyperBlade''''', said with a [[Homestar Runner]] speech impediment. ''HyperBlade'' was a hockey game released for Windows in 1996. Made by Activision, ''HyperBlade'' introduces the 3D battlesport of the future. Players engage in a futuristic street-hockey style game with a very different twist. Body-checks (weapons are included) go for blood in this game as players can be gruesomely eliminated from it. Power-ups, speed boosts, ramps, and simple team management (for substitutions) are all part of the experience. Some strategy is required for play, but it's mostly pure action. It was also one of the first titles ever to make use of the 3DFX graphics card. || [[Wikipedia:HyperBlade|Wikipedia]] [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,3/gameId,1776/ MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/11800.html GameFAQs]

|- id="BAAL"
| [[Image:Floppy different town.PNG|150px|BAAL]] || [[different town]] || '''''BAAL''''' was a little known Action game for the Atari ST and Commodore 64 and was released in 1989. The player is a member of the Time Warriors, an elite commando unit sent into an alien lair to defeat Baal, a crazy demon who is bent on conquering Earth. Featuring grotesque looking aliens, BAAL had a reputation as being a mildly disturbing action game. || [[Wikipedia:Baal (video game)|Wikipedia]] [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,24/gameId,3850/ MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/search/index.html GameFAQs] 
[https://www.lemon64.com/game/baal Lemon64] [https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=105 LemonAmiga]

|- id="real_floppy_disk_container"
| [[Image:Puppet Time floppy.jpg|150px|Puppet Time Floppy]] || [[Puppet Time]] || It was revealed on the [[Puppet Time#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]] for Puppet Time that this was [[The Brothers Chaps]]' real disk caddy from growing up. Included in the contents are '''''King's Quest II''''', '''''[[pop-up#Real-World References|Police Quest]] II''''', and save disks. ''King's Quest II'' was an adventure game for DOS, Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, and PC Booster, released by [[Sierra]] in 1987. King Graham searches the land for three keys to unlock the door that will lead to his future queen. ''Police Quest II'' was also an adventure game for DOS, Amiga, and Atari ST, released by Sierra in 1988. Jessie Bains, aka The Death Angel, escapes from prison and kidnaps Sonny Bond's girlfriend. Determined to get revenge, he flees the city, leaving a trail of dead bodies as he goes. Bonds must chase after him, leading to a deadly confrontation later on. || ''King's Quest II'' [[Wikipedia:King's Quest II:Romancing the Throne|Wikipedia]] [http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/kings-quest-ii-romancing-the-throne MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/927708.html GameFAQs] [https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=1317 LemonAmiga]
''Police Quest II'' [[Wikipedia:Police Quest#Police Quest II: The Vengeance|Wikipedia]] [http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/police-quest-2-the-vengeance MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/564773.html GameFAQs] [https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=1282 LemonAmiga]

|- id="Cave_Quest"
| [[Image:Cave Quest Floppy.png|150px|Cave Quest]] || [[flashback]], [[strongbad_email.exe Disc One]], [[The Homestar Runner Gets Something Stuck In His Craw]] || '''''Cave Quest''''' was an adventure game that [[The Brothers Chaps]] made when they were younger, likely in the late 1980s or 1990s. They made it on the Apple II, and it supposedly had "gorgeous low-res Apple II C+ graphics." || [http://www.adventuregamers.com/article/id,416 Adventuregamers.com] ([[Adventure Gamers Interview - 2 Sept 2004|HRWiki mirror]])

|- id="shogun"
| [[Image:Floppy SBIIJC.PNG|150px|Shogun]] || [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]] || '''''Shogun''''' was an adventure game for DOS, released in 1986. It was made by Virgin Interactive Entertainment, the same company that made [[Floppy Disk Container#the_7th_guest|''The 7th Guest'']]. The player wanders around as one of a number of characters, trying to build up his rapport with the people. If that fails, the player can also battle and plunder, working his way up to the status of Shogun. Items are collectible during the adventure, including weapons and armor. || [[Wikipedia:James Clavell's Shōgun|Wikipedia]] [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,1645/ MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/nes/data/28231.html GameFAQs] [https://www.lemon64.com/game/shogun-virgin-games Shogun]

|- id="ugh-lympics"
| [[Image:Floppy car.PNG|150px|Ugh-lympics]] || [[car]] || '''''Caveman Ugh-lympics''''' was a sports game for DOS, Commodore 64, and NES (where it was entitled ''Caveman Games''), released in 1988. It was made by Electronic Arts, a company well known for making quality sports games. In this early game of theirs, the player assumes the roles of various cavemen while competing in prehistoric sports, namely Saber Race, Mate Toss, Clubbing, Firemaking, Dino Race and Dino Vault. The controls were somewhat awkward, but with up to a 4-player option (as many as 6 players on the NES using the NES Four Score Adapter), and fun events, ''Caveman Ugh-lympics'' made for a short, quirky game. || [[Wikipedia:Caveman Ughlympics|Wikipedia]] [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,4230/ MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/c64/data/1418.html GameFAQs]
[https://www.lemon64.com/game/caveman-ugh-lympics Lemon64]

|- id="tengen_classix"
| [[Image:Floppy haircut.PNG|150px|Tengen Classix]] || [[haircut]] || '''Tengen''' was the home computer and console division of Atari Games. It made games from 1985 through 1993 for a wide array of platforms, from Amiga to ZX Spectrum, and everything in between. Over 40 games were credited to them, with titles such as ''Paperboy 1&2'', ''Tetris'', ''Indiana Jones'', the ''Temple of Doom'', ''Ms. Pac-Man'', ''Hydra'', and many, many more. Tengen never actually released a compilation called "Tengen Classix". || [[Wikipedia:Tengen (company)|Wikipedia]] [http://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/o,100/j,1359/ MobyGames]

|- id="alone_in_the_dark"
| [[Image:Floppy replacement.PNG|150px|Alone In The Dark]] || [[replacement]] || '''''Alone in the Dark''''' was an Action Adventure game for DOS and 3DO, released in 1992. Marketed by Interplay as a horror game, it was a 3D adventure game with some action thrown in, loosely based on the works of H.P. Lovecraft. The main character is driven to investigate a "suicide" in an old Louisiana mansion. Little does he know, however, of the lurking horrors that await him. This game features many enemies, few weapons, and one goal: Escape alive. It is the forerunner to many modern day horror games. ''Resident Evil 1'' in particular owes a lot to it in gameplay mechanics, player-view and setting. || [[Wikipedia:Alone in the Dark (video game)|Wikipedia]] [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,325/ MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/11071.html GameFAQs]

|- id="bushido"
| [[Image:Floppy cheatday.PNG|150px|Bushido]] || [[cheatday]] || '''''Bushido''''' was an action game for DOS, released in 1983. It was made by Ebenel Enterprises, a company whose best and only credit was ''Bushido''. It was a martial arts fighting game set in feudal Japan with a simple premise: fight a multitude of enemies in a multitude of settings. Very repetitive, but a pioneer of the martial arts fighting genre. In Japanese, bushido means "way of the warrior". ||[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,1351/ MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/c64/data/1378.html GameFAQs]

|- id="thexder"
| [[Image:Floppy the facts.PNG|150px|Thexder]] || [[the facts]] || '''''Thexder''''' was an Action game for DOS, Apple II, Famicom, the MSX and the Amiga, released in 1987. It was a platform shooter from Japan, with many levels and diverse enemies that gradually increase in difficulty. The player pilots a Macross-style robot capable of switching from a mech into a jet at any time, complete with auto-aim, rechargable energy, and a short-term shield that can be activated to protect from harm. It didn't have a save option, however, so long-term play could easily get frustrating. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,49/ MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/11765.html GameFAQs] [[Wikipedia:Thexder|Wikipedia]] [https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=3199 LemonAmiga]

|- id="lunar_lander"
| [[Image:Floppy lunar lander.PNG|150px|Lunar Lander]] || [[time capsule]] || '''''Lunar Lander''''' was an ASCII art game originally played on mainframe consoles. Atari released an arcade game of the same name using vector graphics in 1979. It was later ported to the Atari 400/800 home computers line. The goal of the game was to correctly land a lunar module on the surface of the moon. If the player miscalculates the module's landing, the module will either fly off into space or crash hard against the moon's surface. Due to the simplicity of the design, it has spawned countless Flash copies on the Internet. || [http://www.gamefaqs.com/coinop/arcade/data/3817.html GameFAQs] [[Wikipedia:Lunar Lander (computer game)|Wikipedia]]

|- id="death_track"
| [[Image:Floppy extra plug.PNG|150px|Death Track]] || [[extra plug]] || '''''Deathtrack''''' was a racing game for DOS, released in 1989. It was made by Dynamix and had a simple premise. In the future, races are held across America where the drivers race for money, and their lives. The main character is a rookie. The player starts the game with a meager sum, but can choose from one of three cars; either speedy, powerful, or armored. The winnings can be used to upgrade the car's armour, weapons and parts to eventually make it nearly invincible — which comes in handy, since this game doesn't really have an ending. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,1758/ MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/31898.html GameFAQs] [[Wikipedia:Deathtrack|Wikipedia]]

|- id="WOTR_Level_2"
| [[Image:Floppy WOTRlevel2.PNG|150px|WOTR Level 2]] || [[strongbad_email.exe Disc Two]] || '''WOTR Level 2''' is likely short for '''''War of the Ring''''', a ''Lord of the Rings'' real-time strategy game for Windows, released in 2003 by Sierra. In this game, the player can choose to lead the forces of Good or Evil as each struggle to control the One Ring. The game is split into two 10-mission campaigns, and follow storylines not focused on in the books or movies. In the Good campaign, the story follows Legolas, Gimli and Boromir as they manage to show up in Rivendell just in time to join the Fellowship of the Ring. In the Evil campaign, the player must lead the forces of Sauron, break out of Mordor and besiege the city of Minas Ithil. This is the newest featured game to date, being at least 10 years later than the next latest release, and was never actually released on floppy disk. The significance of the game being on Level 2 is currently unknown. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/lord-of-the-rings-war-of-the-ring MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/563555.html GameFAQs] [[Wikipedia:The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring|Wikipedia]]

|- id="kid_speedy"
| [[Image:Floppy KSTimes2.PNG|150px|Kid Speedy]] || [[strongbad_email.exe Disc Three]], [[strongbad_email.exe Disc Four]] || '''''[[Kid Speedy]]''''' is an arcade-style game by [[Videlectrix]], advertised in 2004 and later released in 2006. According to the product description, everybody is faster than Kid Speedy. In addition, this little fatso is the slowest poke in the bunch. The object of the game is to avoid getting sweets and insults and preventing Kid Speedy from coming in dead last in the race. Since on the third email disc the label was mostly obscured and unreadable, it was re-featured on the fourth disc. || [http://www.videlectrix.com/videlectrix_catalog.html Videlectrix]

|- id="Peasants_Quest_and_wheres_an_egg"
| [[Image:Floppy PQWhereEgg.PNG|150px|Peasant's Quest & Where's An Egg?]] || [[strongbad_email.exe Disc Three]], [[strongbad_email.exe Disc Five]], [[Homestar Ruiner]], [[Baddest of the Bands]] || '''''[[Peasant's Quest]]''''' and '''''[[Where's an Egg?]]''''' are both games made by [[Videlectrix]].

''Peasant's Quest'' is a graphic adventure game where the player assumes the role of the [[peasant]] [[Rather Dashing]] on a quest to defeat [[Trogdor]]. ''Where's an Egg?'' features a detective {{w|Knights and Knaves|interviewing suspects}} to recover a missing egg, with the twist that all text is in Russian. It was unreleased at the time of its first appearance on Disc Three.
| [http://www.videlectrix.com/videlectrix_catalog.html Videlectrix]

|- id="spy_vs_spy"
| [[Image:Floppy virus.png|150px|Spy Vs Spy]] || [[virus]] || '''''Spy Vs Spy''''' was a strategy game for Apple II, NES, Atari ST, Amiga, Sega Master System, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum, released in 1984. It was first published by First Star Software and based on the MAD magazine comic about the slapstick antics of two spies trying to kill each other with improbably complex and elaborate traps and weapons. A fun two-player game, enjoyed with a friend or against the computer. The first player assumes the role of either the black spy or the white spy, and tries to beat the second player before the time bell rings. Find the needed objects hidden throughout the embassy, and set creative booby traps for your foe. This game has also been released on the Game Boy Color. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,31/gameId,7332/ MobyGames] [[Wikipedia:Spy vs. Spy (1984 video game)|Wikipedia]] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/nes/data/8151.html GameFAQs] [https://www.lemon64.com/game/spy-vs-spy Lemon64][https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=992 LemonAmiga]

|- id="future_wars"
| [[Image:Floppy animal.PNG|150px|Future Wars]] || [[animal]] || '''''Future Wars''''' was an adventure game for DOS, Atari ST, and Amiga released in 1990. It was Delphine Software's debut and first attempt at a graphic adventure game with a point-and-click interface. A right click brings up the verb menu. After choosing one of the six commands, point the mouse over the desired target and execute with a left click. The main character is a common window cleaner who finds a time machine in his chief's back office. Thus begins the adventure in both the past and the future. Evil aliens, beautiful girls, and sometimes very frustrating puzzles make up the bulk of this game. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,2205/ MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/11160.html GameFAQs] [[Wikipedia:Future Wars|Wikipedia]]
[https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=1285 LemonAmiga]

|- id="oregon_trail"
| [[Image:Floppy Main Page 22 02.png|150px|Oregon Trail]] || [[Main Page 22]] || '''''The Oregon Trail''''' was an educational game for DOS, Windows, and Apple II, first released in 1985. It was made by MECC, a company known for making educational games, with ''The Oregon Trail'' being its most notable accomplishment. As a covered wagon party of pioneers, the player heads out west from Independence, MO to the Willamette River and valley in Oregon. The first goal is to stock up on provisions, and then, while traveling, make decisions such as when to rest, how much food to eat, etc. It incorporated strategy and planning ahead along with discovery and adventure as well as action (hunting and floating down the Columbia River). It also spawned several remakes and sequels. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,746/ MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/26639.html GameFAQs] [[Wikipedia:The Oregon Trail (computer game)|Wikipedia]]

|- id="oregon_trail_2"
| [[Image:Floppy Main Page 22 01.png|150px|Oregon Trail 2]] || [[Main Page 22]] || '''''The Oregon Trail II''''' was an educational game for Windows and Apple Macintosh, released in 1995. It was also made by MECC, the second in a line of several remakes of the classic game. This sequel to ''The Oregon Trail'' has much more content than its predecessor. Choices of where to travel include Salt Lake City, Sacramento or Oregon City, and starting point are different as well. Many problems arise along the way including starvation, broken appendages, diseases, etc. Party members can be lost because of one of these, but only the player is required to survive to complete the game successfully. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/gameId,2217/ MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/32195.html GameFAQs] [[Wikipedia:Oregon Trail II|Wikipedia]]

|- id="miner_2049er"
| [[Image:Floppy dreamail.png|150px|Miner 2049er]] || [[dreamail]] || '''''Miner 2049er''''' was an Arcade game created by Big Five Software for PC, Apple II, Atari 2600, Atari 400/800, Atari 5200, Commodore 64, and ColecoVision, released in 1982. Bounty Bob, the main character, is traveling through a mine in search of treasure in a format similar to the classic arcade game ''Donkey Kong''. In this game, however, clearing a level requires walking over all the platforms, which changes their color. To reach all of the floor sections, Bob will need to enlist the help of ladders, elevators, slides, springboards, and even cannons. Collecting artifacts will render him temporarily invincible against the radioactive creatures wandering the mine. Beat all 10 levels to complete the game. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,4/gameId,8724/ MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/apple2/data/29175.html GameFAQs] [[Wikipedia:Miner 2049er|Wikipedia]] [https://www.lemon64.com/game/miner-2049er Lemon64]

|- id="battle_chess"
| [[Image:Floppy secret recipes.PNG|150px|Battle Chess]] || [[secret recipes]] || '''''Battle Chess''''' was a very popular chess program for DOS, Amiga, 3DO, Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, and the NES, released by Interplay in 1988. Instead of the traditional representations of chess pieces, the game featured lifelike representations of the medieval classes the pieces are based on. For example, the pawns are depicted as footsoldiers, the rooks are depicted as golems, and the queen is depicted as a sultry sorceress. Whenever one piece captures another, the game depicts the two pieces engaging in battle. The captured piece meets a gruesome and occasionally hilarious end. The player can play against a friend or against the computer, which offers ten levels of difficulty, the highest of which can give even seasoned chess players a challenge. ||
[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,1950/ MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/nes/game/587120.html GameFAQs] [[Wikipedia:Battle Chess|Wikipedia]]
[https://www.lemon64.com/game/battle-chess Lemon64] [https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=132 LemonAmiga]

|- id="you_JERK"
| [[Image:You jerk!.PNG|150px|you JERK!]] || [[secret recipes]] || '''You JERK!''' is thus far the only floppy disk label not to be software related. It was labeled and then thrown by [[The Cheat]] at [[Strong Bad]], in response to Strong Bad offering a recipe on how to cook "The C H E _ T." ||

|- id="colorado"
| [[Image:colorado.PNG|150px|Colorado]] || [[rock opera]] || '''''Colorado''''' was a historical adventure game for DOS, Amiga, and Atari ST, released by Silmarilis in 1990. The second survival game after Le Fetiche Maya, ''Colorado'' casts the player as a fearless adventurer who must deal with the Indians and wildlife while in search of the legendary Cheyenne goldmine. In addition to standard weapons, special objects such as a ship's horn lend an extra level of atmosphere and complexity to the already novel game. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,1722/ MobyGames] [https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=1555 LemonAmiga]

|- id="fiendish_freddys"
| [[Image:fiendish freddys.png|150px|Fiendish Freddys]] || [[long pants]], [[email thunder]] || '''''Fiendish Freddy's Big Top O' Fun''''' was a circus activity game for DOS, made by Mindscape in 1989. The game had the player in a circus performing in various acts, such as trapeze swinging and tightrope walking. All the while, he has an evil clown/property developer named Fiendish Freddy trying to obstruct his completion of the event, such as throwing smoke bombs during the knife throw. He does this because with each completion of the event, the player raises money, but if he doesn't raise enough money after all the events, Freddy will demolish the circus to make way for a new office building. || [[Wikipedia:Fiendish Freddy's Big Top O'Fun|Wikipedia]] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/c64/data/570728.html GameFAQs]
[https://www.lemon64.com/game/fiendish-freddys-big-top-o-fun Lemon64] [https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=388 LemonAmiga]

|- id="hunt_the_wumpus"
| [[Image:Floppy Pay Plus.PNG|150px|Hunt the Wumpus]] || [[HomestarRunner.com: PAY PLUS!]] || '''''[[Hunt the Wumpus]]''''' was an early computer adventure game based on a simple hide-and-seek format, originally created as a simple text-based game by Gregory Yob in BASIC, in 1972. Due to its simplicity it has been reincarnated countless times in many different internet sites, palm pilots, mobile phones, and even calculators. A mythical creature called a Wumpus is sleeping somewhere in a series of maze-like caves, and the goal is to hunt it down. The cave is hazardous, with bottomless pits, cave bats, and of course, the Wumpus. If the Wumpus is touched, it will wake up and eat the player. Deduce from clues the location of the Wumpus, and when it seems clear, let fly an arrow! If it's a hit, the game is won, but if it misses, the player is eaten. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/47/hunt-the-wumpus MobyGames] [[Wikipedia:Hunt The Wumpus|Wikipedia]]

|- id="typing_tutor_jr"
| [[Image:Floppy garage sale.PNG|150px|Typing Tutor Jr]] || [[garage sale]] || '''''Typing Tutor Jr''''' was a children's educational game for Windows and Mac, made by Selectsoft in 2001 or earlier. Similar to the fictitious game ''Typing Tutor'' by Videlectrix, this game features short and quick lessons developed for kids in order to teach them how to type. It comes complete with a variety of games, and even a poorly named host, "Floater", a spaceman of sorts, to guide through each lesson. ||

|- id="marble_craze"
| [[Image:Floppy do over.PNG|150px|Marble Craze]] || [[do over]] || '''''[[Marble Craze]]''''' is a homebrew game for the Atari 2600 designed by [[Paul Slocum]], the same person who was planning on making the ''[[Homestar Runner RPG]]''. The concept for ''Marble Craze'' arose from the wooden games that have two knobs used to tilt a board, rolling a marble through a maze in an attempt to avoid the holes. To properly simulate one of these games, both paddle controllers are utilized, one to control the vertical movement and the other to control horizontal movement. A simultaneous two-player mode is also available. || [https://www.atariage.com/store/index.php?l=product_detail&p=99 AtariAge.com] [http://qotile.net/marble.html Qotile.net]

|- id="karateka"
| [[Image:Floppy boring.PNG|150px|Karateka]] || [[boring (really)]] || '''''Karateka''''' was a side scrolling fighting game for DOS, Apple II, Atari 400/800, Atari 7800, Commodore 64, the Famicom, and ZX Spectrum, released in 1986. It was one of the first fighting games ever made. It was programmed by {{w|Jordan Mechner}}, who would later create {{w|Prince of Persia}}. It was published by Brøderbund. The player is a trained master ''Karateka'' and has to rescue the princess Mariko from the evil Akuma, who lives in a castle, well-guarded by innumerable fighters. With smooth, realistic graphics that were ahead of its time, it was a visual treat. Unfortunately, it was also quite repetitive, with enemies usually following the same format of attacks. Reaction times to change from one attack move to the next were also slow, making this game enjoyable for some, frustrating for others. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/karateka MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/nes/data/578260.html GameFAQs] [[Wikipedia:Karateka (video game)|Wikipedia]]
[https://www.lemon64.com/game/karateka Lemon64] [https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=3665 LemonAmiga]

|- id="the_news_room"
| [[Image:floppy modeling.PNG|150px|The News Room]] || [[modeling]] || '''''The Newsroom''''' was a computer program for the Apple II, released in 1985. It was created by the company Springboard, with the premise to create news stories. Among the features was a black and white paint program that allowed insertion of large clip-art sprites as well as saving, loading, and printing finished work. There were also several font sizes, limited page layout options, and even the capability of sending files by modem to other computers running the ''Newsroom ''program, even if they weren't Apple II's. || [http://apple2history.org/museum/software_misc/newsroom.html Apple2History.org (image)] [http://apple2history.org/history/appy/aha85.html Apple2History.org (info)]

|- id="wraith"
| [[Image:floppy bottom10.PNG|150px|Wraith]] || [[bottom 10]] || '''''Wraith''''' most likely refers to a role-playing adventure game for DOS, created by Robert J. Deutsch. The player is trapped in a mysterious mountain cavern, the only companion being an eerie wraith-like ghost who seems to know him. She will taunt the player into venturing ever deeper into the dungeon, but may not be what she appears to be... ''Wraith'' uses a snappy mouse-controlled interface with a few keyboard hot keys. || [https://www.dosgames.com/game/wraith/ DOSGames.com] [http://www.download-game.com/Wraith.htm DownloadGame.com]

|- id="crush_crumble_and_chomp"
| [[Image:floppy recordbook.PNG|150px|Crush, Crumble, & Chomp]] || [[record book]] || '''''Crush, Crumble & Chomp''''' was a strategy game for DOS, Apple II, Commodore 64, Atari 400/800, and TRS 80, released in 1981. The main character is a movie-style monster, who can become one of any number of giant crawling, swimming, or flying beasts. Technically this is a strategy game; the player has to keep an eye on several statistics including health, appetite, and even such minute details as the tilt of the main character's head (helps in aiming breath weapons). The goal is to destroy the city before the main character is destroyed. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/crush-crumble-and-chomp MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/c64/data/567478.html GameFAQs] [[Wikipedia:Crush, Crumble and Chomp!|Wikipedia]] [https://www.lemon64.com/game/crush-crumble-and-chomp Lemon64]

|- id="Curse_of_Ra"
| [[Image:floppy curse of ra.JPG|150px|Curse of Ra]] || [[Real-Live E-Mails]] || '''''Curse of Ra''''' was an adventure/role-playing game for DOS and the Commodore 64, released in 1982 by Epyx Inc. This was the second in a series of expansion modules for a game referenced in [[homestar hair]], ''Temple of Apshai''. A simple adventure game, the goal is to recover four treasures from four 'great constructs'. This expansion is quite similar to the original game (which is required in order to play the expansion), except that it is set in ancient Egypt. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/dunjonquest-curse-of-ra MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/c64/data/573220.html GameFAQs] [[Wikipedia:Temple of Apshai|Wikipedia]] [https://www.lemon64.com/game/curse-of-ra Lemon64]

|- id="genghis_khan"
| [[Image:floppy lady...ing.PNG|150px|Genghis Khan]] || [[lady...ing]] || '''''Genghis Khan''''' was a strategy game ported from various Japanese home computers for DOS, the MSX, Amiga, and the NES, released in 1989 by KOEI. The player assumes the role of Genghis Khan and sets out to conquer and unite Mongolia. It is based on historical facts, such as following the same path of conquest that Genghis Khan did, giving it an [[Wikipedia:Edutainment|edutainment]] spin. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/genghis-khan MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/nes/data/587298.html GameFAQs] [[Wikipedia:Genghis Khan (video game)|Wikipedia]] [https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=3593 LemonAmiga]

