{{sbenav|200|link=sbemailtwohundred}}
[[Image:SINCE THE CRAP WHEN.png|thumb|"Whaddya mean, ''your'' email?! I'm in the middle of checkin' ''my'' email!"]]

In his big bicennten-email, Strong Bad learns Homestar has his own email show and attempts to thwart it.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, [[New Paper]], {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, [[The Paper]], [[Limozeen]] (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Homestar Runner's House#Interior|Homestar's Computer Room]], [[The Field]], the [[Review Revue]] (Easter egg)

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Tuesday, September 23, 2008

'''Running Time:''' 5:10

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Six}}, {{dvd|Sbemails' 50 Greatest Hits DVD|notitle=true}}

==Transcript==

''{The email begins with a red curtain with "sbemail 200" on it. A drumroll begins. Then, the curtain opens to show the Lappy with a pixelated bugle on it. Trumpets begin to play. Pan out to the Computer Room with roses on its floor. The Cheat appears and plays a trill on a flute.}''

'''SINGER:''' Two hundred sbemails, exhausting just to think about.

''{During the song, "200" appears in the fonts of the Tandy, Compy, and Lappy sequentially, followed by "strongbad_email.exe" typed out. Strong Bad enters the computer room on the red carpet while roses are thrown. Marzipan and Coach Z are seen watching him enter.}''

'''SINGER:''' How can we face two hundred sbemails?

''{Strong Bad continues to approach the computer, showing that the King of Town and Bubs are also in the room. We then cut to the singer, who is revealed to be the Poopsmith, wearing a bowtie and holding a microphone, as he finishes his song.}''

'''THE POOPSMITH:''' The thought of all those sbemails makes me weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeak!

''{Cut to Strong Bad standing on his stool. Strong Sad can be seen among the audience.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{finishing the song}'' ''Puke!'' ''{echoing}'' Please be seated. ''{The audience sits down.}'' ''{normally}'' How about that Poopsmith, huh? Breaking his vow of silence to perform my two hundredth sbemail intro song! ''{Close shot of Strong Bad}'' I'm almost ''{pantomimes wiping his nose}'' sniff ''{voice wavers}'' not totally disgusted!

''{Cut to the Poopsmith, surrounded by flies. He gives Strong Bad the thumbs up, and whatsit drips from his glove. Cut to Strong Bad sitting down at the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, I take that back. ''{types out "strongbad_email.exe"}'' Okay, here we go!

''{pulls up the email, but doesn't read it}''

<blockquote class="lappy email"><div>subject: college girls?</div>
Dear Homestar, 
Me and all of my young college friends that live in my dorm were just wondering if you wanted to come over and have a pillow fight sometime because we think you are sooooooo very cool. 
All the college dorm girls at MO 
Hannah, Micah, Rachel, Sally, Peggy, Vicky, Amber, 
and all the rest of use
</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' Duh-duh-duh-Dear '''HOMESTAR'''!? ''{extreme close-up on Homestar's name}'' W.T.C.? ''{Camera zooms out}'' New Paper, print me out a hard copy. ''{It does and he grabs it.}'' I'll teach Homestar to steal my 200th email thunder. ''{Thunder booms}'' Hooyah! ''{Strong Bad gets up and leaves}''

''{Cut to Homestar at a table, typing on his [[Happy 8600]]}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{typing}'' —a protected landmark with surprisingly clean restrooms!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, Homejob! Some stupid girls that are probably really guys accidentally emailed me—

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Ugh. Strong Bad, how do you keep gettin' in here?

'''STRONG BAD:''' What? What are you talking about? I just—

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I'm in the middle of checking my email.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whaddaya mean, ''your'' email? I'm in the middle of checking ''my'' email!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You're not the only one around here ''{Close shot of Homestar}'' that answers emails from fans with humorous results.

''{Cut back to show the two characters}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Since the crap when?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I dunno. Since forever. ''{Close shot of Homestar}'' Don't you remember? You're in a bunch of 'em. Like that old classic when they asked ''{Camera zooms out}'' about burglars ''{thumping his feet}'' breaking into my house.

''{Cut to Homestar in his darkened living room, in a Homestar Runner shirt, white robe and sleeping cap}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' If I act all sleepy and throw a bunch of ''{holds up a cinnamon dispenser}'' cinnamon on my face, it's usually enough to throw 'em off. ''{opens the lid and throws cinnamon on his face}'' Poo, poo. Poo, poo.

''{The light turns on as he walks into living room to find Strong Bad and The Cheat having broken the cow lamp, from the email [[caper]]}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{yawns}'' Hey Strong Sad. Batman. What are you guys doing in my house?

''{Screen dims}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' ''Whaaaaaat?''

''{Cut to the scene from [[long pants]], where Homestar is wearing Daisy Dukes in front of Strong Bad.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' And who can forget when I accidentally took some of Strong Sad's pills?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{overlapped by Homestar}'' Okay, calm down, I didn't mean to—

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Long pants, Strong Bad! The longest pants! Everybody everybody! Longest pants!

''{Homestar teleports around the room to a different place after each word he says. He first appears in front of Strong Bad, then leaning in behind him, then hanging upside down from the ceiling, then pixellated on the Lappy's screen as Atari Homestar, then blurred in the scene's foreground, then upside down under the desk, then back to his original position, looking exhausted and out of breath, all while chanting the following.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Long long long long long long pants!

''{Screen dims}''

''{Cut to a dimmed shot of the basement. Strong Bad is sitting on the couch. Coach Z is standing to the left wearing a fondue pot on his head and a Tigger tail.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' And that one where I dressed up real good like Coach Z. ''{Screen brightens up}''

'''COACH Z:''' Hey, Strong Bad, I think I ruined your fondue part!

'''STRONG BAD:''' My fondue part?

''{Cut back to Homestar's computer room. Strong Bad is standing on the table.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{now frustrated}'' Hang! On! Shut! Face! Those were ''my'' emails and you squeazeled your way into them.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I'm glad you believe that, Strong Bad. Anyways, Let me see that email. ''{takes the email from Strong Bad and looks at it}'' ''{Zoom in on Homestar.}'' Oh, come on! ''Another'' pillow fight? Haven't they seen hremail #49?

''{Cut back to show the two characters. Strong Bad is sitting on the edge of the table}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hr-what mail?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hremail. You've got sbemails, I've got hremails.

''{As he says "sbemails" and "hremails", they appear over his head as text, as if someone typed them}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Do you even have an email address?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Of course I do. Everybody knows it's ''{close shot of the Happy 8600 as Homestar types his email address}'' DJmankiewicz@homestarrunner.com.

''{Cut back to to show the two characters. Strong Bad is leaning off the table and standing on his head.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' There's a good chance my brain is about to explode right now.

''{Zoom in on Homestar}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Aww, come on, old timer. It's not so bad. You want to help me check this email?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{gets in Homestar's face and pokes him as he speaks}'' I'm not gonna help you check your email! I'm gonna help myself ''ruin'' your email! ''{Camera zooms out}'' Whooyaa!

''{Strong Bad exits to the left, and then reappears holding three ice cream sandwiches.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' And help myself to your ice cream sammies. Booyaa.

''{Strong Bad runs off, leaving behind one of the sandwiches, which spins in midair.}''

''{Cut back to Strong Bad's computer room. The subject/to line and screen are inexplicably blank. The Lappy's cursor is on the subject/to line. Strong Bad sits down at the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'll teach Homestar to retroactively steal my email thunder! ''{thunder booms}''

''{Strong Bad types out the following email.}''

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>to: DJmankiewicz@homestarrunner.com</div>
Dear Homestar, 
I'm a big fan of your hremails and was wandering, can 
you give us a tour of your not-in-front-of-your-computer? 
Sewiously yours, 
Abdi
</blockquote>

''{As he types, he pronounces "wandering" with a short "A" sound as in "ham", and "sewiously" exactly as typed.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' ''Send!''

''{The Lappy's screen clears and the camera whips to the opposite side of the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{mumbling}'' Let's see now, a few seconds for the DNS to resolve, server, SMTP, now he's reading it, and... ''ding''! He's taken the bait! ''{leaps away}'' Hooyah!

''{Cut to The Field. Homestar walks in to the left, carrying a clipboard, approaching a wooden sign that reads "Historic Not-in-Front-of-My-Computer" and has a laptop with an X on top of it.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, and if you look to your left, you'll see Historic Not-in-Front-of-My-Computer: a protected landmark with surprisingly clean restrooms.

''{In the background, Strong Bad is seen running to the right.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Tee hee hee!

''{Cut to the Happy 8600. Strong Bad runs in from the left as rock music begins to play.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh hello, idiot-proof computer! You look a little thirsty. Time for some long overdue allegedly citrus-flavored payback!

''{Strong Bad produces a giant bottle of Mountain Dew. Zoom in on Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{rubs chin}'' How does that old adage go? Ah, yes. ''{mimicking Homestar}'' "Apply libewally!" ''{Camera zooms out}'' Hooyah!

''{Strong Bad pours the Mountain Dew on the Happy 8600. Within seconds, it begins to spark and smoke.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa! ''{smiles}'' Ha ha!

''{New Paper comes down, but instead of showing Strong Bad's email address, it says "Click here to email Homestar Runner", with Homestar's email address. The two images of the "@" key and Strong Bad's head in an envelope are also missing.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{looks up}'' Hey! Whose side are you on, anyway?

''{New Paper is pulled back off-screen. Some blows are exchanged, and The Paper comes down.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{smiles again}'' The Paper! You came back!!

''{A spark catches The Paper, and it burns to a crisp.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oops.

''{The screen clears to black, and the words "Strong Bad Emails" appear. The names of the first two hundred Strong Bad Emails scroll up from the bottom in the background.}''

==Easter Eggs==
*Rolling over one of the following email names at the end brings up an image of a character (or characters) who first appeared in that email.
**[[homsar]]: [[Homsar]]
**[[band names]]: [[Limozeen]]
**[[superhero name]]: [[Strong Badman]]
**[[ghosts]]: [[Bad Graphics Ghost]]
**[[comic]]: [[Teen Girl Squad]]
**[[japanese cartoon]]: [[Stinkoman]]
**[[dragon]]: [[Trogdor]]
**[[crazy cartoon]]: [[Eh! Steve!]]
**[[kind of cool]]: [[Senor Cardgage]]
**[[montage]]: [[Wagon Fulla Pancakes]]
**[[animal]]: [[Sterrance]]

*At the end, click on "legends" to see a scene about The Poopsmith's singing abilities.
*:''{a tattered scrap of brown paper appears, with The Poopsmith drawn on it, along with the words "200 email curse", "legend tells...", "The Poopsmith", and "old parchment"}''
*:'''NARRATOR:''' Legend tells that every 200 sbemails The Poopsmith will break his vow of silence—
*:''{the drawing changes to The Poopsmith holding a microphone and wearing a bowtie. The words "Well, well, well, my Michelle..." are added.}''
*:'''NARRATOR:''' —and croon anew.

*At the end, click on the "O" in "Strong" to see a scene with Limozeen. This is an edited version of their Easter egg from the 100th email, [[flashback]].
*:'''LIMOZEEN:''' Congratulations, Strong Bad, on your ''{[[Matt Chapman|Matt]]'s voice interrupts, loudly saying:}'' '''200th''' ''{voice ends}'' email!
*:''{slight pause}''
*:'''LARRY:''' ''{startling the other bandmembers}'' WE'RE FROM ''{Matt cuts in again}'' '''THE YEAR 2008'''!
*:'''PERRY:''' Uh, I think it says that at the top of the screen, Larry.
*:''{the words "it is 2008!" appear over the Limozeen logo)''
*:'''LARRY:''' WELL, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT!
*:''{The band members strike various poses and the frame freezes, as the ending riff from "Brain Sister" plays.}''

*At the end, click on the "A" in "Bad", to see more with Strong Bad's soda.
*:''{Strong Bad continues to pour Mountain Dew on the Happy. Homestar walks in.}''
*:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Ooh, cool. How did you get it to do that? USB? Four pin? Eight pin? FireWire? Was it FireWire? I bet it was FireWire. ''{walks out again}''

*At the end, click on the "A" in "Emails" to bring up a pop-up to download the "200 Sbemails" song by [[They Might Be Giants]].

*At the end, click on the "S" in "Emails" to see a scene with Strong Sad.
*:''{Strong Sad is giving a review on his review show, "Review Revue"}''
*:'''STRONG SAD:''' In his shocking 200th episode, Strong Bad turns the entire series on its ear. Will we ever see a 201? Is the reign of HREmails ''{emphasizes the ''H''}'' at hand? For the answers to these questions, be sure and ''not'' check out my blog. I haven't updated that thing in years!

*If an email was sent to [mailto:djmankiewicz@homestarrunner.com djmankiewicz@homestarrunner.com] before December 2008, an auto reply message would be sent back, saying:
<blockquote>From: djmankiewicz@homestarrunner.com 
Subject: My Inbox Runneth Ova! 
 
Oh, hello everyone! For some unknown reason I'm getting this big cavalcanche of emails all of the sudden. They're filling up the basement and I'm running out of paper towels! 
 
Just sit tight and hremails will be back to normal before you know it. 
 
And thanks again to everyone who participated in Bacon Pretend Week! Ron Staple you are a GENIUS! 
 
