Disk 4 of 12 - World Games
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Strong Bad causes some severe bodily damage in the Epyx classic World Games.
Cast (in order of appearance): Strong Bad, Wagon Fulla Pancakes, Lady, Limozeen (voice only), Sickly Sam, Kerrek, The King of Town, Rather Dashing, Cheerleader, Powered by The Cheat Bubs
Places: Computer Room
Date: Friday, August 6, 2021
Running Time: 16:25
Page Title: Peli Luncheon Takes Gold!
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Transcript
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{A live-action case filled with 5 inch floppies sits on a desk next to an old computer. The disk in the front has a handwritten label reading "Disk 4 of 12". Strong Bad's gloves reach into the shot, open the case and begin rifling through the contents.}
STRONG BAD: {singing} When I check my email,
{Strong Bad holds up a disk labeled "Old Game".}
STRONG BAD: —there are some old games.
{Strong Bad inserts the disk into a disk drive and then types on a keyboard with boxing gloves on.}
STRONG BAD: Now I'm gonna play them for you.
{The monitor comes to life, showing a screen reading "Strong Bad's Disk 4 of 12". A disk reading noise plays.}
{Fade into a shot of Strong Bad's desk, zooming in on the container of floppy disks, the frontmost one reading "world games".}
STRONG BAD: {voiceover} OK, This episode's game comes from sbemail number 70: big white face. And this game, oh man, It's the greatest game! I am of course talking about, World Games, aka the game where Epyx—
{Cut to a photo collage of Epyx game box arts including Pitstop II, Summer Games, Summer Games II, Robots of Dawn, Temple of Apshai, Gateway to Apshai and Winter Games. While Strong Bad is speaking, the collage scrolls to the top left of the screen, revealing more games as it scrolls.}
STRONG BAD: —ignored their awesome neon box art style guide.
{The photo collage stops, and the cover of World Games pops on screen with a splat sound effect accompanying it, the music stops as well.}
STRONG BAD: For some reason...
{As Strong Bad says this, the cover zooms in slightly.}
STRONG BAD: Also, also known as, {music starts} a game that I legitimately thought was about giant continent-sized bull riders, fighting giant continent-sized sumo wrestlers, fighting giant continent-sized speedo men.
{While Strong Bad speaks, the individual parts of the cover he is talking about get zoomed in upon when he mentions them. Then it cuts back to the container of floppy disks.}
STRONG BAD: But hey, until that game exists, let's play this one! Please insert Disk 4 of 12.
{A disk reading sound is heard, then it cuts to the title screen for World Games, where a PC speaker tune with quick arpeggios plays for a couple of seconds.}
STRONG BAD: BLAH! Jeez! Notes, chords, melodies! That's supposed to be the title... music? Sounds more like a... sonic weapon. Why is it gargling at me? {imitating the title music} WOoOoRLD GAaAa- {unintelligible} -AaMmes- {unintelligible} -OoOrld Ga- {unintelligible} -Aaames.
{Cut to the main menu, with 7 options.}
STRONG BAD: Phew... Sweet silence. All right, what have we got here? Compete in all, some, one event. Let's compete in one event at a time, juust in case this game actually sucks. And sound settings... On? I guess? I'm taking a risk here... In case they hit me with more gargles. "Include Travelogue?" Oooo! Sounds, cosmopoli-tan, I'll do it!
{Cut to the country selection screen, with the USA, France, Great Britan, the U.S.S.R, Canada, Mexico, Japan, Netherlands, and Epyx}
STRONG BAD: Oooo! "Enter your name." I gotta go with the number one world athletic champion, Loadpast. "Loadpast pick your country!" I see the very current nations of, U.S.S.R.
{The screen scrolls to the right, revealing West Germany, Spain, Norway, Austria, Denmark and Ireland.}
STRONG BAD: —and West Germany. And what is that {screen scrolls back to the left} jumbled mess on the Epyx flag? Is that supposed to be their Thinking Man logo? {The Thinking Man fades out from the flag} Looks more like one of them {The Thinking Man fades back into the flag.} Sierra, King Graham {A wolf appears from the top of the screen and walks to the Epyx flag.} getting mauled by a wolf clouds. {The wolf turns into the aforementioned clouds} Know what I'm talking about? Anyways, I wish Loadpast could be from Strong Badia...
{The screen scrolls to the right again, revealing Italy, Australia, Brazil, and also Strong Badia where Ireland was. The Strong Badia anthem in PC Speaker form plays.}
STRONG BAD: There we go!