|- id="low_G_man"
| [[Image:floppy geddup noise lowgman.PNG|150px|Low G Man]] || [[geddup noise]] || '''''Low G Man''''' was a side-scrolling action game for the NES, released in 1990 by Taxan. In the year 2284, the human race has perfected space travel and is using robots to colonize the galaxy. Unfortunately, an alien race has captured a planet dedicated to building robots, and reprogrammed them to destroy humans! The player is armed with a wide variety of weapons and a low gravity backpack, giving him the ability to jump higher than normally possible. He can also capture and drive some vehicles after defeating the driver. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/nes/low-g-man MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/nes/data/587423.html GameFAQs] [[Wikipedia:Low G Man: The Low Gravity Man|Wikipedia]]

|- id="axe_of_rage"
| [[Image:floppy geddup noise.PNG|150px|Axe of Rage]] || [[geddup noise]] || '''''Axe of Rage''''' (originally released as ''Barbarian II: Dungeons of Drax'') was an action game for DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum, released in 1988 by Palace Software. It was the sequel to ''Barbarian'' (or ''Death Sword''). Drax, the wizard villain defeated in the first game, is back. Aided by the princess rescued in the first game, the player must fight through the four levels of dungeons, using various strategies and moves to defeat various monsters, all in a quest to defeat Drax once and for all. Compared to the original, this game is regarded by many to be a disappointment. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/barbarian-ii-dungeons-of-drax MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/c64/data/916797.html GameFAQs] [[Wikipedia:Barbarian (computer game)|Wikipedia]] [https://www.lemon64.com/game/axe-of-rage Lemon64] [https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=1550 LemonAmiga]

|- id="swash_buckler"
| [[Image:floppy sick day.PNG|150px|Swash Buckler]] || [[Sick Day]], [[Comic Book Movie]] || '''''Swashbuckler''''' was an action game for the Apple II, released by Datamost, Inc. in 1982. ''Swashbuckler'' was a little-known early fighting game. The whole game takes place on the same screen. The main character is in the center and enemies such as humans, snakes, and rats come at him from either side. He has a sword that can strike high, low or center, or block. As the game progresses, the number and speed of the enemies increase until they're too fast for a human to handle, at which point the game is unwinnable. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/apple2/swashbuckler MobyGames] [[Wikipedia:Swashbuckler (video game)|Wikipedia]]

|- id="sam_and_max"
| [[Image:Floppy secret identity.png|150px|Sam and Max]] || [[secret identity]] || '''''Sam & Max Hit the Road''''' was a fairly popular point-and-click adventure game for DOS, released by Lucasarts in 1993. It was based on Steve Purcell's comic book ''Sam and Max: Freelance Police''. The main characters are Sam (a Canine Shamus) and Max (his "hyperkinetic rabbity-thing" sidekick), a pair of private detectives (or as they prefer to be known, "Freelance Police"). They travel all over the US on the trail of a sasquatch named Bruno who had escaped from the Hall of Oddities at a travelling carnival, and on the way visit locations such as The World's Largest Ball of Twine, The World of Fish, and The Mount Rushmore Dinosaur Tarpit. The game features some of the most twisted humor in a Lucasarts game, and has quickly become a cult favorite. [[Telltale Games]] took rights to [[Sam & Max]] later on. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/sam-max-hit-the-road MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/562679.html GameFAQs] [[Wikipedia:Sam & Max Hit the Road|Wikipedia]]

|- id="gold_rush"
| [[Image:Floppy technology.png|150px|Gold Rush]] || [[technology]] (Easter egg) || '''''Gold Rush''''' was an Adventure game for Amiga, Atari ST, and DOS, released by Sierra Entertainment in 1988. It was exceptional not only for its real-world puzzles and intriguing plot, but also because it was one of the first adventure games to be truly replayable. As a brash young New Yorker setting out to find his lost brother, the players chooses his path to fame and fortune in California from 3 very different ones, each with its own obstacles, dangers and adventure. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/amiga/gold-rush MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/564731.html GameFAQs] [[Wikipedia:Gold Rush!|Wikipedia]] [https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=2881 LemonAmiga]

|-id="podstar_floppy"
| [[Image:Floppy podcast background.png|150px|What could it be?]] || [[Podstar Runner 2006|Podstar Runner]] || An old version of Podstar Runner showed a floppy container that was too out of focus to clearly read. It seemed to say "_________ of the ____", with the first and last words undecipherable. If this is the case, possible titles include '''''Children of the Atom''''' (A one-on-one arcade fighting game based on the X-Men comics which later formed the basis of the Marvel vs. Capcom series by Capcom for the CPS2 arcade system, the Sega Saturn, the Playstation and DOS), '''''Chronicles of the Sword''''' (A poorly received adventure game based on Arthurian legend for the Playstation and DOS), '''''Defender of the Crown''''' (A revolutionary strategy game by Cinemaware for the Amiga, DOS, NES, Atari ST, ZX Spectrum and the Commodore 64), '''''Defenders of the Earth''''' (A action game based on the 80s action cartoon featuring Flash Gordon, Mandrake the Magician and the Phantom for the Amiga, the Commodore 64, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC and the ZX Spectrum) '''''Discoveries of the Deep''''' (A DOS edutainment game published by Capstone), '''''Footballer of the Year''''' (A soccer game published on various European home computers), and '''''Guardian of the Fleet''''' (A DOS game that simulates the combat systems of a Ticonderoga cruiser). This is also assuming that it followed the recurring theme that the floppy disk has a game title on it, although there was only one time this hasn't occurred. ||

|-id="codename_iceman"
| [[Image:Floppy pop-up.PNG|150px|Codename Iceman]] || [[pop-up]] || '''''Codename: ICEMAN''''' was a 3rd person adventure game for DOS, Amiga, and Atari ST, published by Sierra in 1989. It was to be the first in an adventure game series, but a sequel never materialized. Navy officer Johnny Westland is the playable character and he takes on a secret mission dealing with the oil reserves in Tunisia. The game is a traditional adventure, with interesting James Bond-esque spy elements. The game had several problems that frustrated players, the most notorious being an overly complex submarine simulator. Other problems included having to complete certain mini-games that depended entirely on chance, and being able to make minor mistakes early in the game, only to find later that the game had become unwinnable. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/codename-iceman MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/564617.html GameFAQs] [[Wikipedia:Codename: ICEMAN|Wikipedia]] [https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=271 LemonAmiga]

|-id="below_the_root"
| [[Image:Floppy disconnected.PNG|150px|Below the Root]] || [[disconnected]], [[keep cool]] || '''''Below the Root''''' was an adventure game for the PC, Apple II, and Commodore 64 published by Windham Classics in 1984. The game was based on the fantasy book series ''The Green Sky Trilogy'' by Zilpha Keatley Snyder and at the time it featured the largest game world of any adventure game. As a quester, the player assumes the role of a member of the "Kindar", a tree dwelling race, or the "Erdling", an underground race, in an attempt to quell the racial and political tensions building between the races. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/below-the-root MobyGames] [[Wikipedia:Below the Root|Wikipedia]]
[https://www.lemon64.com/game/below-the-root LemonAmiga]

|-id="weird_dreams"
| [[Image:Floppy weird dreams.png|150px|Weird Dreams]] || [[alternate universe]] || '''''Weird Dreams''''' was a "Meditative / Zen" puzzle game for Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, and DOS, released by Rainbird Software in 1989. The plot revolved around a Daemon named Emily trapping the main character in his own subconscious, and he needed to find a way out. With very strange levels including feeding a wasp cotton candy, beating up hopping totem poles with fish from the sky, and an encounter with a baked chicken in a haunted house, ''Weird Dreams'' is a surreal, bizarre, and humorous game unlike anything else on the market. May also be a reference to the Email [[weird dream]]. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/weird-dreams MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/amiga/data/927604.html GameFAQs] [[Wikipedia:Weird Dreams|Wikipedia]]
[https://www.lemon64.com/game/weird-dreams Lemon64] [https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=1126 LemonAmiga]

|-id="broderbund_classics"
| [[Image:Floppy senior-prom.png|150px|Broderbund Classics]] || [[senior prom]] || '''''Broderbund Classics''''' was likely a collection of the best classic games made by Brøderbund Software, founded in 1980. The company was known for publishing many popular computer games such as ''[[Wikipedia:Lode Runner|Lode Runner]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Carmen Sandiego (video game series)|Carmen Sandiego]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Myst|Myst]]'', and ''[[Wikipedia:Prince of Persia|Prince of Persia]]''. The company made progressively more "edutainment" titles throughout its history, ultimately releasing new non-educational games under its Red Orb label, until bought out by [[Wikipedia:The Learning Company|The Learning Company]] in 1998. || [http://www.mobygames.com/company/brderbund-software-inc MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/company/382.html GameFAQs] [[Wikipedia:Brøderbund|Wikipedia]]

|-id="sundae_drivin'"
| [[Image:Floppy Disk--Sundae Drivin'.PNG|150px|Sundae Drivin']] || [[redesign]] || '''''[[Sundae Drivin']]''''' is a driving game by Videlectrix, advertised in 2004, but not yet available for play. According to the product description, the player pilots an ice cream bowl through the streets of Dessertville collecting chopped nuts, chocolate syrup, and cherries. But look out for 18-wheelers and motorhomes and some regular sized cars, too! || [http://www.videlectrix.com/videlectrix_catalog.html Videlectrix]

|-id="california_games"
| [[Image:Floppy theme song.png|150px|California Games]] || [[theme song]] || '''''California Games''''' was a sports game made for PC in [[1987]], and later ported to Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 2600, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, Genesis, J2ME, Lynx, MSX, NES, Sega Master System, and ZX Spectrum. The game proved to be Epyx, Inc.'s breakthrough game, and featured competitions in several "extreme" sports, including [[skateboarding]], footbag, surfing, roller skating, frisbee, and BMX.|| [http://www.mobygames.com/game/amiga/california-games MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/nes/data/587168.html GameFAQs] [[Wikipedia:California Games|Wikipedia]]
[https://www.lemon64.com/game/california-games Lemon64] [https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=469 LemonAmiga]

|-id="kyrandia_series"
| [[Image:Floppy kyrandia series.png|150px|Kyrandia Series]] || [[trading cards]] || The '''''Kyrandia Series''''' of games were an adventure trilogy released in 1992, 1993, and 1994 (both the final game and a three game box set) by Westwood Studios. In ''Book One: Fables and Fiends'' Prince Brandon is the main character; a hero chosen to save the land from Malcolm, an evil jester. In ''Book Two: The Hand of Fate'', a royal mystic woman named Zanthia is searching for the anchor stone to prevent Kyrandia from disappearing. In ''Book 3: Malcolm's Revenge'', Malcolm, the evil jester from the first two games, is on a quest both for revenge and proving his innocence. The game features acclaimed graphics, user-friendly interface, good music, and a gentle sense of humor. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/legend-of-kyrandia-the-series MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/search/index.html?game=Kyrandia&platform=All+Platforms GameFAQs] [[Wikipedia:Kyrandia Series|Wikipedia]]
[https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=672 LemonAmiga]

|-id="cake_walk"
| [[Image:Floppy cake walk.png|150px|Cake Walk]] || [[cliffhangers]] || Produced by Cakewalk, (formerly known as Twelve Tone Systems, Inc.) '''''Cakewalk''''' was the name of their flagship MIDI sequencer, first for DOS and since 1991 for Windows 3.0. Early versions of Cakewalk for DOS (up to 3.0) required the intelligent mode of the MPU-401 card and could not be used with today's clones, while later versions (since 4.0) relied on UART mode only. Cakewalk was renamed Cakewalk Pro at some point, and later into Cakewalk Pro Audio when support for digitized audio was added. Cakewalk is ALSO the name of a now very hard to find [http://www.atariage.com/software_page.html?SoftwareLabelID=61 Atari 2600 game] manufactured by [http://www.atariage.com/company_page.html?SystemID=2600&CompanyID=22 CommaVid].||
[[Wikipedia:Cakewalk (sequencer)|Wikipedia]] [[Wikipedia:Cakewalk (company)|Wikipedia]] [http://www.cakewalk.com/ Cakewalk.com]

|-id="mastertype"
| [[Image:Floppy retirement.png|150px|Mastertype]] || [[retirement]] || '''''MasterType''''' refers to an educational typing program for the Apple II. Originally released by Lightning Software in 1981, later versions were made for the [[Apple IIe]] and IIc. "Learn to type by playing a game; simple and ingenious." When the Apple IIc appeared on the scene, the game was updated to teach typing on the optional [[Wikipedia:Dvorak Simplified Keyboard|Dvorak]] keyboard layout. The scenario used here involved a wizard standing on a planet with satellites or space ships slowly approaching from four directions. Each object had a word on it; the player had to type the word and press the space bar to fire a "zap" at the object. If it got too close, the word had to be typed twice. The IIc version used double hi-res graphics, and both versions allowed the user to set up a personal vocabulary on which to practice. || [http://apple2history.org/history/appy/aha81.html Apple2History.org]

|-id="silpheed"
| [[Image:Floppy retirement B.png|150px|Silpheed]] || [[retirement]] || '''''Silpheed''''' was a 3D ship piloting game, created by Game Arts in 1986. It made its debut on the Japanese PC-8801, released on DOS and TRS-80 CoCo in 1988, and later ported to the Sega CD in 1993. Pilot a spaceship (the Silpheed) through levels of increasing difficulty, in a pseudo-3D vertically scrolling field, shooting everything in sight. New weapons become available as points are gathered, and power-ups are sprinkled throughout the levels. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/silpheed MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/579259.html GameFAQs] [[Wikipedia:Silpheed|Wikipedia]]

|-id="bio_forge"
| [[Image:Floppy the chair.png|150px|BioForge]] || [[the chair]] || '''''BioForge''''' was an action adventure game for DOS, released by Origin (now owned by Electronic Arts) in 1995. The player takes on the role of a cyborg called Lex (Experimental Unit AP-127) who awakens in a cell on a Moon research station with no prior memories. After escaping the cell, the player seems to be one of the scant survivors of the incident that has devastated the station. He must unravel the truth about himself, the research station, the bizarre Mondite cult that controls it, and the mysterious ancient alien race that once inhabited the moon. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/bioforge MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/565028.html GameFAQs] [[Wikipedia:BioForge|Wikipedia]]

|-id="low_blow"
| [[Image:Floppy what i want.png|150px|Low Blow]] || [[what i want]] (Easter egg) || '''''Low Blow''''' was a 3D boxing game released by Electronic Arts for DOS in 1990. As the title suggests, the rules of boxing don't apply in this incarnation, including the rule forbidding punching below the belt. With less than fluid animation and predictable patterns, the game doesn't offer much beyond the short-term comedic value. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/low-blow Moby] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/918472.html GameFAQs]

|-id="drakkhen"
| [[Image:Floppy looking old.PNG|150px|Drakkhen]] || [[looking old]] || '''''Drakkhen''''' was a role-playing game originally written for the Amiga and Atari ST by Draconian (later Data East). In 1990, it was ported to MSDOS by MicroProse Software. The player takes on a party of four adventurers travelling to eight distinct castles. Drakkhen was notable for being among the first role-playing games to feature a three-dimensional playing field. The game was eventually ported to the Super NES as an early title for the system. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/amiga/drakkhen MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/915569.html GameFAQs] [[Wikipedia:Drakkhen|Wikipedia]]
[https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=350 LemonAmiga]

|-id="dune_2"
| [[Image:Floppy Disc Dune 2.PNG|150px|Dune 2]] || [[unnatural]]
|| '''''Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty''''' was released in December 1992 for Amiga, DOS, and the Genesis. It is often considered the first modern real-time strategy game and established many conventions of the genre. Even though set in Frank Herbert's famous Dune universe, the game does not follow the plot of any of the books or the David Lynch movie. It was published by Virgin Games and developed by Westwood Studios. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/dune-ii-the-building-of-a-dynasty MobyGames] [[Wikipedia:Dune II|Wikipedia]] [https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=355 LemonAmiga]

|-id="LHX_attack_chopper"
| [[Image:LHXAttackChopper.PNG|150px|LHX Attack Chopper]] || [[rough copy]]
|| '''''LHX Attack Chopper''''' is a 1990 war helicopter PC simulation game by Electronic Arts. The game was developed by Brent Iverson, a retired U.S. Army soldier. The game was originally for PC-DOS, but versions for other platforms, such as the Mega Drive/Genesis, were also made thereafter. The game had two attack helicopters, as well as two cargo helicopters. It had three different mission scenarios: Libya, Vietnam and East Germany. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/lhx-attack-chopper/ MobyGames] [[Wikipedia:LHX Attack Chopper|Wikipedia]]

|-id="threeDFX_drivers"
| [[Image:3dfx drivers.PNG|150px|3DFX drivers]] || [[DNA Evidence]]
|| '''''3dfx''''' was a maker of [[wikipedia:graphics processing units|graphics processing units]] and [[wikipedia:graphics cards|graphics cards]]. It was founded in 1994. In 1996, it released the popular Voodoo Graphics chip, which was originally only sold to manufacturers but soon found its way to home PCs. However, the success of the company started to wane by the end of the decade, and in 2000 the company filed for bankruptcy. It was later bought out by [[Wikipedia:NVIDIA|NVIDIA]], another graphics card company. || [[Wikipedia:3dfx|Wikipedia]]

|-id="dark_seed"
| [[Image:Floppy more armies.PNG|150px|Dark Seed]] || [[more armies]]
|| '''''Dark Seed''''' is an adventure game developed and published by Cyberdreams in 1992. Originally released for DOS, it was later ported to many other computer platforms. Players control Mike Dawson, a writer who has recently purchased an old mansion in a small town. He dreams that an alien machine has implanted a "dark" seed into his skull, leaving him three days to solve the town's mystery before seed erupts. Dark Seed is notable for its impressive graphics with monsters designed by H.R. Giger of Alien fame but also for buggy programming and frustrating difficulty. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/dark-seed MobyGames] [[Wikipedia:Dark Seed (computer game)|Wikipedia]]
[https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=304 LemonAmiga]

|-id="rise_of_the_triad"
| [[Image:Rise of the triad.PNG|150px|Rise of the Triad]] || [[the paper]]
|| '''''Rise of the Triad: Dark War''''' is a first-person shooter video game that was first released for MS-DOS on February 17, 1995. It was developed by Apogee Software (now known as [[3D Realms]]). The shareware version, which contains ten original levels, is titled '''''Rise of the Triad: The HUNT Begins.''''' The plot involves a team of special operatives, known as the H.U.N.T. (High-risk United Nations Task-force), that must stop a cult planning to destroy Los Angeles. Each of the five characters has unique attributes, and the eleven weapons in the game range from an ordinary pistol to a highly destructive "Firebomb". || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/rise-of-the-triad-dark-war/ MobyGames] [[Wikipedia:Rise of the Triad|Wikipedia]]

|-id="the_colonel.27s_bequest"
| [[Image:Colonel's bequest floppy.PNG|150px|The Colonel's Bequest]] || [[the paper]]
| '''''The Colonel's Bequest''''' is a computer game published by Sierra On-Line in 1989 for Amiga, Atari ST, and MS-DOS. It was a graphic and text adventure game that was the first of the short-lived "Laura Bow Mysteries" series created by Roberta Williams. The game is set in the 1920s and involves a family gathering in which there are both potential suspects and victims of a murder. Laura Bow, the game's main character, must solve this mystery by discovering information about the characters' backgrounds and relationships. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/colonels-bequest/ MobyGames] [[Wikipedia:The Colonel's Bequest|Wikipedia]] [https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=1273 LemonAmiga]

|-id="floppy_logo"
| [[Image:Logo floppy disk.PNG|150px|Logo]] || [[the paper]]
| '''''Logo''''' is a programming language that was created for educational use. It is heavily based upon the [[Wikipedia:Lisp (programming language)|Lisp]] programming language. Logo was created in 1967 at [[Wikipedia:BBN|BBN]], a Cambridge, Massachusetts research firm, by Wally Feurzeig and Seymour Papert. It was originally used to make a small robot called the "Turtle" move around according to commands. Later, when the language came to computers, a turtle was used as the cursor. Today there are over 170 implementations and dialects of Logo. || [[Wikipedia:Logo (programming language)|Wikipedia]]

|-id="ancient_art_of_war"
| [[Image:Ancient art of war floppy.png|150px|The Ancient Art of War]] || [[concert]]
| '''''The Ancient Art of War''''' is a computer game published in 1984 by Brøderbund for the Apple IIe, Macintosh, TRS-80 and DOS. It was a war strategy game in which the player fights battles in a selection of campaigns using squads consisting of combinations of Knights, Archers and Barbarians. Each campaign is contested against a different historical military figure. The hardest enemy is Sun Tzu, whose classic military treatise ''The Art of War'' gives its name to the game. The game is considered one of the first real-time strategy games. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/ancient-art-of-war/ MobyGames] [[Wikipedia:The Ancient Art of War|Wikipedia]]

|-id="SWOTL"
| [[Image:SWOTL floppy.PNG|150px|Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe]] || [[original]]
| '''''Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe''''' (abbreviated '''''SWOTL''''') is a DOS computer game published by LucasArts. This first-person flight simulation game allowed the user to fly World War II missions over Europe for either side. The user's character gained experience and access to different aircraft with each successful mission. Several of the missions involve supporting or destroying V2 rocket launch sites, which were among the secret weapons of the German air force (or Luftwaffe). LucasArts later produced a sequel named ''Secret Weapons Over Normandy'', though it bears little similarity in terms of gameplay. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/secret-weapons-of-the-luftwaffe MobyGames] [[Wikipedia:Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe|Wikipedia]]

|-id="D"
| [[Image:D floppy disk.png|150px|D]] || [[pizza joint]]
| '''''D''''' is a survival horror/puzzle game released in 1995 by WARP for the Sega Saturn, Sony PlayStation, 3DO, and PC. The game stars Laura Harris, whose father, a respected doctor, has suddenly and inexplicably gone on a killing spree. It is the first in the D series of games. Although its CGI visuals were impressive for its time, it failed to make much of an impact in the US due to the fact you couldn't save your game or pause during the 2 hours that the game forces you to complete it under. The game is sometimes erroneously referred to as "D's Diner", due to a mistranslation. The Japanese title for the game, "Dī no Shokutaku", literally translates to "D's Dining Table". || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/d/ MobyGames] [[Wikipedia:D (video game)|Wikipedia]]

|-id="heart_of_china"
| [[Image:Heart of china floppy.png|150px|Heart of China]] || [[slumber party]]
| '''''Heart of China''''' is an adventure game released in 1991 by Dynamix for the Amiga, DOS and Macintosh. The game stars Jake "Lucky" Master as he rescues nurse Kate Lomax from a Warlord. Heart of China featured multiple endings, and portions of the game were played from the perpective of different characters. Heart of China also featured two arcade-style action sequences. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/heart-of-china/ MobyGames] [[Wikipedia:Heart of China|Wikipedia]]
[https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=491/ Lemon64]

|-id="ballistix"
| [[Image:Ballistix.png|150px|Ballistix]] || [[business trip]]
| '''''Ballistix''''' is an arcade-style game released in 1989 by Psygnosis for the Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, TurboGrafx-16, and DOS. It involves manipulating a ball in order to score a goal against an opponent. By launching balls at correct angles, you can control the movements of the main ball. Gravity and friction are factors in the game, and there are also obstacles to avoid. It features one-player and two-player modes. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/ballistix/ MobyGames] [[Wikipedia:Ballistix|Wikipedia]]
[https://www.lemon64.com/game/ballistix Lemon64] [https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=114 LemonAmiga]

|-id="gamma_force"
| [[Image:gammaforcefloppy.png|150px|Gamma Force]] || [[environment]]
| '''''Gamma Force (in Pit of a Thousand Screams)''''' is a visual novel released in 1988 by Infocom for the Commodore 64 and DOS. In a dangerous world, individual superheroes are not enough. Even the best of them - a humanoid made of flame, an elf princess with a mean bow, and a musclebound waterbeast - can't do it all themselves. When they come together, they are the Gamma Force. Can anybody stop them? || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/gamma-force-in-pit-of-a-thousand-screams/ MobyGames]
[https://www.lemon64.com/game/gamma-force Lemon64]

|-id="four-D_boxing"
| [[Image:4-D boxing floppy.png|150px|4-D Boxing]] || [[winter pool]]
| '''''4-D Sports Boxing''''' is a boxing simulation game released in 1991 by Mindscape for the Amiga, Atari ST, DOS, and Macintosh. It aims to emulate the sport with great realism. Its 3-D graphics were very detailed for the time, but it included a stick figure mode for less powerful machines that couldn't support such graphics. Players can create their own boxer and choose between attributes of speed, power, and stamina. Opponents become increasingly difficult as the game progresses. Different tactics such as dodging and counter-attacking can be used to defeat these opponents. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/4-d-boxing/ MobyGames] [[Wikipedia:4D Sports Boxing|Wikipedia]] [https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=10 LemonAmiga]

