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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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'''{{w|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). See [[Peasant's Quest#King's Quest Series References]] for a complete list.
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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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*Email [[caper]] and [[Arcade Game]] — The [[Floppy Disk Container|floppy disk]] reads "Manhunter: New York".
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*[[Puppet Time]] — The floppy disks read "King's Quest II" and "Police Quest II".
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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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*Email [[technology]] — The floppy disk says "Gold Rush", an early Sierra game that is known for its multiple paths.
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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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*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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*Email [[magic trick]] — The floppy disk reads "RAMA".
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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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*[[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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*[[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 ''{{wp|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 first two games in the ''{{w|Leisure Suit Larry}}'' {{inlinecontentwarning}} series.
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*Several disks in the [[Floppy Disk Container]] refer to Sierra games:
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**[[Arcade Game]] and Email [[caper]] {{--}} "{{w|Manhunter: New York|manhunter new york}}"
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**[[Puppet Time]] {{--}} "{{wp|King's Quest II}}" and "{{w|Police Quest II: The Vengeance|Police Quest II}}"
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**Email [[pop-up]] {{--}} "{{w|Codename: ICEMAN|code name: iceman}}"
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**Email [[technology]] {{--}} "{{w|Gold Rush!|gold rush}}"
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**Email [[the paper]] {{--}} "{{w|The Colonel's Bequest|colonel's bequest}}"
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**Email [[magic trick]] {{--}} "{{w|Rama (video game)|rama}}"
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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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*[[Thy Dungeonman II]] {{--}} On the box, [[Thy Dungeonman (character)|Thy Dungeonman]] holds a mop the same way Roger Wilco, the protagonist of the ''{{wp|Space Quest}}'' series, does.
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*[[Peasant's Quest]] {{--}}
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**The game is a parody of the ''King's Quest'' series, {{wp|King's Quest I|the first entry}} in particular. See [[Peasant's Quest#King's Quest Series References|King's Quest Series References]] for a complete list.
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**The game over screen is a reference to ''Space Quest III'', which showed a picture of the game's creators trying to console you about dying.
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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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*Email [[technology]] {{--}} [[Strong Bad]] boots up "screen_savior.exe", a reference to an icon in the Cyberspace Office of ''{{wp|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".
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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 ''II''.
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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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*[[Crystal Fortress]] {{--}} A large, purple Strong Bad appears from behind a mountain the same way Iblis does in the intro to ''{{wp|Quest for Glory II}}''.
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*[[Really Cool Boat]] {{--}} Strong Bad draws "a pair of King Grahams" from ''King's Quest'' for the boat's towers.
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*[[WarioWare D.I.Y. Compilation]] {{--}} The way an eagle collects Rather Dashing is similar to how one collects Graham in ''King's Quest V''.
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*[[Halloween Hijinks]] {{--}} [[The Poopsmith]] dresses as one of the Two Guys from Andromeda, creators of the ''Space Quest'' series.
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*[[Disk 4 of 12 - World Games]] {{--}} Strong Bad compares the game's {{wp|Epyx}} flag to the cloud that appears when King Graham gets mauled by a wolf.
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*[[Halloween Hide & Seek]] {{--}} All [[Halloween Hide & Seek Costumes|the costumes]] are based on classic adventure games; five relate to games published by Sierra:
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**[[Homestar Runner]] as The Hero from ''{{wp|Quest for Glory: So You Want to Be a Hero|Hero's Quest}}'' (EGA)
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**Strong Bad as Sludge Vohaul from ''Space Quest II''
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**The King of Town as The Antwerp from ''Hero's Quest'' (EGA)
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**[[The Cheat]] as Willy Beamish from ''{{wp|Adventures of Willy Beamish}}''
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**[[The Goblin]] as Creeper from ''{{wp|The Black Cauldron (video game)|Black Cauldron}}''.
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*[[Happy 20th Trogday!]] {{--}} This promo is a parody of popular text-parser graphic adventure games that received point-and-click VGA remakes in the '90s, most notably those from Sierra.
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==See Also==
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*[[LucasArts]]
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[[Category:Video game references]]

Current revision as of 19:19, 31 January 2024

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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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