Okay bye, 
Homestar Runner 
<nowiki>--------</nowiki> Original Message -------- 
 
> Your original message</blockquote>

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*When Strong Bad sends his email, he mentions several technical terms:
**[[Wikipedia:Domain Name Server#DNS_resolvers|DNS Resolving]] is a process done by a DNS (Domain Name System) server in which it identifies the IP address of a [[Wikipedia:Domain name|domain name]].
**[[Wikipedia:Simple Mail Transfer Protocol|SMTP]], or Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, is a standard for servers sending email.
*[[Wikipedia:Universal Serial Bus|USB]] and [[Wikipedia:IEEE 1394 interface|FireWire]] are modern types of serial connections. Older serial connectors were defined by the number of connectors or "pins" they have. Therefore, a 4-pin or an 8-pin would have 4 or 8 pins, respectively, though no such standard connections existed. Serial ports were traditionally 9-pin and 25-pin.

===Trivia===
*Opening [[HR:hremail49.html|hremail49.html]] will play an excerpt from that email.
**Opening [[HR:hremail24.html|hremail24.html]] will play what is left of an event referenced in the previously mentioned [[hremail]].
*The label on the [[Floppy Disk Container]] reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#duck pond|duck pond]]".
*[[John Linnell]] provides the voice of the Poopsmith, marking the only main character who is not voiced by [[the Brothers Chaps]] or [[Missy]].
*This is the only time we unambiguously hear the Poopsmith talk. 
*The Cheat is playing a [[Left Handedness|left-handed]] flute at the beginning.
*When this toon was first released, the thunder sound effects and the flashing were not there when Strong Bad said "email thunder". These were added later.
*This email took the shortest amount of time for any Strong Bad Email to come to DVD, as [[strongbad_email.exe Disc Six]] came only two months later.
*The summary for the [[Podstar Runner]] RSS feed reads, "Strong Bad finds out Homestar has his own email show and is trying to steal his email thunder."
*This email contains about 15 Easter eggs. This is more than any email, or any toon, has ever had so far.

===Remarks===
*The bugle at the beginning has [[angled pixels]], which is a technological impossibility on such supposed low-resolution gifs.
*After the close-up on the Lappy, the cursor disappears.
*In the flashbacks to [[caper]] and [[long pants]], Strong Bad's design is the newest one, rather than the one he had at that time, which was the [[Strong Bad Evolution|sixth]].
*In the flashback to [[caper]], before the light turns on, The Cheat is already standing next to the cabinet; in the actual email, he's standing in front of it.
*When The Paper comes down, it is clickable and will let you email Strong Bad until he accidentally burns it up.
*Strong Bad pulls the giant bottle of Mountain Dew from [[Hammerspace]].
*Strong Bad has no idea Homestar has an Email address, yet he knew exactly what it was in [[credit card]].
*Strong Bad is surprised at the email, but in [[the process]] he says he picks the email beforehand.
*The Strong Sad Easter egg simply said "sbemail200" on the corner of the screen without the ".html" at the end, as opposed to "sbemail179''.html''" in [[pizza joint]]. This may be because this email's URL is not "sbemail200.html" but "sbemailtwohundred.html".
*Rolling over "[[kind of cool]]" to show [[Senor Cardgage]] doesn't work on the word "cool", which is located at the beginning of the next line.
*Strong Bad never actually answers an email in this cartoon.
*During the closeup of "Dear Homestar", the following text is visible on the Lappy with a decompiler:
<blockquote>Oh...Steven! I think this may finally be it you guys! After 
200 emails I'm finally gonna get 
to make out with D-D-D </blockquote>
:This is most likely a scrapped response for the initial email, and was later featured in [[Quote of the Week#QW-2008-10-16|the Quote of the Week]].
:*Part of the text can briefly be seen if you view the email as the Flash file and make the window tall.
*The back button sends you to the [[TV Time Toons Menu|Toons page]] rather than the Strong Bad Email page.

===Goofs===
*When Homestar puts cinnamon on his face, his eyes are the wrong size. They're quite noticeably squished and placed too high on his face.
[[Image:EmailThunderOffSync.png|thumb|100px|Blurry blurry blurry blurry blurry blurry pants!]]
*In the clip from [[long pants]], when Homestar is blurred in the foreground, the table and carpet within the image of blurred Homestar are not in their proper places.
**Additionally, the first line of words on the screen are not there.
*On the end screen, there is no space between [[cheatday]] and [[pom pom]].

===Fixed Goofs===
*Originally on the end screen, highlighting [[ghosts]] would bring up a picture of [[Sterrance]], who never appeared in that email. This has since been corrected; the [[Bad Graphics Ghost]] now appears when that email is highlighted.
*Also originally on the end screen, sibbie was spelled "sibby".

===Glitches===
*If the Limozeen Easter egg is activated, followed by another Easter egg, Limozeen will continue to play over the other one.

===Inside References===
*Strong Bad's destroying the Happy with [[Mountain Dew]] parallels Homestar's similar use of the soft drink on the Compy in [[anything]]. Strong Bad even quotes Homestar's "apply liberally", imitating his impediment.
*Coach Z returning [[Strong Bad's fondue pot]] is a reference to [[50 emails]].
*Strong Bad signs his message to Homestar "Abdi", based on [[Abdi LaRue]], the sender of the very first email, [[some kinda robot]].
*Strong Bad [[Strong Bad Smiling|smiles]] twice at the end of the email; once when the Happy starts to spark, and once when The Paper comes down.
*The Easter egg with Limozeen is lifted directly from [[flashback]].
**At the very end, the ending riff from "Brain Sister" is heard, which originated in [[Summer Short Shorts]].
*The Easter egg with Strong Sad refers to [[Strong Sad's Lament]], which, true to Strong Sad's words, hasn't been updated since September 9, 2005.
*In this email, The Cheat plays the [[Instruments|flute]].
*The Easter egg with Strong Sad uses the same theme as in the Strong Sad Easter egg in [[pizza joint]].
*Homestar's laptop [[Happy 8600]] is manufactured by [[Tandy]].
*Strong Bad apparently [[Interrupted Conversations|interrupts]] a Homestar Runner Email when he enters the room.
*The fonts used to write "200" in the intro are the fonts from each of [[Computers#Computers|Strong Bad's computers]].
*Homestar once again uses [[cinnamon]] for stubble.
*Homestar's disdain for the "repeat" pillow-fight topic seems to reflect the "topics the Brothers' Chap aren't likely to answer," most notably requests to "[[draw Trogdor again]]."
*Strong Bad's signs his email to Homestar with the catchphrase "[[Seriously|Sewiously]]", in the same vein as emails he received signed "[[Crapfully yours]]".
*"Squeazeled" and "cavalanche" are [[portmanteaus]].
*The Paper returns to beat up New Paper, making it the first appearance of the original on the site since the email [[the paper]].
*Strong Bad's exclamation, "WTC?" is an initialism for "[[Crap|What the Crap?]]".
*There are three instances of [[Not X]] in this email: Strong Bad is "almost not totally disgusted" by The Poopsmith's singing; he asks Homestar for "a tour of your not-in-front-of-your-computer"; and in an Easter egg, Strong Sad tells viewers to "be sure and not check out my blog."
*Homestar's list of hremails is similar to Strong Bad's list of emails in [[personal favorites]], in that they both have narration that says ''"like the one when... wrote in..."'' and ''"and the one where..."'', as well as the first two emails being real and the rest being fake.
*Homestar claims to have taken some of [[Strong Sad's Pills|Strong Sad's pills]] when remembering the email [[long pants]].
*The [[Floppy Disk Container|floppy disk]] on Strong Bad's desk has "[[Duck Pond]]" written on it.

===Real-World References===
*The Poopsmith Easter egg refers to the song "My Michelle" by [[Guns N' Roses]].
*Homestar's laptop is modeled after an [[Wikipedia:OLPC XO-1|XO-1]], an inexpensive model distributed as part of the [[Wikipedia:One Laptop Per Child|One Laptop Per Child]] project. The laptop was made available to North American consumers during the 2007 holiday season in a "Give 1 Get 1" offer. Interestingly, the XO-1 keyboard is designed to resist liquids.
* The menu page description for this toon says, "Homestar will flip you. He will flip you for real." This is a reference to a memorable line spoken by [[Wikipedia: Benicio Del Toro|Benicio Del Toro's]] character in [[Wikipedia: The Usual Suspects|The Usual Suspects]].
*Homestar's email address is a reference to [[Wikipedia: Wolfenstein (series)| the Wolfenstein series']] Main character, BJ Blazkowicz.
*The beginning riff that plays when Strong Bad approaches Homestar's computer with the Mountain Dew is very similar to the intro riff of "Between the Hammer and the Anvil" by [[Wikipedia: Judas Priest|Judas Priest]]

===Fast Forward===
*Some full-length [[Hremails]] were released beginning in 2009, arguably doing what Strong Sad foreshadows in the Review Revue Easter egg and reigning over Sbemails.
*Regarding Strong Sad's remark, "Will we ever see a 201?" Strong Bad would eventually check his 201st email in [[hremail 3184]], after a [[hiatus]] lasting several months.

==DVD Version==
*The roll-over egg and downloading of the song (for obvious reasons) are disabled.
*The HREmail 49 and 24 Easter eggs are directly accessible from the end of the toon.
{{commentary|email=true}}
=== Commentary Transcript ===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Matt Chapman]])

'''MATT:''' A millstone, Mike, a Millstone coffee.

'''MIKE:''' Mm-hmm.

'''MATT:''' This email is like a cup of Millstone coffee.

'''MIKE:''' So, we still haven't really decided if there'll be more sbemails or not.

'''MATT:''' Oh, I've decided.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah?

'''MATT:''' Yeah, there won't be.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' There won't be?

'''MATT:''' Yeah, that's— we're done.

'''MIKE:''' Okay.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, that e— that slow-motion walk clip, that was the culmination of all of eight years of efforts, or six years in Strong Bad Email case.

'''MIKE:''' In Strong Bad Email case?

'''MATT:''' Yeah. ''{pause}'' ''{Mike starts to say something, but is cut off.}'' So we totally collaborated with John Linnell in this song, and for weeks ahead we sent him notes and he would send... rough drafts of the song back to us, and he totally didn't just make this song and send it to us and there was maybe one email exchange between the two of us.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Oh, really?

'''MATT:''' Yeah, that was our creative process.

'''MIKE:''' Oh, okay. ''{laughs}''

'''MATT:''' It was not that. No, we— we told him, "Hey, do you—" we had originally asked him to do something for 199, since he had done a song for email 99, but then email 199, we kinda just came and went, did a normal email, and then, uhh, he just made this.

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' He made this song.

'''MATT:''' He was like, "Hey, I made a little thing, a little intro for a— the sbemail 200's."

'''MIKE:''' And then we listened to it about ten times in a row and then we thought, I dunno, it just came to us that maybe The Poopsmith should be singing it.

'''MATT:''' Yep. ''{pause}'' It's a bombshell, man.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, man.

'''MATT:''' TBC dropped a bombshell at the beginning of this email.

'''MIKE:''' That email thunder, the little lightning and thunder flashiness was added, like, a couple hours after it was up.

'''MATT:''' Oh yeah, that's right.

'''MIKE:''' I fixed a couple goofs, and then I added that, just cause I had the idea to add it.

'''MATT:''' Nice, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' I'm surprised we didn't add, we'd always talked about putting something on Homestar's wall.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' It looks a little bare.

'''MATT:''' A picture of s— of, uhh, Señor Havin' A Little Trouble, maybe, ''{Mike chuckles}'' or Mr. Bland. ''{pause}'' He— Homestar has, uhh, Ryan Sterritt's kitchen table.

'''MIKE:''' And Ikea's kitchen table.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Mm-hmm.

'''MATT:''' And a nice molded-plastic chair. ''{pause}'' Oh, tappa-tappa-tappa.

'''MIKE:''' So we had talked about doing this for a long time, having a cartoon where you start on Homestar, and Homestar's doing a bunch of stuff, and falls asleep, and then it turns out that this was sort of the p— Homestar's version of the Strong Bad Email, where he would then come into a Strong Bad Email like this.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Did I explain that well?

'''MATT:''' Not that well at all.

'''MIKE:''' ''{chuckles}'' We talked about making a cartoon where it's Homestar and then at the end of the cartoon or somewhere within the cartoon, you see one of these little scenes where Homestar popped into a Strong Bad Email, and it was actually part of a larger story focusing on Homestar the Runner. Uh—

'''MIKE:''' That was eloquence.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, that was a little better. Now—

'''MATT:''' Eloquence Chapman.

'''MIKE:''' Now— now we've spent half the commentary talking about that.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, we have nothing else to talk about.

'''MATT:''' I like Co— I think Coach Z with that fondue pot on his head should be some kind of— ''and the tail'' should be some kind of Johnny Appleseed.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MATT:''' We should make up like a, [[Saddy Dumpington]]— it should be the Saddy Dumpington version of Coach Z.

'''MIKE:''' Oh, yeah. ''{unintelligible}''

'''MATT:''' He's got a tiger tail.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' Monday's update, I call that.

'''MIKE:''' Alright.

'''MATT:''' Get started, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' What was the, uh—

'''MATT:''' ''{overlapping}'' I've got diarrhea, I won't be able to... do work on that one.

'''MIKE:''' What did you record the, uh, sound of Homestar's computer, uh, keyboard tapping sound?

'''MATT:''' Uh, it was on my— my old, uh, laptop at home.

'''MIKE:''' Oh.