|-id="monkey_island"
| [[Image:monkey island floppy.png|150px|Monkey Island]] || [[pet show]]
|| '''''Monkey Island''''' is the collective name given to a series of six graphical adventure games produced and published by LucasArts, [[Telltale Games]] (for the fifth game) and Devolver Digital (for the sixth game). The games follow the misadventures of the hapless Guybrush Threepwood as he struggles to become the most notorious pirate in the Caribbean, defeat the plans of the evil undead pirate LeChuck and win the heart of governor Elaine Marley. Each game's plot usually involves the mysterious Monkey Island and its impenetrable secrets.|| [[Wikipedia:Monkey Island (series)|Wikipedia]] [https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=935 LemonAmiga]

|-id="return_to_zork"
| [[Image:Return to zork floppy.png|150px|Return to Zork]] || [[licensed]]
|| '''''Return to Zork''''' is a 1993 adventure game in the Zork series for the PC and Apple Macintosh. It was developed by Activision and was the final Zork game to be published under the Infocom label. Unlike the previous games in the Zork franchise, which were text adventures, Return to Zork takes place from a first-person perspective and makes use of video-captured actors as well as detailed graphics; a point-and-click interface replaced the text parser for the first time in a Zork game. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/return-to-zork MobyGames] [[Wikipedia:Return to Zork|Wikipedia]]

|-id="relentless"
| [[Image:relentless floppy.png|150px|Relentless]] || [[shapeshifter]]
|| '''''Relentless''''' is a PC adventure game made by Adeline Software International and first released at the end of 1994. It was released in Europe as Little Big Adventure. The name of the game is an oxymoron. Little Big Adventure is viewed from a pseudo 3D isometric perspective (the game field is rotated 45 degrees). All characters and vehicles in the game, including some props in the world, are real 3D polygon-based objects, allowing for full rotation and movement abilities. || [[Wikipedia:Little Big Adventure|Wikipedia]]

|-id="mutant_league_football"
| [[Image:Floppy_rated.png|150px|Mutant League Football]] || [[rated]]
|| '''''Mutant League Football''''' was a game developed by Electronic Arts and released for the Sega Genesis in 1993. The game takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where conventional warfare has largely been replaced by an extremely violent version of American football. The players can play on football teams composed of aliens, skeletons, robots, trolls, and super-humans while dodging obstacles such as fire pits, landmines, and holes in the ground that send the players into outer space. || [[Wikipedia:Mutant League Football|Wikipedia]]

|-id="flashback"
| [[Image:flashback floppy.png|150px|Flashback]] || [[your edge]]
|| '''''Flashback: The Quest for Identity''''' is an action platformer made by Delphine Software in 1992 for the Amiga, and later ported to several other computer platforms and home consoles, making it one of the most widely available games in existence. Players control Conrad Hart, an agent who is working to uncover a conspiracy involving aliens who are posing as humans in society. Similar to the previously mentioned ''Out of this World'', also by Delphine, character animation is rotoscoped to look extremely fluid. Gameplay is very similar to ''Prince of Persia'', but with firearms. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/flashback-the-quest-for-identity MobyGames] [[Wikipedia:Flashback (computer game)|Wikipedia]]
[https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=414 LemonAmiga]

|-id="rama"
| [[Image:rama floppy.png|150px|Rama]] || [[magic trick]]
|| '''''Rama''''' is a puzzle-heavy first-person adventure game developed and published by Sierra Entertainment in 1996 for Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh. Made in collaboration with the authors, it is an adaptation of Arthur C. Clark and Gentry Lee's novel ''Rama II'', and shipped exclusively on three CD-ROM discs. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/rama MobyGames] [[Wikipedia:Rama (video game)|Wikipedia]]

|-id="edgarware"
| [[Image:edgarware.PNG]] || [[Strong Badia the Free]]
|| First mentioned in [[virus]], Strong Bad has a complete suite of '''''[[Edgar#Edgarware|Edgarware]]''''' software that includes "anti-spam, anti-virus, anti-malware, anti-mail, anti-productivity, and antidisestablishmentarianism software." The floppy disks themselves seem to keep the "P. Quest" label from [[Homestar Ruiner]]. ||

|-id="duck_pond"
| [[Image:duck pond floppy.png|150px|Duck Pond]] || [[email thunder]]
|| '''''[[Duck Pond]]''''' is a duck pond simulator that debuted in the Strong Bad Email [[duck pond]]. The [[Atari 2600]] version of the game was [[Videlectrix]]'s retroactive debut. ||

|-id="megarace"
| [[File:mega race floppy.png|150px|Mega Race]] || [[hremail 3184]]
|| '''''MegaRace''''' was a racing game created by Cryo Interactive in 1994 for MS-DOS, the Sega CD, and the 3DO. Hosted by Lance Boyle, it features virtual reality racing, using various futuristic race cars and tracks. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sega-cd/megarace MobyGames] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/home/565167.html GameFAQs] [[Wikipedia:MegaRace|Wikipedia]]

|-id="eden"
| [[Image:edenfloppy.PNG|150px|Eden]] || [[April Fool 2014]]
|| The name "Eden" is ambiguous, as there are a number of old games with the word in the title. These include: '''''[[Wikipedia:Return to Eden (game)|Return to Eden]]''''' (an interactive science-fiction game for the Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64 and the ZX Spectrum), '''''Eden Blues''''' (an action game for the Amstrad CPC, Atari ST and IBM PC), '''''{{w|Amazon: Guardians of Eden}}''''' (a point-and-click adventure game for DOS) and '''''{{w|Lost Eden}}''''' (a first-person perspective adventure for DOS). ||

|-id="level_10"
| [[File:Floppy_level10.png|150px|Level 10]] || [[sbemail 206]]
|| "[[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 10|Level 10]]" very likely refers to [[Stinkoman 20X6]], whose [[Development of Stinkoman 20X6 Level 10|tenth level had not been released]] and was considered {{w|vaporware}} at the time of this floppy disk in 2015; the ninth level had been released over 9 years earlier, in 2005. Level 10 was finally released after 15 years in 2020. ||

|-id="icon"
| [[File:Floppy_Icon.png|150px|Icon Quest for the Ring]] || [[the next april fools thing]]
|| '''''Icon: Quest for the Ring''''' is a 1984 game for DOS by Macrocom. Based on the opera Ring of the Nibelungen (itself based on tales from the Norse mythology), ICON: Quest for the Ring is a "dungeon crawler" along the lines of Temple of Apshai, but with fully action-based combat, making it to one of the earliest action RPGs. The player navigates the hero through top-down environments heavily populated by hostile creatures. Standing near the enemy and pressing the attack button will make the protagonist swing the equipped melee weapon; ranged attacks require an additional directional key to execute. || [https://www.mobygames.com/game/icon-quest-for-the-ring MobyGames]

|-id="three_stooges"
| [[File:therestoogesbetter.PNG|150px|Three Stooges]] || {{postref|1329989081867104260|20|Nov|2020}}
||'''''The Three Stooges''''' is a minigame collection originally released by {{wp|Cinemaware}} in 1987 for the Amiga, and later ported to other consoles, including the Commodore 64, NES, and MS-DOS. Based on [[The Three Stooges|the comedy trio of the same name]], it follows the attempts of Moe, Larry, and Curly to raise money to save an orphanage from being foreclosed by taking on various odd jobs in minigames based after the Stooges' films. The game was praised by critics for its graphics, sound, and humor, but criticized for its shallow and repetitive gameplay.|| {{w|The Three Stooges (video game)|Wikipedia}} [https://www.lemon64.com/game/three-stooges Lemon64] [https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=1241 LemonAmiga]

|-id="trogdor_financin'"
| [[File:trogfinace.PNG|150px|Trogdor Financin']] || [[Talkin' Strong Bad Plush Doll Commercial]]
||'''''Trogdor Financin' '''''is written on the front of a 5.25" floppy disk. Details of the program are unknown, beyond the fact that it presumably involves [[Trogdor]]. ||

|-id="vampire's_castle"
| [[File:FloppyVapire'sCastle.png|150px|Vampire's Castle]] || [[Disk 4 of 12 - Vampire's Castle]]
||'''''Vampire's Castle''''' is a 1984 game for DOS. It is a short adventure game where the titular vampire's castle must be explored to uncover "concealed goals" and ultimately kill the vampire before midnight. Descriptions in the game are bare, and there are few actions that can be performed. In [[video games#Commentary Transcript|the commentary]] for [[video games]], The Brothers Chaps mention it as an influence on [[Thy Dungeonman]], a fact corroborated in-universe when Strong Bad declares it was "definitely" Videlectrix's inspiration for the Thy Dungeonman game.|| [https://www.mobygames.com/game/vampires-castle-adventure MobyGames]

|-id="magic_carpet"
| [[File:FloppyMagicCarpet.png|150px|Magic Carpet]] || [[Back To A Website]]
||'''''Magic Carpet''''' is a 1994 DOS game. It is an early 3D flight game where the player takes control of an apprentice wizard who must restore mana balance to the world by flying on the titular carpet. The player must cast spells to defeat enemies and gather mana orbs while clashing with rival wizards on their own carpets.|| {{w|Magic Carpet (video game)|Wikipedia}} [https://www.mobygames.com/game/361/magic-carpet/ MobyGames]

|-id="rise_of_the_robots"
| [[File:floppy robots.png|150px|Magic Carpet]] || [[robots]]
||'''''Rise of the Robots''''' is a fighting game released for Amiga, DOS, and SNES in 1994 with other versions following in 1995. In the signle player mode, the player controls ECO35-2, a cyborg with a human brain who takes on robots made by the megacorporation Electrocorp which have been infected with a computer virus. It was notable for its massive hype campaign, which promised cutting edge pre-rendered 3D graphics, advanced A.I. which would keep track of which moves you used, and a soundtrack by Brian May (which failed to materialize due to problems with the record company). Upon its release, it was criticized for choppy animation, limited choice in moves and character selection, and simplistic gameplay which can be cleared with one move.|| {{w|Rise of the Robots|Wikipedia}} [https://www.lemonamiga.com/game/rise-of-the-robots LemonAmiga]
|}

==See Also==
*[[Strong Bad's Disk 4 of 12]]
*[[Numbered Disks]]
*[[Couch Mumbling]]

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|- style="font-size:smaller;"
!style=width:8%;background:#DDF| '''Info'''
| [[Strong Bad Email By Title|Email Titles]] | [[Strong Bad Email By Name of Sender|Sender's Name]] | [[Strong Bad Email By Place|Sender's Location]] | [[Strong Bad Email By Length|Email Lengths]] | [[Strong Bad Email By Greeting|Email Greetings]] | [[Strong Bad Email By Closing|Email Closings]] | [[Strong Bad Email Release Dates|Email Release Dates]] | [[Strong Bad Email Intros|Email Intros]] | [[Strong Bad Email Outros|Email Outros]] | [[Strong Bad Email Page Titles|Page Titles]] | [[Strong Bad Email Statistics|Statistics]] | [[Strong Bad Email Menu|Menu]] | [[Scroll Button Songs]] | [[Items#Strong Bad's Computers|Computers]] | [[Floppy Disk Container]] | [[Strong Bad Email Sender's Subject|Subjects]] | [[Strong Bad Email Spin-offs|Spin-offs]] | [[Irregular Back Links]] | [[Poorly Written Emails]] | [[Emails That Meet Strong Bad's Approval]] | [[Emails Taken in a Different Direction]] 

|- style="font-size:smaller;"
!style=background:#DDF| '''[[Tandy 400]]'''
| [[some kinda robot]] | [[homsar]] | [[butt IQ]] | [[homestar hair]] | [[making out]] | [[depressio]] | [[halloweener]] | [[brianrietta]] | [[i love you]] | [[trevor the vampire]] | [[i rule]] | [[credit card]] | [[i she be]] | [[duck pond]] | [[the basics]] | [[band names]] | [[studying]] | [[stand-up]] | [[tape-leg]] | [[spring cleaning]] | [[cartoon]] | [[sb_email 22]] | [[little animal]] | [[the bird]] | [[super powers]] | [[CGNU]] | [[3 wishes]] | [[1 step ahead]] | [[superhero name]] | [[12:00]] | [[sugarbob]] | [[flag day]] | [[gimmicks]] | [[weird dream]] | [[sisters]] | [[guitar]] | [[dullard]] | [[helium]] | [[property of ones]] | [[vacation]] 

|- style="font-size:smaller;"
!style=background:#DDF| '''[[Compy 386]]'''
| [[invisibility]] | [[action figure]] | [[little questions]] | [[lures & jigs]] | [[techno]] | [[your friends]] | [[new hands]] | [[ghosts]] | [[theme party]] | [[50 emails]] | [[website]] | [[island]] | [[comic]] | [[morning routine]] | [[cheat talk]] | [[current status]] | [[japanese cartoon]] | [[dragon]] | [[marzipan]] | [[huttah!]] | [[monster truck]] | [[interview]] | [[fingers]] | [[english paper]] | [[unused emails]] | [[the show]] | [[autobiography]] | [[caper]] | [[personal favorites]] | [[big white face]] | [[2 emails]] | [[crazy cartoon]] | [[mascot]] | [[privileges]] | [[funny]] | [[sibbie]] | [[suntan]] | [[anything]] | [[the process]] | [[stunt double]] | [[date]] | [[impression]] | [[labor day]] | [[kids' book]] | [[2 years]] | [[no loafing]] | [[mile]] | [[couch patch]] | [[local news]] | [[colonization]] | [[caffeine]] | [[kind of cool]] | [[army]] | [[video games]] | [[the bet]] | [[lackey]] | [[monument]] | [[stupid stuff]] | [[different town]] | [[flashback]] | [[car]] | [[lunch special]] | [[haircut]] | [[theme park]] | [[replacement]] | [[dangeresque 3]] | [[cheatday]] | [[pom pom]] | [[crying]] | [[for kids]] | [[other days]] | [[old comics]] | [[pizzaz]] | [[the facts]] | [[time capsule]] | [[extra plug]] | [[montage]] | [[virus]]

|- style="font-size:smaller;"
!style=background:#DDF| '''[[Lappy 486]]'''
| [[animal]] | [[radio]] | [[part-time job]] | [[dreamail]] | [[origins]] | [[secret recipes]] | [[rock opera]] | [[best thing]] | [[long pants]] | [[rampage]] | [[garage sale]] | [[do over]] | [[boring (really)]] | [[modeling]] | [[bottom 10]] | [[record book]] | [[lady...ing]] | [[geddup noise]] | [[bedtime story]] | [[space program]] | [[portrait]] | [[high school]] | [[death metal]] | [[secret identity]] | [[technology]] | [[narrator]] | [[myths & legends]] | [[pop-up]] | [[lady fan]] | [[disconnected]] | [[candy product]] | [[alternate universe]] | [[senior prom]] | [[isp]] | [[redesign]] | [[keep cool]] | [[theme song]] | [[road trip]] | [[trading cards]] | [[cliffhangers]] | [[retirement]] | [[coloring]] | [[4 branches]] | [[the chair]] | [[what i want]] | [[looking old]] | [[strong badathlon]] | [[unnatural]] | [[the movies]] | [[your funeral]] | [[from work]] | [[rough copy]] | [[underlings]] | [[more armies]] | [[the paper]] | [[mini-golf]] | [[concert]] | [[hygiene]] | [[original]] | [[bike thief]] | [[pizza joint]] | [[slumber party]] | [[web comics]] | [[business trip]] | [[yes, wrestling]] | [[diorama]] | [[nightlife]] | [[environment]] | [[winter pool]] | [[fan club]] | [[pet show]] | [[licensed]] | [[buried]] | [[shapeshifter]] | [[rated]] | [[specially marked]] | [[love poems]] | [[hiding]] | [[your edge]] | [[magic trick]] | [[being mean]] | [[email thunder]] | [[hremail 3184]]

|- style="font-size:smaller;"
!style=background:#DDF| '''[[Corpy NT6]]'''
| [[imaginary]]

|- style="font-size:smaller;"
!style=background:#DDF| '''[[Compé]]'''
| [[independent]] | [[dictionary]] | [[videography]]

|- style="font-size:smaller;"
!style=background:#DDF| '''[[Lappier]]'''
| [[sbemail 206]] | [[too cool]] | [[the next april fools thing]] | [[parenting]] | [[robots]]

|- style="font-size:smaller;"
!style=background:#DDF| '''[[strongbad_email.exe|Bonus]]'''
| [[Greeting Cards]] | [[E-mail Birds]] | [[Videro Games]] | [[Family Resemblence]] | [[Real-Live E-Mails]] | [[Accent]] | [[Comic Book Movie]]
|}<noinclude>[[Category:Strong Bad Navigation Templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]</noinclude>

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<div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:202px;"><div class="hovul" style="font-size:smaller;border-bottom:1px #CCC solid;margin-bottom:4px;padding-bottom:4px">[[hr:sbemails|Strong Bad Email menu]]</div>[[File:LappierEmail.png|200px|Strong Bad checks his email.]]<div style="padding-top:4px">Strong Bad checks his email.</div></div></div>
'''Strong Bad Email''' (frequently abbreviated as '''sbemail''') is a feature in which [[Strong Bad]] answers an email sent by a real-world fan. Arguably the most recognizable feature of [[homestarrunner.com|the site]], it is [[First Time Here?|occasionally joked]] that its success has led to Strong Bad becoming the most popular character in the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] series {{--}} even surpassing [[Homestar Runner]] himself.

A typical email opens with Strong Bad humorously mocking [[Poorly Written Emails|the spelling and grammar of the sender]], then transitioning to an anecdote or scheme related to a question asked by the email, concluding with Strong Bad returning to his computer to finalize his typed response. Strong Bad Emails include numerous [[Easter egg]]s and other hidden material, often found at the ending screen; many feature satirical views of aspects of popular culture such as [[japanese cartoon|Japanese cartoons]], [[video games]], and [[theme song|TV show theme songs]]. Originally introduced in 2001 as a small feature with brief animations, the responses gradually expanded in scope to establish numerous [[inside jokes]], [[running gags]], and [[catch phrases]]. Full-fledged [[Strong Bad Email spin-offs]] include [[Trogdor]], [[Teen Girl Squad]], [[20X6]], [[Strong Badia]], [[Hremails]], the secondary character [[Senor Cardgage]], and even main character [[Homsar]].

Strong Bad Email had historically been the most frequently updated feature of [[homestarrunner.com]], with a new email being added to [[Strong Bad Email Menu|the menu]] most Mondays from [[2002]] through [[2008]]. The pace of releases slowed after [[email thunder|the 200th email]] in September 2008. Creative duo [[the Brothers Chaps]] took a self-imposed break at the bicentennial, returning to sbemail production in late 2009. Soon after this, Homestar Runner entered into an extended [[hiatus]] from 2010 through 2014; nowadays, as the site is updated irregularly, multi-year gaps are now common between sbemails and a new one is typically prompted by a special event or circumstance. The [[social media]] account [[@StrongBadActual]] has since become the main format for the character to respond to and otherwise interact with fans.

==Strong Bad Emails==


===[[Lappier]] Era===
''(April 2015 {{-}} present)'' 
<blockquote class="lappy email menu">
<table class="emaillinks">
<autocolumn cols="3" width="33%">
210 - [[robots]] 
209 - [[parenting]] 
208 - [[the next april fools thing]] 
207 - [[too cool]] 
206 - [[sbemail 206]] 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
</autocolumn>
</table>
</blockquote>

===[[Compé]] Era===
''(August 2009 {{-}} October 2009)'' 
<blockquote class="compe email menu" style="background:url(/images/thumb/e/e3/compeBackCatalog.png/800px-compeBackCatalog.png) no-repeat bottom;">
<table class="emaillinks">
<autocolumn cols="3" width="33%">
205. [[videography]] 
204. [[dictionary]] 
203. [[independent]] 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
</autocolumn>
</table>
<div class="overlay"></div>
</blockquote>

===[[Corpy NT6]] Transition===
''(July 2009)''
<blockquote class="corpy email menu">
<div id="subject">Corpy Remote Work Email - NO PERSONAL EMAILS!</div>
<table class="emaillinks">
<autocolumn cols="3" width="33%">
202. [[imaginary]] 
</autocolumn>
</table>
<div style="padding: 0.2em;background:#08089C"></div>
</blockquote>

===[[Lappy 486]] Era===
''(November 2004 {{-}} June 2009)''
<blockquote class="lappy email menu">
<div>subject: sb_email menu</div>
<table class="emaillinks">
<autocolumn cols="3" width="33%">
201. [[hremail 3184]] 
200. [[email thunder]] 
199. [[being mean]] 
198. [[magic trick]] 
197. [[your edge]] 
196. [[hiding]] 
195. [[love poems]] 
194. [[specially marked]] 
193. [[rated]] 
192. [[shapeshifter]] 
191. [[buried]] 
190. [[licensed]] 
189. [[pet show]] 
188. [[fan club]] 
187. [[winter pool]] 
186. [[environment]] 
185. [[nightlife]] 
184. [[diorama]] 
183. [[yes, wrestling]] 
182. [[business trip]] 
181. [[web comics]] 
180. [[slumber party]] 
179. [[pizza joint]] 
178. [[bike thief]] 
177. [[original]] 
176. [[hygiene]] 
175. [[concert]] 
174. [[mini-golf]] 
173. [[the paper]] 
172. [[more armies]] 
171. [[underlings]] 
170. [[rough copy]] 
169. [[from work]] 
168. [[your funeral]] 
167. [[the movies]] 
166. [[unnatural]] 
165. [[strong badathlon]] 
164. [[looking old]] 
163. [[what i want]] 
162. [[the chair]] 
161. [[4 branches]] 
160. [[coloring]] 
159. [[retirement]] 
158. [[cliffhangers]] 
157. [[trading cards]] 
156. [[road trip]] 
155. [[theme song]] 
154. [[keep cool]] 
153. [[redesign]] 
152. [[isp]] 
151. [[senior prom]] 
150. [[alternate universe]] 
149. [[candy product]] 
148. [[disconnected]] 
147. [[lady fan]] 
146. [[pop-up]] 
145. [[myths & legends]] 
144. [[narrator]] 
143. [[technology]] 
142. [[secret identity]] 
141. [[death metal]] 
140. [[high school]] 
139. [[portrait]] 
138. [[space program]] 
137. [[bedtime story]] 
136. [[geddup noise]] 
135. [[lady...ing]] 
134. [[record book]] 
133. [[bottom 10]] 
132. [[modeling]] 
131. [[boring (really)]] 
130. [[do over]] 
129. [[garage sale]] 
128. [[rampage]] 
127. [[long pants]] 
126. [[best thing]] 
125. [[rock opera]] 
124. [[secret recipes]] 
123. [[origins]] 
122. [[dreamail]] 
121. [[part-time job]] 
120. [[radio]] 
119. [[animal]] 
</autocolumn>
</table>
</blockquote>

===[[Compy 386]] Era===
''(September 2002 {{-}} November 2004)''

<blockquote class="compy email menu">Volume in drive C: has no label 
Directory of C:\sbemail\updated somedays 
<table class="emaillinks">
<autocolumn cols="3" width="33%">
118. [[virus]] 
117. [[montage]] 
116. [[extra plug]] 
115. [[time capsule]] 
114. [[the facts]] 
113. [[pizzaz]] 
112. [[old comics]] 
111. [[other days]] 
110. [[for kids]] 
109. [[crying]] 
108. [[pom pom]] 
107. [[cheatday]] 
106. [[dangeresque 3]] 
105. [[replacement]] 
104. [[theme park]] 
103. [[haircut]] 
102. [[lunch special]] 
101. [[car]] 
100. [[flashback]] 
99. [[different town]] 
98. [[stupid stuff]] 
97. [[monument]] 
96. [[lackey]] 
95. [[the bet]] 
94. [[video games]] 
93. [[army]] 
92. [[kind of cool]] 
91. [[caffeine]] 
90. [[colonization]] 
89. [[local news]] 
88. [[couch patch]] 
87. [[mile]] 
86. [[no loafing]] 
85. [[2 years]] 
84. [[kids' book]] 
83. [[labor day]] 
82. [[impression]] 
81. [[date]] 
80. [[stunt double]] 
79. [[the process]] 
78. [[anything]] 
77. [[suntan]] 
76. [[sibbie]] 
75. [[funny]] 
74. [[privileges]] 
73. [[mascot]] 
72. [[crazy cartoon]] 
71. [[2 emails]] 
70. [[big white face]] 
69. [[personal favorites]] 
68. [[caper]] 
67. [[autobiography]] 
66. [[the show]] 
65. [[unused emails]] 
64. [[english paper]] 
63. [[fingers]] 
62. [[interview]] 
61. [[monster truck]] 
60. [[huttah!]] 
59. [[marzipan]] 
58. [[dragon]] 
57. [[japanese cartoon]] 
56. [[current status]] 
55. [[cheat talk]] 
54. [[morning routine]] 
53. [[comic]] 
52. [[island]] 
51. [[website]] 
50. [[50 emails]] 
49. [[theme party]] 
48. [[ghosts]] 
47. [[new hands]] 
46. [[your friends]] 
45. [[techno]] 
44. [[lures & jigs]] 
43. [[little questions]] 
42. [[action figure]] 
41. [[invisibility]] 
</autocolumn>
</table>
</blockquote>

===[[Tandy 400]] Era===
''(August 2001 {{-}} September 2002)''
<blockquote class="tandy email menu">
<div style="border:none;background:none;text-align:center;padding-left:17%"> FILENAME  - updated mondays</div>
<table class="emailgreenlinks">
<autocolumn cols="3" width="33%">
40. [[vacation]] 
39. [[property of ones]] 
38. [[helium]] 
37. [[dullard]] 
36. [[guitar]] 
35. [[sisters]] 
34. [[weird dream]] 
33. [[gimmicks]] 
32. [[flag day]] 
31. [[sugarbob]] 
30. [[12:00]] 
29. [[superhero name]] 
28. [[1 step ahead]] 
27. [[3 wishes]] 
26. [[CGNU]] 
25. [[super powers]] 
24. [[the bird]] 
23. [[little animal]] 
22. [[sb_email 22]] 
21. [[cartoon]] 
20. [[spring cleaning]] 
19. [[tape-leg]] 
18. [[stand-up]] 
17. [[studying]] 
16. [[band names]] 
15. [[the basics]] 
14. [[duck pond]] 
13. [[i she be]] 
12. [[credit card]] 
11. [[i rule]] 
10. [[trevor the vampire]] 
9. [[i love you]] 
8. [[brianrietta]] 
7. [[halloweener]] 
6. [[depressio]] 
5. [[making out]] 
4. [[homestar hair]] 
3. [[butt IQ]] 
2. [[homsar]] 
1. [[some kinda robot]]
</autocolumn>
</table>
</blockquote>

== History ==
:''See also [[Timeline of Homestar Runner]], [[Strong Bad#Character Design and Conception|Strong Bad Character Design and Conception]]''

[[Strong Bad]] is one of the oldest [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] characters, created alongside [[Homestar Runner|the title character]] for ''[[Original Book|The Homestar Runner Enters the Strongest Man in the World Contest]]'' in 1996. Though created as an antagonist, [[the Brothers Chaps]] were realizing that he was "probably the most interesting character" as early as the release of [[A Jumping Jack Contest]] in 2000;{{ref|1}} his humorous villainy and [[Strong Bad Losing His Edge|ultimately mild insults]] swiftly led to him becoming became a fan favorite and [[TVTropes:Main/BreakoutCharacter|breakout character]] as well.{{ref|1}}{{ref|2}} Also around this time, the brothers were exploring the narrative potential of the characters in toons like [[A Jorb Well Done]] and new series formats like [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 1.0|Marzipan's Answering Machine]].{{ref|2}} This led to the Chaps deciding to give Strong Bad "his own little feature": answering emails from fans.{{ref|27}}

===The first sbemails (2001)===
[[File:sbemail1.PNG|thumb|The first Strong Bad Email toon was [[some kinda robot]], released August 22, 2001.]]
An [[email]] address to contact the Chaps was listed on the site from its earliest days (it would be removed in late 2015). As of a few months before the launch of Strong Bad's email account, the brothers were typically receiving "five or ten mails a day" from fans;{{ref|3}} one such fan had been [[Abdi LaRue]]. Requiring an email for Strong Bad to reply to, the Brothers Chaps reached out to LaRue: informing them of Strong Bad's then-new email address and suggesting they send him an email.{{ref|4}} Abdi's email (inquiring if Strong Bad takes off his mask and boxing gloves when sleeping) was answered August 22, 2001 in the first Strong Bad Email: [[some kinda robot]].

