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Charming. Suave. Awesome. These are the words Strong Bad would use to describe himself. In a world gone mad, only one man can be trusted to save the day. A man with an attitude. A man called Strong Bad. As the star of the Homestar Runner Web cartoons, Strong Bad has been answering e-mails (in boxing gloves), pranking his friends, pummeling his enemies, and making people with questionable taste snort milk out of their noses for years now. And he’s branched out to star in Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People, a monthly five-episode series. Read More »

In Episode 1: Homestar Ruiner, Strong Bad’s plans to beat the snot out of Homestar backfire, and he ends up with an unwanted houseguest cramping his style. Now he needs to get life back to normal by any means possible. But wait, there’s more: Teen Girl Squad comics, achievements, funny costumes and arcade games. You can even send pictures and messages to Wii Friends using Strong Bad’s computer. So how about it? Can you handle Strong Bad’s style?

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USA Wed, 13 Aug 2008 by Alex Knox

Are you cool and attractive enough to handle Strong Bad's style on WiiWare?

Telltale Games have been developing some of the most prominent and downright hilarious adventure games of the past several years, while Homestar Runner has been responsible for one of the most popular and ridiculously enjoyable Flash cartoons of this..

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GameGod3008

1. GameGod3008 United Kingdom 10 Apr 2008, 17:15 BST

I'll probably get this

Jaxathon

2. Jaxathon United States 10 Apr 2008, 19:21 BST

I love strongbad but doubt I will dump 5 dollars each month for this.

Why not make one big game and release it for like 10 bucks? Dont milk the game like that.

juhok

3. juhok Finland 10 Apr 2008, 19:42 BST

Awesome! I've been a big Homestar Runner fan for a while now. This the sort of indie content I want from WiiWare.

Ian Daemon

4. Ian Daemon United States 10 Apr 2008, 19:56 BST

This is VERY good news for the WiiWare service!

TheLuigiDude

5. TheLuigiDude United States 11 Apr 2008, 03:36 BST

Man this game looks awesome and the vid is so funny. When I first heard this I wasn't so hot on it, but once I heard Telltale Games was taking the lead I was all over it. The vid looks as if it really catches the theme of the show, awesome.

Though I do agree with you Jaxathon, I'm not too hot on paying for the next one per month, but I admit that I'll buy it anyway. I'm a big fan.

gamepopper

6. gamepopper United Kingdom 12 Apr 2008, 23:34 BST

I'm definitely going to get this!!! I love Homestar Runner and Strong Bad so as soon as I saw this, I almost got a heart attack (metaphorically). I DON'T CARE HOW MUCH IT'LL COST!!!!!

Jupiter Adept

7. Jupiter Adept Canada 17 Apr 2008, 01:58 BST

Being a cheap game, this'll be the deciding factor if I want to buy or rent point-and-click-em-ups.

pdrydia

8. pdrydia United States 19 Apr 2008, 18:00 BST

"Why not make one big game and release it for like 10 bucks? Dont milk the game like that."

While I do like my games cheaper than cheap, if the entire content costs $25, I don't mind getting the chance to "rent" $5 worth and see if I like it before shelling out the other $20.

Karma

9. Karma United States 20 Apr 2008, 02:47 BST

""Why not make one big game and release it for like 10 bucks? Dont milk the game like that."

Hush. What's good enough for Sam & Max is good enough for Homestar Runner. It's not any different than paying a small price per episode of television show episodes on iTunes. Only more interactive and less non-interactive.

You make it sound like actually spending "gasp* MONEY on a service that's well worth the price is some sort of unspeakable abomination to mankind.

So seriously. Pipe down and just enjoy getting what you pay for. Because the old saying still runs true: "You get what you pay for."

pdrydia

10. pdrydia United States 21 Apr 2008, 18:35 BST

Hey now, Karma, the game isn't out yet, and we don't know its content, let alone if it's "well worth the price." As far as we know, it could be head cancer. I'm not willing to pay $25 for head cancer--I probably wouldn't even pay $10 for it.

