Floppy Disk Container

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Appearances of the Floppy Disk Container with screenshots, what the label says each time, and a brief explanation of the game mentioned on the floppy disk. Virtually all of them are names of computer games and mostly from the 80s.

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Image Email Description Explanation
Image:Floppy_little_animal.PNG little animal No label. 5.25 inch disks. The 5.25 inch disks were the standard disk until the 3.5 inch floppies came out. The 5.25 inch disks are what gave both kinds of disk the title 'floppy', as you could easily bend the disks, enough to nearly fold them over without them breaking. They were replaced by the 3.5 inch floppies in the early 1990's.
File:Floppy superhero name.PNG superhero name No label. 5.25 inch disks. The 5.25 inch disks were the standard disk until the 3.5 inch floppies came out. The 5.25 inch disks are what gave both kinds of disk the title 'floppy', as you could easily bend the disks, enough to nearly fold them over without them breaking. They were replaced by the 3.5 inch floppies in the early 1990's.
Image:Floppy_ghosts.PNG ghosts "tongue of the fatman" - Now contains 3.5 inch floppy. Tounge of The Fatman was a fighting game for Dos and Commodore 64, released in 1989. You choose from different alien races (including Human) with different abilities and fighting styles, purchase weapons and devices, and fight your way through multiple opponents to face the Fatman. Some of the more innovative features include being able to place wagers on the outcome of the fight, and the phenomenon of a special move becoming less powerful the more you use it to balance gameplay.

The 3.5 inch disks were the standard medium for storing data until replaced by the Compact Disk. They still survive by being rewritable, and are therefore used for transferring very small files. They will likely be completely replaced by the Compact Disk within a few years, once repeatedly rewritable Compact Disks are perfected.