<blockquote>'''THE BROTHERS CHAPS:''' Strong Bad Emails were meant to be a really short thing to occupy the space between our longer cartoons. But they ended up turning Strong Bad into one of the most interesting characters.{{ref|5}}</blockquote>

The original idea had been to write a reply from Strong Bad to every email he received, with one selected each week that would be voiced, animated, and posted on the website; this plan was almost immediately abandoned,{{ref|7}}{{ref|8}} with the volume of responses (fifteen emails a day) immediately recognized as too much to deal with.{{ref|7}} Even emails that were selected would not receive a reply, with the sender only realizing they'd been chosen upon viewing the resultant toon.

Sbemails were initially envisioned as a simple and short feature,{{ref|5}} in the manner of a farcical {{w|advice column}}.{{ref|6}} Early sbemails typically ran for a minute or less, and frequently would only feature Strong Bad typing at his computer. At this point, both brothers still had full-time jobs{{ref|2}}{{ref|8}} and lived in different states ([[Mike]] in Georgia, [[Matt]] in New York),{{ref|2}}{{ref|3}} necessitating a split production. Mike, who worked freelance and had more free time,{{ref|2}}{{ref|3}} would animate while Matt provided voices; writing duties were shared between the two.{{ref|3}} Some early entries had no script, with Matt simply reading through then riffing on a fan's email and sending the resultant audio file to Mike for animation.{{ref|6}}{{ref|9}}{{ref|10}}

Sbemails, much like the rest of [[HomestarRunner.com]], were not being updated on a set schedule at this point: they were released on varying days of the week, usually with over a week elapsing between them. A total of seven email toons were released in [[2001]].

===Weekly schedule (2002{{-}}2008)===
<blockquote>'''MATT CHAPMAN:''' I'd been living in New York, and then I moved back [to Georgia] and we decided "Hey, let's start doing something every week." We'd done a few Strong Bad Emails at that point, but we decided "that's the easiest thing we could do. We could do one of those a week." So that was 2002 {{--}} I feel like just the weekly updating of Strong Bad Emails was really when [the site's popularity] started to go crazy.{{ref|11}}</blockquote>

[[Image:sbemail45.PNG|thumb|left|[[techno]] (released in 2002) was a particularly popular entry among the early emails.]]
[[2002]] was a significant year for Homestar Runner. Matt moved back to Georgia, with the brothers sharing an apartment, and now that they could collaborate in-person they strove to dedicate more time to the website. The then-simple Strong Bad Email toons were selected as something that could be done every week.{{ref|11}} The email that established this weekly pace was [[brianrietta]]{{ref|10}} on January 10, 2002; the subsequent email, [[i love you]] (released January 14), standardized the practice of releasing a new sbemail every Monday. As a result of this schedule (most site updates that year were Strong Bad Emails), the website's popularity gradually increased as the months passed.{{ref|5}}{{ref|12}} By September, rising [[store]] income allowed both Chapman brothers to leave their other jobs and work full-time on Homestar Runner.{{ref|12}}{{ref|13}}

The 2002 emails [[guitar]] and [[techno]] were particularly popular, influencing the brothers to select emails that could focus on humorously disparaging specific niches.{{ref|11}} A common inquiry {{--}} addressed on the [[FAQ]] page and its [[Email FAQ|predecessor]] {{--}} was whether the emails Strong Bad answers were genuinely sent by fans: they all are,{{ref|2}}{{ref|7}} with the exception of [[mile]] (which was purportedly [[Powered by The Cheat|made up]] by [[The Cheat]]).

Strong Bad Email viewership surged over the next several years. At the beginning of 2003, Strong Bad was receiving hundreds of emails a day{{ref|7}} {{--}} this figure would increase to 2,000{{-}}5,000 within mere months,{{ref|6}} and remained at this level for years. The deluge of messages peaked in summer of 2003 at nearly 8,000 a day{{ref|6}} (with the caveat that a significant portion was simply {{w|Email spam|spam}}).{{ref|14}} Mondays in 2003 were seeing nearly 300,000 visitors coming to the site to watch the new sbemail,{{ref|13}} compared to 200,000 on other days.{{ref|15}}

Though the brothers had hoped to add another weekly feature,{{ref|2}}{{ref|9}} the demands of running [[Harmless Junk, Inc.|their own business]] restricted their time.{{ref|9}}{{ref|16}} Additionally, as Strong Bad Emails continued to increase in runtime and complexity, their production took away from opportunities to make other types of cartoons;{{ref|15}} the Chaps estimated that "at least 60 to 70 percent" of the site's updates were sbemails.{{ref|17}} However, they did not feel limited by the popularity of the series, with Matt reflecting that "when we feel Strong Bad Emails are getting old, we can quickly jump into something else."{{ref|18}} The toon [[Sbemailiarized!]], released in 2009, joked that the difference between sbemails and other cartoons on the site was "not all that much!"

====Milestones====
[[File:Doppelgangers.png|thumb|Sesquicentenn-email, 2005! ...I{{--}}I mean six.]]
Emails that reached a centenary milestone, or a significant division thereof, often focused on (or at least made note of) the landmark. Thus far, five emails have commemorated a significant number of emails; several of these had been teased with an additional toon released the week prior that played off viewers' anticipation.

*'''50:''' [[50 emails]] {{--}} Strong Bad attempts to check 50 emails in honor of his 50th email-check, but only succeeds in answering three.
*'''100:''' [[flashback]] {{--}} The email is presented in "[[Widescreen|wiiidescreeeen]]". [[Marzipan]], [[Homestar Runner]], [[Senor Cardgage]], [[Old-Timey Strong Bad]], and [[Limozeen]] congratulate him on his 100th email (although Homestar absentmindedly wishes him a "happy 100th birthday" instead). The [[Compy]] presents Strong Bad with a congratulatory screen indicating that he has checked 100 emails, and Strong Bad celebrates by saying "email" 100 times.
**[[Sbemail 100 Fakeout]] {{--}} Viewers hoping to see email 100 before its official release are teased by Strong Bad.
*'''125:''' [[rock opera]] {{--}} Strong Bad performs a rock opera featuring scenes and at least one word from all of his previous emails.
*'''150:''' [[alternate universe]] {{--}} Strong Bad visits alternate universes featuring [[Strong Bad#Variations|different versions of himself]]; they all form a {{w|Supergroup (music)|supergroup}} to sing a ballad commemorating the "sesquicentennemail".
**[[Sbemail 150?!?]] {{--}} Strong Sad trys to convince Strong Bad to check a 150th email, proposing a storyboard for it.
*'''200:''' [[email thunder]] {{--}} [[The Poopsmith]] breaks his vow of silence to sing a grand fanfare (by [[They Might Be Giants]]). The email also ends with a screen listing the first 200 emails.
**[[Place Ya Bets!]] {{--}} [[The Deleteheads]] speculate on what will happen in email 200.
**[[Sbemail 200 Fakeout]] {{--}} The Deleteheads camp out at the URL for the 200th email.

===Bicentennial and Break (2008{{-}}2009)===
<blockquote>'''MATT CHAPMAN:''' 200 was a nice round number to take a break from [Strong Bad Email] and do other stuff on the website.{{ref|19}}</blockquote>

[[File:HomestarRuinerWiiChannelBanner.png|thumb|left|[[SBCG4AP Intros|"I've got ''other'' plans for the Lappy today."]]]]
The milestone of 200 emails was reached on September 23, 2008 with [[email thunder]]. The narrative of this cartoon quickly shifts from celebrating Strong Bad's achievement to the surprising reveal of [[Homestar Runner]]'s competing email show {{--}} [[hremails]] {{--}} which have been running parallel with sbemails. Though the toon ends with Strong Bad gleefully destroying Homestar's computer, the coming months would see the release of additional hremails and other cartoons while the Brothers Chaps took a pause from producing more sbemails. In interviews, the brothers expressed that this hiatus was taken to vary their output and that, though they were enjoying the change, this did not necessarily signal the end of sbemails.{{ref|17}}{{ref|19}}

Another landmark in 2008 was the release of ''[[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]]'', produced by [[Telltale Games]] in partnership with the Brothers Chaps (the [[Firsts|first time]] Homestar Runner had been licensed out to a third party). This five-part {{w|episodic video game}} centered around Strong Bad's adventures, kicked off by answering emails in the manner of the site's toons (notably, these emails were created by Telltale's writers rather than sent by fans);{{ref|20}} each game also featured additional, optional emails the player could guide Strong Bad to read, respond to, or delete. Though the release of the game's episodes overlapped with sbemails going on hiatus, the brothers were quick to specify that the decision to pause sbemail production was not a result of the ''SBCG4AP'' workload.{{ref|19}}

Strong Bad Emails returned in 2009, with Strong Bad reclaiming the fanmail format from Homestar in [[hremail 3184]] on June 30. Four more emails were subsequently produced, albeit now at a monthly rate rather than the previous weekly pace. The 205th email, [[videography]], was released October 5, 2009; though this toon was not particularly noteworthy or conclusive on its own, it would prove to be the last email for over five years.

===The Big Hiatus (2010{{-}}2013)===
{{seemain|Hiatuses}}
[[File:sbemail206_teaser.jpg|thumb|[[sbemail206]] was {{prs|174295231376785409|27|Feb|2012|site=ronginald|alt=first teased}} more than three years before its eventual completion.]]

Updates to HomestarRunner.com began to slow in [[H*R.com updates 2009|late 2009]], quickly and dramatically dropping to where [[H*R.com updates 2010|only three toons were produced in 2010]]. The site entered an extended hiatus in 2011, with no new toons for over three years.

During this hiatus, Matt occasionally posted to his Twitter account [[@ronginald]]. He affirmed that the site would continue to be updated "[[@ronginald#18185|forever! just sporadically and without warning]]", and hinted that [[sbemail 206|a new Strong Bad Email]] could be released "{{prs|174295231376785409|27|Feb|2012|site=ronginald|alt=Someday, when you least expect it...}}".

===Modern Era (2015{{-}}present)===
<blockquote>'''MATT CHAPMAN:''' We're not expecting [Homestar Runner] to be our full-time gig [again], we just want this to be fun. There were points in the initial run where it was a great job, but it was also stressful. If we want to make a great cartoon, every couple months it will be something new. But we're not going to stay awake all night just to finish a Strong Bad Email.{{ref|21}}</blockquote>

HomestarRunner.com became active again in 2014, albeit without a schedule and with a slower pace of updates as the new standard;{{ref|21}} as the [[main page]]s put it, the site is now "updated every someday". Strong Bad Emails returned with [[sbemail 206]] on April 1, 2015. The email cheekily acknowledges the time that had passed between emails; however, befitting its release date, it is primarily an [[April Fools' Day]] cartoon that is not centered around Strong Bad replying to a message from a fan.

Sbemail 206 also began the practice of ending with [[CGI Paper|a prompt for fans]] to "email" Strong Bad by making a post directed at [[@StrongBadActual]] on Twitter (rather than emailing strongbad@homestarrunner.com). This [[social media]] account began posting regularly in 2014, and is presented as being run by Strong Bad with nearly all posts being written in-character to some degree. In the post-hiatus era, it has become the most active facet of the body of work and superseded many features: [[Weekly Fanstuff|acknowledging fan works]], [[Sketchbook|sharing production artwork]], and [[FeedBurner Page|announcing new toons and projects]] have all been done through this account. Though only two full Strong Bad Emails have been made in response to fans' tweets, the account has generally substituted for sbemails' primary function of allowing Strong Bad to interact directly with fans.

Four Strong Bad Emails have been made since 2015. As there is no longer a set schedule for the feature, they are typically motivated by a holiday or made as a reward for a fan contest rather than simply checking Strong Bad's inbox at an arbitrary time:
*[[sbemail 206]] (April 1, 2015) {{--}} An [[April Fools' Day]] cartoon
*[[too cool]] (August 14, 2017) {{--}} The winner of {{prs|867138694666481665|23|May|2017|alt=a fill-in-the-blank contest}}
*[[the next april fools thing]] (April 1, 2018) {{--}} Initially presenting as an April Fools' Day cartoon, the toon is soon revealed to be a sbemail responding to [https://archive.is/fzBEL a fan's tweet]
*[[parenting]] (April 1, 2022) {{--}} Produced as a reward for a backer of the [[Trogdor!! The Board Game]] Kickstarter, "not an April Fool's Joke"{{ref|22}}

==Releases==
===DVD===
[[File:6discSetPhoto.jpg|thumb|128px|The six-disc DVD reprint set, released in 2020.]]
Emails 1–200 were released on the [[strongbad_email.exe]] 6-disc [[DVD]] series. Multiple DVD-exclusive emails were also featured in this set.
*The first 100 emails were collected in a three-disc box set.
**[[strongbad_email.exe Disc One|Disc 1]] contains emails 1-50 ([[some kinda robot]] through [[50 emails]]), plus three bonus emails: [[Greeting Cards]], [[E-mail Birds]] and [[Videro Games]].
**[[strongbad_email.exe Disc Two|Disc 2]] contains emails 51-80 ([[website]] through [[stunt double]]).
**[[strongbad_email.exe Disc Three|Disc 3]] contains emails 81-100 ([[date]] through [[flashback]]).
*[[strongbad_email.exe Disc Four|Disc 4]] contains emails 101-130 ([[car]] through [[do over]]), plus the bonus email [[Family Resemblence]], and the [[Puppet Stuff]] email [[Real-Live E-Mails]].
*[[strongbad_email.exe Disc Five|Disc 5]] contains emails 131-160 ([[boring (really)]] through [[coloring]]), plus the bonus email [[Accent]].
*[[strongbad_email.exe Disc Six|Disc 6]] contains emails 161-200 ([[4 branches]] through [[email thunder]]), plus the bonus email [[Comic Book Movie]].
*The [[Sbemails' 50 Greatest Hits DVD]] contains 55 fan-favorite emails.

===Podstar Runner===
[[Image:SBEmail in iTunes 2.PNG|thumb|Strong Bad Emails & More!]]
The [[Podstar Runner]] feed distributed various Strong Bad Emails in .m4v format, designed for viewing on an {{w|iPod}}, from 2006 through 2008. This feed additionally featured [[Toons|toons]] and [[Teen Girl Squad]] issues alongside Strong Bad Emails.

These are all of the emails that were featured through this service (in order of Podstar Runner release, earliest to latest):

<table width="100%">
<autocolumn cols="5" width="20%">
*[[techno]]
*[[dragon]]
*[[japanese cartoon]]
*[[kids' book]]
*[[crying]]
*[[bottom 10]]
*[[caffeine]]
*[[virus]]
*[[guitar]]
*[[video games]]
*[[different town]]
*[[montage]]
*[[personal favorites]]
*[[sisters]]
*[[death metal]]
*[[theme park]]
*[[crazy cartoon]]
*[[army]]
*[[flag day]]
*[[trevor the vampire]]
*[[stunt double]]
*[[best thing]]
*[[caper]]
*[[mascot]]
*[[geddup noise]]
*[[isp]]
*[[alternate universe]]
*[[garage sale]]
*[[monster truck]]
*[[action figure]]
*[[radio]]
*[[spring cleaning]]
*[[replacement]]
*[[technology]]
*[[haircut]]
*[[animal]]
*[[high school]]
*[[theme song]]
*[[mile]]
*[[looking old]]
*[[strong badathlon]]
*[[unnatural]]
*[[the movies]]
*[[your funeral]]
*[[from work]]
*[[rough copy]]
*[[underlings]]
*[[more armies]]
*[[the paper]]
*[[mini-golf]]
*[[concert]]
*[[hygiene]]
*[[original]]
*[[bike thief]]
*[[pizza joint]]
*[[slumber party]]
*[[web comics]]
*[[business trip]]
*[[yes, wrestling]]
*[[diorama]]
*[[nightlife]]
*[[environment]]
*[[winter pool]]
*[[fan club]]
*[[pet show]]
*[[licensed]]
*[[buried]]
*[[shapeshifter]]
*[[rated]]
*[[specially marked]]
*[[love poems]]
*[[hiding]]
*[[your edge]]
*[[magic trick]]
*[[being mean]]
*[[email thunder]]
</autocolumn>
</table>

===YouTube===
The [[homestarrunnerdotcom]] [[YouTube]] channel was registered on October 1, 2007. When it first began uploading Strong Bad Emails on March 31, 2009, they were direct rips of the DVD versions (featuring title cards with the email names in Title Case and ending with The Paper reading ">> The End <<"), with [[independent]] being uploaded in a previously unreleased DVD-style version with altered scenes. Starting in 2017, 1080p versions of the emails have been uploaded, with email titles in all lowercase and the paper reading "> THE END <", often incorporating the Easter eggs from the original website versions.

These are all of the emails that have been uploaded (in order of YouTube release, earliest to latest):

<table width="100%">
<autocolumn cols="5" width="20%">
*[[guitar]]
*[[techno]]
*[[comic]]
*[[dragon]]
*[[japanese cartoon]]
*[[kids' book]]
*[[virus]]
*[[bottom 10]]
*[[death metal]]
*[[different town]]
*[[montage]]
*[[video games]]
*[[band names]]
*[[the movies]]
*[[theme park]]
*[[CGNU]]
*[[action figure]]
*[[radio]]
*[[best thing]]
*[[pizza joint]]
*[[i love you]]
*[[50 emails]]
*[[slumber party]]
*[[fan club]]
*[[invisibility]]
*[[sisters]]
*[[some kinda robot]]
*[[your funeral]]
*[[dangeresque 3]]
*[[email thunder]]
*[[for kids]]
*[[geddup noise]]
*[[independent]]
*[[animal]]
*[[space program]]
*[[myths & legends]]
*[[technology]]
*[[alternate universe]]
*[[isp]]
*[[4 branches]]
*[[personal favorites]]
*[[theme song]]
*[[caper]]
*[[specially marked]]
*[[superhero name]]
*[[hygiene]]
*[[army]]
*[[crying]]
*[[halloweener]]
*[[ghosts]]
*[[colonization]]
*[[monster truck]]
*[[flashback]]
*[[stunt double]]
*[[caffeine]]
*[[crazy cartoon]]
*[[kind of cool]]
*[[pet show]]
*[[love poems]]
*[[your edge]]
*[[licensed]]
*[[trevor the vampire]]
*[[mile]]
*[[making out]]
*[[brianrietta]]
*[[depressio]]
*[[homsar]]
*[[homestar hair]]
*[[butt IQ]]
*[[sbemail 206]]
*[[too cool]]
*[[credit card]]
*[[i she be]]
*[[duck pond]]
*[[the basics]]
*[[studying]]
*[[stand-up]]
*[[tape-leg]]
*[[spring cleaning]]
*[[cartoon]]
*[[sb_email 22]]
*[[little animal]]
*[[the bird]]
*[[super powers]]
*[[3 wishes]]
*[[one step ahead]]
*[[12:00]]
*[[sugarbob]]
*[[flag day]]
*[[gimmicks]]
*[[weird dream]]
*[[dullard]]
*[[helium]]
*[[property of ones]]
*[[vacation]]
*[[little questions]]
*[[lures & jigs]]
*[[your friends]]
*[[new hands]]
*[[theme party]]
*[[island]]
*[[cheat talk]]
*[[current status]]
*[[marzipan]]
*[[huttah!]]
*[[morning routine]]
*[[interview]]
*[[fingers]]
*[[unused emails]]
*[[the show]]
*[[autobiography]]
*[[mascot]]
*[[privileges]]
*[[funny]]
*[[2 emails]]
*[[big white face]]
*[[the process]]
*[[sibbie]]
*[[date]]
*[[suntan]]
*[[anything]]
*[[2 years]]
*[[the next april fools thing]]
*[[no loafing]]
*[[impression]]
*[[couch patch]]
*[[labor day]]
*[[local news]]
*[[stupid stuff]]
*[[lackey]]
*[[monument]]
*[[the bet]]
*[[car]]
*[[lunch special]]
*[[cheatday]]
*[[replacement]]
*[[haircut]]
*[[pom pom]]
*[[other days]]
*[[old comics]]
*[[time capsule]]
*[[extra plug]]
*[[pizzaz]]
*[[the facts]]
*[[part-time job]]
*[[origins]]
*[[dreamail]]
*[[secret recipes]]
*[[rock opera]]
*[[rampage]]
*[[long pants]]
*[[garage sale]]
*[[do over]]
*[[boring (really)]]
*[[modeling]]
*[[lady...ing]]
*[[record book]]
*[[portrait]]
*[[bedtime story]]
*[[parenting]]
</autocolumn>
</table>