King wiL

11. King wiL United Kingdom 28 Apr 2008, 02:20 BST

I'm definitely getting this, in fact im well excited about it, more so than i am about gta4 which im not even bothering to get on release tbh

Fireballmario

12. Fireballmario United States 04 May 2008, 22:18 BST

I hope to get all of the episodes of this game and I hope there 500 Wii Points per peice so I can buy all of the episodes or even cheaper so I can get all of them! Looks dumb, but funny!

Rawful

13. Rawful United States 05 May 2008, 17:20 BST

I can't wait!!

Objection_Blaster

14. Objection_Blaster United States 06 May 2008, 01:43 BST

500 points an episode is a good price, as long as each episode is at least 2-3 hrs of content. The only problem is that there are 5 episodes...requiring another Wii Points card! Curses!! Foiled again!

ballkirby1

15. ballkirby1 United States 15 May 2008, 20:09 BST

hopefully it'll be cheap as free!

King wiL

16. King wiL United Kingdom 18 May 2008, 15:36 BST

This will be the game to resurrect my wii from the dusty shelf below the tv and make it live again!!!!!!!!!

PoisonRamune

17. PoisonRamune United States 19 May 2008, 16:07 BST

This game looks like it has a lot of promise. I do want to know how much control the Chapman bros have over this. SInce I noticed that the characters' voices sound a little off... I know this was supposed to be a parody of infomercials where everyone has a "fake" sounding voice. However, the actual gameplay video (where SB and Homestar are on the track) also has those kinda funky voices.

HappyBob

18. HappyBob Australia 21 May 2008, 09:53 BST

Telltale Games are doing phenomenal work with the episodal Sam & Max series. The laughs are more frequent and hard than most TV sitcoms. The Homestar Runner franchise could not be in safer hands.

"I do want to know how much control the Chapman bros have over this"
By all accounts, they are very involved. It was the same case with Sam & Max creator Steve Purcell, and before that, Jeff Smith for Telltale's game adaptations of the "Bone" graphic novels.

This whole project is a dream come true for me. Definitely my most anticipated WiiWare title.

Objection_Blaster

19. Objection_Blaster United States 21 May 2008, 21:17 BST

@Posion
maybe using a different audio format to fit on Wii?

juhok

20. juhok Finland 25 May 2008, 19:31 BST

@PoisonRamune

All the voices in every Homestar Runner cartoon/short/whatever are done by Matt Chapman (except for Powered by The Cheat -animations, which are voiced by Mike, and obviously Marzipan, who is voiced by Missy Palmer). So is the case with this game. They even said in an interview that they prefer to record at home (where they do all their voice work for the website) instead of a recording studio.

I'm really looking forward to this WiiWare title - assuming it even gets released in EU. If it doesn' become available for PAL Wiis, then I'll get the PC version.

Chris Davis

21. Chris Davis United Kingdom 26 May 2008, 17:09 BST

I will buy the first game and IF it's good for the price I will buy the other 4 too. It better be good tho and I hope it's only 500 points per game.

Mr.Game and Watch

22. Mr.Game and Watch United Kingdom 26 May 2008, 19:38 BST

A game ending in October?Lets hope it's 500 points.

MigitMatt

23. MigitMatt United Kingdom 29 May 2008, 17:28 BST

100% gonna get this, hope it's not 1000 points though...

Tony

24. Tony United States 29 May 2008, 20:44 BST

I looked at this on gametrailers. Not impressed at all:(
Maybe I don't get the humor.

2313igbill

25. 2313igbill United Kingdom 01 Jun 2008, 11:57 BST

i'll get the first episode and continue with the episodes if it's good.

Damaho

26. Damaho Germany 01 Jun 2008, 17:51 BST

Like most of the previous poster I'll get the first episode and look if it's good. Well, I think it will be a good game :)

MigitMatt

27. MigitMatt United Kingdom 06 Jun 2008, 15:57 BST

Getting it no matter what.

PoisonRamune

28. PoisonRamune United States 07 Jun 2008, 21:49 BST

@juhok Two weeks late.

While I understand that... It sounds like the voices went through another evolution (watch an old Tandy clone era sbemail and then watch a lappy video right after, SB's voice very different).

While being a consistant fan of HSR since the techno email... I am going to get this game.