'''MATT:''' Nothing— nothing interesting.

'''MIKE:''' ''{pause}'' Umm...

'''MATT:''' Whooyaa! ...He says some nice whooyaas several times.

'''MIKE:''' Several, three or four whooyaas.

''{pause}''

'''MATT:''' Umm, so this is the first time—

'''MIKE:''' I think—

'''MATT:''' —we've ever seen Strong Bad re— like, send a, uh, s— actually send an email, right?

'''MIKE:''' Mm-hmm. Yeah, the cursor blinking up in the subject bar.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, that was you, man.

'''MIKE:''' Mm-hm.

'''MATT:''' ''{pause}'' Umm, how does Homestar type with no gloves of any kind on? Right? Hands? Whoo!

'''MIKE:''' Uh, what do you call that?

'''MATT:''' A blurry swoosh.

'''MIKE:''' A swoosh?

'''MATT:''' That's a whip pan.

'''MIKE:''' A whip pan, that's what I was looking for.

'''MATT:''' ''{overlapping}'' A 180-degree whip stick.

'''MIKE:''' Did you see the stool? The stool was kinda slowly gliding back.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Maybe it had been greased recently.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MIKE:''' That, uh, is that the same sign from, uh, the hygiene email? Gene's Mouth National—

'''MATT:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Yeah, the one— Gene's Mouth National—

'''MIKE:''' Park.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' ''{pause}'' Do do do do do do do do guh guh guh guh guh guh! ''{pause}'' Umm... ''{pause}'' Throw— there's a lot of callbacks in this email.

'''MIKE:''' Mountain Dew, pouring Mountain Dew.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, there's really no original content in it at all.

'''MIKE:''' It's a clip show, it may as well just of been a clip show.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, you did a poor job on this 200th email.

'''MIKE:''' But, uh, I—

'''MATT:''' It's too bad this is the last email we're ever making.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' For sure, I decided right now, for certain, never again.

'''MIKE:''' Really?

'''MATT:''' ''{overlapping}'' Sorry.

'''MIKE:''' I bet by the time this DVD's out, we will have made one already.

'''MATT:''' No.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Alright.

'''MATT:''' I'm holdin' out.

'''MIKE:''' Okay.

'''MATT:''' I have a sore throat and dia— diarrhea.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' I'm sure everyone needed to know that.

'''MATT:''' That one's my favorite.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, that one's my favorite.

'''MATT:''' Oh, I like that one, too.

'''MIKE:''' That one sucks.

'''MATT:''' Oh, I— oh, that one. Yeah, that one's bad.

=== Fun Facts ===
*[[Wikipedia:Millstone Coffee|Millstone Coffee]] was previously referred to in the commentary for [[50 emails]].
*The email [[credit card]] is actually the first time that Strong Bad sent an email onscreen.
*Despite Mike's prediction, no new Strong Bad Emails were released in between email thunder and strongbad_email.exe Disc Six. Strong Bad finally made his "comeback" on June 29, 2009 in [[hremail3184]].
*Matt makes a dual reference to both Homestar's [[lack of visible arms]] and Strong Bad's ability to [[How do you type with boxing gloves on?|type with boxing gloves on]].

==See Also==
*[[Place ya bets!]]
*[[Page Load Error]]

==External Links==
{{sbemailextlinks|twohundred|14754|youtube=XSz1L3ni_4E}}
*[[HR:sbemail200_zeen.swf|view the Flash file for the Limozeen Easter egg]]
*[[HR:songs/200sbemails.zip|download the song]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
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BlockyCuzco — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:29:43 GMT

BlockyCuzco: /**/What did I do...?

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BlockyCuzco — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:23:59 GMT

BlockyCuzco: undid revision 730345; I'm sure. There seemed like a quick pan on another story for just a split second.

{{about|advertisement for [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]]}} ''The article about the [[SBCG4AP Gameplay Trailer|gameplay trailer]] for the game has a similar title.''
{{watchtoon|sbcg4ap.html}}
'''Toon Category: Uncategorized'''

[[Image:SBCG4AP Advertisement title.png|thumb|"Coming soon to a WiiWare near me-ware. Er, you-ware."]]

Strong Bad advertises ''[[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]]''.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}, {{film|Strong Mad}}, {{film|Coach Z}}, {{film|The Cheat}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Trogdor}}, [[Mendelev]], [[Dongolev]], {{film|Bubs}}, {{film|Pom Pom}}

'''Places:''' [[House of the Brothers Strong]], [[The Classroom]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Thursday, April 10, 2008

'''Running Time:''' 2:00

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486 has SOLD OUT!

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Six}}, {{dvd|SBCG4AP Collector's DVD|notitle=true}}

==Transcript==
'''ANNOUNCER:''' ''{voiceover, reading the words on screen}'' The following is an extremely well paid for commercial advertisement ''{pronounced ad-VER-tis-ment}'' and NOT a really funny cartoon.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Checkin' emails for money... is not funny.

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: 3-D game-a?</div>
Dear Strong Bad, 
You need make a 3-D Strong Bad video game with all the 
brst graphics. Not a bad game with dumb pixels! Come 
on MAN! 
From Kev the Mighty, Crenshaw Lane
</blockquote>
''{says "to" after "need" and reads "brst" as written, and "Mighty" as "moron"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' A 3D video game? What you mean like this?

''{Strong Bad types '''strongbad3Dtotal.wad'''. The game appears on the Lappy's screen: a low-polygon 3D version of Strong Bad stands in a room with grey walls, one brown door with a window, a green and white checkered floor with a purple puddle, and containing one bed. Music from [[Strong Bad's Rhino Feeder]] plays.}''

'''STRONG BAD CHARACTER:''' ''{in a poorly-synthesized voice, as a speech bubble appears}'' Holy crap.

''{A similarly low-polygon version of Homestar Runner walks in from the right. The game is closed and the Lappy's screen shows the email again.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Or did you mean like THIS?!? ''{Strong Bad gets up and turns towards the viewer, moving off screen to the left.}'' Gimme that camera!

''{Strong Bad starts to move the camera around the room, which is rendered in full 3D.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ah! ''{music starts; Strong Bad turns left to face Strong Sad, who is in his bedroom directly across the hall}'' Ooh, look at that voluptuous belly!

''{Strong Sad pats his belly twice. Strong Bad pans right, facing the stairs, where portraits of Strong Mad, Strong Sad, Strong Bad and The Cheat are hung, as he imitates a car engine.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{walking down the stairs}'' Down the stairs! Doof-doof-doof-doof.

''{Strong Bad imitates a car engine again, turning right to face Strong Mad, who is standing near the front door by a table with two Neighborhood Style pizzas from The Pizz, with a third on the floor. He moves the camera over to the pizzas.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ooh! Pizza. ''{pans to Strong Mad}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' IT'S THREE WEEKS OLD!

''{Strong Bad pans right to Coach Z, who is standing next to the kitchen area, while still making car sounds.''}

'''COACH Z:''' Hey, watch where you're pointin' that 3D!

''{Strong Bad moves past a recliner on his left, and the window and wooden horse and hush puppy signs on the right.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...3D ...

''{He walks through the door; Strong Bad's room can be seen directly opposite, across the hall. He turns right, then left down another flight of stairs.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Witness my amazing videogame styles, in all three of the glorious Ds! ''{at the base of the stairs, he turns left, to see The Cheat standing on a washing machine to the right of a dryer, below the No Loafing sign}'' Hi, The Cheat.

'''THE CHEAT:''' Meh.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Depth, ''{turns into the basement, facing the Trogdor arcade game, then pans left to the couch}'' dimension, and—

''{The music scratches to a stop as Homestar Runner appears from below.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, Strong Bad. I've got a low polygon count. ''{smiles}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —dumb idiots.

''{Cut to a blue screen with a crude representation of the Telltale Games logo.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' From the people who made that game "''Rabbitdog and Bunnyman''", ''{crude drawings of Sam and Max appear, respectively}'' and the geniuses responsible ''{the Videlectrix logo replaces the others, appearing with yellow stars}'' for "''Trogdor: Let's Burninate Phonics''"—

''{An example of ''Trogdor: Let's Burninate Phonics'' appears, featuring Trogdor burninating a schwa while two green-suited archers look on from the corners of the screen. "SCHWA!!!" flashes as the symbol turns to dust.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —comes a 3D point-and-click-'em-up adventure ''{a Wii remote spins onto the screen, spinning out to a Powered by The Cheat drawing of a Nintendo Wii on a wooden table}'' that will quite literally leave your Wii console ''{the Wii remote falls to the left of the Wii}'' a smoldering crater.

''{The Wii explodes in a mushroom cloud, leaving a smoldering crater; the Wii remote is knocked into the air, then falls down again. Red scrawled text appears on top of the scene: * GAMe WiLL NOT LiTeRALLY LeAVe YOUR Wii—''unreadable''—ter.}''

'''NARRATOR:''' ''{voiceover}'' Game will not literally leave your Wii console a smoldering crater.

''{Red curtains close, then open again to reveal a pale blue background, which the Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People logo flies into from the top. Music plays.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Presenting ''Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People''!

''{Cut to Strong Bad in the classroom, which is no longer in 3D.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Or if you want to get in on the ground floor of the cool abbreviations: ''SBCG4AP''! ''{letters appear as he says them, then the abbreviation acquires orange-yellow drop shadows}''

''{Return to the blue screen with the logo, now with the caption "coming soon".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Coming soon to a WiiWare near me-ware. Er— you-ware.

''{Music stops, and the scene fades out, then back in to the back of Bubs' Concession Stand, where Strong Bad stands in the middle of Bubs, Strong Mad, Coach Z, The Cheat and Pom Pom.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh yeah man, the Super FX chip, that red thing you stuck in the N64, Mode 7 — and they even had to invent Mode 8 just for this game!

''{Medium shot of Bubs}''

'''BUBS:''' You seen any graphics yet?

''{Medium shot of Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Not yet, but I sent them this concept art, ''{holds up a piece of paper with a drawing of himself holding a big knife, standing next to The Cheat}'' and I'm pretty sure they're gonna stick close to my vision.

''{Close-up on the drawing, accompanied by heavy-metal chords. It features a heavily-built Strong Bad with robot legs, webbing between his torso and arms, wearing spiky armor on his left arm and wielding a big knife in his right hand. A spark runs between the extended tips of his mask. He has a vicious-looking, slender The Cheat on a chain-link leash with a studded collar. "learn more at telltalegames.com" appears at the bottom, alongside the "back" link.}''

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Polygon mesh|Polygon count]] is the number of polygons being used for a 3D model. Low polygon count allows for fast rendering but reduces detail.

===Trivia===
*This cartoon plays at a rate of 24 frames per second for the 3D cutscenes, instead of the usual 12. This makes the animation smoother, and frames change faster than usual, explaining why the characters' mouths move so fast. The last [[Higher Frames Per Second|frame rate]] "substitute" was in [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]], when it was bumped up to 20 fps for a 3D effect.
*This short was added to the Wii [http://us.wii.com/channel_nintendo.jsp Nintendo Channel] on August 11, 2008 (the same day [[Homestar Ruiner]] was made available) under the title "Strong Bad Info Video 2".
**An additional still at the end bears the SBCG4AP "field" title card with "play it on WiiWare" written underneath it.

===Remarks===
*The Flash file is hosted on Telltale Game's website.
*The link at the end of the ad, "[[Telltale:strongbad|learn more at telltalegames.com]]", was inactive at first but was activated soon after the cartoon's release.
*Even though the toon and its [[HR:menuswfs/menu_sbcg4ap.swf|preview]] are animated at 24 frames per second, the [[TV Time Toons Menu]] is 12 frames per second, which causes the preview to play at half speed.
**Similarly, clicking on the Lappy's screen during the toon will make its usual ripple effect move at double speed.
*This cartoon was the first of two promotional videos released on the same day to advertise ''Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People'', the other being a [[SBCG4AP Gameplay Trailer|gameplay trailer]].
*In [[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]], the computer room was one floor up from the couch. However, Strong Bad descends two sets of stairs to get to the couch, making it two stories down.
*Bubs' arms are rendered in an old bent style.
*The only other times Strong Bad handles the "camera" through which the viewer watches is in [[video games]].
*In the end, the sheet of lined paper that fills the screen appears to exceed the width of standard lined paper.
*Strong Bad says he has not seen any graphics from the game, but was seen playing it in [[Strong Bad Gameways]].

===Goofs===
*The back button is clickable but doesn't go anywhere.

===Inside References===
*An application ending in .wad was used in the email [[secret identity]].
*In the drawing at the end, Strong Bad is holding a [[Big Knives|Big Knife]].
*The first 3D game Strong Bad pops up is similar to that of ''[[Extra Real Dating Sim XR]]'', which first appeared in [[date]].
*Advertisements being pronounced as "ad-VER-tis-ments" first appeared in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 15.2]].
*[[Minor Foods#Temporarios|Temporarios]] and [[Minor Foods#Suge Brown|Suge Brown]] boxes appear on the counter in the kitchen.
*The "The Cheat, watch your freakin' back, Squeaky." picture and the wood burning of a horse from [[no loafing]] are on the wall in the living room.
*The [[:Image:Trailer pony.PNG|"Born to Be Danged!!!"]] Unicorn on a snowmobile poster from [[portrait]] is hanging up in Strong Bad's Room.
*The Strong Bad character says "[[Crap|Holy crap!]]", which was previously referenced in [[rated]], for Strong Bad not saying it for over 4 years.
*Strong Bad pronounces "Bunnyman" as "[["Man" pronounced as "m'n"|Bunnym'n]]".
*The [[schwa]] sound (Trogdor's burninating sound effect) was previously referenced in [[from work]].
*The "GAMe WiLL NOT LiTeRALLY" message contains [[lowercase i's]].
*Strong Mad stands by [[pizza]] boxes from [[The Pizz]].
*Strong Bad refers to his amazing videogame [[style]]s.
*The Wii [[Explosions|explodes]].

