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[[Image:Workin' on the Game.jpg|thumb|"I don't understand; they said it would work with all the latest systems!"]]
The programmers at [[Videlectrix]] are hard at work on [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]].
The programmers at [[Videlectrix]] are hard at work on [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]].
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'''Page Title:''' Actually Hard at Work! (some loafing implied)
'''Page Title:''' Actually Hard at Work! (some loafing implied)
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{{dvd|SBCG4AP Collector's DVD}}
==Transcript==
==Transcript==
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''{A static shot shows two Videlectrix programmers working at an old Apple IIe computer, one with a Wiimote and the other waving a mouse.}''
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''{A static shot shows two Videlectrix programmers working at the [[Apple IIe]], one with a Wii remote and the other waving a mouse.}''
'''FIRST PROGRAMMER:''' I don't understand; they said it would work with all the latest systems.
'''FIRST PROGRAMMER:''' I don't understand; they said it would work with all the latest systems.
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*Click on the text on the screen at the end of the preview to see another exchange between the two programmers.
*Click on the text on the screen at the end of the preview to see another exchange between the two programmers.
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''{The first programmer holds up the art from the [[Planet Alert!]] box, and a screenshot from [[Peasant's Quest]]; the second programmer cowers.}''
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''{The first programmer holds up the art from the [[Planet Alert!]] box and a screenshot from [[Peasant's Quest]]; the second programmer cowers with a Wii remote in his hand, without a strap on.}''
'''FIRST PROGRAMMER:''' ''{shouting angrily}'' REMEMBER THESE DAYS?
'''FIRST PROGRAMMER:''' ''{shouting angrily}'' REMEMBER THESE DAYS?
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'''FIRST PROGRAMMER:''' WHERE'S THE GRAPHICS?
'''FIRST PROGRAMMER:''' WHERE'S THE GRAPHICS?
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'''SECOND PROGRAMMER:''' I can't do them any more...
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'''SECOND PROGRAMMER:''' I can't do them anymore...
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'''FIRST PROGRAMMER:''' 3D? WHAT, DO YOU THINK YOU'RE A SPACEMAN?
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'''FIRST PROGRAMMER:''' 3D? WHAT, DO YOU THINK YOU'RE A SPACEM'N?
'''SECOND PROGRAMMER:''' Not really, I thought I was a graphics man.
'''SECOND PROGRAMMER:''' Not really, I thought I was a graphics man.
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==Fun Facts==
==Fun Facts==
===Trivia===
===Trivia===
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*The computer screen shows an [[Wikipedia:Applesoft BASIC|Applesoft BASIC]] program that contains an endless printing loop. It reads:
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*The computer screen shows an [[Wikipedia:Applesoft BASIC|Applesoft BASIC]] program that contains an [[BASIC Infinite Loop|endless printing loop]]. It reads:
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<blockquote class="tandy email" style="background-IMAGE:none">
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<blockquote class="email" style="background-image:none; color: #5eb">
]LIST<br>
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]9
]9
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:*A similar program is briefly seen in [[2 emails]] as Strong Bad is [[2 emails#Events During the Fast Forward|fast-forwarding]] through the email.
 
===Remarks===
===Remarks===
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*This cartoon has no [[TV Time Toons Menu]] preview. Rolling over the link to the toon only results in continuous static on the screen. This is the first time for a toon not to have a preview.
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*Originally, this cartoon had no [[TV Time Toons Menu]] preview. Rolling over the link to the toon only resulted in continuous static on the screen. This was the first time for a toon not to have a preview. One was added a few days after its release.
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*The Easter Egg is longer than the toon itself.
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*This is the first time an Easter egg is longer than the toon itself.
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*The [[Store Toys#Collectible Figurines|Collectible Figurines]] can be seen in the background window.
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*Despite the first programmer's insistence that it should be put into the game, the "good graphics song" did not seem to make it into the final version of [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]].
===Inside References===
===Inside References===
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*[[Peasant's Quest Preview]] was the source of the Videlectrix guys' emphasis on "good graphics", as well as the quote "Actually hard at work" from the page title.
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*[[Peasant's Quest Preview]] was the source of the Videlectrix guys' emphasis on "[[good graphics]]", as well as the quote "Actually hard at work" from the page title.
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*This is the first instance of any reference to the unplayable [[Videlectrix]] game ''[[Planet, Alert!]]'' outside of the Videlectrix home page.
*The pronunciation of "spaceman" in the Easter egg is another case of [["man" pronounced as "m'n"]].
*The pronunciation of "spaceman" in the Easter egg is another case of [["man" pronounced as "m'n"]].
*The "L" in the loading screen is in the same visual style as the "V" in [[Videlectrix]].
*The "L" in the loading screen is in the same visual style as the "V" in [[Videlectrix]].
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*"Some loafing implied" is likely a reference to "[[No Loafing Sign|No Loafing]]".
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*"Some loafing implied" is a reference to "[[No Loafing Sign|No Loafing]]".
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===Fast Forward===
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*"Some Loafing Implied" would later be used as a No Loafing sign in [[The Cheat's computer room]] in [[Quickstart Overview (video)|Quickstart Overview]].
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==DVD Version==
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*The Easter egg plays automatically.
==External Links==
==External Links==
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*[[HR:gamework.html|watch "Workin' on the Game"]]
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*[[HR:gamework.swf|view the Flash file for "Workin' on the Game"]]
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*[[Forum:14010|forum thread re: Workin' on the Game]]
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Revision as of 00:54, 13 February 2021