==Not Quite Strong Bad Emails==

The following were originally associated in one way or another with the Strong Bad Emails. They are numbered fractionally to indicate when they were released chronologically relative to the above list.
*208½B. {{postref|1113577095802884097|3|Apr|2019}} {{--}} Strong Bad replies to one of the [[Discount Strong Bad Emails]] generated by [[twitter:@JanelleCShane|Janelle Shane]]'s neural network.†
*208½A. {{postref|1032482957523599360|22|Aug|2018}} {{--}} Strong Bad checks an email on the [[Tandy 400]] using [[Mario Paint]], with a subject similar to [[the basics]].†
*206½B. [[The House That Gave Sucky Tricks]] {{--}} The page title is "St. Cadaverstump's Home for Wayward Sbemails", suggesting that at one point this was originally going to be a sbemail.
*206½A. [[Dad's Garage & Friends - 13 Jun 2015]] {{--}} Strong Bad and Homestar Runner showcase the worst parts of improv.†
*205½D. [[Dad's Garage & Friends - 11 Jul 2014]] {{--}} A Strong Bad Email played at [[Dad's Garage]].†
*205½C. [[April Fool 2014]] {{--}} Strong Bad updates the website's "best feature".
*205½B. [[Sbemail 136 Alternate Versions]] {{--}} Original drafts of [[Sbemail 136]].†
*205½A. [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]] {{--}} Strong Sad mentions how Strong Bad checks emails on the Compé.
*202½. [[Compy Catalog]] {{--}} Strong Bad buys a new computer for checking emails.
*200½E. [[April Fool 09]] {{--}} Strong Bad "sbemailiarizes" the Intro to homestarrunner.com.
*200½D. [[Sbemailiarized!]] {{--}} Strong Bad explains how old toons can be recycled into Strong Bad Emails.
*200½C. [[8-Bit is Enough]] {{--}} Strong Bad can check emails during the game.†
*200½B. [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] {{--}} The game starts with Strong Bad sending an email about Dangeresque 3 to his fans. Additionally, Strong Bad can check emails during the game.†
*200½A. [[Baddest of the Bands]] {{--}} Strong Bad can check emails during the game.†
*199½C. [[Sbemail 200 Fakeout]] {{--}} Secret URL address for anyone who wanted a peek at Email 200 before it was released.*
*199½B. [[Place Ya Bets!]] {{--}} Its HTML file is "sbemail199andahalf". In it, [[The Deleteheads]] try to predict what will be in Strong Bad Email #200.
*199½A. [[Strong Badia the Free]] {{--}} The game starts with an email from [[The King of Town|Roy T.]] about the King of Town. Additionally, Strong Bad can check emails during the game.†
*198½. [[Homestar Ruiner]] {{--}} The whole game is an attempt to answer Ennie M.'s email requesting that Strong Bad beat the snot out of Homestar Runner. Additionally, Strong Bad can check emails during the game.†
*193½B. [[The Homestar Runner Gets Something Stuck In His Craw]] {{--}} The reading of the story takes place after what appears to be a Strong Bad Email.
*193½A. [[SBCG4AP Advertisement]] {{--}} This email is an advertisement for a game that was in the making and never actually appeared on the Strong Bad Email page.
*191½. [[Rotten Eggs]] {{--}} A message made by the splattered rotten Easter egg reads, "Sbemail Next Week."
*171½. [[DNA Evidence]] {{--}} The toon is about a [[DNA Evidence (running gag)|running gag]] from six consecutive Strong Bad Emails.
*170½. [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]] {{--}} A deleted scene from [[from work|sbemail 169]].
*158½. [[Lappynapped!]] {{--}} Messages on Strong Bad's answering machine, as the Lappy is missing.*
*152½. [[Weclome Back]] {{--}} Strong Bad tries to show an email he checked over summer vacation (in midair, no less), but hits "stop" instead of "record" on the video camera.
*149½. [[Sbemail 150?!?]] {{--}} [[Strong Sad]] tries to get Strong Bad to do his 150th email.
*136½. [[Sick Day]] {{--}} A failed attempt at an email due to sickness striking the entire cast.
*127½. [[HomestarRunner.com: PAY PLUS!]] {{--}} "The Email Show" is one of the pay-per-view features.
*118½. [[Broken Compy Menu]] {{--}} The page title is "Strong Bad Email?". It is a short toon that played on the email menu after the release of [[virus]].*
*99½B. [[Sbemail 100 Fakeout]] {{--}} Secret URL address for anyone who wanted a peek at Email 100 before it was released.*
*99½A. [[Puppet Time]] {{--}} A message was taped onto Puppet Compy's screen that read "Probably at a barbecue, from SB".
*84½. [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 4]] {{--}} A message was taped onto the Compy on the Strong Bad Email menu that read "made a new teen girl squad".
*68½B. [[Lookin at a Thing in a Bag]] {{--}} A message was taped onto the Compy in the email menu that read "Looking at a thing in a bag" when the cartoon was released.
*68½A. [[King of Townmail]] {{--}} [[The King of Town]] tries to answer an email on his recently bought (but broken) Tandy 400.
*66½. [[Arcade Game]] {{--}} Homestar Runner reads Strong Bad's note he left on the Compy 386.
*59½. [[Superbowl Dealie]] {{--}} [[The Paper]] reads "Due to the big game, the Strong Bad Email will be late this week."
*36½. [[TV Time Toons Menu]] {{--}} Placing the mouse over Strong Bad Email will bring up a short, soundless email from Stu. See [[Wireless Bizness]].

<nowiki>*</nowiki>[[Secret page|Not linked to]] from anywhere on the site. 
†Neither released to nor hosted on [[homestarrunner.com]].

==Fun Facts==
===Trivia===
*During the Tandy 400 era (until at least July 2002), emailing Strong Bad would result in this automated response:
<blockquote>Thanks for your freakin email. I hope it's not stupid. 
Once I finish these swiss cake rolls I'll read it and if it's awesome enough, 
I'll answer it on the site. 
But if your email is terrible, then it gets R.E.D. alright. 
The Cheat Reads it, Strong Mad Eats it, and I Deletes it. 
[[OldHR:processing.html|Click Here]] to see us in action! 
Check back every Monday to see if your email has what it takes. 

Watch me while I'm awesome, 
Strong Bad</blockquote>
:*The link in the automated response leads to the [[Email Processing Room]].

*Emails typically are presented on the site with all-lowercase titles, and use the URL format <tt>number-name</tt> (for instance, [[environment|<tt>homestarrunner.com/sbemails/186-environment</tt>]])
**[[butt IQ]] and [[CGNU]] are the only onsite emails with capital letters in their titles.
***Prior to the [[post-Flash site update]], [[3 Wishes]] and [[what I want]] used capitals as well.
**Before the post-Flash update, sbemails used the format <tt>sbemail#.html</tt> for their URL.
***Some emails had [[Irregular Strong Bad Email URLs|irregular URLs]].
*Email #22, [[sb_email 22]], was actually made between emails 40 and 41. This number was originally skipped as the [[little animal|23rd email]] followed the [[cartoon|21st]], with the 22nd later made and released under the title "the lost email".
**It is unknown if there was any intent behind this irregular order or if it was the result of a numbering error.
*During active periods of updates, an extended delay between emails would occasionally be [[Acknowledged Update Delays|acknowledged at the start of the new email]] {{--}} as seen in [[army]], [[geddup noise]], [[redesign]], [[hremail 3184]], and [[sbemail 206]].
*Although viewers were originally prompted to email Strong Bad at strongbad@homestarrunner.com, as of [[sbemail 206]] the [[CGI Paper]] has directed viewers to "email" by tweeting [[@StrongBadActual]].
*Email #208, [[the next april fools thing]], was originally hidden inside a holiday toon, and wasn't listed on the [[Strong Bad Email menu]] until the post-Flash site update on December 31, 2020.
====Email selection====
[[File:TwitterEmailError.jpg|thumb|At the peak of his popularity, Strong Bad was receiving thousands of emails every day.]]
*In 2001, prior to the introduction of Strong Bad Email, the site received five or ten emails a day from fans.{{ref|3}} By January 2003, the daily number had climbed to "500 or more",{{ref|7}} peaked in mid-2003 with five to eight thousand daily emails,{{ref|14}} and by 2004 had leveled out to between two and five thousand a day.{{ref|6}}
**Consequently, the email server was set to simply delete every email in the inbox every few days.{{ref|6}}{{ref|23}}
*The brothers maintained a "good ones" folder of emails with an appealing subject that could be returned to be used weeks or months later.{{ref|6}}{{ref|25}}
*Some emails were reverse-engineered: a topic was chosen first, then the inbox searched to find a relevant message that could serve as a framing device.
**[[ghosts]]{{ref|6}} and [[Accent]]{{ref|25}} are two such emails.
*The Brothers Chaps would frequently remark that a significant portion {{--}} or even the majority {{--}} of emails they received were asking the same low-quality questions over and over again, and were thus invariably [[deleted]]. These offending subjects were so consistent that the brothers had even considered making a meta email where Strong Bad would address the topic.{{ref|14}}{{ref|25}} Such topics included:
**Asking [[How do you type with boxing gloves on?|how Strong Bad types with boxing gloves on]]{{ref|7}}{{ref|14}}{{ref|28}} or what he looks like without his mask{{ref|8}}
***[[some kinda robot]], [[other days]], and [[the chair]] all poked fun at fans' desire to see Strong Bad's "unmasked" face.
**Requesting Strong Bad repeat a topic from a previous email,{{ref|14}}{{ref|23}} with requests to [[Draw Trogdor Again|draw Trogdor (or another dragon) again]] especially common{{ref|5}}{{ref|8}}{{ref|25}}
**Suggesting a parody of a currently popular movie, event, or cultural phenomenon{{ref|5}}{{ref|8}}{{ref|23}}
***The {{w|2006 Winter Olympics}} were given as an example of an avoided topic in 2006;{{ref|8}} by comparison, the [[Olympics]] parody [[strong badathlon]] was not in an Olympic year and the email Strong Bad responds to was not about the Olympics.
**Inquiring about characters' [[parents]], particularly asking what they look like{{ref|5}}{{ref|8}}{{ref|28}}
**Using intentionally poor spelling and grammar to bait a mocking response{{ref|24}}
**The same email address sending several emails in a row,{{ref|26}} or an identical email again and again{{ref|24}}{{ref|26}}
**Taking "too long" {{--}} over four or five sentences {{--}} to get to the point of the message (though an overly-wordy email could be edited for clarity){{ref|14}}
***In [[long pants]], Strong Bad aggressively truncates an email he deems too long.
***The email presented in [[space program]] was {{p|l=http://forum.hrwiki.org/viewtopic.php?p=233730&sid=30b76fd95bc7addb687f04565b6fcb0d#p233730 originally}} over twice as long when sent to Strong Bad.
====Statistics====
{{seemain|Strong Bad Email Statistics}}
[[File:SBEScatter2.png|thumb|The runtime of sbemails slowly increased over time, with a runtime of 3{{-}}5 minutes becoming the standard by the late [[#Compy 386 Era|Compy era]].]]
*Not including Not Quite Strong Bad Emails, Strong Bad has checked 238 emails as of [[parenting]].
*As of [[parenting]], it would take 10 hours, 7 minutes, and 19 seconds  to watch every Strong Bad Email, including the DVD exclusives but excluding clickable Easter eggs. Including clickable Easter eggs, it would take 11 hours, 33 minutes, and 3 seconds.
*As of September 2022, Strong Bad Emails make up about 43% of the toons on the site by volume; as of May 2021, they make up about 26% of toons on the site by runtime. 

===Remarks===
*Two emails have been checked by someone other than Strong Bad, but count as Strong Bad Emails anyway: [[mile]] was made up and animated by [[The Cheat]], and [[anything]] was checked by [[Homestar Runner]].
*''[[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]]'' features emails both as a framing device and as interactive content in the games; however, these were not sent by actual fans.{{ref|20}}

==References==
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# {{note|1}}Coyle, Michael. [https://web.archive.org/web/20030201082658/http://www.resexcellence.com/hack_html_03/01-30-03.shtml "The Creators of Homestar Runner, The Brothers Chapman"]. [[ResExcellence Interview - 30 Jan 2003|''ResExcellence''. January 2003]].
# {{note|2}}Carriveau, Derrek. [http://web.archive.org/web/20030202085605/http://www.legionstudios.com/interviews/views/homestar/homestar.html "Legion Interviews Mike Chapman of Homestarrunner.com"]. [[Legion Studios Interviews#Mike Chapman interview|''Legion Studios''. 2002]].
# {{note|3}}Stephan. [https://web.archive.org/web/20020623163502/http://www.wtfiml33t.com/viewarticle.php?artid=59&page=1 "Interview: Mike Chapman from homestar runner"]. ''[[l33t Interview|wtf i'm l33t''. Summer 2001]].
# {{note|4}}{{dvdcom|some kinda robot}}; {{postref|ID=1250876792174514176|day=16|month=Apr|year=2020}}
# {{note|5}}Allin, Jack. [https://adventuregamers.com/articles/view/18236 "Strong Bad's the Brothers Chaps"]. [[Adventure Gamers Interview - 12 Dec 2008|''Adventure Gamers''. 12 Dec 2008]].
# {{note|6}}Carlson, Jay. [http://web.archive.org/web/20041011153811/http://www.theinkhole.com/homestar1.htm "The Inkhole Exclusive Interview with Homestar Runner Co-Creator Matt Chapman"]. [[Inkhole Interview|''The Inkhole''. July 2004]].
# {{note|7}}Neutron, C. [https://web.archive.org/web/20030130071113/http://rundevilrun.com/ezine/interviews/hsrunner/ "Interview with Mike and Matt Chapman, creators of Homestarrunner.com"]. [[Run Devil Run Interview|''Run Devil Run'', 2003]].
# {{note|8}}Chapman, Mike and Matt Chapman. [[Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006|"How and Why Homestar Runner Cartoons Get Made". Flashforward 2006 Seattle conference, 28 Feb 2006, Seattle. Lecture.]]
# {{note|9}}Scott, Kevin. [https://web.archive.org/web/20030813005743/http://members.shaw.ca/kevinscott/Homestar/ "The Homestar Runner Interview"]. [[UMFM Interview - 20 May 2003|''UMFM'', 20 May 2003]].
# {{note|10}}{{dvdcom|halloweener}}
# {{note|11}}Rubin, Jeff. [https://headgum.com/the-jeff-rubin-jeff-rubin-show/123-homestar-runners-matt-chapman "Homestar Runner's Matt Chapman"]. [[The Jeff Rubin Jeff Rubin Show Interview - 7 July 2014|''The Jeff Rubin Jeff Rubin Show'', episode 123. 7 July 2014.]]
# {{note|12}}Chinsang, Wayne. [https://web.archive.org/web/20061121124059/http://www.tlchicken.com/article.php?ARTid=1374 "Homestar Runner's The Brothers Chaps"]. [[Tastes Like Chicken Interview|''Tastes Like Chicken''. June 2003]].
# {{note|13}}Aucoin, Don. [https://web.archive.org/web/20030814004738/http://www.boston.com:80/dailyglobe2/221/living/_Looking_at_a_Thing_in_a_Bag_-.shtml "Looking at a Thing in a Bag"]. [[The Boston Globe Interview - 9 Aug 2003|''The Boston Globe''. 9 August 2003]].
# {{note|14}}Dan. [http://web.archive.org/web/20041112050031/http://www.clubaquatica.net/Interviews/matttranscript_2.htm "Matt Chapman Interview"]. [[Club Aquatica Interview - 29 Oct 2003|''Club Aquatica''. 29 October 2003]].
# {{note|15}}Hirsch, Deborah. [https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2003/07/22/tooned-in-2/ "Tooned In"]. ''The Orlando Sentinel''. 22 July 2003.
# {{note|16}}Carriveau, Derrek. [http://web.archive.org/web/20030824112227/http://www.legionstudios.com/interviews/views/homestar/homestar2.html "Legion Interviews Matt Chapman of Homestarrunner.com"]. [[Legion Studios Interviews#Matt Chapman interview|''Legion Studios''. 2002]].
# {{note|17}}Raugust, Karen. [https://www.awn.com/animationworld/catching-homestar-runner "Catching Up with Homestar Runner"]. ''Animation World Network''. 14 May 2009.
# {{note|18}}Simpson, Aaron. [https://web.archive.org/web/20061022091316/http://www.coldhardflash.com/2006/10/homestars-show-runners-part-2.html "Homestar's Show Runners, Part 2"]. [[Cold Hard Flash Interview - 1 Dec 2005|''Cold, Hard Flash''. 4 October 2006]].
# {{note|19}}Ashby, Alicia. [https://web.archive.org/web/20090517084725/http://omgnintendo.blogfaction.com/article/108144/one-year-of-wiiware-matt-and-mike-chapman-on-strong-bads-cool-game-for-attractive-people/ "One year of WiiWare: Matt and Mike Chapman on Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People"]. [[OMG Nintendo Interview - 12 May 2009|''OMG Nintendo''. 12 May 2009]].
# {{note|20}}Henning, Jesse. [https://web.archive.org/web/20090309183544/http://www.gamecyte.com/hands-on-strong-bads-cool-game-for-attractive-people "Hands-On: Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People"]. ''GameCyte''. 16 May 2008.
# {{note|21}}Montgomery, James. [https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/homestar-runner-returns-inside-a-cult-classics-comeback-195674/ "Homestar Runner Returns! Inside a Cult Classic's Comeback"]. [[Rolling Stone Interview - 3 Oct 2014|''Rolling Stone''. 3 Oct 2014]].
# {{note|22}}Homestar Runner. [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1999933720/trogdor-the-board-game/posts/3469478 "Backer Submitted Strong Bad Email!"]. ''Trogdor!! The Board Game (Kickstarter)''. 1 April 2022.
# {{note|23}}Goldstein, Ben. [https://web.archive.org/web/20051018084350/http://www.giantmag.com/issue_05/movies_homestarMike.aspx "Mike Chapman: Homestarrunner Co–creator"] & [https://web.archive.org/web/20060630130842/http://www.giantmag.com/issue_05/movies_homestarMatt.aspx "Matt Chapman: Homestarrunner Co-creator"]. [[Giant Magazine Interview|''Giant'' Magazine. 2005]].
# {{note|24}}Edathil, JG. [https://web.archive.org/web/20121028171847/http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-6478/TS-45165.mp3 "The Brothers Chaps What Made The Homestar Runner"]. [[Late Nite JengaJam Interview - 4 Oct 2007|''Late Nite JengaJam'', episode 45. 4 Oct 2007]]
# {{note|25}}Chapman, Mike and Matt Chapman. [https://smartech.gatech.edu/handle/1853/14302 "Homestar Runner Comes to the GT Library!"] [[Georgia Tech - 26 Apr 2007|Georgia Institute of Technology Multimedia Studio, 26 Apr 2007, Atlanta. Lecture]].
# {{note|26}}BLINK. [https://web.archive.org/web/20030720014223/http://homestarrunner.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2939 "My Interview With The Brothers Chaps!"]. [[Homestarrunner.net Interview - 21 May 2003|''homestarrunner.net''. 21 May 2003]].
# {{note|27}} Ydstie, John. [https://www.npr.org/2005/05/08/4634837/strong-bad-walks-in-footsteps-of-darth-lex-j-r "Strong Bad Walks in Footsteps of Darth, Lex, J.R."]. [[All Things Considered Interview - 8 May 2005|''NPR'', "All Things Considered". 8 May 2005]].
# {{note|28}} Chapman, Mike and Matt Chapman. [[NYU Talk - 1 Mar 2005|"A Date with Homestar Runner", New York University, 1 Mar 2005, New York. Lecture]].
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*[[@strongbadactual (Instagram)]]
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robots

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Darkwitchclaire: created page with proper diffrentiation so robots (lowercase) will go to the sbemail

Back To A Website

2025-04-21T18:46:07Z

Darkwitchclaire: /* Remarks */

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[[File:BackToAWebsite.png|thumb|"Let's go back to a website!"]]

Homestar and Strong Bad sing a song in celebration of 25 years of [[homestarrunner.com]].

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Strong Mad}}, {{film|The Cheat}}, [[The Fat Bee]], {{film|Nebulon}}, {{film|Pom Pom}}, {{film|Bubs}}, [[Cardboard Homestar]], [[Clapper Loader]] (Easter egg), [[Cherry Greg]] (Easter egg), {{film|Strong Sad}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Basement of the Brothers Strong]], [[Strong Mad's Room]], [[Strong Sad's Room]], [[Computer Room]], [[Club Technochocolate]], [[The Garage]], [[The Cheat's Computer Room]], [[The Moon]], [[Soapbox]], [[The Stage]], [[Strong Badia]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[The Field]], [[The Classroom]]

'''Date:''' Wednesday, April 16, 2025

'''Running Time:''' 3:04 ([[TV Time Toons Menu]]), 4:25 (Actual), 5:44 ([[YouTube]])

'''Page Title:''' Back to the Crazebox!

==Transcript==
''{Scene opens to the Trogdor arcade machine in the dark basement.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{off-screen}'' Dot com dot com dot com dot com{{--}}

''{Cut to a football statue on Strong Mad's dresser.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{off-screen}'' {{--}}dot com dot com dot com dot com{{--}}

''{Cut to Strong Sad's room. Strong Bad, dripping with water, walks across the hallway wearing a towel across his waist and one on his head.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{off-screen}'' {{--}}dot com dot com dot com{{--}}

''{Cut to Homestar in Strong Bad's computer room typing on the [[Lappier]]. Strong Bad walks into the room, still dripping water.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' {{--}}dot com dot com dot com dot com dot com dot com dot com{{--}}

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{blinking}'' YES! ''{to the camera}'' At long last, Homestar has finally lost all three of his marbles! Strong Mad, bring in the crazebox!

''{Strong Mad eagerly comes in carrying a metal kennel. The box is labeled "come on in" on the front with a clown wearing Homestar's propeller cap. On the side, it reads "crazebox".}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' dot com dot com dot com dot com dot com dot com dot com. ''{to Strong Bad}'' ALL DONE!

'''STRONG MAD:''' ''{disappointed groan}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Dare I ask what you ''think'' is happening here?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I was just-a crumbling down memory lane when I thought I'd log onto our good old-fashioned type-in-some-words website.

'''STRONG BAD:''' So why are you just sitting there broken-record-ing "dot com"?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' It's twenty twenty-five, Strong Bad! ''{"it's 2025!" is written in masking tape on the bottom of Homestar's shoe}'' Our 25th year on the internet! ''{pouts}'' And as Saint Grandma Nedscape always taught us—

''{Cut to a Peasant's Quest-style frame with St. Grandma Nedscape flanked by two candles. Falling stars pass through her frame.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{low sound quality voiceover; imitating an old lady}'' Thou shalt receive one dot com for each year passéd on this widest of wüerld wöebs.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{smiling}'' That is a whole mess of made-up bullcrap right there, Homestar Runner.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Thanks, Strong Bad! I wrote it on the plane!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{doing a double take}'' What the...? ''{stroking his chin}'' But I do wish we could go back to the old days sometimes.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yeah, back when the whole internet wasn't just on four websites on people's phones.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Let's do it! ''{pointing backwards}'' Let's go back!

''{Music starts playing}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Back where?

'''STRONG MAD:''' ''{smiling as he holds the crazebox}'' TO THE CRAZEBOX?

'''STRONG BAD:''' No! Back to a website!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Back to a website?

''{Strong Bad jumps out of the towel in a blur. He lands in his pants, which are standing on his desk where the No Loafing sign is. The lights dim and confetti is thrown.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Let's go back to a website!

''{Strong Bad is dancing on the lighted floor of Club Technochocolate.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Come on, come on, come on, come on.

''{Strong Bad sings while Strong Mad plays bass and The Cheat plays the keyboard.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Back to a website!

''{Strong Bad is in front of a group of computer towers labeled "Datum Center".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Where you can log on, log on, log on, log on.

''{Cut to The Cheat, viewing a Powered By The Cheat cartoon on the Tangerine Dreams of Strong Bad's head rolling.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' To your favorite websites!

''{The Cheat walks out.}''

''{Cut to the Homestar Runner Museum page.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' Dot com, dot com, dot com, dot com!

''{Strong Bad slides in.}''

'''STRONG BAD AND HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' Oh, that website!

''{Cut to Strong Bad typing on the Lappier.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' I was scrolling down{{--}}

''{Strong Bad's head is in front of HTML code}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' to the local HTML!

''{Cut to Homestar Runner on Main Page 1. The updates button reads "Kinda nifty!" The mouse scrolls over the buttons, triggering the animations.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' Getting kinda nifty on the site!

''{Zoom in to the nose cone of the rocket. Strong Bad is standing in place of the astronaut.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Well, what do I see?

''{A URL is being typed while several GIFs of dancing rats play.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' W times three!

''{Homestar is standing on a soapbox reading "Twenty-Five Dot Coms". A shovel has dug several holes around the field.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' And dot com ''{gold foil seals appear}'' times 25!

''{A silhouetted Homestar Runner walks on the hills like the old intro.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Let's go back to a website!

''{Zoom in and rotate on the classic Homestar. Iris close.}''

'''STRONG BAD AND HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' Come on, come on, come on, come on!

''{Cut to Strong Bad singing on Strong Bad's Website.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Back to a website!

'''{Strong Bad and Homestar are standing on the Yahoo Error Page. Several Powered By The Cheat logs reading "log on" drop in.}''

'''STRONG BAD AND HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' Where you can log on, log on, log on, log on!

''{A hand is clicking a mouse above text reading "click, please"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' To your favorite website!

''{A grainy Homestar Runner wearing a mustache appears in a media player}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{like "hustle for sports"}'' Web 1.0!

''{Strong Bad is under a spotlight}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Not just the same four websites!

''{Four smartphone icons for four social media websites appear: Fat Bluebird, Watchtape, Camgram, and Fazebroach.}''

''{Strong Bad is in Strong Badia holding a smartphone.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' On your phone, your phone, your phone, your phone!

''{Cut to Pom Pom's chest. Several old models of cellular phones and PDAs pop out of it.}''

'''STRONG BAD AND HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' On your phone, your phone, your phone, your phone!

''{Strong Bad is typing on the [[Tandy 400]].}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Lemme get, lemme get, lemme get, lemme get{{--}}

''{Strong Bad is at Bubs' Concession Stand, placing an order}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Lemme get, lemme get, lemme get, lemme get!