===Real-World References===
[[Image:VidelectrixPoster.png|thumb|Now you're playing with power... Videlectrix power!]]
*The [[Wikipedia:Super FX|Super FX Chip]] was an expansion chip for the [[Nintendo#Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES)|Super NES video game console]] that increased its computational power, enabling 3-D graphics for games such as ''[[Wikipedia:StarFox (SNES)|StarFox]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:DOOM|DOOM]]'', as well as enhanced sprite scaling and rotation effects, such as those in ''[[Wikipedia:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island|Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''.
*"N64" is an abbreviation of "[[Nintendo#Nintendo 64|Nintendo 64]]," Nintendo's first home console designed specifically for displaying 3D graphics. The "red thing" Strong Bad mentions is the [[Wikipedia:Expansion Pak|Expansion Pak]], a memory enhancement add-on.
*[[Wikipedia:Mode 7|Mode 7]] originated on the Super NES, on which it describes a simple texture mapping graphics mode that allows a background layer to be rotated and scaled, as if in 3D. Mode 8 does not exist as of this time.
*The [[Videlectrix]] poster in the stairwell is a parody of an [[Nintendo#Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)|NES]] [[:Image:NES poster Now You're Playing With Power.jpg|poster]] included with many games.
*"Rabbit Dog" and "Bunny Man" are the characters ''[[Sam and Max]]'', from the underground comic book by Steve Purcell of the same name, currently appearing in another game by [[Telltale Games]].
*The ".wad" extension of the first 3D game shown is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Doom WAD|WAD files]], as used in games like [[Wikipedia:Doom (video game)|''Doom'']].
**"wad" files are also used for WiiWare games on the Wii.
*Trogdor: Let's Burninate Phonics is a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Donkey Kong Jr. Math|Donkey Kong Jr. Math]]'' and other early edutainment games.
*Kev the Mighty is a reference to a book called [[Wikipedia:Freak the Mighty|Freak the Mighty]].
*Crenshaw Lane is probably a reference to Crenshaw Lanes, a bowling alley on the campus of Florida State University, where [[Matt Chapman]] went to college.

===Fast Forward===
*The heavy metal guitar chords are used in SBCG4AP to signal when a user has ranked-up.
*The music heard when Strong Bad says "SBCG4AP" is the intro song to the first episode, "''[[Handle My Style]]''".
*The Strong Bad concept art is actually used for Strong Bad's character model in the final boss battle of SBCG4AP Episode 5 [[8-Bit is Enough]].
*"Rabbit Dog and Bunnym'n" are later shown and mentioned on the [[FeedBurner Page]] for [[FeedBurner Page#Games_-_Strong_Bad.27s_Cool_Game_for_MAC|"Strong Bad's Cool Game for MAC"]], as well as its corresponding main page message.
*Strong Bad also calls Max "bunnym'n" in [[Poker Night at the Inventory]]

== See Also ==
*[[3D Character Variations]]

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbcg4ap.html|watch the advertisement for "''Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People''"]]
*[[Telltale:videos/strongbad3dtrailer|watch the advertisement at Telltale's website]]

*[[Forum:13870|forum thread re: ''Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People'' advertisement]]

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BlockyCuzco — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 04:43:46 GMT

BlockyCuzco: /* Fhqwhgads */

[[File:Say Hello, Ladies.png|300px|thumb|"So as you can see, they're all really nice, and hot and very web savvy."]]
Occasionally, in a [[Strong Bad Email]], [[Strong Bad]] types in a <big>[[font]]</big>, <big>font s</big>iz<big>e</big>, color, or ''style'' that is not typical of the [[Strong Bad's Computers|computer]] or email client he uses, often coinciding with a change in his speech of these words.

== Appearances ==

*At the end, click on Marzipan:
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Run, Marzipan, Run—off of a cliff, preferably.
:'''MARZIPAN:''' Auh! You Kinder Überraschung!

*At the end, click on Marzipan:
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Run, Marzipan, Run—off of a cliff, preferably.
:'''MARZIPAN:''' ''(gasps)'' You Kinder Überraschung!

=GFD IS AWESOME=
*[[Coach Z|''Gfd'']] [[Coach Z|(Talk)]]
*[[Image:Bootdance.gif|17px]] [[Coach Z|Coach Gfd]]| PRANK CALL! [[Image:qod 5 - coach z.PNG|17px]]
*'''[[Image:Clear Chimendez.PNG|20px]][[Coach Z|GFD]]'''
*[[Image:Mario2.PNG|link=Coach Z]] [[Coach Z|Super Gfd]] [[Coach Z|thing!]]
*— '''[[Coach Z|Gfdroy]]''' / '''[[Coach Z|talk]]'''
*— [[Coach Z|Dagfd]] ([[Coach Z|talk]])
*[[Image:Featuredstarsmall.png|18px|link=Coach Z]][[Coach Z|''' G F D ''']][[Image:Featuredstarsmall.png|18px|link=Coach Z]]
*'''''— [[Coach Z|Elgfd]] '''''[[Coach Z|(talk)]][[Coach Z|(contribs)]]
*- [[Coach Z|Gfd]] - ([[Coach Z|T]]/[[Coach Z|C]]) [[Image:Qermaqsigpic.png]]
*'''[[Coach Z|The Gfdgs]] [[Image:shield.png|20px]] [[Coach Z|Let's talk]]'''
*'''[[Coach Z|GfdTommy]] [[Coach Z|(edits)]]'''
*[[File:CupAJoe.png|18px]] [[Coach Z|Cold]][[Coach Z|Gfdgsg]]
*[[Image:JustOnionBubs.png|20px]][[Coach Z|The Knight]] [[Coach Z|Who]] [[Coach Z|Said Gfdgsg]] [[Image:sbeyes.PNG|20px]]
*[[Coach Z|Gfdgsgxgzgdrc]] [[Image:heimstern101.gif|20px]]
*[[File:JustOrangeCouch.png|48px]] [[Coach Z|'''GfdgsgxgFool''']]
* [[Coach Z|Loafgfd]][[Image:UserLoafingSig.png|link=Coach Z]]

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== Fhqwhgads ==

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[[Image:Virus.PNG|thumb|300px|"Never fear, Strong Bad! I know how to fix your computer box."]]

{{aboutemail}} {{for|effects of the virus on the Homestar Runner universe|The Virus}}

Strong Bad experiences some "technical difficulties" with the Compy 386... and the rest of the [[Homestar Runner universe]].

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Coach Z}} (Easter egg) {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|The Ugly One}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Rather Dashing}}, {{Film|Fightgar}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Marzipan's House]], [[King of Town's Castle]], [[Paper Background]], [[The Stick]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]] (Easter egg)

{{Comp|Compy 386}}

'''Date:''' Monday, November 15, 2004

'''Running Time:''' 4:05

'''Page Title:''' Compy 386??

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Four}}, {{dvd|Sbemails' 50 Greatest Hits DVD|notitle=true}}

== Transcript ==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' I got the email, you got the email, I got the email, you got the email.
<blockquote class="compy email">ert+ 
y76p; '0lu8jykee;u4p;e'/Rh 
Strong ba15456`-------++++++gf 
+++++-//==========/*8901ikg</blockquote>

''{Pronounces "Ert plus: Why seven-six P? Ohlyuu eightguh—" then stops}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What is this? Did the quadratic formula explode? I see a "Strong ba" in there, but it's getting eaten... by some... Linux or something. Wait a minute! Is this one of those ''virus'' emails?! Like the kind that moms and offshore casinos send you?!? I'll take care of this!

''{Strong Bad types "deleted!", but the screen flashes:}''

<blockquote class="email" style="background:#003893;text-align:center">NICE TRY!</blockquote>

''{A red line of text appears, reading "That didn't work."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What?! I said deleted.

''{Strong Bad types it again, this time in capital italicized letters, but the screen flashes:}''

<blockquote class="email" style="background:#003893;text-align:center">NOTTA 
CHANCE!!</blockquote>

''{A red line of text appears, reading "That neither."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, wise guy, eh? Maybe I should introduce you to my main man, Edgar!

''{Strong Bad types in [[Edgar#Edgarware|Edgarware]].exe, bringing up the following text on-screen, along with a quick tune.}''

<blockquote class="compy email" style="text-align:center">Edgar the Virus 
Hunter 
 
programmed entirely 
in mom's basement 
by Edgar       c1982 </blockquote>

''{Strong Bad hits enter, and the screen switches to the following text}''

<blockquote class="email" style="text-align:center">Virus Protection 
version .0001 
 
Last scan was NEVER ago. 
 
scanning...</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, Edgar, now drop a ''train'' on 'em...

''{The computer dings and the following now appears on the screen:}''

<blockquote class="email" style="text-align:center">Scan Complete! 
 
'''<big><big><big><big>423,827</big></big></big></big>''' 
Viruses Found! 
 
A New Record!!</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{alarmed}'' Waaugh! That is not a small number!! That is a ''big'' number!!! What'm I gonna do?!

''{The following text now appears on the screen, accompanied by the Compy's startup beep:}''

<blockquote class="email" style="background:#3a50b6;text-align:center">FLAGRANT SYSTEM ERROR 
 
Computer over. 
Virus = Very Yes.</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' Computer over? Virus equals very yes?! That's not a good prize!

''{The text and background on the Compy 386 screen melts off and slides onto the floor.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oooh!

''{Strong Bad jumps out of the way. The camera zooms out to a view of the computer desk.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' And the Compy... just peed my carpet.

''{The corner of the computer desk briefly flashes, showing an underlying gridwork to it. The No Loafing sign becomes the following pseudo-HTML code and falls off the wall.}''

<code>
<head> 
<href>no loafing!!</href> 
</body>
</code>

''{The Floppy Disk Container gets eaten by the computer desk. Strong Sad walks in, but his head is floating a foot to the left of where it should be and has been replaced by his emoticons from [[Strong Sad's Lament]].}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{sounding annoyed}'' Strong Bad, what is going on?

'''STRONG BAD:''' WAH! I dunno! You forgot to wear your neck?

'''STRONG SAD:''' Have you been using the Internet irresponsibly?

''{The top of a Main Page starts to creep into the top of the email, with the text "Stave it off, 1, 2, 3..." in the corner in place of the "What's new" text.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' No more irresponsibly than usual.

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{His lower body starts walking away in place.}'' Did you get a virus?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{with guilt}'' Uhhh, noo...

'''STRONG SAD:''' Did you get ''four hundred thousand'' viruses?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{submissive}'' Yes... ''very'' yes!

'''STRONG SAD:''' Well, hurry up and ''do'' something about it before it gets worse!

''{Strong Sad turns into the Strong Sad [[character card]] and flies up and off the screen. The Main Page at the top of the screen creeps up and out of the email.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{terrified}'' The Cheeeaaat!

''{Strong Bad runs off the screen and into the black to the right of the computer desk and then stops.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What the...? Whoa! ''{shivers}'' It's cold out here.

''{Strong Bad tries to jump back into the room, but the room shifts left, causing him to still fall on blank space.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey!

''{Homestar Runner walks onscreen. His torso is [[The Homestar Runner]]'s, but the rest of him is normal. Instead of his legs moving, he just glides. He leaves a motion trail behind him, producing several ghost images of himself.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Never fear, Strong Bad! I know how to fix your computer box. ''{He turns to the Compy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{stands up}'' No, no, don't touch that!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Your super box needs words. ''{His head falls off and onto the ground.}'' Like these right here! Gotta have this one ''{picks up "downloads" from the [[Navbar]]}'' and this one ''{picks up "games"}'' and this-a-this-a-this one. ''{picks up "characters"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{simultaneously}'' No, wait! Stop! That's not supposed to be possible!

''{Suddenly, several pop-up windows appear one after the other (including a real one, unless popup blocking is used), titled "Click on the Monkey!!" They each feature oldschool Homestar who is saying "Making out with Marzipan is totally awesome!" Strong Bad starts screaming and pounds the side of the screen with his fists. Cut to Marzipan's living room. Strong Mad is standing nearby and Marzipan is standing next to a stack of VHS tapes.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Well, I think it's fantastic, Strong Mad! That's the best stack of VHS tapes I've ever—

''{Marzipan turns into an ASCII art rendering of herself, and her voice becomes extremely deep and distorted, making her words unintelligible.}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' I CAN'T SPELL YOU!

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{more unintelligible gibberish}''

''{Strong Mad turns into a picture of himself from his [[Yearbook Character Page]], which walks offscreen with Homsar's walking noise. Cut-off text appears at the top of the screen reading as follows.}''

<blockquote>
If anyone is truly a big lug, Strong Mad is. This guy is dumb 
strong, and that's pretty much the definition of a lug. One ti 
his brother Strong Bad asked him to pick up this one car. An 
he did, but it was the wrong car. See? Dumb and strong. He' 
</blockquote>

''{Cut to the King of Town's castle. The Poopsmith is standing with his shovel extended and some [[whatsit]] on the end of it, as the King of Town stands nearby.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' A little to the left. ''{The Poopsmith extends the shovel toward the King.}'' Good, good...