Toon Category: Uncategorized
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"I don't understand; they said it would work with all the latest systems!"

The programmers at Videlectrix are hard at work on Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People.

Cast (in order of appearance): Videlectrix Guys

Places: Videlectrix office

Date: Monday, May 5, 2008

Running Time: 0:30

Page Title: Actually Hard at Work! (some loafing implied)

DVD: SBCG4AP Collector's DVD

Contents

Transcript

{A static shot shows two Videlectrix programmers working at the Apple IIe, one with a Wii remote and the other waving a mouse.}

FIRST PROGRAMMER: I don't understand; they said it would work with all the latest systems.

SECOND PROGRAMMER: Yeah, I heard, but I don't think this is— this system is the lat... est.

FIRST PROGRAMMER: This is a top-of-the-line, state-of-the-art, art computer.

SECOND PROGRAMMER: I— I think I was born after this computer.

FIRST PROGRAMMER: {angrily} Oh, that is it. One more crack like that and you will never graphic in this business again!

SECOND PROGRAMMER: {apologetically} Oh— Okay, I'm sorry. Wo—

FIRST PROGRAMMER: Good or bad!

SECOND PROGRAMMER: Wave it—

FIRST PROGRAMMER: {interrupting} I'll wave it at you!

SECOND PROGRAMMER: {quietly} I'd like that.

Easter Eggs

"WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THESE DAYS?"
  • Click on the text on the screen at the end of the preview to see another exchange between the two programmers.

{The first programmer holds up the art from the Planet Alert! box and a screenshot from Peasant's Quest; the second programmer cowers with a Wii remote in his hand, without a strap on.}

FIRST PROGRAMMER: {shouting angrily} REMEMBER THESE DAYS?

SECOND PROGRAMMER: I... yeah...

FIRST PROGRAMMER: WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THESE DAYS?

SECOND PROGRAMMER: Uh... it was a while ago...

FIRST PROGRAMMER: THE HEYDAYS!

SECOND PROGRAMMER: I can draw hay.

FIRST PROGRAMMER: WHERE'S THE GRAPHICS?

SECOND PROGRAMMER: I can't do them anymore...

FIRST PROGRAMMER: 3D? WHAT, DO YOU THINK YOU'RE A SPACEM'N?

SECOND PROGRAMMER: Not really, I thought I was a graphics man.

FIRST PROGRAMMER: WELL, START ACTING LIKE ONE!

SECOND PROGRAMMER: {sings a melody}

FIRST PROGRAMMER: {slightly calmer} That's what I'm talking about!

SECOND PROGRAMMER: It's my good graphics song. {sings a few more notes}

FIRST PROGRAMMER: {overlapping} It's great. Let's— Now, see— Cut! Print! Put it in the game!

Fun Facts

Trivia

Remarks

  • Originally, this cartoon had no TV Time Toons Menu preview. Rolling over the link to the toon only resulted in continuous static on the screen. This was the first time for a toon not to have a preview. One was added a few days after its release.
  • This is the first time an Easter egg is longer than the toon itself.
  • The Collectible Figurines can be seen in the background window.
  • Despite the first programmer's insistence that it should be put into the game, the "good graphics song" did not seem to make it into the final version of Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People.

Inside References

Fast Forward

DVD Version

  • The Easter egg plays automatically.

External Links

Personal tools
Subtitles