''{Cut to the hit counter on Strong Bad's Website, which is counting up from 15.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' That hit counter!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{wearing sunglasses}'' Ooh! Look at all that hits!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Let me sign that guest book!

''{Cut to Homestar Runner's Yearbook. Strong Lad signed "First!" in April 2000.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' No one signs my guest book!

''{Cut to another busy Thorax Corp webpage advertising illegal mp3s.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Lemme join your web ring!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Can you really trust these people?

''{Cut to a webpage filled with blue hyperlinks}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Lemme see that links page!

''{Cut to Homestar as a college student from [[bike thief]] with his bike, talking to Cardboard Homestar}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' ''{grunt-sighing as he takes out a roll of toilet paper}'' Can you link to my website?

''{Cut to Strong Bad in front of a chalkboard}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Lemme get that site map!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{removing sunglasses}'' What is a site map, anyways?

''{Strong Bad is standing on a button reading Flash Intro (non-skippable). He jumps from button to button.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Nobody in the history of the Internet ever clicked on the site map!

''{The site map falls away.}''

''{Cut back to Strong Bad and Homestar dancing on the computer desk.}''

'''STRONG BAD AND HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' Let's go back to a website! Come on, come on, come on, come on!

''{Cut to Strong Sad's Blog.}''

'''STRONG BAD AND HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' Back to a website!

''{Cut to the Homestar Runner screen saver}''

'''STRONG BAD AND HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' Where you can log on, log on, log on, log on! To your favorite website!

''{Cut to Strong Bad dancing with several Not Really Breakdancing Rodent GIFs.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' Dot com, dot com, dot com, dot com!

''{Cut to the first intro. Fireworks explode. Strong Bad's head floats across the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD AND HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' Oh, that website!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' That website!

''{Zoom into a star inside Homestar's eye. Wipe to Homestar walking a One, Two cycle.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' Scrolling, scrolling!

''{A mouse is scrolling as Strong Bad and Homestar walk on the screen.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' Scrolling, scrolling!

'''STRONG BAD AND HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' Now we're scrolling, scrolling!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Till you get to the end of the page!

''{Strong Bad and Homestar are at the Lappier}''

'''STRONG BAD AND HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' Scrolling, scrolling!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' Scrolling, scrolling!

''{Cut to the current Flash intro. The screen scrolls to Homestar Runner's Website.}''

'''STRONG BAD AND HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' Yeah, we're scrolling, scrolling!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' There used to be an end of the page!

''{Zoom in. Cut to Homestar dancing in front of Strong Mad and The Cheat playing their instruments. Strong Bad is dancing behind them.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' Back to a website!

''{Cut to Homestar locked in the crazebox being carried away by Strong Mad.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' Dot egg, dot gov, dot com!

''{Zoom out. Strong Bad is surfing on the crazebox as Strong Mad walks toward a sign reading "website".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Back to a website!

''{The [[Compy 386]] has a Flagrant System Error. A pop-up window with Strong Bad appears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Where you can log on, log on, log on, log on!

''{A Homestar pop-up appears}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Dot com.

''{Fade to the current intro screen, with Strong Bad and Homestar standing in the field.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Log on, log on, log on, log on!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Dot com.

''{Scene fades to Homestar and Strong Bad standing on the desk in front of the No Loafing Sign.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I hate to say it, but that was a ''{increasingly slurred}'' pretty, pretty good duet there, Homestar Runner! Pretty good!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Thanks, Strong Bad! I wrote it on the plane!

''{Cut to Homestar}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' So, does this mean our website's gonna have more frequent updates featuring our hilarious adventures?

'''STRONG BAD:''' What? ''{Flatly}'' No. No, not at all.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Cool, cool. See ya at Halloween, then?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, maybe.

''{Homestar walks away, singing.}''

''{Strong Bad walks off the desk and does a somersault jump. He crashes violently into something off-screen.}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' WATCH OUT FOR THE CRAZEBOX!

''{Strong Bad is sprawled on the floor. There is a visible dent in the crazebox that Strong Mad is holding.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{mumbling in pain}'' Mumble... mumbletina.

''{Fade to black. The [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] logo appears with a gold foil seal reading "dot 25 coms".}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Dot com!

==Easter Eggs==
*At the end, click on the "dot 25 coms" badge:
:''{Start of [[First Time Here?]]}''

:'''CLAPPER LOADER:''' Homestarrunner dot com welcome speech, take 1. ''{snaps clapperboard and moves it away so Homestar becomes visible}''

:'''CHERRY GREG:''' Action!

:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Welcome to Homestarrunner dot net. '''"It'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>'''s dot com! dot com!''' ''{every time he says "dot com", another stacks upon the previous one}'' '''dot com! dot com! dot com! dot com! dot com! dot com! dot com! dot com! dot com! dot com! dot com! dot com! dot com! dot com! dot com! dot com! dot com dot com! dot com! dot com! dot com!''' ''{his voice is digitally pitched up}'' '''dot com! dot com! dot com!"''' ''{the last "dot com" in the stack flies forward, breaking the camera lens}'' Was that good? Did I do it great?

:'''CHERRY GREG:''' That was 26, man!

:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Homestarrunner dot net. '''That was 26, man!'''

:''{beep}''

*At the end, click on the star in the Homestar Runner logo:
:''{Cut to Strong Sad in the crazebox}''
:'''STRONG SAD:''' How can you even imply that about sitemaps? They revolutionized the way people make websites! They're like the fundamental backbone of search engine optimization. Tens of thousands of UI and UX people are going to revolt against you just for saying that about sitemaps!

:''{Pan right to reveal Strong Bad wearing his towels resting with his feet against Strong Sad, obscured behind the crazebox}''

:'''STRONG BAD:''' That's great, UI nerd. Just keep talkin'. Your strugglin' and jagglin' is giving me a good foot rub here.

:'''STRONG SAD:''' Maybe if you ever used a sitemap, your janky old website would get more visitors and traffic.

:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Grunts and kicks Strong Sad}''

:'''STRONG SAD:''' OW!

==Fun Facts==
===Trivia===
*Several of the URLs shown in the toon lead to pages:
**[[hr:localhtmell|www.homestarrunner.com/localhtmell]] {{--}} A [[localhtmell|3D render]] of a server. Clipping into it reveals a [[Swiss Cake Roll]] inside.
**[[hr:guestbook|www.homestarrunner.com/guestbook]] {{--}} A backup of [[oldhr:guestyear.swf|guestyear.swf]].
**[[hr:lynxpage|www.homestarrunner.com/lynxpage]] {{--}} Redirect to [[Strong Bad's Message Bored]].
**[[hr:notreallybreakdancing|www.homestarrunner.com/notreallybreakdancing]] {{--}} Redirect to [[Dancin' Bubs]].
*While not one of the URLs shown in the toon, a [[hr:sitemap|sitemap page]] was added to the [[NavBar]] on the day of the toon's release.
*The guestbook page reads:
<blockquote>
April 2000 
Strong Lad: First! 
0 replies 
May 2008 
Still 0 replies 
October 2014 
Oh so 0 replies 
July 2022 
...
</blockquote>
*The ThoraxCorp page reads:
<blockquote>
YOUR Total Stardom(tm) begins with 
thriving business and what bidness 
thrives more than late-era dot 
commery? 
Sign in, Log in, Sign up, Log on, 
Use yer ID, what else? 
Give a try!
</blockquote>
*The disk in the [[floppy disk container]] is labeled "{{w|Magic Carpet (video game)|magic carpet}}".

===Remarks===
*The copyright date is updated to 2025 on [[Main Page 1]] in the toon, but not on the actual main page.
**Additionally, the page in the toon reads "last updated 4-16-25" (the date of the toon's release), but the actual [[main pages]] still say "updated every someday".
*Starting in 2000 and celebrating 25 years puts the site in its 26th year.
*"[[Astro-Lite 2600|Astrolite 2000]]" is listed twice on the sitemap.
*The sitemap lists [[Tis True, Pom Pom, Tis True]] and [[Soap Box Doiby]], which are not hosted on the site.
*Removing the border from the Flash file at the scene where Strong Bad's towel falls reveals he is actually wearing pants, just with a lower waistline than usual.

===Inside References===
* Homestar having tape on his shoe may be a reference to [[tape-leg]] and [[Tape-leg|its associated running gag]].
* St. Grandma NedScape is a reference to [[Netscape]].
* The music video features clips based on:
** [[Old Flash Stuff]]
** [[Main Page 1]]
** The dancing rodent from [[isp]]
** [[Old Intro 2]]
** [[Strong Bad's Website]]
** The [[fake error page]] from [[The System is Down]]
** [[Coach Z's 110%]]
** Homestar's Yearbook
** [[Thorax Corporation]]
** [[Strong Sad's Lament]]
** The [[Homestar Runner Screensaver]]
** The [[Old Intro]]
** [[One Two, One Two]]
** The [[Old New Intro]]
** [[Homestar Runner's Website]]
** The Flagrant System Error from [[virus]]
** The [[index page]]
* Homestar's Easter egg is based on [[First Time Here?]].
* The HTML in the background of the "localhtmell" page is from the source code of [[Old Flash Stuff]].
* Two of the social media icons seen are "[[Fat Bluebird]]" and "Fazebroach", the latter of which is a reference to [[Strong Bad Classics!]].
* Among the phones that appear from Pom Pom's body are the [[Pom Pilot]] and a [[Powered by The Cheat]] cellphone from the [[These Peoples Try to Fade Me]] music video.
* The hit counter page is "Programmed by [[Edgar]]".
* "Dot egg" was mentioned in [[pom pom]].
* Strong Bad [[Couch Mumbling|mumbles something while being rendered unconscious]] again. The phrase he mumbles is similar to "Garbledina" from [[the facts]].

===Real World References===
*The "same four websites" are Fat Bluebird, Watchtape, Facebroach, and Camgram, which are parodies of X (formerly Twitter), YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram respectively.
*The links page mentions [[Paul and Storm|DaVinci's Notebook]], [[The Skate Party]], and [[Eric Conveys An Emotion: The Interview|Emotion Eric]], creators whom [[the Brothers Chaps]] have collaborated with; as well as {{w|Joe Cartoon}}, {{w|Happy Tree Friends}}, {{w|Joe Sparks (video game developer)|Radiskull and Devil Doll}}, and [https://www.webdesignmuseum.org/gallery/nosepilot-2000 Nose Pilot], all [[Flash]] animations from the late 1990s to mid-to-late 2000s.

==YouTube Version==
*The description for this toon is:
<blockquote>Homestar Runner and Strong Bad briefly join forces to celebrate 25 years of [[Noun-ery|dot commery]]! 
 
Get the #1 jam if ya want! 
[https://strongbadactual.bandcamp.com/track/back-to-a-website https://strongbadactual.bandcamp.com/...]</blockquote>

After the song, a false autoplay image shows [[The Announcer]] interviewing Homestar at AWMPSCE, called "Jack 'em Up Kid Interview Goes ON the Rails??!!"

The Easter eggs play automatically:
*The welcome speech
*Strong Sad in the crazebox

==External Links==
{{nextlinks|toons/backtoawebsite|swf=media/pages/toons/backtoawebsite/1ce5ee24ad-1744927518/back2awebsite4|youtube=2z7kVH9xePM}}
*[https://strongbadactual.bandcamp.com/track/back-to-a-website ''Back to a Website'' on Bandcamp]

[[Category:Shorts]][[Category:Music Videos]]

Back To A Website

2025-04-17T01:17:33Z

Darkwitchclaire: added easter eggs (i think it's jagglin and not jugglin)

'''Toon Category: Shorts'''

Homestar and Strong Bad sing a song in celebration of the website's 25 years.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Strong Mad}}, {{film|The Cheat}}, {{film|Bubs}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]]

'''Date:''' Wednesday, April 16, 2025

'''Running Time:''' 3:04

'''Page Title:''' Back to the Crazebox!

==Transcript==

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{over a shot of the Trogdor arcade machine}'' dot com dot com dot com dot com ''{over a shot of Strong Mad's room, with the dresser and football statue}'' dot com dot com dot com dot com ''{Strong Bad, dripping with water, walks across the hallway behind Strong Sad's room wearing a towel across his waist and one on his head.}'' dot com dot com dot com ''{cut to Homestar in Strong Bad's computer room typing on the Lappier}'' dot com dot com dot com dot com dot com dot com dot com ''{Strong Bad walks in the room, still dripping water}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' YES! At long last, Homestar has finally lost all three of his marbles! Strong Mad, bring in the crazebox! ''{strong mad comes in carrying a metal box labeled "come on in" on the front with a clown wearing homestar's propeller cap and "crazebox" on the side with holes cut in it and a window with bars}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' dot com dot com dot com dot com dot com dot com dot com ALL DONE!

'''STRONG MAD:''' ''{disappointed groan}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Dare I ask what you ''think'' is happening here?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I was just crumbling down memory lane when I thought I'd log onto our good old fashioned typing of words website.

'''STRONG BAD:''' So why were you just sitting there broken-recording "dot com"?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' It's 2025, Strong Bad! Our 25th year on the internet! ''{pouts}'' And as Saint Grandma Nedscape always taught us—

'''ST. GRANDMA NEDSCAPE:''' Thou shalt receive one dot com for each year passed on this widest of wuerld woebs.

'''STRONG BAD:''' That is a whole mess of made-up bullcrap right there, Homestar Runner.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Thanks, Strong Bad! I wrote it on the plane!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{confused grunt}'' But I do wish we could go back to the old days sometimes.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yeah, back when the whole internet wasn't just on four websites on people's phones.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Let's do it! Let's go back!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Back where?

'''STRONG MAD:''' TO THE CRAZEBOX?

'''STRONG BAD:''' No! Back to a website!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Back to a website?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{jumps out of the towel and into his pants, which are standing on his desk}'' Let's go back to a website. Come on come on come on come on back to a website

==Easter Eggs==
*At the end, click on the "dot 25 coms" badge:
:''{Start of [[First Time Here?]]}''

:'''CLAPPER LOADER:''' Homestarrunner dot com welcome speech, take 1. ''{snaps clapperboard and moves it away so Homestar becomes visible}''

:'''CHERRY GREG:''' Action!

:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Welcome to Homestarrunner dot net. '''"It'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>'''s dot com! dot com!''' ''{every time he says dot com, another stacks upon the previous one}'' '''dot com! dot com! dot com! dot com! dot com! dot com! dot com! dot com! dot com! dot com! dot com! dot com! dot com! dot com! dot com! dot com! dot com dot com! dot com! dot com! dot com!''' ''{his voice is digitally pitched up}'' '''dot com! dot com! dot com!''' ''{he moves forward, breaking the camera lens}'' Was that good? Did I do it, Greg?"

:'''CHERRY GREG:''' That was 26, man!

:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Homestarrrunner dot net. '''That was 26, man!'''

:''{bip}''

*At the end, click on the star in the Homestar Runner Logo:
:''{Cut to Strong Sad in the crazebox}''
:'''STRONG SAD:''' How can you even imply that about sitemaps? They revolutionized the way people make websites! They're like the fundamental backbone of search engine optimization. Tens of thousands of UI and UX people are going to revolt against you just for saying that about sitemaps.

:''{Pan right to reveal Strong Bad wearing his towels resting with his feet against Strong Sad, obscured behind the crazebox}''

:'''STRONG BAD:''' That's great UI nerd. Just keep talkin<nowiki>'</nowiki>. Your strugglin<nowiki>'</nowiki> and jagglin<nowiki>'</nowiki> is giving me a good foot rub here.

:'''STRONG SAD:''' Maybe if you ever used a sitemap your janky old website would get more visitors and traffic.

:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Grunts and kicks Strong Sad}''

:'''STRONG SAD''' OW!

==Fun Facts==

==External Links==
* [[HR:toons/backtoawebsite]]

[[Category:Toons]]

A Prickly Scary Short

2024-11-03T01:58:44Z

Darkwitchclaire:

{{aholidaynav|toons/a-prickly-scary-short}}

[[Image:A Prickly Scary Short.png|thumb|"All right, Rafferty, my maybe-cousin, maybe-nephew, maybe-at-risk-youth-outreach-program-mentee!"]]

Rafferty is given an opportunity to join the Halloween party.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Rafferty}}, Muommy, {{film|The Sad Kids}}, {{film|Preshy}}, {{film|Strong Bad}}

See '''[[A Prickly Scary Short Costumes]]''' for more information on what Homestar Runner was wearing.

'''Places:''' [[The Field]]

'''Date:''' Wednesday, October 30, 2024

'''Running Time:''' 2:05 (YouTube), 2:06 (Toons Menu)

'''Page Title:''' Everybody get blecthed up!

==Transcript==

''{Opens on a yellow bush with "a prickly, scary short" written on it, as a beat plays and some wind rushes by. Cut to Homestar, talking to Rafferty.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' All right, Rafferty, my maybe-cousin, maybe-nephew, maybe-at-risk-youth-outreach-program-mentee!

'''RAFFERTY:''' ''{cheers indistinctly}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' If you wanna come to this year's Halloween party, you gotta have a good enough ghost story! Now take ya best shot!

'''RAFFERTY:''' Once upon a time, there was a head-a-less mommy.

''{An image of a woman appears, and her head falls off with a pop.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Wait, a mummy ''{an image of a mummy appears}'' or mommy? ''{the mummy's wrappings fall off, leaving the same woman (with her head) as the previous image}''

'''RAFFERTY:''' Muommy! ''{an image of the woman with a mummy head and left arm appears}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{sardonic}'' Great, that really clears things up.

'''RAFFERTY:''' ''{with the original image of the woman next to him}'' And there was a prickly, ''{pointed blades spawn from the woman's body}'' scary, ''{the woman's face distorts}'' scary ''{it further distorts, becoming cycloptic and green}'' mommy!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hold on. Are we talking about two different mommies? One head-a-less ''{the headless woman appears on the left side of the screen}'' and one prickly scary scary, ''{the "prickly scary scary" woman appears on the right; both slide upward}'' or just one mommy ''{the original woman appears}'' that is both headless ''and'' prickly scary scary? ''{The woman's head flies off, the blades reappear, and the cycloptic eye and mouth appear on the woman's torso}''

'''RAFFERTY:''' And the other two persons...

''{The Sad Kids walk up.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Wait, what other two persons?! Where did they come from?!

'''RAFFERTY:''' The other two persons getted gooey! ''{black goop falls on the Sad Kids}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' They getted gooey?!

''{Rafferty is now lying on the ground, and points upward.}''

'''RAFFERTY:''' And getted blechted up!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Blechted up, huh?

''{Rafferty nods.}''

'''RAFFERTY:''' The end.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Of course it is. Sorry, kid, but you're not comin' to this year's party. Let's see if your sister can do any better. Preshy?

''{Pan up to show Preshy standing on Homestar's head, holding a hammer.}''

'''PRESHY:''' ''{hits Homestar at the beginning of each line}'' It is a computer? It is a computer? It is a computer?

''{Rafferty leans in and both laugh. Preshy hits Homestar and the screen cuts to a screen reading "blechted." Fade to at night, where Homestar alone stands, costumed and in silhouette.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Psst! Hey, Strong Bad! Why am I the only one here?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{leaning in}'' 'Cuz your costume's too good! Nobody else wanted to dress up!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' But you guys told me to dress like this! I don't even get the reference!

'''STRONG BAD:''' That's perfect! Look, just get ready to say the line!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Why do I have to say that word?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, you'll see! Everybody's gonna love it! Just trust me!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Okay, here goes:

''{Strong Bad ducks away and a drumroll plays as the camera zooms in on Homestar. As the drumroll finishes, Homestar comes fully into view. He looks around for a moment, and then raises the arms of his costume.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Mawwiage!

''{Applause. A text box reading "Homestar as The Impressive Clergyman" appears below him.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I still don't get the reference. Makin' me dress up like grody old Pope Santam'n.

''{Fade out. The word "ended." appears from the top of the screen.}''

==Fun Facts==
===Trivia===
The [[YouTube]] description for this toon is "Rafferty lays his best scary-scary story on Homestar, hoping to get into this year's Halloween party."

===Remarks===
*Rafferty's story resembles Homestar's ghost story from [[Homestarloween Party]], as it begins with an odd creature standing around and ends with [[The Sad Kids]] getting squashed.

===Inside References===
[[File:sketchbook 040812 mssadkids.png|thumb|A Muommy?]]
*Preshy and Rafferty were originally [[rejected characters]], debuting in the [[unfinished toon]] "Those Darn Cousins", the unfinished portion of which was shown in the DVD-exclusive toon [[Why Come Only One Girl?]]. While they were shown in silhouette in earlier toons such as [[A Decemberween Mackerel]] and [[The Show: Ween Edition]], this is the first time they are seen on-site officially.
*The "Muommy" design is taken from a Sketchbook entry on [[Sketchbook 2004|August 12, 2004]].
*The word "blechted up" was also used in [[Dangeresque Roomisode 3: Keep My Enemies, Loser]] to describe a cask blocked by a wax candle.
*Homestar mistakes his costume as a Pope [[Santaman]].

===Real-World References===
*Homestar being told to say "Mawwiage" is a reference to the film ''[[Wikipedia:The Princess Bride (film)|The Princess Bride]]'', where The Impressive Clergyman (who Homestar is dressed as) has a similar speech impediment to Homestar's and begins his speech with that word.

==External Links==
{{nextlinks|toons/a-prickly-scary-short|youtube=R2i9ODzFS3M}}
{{halloweennav}}

Icon References in Halloween Costumes

2024-11-01T04:20:29Z

Darkwitchclaire:

[[Image:Ween 2005 The Cheat Poomp.PNG|thumb|He's the best!]]

During the [[Halloween]] [[Toons|toons]], the characters within the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] body of work dress up in [[Halloween Costumes|costumes]] in which they engage in Halloween-related activities. More often than not, such costumes are of an icon or celebrity, most of which were popular/created in the 1970s, '80s, and '90s. As a result, at least one character per toon occasionally speaks in dialogue or lines (or moves around) in such a way that somehow '''pertains''' to their respective costume.

==Occurrences==
===[[Homestarloween Party]]===
*'''[[Coach Z]]''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Flavor Flav|Flavor Flav]] of the rap group [[Wikipedia:Public Enemy|Public Enemy]]; Homestar comments on his costume by saying, "Coach Z is down with the PE". This is a reference to the group's song, "Burn Hollywood Burn", wherein guest-rapper [[Wikipedia:Ice Cube|Ice Cube]] raps "Ice Cube is down with the PE".
*'''[[Homestar Runner]]''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Kurt Cobain|Kurt Cobain]], his T-shirt reads, "Corporate rock still sucks", which is the motto of [[Wikipedia:SST Records|SST Records]], one of Cobain's favorite record labels.
*'''[[The Cheat]]''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Garfield|Garfield]], he holds his teddy bear, Pooky.

===[[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]===
*'''Coach Z''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Humpty Hump|Humpty Hump]], the rap he performs is from [[Wikipedia:Digital Underground|Digital Underground]]'s hit song, "The Humpty Dance," only Coach Z substitutes his own name for Humpty's.
*'''[[Marzipan]]''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Joey Ramone|Joey Ramone]] of the punk rock group, the [[Ramones]], she says, "Hey ho! Let's go!" This is part of the lyrics to their song, "Blitzkrieg Bop", and also both a reference and tribute to Joey after he died earlier in 2001.
*'''[[Homsar]]''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Popeye|Popeye]] comic strip character, [[Wikipedia:J. Wellington Wimpy|J. Wellington Wimpy]], who really adores hamburgers, he says, "I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for some candy today." This is a parody of Wimpy's catchphrase, "I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today."
*'''[[Strong Bad]]''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Carmen Sandiego|Carmen Sandiego]], he says, "Where in the world is my candy?" This is a reference to the computer game and TV show that features Carmen, "Where In the World Is Carmen Sandiego?"
*'''[[Strong Sad]]''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Andy Warhol|Andy Warhol]], if you give him the can of Campbell's Soup as his treat, he comments on it as being relevant to what he is dressed as. This is a reference to one of Warhol's most famous paintings, ''{{wp|Campbell's Soup Cans}}'', as well as his monotone, deadpan voice, which Strong Sad also has.
*'''[[Bubs]]''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Mars Blackmon|Mars Blackmon]] from ''[[Wikipedia:She's Gotta Have It|She's Gotta Have It]]'', his intro at the door is "Please baby, please baby, baby baby please", a reference to Mars' exact same line from that movie.
*'''Homestar Runner''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:The Greatest American Hero|The Greatest American Hero]], his trick-or-treating intro is a spoof on the show's theme song.

===[[Pumpkin Carve-nival]]===
*'''[[The King of Town]]''' {{--}} Dressed as famous video game character [[Mario]], he comments that he is a video game (which Marzipan says she wouldn't know, since she doesn't play video games). Later, after Homestar (or rather, Strong Bad dressed up as Homestar) gives him a worst prize, he laments, "Sorry, king, but our princess is in another castle." This is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros.|first Super Mario Bros. game]], in which, after clearing each level (prior to the eighth and final level), the mushroom people Mario saves say, "Thank you, Mario. But our princess is in another castle!" The [[Super Kingio Bros.]], an Easter egg at the end, directly mirrors Level 1-1 from Super Mario Bros.
*'''[[Strong Mad]]''' {{--}} Dressed as a ghost, he says something that ghosts would commonly say: "Boo!"