''{The scene suddenly changes to a [[Teen Girl Squad]]-style piece of paper, with the text "issue [[Pi|3.14159265and the rest]]" at the top. The Poopsmith is gone.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{pops his crown up in surprise}'' Ooh! Poopsmith?!

''{The Ugly One appears out of nowhere with the rhino sound from "Strong Bad's RhinoFeeder", and her mouth is huge and distorted.}''

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' I can do it! I can do it ''nine times''!

''{The Ugly One extends her arm and starts slapping the King of Town.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Uh! No! Please! Stop! I'm old! And fat! And rich! And cool!

''{Cut to the Homestar Runner website loading screen, which then slowly wipes to a black screen with the text "It's now safe to turn your computer off." The navbar disappears. Bubs walks on from the side of the screen. His mouth is a broken JPEG (with "TH" as the alt text), his legs are rendered as two overlapping red and blue layers, his midsection is missing, and he's carrying one of Homestar's legs in his left arm. His other arm is continually waving about, as seen on [[Dancin' Bubs]]. It is a bit larger than it should be.}''

'''BUBS:''' I shoulda done this, like, a ''million years'' ago.

''{Cut to The Field, now a cloud scene. The Stick is gone. Strong Bad has one big foot instead of both legs, his black mark is too high, and his head and mouth are lopsided. The Cheat is floating around the screen, interchanging between different versions of himself. A pitch-black Rather Dashing and a colon fly by in the foreground. As Strong Bad talks, his left arm detaches from his body and flies off in random directions.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Using an old version of his voice}'' With Marzipan's radish, we're gonna win the competition...

''{An explosion sound effect is heard, and suddenly everything returns to normal, revealing Strong Bad and The Cheat standing by The Stick.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, he fixed it! That Bubs is a computer genius man! Let's do a dance for the computer genius man.

''{A salsa rhythm starts up, to which Strong Bad and The Cheat start dancing. The camera pans to the left to reveal Bubs holding a [[Bubs's Shotgun|shotgun]].}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Thanks, Bubs! How'd you get rid of the vi— ''{salsa music fades away}'' wait... why do you have a shotgun? ''{shaken}'' What did you do?! Where's my Compy?!?

'''BUBS:''' It's in a better place, Strong Bad. Or rather, it's in the same place, but now it's got a big hole through it.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{more shaken than ever}'' YOU MURDERER!! You killed my brother! ''{nearly sobbing}'' I mean, computer!

'''BUBS:''' Look, Strong Bad, ''{zoom in on Bubs}'' my mouth was a broken JPEG. I had no choice.

'''STRONG BAD:''' You don't understand! ''{cut to Strong Bad}'' You ''all'' understand! I mean, don't understand! YAAAUUUGGGHHH!

''{Strong Bad runs off screen, very distraught. The Cheat squeaks, as though he is telling Strong Bad to wait up, and runs after him. Homestar hops onscreen on one leg, holding his other leg up.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, Bubs, can I have my leg back now?

''{There is a long pause.}

''{Cut to the Compy 386, which now has a giant hole through its monitor and most of the wall behind it. Strong Bad is sitting in front of it, head bowed.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{hysterical}'' Dear Strong Bad, I doh du duoh crapfully yours. ''{He hits his head on the keyboard a few times.}'' I...ID DOH DU DUOH CRAPFULLY YOURS! I can relate. ''{He hits his head on the keyboard again.}'' I ''can't'' re''late!'' ''{He hits his head on the keyboard again.}'' I'm gonna get, I'm gonna get in there and ''mix'' ''{He hits his head.}'' it up!

''{[[The Paper]] comes down.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{still very distraught}'' I don't remember your ''names'', Davey! ''{he hits his head on the keyboard again}'' Dear Strong Bad. ''{voice trailing off}'' How do you text with boxing gloves on?

== Easter Eggs ==

*When the Main page is encroaching on the top of the screen, the [[Quote of the Week]] button, [[Sketchbook]] button, [[Weekly Fanstuff]] button, and hidden main page button are all clickable.
**Clicking the hidden main page button leads to [[Halloween Fairstival]].
**Clicking the Quote of the Week button makes it bounce around the screen until it gets lodged at the top by its bottom corner. Clicking "Hear it" causes a pixelated broom to scroll vertically along the screen while making a loud distorted noise, and some of the links disappear off the bottom of the screen. Unless the X is pressed, the quote box stays there for the rest of the email. When clicking the "X" to close it, the Quote of the Week box wobbles a bit and then falls off the screen, while the links reappear. When viewing the Flash file, if "Don't TAPE it" is scrolled over, it changes to "Don't TAKE it!".
**Clicking on the Sketchbook leads to a glitched sketchbook box, where the Flash MX color mixer appears. Scrolling over it causes a green X to appear overtop. Clicking it again causes it to close.
**Clicking on Weekly Fanstuff leads to a glitched fanstuff box, where there is a picture of Coach Z upside down with his arms and legs wrapped around a white space in the shape of The King of Town's head. This image is from [[Where's The Cheat?]], when Coach Z attacked The King over a misunderstanding involving The Cheat and [[The King of Town's Grill|a grill]]. The picture has many fractions at the bottom (which are actually the text "sticktoyourbooks" in the font [[Fonts#M|MS Reference Specialty]]). Hovering the cursor over the misspelled "OCⓧSLE" instead of the close button causes the words 'A BOOK' to appear in green. Clicking on it causes the box to slide to the top and disappear.
*Clicking on the cog on the left at the end of the e-mail shows the shotgunned Compy 386 on sale at [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], with signs reading "Like Used!" and "Slightly Shotgunned!"
*Clicking on the fan on the right shows an excerpt of the original [[Cheat Commandos (toon)|Cheat Commandos]] toon, but with Fightgar using Homestar's leg as a gun.
:'''NARRATOR:''' ...to protect the world from the evil forces of Blue Laser!

== Fun Facts ==
=== Explanations ===
*The [[Wikipedia:Quadratic equation#Quadratic Formula|quadratic formula]] is an algebraic equation used to determine the roots of a [[Wikipedia:Quadratic equation|quadratic equation]].
*The Teen Girl Squad issue number is [[pi]] truncated to 8 decimal places.

=== Trivia ===
*This is the only page on the site that produces a pop-up browser window automatically.
*This is the only email in which the [[navbar]] and the email are combined into one Flash file (so that Homestar can grab the words). Later changes to the navbar (shortening "legal stuff" to "[[legal]]", adding "[[random toon|rando]]" and "[[FeedBurner Page|subscribe]]", coloring "[[store]]" red) have not been incorporated into this toon.
*The navbar was added to the DVD version but not the [[Podstar Runner]] version of this email.
*The broken JPEG icon is used in the Netscape family of web browsers, including [[Netscape|Netscape Navigator]], [[Wikipedia:Mozilla|Mozilla]], and [[Wikipedia:Mozilla Firefox|Mozilla Firefox]].

*The label on the disk in the floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#spy vs spy|spy vs spy]]".
*On most [[homestarrunner.com]] pages, there are either 16 or 17 HTML errors that are generated by the <embed> tag. The page for this email, however, only has 14 errors, as there are fewer embedded objects.
*Marzipan's distorted speech, with the distortion removed, is "It accentuates the accord, and the design, and the composition."
*"Computer Over? Virus Equals Very Yes?! That's not a good prize!" is a [[haiku]].

=== Remarks ===
[[Image:sbemail118.png|thumb|Ah! That is not a small number! That is a ''big'' number!]]
*Since the navbar is contained in this email's Flash file, it does not appear on the page until the toon has finished loading.
*Edgar the Virus Hunter is said to have been written in 1982, a year before the first documented experimental virus was created, although there are conflicting accounts as to when the first virus was made. The idea of a [[Wikipedia:Computer Virus|computer virus]] is much older, dating at least back to the 1972 science fiction novel, ''[[Wikipedia:When HARLIE Was One|When HARLIE Was One]]''. Even so, it would be very unlikely that any sort of virus scanner would have existed in 1982.
*In 2004, the year of the release of this email, only about [http://www.sophos.com/pressoffice/news/articles/2004/12/pr_uk_20041208yeartopten.html 100,000 known viruses] existed; well under the 423,827 that Edgar reports.
*Strong Bad's head is larger than normal (but not his wrestling mask) while he is talking to Strong Sad. It reverts back to normal when he runs for The Cheat, but then regresses back to the larger head once he enters into the black.
*The letters that make up [[ASCII art]] Marzipan refer to parts of her body: "E" for eyes, "f" for face, "h" for hair, and "d" for dress. Her mouth, however, is a hyphen when closed or an "O" when open.
*Strong Bad says that Edgar from the [[Edgar#Edgarware|Edgarware]] program is his "main man." However, he claims in "[[2 years]]" that his main man "is, and has been since [[1987]], Van Mundegaarde."
*The reason the "making out with Marzipan" pop-up doesn't come up in the .swf, or Flash, version is because the information for the pop-up is stored in the HTML source code. All that the Flash file does is send a JavaScript command to the browser, opening the pop-up window.
*One of Strong Sad's expressions, "whistful," is spelled incorrectly. It should be "wistful."
*In the Fake QOD, the words "Quote of the Day (Or So)" are displayed reversed, as though in a mirror, and, instead of "Hear It!" and "Get It!", the buttons are "Hear It!" and "Don't TAPE It", although the latter is hidden by the top of the screen. "TAPE" changes to "TAKE" when moused over.
*When the Fake QOD easter egg is activated, the Games, Characters, Downloads, and Store buttons disappear.
**This happens because the SWF file for virus's fake Quote of the Week (qod_virus.swf) has black bars at the bottom right where those words are, so when it appears in the email, it covers up those words.
*Allowing the fake Sketchbook to remain on-screen causes a screen glitch—a black box appears over the left side of the screen when the screen moves off of the center of the page.
**The reason for the color switcher glitch is because in the .swf file of the glitched up sketchbook, there is a black box to the left of the screen, which covers up the screen on the left.
*This is the second e-mail made using the Widescreen technique. The first was [[flashback]].
*Clicking on the "main" on the navigation bar leads to the [[404'd]] page. The address is http://www.homestarrunner.com/mainNaN.html. NaN is the computer term for Not a Number, which is obtained in some environments by dividing zero by zero and/or other mathematical errors.
*When the fake popups appear followed by the real one, the fake ones look similar to the windows from some of the older Microsoft Windows operating systems. Depending on which operating system and desktop theme one uses, the real popup looks quite different from the fake ones. Especially users of operating systems such as Mac OS or Linux will notice this, while Windows 98 users will see no obvious difference.
*At the beginning of the Email, the contrast buttons will slightly increase and decrease the volume.
*In the Podcast version, Strong Bad looks back and forth when the ads pop up, even though they all appear in one area.
*Most shotguns spread out from the barrel, whereas the blast from Bubs's shotgun seems to narrow down as it reaches the back wall.
*When the "F" for [[Weekly Fanstuff]] and the "S" for [[Sketchbook]] are clicked, they change into a "[[Quote of the Week|Q]]".
*When the top of the screen lowers to reveal the weeklies, using the tab key will highlight a rectangle where the new toon message is displayed. While it can't be clicked, pressing enter while it is highlighted will lead to [[Halloween Fairstival]].
*While the liquid is leaking out of the screen, the contrast buttons are still clickable.
*After Strong Bad types "deleted!" for the first time and the blue screen appears, the drive letter disappears.

===Goofs===
*After Homestar grabs "downloads", "characters", and "games" from the bottom, "toons" is no longer clickable, unlike the other remaining links. Then, at the end of the email when everything else returns to normal, all the links disappear.
*The fake QOD, fanstuff, and sketchbook stay on the screen until the watcher of the email gets rid of them, even after Bubs shotguns the Compy, and in the Easter eggs.

===Fixed Glitches===
*As Strong Bad runs away from Bubs, his left arm momentarily disappeared. This has been fixed.