File:Floppy 50 emails.PNG 50 emails "tongue of the fatman" See above.
Image:Floppy_morning_routine.PNG morning routine "lode runner" Lode Runner was a strategy type game for Dos and Apple, originally created in 1983. It was originally an ASCII game, where you (Jake Peril) were simply a $ sign (The enemies were ¶'s). The object of the game was to win back treasures stolen by the Evil Empire. Eventually re-released on the Apple II as 'Miner', it featured real graphics. Finally Miner was submitted to Brøderbund and was finally published, under the name 'Lode Runner'. There have been countless versions of this game made, generally by random people and circulated over the Internet.
File:Floppy cheat talk.PNG cheat talk "lode runner" See above.
Image:Floppy_current_status.PNG current status "loom disk 1 of 24" Loom was an adventure/RPG game for the PC, released in 1989. It was created by LucasFilm Games, the people who now almost exclusively make the very popular 'Star Wars' games. You are Bobbin Threadbare, the mysterious "Loom child" and member of the Weaver Guild who must embark on a perilous journey to follow his guild members who were turned into geese and flew away from the Loom island. You are given no traditional inventory, instead all puzzles are solved using a variety of spells all cast from a magical staff. There weren't actually 24 disks, at least not for the original version. There was the option of Six 5.25" Double Density (360KB) disks, or three 3.5" Double Density (720KB) floppies.
Image:Floppy_huttah!.PNG huttah! "star flight" Starflight was a ship game for the PC, released in 1990. Mankind has for some reason left earth long ago, and colonized another planet. Then basically you just travel around the galaxy mining, gathering crew, fighting aliens, and trying to figure out why star systems are being blown up, without getting blown up with them. A very long winded game.
Image:Floppy_interview.PNG interview "rise of the dragon" Rise Of The Dragon was a puzzle game for Dos, Amiga, and Sega CD, released in 1990. It was Dynamix's first game, presented in a Blade Runner-like environment and story. You assume the role of ex-cop William “Blade” Hunter, contracted to root out the source of a deadly new drug, MTZ, that ships in patch form and has a tendency to turn users into lizard creatures before killing them. There are a couple of arcade sequences but they are forgiving since they can be skipped if you die enough times.
Image:Floppy_unused_emails.PNG unused emails "friendly ware"
Image:Floppy_caper.PNG caper "manhunter new york" Manhunter New York was an adventure game for Dos, Atari ST, and Amiga, released in 1988. It was made about a year into Sierra On-Line, by Dave, Barry, and Dee Dee Murray. It is set 16 years into the 'future', in the year 2004. In 2002 The Orbs, an alien race composed of enormous eyeballs, invaded the planet Earth, mainly New York. Two years later, in 2004, you play a Manhunter, who's only job is to track down human criminals and bring them to justice. Another 'first person, point and click' type game.
Image:Floppy_big_white_face.PNG big white face "world games"
Image:Floppy_privileges.PNG privileges "space shipper" Space Shipper is a fictitious game made by Videlectrix, and looks to be a Gradius/1943-esque shooter clone.
Image:Floppy_funny.PNG funny "odell lake" Odell Lake was a game released by MECC for the Apple IIe. You play a fish, and your goal is to escape the evil osprey, the fisherman, and bigger fish all while eating smaller fish and growing larger yourself.
Image:Floppy_sibbie.PNG sibbie "50K race walk" 50K Racewalk is a fictitious game by Videlectrix, where the player must alternate pressing left and right for possibly days without messing up to win a race.
Image:Floppy_anything.PNG anything "7th guest"
Image:Floppy_the_process.PNG the process "tass times in tonetown" Tass Times in Tonetown was an adventure game for PC, Apple II, Atari ST, Amiga, and Commodire 64, released in 1986. It's a quirky, underrated game made by Activision. Your job: visit Tonetown, a psychadelic, punkrock alternate reality to save your grandpa from a hideous crocodile creature named Franklin J. Snarl. You also have the aid of your dog who not only talks but becomes a star reporter. The puzzles are numerous but mostly easy due to the small number of items you can pick up and use. With a world of floating phones, triangular moons, wacky puzzles, great graphics (for its time), and a good premise (Tonetown is your grandpa's dreams come to life thanks to the "dream hoop" he invented), Tass Times in Tonetown is an extremely original game enjoyed by Adventure game fans.
Image:Floppy_mile1.PNG mile In beginning - "One on one"
Image:Floppy_mile0.PNG mile During Cheat Animation - Blank Floppy It's a blank floppy disk animated by the cheat. The title is unseen until you click on it, revealing the title of the disk in an easter egg. Like the real floppy disk container stolen by the cheat in 'puppet time', there's not too much to say about it.
Image:Floppy_mile2.PNG mile When animated Strong Bad cartwheels out - "Out of this world"
Image:Floppy_mile3.PNG mile When animated Strong Bad comes back - "NITEMARE 3-D"
Image:Floppy_couch_patch.PNG couch patch "old game"
Image:Floppy_kind_of_cool.PNG kind of cool "nabunagas ambition" Nobunaga's Ambition was a turn-based strategy game for Dos, NES, SNES, Amiga, and Genesis, released in 1988. It was set in Japan's "Warring States" period, in the 16th century. In that time Japan was divided into numerous feudal states, each one ruled by a daimyo - a warlord. These daimyos would often go to war with each other or try to rule the entire country. You take on the role of Nobunaga Oda, a merciless ruler and great strategist, or one of the other daimyos and try to conquer Japan. You could choose either the 17 regions scenario or the larger 50 scenario to change the length of the game. During each of your turns (one per season) you can give one of several commands; manage your armies (recruit new soldiers, train army, buy weapons etc.) and your fiefs (keep those peasants happy, they're your source of gold & rice), form alliances or play dirty and hire ninjas to bribe & assassinate. There's also a touch of role-playing. Your daimyo is rated in several categories and his statistics change due to events in the game. When a daimyo becomes an old man, he will die of old age or sickness, giving this game a time limit.
Image:Floppy_army.PNG army "seicross (suckcross)"
Image:Floppy_video_games.PNG video games "bio menace"
Image:Floppy_lackey.PNG lackey "maniac mansion"
Image:Floppy_stupid_stuff.PNG stupid stuff "hypou blade"
Image:Floppy_different_town.PNG different town "BAAL"
File:Floppy flashback.PNG flashback "Cave Quest"
Image:Floppy_car.PNG car "ugh-lympics"
Image:Floppy_haircut.PNG haircut "tengen classix"
Image:Floppy_replacement.PNG replacement "alone in the dark"
Image:Floppy_cheatday.PNG cheatday "bushido"
Image:Floppy_the_facts.PNG the facts "thexder"
Image:Floppy_lunar_lander.PNG time capsule "lunar lander"
Image:Floppy_extra_plug.PNG extra plug "death track"

Others

Image Toon Description Explanation
File:Floppy Arcade Game.PNG Arcade Game "manhunter new york" Manhunter New York was an adventure game for Dos, Atari ST, and Amiga, released in 1988. It was made about a year into Sierra On-Line, by Dave, Barry, and Dee Dee Murray. It is set 16 years into the 'future', in the year 2004. In 2002 The Orbs, an alien race composed of enormous eyeballs, invaded the planet Earth, mainly New York. Two years later, in 2004, you play a Manhunter, who's only job is to track down human criminals and bring them to justice. Another 'first person, point and click' type game.
File:Floppy Puppet Time.PNG Puppet Time Stolen by The Cheat. Says Nothing. It's a real floppy disk container. May be labeled, but the quality is too poor to see. Like the blank floppy disk animated by the cheat in 'mile', there's not too much to say about it.
Image:Floppy_SBIIJC.PNG Strong Bad Is In Jail Cartoon "shogun"
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