{Cut to an "Is This Correct?" screen.}
STRONG BAD: "Is This Correct?" Loadpast from SBA. {pronounced "sbaaah"} Yes!
{Cut to a screen with "WEIGHTLIFTING" as the heading, and lengthy info text about the sport. An icon with a weightlifter with a barbell is at the top left. A globe spins at the top middle, and an airplane is at the top right with the Continental logo below it.}
STRONG BAD: Wait a minute, is this the travelogue? Some text-heavy attempt at making the game educational? Shame on you, Continental Airlines! And your sidewise Atari logo!
{Cut to a man standing on a stage at a long barbell with pairs of thin magenta lines on each end. Text reading "PRACTICE WHICH EVENT? CLEAN AND JERK" is at the bottom.}
STRONG BAD: Umm, why is this weightlifting competition taking place on the trunk of a 1950's Cadillac?
{The text changes. It begins with "CLEAN AND JERK #1 CURRENT WEIGHT 75kg".}}
STRONG BAD: "Please select the weight."
{The number increases; white rectangles appear next to the pairs of magenta lines at each end and grow in size.}
STRONG BAD: Whoa, my weights are made of... strips of bacon. {the white rectangles are each replaced with a pair of magenta lines} Let's do... two bacons aaand a biscuit.
{The weight is set to 135 kg. At the ends of the barbell is a group each with a small white square and four thin magenta lines. "BEGIN LIFT" appears at the bottom of the screen. The man begins to take breaths.}
STRONG BAD: That's supposed to be my breathing? Sounds like I've got some upper respiratory issues. All right, let's go for it.
{The man crouches down.}
STRONG BAD: Grab the bar. {PC sounds are heard as the man opens and closes his fingers} Here we go. {the man lifts but then drops the barbell} Ahw, bacon drop!
{Text reading "PRACTICE AGAIN? YES" briefly appears.}
STRONG BAD: 'Kay, try again. {imitates the PC sounds} Wiggle wiggle. Wiggle wiggle. {the man lifts the bar to his shoulders} Oh, there we go. {the man drops the bar} Oh man! I heard him breathing there. Maybe I need to pay more attention to his... rasp-iratory noises.
{The man lifts the bar to his shoulders again.}
STRONG BAD: Right, up. There we go. {the man stands up straight} And... onto the next level! {leans and lifts the bar above his head} You got it! {stands up} Oh, now what do I do?
{There are three pairs of black rounded squares at the front of the stage between the man and the onscreen text. In each pair, the left-hand rounded square turns cyan.}
STRONG BAD: The turn signals on the Cadillac are blinking!
{The man's face turns magenta and then cyan. The floor cracks and falls apart underneath the man, who falls into the hole. The barbell remains in midair.}}
STRONG BAD: Whoa! That is awesome!
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Fun Facts
Explanations
- The song Strong Bad calls "The More We Hail the Bus Driver" is the 1679 Viennese folk song "O du lieber Augustin". The melody was later repurposed for the children's song "The More We Get Together" and the Irish folk song Did You Ever See A Lassie?.
- Strong Bad may be referring to The Simpsons episode "The Otto Show", in which a comedic variant titled "Hail to the Bus Driver" is used.
Trivia
- World Games was previewed in a @StrongBadActual Tweet on 1 Feb 2020. Some lines were changed; one of them is now "Looks like I'm gonna have to cliff-jump!" instead of "cliff-dive".
- Strong Bad gets a total of 1125 "Wipeout Style Points".
Remarks
- Much like in Teen Girl Squad Issue 10, the purpose of caber tossing is misrepresented. It is not to throw the log as far as possible, but rather to throw it end-over-end as well as possible.
Inside References
- The "some of my barrels" quote and Bubs' appearance come from the Strong Bad Email mile, where Strong Bad jumps over some of Bubs' buses.
- Ambrosia salad was also mentioned in Let Us Give TANKS.
- This is another reference to Sierra.
- Strong Bad once more appears in the Punch-Out!! hoodie, as in montage.
- "Looks like I'm gonna have to cliff jump" is a play on "looks like I'm gonna have to jump", Dangeresque's catchphrase.
Real-World References
- Continental Airlines, founded in 1937, was one of the biggest airlines in the world until it merged with United in 2012.
- The logo seen in the game is the one used by the company from 1967-1991. Strong Bad compares it to the Atari logo rotated 90 degrees.
- During the Sumo game, Strong Bad brings up the Hundred-Hand Slap, one of E. Honda's attacks since Street Fighter II.
