Games for Lunch: Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People, Episode 1: Homestar Ruiner

In a nutshell: Cooler than a bag full of fluffy-puff mashmallows.
9/2/2008 8:19 PM | 0 Comments | Page 3 of 3

0:43 HS ignores my threats to pummel him and goes on about the "Free Country USA Tri-Annual Race to the End of the Race!" He mentions a victory party planned by his gal Marizpan. "Lord High Awesomeparty, also occasionally known as Strong Bad," is not invited to the party, because HS says Marzipan doesn't like him very much.

0:45 Strong Bad's assertion that he could win the race leads to a Homestar quote of the moment: "That's cute. Keep dreamin', tiny legs." BURN!

0:47 Marzipan's gets added to the map and Strong Bad has "half a mind to give her a piece of the rest of my mind" about his non-invite to the party. Also, the party is going to include cake jugglers, which sounds awesome.

0:49 I walk past an extremely unkempt hedge and over to Marzipan in the backyard. She had the Snake Fighter manual, but she gave it to Coach Z, because he likes to look at the pictures.

0:50 "Do you remember what happened the last time I invited you to a party?" Cut to a scene of an obviously drunk Strong Bad dressed as "Lord Bargelbroth," jumping from a roof on to a cake as the party guests flee in terror. What is this, "Family Guy"?

0:51 Quote of the moment: "I still don't see why I can't come to your stupid party that I hate."

0:53 Strong Bad sounds so disingenuous when I force him to give compliments to Marzipan. The voice acting is really top-notch.

0:54 Heading on over to Bubs' stand, where Marzipan's hedge trimmers are being serviced.

0:55 Quote of the moment: "Bizness is biz-nasty."

0:56 Strong Sad just briefly appeared with one arm tied behind his back and a black hostage hood on his head. It made sense in the context of a put-down, I promise.

0:58 I find the cover to the Snake Fighter instruction manual in a box that's just lying on the ground. Looks like an old-school Atari box. Nice little musical flourish, too.

1:00 Try out the shears on the ugly hedge and somehow create an nude homage to Homestar. "Hey, I didn't mean to do that!" SB exclaims. Marzipan wants her shears back, but SB makes up a ridiculous story about the shears belonging to a suicidal Strong Sad. Wait, I thought the whole point was to give her the shears so I could go to the party. What gives?

Would I play this game for more than an hour? Yes.

Why? While the hunt-and-click/errands-based adventure gameplay isn't really my thing, the trademark Homestar Runner writing, delivery and general humor make it grin-inducing enough to continue.

This column is based on a downloaded WiiWare version of the game purchased by the writer.

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