=== Inside References ===

*This is an extreme instance of [[Strong Bad's Computer Malfunctioning]].
*The "Flagrant System Error" title is from [[50 emails]].
*"Stave it off, 1, 2, 3..." is from the counting song in "[[Whaddaya Know, Haddi-Man?]]".
*The card that Strong Sad transforms into is from the original deck of [[Character Cards]] that has since been removed from the site.
*The pixelated broom induced by the glitched Quote of the Day is the same graphic used in Peasant's Quest for the broom [[Baby Lady & Her Baby|the baby]] knocks over to let the player into [[Naked Ned]]'s cottage.
**Using a broom to play Marzipan's garbled noise may be an oblique reference to people mistaking her for a broom.
*"Making out with Marzipan is totally awesome" was once the phrase necessary to trigger the Strong Bad Talker from the [[Homestar Talker]] (It has since been changed). The sound clips for the words were also taken from the Homestar Talker. The first four words of the phrase are also heard in "[[The Cheat Theme Song]]".
**The "Click on the Monkey" pop-up(s) shows an [[Homestar Runner Evolution|older version of Homestar]].
*Strong Bad screaming and pounding on the edge of the screen while the popups are appearing could be a reference to [[Where the Crap Are We?]].
*Strong Mad's description, which appears when he glitches, comes from the [[Yearbook Character Page]], as does the picture of him inside a giant M.
**This time, the giant M shows Strong Mad's "M" insignia on his singlet, whereas in [[Yearbook Character Page]], the giant M did not.
*The sound effect that plays when The Ugly One appears is taken from [[RhinoFeeder]].
*[[The Ugly One]]'s line ("I can do it [[nine times]]!") and the sound effects for her slapping the King of Town in the face come from [[crazy cartoon]]. However, she slightly misquotes it: the original line was "I can do it! I ''will'' do it nine times."
*The powering-down sound that plays just before Bubs walks across the screen is the same sound that plays just before the [[Tandy 400]] explodes in [[gimmicks]]
*As Bubs is walking across the screen the first time, his left and right arms are moving as if stuck in positons #4 and #5 (respectively) in the [[Dancin' Bubs]] game. Bubs's right arm is also about twice as large as usual.
*Bubs's broken JPEG mouth bears the letters "TH." This might be a reference to his other identity, [[The Thnikkaman]].
*During the final glitch scene (just before Bubs "fixes" the computer), the song playing in the background is the intro to "[[Parsnips-A-Plenty]]" and "[[That A Ghost]]".
*Strong Bad's line during the final glitch scene is taken directly from [[The Reddest Radish]].
*The cloud background during the final glitch scene is the same cloud background used in [[New Boots]].
*[[Image:virusdthecheat.gif|thumb|Virus'd The Cheat]] During the final glitch scene, The Cheat is on a rotation of six different versions of himself:
*# The [[Awexome Cross]] version.
*# One that looks like one of The Cheat's styles from "[[The Cheat Theme Song]]".
*# A drawn version, from "[[The Reddest Radish]]".
*# Another drawn version from Strong Bad's site.
*# A far more pixellated version of him, with a thin black outline around it.
*# A Cheat x-ing sign, much like the similar signs seen in the [[Fan Stuff]] part of the [[Museum]].
*The fan and cog in the Compy 386 are the same fan and cog that were visible when the Tandy 400 exploded.
**Looking closely (or zooming into the Flash file) reveals that the fan is once again mysteriously floating in space, just like when the Tandy 400 blew up.
*Bubs sells the [[Broken Compy Menu|broken Compy 386]] as he did with the [[King of Town Email|broken Tandy 400]].
*Strong Bad's muttered last line "how do you text with boxing gloves on?" is a variation of the common "[[How Do You Type With Boxing Gloves On?|how do you type with boxing gloves on?]]".


=== Real-World References ===
*[[Wikipedia:Linux kernel|"Linux"]] is a [[Wikipedia:Free software|Free]] [[Wikipedia:Unix|Unix-like]] [[Wikipedia:Kernel (computer science)|kernel]] originally written in 1991, or part of an entire operating system which uses this kernel ([[Wikipedia:Linux|"GNU/Linux"]]).
*[[Edgar#Edgarware|Edgarware]] is a spoof of Norton Anti-Virus, which until 2001 used bespectacled computer nerd [[Wikipedia:Peter Norton|Peter Norton]] as a front man.
*The part where Homestar is followed by "ghost" images of himself is a Flash in-joke, referring to the [[Wikipedia:Onion skinning|Onion skinning]] feature of the program that will display translucent images of previous frames as an animation guide.
*"Click on the monkey" refers to various [[Wikipedia:Pop-up ad|popups]] where clicking on an object (ranging from targets to robbers, iPods, etc.) will usually bombard one's computer with spyware, viruses, etc.
*The dance The Cheat performs when Strong Bad says, "Let's do a dance for the computer genius man," looks like [[Wikipedia:Dana Carvey|Dana Carvey]]'s "[[Wikipedia:Church Lady|Church Lady]]" dance from the classic SNL sketch.
*"[[Wikipedia:Bourgeoisie|Bourgeoise]]," one of the emoticons acting as Strong Sad's head, is the feminine form of the term used in [[Wikipedia:Marxism|Marxism]] to describe the middle or upper class that oppose the [[Wikipedia:Proletariat|proletariat]] (working class) in the class struggle.
*The "ding" sound heard after EdgarWare finds the viruses is taken from some versions of [[Wikipedia:Microsoft Windows|Microsoft Windows]].
*The screen "It's now safe to turn your computer off." is similar to the one displayed when shutting down a Windows computer that cannot turn itself off. The actual message is "It is now safe to turn off your computer", and the style of this message is taken from Windows 95 through 98.
*"A wise guy, eh?" was frequently muttered (in a very similar tone of voice to how Strong Bad says it) by [[Wikipedia:Moe Howard|Moe Howard]] of the comedy group [[Wikipedia:The Three Stooges|The Three Stooges]].

===Fast Forward===
*The "like used" Easter egg would return in the [[Broken Compy Menu]], where Homestar buys the Compy, despite finding the price absurd.
*[[Main Page 22]] is based on this email.
*The shotgunned Compy would reappear along with the cracked [[Tandy 400|Tandy]] in [[retirement]].
*As part of the computer explosions montage in [[hremail3184]], the Compy is shown being shotgunned from Bubs's point of view.
*Two of The Cheat's designs seen near the end (just before everything returns to normal) can be viewed as a few alternatives in the DVD release of [[The Reddest Radish]]; namely, the child's drawing and the crossing sign (but without the word "x-ing").

== DVD Version ==
*The email is letterboxed to preserve the widescreen aspect ratio.
*The central pop-up (that is, the one that would actually pop up on the website version) does not appear.
*Unlike all other DVD emails, this has the [[HR:main nav.swf|navbar]] on the bottom.
*The way the Quote of the Week, Sketchbook, and Weekly Fanstuff Easter eggs work has changed. All three are combined into one Easter egg, which goes to the Weekly Fanstuff Easter egg, then the Quote of the Week Easter egg, and finally the Sketchbook Easter egg. However, the Quote of the Week egg is silent.
*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.
=== Commentary Transcript ===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Matt Chapman]], [[Homestar Runner]])

'''MIKE:''' This email looks tiny, Matt.

'''MATT:''' It's a funny shape.

'''MIKE:''' It's smaller than the rest, and there's little words at the bottom.

'''MATT:''' This doesn't make any sense to me!

'''MIKE:''' What's going on?

'''MATT:''' S— Oh, no. Strong Bad must have gotten some type of a wirus!

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Virus.

'''MATT:''' B— Pardon?

'''MIKE:''' Virus?

'''MATT:''' Oh. I used the German pronunciation.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Yeah?

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' K. Um, so this was, uh, this was a— this email was kind of a big— big production.

'''MATT:''' Mm hmm.

'''MIKE:''' Took longer than most.

'''MATT:''' A long time in coming.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. Um...

'''MATT:''' Yeah, see— he hasn't used "deleted" on the Lappy yet, now that he has a new computer, has he?

'''MIKE:''' I guess not. I wonder what it looks like when he deletes something on the Lappy.

'''MATT:''' I dunno. "Drop a train on 'em" was from a bad hip-hop song I made in college — ''{Mike laughs}''— where I sampled the soundtrack from a Dirty Harry movie.

'''MIKE:''' That's a good song.

'''MATT:''' Thanks.

''{Pause}''

'''MIKE:''' So this, obviously, was, uh, pretty fun to make where you could just kinda put stuff wherever and just...

'''MATT:''' It's more like ''your'' computer is getting the virus than Strong Bad's computer getting the virus.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. The whole world is getting the virus.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. "Stave it off, 1, 2, 3" up there at the top.

'''MIKE:''' Mm hmm. There's uh, Strong Sad's head is the, uh, his little emoticons from the uh, his—

'''MATT:''' Strong Sad's Web journal.

'''MIKE:''' Strong Sad Journal.

'''MATT:''' That was from an unused character page we never made.

'''MIKE:''' Mm hmm.

''{Pause}''

'''MIKE:''' Say something good, Matt.

'''MATT:''' Uh—

'''MIKE:''' Make it— Make it funny.

'''MATT:''' All right. ''{adopts different tone}'' T— To— ''{normal voice}'' Oh, yeah, weren't we gonna do— I was going to be a character when we did this commentary.

'''MIKE:''' Oh yeah. Start doing Homestar.

'''MATT:''' All right...

''{Pause}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' That was a lot of me's.

'''MIKE:''' That ''was'' a lot of you's.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Mike, some of them were old me's that don't look so great.

'''MIKE:''' That's right. I thought you looked pretty good back in the old days.

'''HOMESTAR:''' No, no.

'''MIKE:''' Oh, you—

'''HOMESTAR:''' Look bad.

'''MIKE:''' Look Bad!

'''HOMESTAR:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Strong Bad.

'''HOMESTAR:''' That's a different character.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Who was Look Bad again?

'''HOMESTAR:''' Oh, what are they doing there? Is he gonna eat that doo-doo shovel?

'''MIKE:''' No, I think was going to take a picture of it, maybe.

'''HOMESTAR:''' But he doesn't have a camera, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' But the camera was offscreen.

'''HOMESTAR:''' He's got a mustache.

'''MIKE:''' The camera was offscreen.

'''HOMESTAR:''' He clearly wanted... a doo-doo-stache.

'''MIKE:''' Who's that, Homestar?

'''HOMESTAR:''' That looks kinda like Bubs, from Website. But I don't think so. Oh, look, it's ''Pitfall''.

'''MIKE:''' That did happen in ''Pitfall''.

'''HOMESTAR:''' If you flick the on and off switch a lot, you get a little floating Pitfall Harry through the trees!

'''MIKE:''' Oh, I like The Cheat's little sassy dance there, Homestar. Did you teach him that?

'''HOMESTAR:''' I did. Hands on hips!

'''MIKE:''' How'd you teach him that?

'''HOMESTAR:''' I said, "Hands on hips!"

'''MIKE:''' Look, there's your leg.

'''HOMESTAR:''' That is not my leg! That looks like a shotgun.

'''MIKE:''' Bu—

''{Pause}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' That shotgun looks dangerous, Mike. I don't agree with its appearance in this cartoon.

'''MIKE:''' You shouldn't play with shotguns, Homestar.

'''HOMESTAR:''' I don't, man.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Good.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Did you learn that the hard way?

'''MIKE:''' No.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Penny Hardaway?

'''MIKE:''' I'm allowed to— I'm allowed to draw them, though. Drawing them's no problem.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Drawing them is bad.

'''MIKE:''' No, I think it's okay.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Here I come!

'''MIKE:''' See?

'''HOMESTAR:''' Look! I lost my leg!

'''MIKE:''' I know, that's— Bubs— Bubs has it there.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Strong Bad looks like he's a little delirious in this part.

'''MIKE:''' He's— He's sad. He's had a great loss. People sometimes act like this... when they're experiencing great losses.

'''HOMESTAR:''' But— Mike, a great loss sounds like a contradiction.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' I don't— I've never had any ''great'' losses.

'''MIKE:''' "Great"— "Great" meaning "large," not meaning—

'''HOMESTAR:''' All my losses are bad losses.

'''MIKE:''' You've never had a great loss?

'''HOMESTAR:''' Except maybe, some pounds. ''{Pause}'' He just really put a hole right through that thing, huh?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. Didn't go through the wall, though.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Nope. ''{whispering}'' Let's get quiet.

'''MIKE:''' ''{whispering}'' Okay.

=== Fun Facts ===

* Matt says Strong Bad got a "wirus" and then calls this "the German pronunciation". This is because the standard German pronunciation of the word "virus" starts with a "w" sound, imitating the original Latin pronunciation of the word.
* Homestar demonstrates his ignorance that he has [[Lack of Visible Arms|no visible hands or arms]].
* [[Wikipedia:Penny Hardaway|Penny Hardaway]] is a professional basketball player who has played guard for the [[Wikipedia:National Basketball Association|NBA]]'s Orlando Magic, Phoenix Suns, and New York Knicks.
* The "bad hip-hop song" Matt is referring to can be heard [[Thorax:mp3s/Mr.MC_1973.mp3|here]].

== See Also ==
* [[Main Page 22]]

== External Links ==
{{sbemailextlinks|118|1284}}
*[[HR:hsmakeout.html|view the "click the monkey" popup]]
*[[HR:hsmakeout.swf|view the Flash file for the "click the monkey" popup]]
*[[HR:qod virus.swf|view the Flash file for the "fake QOD"]]
*[[HR:fanstuff virus.swf|view the Flash file for the "fake fanstuff"]]
*[[HR:sketchbook virus.swf|view the Flash file for the "fake sketchbook"]]
*[[YouTube:Az49aNuYeJs|watch "virus" on YouTube]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}

[[Category:Powered by The Cheat]][[Category: Emails With DVD Commentary]][[Category:Podstar Runner]][[Category:Widescreen Toons]]

HRWiki:Sandbox

BlockyCuzco — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 21:46:49 GMT

BlockyCuzco:

SBCG4AP Advertisement

BlockyCuzco — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 21:22:24 GMT

BlockyCuzco: undid revision 730040; I think it should be noted.

{{about|advertisement for [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]]}} ''The article about the [[SBCG4AP Gameplay Trailer|gameplay trailer]] for the game has a similar title.''
{{watchtoon|sbcg4ap.html}}
'''Toon Category: Uncategorized'''

[[Image:SBCG4AP Advertisement title.png|thumb|"Coming soon to a WiiWare near me-ware. Er, you-ware."]]

