Numbered Disks
Insert disk 24, please. It's the greatest day.
Numbered disks, usually referred to using the format "Disk x of y", are mentioned with relation to various computer games or similar technology in Homestar Runner. In keeping with other themes of outdated technology, this refers to terminology used by software distributed on floppy disks or CD-ROMs. Larger programs would require the use of multiple disks; for instance, operating systems requiring multiple disks for installation or a game requiring the user to remove and replace the current disk to progress to the next part of the game.
The original floppy disk version of LucasArts game The Secret of Monkey Island infamously prompted players to insert nonexistent disks numbered #22, #47, and #114 during a joke scene.
Appearances
- Email current status — The Floppy Disk Container contains a disk marked "loom disk 1 of 24". Loom was actually released on six 5.25" disks or three 3.5" disks; there was never a 24-disk release.
- Peasant's Quest — The URL for the page is homestarrunner.com/disk4of12.
- Dangeresque Roomisode 1: Behind the Dangerdesque — The web version's loading screen prompts the player to "Insert Disk 5".
- Diskette — The video's Twitter caption is "Skills of an Artist - PC/CGA - Disk 1 of 17".
- Strong Bad's Disk 4 of 12 — The video series uses the same numbers as the Peasant's Quest filename.
- Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate — The index page announcement's page title reads "Please Insert Disk Tri of Ungulate!"