===[[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]===
*'''The King of Town''' {{--}} Dressed as the [[Wikipedia:Hamburglar|Hamburglar]], he says that he is "dressed to 'hamburgle'" and even utters the Hamburglar's catchphrase, "Robble-robble!"
*'''[[Stinkoman]]''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Speed Racer|Speed Racer]], he declares that he is "a demon on wheels". This is directly lifted from the show's theme song, which describes the title protagonist the same way.
*'''Strong Mad''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Magnum P.I.|Magnum P.I.]], he bellows "Higgins!", who is actually Tom Selleck's boss on that show.
*'''Strong Sad''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:David Byrne|David Byrne]], singer and frontman of rock band [[Wikipedia:Talking Heads|Talking Heads]], he says, "This is not my beautiful house!" and "This is not my beautiful wife!" These are lyrics from the group's song "Once in a Lifetime". Strong Sad is specifically dressed as Byrne from the concert film ''{{wp|Stop Making Sense}}'', where he wore glasses to sing "Once in a Lifetime" (as in the music video) and a big suit for "Girlfriend is Better" (but not the two at the same time).
*'''[[The Poopsmith]]''' {{--}} Dressed as ''[[Street Fighter]]'' character, [[Wikipedia:M. Bison|M. Bison]], he performs a flaming maneuver. This is actually M. Bison's Psycho Crusher attack.
*'''Homestar Runner''' {{--}} Dressed as [[John McEnroe]], in an [[3 Times Halloween Funjob#Easter Eggs|Easter egg]], he is seen (in [[Puppet Character Variations|Puppet form]]) shouting McEnroe's catchphrase, "You can't be serious!"

===[[Halloween Fairstival]]===
*'''Strong Bad''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:The Joker|the Joker]], he calls his posse his "bad pennies", which is what the Joker calls his henchmen in "[[wikipedia:The Joker Goes to School|The Joker Goes to School]]" (which was also the origin of the [[No Loafing sign]] and the name of [[Harmless Junk, Inc.]]). Later, at the end, he says, "Hello, kiddies, a-meet the Joker!". Also of note is the white [[mustache]], a trademark of the original actor, [[Wikipedia:Cesar Romero|Cesar Romero]], who played the Joker on the old ''[[Batman]]'' TV show, and who refused to shave his off, so the producers just painted over it instead.
*'''The King of Town''' {{--}} Dressed as the Mayor of Halloweentown from the movie ''[[Wikipedia:The Nightmare Before Christmas|The Nightmare Before Christmas]]'', he turns his head around to show a second face with a blue tint and sad expression. The Mayor in the movie changes his face around when his mood changes.
*'''Homsar''' {{--}} Dressed as Kumar from the movie ''[[Wikipedia:Bottle Rocket|Bottle Rocket]]'', he says one of the character's most famous lines, "I blew it, man! I lose my touch!"
*'''Homestar Runner''' {{--}} Dressed as Carl Spackler from the movie ''[[Wikipedia:Caddyshack|Caddyshack]]'', Homestar comments, "So I got that going for me. Which is nice." This was a line spoken by Spackler in that movie.
*'''Marzipan''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Willie Nelson|Willie Nelson]]; Strong Bad notices this by saying to her, "Hey Marzi, I just can't wait for you to get on the road again... and get hit by a schoolbus." The first part of this line is a reference to the Willie Nelson song "On the Road Again".

===[[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]]===
*'''Homestar Runner''' {{--}} Dressed as Moocher from the movie ''[[Wikipedia:Breaking Away|Breaking Away]]'', he wears a T-shirt that reads "Cutters", which is a bicyclist group that Moocher is a member of.
*'''[[Pom Pom]]''' {{--}} Dressed as Walter Sobchak from the movie ''[[The Big Lebowski]]'', if you select the second option when Homestar meets Pom Pom and Coach Z, Pom Pom will show Homestar a severed toe, which is referenced in this movie. Sobchak even says the line, "I can get you a toe, with nail polish," as does Coach Z on Pom Pom's behalf.
**At the end, "You're entering a world of pain" and "DONNY, YOU'RE OUT OF YOUR ELEMENT!" (said on behalf of Pom Pom by Homestar and Strong Mad, respectively) were also repeated sayings of Sobchak's in the movie. Also, at one point in the movie, Walter inappropriately draws a gun, which is what Pom Pom does during this same scene.
*'''Coach Z''' {{--}} Dressed as Theo Huxtable from ''[[Bill Cosby|The Cosby Show]]'', he wears the shirt that Theo wore in [http://www.tv.com/the-cosby-show/a-shirt-story/episode/6802/summary.html|"A Shirt Story"], one of the earliest episodes on the show.
*'''The King of Town''' {{--}} Dressed as Colonel Sanders, if you select the second option when Homestar meets the King of Town and the Poopsmith, the King of Town's ingredient that Homestar gets is Sanders' secret blend of eleven herbs and spices, which is used in Sanders' recipe for chicken at [[KFC]]. In the same option scene, Homestar calls the King of Town, "Your Kentucky Fried-ness".
*'''Homsar''' {{--}} Dressed as Tingle from [[The Legend of Zelda|the ''Legend of Zelda'' series]], he throws confetti and is also seen floating on a balloon, both of which Tingle does frequently.
*'''Strong Bad''' {{--}} Dressed as Jambi the Genie from ''[[Wikipedia:Pee-wee's Playhouse|Pee-wee's Playhouse]]'', he says to The Cheat about Homestar, "Meka-leka-hi-meka-The Cheat, throw a TV on him...ho." This is a reference to Jambi's favorite incantation, "Meka-leka-hi-meka-hiney-ho." Later, when asked of what he is supposed to be, Strong Bad says he's Jambi and even says another of the character's signature lines to prove it: "Wish? Did somebody say 'wish'?"
*'''The Cheat''' {{--}} Dressed as Toad from the [[Mario|''Mario'' series]], the high jump he does is the same one that Toad does when he gets hit in [[Wikipedia:Mario Kart 64|Mario Kart 64]], in which Toad's kart also lands with a POOMP. The Cheat also makes some sounds similar to what Toad says when he wins a race ("I'm the best!") as well as Toad's cries when he has been hit.
*'''Strong Sad''' {{--}} Dressed as a member of [[Wikipedia:Devo|Devo]], Strong Sad says "Go forward! Move ahead. Try to detect it! It's not too late." These are lyrics from Devo's 1980 hit, [[Wikipedia:Whip It|"Whip it"]].
*'''Marzipan''' {{--}} Dressed as [[The Muppets|Muppet]] character [[Wikipedia:Dr. Bunsen Honeydew|Beaker]], she says various squeak-like "meeps" that Beaker does (rather like The Cheat).

===[[Happy Hallow-day]]===
*'''Strong Bad''' {{--}} Dressed as Father Guido Sarducci, he tells Homestar that his being dressed up as a pretend priest-comedian prevents him from beating Homestar up. This "priest-comedian" is played by Don Novello on ''[[wikipedia:Saturday Night Live|Saturday Night Live]]''.
*'''The Cheat''' {{--}} Dressed as Gizmo from the movie ''[[wikipedia:Gremlins|Gremlins]]'', when he is told by Strong Sad that he should technically be turning into a horrible beastie by sunlight, he covers his eyes and makes The Cheat noises in imitation of Gizmo's line, "Bright lights! Bright lights!"
*'''Coach Z''' {{--}} Dressed as Queen Latifah, his costume specifically depicts the person he is portraying as she appeared in her African-inspred music video for "Ladies First".

===[[Jibblies 2]]===
*'''Strong Mad''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Nikolai Volkoff|Nikolai Volkoff]], he says he forgot his [[Russia|Ruskie]] flag (in this case, the flag of the [[Wikipedia:Soviet Union|Soviet Union]]). Volkoff was known for entering the ring carrying a Soviet flag.
*'''Homestar Runner''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Artie, the Strongest Man in the World|Artie the Strongest Man In the World]], he calls himself "the strongest man... in the world!" in imitation of Artie's catchphrase.
*'''Marzipan''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Prince (musician)|Prince]], when she succumbs to the [[jibblies]], Homestar thinks she is playing ''Raspberry Beret'', which was a hit for Prince in 1985. Later, Homestar refers to Marzipan as "The Girlfriend Formerly Known as Marzipan", a reference to one of Prince's nicknames, "The Artist Formerly Known as Prince".
*'''Strong Sad''' {{--}} Dressed as the fat kid from [[Wikipedia:The Far Side|The Far Side]], he makes his mouth into an O shape as he says "Ooh" when dealing Pom Pom a card and at the end of the toon. This is done often by the fat kid along with many Far Side characters.
*'''Bubs''' {{--}} Dressed as Ross from ''[[Wikipedia:You Can't Do That On Television|You Can't Do That On Television]]''; when Marzipan does not know what his costume is, some green slime pours all over her head. On that show, whenever a cast member said the phrase "I don't know," green slime would pour from the ceiling onto their head.
**Strong Bad's follow-up line: "I heard that!", is lifted from the cook on that show, who was played by the same actor as Ross.
*'''The Poopsmith''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Emmett Brown|Doc Brown]] from ''[[Back to the Future]]'', Homestar explains that "Where The Poopsmith's going, he doesn't need good smells," a reference to one of Doc's most famous quotes, "Where we're going, we don't need roads."

===[[Most in the Graveyard]]===
*'''Strong Mad''' {{--}} Dressed as a [[Wikipedia:List of recurring Mario franchise enemies#Thwomp|Thwomp]]; at one point, Strong Bad calls him, "Thwomp Mad". He also jumps and shakes the ground in the same manner as Thwomp.
*'''Homsar''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Captain Caveman|Captain Caveman]], when he says, "I'm Captain Caveman of the graveyard train!", he draws out the "Caveman" part in imitation of Captain Caveman's catchphrase: "Captain CAAAAAAAVEMAAAAAAANNNN!!!!"
*'''The Poopsmith''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Dr. Zoidberg|Dr. Zoidberg]]; the King of Town's line when the Poopsmith is clicked on at toon's end refers to the catchphrase spoken by [[Wikipedia:Hubert J. Farnsworth|Prof. Farnsworth]], who employs Dr. Zoidberg.
*'''Coach Z''' {{--}} Dressed as {{w|DJ Lance Rock}}, at one point, he says, "Yooooooooooorrr garble garble!", which is [[Coach Z's Accent|Coach Z for]] "Yo Gabba Gabba!".
*'''Marzipan''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Stevie Ray Vaughan|Stevie Ray Vaughan]]; Homestar's line to her, "My little pride and joy," refers to Vaughan's song, [[Wikipedia:Pride and Joy (Stevie Ray Vaughan song)|Pride and Joy]], which was released on Vaughan's album [[Wikipedia:Texas Flood|Texas Flood]].
*'''Strong Sad''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Sam Kinison|Sam Kinison]], he shouts his last line in the Strong Bad Easter egg in the style of a typical antic of Sam Kinison's comedy act.
*'''Bubs''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:The Junkyard Dog|The Junkyard Dog]], his Easter egg lines are from the Junkyard Dog's entrance theme, "Grab Them Cakes".

===[[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]]===
*'''The King of Town''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Colonel Mustard|Colonel Mustard]], he is accused by Strong Bad of eating the colonel's mustard, and the rope (which the King holds), and the parlor. Part of this statement (namely, the rope and the parlor) refers to what weapon is used in a murder and where said murder took place in the game [[Wikipedia:Cluedo|Clue]].
*'''Marzipan''' {{--}} Dressed as Lola from ''[[Wikipedia:Run Lola Run|Run Lola Run]]''; Strong Bad encourages her to "Run, Marzipan, Run {{--}} off of a cliff, preferably." Marzipan responds in [[German]]. ''Run Lola Run'' is a German film.
*'''Homestar Runner''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Crispin Glover|Crispin Glover]] as [[Wikipedia:Rubin and Ed|Rubin Farr]], Homestar quotes Glover's infamous Letterman interview, where Glover was acting in-character as Rubin.
*'''Bubs''' {{--}} Dressed as Jules Winnfield from ''[[Wikipedia:Pulp Fiction|Pulp Fiction]]'', he claims that he has some "brains" in his wig and that his wallet says "Bad business practices". Both refer to scenes in the movie.
*'''Pom Pom''' {{--}} Dressed as a [[Wikipedia:Dig Dug|Pooka]]; the Poopsmith inflates him and he blows up, referencing how Pookas are killed in the game.
*'''The Poopsmith''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Darunia]]; Homestar hums Saria's Song from ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]: Ocarina of Time'', and the Poopsmith dances along, as Darunia did in his game.
*'''Homsar''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Little Orphan Annie|Little Orphan Annie]], his line refers to "Punjab", a recurring character from that comic strip.
*'''The Cheat''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Dr. Seuss]]'s [[Wikipedia:The Lorax|The Lorax]], he picks himself up with one hand and leaves behind some rocks saying "Unless". The Lorax left the same way.
*'''Strong Mad''' {{--}} Dressed as Sal from the music video for [[Wikipedia:Money for Nothing (song)|Money for Nothing]], he quotes the song with "MOVE-A MOVE-A!"
*'''Strong Bad''' {{--}} Dressed as the [[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Skull Kid]] from ''The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask'', he mockingly comments that the moon is going to crash into the Earth, and how this isn't at all frustrating in a video game. The moon crashing into the planet is exactly what Link attempts to prevent in ''Majora's Mask'', and as Strong Bad says this, a face flashes on the moon that matches the face on the moon in ''Majora's Mask''.

===[[Which Ween Costumes?]]===
*'''Homestar Runner''' {{--}} Dressed as the Alien Super Being from ''[[Wikipedia:Christmas on Mars|Christmas on Mars]]'', he sings a song similar to "Do You Realize??" which was performed by The Flaming Lips, which consisted of that movie's director and a few of its cast members.
*'''Strong Sad''' {{--}} Dressed as Ralphie Parker from ''[[Wikipedia:A Christmas Story|A Christmas Story]]'', Strong Bad says the pink bunny pajamas make him look like a "deranged Easter Bunny" and a "pink nightmare", which Ralphie's father said Ralphie's pajamas made him look like.
*'''Strong Bad''' {{--}} Dressed as the fragile leg lamp from ''A Christmas Story'', The King of Town expresses hope that the Bumpus's dogs, belonging to one of the Parkers' neighbors, knock Strong Bad over.
*'''Strong Mad''' {{--}} Dressed as the Abominable Snowman from ''[[Wikipedia:Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (TV special)|Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer]]'', he moves in a jerky fashion similar to that of the special's [[stop motion]] puppets. Homestar says his animation is "so [[Rankin/Bass]]", referencing the studio that produced ''Rudolph''.
*'''The King of Town''' {{--}} Dressed as the Heat Miser from ''[[Wikipedia:The Year Without a Santa Claus|The Year Without a Santa Claus]]'', he quotes the song the Heat Miser performed in that special.

===[[I Killed Pom Pom]]===
*'''Homestar Runner''' {{--}} Dressed as Tobias Fünke from the show ''[[Arrested Development]]'' (and painted blue as Tobias did when trying to become an understudy for the {{w|Blue Man Group}}) a blue [[Lack of visible arms|hand print]] can be seen on the wall of Marzipan's house after he enters, just as Tobias would leave blue hand prints on the walls of the Bluth home.
*'''Marzipan''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Tom Servo]] from the show ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'', she suggests to Strong Sad that they both watch a bad horror movie while making snappy comments and obscure references. This is basically what Tom Servo did in every episode of MST3K; he, along with his creator Joel (and later Mike, and even later, in the revival, Jonah) and his fellow robot Crow T. Robot, were forced to watch low-quality B-movies, and the three of them would make jokes about the movies to pass the time while they were trapped in space against their will by mad scientists.
*'''Strong Bad''' {{--}} Dressed as [[McDonald's]] character [[Wikipedia:Mac Tonight|Mac Tonight]], at the end, he parodies the McDonald's version of "Mack the Knife" used for its "Mac Tonight" advertising campaign.

===[[The House That Gave Sucky Tricks]]===
*'''Strong Mad''' {{--}} Dressed as the [[Wikipedia:TiVo|TiVo]] logo, an Easter egg has Strong Mad fast-forward Homestar's speech while making sound effects similar to an actual TiVo.
*'''Homestar Runner''' {{--}} Dressed as H.I. McDunnough from ''[[Wikipedia:Raising Arizona|Raising Arizona]]'', Homestar and Bubs both quote that movie in an Easter egg.
*'''Marzipan''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Captain EO|Captain EO]], an Easter egg contains two references to his original actor, [[Michael Jackson]]. Homestar recalls that Marzipan previously dressed as "The Prince of Pop", mixing up Prince and Michael's title "The King of Pop". After the King of Town corrects Homestar, he responds, "Ohhh, the kid is not his son", quoting the Michael Jackson song "[[Wikipedia:Billie Jean|Billie Jean]]".
*'''The King of Town''' {{--}} Dressed as Devil's Tower mashed potatoes from ''[[Wikipedia:Close Encounters of the Third Kind|Close Encounters of the Third Kind]]'', an Easter egg has the King repeat Roy Neary's comments about the potato mountain: "I mean something! I'm important!"
*'''Coach Z''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Outkast]]'s [[Wikipedia:André 3000|André 3000]], an Easter egg shows the Coach cycling through the different outfits he wore in the music video for "[[Wikipedia:Hey Ya!|Hey Ya!]]", while quoting the bridge of the song.
*'''Bubs''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Chuck Barris|Chuck Barris]], host of ''[[Wikipedia:The Gong Show|The Gong Show]]'', Bubs recites his pre-commercial catch phrase in an Easter egg: "We'll be right back with more...stuff!"

===[[Later That Night...]]===
*'''Strong Mad''' {{--}} Homestar mistakes Strong Mad's Monica and Rachel's Door from ''[[Wikipedia:Friends|Friends]]'' costume for the door from ''Seinfeld'' and, along with Strong Sad, recites a common recurring scene whenever George comes over to Jerry's apartment. Strong Mad responds by telling them he is "Mrs. Chanandler Bong", a gag from ''Friends'' proper.
*'''The Poopsmith''' {{--}} Coach Z says "Like Flaming Glorbs!" in response to The Poopsmith's costume of Sigmund from the ''Seinfeld'' episode [[Wikipedia:The Heart Attack|The Heart Attack]].
*'''Coach Z''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Kwamé|Kwamé]], he recites a lyric, "I'm the man we all know and love!" from Kwamé's debut album.
*'''Marzipan''' {{--}} Dressed as Margot Tenenbaum, she says "I don't do much talking these days", a reference to a song from ''[[Wikipedia:The Royal Tenenbaums|The Royal Tenenbaums]]''.
*'''Homestar Runner''' {{--}} As [[Wikipedia:Mr. B Natural|Mr. B Natural]], he recites lines from the video he was featured in, including "Knew your father, I did!" Strong Bad responds with "You leave my father out of this!", the response given on [[Mystery Science Theater 3000]].
*'''Strong Bad''' {{--}} Dressed as No-Face, he transforms his body into a gaping maw the way No-Face does in ''[[Wikipedia:Spirited Away|Spirited Away]]''. Homestar adds to the action by offering him an herbal soak token, also featured prominently in the film.
*'''The Cheat''' {{--}} With The Cheat dressed as [[Wikipedia:The Angriest Dog in the World|The Angriest Dog in the World]], Strong Sad recites the recurring line "He's bound so tightly with tension and anger, he approaches the state of rigor mortis."

===[[Haunted Photo Booth]]===
*'''Strong Sad''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Hercule Poirot|Hercule Poirot]], he tries (and fails) to practice his [[French]] accent declaring the detective's name. He also single-handedly solves the mystery of the haunted photo booth in a manner befitting the famous sleuth.
*'''Coach Z''' {{--}} As [[Wikipedia:PaRappa the Rapper|PaRappa the Rapper]], he recites his tag line "I gotta believe" and makes a series of cut-out animated movements reflecting the way Parappa moves.
*'''Strong Bad''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Killer BOB|BOB]], he says the lines "How's Annie?" and "Smiling Bag!" which refer to the source of his costume, ''[[Twin Peaks]]''.
*'''Bubs''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Grunkle Stan|Grunkle Stan]] from ''[[Wikipedia:Gravity Falls|Gravity Falls]]'', and introduced as the [[Thnikkaman|Thnikka]]Stan, he tells Soos's Abuelita, a character from the same cartoon (voiced by Matt Chapman), to shut up.
*'''Pom Pom''' {{--}} With Pom Pom dressed as [[Wikipedia:Violet Beauregarde|Violet Beauregarde]], The King of Town tells Pom Pom he would take Pom Pom to the juicing room, an event that occurred in the film ''[[Wikipedia:Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory|Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory]]'' to Violet. The King also expresses that he would prefer that Pom Pom would have dressed up as [[Wikipedia:Augustus Gloop|Augustus Gloop]], another character from the story.
*'''The King of Town''' {{--}} In response to the King's costume of Alice from the "[[Wikipedia:Don't Come Around Here No More|Don't Come Around Here No More]]" video, Strong Bad says the King was mistaken in choosing his costume and that he actually meant "Don't come around here no more!"
*'''The Cheat''' {{--}} He writes the words "Giant [[The Cheat's Gold Tooth|Gold Tooth]]" and one spontaneously appears, much like his character, Maxwell, is able to summon objects in ''[[Wikipedia:Scribblenauts|Scribblenauts]]''.
*'''Marzipan''' {{--}} Gives an "[[Double Deuce|invisible flair deuce]]" and declares she doesn't need 37 pieces of flair to do it, which is what her character, Joanna, does in the film ''[[Office Space]]''.

===[[Mr. Poofers Must Die]]===
*'''Homestar Runner''' {{--}} As Dirk the Daring from [[Wikipedia:Dragon's Lair|Dragon's Lair]], Homestar goes through a number of movements his video game persona goes through over the course of his adventure, then collapses into a pile of bones.
*'''Strong Bad''' {{--}} As [[Wikipedia:Viewtiful Joe|Viewtiful Joe]], he uses the catchphrase "Henshin a go-go, baby!" and moves his long scarf around the way Viewtiful Joe does.
*'''Marzipan''' {{--}} Marzipan is dressed as [[Wikipedia:J Mascis|J. Mascis]], and although she herself doesn't do anything costume-specific, Strong Sad uses the names of J. Mascis's albums in a dialogue with her.
*'''The Cheat''' {{--}} As [[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|a Korok]], he mimics the animation that plays in ''[[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild|The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild]]'' when one of them appears.
*'''Strong Sad''' {{--}} As Tummi Gummi from ''[[Disney]]'s [[Wikipedia:Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears|Adventures of the Gummi Bears]]'', he also does not do anything costume-specific, but Homestar references Tummi Gummi's voice actor's other roles, such as [[Ghostbusters|Peter Venkman]] and Garfield.
*'''Strong Mad''' {{--}} As Kano from ''[[Wikipedia:Bad Company (comics)|Bad Company]]'', he tries to explain that he is related to Judge Dredd, but Strong Bad insists that no one knows who he is dressed as.
*'''The King of Town''' {{--}} Carries a box of Little Debbie brand Star Crunches as part of his [[Little Debbie]] costume.
*'''Bubs''' {{--}} With Bubs dressed as Stan S. Stanman from the ''[[Wikipedia:Monkey Island (series)|Monkey Island]]'' series, Coach Z asks Bubs if he can sell him some previously-owned vessels. Bubs replies by waving his arms wildly without the pattern of his plaid jacket moving, the same way Stan does.

===[[The Homestar Runner Enters The Spooky Woods]]===
*'''The Cheat''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Little Caesars|Little Caesar]], he says "Cheatsa Cheatsa" in a similar intonation to the mascot's "Pizza Pizza".
*'''Bubs''' {{--}} After Homestar misidentifies Bubs's costume of Commander Borf from ''[[Wikipedia:Space Ace|Space Ace]]'', Homestar collapses much like both the previous Halloween toon and ''Dragon's Lair'', another Bluth-animated game.
*'''Strong Mad''' {{--}} As [[Wikipedia:Pink Floyd – The Wall|Pink Floyd The Wall]], he yells "[[Wikipedia:Syd Barrett|Syd Barrett]]", a founding member of [[Wikipedia:Pink Floyd|Pink Floyd]], and "Wizard of Oz", in reference to the "[[Wikipedia:Dark Side of the Rainbow|Dark Side of the Rainbow]]" theory regarding the Pink Floyd album ''[[Wikipedia:The Dark Side of the Moon|The Dark Side of the Moon]]'' and the 1939 film ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]''. However, Strong Bad notes the anachrony of his references.
*'''Pom Pom''' {{--}} As Burt the Bashful from ''[[Wikipedia:Yoshi's Island|Yoshi's Island]]'', he turns into a sprite and spins much like Burt does in his death animation.
*'''Homsar''' {{--}} As [[Wikipedia:I'm Just a Bill|a Bill]] from ''[[Wikipedia:Schoolhouse Rock!|Schoolhouse Rock!]]'', he corrupts a line from "Conjunction Junction", another segment from the series.
*'''Marzipan''' {{--}} Though she admits she doesn't know ''[[Wikipedia:Galaxy Express 999|Galaxy Express 999]]'', the origin of her Maetel costume, Strong Sad says he liked the "pirate guy", referring either to Emeraldes, the captain of the ''Queen Esmeraldes'', or Captain Harlock, ruler of the Time Castle, both of whom have recurring roles in creator [[Wikipedia:Leiji Matsumoto|Leiji Matsumoto]]'s works.
*'''Homestar Runner''' {{--}} Dressed as Snufkin from the ''[[Wikipedia:Moomins|Moomins]]'' series, he sings part of the theme of the [[Wikipedia:Moomin (1990 TV series)|1990 ''Moomin'' animated series]].
*'''Coach Z''' {{--}} With Coach Z dressed as The Fresh Prince's Mom from the "[[Wikipedia:Parents Just Don't Understand|Parents Just Don't Understand]]" video, Strong Bad references some lyrics from the song while asking about the costume.