Objection_Blaster

29. Objection_Blaster United States 08 Jun 2008, 17:20 BST

I'm glad this got delayed. They'll make it even better and I'll have to time to finish all my current wiiware (just got toki tori and LostWinds) so I can DELETE SOMETHING. Thats right, I am now outta space. :( Wii, indeed. ;)

Mazero

30. Mazero United States 11 Jun 2008, 20:18 BST

This game was recently rated by the ESRB as T. It was in the new trailer

Vortex99

31. Vortex99 United Kingdom 15 Jun 2008, 20:21 BST

Mazero:
'This game was recently rated by the ESRB as T. It was in the new trailer'

And, it' s just been rated 12+ by the PEGI. If you go to www.pegi.info and search 'Homestar', it'll come up with the rating for Homestar Ruiner - 12+

Final_Starman

32. Final_Starman United States 17 Jun 2008, 01:14 BST

Saving up for this. I've been a long-time h*r fan and I'd love to see them hit WiiWare. Next game I'm getting! :-)

mr.niceguy

33. mr.niceguy United States 22 Jun 2008, 02:20 BST

Okay, so Penny Arcade has a game, now Homestar Runner has a game? Okay, now the next Internet guys to get a game should be VG Cats! Those guys are awesome! It would be like a combination of Penny Arcades and Homestar Runners, only it would have settings that would spoof other games and movies, and it would have those context-sensitive button actions like Conker did. It would be Awesome!! Awesome!!!

pApEr y0sh!

34. pApEr y0sh! United States 22 Jun 2008, 19:48 BST

so there is going to be more than 1 episode?

MigitMatt

35. MigitMatt United Kingdom 23 Jun 2008, 17:03 BST

Yes, 5 episodes.

over9000

36. over9000 United States 26 Jun 2008, 15:37 BST

5 Episodes? How Much will all that cost?

NNoah95

37. NNoah95 United States 28 Jun 2008, 23:59 BST

Why? Were you thinking of more? or less?

When you think about it it's supposed to be like like an interactive show like Sam & Max. I think it's pretty cool how they did that, If you don't like one part you just don't buy that part.

Mickeymac

38. Mickeymac United States 04 Jul 2008, 18:03 BST

This is coming out on PC, right? I hope it does, then I can try a demo like in the Penny Arcade game(Sam & Max would be a better comparison, but I never played that game), hopefully for individual episodes, so then I can pick and choose episodes like how NNoah95 said.

Mulder1617

39. Mulder1617 United States 12 Jul 2008, 15:46 BST

I heard this may be coming out on Monday the 14th in the US!! I hope that's true. :)

NNoah95

40. NNoah95 United States 12 Jul 2008, 18:34 BST

I thought MLE was coming out the 14th? I might be wrong though.

MoneybagzX

41. MoneybagzX Canada 12 Jul 2008, 21:07 BST

im have a 50/50 chance of getting this im not sure

Objection_Blaster

42. Objection_Blaster United States 21 Jul 2008, 15:11 BST

I will get this. Being episodic, I hope its 500 per episode, but it'll probably cost-be worth more in the long run. I have a feeling it'll take up a lotta blocks with all the voice work. :(

Vortex99

43. Vortex99 United Kingdom 28 Jul 2008, 10:29 BST

@ Objection_Blaster

More like 1000 points...

David77

44. David77 Canada 29 Jul 2008, 00:45 BST

I'm sure this game is bad. It's not because they have a bad art design, something they probably call "innovative, unique and new" that the game is good. They publish it on wiiware because it's the only place they can make something as ugly as that and nobody going to stop them.

Objection_Blaster

45. Objection_Blaster United States 29 Jul 2008, 03:33 BST

@Vortex
Yeah, i know 500 is too cheap to be realistic. I'm hoping for 800 now. I think 1000 is a lil too much for an episodic series (cause 5 episodes=$50 then, AKA a full price game.)

Vortex99

46. Vortex99 United Kingdom 29 Jul 2008, 21:00 BST

@ Objection_Blaster
Cause 5 episodes = $50 then

AKA £35 GBP for where I live...
Anyway, I found out that i'm thinking it might cost 900 points, as here in the UK the Sam and Max episodes cost £6.30 GBP each ($9 where you live)

Objection_Blaster

47. Objection_Blaster United States 31 Jul 2008, 04:27 BST

@Vortex Your math seems about right but 900 points is a weird number. they will either go for 800 or 1000 and I hope they go for the former.