Strong Bad advertises ''[[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]]''.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}, {{film|Strong Mad}}, {{film|Coach Z}}, {{film|The Cheat}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Trogdor}}, [[Mendelev]], [[Dongolev]], {{film|Bubs}}, {{film|Pom Pom}}

'''Places:''' [[House of the Brothers Strong]], [[The Classroom]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Thursday, April 10, 2008

'''Running Time:''' 2:00

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486 has SOLD OUT!

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Six}}, {{dvd|SBCG4AP Collector's DVD|notitle=true}}

==Transcript==
'''ANNOUNCER:''' ''{voiceover, reading the words on screen}'' The following is an extremely well paid for commercial advertisement ''{pronounced ad-VER-tis-ment}'' and NOT a really funny cartoon.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Checkin' emails for money... is not funny.

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: 3-D game-a?</div>
Dear Strong Bad, 
You need make a 3-D Strong Bad video game with all the 
brst graphics. Not a bad game with dumb pixels! Come 
on MAN! 
From Kev the Mighty, Crenshaw Lane
</blockquote>
''{says "to" after "need" and reads "brst" as written, and "Mighty" as "moron"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' A 3D video game? What you mean like this?

''{Strong Bad types '''strongbad3Dtotal.wad'''. The game appears on the Lappy's screen: a low-polygon 3D version of Strong Bad stands in a room with grey walls, one brown door with a window, a green and white checkered floor with a purple puddle, and containing one bed. Music from [[Strong Bad's Rhino Feeder]] plays.}''

'''STRONG BAD CHARACTER:''' ''{in a poorly-synthesized voice, as a speech bubble appears}'' Holy crap.

''{A similarly low-polygon version of Homestar Runner walks in from the right. The game is closed and the Lappy's screen shows the email again.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Or did you mean like THIS?!? ''{Strong Bad gets up and turns towards the viewer, moving off screen to the left.}'' Gimme that camera!

''{The flash then cuts into a movie file of a 3D video.}''

''{Strong Bad starts to move the camera around the room, which is rendered in full 3D.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ah! ''{music starts; Strong Bad turns left to face Strong Sad, who is in his bedroom directly across the hall}'' Ooh, look at that voluptuous belly!

''{Strong Sad pats his belly twice. Strong Bad pans right, facing the stairs, where portraits of Strong Mad, Strong Sad, Strong Bad and The Cheat are hung, as he imitates a car engine.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{walking down the stairs}'' Down the stairs! Doof-doof-doof-doof.

''{Strong Bad imitates a car engine again, turning right to face Strong Mad, who is standing near the front door by a table with two Neighborhood Style pizzas from The Pizza, with a third on the floor. He moves the camera over to the pizzas.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ooh! Pizza. ''{pans to Strong Mad}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' IT'S THREE WEEKS OLD!

''{Strong Bad pans right to Coach Z, who is standing next to the kitchen area, while still making car sounds.''}

'''COACH Z:''' Hey, watch where you're pointin' that 3D!

''{Strong Bad moves past a recliner on his left, and the window and wooden horse and hush puppy signs on the right.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...3D ...

''{He walks through the door; Strong Bad's room can be seen directly opposite, across the hall. He turns right, then left down another flight of stairs.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Witness my amazing videogame styles, in all three of the glorious Ds! ''{at the base of the stairs, he turns left, to see The Cheat standing on a washing machine to the right of a dryer, below the No Loafing sign}'' Hi, The Cheat.

'''THE CHEAT:''' Meh.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Depth, ''{turns into the basement, facing the Trogdor arcade game, then pans left to the couch}'' dimension, and—

''{The music scratches to a stop as Homestar Runner appears from below.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, Strong Bad. I've got a low polygon count. ''{smiles}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —dumb idiots.

''{The flash then turns back to HQ graphics.}''

''{Cut to a blue screen with a crude representation of the Telltale Games logo.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' From the people who made that game "''Rabbitdog and Bunnyman''", ''{crude drawings of Sam and Max appear, respectively}'' and the geniuses responsible ''{the Videlectrix logo replaces the others, appearing with yellow stars}'' for "''Trogdor: Let's Burninate Phonics''"—

''{An example of ''Trogdor: Let's Burninate Phonics'' appears, featuring Trogdor burninating a schwa while two green-suited archers look on from the corners of the screen. "SCHWA!!!" flashes as the symbol turns to dust.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —comes a 3D point-and-click-'em-up adventure ''{a Wii remote spins onto the screen, spinning out to a Powered by The Cheat drawing of a Nintendo Wii on a wooden table}'' that will quite literally leave your Wii console ''{the Wii remote falls to the left of the Wii}'' a smoldering crater.

''{The Wii explodes in a mushroom cloud, leaving a smoldering crater; the Wii remote is knocked into the air, then falls down again. Red scrawled text appears on top of the scene: * GAMe WiLL NOT LiTeRALLY LeAVe YOUR Wii—''unreadable''—ter.}''

'''NARRATOR:''' ''{voiceover}'' Game will not literally leave your Wii console a smoldering crater.

''{Red curtains close, then open again to reveal a pale blue background, which the Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People logo flies into from the top. Music plays.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Presenting ''Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People''!

''{Cut to Strong Bad in the classroom, which is no longer in 3D.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Or if you want to get in on the ground floor of the cool abbreviations: ''SBCG4AP''! ''{letters appear as he says them, then the abbreviation acquires orange-yellow drop shadows}''

''{Return to the blue screen with the logo, now with the caption "coming soon".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Coming soon to a WiiWare near me-ware. Er— you-ware.

''{Music stops, and the scene fades out, then back in to the back of Bubs' Concession Stand, where Strong Bad stands in the middle of Bubs, Strong Mad, Coach Z, The Cheat and Pom Pom.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh yeah man, the Super FX chip, that red thing you stuck in the N64, Mode 7 — and they even had to invent Mode 8 just for this game!

''{Medium shot of Bubs}''

'''BUBS:''' You seen any graphics yet?

''{Medium shot of Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Not yet, but I sent them this concept art, ''{holds up a piece of paper with a drawing of himself holding a big knife, standing next to The Cheat}'' and I'm pretty sure they're gonna stick close to my vision.

''{Close-up on the drawing, accompanied by heavy-metal chords. It features a heavily-built Strong Bad with robot legs, webbing between his torso and arms, wearing spiky armor on his left arm and wielding a big knife in his right hand. A spark runs between the extended tips of his mask. He has a vicious-looking, slender The Cheat on a chain-link leash with a studded collar. "learn more at telltalegames.com" appears at the bottom, alongside the "back" link.}''

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Polygon mesh|Polygon count]] is the number of polygons being used for a 3D model. Low polygon count allows for fast rendering but reduces detail.

===Trivia===
*This cartoon plays at a rate of 24 frames per second for the 3D cutscenes, instead of the usual 12. This makes the animation smoother, and frames change faster than usual, explaining why the characters' mouths move so fast. The last [[Higher Frames Per Second|frame rate]] "substitute" was in [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]], when it was bumped up to 20 fps for a 3D effect.
*This short was added to the Wii [http://us.wii.com/channel_nintendo.jsp Nintendo Channel] on August 11, 2008 (the same day [[Homestar Ruiner]] was made available) under the title "Strong Bad Info Video 2".
**An additional still at the end bears the SBCG4AP "field" title card with "play it on WiiWare" written underneath it.

===Remarks===
*The Flash file is hosted on Telltale Game's website.
*The link at the end of the ad, "[[Telltale:strongbad|learn more at telltalegames.com]]", was inactive at first but was activated soon after the cartoon's release.
*Even though the toon and its [[HR:menuswfs/menu_sbcg4ap.swf|preview]] are animated at 24 frames per second, the [[TV Time Toons Menu]] is 12 frames per second, which causes the preview to play at half speed.
**Similarly, clicking on the Lappy's screen during the toon will make its usual ripple effect move at double speed.
*This cartoon was the first of two promotional videos released on the same day to advertise ''Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People'', the other being a [[SBCG4AP Gameplay Trailer|gameplay trailer]].
*In [[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]] and [[Sbemail 150?!?]], the computer room was one floor up from the couch. However, Strong Bad descends two sets of stairs to get to the couch, making it two stories down.
*Bubs' arms are rendered in an old bent style.
*The only other times Strong Bad handles the "camera" through which the viewer watches is in [[video games]].
*In the end, the sheet of lined paper that fills the screen appears to exceed the width of standard lined paper.
*Strong Bad says he has not seen any graphics from the game, but was seen playing it in [[Strong Bad Gameways]].

===Goofs===
*The back button is clickable but doesn't go anywhere.

===Inside References===
*An application ending in .wad was used in the email [[secret identity]].
*In the drawing at the end, Strong Bad is holding a [[Big Knives|Big Knife]].
*The first 3D game Strong Bad pops up is similar to that of ''[[Extra Real Dating Sim XR]]'', which first appeared in [[date]].
*Advertisements being pronounced as "ad-VER-tis-ments" first appeared in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 15.2]].
*[[Minor Foods#Temporarios|Temporarios]] and [[Minor Foods#Suge Brown|Suge Brown]] boxes appear on the counter in the kitchen.
*The "The Cheat, watch your freakin' back, Squeaky." picture and the wood burning of a horse from [[no loafing]] are on the wall in the living room.
*The [[:Image:Trailer pony.PNG|"Born to Be Danged!!!"]] Unicorn on a snowmobile poster from [[portrait]] is hanging up in Strong Bad's Room.
*The Strong Bad character says "[[Crap|Holy crap!]]", which was previously referenced in [[rated]], for Strong Bad not saying it for over 4 years.
*Strong Bad pronounces "Bunnyman" as "[["Man" pronounced as "m'n"|Bunnym'n]]".
*The [[schwa]] sound (Trogdor's burninating sound effect) was previously referenced in [[from work]].
*The "GAMe WiLL NOT LiTeRALLY" message contains [[lowercase i's]].
*Strong Mad stands by [[pizza]] boxes from [[The Pizz]].
*Strong Bad refers to his amazing videogame [[style]]s.
*The Wii [[Explosions|explodes]].

===Real-World References===
[[Image:VidelectrixPoster.png|thumb|Now you're playing with power... Videlectrix power!]]
*The [[Wikipedia:Super FX|Super FX Chip]] was an expansion chip for the [[Nintendo#Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES)|Super NES video game console]] that increased its computational power, enabling 3-D graphics for games such as ''[[Wikipedia:StarFox (SNES)|StarFox]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:DOOM|DOOM]]'', as well as enhanced sprite scaling and rotation effects, such as those in ''[[Wikipedia:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island|Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''.
*"N64" is an abbreviation of "[[Nintendo#Nintendo 64|Nintendo 64]]," Nintendo's first home console designed specifically for displaying 3D graphics. The "red thing" Strong Bad mentions is the [[Wikipedia:Expansion Pak|Expansion Pak]], a memory enhancement add-on.
*[[Wikipedia:Mode 7|Mode 7]] originated on the Super NES, on which it describes a simple texture mapping graphics mode that allows a background layer to be rotated and scaled, as if in 3D. Mode 8 does not exist as of this time.
*The [[Videlectrix]] poster in the stairwell is a parody of an [[Nintendo#Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)|NES]] [[:Image:NES poster Now You're Playing With Power.jpg|poster]] included with many games.
*"Rabbit Dog" and "Bunny Man" are the characters ''[[Sam and Max]]'', from the underground comic book by Steve Purcell of the same name, currently appearing in another game by [[Telltale Games]].
*The ".wad" extension of the first 3D game shown is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Doom WAD|WAD files]], as used in games like [[Wikipedia:Doom (video game)|''Doom'']].
**"wad" files are also used for WiiWare games on the Wii.
*Trogdor: Let's Burninate Phonics is a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Donkey Kong Jr. Math|Donkey Kong Jr. Math]]'' and other early edutainment games.
*Kev the Mighty is a reference to a book called [[Wikipedia:Freak the Mighty|Freak the Mighty]].
*Crenshaw Lane is probably a reference to Crenshaw Lanes, a bowling alley on the campus of Florida State University, where [[Matt Chapman]] went to college.

===Fast Forward===
*The heavy metal guitar chords are used in SBCG4AP to signal when a user has ranked-up.
*The music heard when Strong Bad says "SBCG4AP" is the intro song to the first episode, "''[[Handle My Style]]''".
*The Strong Bad concept art is actually used for Strong Bad's character model in the final boss battle of SBCG4AP Episode 5 [[8-Bit is Enough]].
*"Rabbit Dog and Bunnym'n" are later shown and mentioned on the [[FeedBurner Page]] for [[FeedBurner Page#Games_-_Strong_Bad.27s_Cool_Game_for_MAC|"Strong Bad's Cool Game for MAC"]], as well as its corresponding main page message.
*Strong Bad also calls Max "bunnym'n" in [[Poker Night at the Inventory]]

== See Also ==
*[[3D Character Variations]]

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbcg4ap.html|watch the advertisement for "''Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People''"]]
*[[Telltale:videos/strongbad3dtrailer|watch the advertisement at Telltale's website]]

*[[Forum:13870|forum thread re: ''Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People'' advertisement]]

{{SBCG4AP}}{{subtitlesLinks|sbcg4ap}}

[[Category: Nintendo Channel]]

SBCG4AP Advertisement

BlockyCuzco — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 02:31:32 GMT

BlockyCuzco: /* Transcript */ If you look a the flash file, you'll discover the 3D video is actually a movie file.