===[[Halloween Hijinks]]===
*'''Coach Z''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Del the Funky Homosapien|Del]] from [[Wikipedia:Gorillaz|Gorillaz]], he recites some lines from "[[Wikipedia:Clint Eastwood (song)|Clint Eastwood]]", on which Del featured.
*'''Homestar Runner''' {{--}} Dressed as Bod, he has an Easter egg mimicking the opening sequence from the [[Wikipedia:Bod (TV series)|TV series of the same name]]. The bowl of strawberries and cream that falls onto Homestar and Strong Bad in the latter's Easter egg references the ''Bod'' episode "Bod's Dream".
*'''Strong Bad''' {{--}} Dressed as the ''[[Wikipedia:Superman II|Superman II]]'' incarnation of [[Wikipedia:General Zod|General Zod]], he has an Easter egg that starts like Homestar's before he starts singing Superman's theme. He then says Zod's line, "Kneel before Zod!"
*'''Bubs''' {{--}} Dressed as Beedle from ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'' series, he says "thank you" much like Beedle does in ''[[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|Wind Waker]]'' when Homestar [[I really like your costume|confusedly compliments his costume]] to the tune of the main ''Legend of Zelda'' theme.
*'''The Cheat''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Ponyo|Ponyo]] from the movie of the same name, he makes a The Cheat noise that sounds like "ham", Ponyo's favorite food, and grows birdlike legs as Ponyo does.
*'''Marzipan''' {{--}} While Marzipan is dressed as [[Wikipedia:Captain Planet|Captain Planet]], a voice comes through on her chest insignia mangling Captain Planet's catchphrase, "The power is yours!"

===[[Halloween Hide & Seek]]===
*'''The Poopsmith''' {{--}} While The Poopsmith is dressed as Cobb from ''[[Wikipedia:Loom (video game)|Loom]]'', Homestar points out that his button says "Ask me about Peasant's Quest II", referencing Cobb's appearance in ''[[LucasArts|The Secret of Monkey Island]]'' wearing a button advertising ''Loom''.
*'''Homsar''' {{--}} Dressed as the gnome from the [[Wikipedia:Amanita Design|Amanita Design]] game ''[[Wikipedia:Samorost|Samorost]]'', he references ''[[Wikipedia:Botanicula|Botanicula]]'', another game from the same developer.
*'''Bubs''' {{--}} While dressed as Hoagie from ''[[Wikipedia:Day of the Tentacle|Day of the Tentacle]]'', he references how Hoagie has a visible buttcrack, and then displays his own in the same manner.
*'''Strong Sad''' {{--}} Dressed as Mike Dawson from ''[[Wikipedia:Dark Seed (video game)|Dark Seed]]'', he screams like Mike does in the opening to ''[[Wikipedia:Dark Seed II|Dark Seed II]]''.

===[[2022 Costume Pack Now Available]]===
*'''Coach Z''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Darryl McDaniels|DMC]] from [[Wikipedia:Run-DMC|Run-DMC]]; Homestar comments on his costume by saying, "it's Coach Z to rock a rhyme, to rock a rhyme that's right on time, it's Coach Z!" This is a reference to the group's song "[[Wikipedia:It's Tricky|It's Tricky]]". In an Easter egg, Coach Z also dances like the group does in the music video for [[Wikipedia:Walk This Way#Run-DMC/Aerosmith version|their version]] of "[[Wikipedia:Walk This Way|Walk This Way]]" in response to Strong Bad's suggestion that he'd already dressed as a Run-DMC member and made a joke involving the phrase "[[Wikipedia:King of Rock|King of Rourke]]" or "Wourk This Way". A further Easter egg has [[The Homestar Runner]] asking [[Fat Dudley]] to "wourk this way", while [[Old-Timey Strong Bad]] addresses [[The Arrow Smith]], referring to [[Wikipedia:Aerosmith|Aerosmith]], who made the original version of "Walk This Way" and collaborated with Run-DMC on their version of the song. The Arrow Smith's sign also includes a logo similar to Aerosmith's.
*'''Strong Bad''' {{--}} With Strong Bad dressed as {{p|l=https://www.mariowiki.com/Dr._Crygor Dr. Crygor}} from the ''[[Wikipedia:WarioWare|WarioWare]]'' series, Strong Mad suggests he should have dressed as "the disco guy", referring to {{p|l=https://www.mariowiki.com/Jimmy_T Jimmy T}} from the same series. Strong Bad's Easter egg takes the form of a minigame demo done in a style mimicking the series, and he laughs in a similar manner to Wario when the game is won.
*'''The Cheat''' {{--}} While The Cheat is dressed as {{wp|The Catillac Cats|Riff-Raff}} from the 1984 ''{{wp|Heathcliff (1984 TV series)|Heathcliff}}'' series, Homestar sings "Cheatcliff" parody lyrics to the tune of the show's opening.
*'''Pom Pom''' {{--}} With Pom Pom dressed as Timer from ''[[Wikipedia:Time for Timer|Time for Timer]]'', the King of Town references the title of the public service announcement "I Hanker Fer a Hunk O Cheese".
*'''The King of Town''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Quaker Oats Company#Logo|Larry, the mascot of Quaker Oats]], he paraphrases longtime Quaker Oats spokesperson [[Wikipedia:Wilford Brimley|Wilford Brimley]]'s "It's the right thing to do and a tasty way to do it", and defends his decision to combine elements of both individuals in one costume. After Homestar alludes to Brimley's appearance in ''[[Wikipedia:Cocoon (film)|Cocoon]]'', the King also says "diabetes" with Brimley's hallmark pronunciation.
*'''Strong Mad''' {{--}} Dressed as Cavity Sam from ''[[Wikipedia:Operation (game)|Operation]]'', his nose buzzes and lights up much like the original game.
*'''Strong Sad''' {{--}} While Strong Sad is dressed as Guillermo de la Cruz from ''[[Wikipedia:What We Do in the Shadows (TV series)|What We Do in the Shadows]]'', Strong Mad yells "BAT!" and his hair flies off, referencing the series' vampires transforming into bats with the same yell. In a separate Easter egg featuring his [[Wikipedia:Mikhail Gorbachev|Mikhail Gorbachev]] costume from [[Homestarloween Party]], he references [[Wikipedia:Ronald Reagan|Ronald Reagan]]'s "[[Wikipedia:Tear down this wall!|Tear down this wall!]]" speech directed at Gorbachev.
*'''Bubs''' {{--}} With Bubs dressed as the poster for ''[[Wikipedia:Office Space|Office Space]]'', Marzipan mimics a repeated line from Nina the receptionist in the film, while both Bubs and Coach Z recite the printer error "PC load letter" in a similar manner to Michael Bolton, the latter mangling it as "PC lourde letter". Homsar is then crushed by the printer, which is labeled "[[Heavy Lourde|PC LOURDE LETTER]]".
*'''The Poopsmith''' {{--}} With the Poopsmith dressed as [[Wikipedia:List of Tron characters#Tron/Rinzler|Rinzler]] from ''[[Wikipedia:Tron: Legacy|Tron: Legacy]]'', Homestar says "End of line", a quote from the original ''[[Wikipedia:Tron|Tron]]''.
*'''Homestar Runner''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:Monty Python and the Holy Grail|Monty Python and the Holy Grail]]'s [[Wikipedia:Black Knight (Monty Python)|Black Knight]], he attempts to utter his famous line "It's just a flesh wound" on Strong Bad's reluctant prompting, though his speech impediment interferes with this. In a separate Easter egg featuring his Kurt Cobain costume from Homestarloween Party, he receives a threat from Strong Bad referring to the [[Wikipedia:Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] song "[[Wikipedia:Smells Like Teen Spirit|Smells Like Teen Spirit]]".
*'''Homsar''' {{--}} Dressed as the cover of ''[[Wikipedia:A Light in the Attic|A Light in the Attic]]'' by [[Wikipedia:Shel Silverstein|Shel Silverstein]], he references "The Yipiyuk", a poem also by Silverstein from ''[[Wikipedia:Where the Sidewalk Ends|Where the Sidewalk Ends]]''.
*'''Marzipan''' {{--}} Dressed as [[Wikipedia:John Lennon|John Lennon]] as he appeared in the animated film ''[[Wikipedia:Yellow Submarine (film)|Yellow Submarine]]'', she refers to [[Wikipedia:Yellow Submarine (song)|the song of the same name]] when she says "we all live in a yellow bathyscaphe" in response to Homestar, who calls her "[[Wikipedia:Ringo Starr|Ringo]]", the name of another member of [[The Beatles]]. A separate Easter egg has a [[Storybook Character Variations|storybook version of]] her and [[Duplicate Characters|two Homestars]] appear in a scene done in a similar style, both visually and musically, to the film, and her hair grows long and white as the band's does in the "[[Wikipedia:When I'm Sixty-Four|When I'm Sixty-Four]]" sequence.

===[[The Show: Ween Edition]]===
*'''Homsar''' {{--}} Dressed as Sgt. Deux Deux from ''[[Wikipedia:The Inspector|The Inspector]]'', he acts as the Poopsmith's phone lifeline from a room with pink fiberglass insulation visible, alluding to ''The Inspector''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> sister series ''[[Wikipedia:The Pink Panther|The Pink Panther]]'', whose title character appears in commercials for [[Wikipedia:Owens Corning|Owens Corning]] pink fiberglass insulation.
*'''Homestar''' {{--}} Dressed as Tom Dover from ''[[Wikipedia:The Dover Boys at Pimento University|The Dover Boys at Pimento University]]'', he zips around with [[Wikipedia:smear frame|smear frame]]s, referencing the cartoon's pioneering use of the technique, and utters "Unhand her, Strong Badslide!" three times, then says "Hey, we're getting in a rut!" akin to the scene where Tom confronts Dan Backslide.

===[[A Prickly Scary Short]]===
*'''Homestar''' {{--}} Dressed as The Impressive Clergyman from ''[[Wikipedia:The Princess Bride (film)|The Princess Pride]]'', he says the word "Mawwiage" with the same speech impediment, referencing the scene from the movie. True to himself, he doesn't recognize his own costume and was asked by others to dress up and say the word.

== See Also ==
*[[What are you supposed to be?]]
*[[Professional Athlete References]]
*[[Popular Music References]]

[[Category:Lists]]
[[Category:Clothing running gags]]
[[Category:Halloween Costumes]]

A Prickly Scary Short

2024-11-01T03:47:38Z

Darkwitchclaire:

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[[Image:Surprisingly, no photo|thumb|"A quote appropriate to the photo!"]]

Rafferty is given an opportunity to join the Halloween party.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Rafferty}}, {{film|The Sad Kids}}, {{film|Preshy}}, {{film|Strong Bad}}

See '''[[A Prickly Scary Short Costumes]]''' for more information on what Homestar Runner was wearing.

'''Places:''' [[The Field]]

'''Date:''' Wednesday, October 30, 2024

'''Running Time:''' 2:05 (YouTube)

'''Page Title:''' Everybody get blecthed up!

==Transcript==

''{Opens on a yellow bush with "a prickly, scary short" written on it, as a beat plays and some wind rushes by. Cut to Homestar, talking to Rafferty.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' All right, Rafferty, my maybe-cousin, maybe-nephew, maybe-at-risk-youth-outreach-program-mentee!

'''RAFFERTY:''' ''{cheers indistinctly}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' If you wanna come to this year's Halloween party, you gotta have a good enough ghost story! Now take ya best shot!

'''RAFFERTY:''' Once upon a time, there was a head-a-less mommy.

''{An image of a woman appears, and her head falls off with a pop.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Wait, a mummy ''{an image of a mummy appears}'' or mommy? ''{the mummy's wrappings fall off, leaving the same woman (with her head) as the previous image}''

'''RAFFERTY:''' Muommy! ''{an image of the woman with a mummy head and left arm appears}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{sardonic}'' Great, that really clears things up.

'''RAFFERTY:''' ''{with the original image of the woman next to him}'' And there was a prickly, ''{pointed blades spawn from the woman's body}'' scary, ''{the woman's face distorts}'' scary ''{it further distorts, becoming cycloptic and green}'' mommy!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hold on. Are we talking about two different mommies? One head-a-less ''{the headless woman appears on the left side of the screen}'' and one prickly scary scary, ''{the "prickly scary scary" woman appears on the right; both slide upward}'' or just one mommy ''{the original woman appears}'' that is both headless ''and'' prickly scary scary? ''{The woman's head flies off, the blades reappear, and the cycloptic eye and mouth appear on the woman's torso}''

'''RAFFERTY:''' And the other two persons...

''{The Sad Kids walk up.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Wait, what other two persons?! Where did they come from?!

'''RAFFERTY:''' The other two persons getted gooey! ''{black goop falls on the Sad Kids}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' They getted gooey?!

''{Rafferty is now lying on the ground, and points upward.}''

'''RAFFERTY:''' And getted blechted up!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Blechted up, huh?

''{Rafferty nods.}''

'''RAFFERTY:''' The end.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Of course it is. Sorry, kid, but you're not comin' to this year's party. Let's see if your sister can do any better. Preshy?

''{Pan up to show Preshy standing on Homestar's head, holding a hammer.}''

'''PRESHY:''' ''{hits Homestar at the beginning of each line}'' It is a computer? It is a computer? It is a computer?

''{Rafferty leans in and both laugh. Preshy hits Homestar and the screen cuts to a screen reading "blechted." Fade to at night, where Homestar alone stands, costumed and in silhouette.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Psst! Hey, Strong Bad! Why am I the only one here?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{leaning in}'' 'Cuz your costume's too good! Nobody else wanted to dress up!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' But you guys told me to dress like this! I don't even get the reference!

'''STRONG BAD:''' That's perfect! Look, just get ready to say the line!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Why do I have to say that word?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, you'll see! Everybody's gonna love it! Just trust me!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Okay, here goes:

''{Strong Bad ducks away and a drumroll plays as the camera zooms in on Homestar. As the drumroll finishes, Homestar comes fully into view. He looks around for a moment, and then raises the arms of his costume.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Mawwiage!

''{Applause. A text box reading "Homestar as The Impressive Clergyman" appears below him.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I still don't get the reference. Makin' me dress up like grody old Pope Santam'n.

''{Fade out. The word "ended." appears from the top of the screen.}''

==Easter eggs==

==Fun Facts==
===Real-World References===
* Homestar being told to say "Mawwiage" is a reference to the film ''[[Wikipedia:The Princess Bride (film)|The Princess Bride]]'', where The Impressive Clergyman (who Homestar is dressed as) has a similar speech impediment to Homestar's and begins his speech with that word.

==External Links==
{{nextlinks|toons/a-prickly-scary-short|youtube=R2i9ODzFS3M}}
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Zeenin' Into the Night

2024-09-22T02:58:08Z

Darkwitchclaire:

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[[File:ZeeninIntoTheNight.png|200px|thumb|]]

[[Limozeen]] presents their newest, computery animated single.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):'''

'''Places:'''

'''Date:''' Friday, September 20, 2024

'''Running Time:''' 3:34

'''Page Title:''' A Pirate Snowgoose of Love!

{{stub}}

== Transcript ==
''{"Metalmation" appears in large block letters against a grey background with "'96" written in yellow crayon appearing in the top left corner, followed by "featuring new" in cursive and "C & G" beneath that. The C and G are made of gray CGI and spin.}''

''{Title card featuring The Limozeen "but they're in space" logo in the upper left corner with the cartoon band underneath. In the center is the word "IN". In the top right is the spaceship over block yellow text reading "ZEENIN' INTO THE NIGHT" over smaller white text reading "teleplay by M. Emmet Sportsinterviews"}''

'''LARRY PALARONCINI:''' Say, Gary.

''{Gary plays two notes on his guitar.}''

'''LARRY PALARONCINI:''' Maybe you can help me with a little problem.

''{Gary plays some more notes on his guitar.}''

'''LARRY PALARONCINI:''' How long do you toast a bagel for?

''{Gary plays more notes on his guitar.}''

'''LARRY PALARONCINI:''' Five minutes? On what setting?

''{Gary plays on his guitar.}''

'''LARRY PALARONCINI:''' ''(slowly)'' "Slow and low." I like it!

''{Gary plays a single note.}''

'''LARRY PALARONCINI:''' But you know what I like even more?

''{Gary plays his guitar.}''

'''LARRY PALARONCINI:''' When Limozeen is out on tour!

''{Guitar Solo}''

'''LARRY PALARONCINI:''' ''{singing}'' I rolled outta bed 
As the bus rolled into town 
Can't tell if the sun is coming up 
Or going down 

Loaded sound check 
Playing a show for a sold-out crowd 
Sorry ladies, no time to party 
Limozeen can't stick around! 

We left a roadie 
Stranded at the last motel 
They misspelled "Limozeen" 
On the shirts we're supposed to sell! 

We hit the stage again 
And the crowd begins to yell 
Is it Tuesday? Is it Satruday? 
At this point, I can't tell!

Because we're zeenin' 
Into the night 
Zuh-zuh-zuh-zuh-zeenin' 
Into the morning light 
Zeenin' like a pirate 
Like a pirate in love 

''{Guitar solo}''

State road 150-what? 
Who knows where we are? 
I wake up with new tattoos 
All up and down my arms 

Gary needs new strings 
For all three necks of his guitar 
When the 'Zeen rolls into your town, 
You know we go down to the bar!

Because we're zeenin' 
Into the night 
Zuh-zuh-zuh-zuh-zeenin' 
Into the morning light 
Zeenin' like a mongoose 
Like a mongoose of love 
Zuh-zuh-zuh-zuh-zeenin' 
Into the night 
Zuh-zuh-zuh-zuh-zeenin' 
Into the morning light 
Zeenin' like a comet 
A cosmic snowball of love 
Ooh!

'''LARRY PALARONCINI:''' ''{talking}'' All right, Gary. Let's tell 'em everywhere we've zeen'd.

''{As Larry lists off the tour destinations, Gary plays a lick on his guitar.}''

'''LARRY PALARONCINI:''' ''{singing}'' We're zeenin' in Gunderson 
Loughleyton 
Down to Broiter Grove 
Zeenin' through Fourborough 
Zeenin' over Dempsey, Thubley, Crambley, too 
Shuppleton, Danapolis, and Pantsburg 

Zeenin' 
Into the night (Into the night) 
Zuh-zuh-zuh-zuh-zeenin' 
Into the morning light 
Zeenin' like a pony (Into the night) 
A pirate snowgoose in love 
Because we're zeenin' 
Into the night (In the night) 
Zuh-zuh-zuh-zuh-zeenin' 
Into the morning light 
Zeenin' like a pony 
Like a pirate in love 

''{Gary plays some notes on his guitar.}''

'''LARRY PALARONCINI:''' The toaster had a bagel setting this whole time?!

== Fun Facts ==

===Explanations===
*The {{w|computer-generated imagery}} ("C & G") used in this toon is presented in the style of {{w|Timeline of computer animation in film and television|technology of the mid-'90s}}. By 1996, {{w|Mainframe Studios}} productions ''{{w|ReBoot}}'' and ''{{w|Beast Wars: Transformers}}'' were airing as prominent examples of CGI-animated television cartoons.

===Trivia===
[[File:Archive'd n' Live'd cover.jpg|thumb|Including the new single "Zeenin' Into The Night"!]]
*The Limozeen compilation album ''[[Archive'd n' Live'd]]'' was [[Music Streaming Profiles|digitally released]] alongside this toon.
*Motion capture is used at times.

===Inside References===
*This episode is purportedly produced in 1996, the same year [[The Homestar Runner Enters The Strongest Man in the World Contest|the original ''Homestar Runner'' book]] was created.
*1996 is also the year the DVD released to the public, calling back to their first TV appearance in [[best thing]].
*Larry's new [[tattoos]] are:
**[[Nebulon]]
**The ''Limozeen: "but they're in space!"'' "Z" icon (flipped horizontally)
**A portrait of [[Advantage|Tawny]]
**Tattoos mentioned in [[Strong Bad is a Bad Guy]]:
***[[Strong Mad]]'s glowy box
***[[The Cheat]]'s "some kinda snake lady killing some kinda snake"
***[[Strong Bad]]'s rocket launcher labeled "BAD GUY"
***[[Homestar Runner]]'s "The for-Real Deal" and picture of him dressed up like Uncle Sam on the forearm
***Homestar's "cakeman" script
**[[Trogdor]] and [[Wormdingler]] from [[dragon]]
**The [[Limozeen]] and [[sloshy]] logos
**[[Exaggerated Strong Bad|Alien Strong Bad]] from the vinyl cover of ''[[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]]''
**A hand making the {{w|ILY sign}}
*All the towns mentioned during the bridge were tour stops on [[Limozeen#Zeenin' Across the Country 2001|the "Zeenin' Across the Country" tour shirt]] sold [[Store_T-Shirts#tshirt_limozeen|in the Yahoo Store]].
**Pantsburg (and the [[postcard]] Teeg shows) was first mentioned in the email [[vacation]].

===Real-World References===
*Teleplay writer "M. Emmet [[Sportsinterviews]]" is a reference to character actor {{w|M. Emmet Walsh}}.
*The song's (and episode's) title reflects that of "{{w|Rockin' into the Night (song)|Rockin' into the Night}}" by {{w|.38 Special (band)|.38 Special}}.
*The roadie's "Zeen Crue" shirt uses the same sensational spelling of "crew" as heavy metal band {{w|Mötley Crüe}}.
*[[Gary Palaroncini]]'s 'talking' guitar is a reference to the song "{{w|Yankee Rose (song)|Yankee Rose}}" by [[heavy metal]] artist {{w|David Lee Roth}} (formerly of [[Van Halen]]). [[Larry Palaroncini]]'s high kicks and jumps are also references to Roth's stage antics.

== See Also ==

*The [[Zeenin' Into the Night Visuals|visuals]] that occur during the music video.

== External Links ==
{{nextlinks|toons/zeenin-into-the-night|youtube=VqXO05U_56w}}
[[Category:Music Videos]][[Category:Shorts]][[Category:Archive'd n' Live'd]]
[[Category:Trogdor Filmography]]
[[Category:Homestar Runner Filmography]]
[[Category:Strong Bad Filmography]]

{{Limozeen}}

Zeenin' Into the Night

2024-09-20T21:31:59Z

Darkwitchclaire: /* Visuals */

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[[Limozeen]] presents their newest single.

'''Date:''' Friday, September 20, 2024

'''Running time:''' 3:34

'''Page Title:''' A Pirate Snowgoose of Love!

{{stub}}

== Visuals ==
''{"Metalmation" appears in large block letters against a grey background with "'96" written in yellow crayon appearing in the top left corner, followed by "featuring new" in cursive and "C & G" beneath that. The C and G are made of gray CGI and spin.}''

''{Title card featuring The Limozeen "but they're in space" logo in the upper left corner with the cartoon band underneath. In the center is the word "IN". In the top right is the spaceship over block yellow text reading "ZEENIN' INTO THE NIGHT" over smaller white text reading "teleplay by M. Emmet Sportsinterviews}''

== Fun Facts ==

===Trivia===
*This video uses a style of [[Wikipedia:Computer generated imagery|CGI]] that was common in the mid 90s. Examples include [[Wikipedia:ReBoot|Reboot]] and [[Wikipedia: Beast Wars|Beast Wars]].

===Inside References===
*Pantsburg is a reference to [[vacation]]
*This video references [[1996]]
*The tattoos include The For Real Deal and Bad Guy from [[Strong Bad is a Bad Guy]], [[Trogdor]], Coach Z's dragon from [[dragon]], and the [[sloshy]] logo.

===Real-World References===
*[[Gary Palaroncini]]'s 'talking' guitar is a reference to the song {{w|Yankee Rose (song)|Yankee Rose}} by [[heavy metal]] artist {{w|David Lee Roth}}. [[Larry Palaroncini]]'s high kicks and jumps are also references to David Lee Roth's stage antics.

== External Links ==
{{nextlinks|toons/zeenin-into-the-night|youtube=VqXO05U_56w}}
[[Category:Music Videos]][[Category:Shorts]][[Category:Archive'd n' Live'd]]