Sierra

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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.

Appearances

• 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.
• Email sisters — The numerous images of Ali and her sister are from the Leisure Suit Larry content warning series.
• Arcade Game and Email caper — The floppy disk reads "Manhunter: New York".
• 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.
• Puppet Time — The floppy disks read "King's Quest II" and "Police Quest II".
• Thy Dungeonman II — On the box, Thy Dungeonman holds a mop the same way Roger Wilco, the protagonist of the Space Quest series, does.
• Peasant's Quest — The game is a parody of 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 King's Quest III and 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.
• 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.
• Email technology — The floppy disk says "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 "Space Quest 6".
• Email pop-up — When the 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.
• 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.
• Email the paper — In the flashback with Homestar Runner tied up with The Paper, the floppy disk reads "The Colonel's Bequest".
• The Limozeen Advantage — The hamburger restaurant resembles Monolith Burger from Space Quest.
• SBCG4AP Dev Blog entry for 10 Jun 2008 — Strong Bad is listed as playing Gold Rush and mentions he's lost the manual.
• Email magic trick — The floppy disk reads "RAMA".
• 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.

See Also

• LucasArts