{{about|advertisement for [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]]}} ''The article about the [[SBCG4AP Gameplay Trailer|gameplay trailer]] for the game has a similar title.''
{{watchtoon|sbcg4ap.html}}
'''Toon Category: Uncategorized'''

[[Image:SBCG4AP Advertisement title.png|thumb|"Coming soon to a WiiWare near me-ware. Er, you-ware."]]

Strong Bad advertises ''[[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]]''.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}, {{film|Strong Mad}}, {{film|Coach Z}}, {{film|The Cheat}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Trogdor}}, [[Mendelev]], [[Dongolev]], {{film|Bubs}}, {{film|Pom Pom}}

'''Places:''' [[House of the Brothers Strong]], [[The Classroom]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Thursday, April 10, 2008

'''Running Time:''' 2:00

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486 has SOLD OUT!

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Six}}, {{dvd|SBCG4AP Collector's DVD|notitle=true}}

==Transcript==
'''ANNOUNCER:''' ''{voiceover, reading the words on screen}'' The following is an extremely well paid for commercial advertisement ''{pronounced ad-VER-tis-ment}'' and NOT a really funny cartoon.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Checkin' emails for money... is not funny.

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: 3-D game-a?</div>
Dear Strong Bad, 
You need make a 3-D Strong Bad video game with all the 
brst graphics. Not a bad game with dumb pixels! Come 
on MAN! 
From Kev the Mighty, Crenshaw Lane
</blockquote>
''{says "to" after "need" and reads "brst" as written, and "Mighty" as "moron"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' A 3D video game? What you mean like this?

''{Strong Bad types '''strongbad3Dtotal.wad'''. The game appears on the Lappy's screen: a low-polygon 3D version of Strong Bad stands in a room with grey walls, one brown door with a window, a green and white checkered floor with a purple puddle, and containing one bed. Music from [[Strong Bad's Rhino Feeder]] plays.}''

'''STRONG BAD CHARACTER:''' ''{in a poorly-synthesized voice, as a speech bubble appears}'' Holy crap.

''{A similarly low-polygon version of Homestar Runner walks in from the right. The game is closed and the Lappy's screen shows the email again.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Or did you mean like THIS?!? ''{Strong Bad gets up and turns towards the viewer, moving off screen to the left.}'' Gimme that camera!

''{The flash then cuts into a movie file of a 3D video.}''

''{Strong Bad starts to move the camera around the room, which is rendered in full 3D.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ah! ''{music starts; Strong Bad turns left to face Strong Sad, who is in his bedroom directly across the hall}'' Ooh, look at that voluptuous belly!

''{Strong Sad pats his belly twice. Strong Bad pans right, facing the stairs, where portraits of Strong Mad, Strong Sad, Strong Bad and The Cheat are hung, as he imitates a car engine.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{walking down the stairs}'' Down the stairs! Doof-doof-doof-doof.

''{Strong Bad imitates a car engine again, turning right to face Strong Mad, who is standing near the front door by a table with two Neighborhood Style pizzas from The Pizz, with a third on the floor. He moves the camera over to the pizzas.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ooh! Pizza. ''{pans to Strong Mad}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' IT'S THREE WEEKS OLD!

''{Strong Bad pans right to Coach Z, who is standing next to the kitchen area, while still making car sounds.''}

'''COACH Z:''' Hey, watch where you're pointin' that 3D!

''{Strong Bad moves past a recliner on his left, and the window and wooden horse and hush puppy signs on the right.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...3D ...

''{He walks through the door; Strong Bad's room can be seen directly opposite, across the hall. He turns right, then left down another flight of stairs.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Witness my amazing videogame styles, in all three of the glorious Ds! ''{at the base of the stairs, he turns left, to see The Cheat standing on a washing machine to the right of a dryer, below the No Loafing sign}'' Hi, The Cheat.

'''THE CHEAT:''' Meh.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Depth, ''{turns into the basement, facing the Trogdor arcade game, then pans left to the couch}'' dimension, and—

''{The music scratches to a stop as Homestar Runner appears from below.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, Strong Bad. I've got a low polygon count. ''{smiles}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —dumb idiots.

''{The flash then turns back to HQ graphics.}''

''{Cut to a blue screen with a crude representation of the Telltale Games logo.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' From the people who made that game "''Rabbitdog and Bunnyman''", ''{crude drawings of Sam and Max appear, respectively}'' and the geniuses responsible ''{the Videlectrix logo replaces the others, appearing with yellow stars}'' for "''Trogdor: Let's Burninate Phonics''"—

''{An example of ''Trogdor: Let's Burninate Phonics'' appears, featuring Trogdor burninating a schwa while two green-suited archers look on from the corners of the screen. "SCHWA!!!" flashes as the symbol turns to dust.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —comes a 3D point-and-click-'em-up adventure ''{a Wii remote spins onto the screen, spinning out to a Powered by The Cheat drawing of a Nintendo Wii on a wooden table}'' that will quite literally leave your Wii console ''{the Wii remote falls to the left of the Wii}'' a smoldering crater.

''{The Wii explodes in a mushroom cloud, leaving a smoldering crater; the Wii remote is knocked into the air, then falls down again. Red scrawled text appears on top of the scene: * GAMe WiLL NOT LiTeRALLY LeAVe YOUR Wii—''unreadable''—ter.}''

'''NARRATOR:''' ''{voiceover}'' Game will not literally leave your Wii console a smoldering crater.

''{Red curtains close, then open again to reveal a pale blue background, which the Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People logo flies into from the top. Music plays.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Presenting ''Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People''!

''{Cut to Strong Bad in the classroom, which is no longer in 3D.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Or if you want to get in on the ground floor of the cool abbreviations: ''SBCG4AP''! ''{letters appear as he says them, then the abbreviation acquires orange-yellow drop shadows}''

''{Return to the blue screen with the logo, now with the caption "coming soon".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Coming soon to a WiiWare near me-ware. Er— you-ware.

''{Music stops, and the scene fades out, then back in to the back of Bubs' Concession Stand, where Strong Bad stands in the middle of Bubs, Strong Mad, Coach Z, The Cheat and Pom Pom.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh yeah man, the Super FX chip, that red thing you stuck in the N64, Mode 7 — and they even had to invent Mode 8 just for this game!

''{Medium shot of Bubs}''

'''BUBS:''' You seen any graphics yet?

''{Medium shot of Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Not yet, but I sent them this concept art, ''{holds up a piece of paper with a drawing of himself holding a big knife, standing next to The Cheat}'' and I'm pretty sure they're gonna stick close to my vision.

''{Close-up on the drawing, accompanied by heavy-metal chords. It features a heavily-built Strong Bad with robot legs, webbing between his torso and arms, wearing spiky armor on his left arm and wielding a big knife in his right hand. A spark runs between the extended tips of his mask. He has a vicious-looking, slender The Cheat on a chain-link leash with a studded collar. "learn more at telltalegames.com" appears at the bottom, alongside the "back" link.}''

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Polygon mesh|Polygon count]] is the number of polygons being used for a 3D model. Low polygon count allows for fast rendering but reduces detail.

===Trivia===
*This cartoon plays at a rate of 24 frames per second for the 3D cutscenes, instead of the usual 12. This makes the animation smoother, and frames change faster than usual, explaining why the characters' mouths move so fast. The last [[Higher Frames Per Second|frame rate]] "substitute" was in [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]], when it was bumped up to 20 fps for a 3D effect.
*This short was added to the Wii [http://us.wii.com/channel_nintendo.jsp Nintendo Channel] on August 11, 2008 (the same day [[Homestar Ruiner]] was made available) under the title "Strong Bad Info Video 2".
**An additional still at the end bears the SBCG4AP "field" title card with "play it on WiiWare" written underneath it.

===Remarks===
*The Flash file is hosted on Telltale Game's website.
*The link at the end of the ad, "[[Telltale:strongbad|learn more at telltalegames.com]]", was inactive at first but was activated soon after the cartoon's release.
*Even though the toon and its [[HR:menuswfs/menu_sbcg4ap.swf|preview]] are animated at 24 frames per second, the [[TV Time Toons Menu]] is 12 frames per second, which causes the preview to play at half speed.
**Similarly, clicking on the Lappy's screen during the toon will make its usual ripple effect move at double speed.
*This cartoon was the first of two promotional videos released on the same day to advertise ''Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People'', the other being a [[SBCG4AP Gameplay Trailer|gameplay trailer]].
*In [[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]] and [[Sbemail 150?!?]], the computer room was one floor up from the couch. However, Strong Bad descends two sets of stairs to get to the couch, making it two stories down.
*Bubs' arms are rendered in an old bent style.
*The only other times Strong Bad handles the "camera" through which the viewer watches is in [[video games]].
*In the end, the sheet of lined paper that fills the screen appears to exceed the width of standard lined paper.
*Strong Bad says he has not seen any graphics from the game, but was seen playing it in [[Strong Bad Gameways]].

===Goofs===
*The back button is clickable but doesn't go anywhere.

===Inside References===
*An application ending in .wad was used in the email [[secret identity]].
*In the drawing at the end, Strong Bad is holding a [[Big Knives|Big Knife]].
*The first 3D game Strong Bad pops up is similar to that of ''[[Extra Real Dating Sim XR]]'', which first appeared in [[date]].
*Advertisements being pronounced as "ad-VER-tis-ments" first appeared in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 15.2]].
*[[Minor Foods#Temporarios|Temporarios]] and [[Minor Foods#Suge Brown|Suge Brown]] boxes appear on the counter in the kitchen.
*The "The Cheat, watch your freakin' back, Squeaky." picture and the wood burning of a horse from [[no loafing]] are on the wall in the living room.
*The [[:Image:Trailer pony.PNG|"Born to Be Danged!!!"]] Unicorn on a snowmobile poster from [[portrait]] is hanging up in Strong Bad's Room.
*The Strong Bad character says "[[Crap|Holy crap!]]", which was previously referenced in [[rated]], for Strong Bad not saying it for over 4 years.
*Strong Bad pronounces "Bunnyman" as "[["Man" pronounced as "m'n"|Bunnym'n]]".
*The [[schwa]] sound (Trogdor's burninating sound effect) was previously referenced in [[from work]].
*The "GAMe WiLL NOT LiTeRALLY" message contains [[lowercase i's]].
*Strong Mad stands by [[pizza]] boxes from [[The Pizz]].
*Strong Bad refers to his amazing videogame [[style]]s.
*The Wii [[Explosions|explodes]].

===Real-World References===
[[Image:VidelectrixPoster.png|thumb|Now you're playing with power... Videlectrix power!]]
*The [[Wikipedia:Super FX|Super FX Chip]] was an expansion chip for the [[Nintendo#Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES)|Super NES video game console]] that increased its computational power, enabling 3-D graphics for games such as ''[[Wikipedia:StarFox (SNES)|StarFox]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:DOOM|DOOM]]'', as well as enhanced sprite scaling and rotation effects, such as those in ''[[Wikipedia:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island|Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''.
*"N64" is an abbreviation of "[[Nintendo#Nintendo 64|Nintendo 64]]," Nintendo's first home console designed specifically for displaying 3D graphics. The "red thing" Strong Bad mentions is the [[Wikipedia:Expansion Pak|Expansion Pak]], a memory enhancement add-on.
*[[Wikipedia:Mode 7|Mode 7]] originated on the Super NES, on which it describes a simple texture mapping graphics mode that allows a background layer to be rotated and scaled, as if in 3D. Mode 8 does not exist as of this time.
*The [[Videlectrix]] poster in the stairwell is a parody of an [[Nintendo#Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)|NES]] [[:Image:NES poster Now You're Playing With Power.jpg|poster]] included with many games.
*"Rabbit Dog" and "Bunny Man" are the characters ''[[Sam and Max]]'', from the underground comic book by Steve Purcell of the same name, currently appearing in another game by [[Telltale Games]].
*The ".wad" extension of the first 3D game shown is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Doom WAD|WAD files]], as used in games like [[Wikipedia:Doom (video game)|''Doom'']].
**"wad" files are also used for WiiWare games on the Wii.
*Trogdor: Let's Burninate Phonics is a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Donkey Kong Jr. Math|Donkey Kong Jr. Math]]'' and other early edutainment games.
*Kev the Mighty is a reference to a book called [[Wikipedia:Freak the Mighty|Freak the Mighty]].
*Crenshaw Lane is probably a reference to Crenshaw Lanes, a bowling alley on the campus of Florida State University, where [[Matt Chapman]] went to college.

===Fast Forward===
*The heavy metal guitar chords are used in SBCG4AP to signal when a user has ranked-up.
*The music heard when Strong Bad says "SBCG4AP" is the intro song to the first episode, "''[[Handle My Style]]''".
*The Strong Bad concept art is actually used for Strong Bad's character model in the final boss battle of SBCG4AP Episode 5 [[8-Bit is Enough]].
*"Rabbit Dog and Bunnym'n" are later shown and mentioned on the [[FeedBurner Page]] for [[FeedBurner Page#Games_-_Strong_Bad.27s_Cool_Game_for_MAC|"Strong Bad's Cool Game for MAC"]], as well as its corresponding main page message.
*Strong Bad also calls Max "bunnym'n" in [[Poker Night at the Inventory]]

== See Also ==
*[[3D Character Variations]]

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbcg4ap.html|watch the advertisement for "''Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People''"]]
*[[Telltale:videos/strongbad3dtrailer|watch the advertisement at Telltale's website]]

*[[Forum:13870|forum thread re: ''Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People'' advertisement]]

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