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Homestar's Atari debut

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The '''[[Atari 2600]]''' became an iconic home video game system of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Along with systems such as the [[Intellivision|ColecoVision]] and the [[Nintendo|NES]], [[The Brothers Chaps]] played Atari growing up. They often include homages to Atari games, characters, hardware, and graphic styles in [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]].

The Atari 2600's single-button, single-joystick controller and simple, blocky graphics convey the feeling of a simpler, easier time. While the system was innovative at the time — featuring a cartridge system and color graphics — by comparison, the system now seems primitive. Thus, [[Strong Bad]], always an aficionado of [[Strong Bad's Technology|outdated technology]], has a particular affinity for Atari-style games. Fortunately for him, the game developers at [[Videlectrix]] have produced quite a library of such games.

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* [#Characters 1 Characters]
* [#Graphics 2 Graphics]
* [#System_and_Controller 3 System and Controller]
* [#Games 4 Games]
* [#See_Also 5 See Also]

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== <span class="mw-headline"> Characters </span> ==

* [[Atari Homestar]]
* [[Atari Strong Bad]]
* [[Atari Dragon]]
* [[Retro Gaming Character Variations|Minor Atari Characters]]

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* [[In Search of the Yello Dello]] — Specifically, this appearance is a reference to the game Pitfall.
* [[Second Games Menu]]
* Email [[duck pond]]
* [[Main Page 13]]
* [[Everybody to the Limit]]
* [[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]]
* [[Everything Else, Volume 3]] (The menus and the interior of the [[Everything Else DVD Artwork|case]])
* [[SBCG4AP Collector's DVD]] (menus)

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The Atari 2600 is blocky and black, and the controller is similar with a joystick and button. They have occasionally made appearances in various toons.

* '''Debut:''' [[In Search of the Yello Dello]] — An Atari 2600 joystick is watermarked on the first deleted scene's description page.
* [[Strong Bad Main Page]] — [[Strong Bad's Room]] has an Atari 2600 system.
* [[Main Page 13]] — Its icon is an Atari 2600 controller.
* [[Puppet Time]] — An Atari 2600 system is the last item Homestar steals from Strong Bad.
* [[Experimental Film]] — Homestar plays on the [[ATM]] with an Atari 2600 joystick.
* [[Bug In Mouth Disease]] — What appears to be an Atari 2600 system is visible on the [[Telebision|TV]] during the taped head scene.
* Email [[space program]] — An Atari 2600 joystick is [[Duct Tape|duct taped]] onto the real [[The Proud Anselmo|Proud Anselmo]].
* [[Kid Speedy]] — The fake online play's loading screen features two Atari joysticks being connected via the Internet.
* Email [[concert]] — Strong Bad and Strong Sad play an unseen Atari game in their [[Basement of the Brothers Strong|basement]].
* [[Everything Else, Volume 3]] — If you don't make a selection on the main menu, the screen will zoom out to reveal [[Puppet Character Variations|Puppet]] [[Homestar Runner]] and [[Puppet Character Variations|Puppet]] [[Strong Bad]] playing it as an Atari 2600 game. Also, on the Holidays menu, an Atari 2600 joystick is one of the powerups The Cheat collects.
* Email [[environment]] — Homestar moves an Atari 2600 joystick, thinking he's playing a game.
* [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]] — When Strong Bad examines the Atari 2600 in his room (called the [[FunMachine]]), he can play Videlectrix games such as Snake Boxer 5. The game available varies by episode. Oddly, the controller used resembles an NES controller.
* [[Sbemailiarized!]] — An Atari 2600 game system is seen sitting between [[The Brothers Chaps]].
* [[Joystick Wagglin' with Videlectrix: Halloween Edition]] — The [[Videlectrix Guys]] play the Atari 2600 game [[Haunted House (video game)|Haunted House]].

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The following games are modeled after the Atari 2600 games of old:

* [[Armless Invaders]]
* [[The Cheat's Smoking Challenge]]
* [[Nighttime Driving Type Game]]
* [[Secret Collect.]] (for the ''FunMachine'')
* [[Duck Guardian]]
* [[50K Racewalker]]
* [[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!|HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS! Free Sample Game]]
* [[C.H.E.A.T.]]
* [[Where's an Egg?]]
* [[Where's The Cheat? (game)]]
* [[Snake Boxer 5]] (for the ''FunMachine'')

The [[Videlectrix]] [https://old.homestarrunner.com/videlectrix/videlectrix_catalog.html game catalog] is presented as stacks of Atari 2600 games.

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* [[Video Game References]]
* [[Sega]]
* [[FunMachine]]
* [[Homestar Runner RPG]]
* [[Nintendo]]
* [[Sega Tapes]]
* [[Intellivision]]

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