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'''[[Wikipedia:Sierra Entertainment|Sierra]]''' was a successful adventure game developer of the late '80s and the [[Nineties|'90s]]. Its games have been referenced numerous times in the Homestar Runner body of work.
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'''[[Wikipedia:Sierra Entertainment|Sierra]]''' was a successful adventure game developer of the late '80s and the [[Nineties|'90s]]. Its games have been referenced numerous times in the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] body of work.
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*[[Peasant's Quest]] — The game is a parody of King's Quest I, and it also contains numerous King's Quest references (for example, [[Rather Dashing]] is based on Gwydion/Alexander, the protagonist of King's Quest III and VI.
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==Appearances==
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*[[The House that Gave Sucky Treats]] — [[The King of Town]]'s subject line is "King of Town, Now Sit Down", a reference to "Hut of Brown, Now Sit Down", the phrase used to access a hut in Quest for Glory I.
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*Email [[sisters]] — The numerous images of [[Ali and Ali's Sister|Ali and her sister]] are from the Leisure Suit Larry series.
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*[[The House that Gave Sucky Treats]] — [[The King of Town]]'s subject line is "King of Town, Now Sit Down", a reference to "Hut of Brown, Now Sit Down", the phrase used to access a hut in [[Wikipedia:Quest for Glory I|Quest for Glory I]].
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*Email [[caper]] and [[Arcade Game]] — The [[Floppy Disk Container|floppy disk]] reads "Manhunter: New York".
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*Email [[sisters]] — The numerous images of [[Ali and Ali's Sister|Ali and her sister]] are from the [[Wikipedia:Leisure Suit Larry|Leisure Suit Larry]] {{inlinecontentwarning}} series.
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*[[Puppet Time]] — The floppy disks read "King's Quest II" and "Police Quest II".
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*[[Arcade Game]] and Email [[caper]] — The [[Floppy Disk Container|floppy disk]] reads "[[Wikipedia:Manhunter: New York|Manhunter: New York]]".
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*[[Thy Dungeonman II]] — On the box, [[Thy Dungeonman (character)|Thy Dungeonman]] holds a mop the same way Roger Wilco, the protagonist of the Space Quest series, does.
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*[[Thy Dungeonman]] — The fact that you are a "custodial knight" references Roger Wilco's job as a janitor in Space Quest. The box art depicts Thy Dungeonman posing in a similar way to Roger.
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*Email [[technology]] — The floppy disk says "Gold Rush", an early Sierra game that is known for its multiple paths.
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*[[Puppet Time]] — The floppy disks read "[[Wikipedia:King's Quest II|King's Quest II]]" and "[[Wikipedia:Police Quest II|Police Quest II]]".
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*Email [[pop-up]] — When the [[Tandy 400|Tandy]] in the pop-up book says "[[Deleted]]" a second time, [[Strong Bad]] says "Police Quest". Also, the floppy disk reads "Codename: Iceman", a Sierra game known for its frustrating difficulty.
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*[[Thy Dungeonman II]] — On the box, [[Thy Dungeonman (character)|Thy Dungeonman]] holds a mop the same way Roger Wilco, the protagonist of the [[wikipedia:Space Quest|Space Quest]] series, does.
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*Email [[the paper]] — In the flashback with [[Homestar Runner]] tied up with [[The Paper]], the floppy disk reads "The Colonel's Bequest".
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*[[Peasant's Quest]] — The game is a parody of [[Wikipedia:King's Quest I|King's Quest I]], and it also contains numerous other King's Quest references (for example, [[Rather Dashing]] is based on Gwydion/Alexander, the protagonist of [[Wikipedia:King's Quest III|King's Quest III]] and [[Wikipedia:King's Quest VI|VI]]). See [[Peasant's Quest#King's Quest Series References]] for a complete list. The game over screen is also a reference to Space Quest III, in which it showed a picture of the game's creators trying to console you about dying.
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*Email [[magic trick]] — The floppy disk reads "RAMA".
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*[[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] — The whole premise of the cartoon is based on the formulaic combination of ingredients, stirring, and magic words required to perform the spells in King's Quest III. In fact, rose petal essence, one of the ingredients, is mentioned.
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*[[Crystal Fortress]] — A large, purple Strong bad appears from behind a mountain the same way Iblis does in the intro to Quest for Glory II.
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*Email [[technology]] — The floppy disk says "[[Wikipedia:Gold Rush!|Gold Rush]]", an early Sierra game that is known for its multiple paths. Strong Bad also boots up "screen_savior.exe", a reference to an icon in the Cyberspace Office of "[[Wikipedia:Space Quest 6|Space Quest 6]]".
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*Email [[pop-up]] — When the [[Tandy 400|Tandy]] in the pop-up book says "[[Deleted]]" a second time, [[Strong Bad]] says "Police Quest". Also, the floppy disk reads "[[Wikipedia:Codename: Iceman|Codename: Iceman]]", a Sierra game known for its frustrating difficulty.
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*Email [[your funeral]] (DVD commentary) — After Strong Bad sings the funeral march, [[The Brothers Chaps]] sing the punchline tune. They then wonder if a King's Quest or Space Quest game did the same thing; indeed, it is the death jingle in King's Quest I and [[wikipedia:King's Quest II|II]].
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*Email [[the paper]] — In the flashback with [[Homestar Runner]] tied up with [[The Paper]], the floppy disk reads "[[Wikipedia:The Colonel's Bequest|The Colonel's Bequest]]".
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*[[The Limozeen Advantage]] — The hamburger restaurant resembles Monolith Burger from Space Quest.
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*[[SBCG4AP Dev Blog]] entry for 10 Jun 2008 — Strong Bad is listed as playing [[Floppy Disk Container#gold_rush|Gold Rush]] and mentions he's lost the manual.  
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*Email [[magic trick]] — The floppy disk reads "[[Wikipedia:Rama (video game)|RAMA]]".
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*[[Crystal Fortress]] — A large, purple Strong Bad appears from behind a mountain the same way Iblis does in the intro to [[Wikipedia:Quest for Glory II|Quest for Glory II]].
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==See Also==
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*[[LucasArts]]
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Revision as of 20:47, 11 March 2019

Leisure Suit Ali, Leisure Suit Ali's Sister.

Sierra was a successful adventure game developer of the late '80s and the '90s. Its games have been referenced numerous times in the Homestar Runner body of work.

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See Also

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