Strong Bad's Cool Game for
Attractive People
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Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People (abbreviated SBCG4AP) is
an episodic series of point-and-click adventure games developed by Telltale
Games based on the Homestar Runner web cartoon and starring Strong Bad. The
first episode, Homestar Ruiner, was released on August 11, 2008 for the Wii
(as a WiiWare game) and Windows.
The Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People series is a series of video
games that uses point and click mechanics. The player plays as Strong Bad,
one of the most popular characters in the Homestar Runner online flash
animation series.
Apart from the point and click mechanics, each episode features an
arcade-style minigame. For example, the first episode features a top-down
boxing game called Snake Boxer 5.[1] Other features include a customizable
map,[2] hidden and collectible items[3] such as 3×5 cards used to create
Teen Girl Squad comics,[2] and the ability to take pictures to send to
friends through WiiConnect24 or by e-mail (depending on the version used
The series was first hinted at in a Homestar Runner short posted on YouTube,
called "Strong Bad Gameways", a parody of pre-flight safety demonstrations
with the Wii Remote.[4] The game itself was officially announced on April
10, 2008 in a press release from Telltale Games.[5] A second season may be
made if the first season sells well.[6]
According to Mark Darin, lead designer of the series at Telltale Games, both
of the Brothers Chaps were quite involved in the production process of the
games, even early on, "In the design phase, we have brainstorming sessions
with them where they contribute to the ideas that will eventually become the
plot of the episodes. Then one of our designers will write the episode
script and pass that along to the brothers where they review, edit and
rewrite whatever feels necessary to make the whole thing feel more “Strong
Bad-y
Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People - Episode 1: Homestar Ruiner
was released on August 11, 2008.
Strong Bad receives an email suggesting he "beat the snot out of" his
long-time rival Homestar Runner. When he gets there, however, he discovers
Homestar has entered the Free Country USA Tri-annual Race to the End of the
Race, and decides it would be even more fun to beat Homestar at his own game
than to simply beat him up. Homestar Ruiner also includes a minigame, Snake
Boxer 5, a parody of the Atari 2600 game Boxing that sees the player
controlling a boxer named Boxer Joe from a top down perspective as he
battles round after round of snakes in a boxing ring.[8]
Homestar Ruiner received generally positive reviews from critics. The Wii
version holds an average of 81% from 10 reviews at Gamerankings,[9] as well
as a Metacritic Metascore of 81 from 13 reviews.[10] N-Europe gave the game
a 9/10, praising its many in-jokes and references to the Homestar Runner
cartoons and its simple but clever use of WiiConnect24. They were however
concerned that players who haven't watched the Flash cartoons will be a
little lost and unsatisfied in regards to some scenarios, characters and
jokes.[11] IGN gave the game an 8.1 out of 10, with the authentic
presentation, voice work, music and the opening song impressing them the
most. They also believed the game to be a must download for fans, but felt
that the experience was short-lived and doesn't break any new ground for the
genre.[12] In contrast, GameSpot believed the cartoon's humor did not
translate well to an adventure game, and gave it a 5/10.[13] ONM gave it
88%, naming it one of the best WiiWare games so far, but that the humour in
it isn't for everyone. It was awarded Best Voice Acting for the Wii by IGN
in its 2008 video game awards.[14] IGN also made it a nominee for Best
Story[15] and Best WiiWare Game.[16]
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