Saisinkolimonadin

48. Saisinkolimonadin Finland 31 Jul 2008, 19:32 BST

When I first heard about this, I jumped through the roof and told everybody I know. They won't answer my calls or talk to me anymore, but I'm sure it's gonna be worth it.

Objection_Blaster

49. Objection_Blaster United States 11 Aug 2008, 15:50 BST

Anyone know the block size? I imagine its big with all the voice-overs

Drizzt

50. Drizzt Canada 11 Aug 2008, 17:27 BST

@Objection_Blaster: Apparently it's 319 blocks.

I may have to delete something for it...

Bass X0

51. Bass X0 United Kingdom 11 Aug 2008, 18:42 BST

i hate how large games are getting.

hansolo350

52. hansolo350 Canada 11 Aug 2008, 18:47 BST

Storage solution please. Though I'm purfectly fine with my 2GB SD card.

Drizzt

53. Drizzt Canada 11 Aug 2008, 20:23 BST

This is a great game! I'm having quite a bit of fun with it, although I now have exactly zero blocks left.

Chipmunk777

54. Chipmunk777 United States 12 Aug 2008, 20:47 BST

I think I'm going to just preorder all 5 for the PC.... My 750GB HDD has a lot more space than my wii :P That will also be less expensive (I think it's like $35 to preorder all 5)

Drizzt

55. Drizzt Canada 13 Aug 2008, 00:21 BST

I just finished the story. Really funny stuff. I still have some things to collect though, and making those Teen Girl Squad comics is hilarious. But other than that, it's a fairly short game. Lots of fun while it lasts though.

WeeGee

56. WeeGee United States 13 Aug 2008, 04:10 BST

I just finished it also. It's pretty funny. It's really short. There is only one Teen Girl Squad, but with different outcomes. now I'm trying to get all collectibles.

Finalkingdom13

57. Finalkingdom13 United States 19 Aug 2008, 05:01 BST

I would get this but im guesing after i beat this one id want to get the 2nd then the 3rd then the 4th and the 5th.
I really dont want to spend $50 on a game i wont ever be able to actualy put on my shelf . . . or even hold for that matter.

Finalkingdom13

58. Finalkingdom13 United States 19 Aug 2008, 05:01 BST

but otherwise it looks awesome =DDD

Smash Eggs & Garlic

59. Smash Eggs & Garlic Puerto Rico 21 Aug 2008, 15:27 BST

Very good and excellent game.
Played it with no hints completly. Now playing it with hints on, its funny. Hope they do well with the series.
Everybody can play it, but with friends around its hilarious. 9/10.

i_am_error

60. i_am_error Canada 30 Aug 2008, 18:32 BST

Really fun game, well-made. But I was reallay dissapointed by the various bugs and crashes... I'm still hoping for a patch and the next episode will certainly be better.

ThNikkaMan

61. ThNikkaMan Canada 31 Aug 2008, 23:47 BST

Everyone seems to miss the point of "Episodic Games"
The rules are:
1. Shorter games
2. Lower prices
3. Released more frequently

Also, Money gained from the game (PC and Wii) goes to the Brothers Chaps, so when you buy the game, you support the site

WiiMan192

62. WiiMan192 Australia 06 Oct 2008, 07:14 BST

Love this game, despite its length. I wasn't really expecting it to be long, anyway :)
Humorous, funny, side-splitting, funny, hilarious, comedic, funny, funny, laughable and funny. What more could you want? (And I don't want any comments saying "graphics", "length" and anything else to contradict me :P ;))

@ThNikkaMan

Agreed. And judging by your username, you're a fan of the site, right?

Wiiloveit

63. Wiiloveit United Kingdom 16 Jan 2009, 19:16 GMT

Hey you guys: If ya didn't know, the entire season is on steam for £18,99.

StarFox

64. StarFox United States 01 May 2009, 04:10 BST

I beat this in two days. Still planning to get the second game. I downloaded the first game after the fifth was released, so I'm way late.

P. D4NG3R

65. P. D4NG3R United States 14 Jul 2009, 01:20 BST

Homestar: "Wii Ware!"

XD

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