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Duck Pond on Tandy 400

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Duck Pond on Atari 2600

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''This article is about the [[Games|game]].'' ''For the [[Strong Bad Email]], see [[duck pond]].''

'''Duck Pond''' is a game from the Strong Bad Email [[duck pond]]. The objective of the game is to feed two [[Ducks|ducks]] in a pond. If one of the two ducks is fed 10 times in the [[Tandy 400]] version, the player reaches an [[Atari 2600]] version of the game. [[Strong Bad]] seems to think the [[Atari 2600]] version is [[Strong Bad's Technology|high-tech]].

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* [#Tandy_400_Version 1 Tandy 400 Version]
* [#Atari_2600_Version 2 Atari 2600 Version]
* [#Fun_Facts 3 Fun Facts]
** [#Remarks 3.1 Remarks]
** [#Goofs 3.2 Goofs]
** [#Glitches 3.3 Glitches]
* [#External_Links 4 External Links]

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== <span class="mw-headline"> Tandy 400 Version</span> ==

Instructions:

<blockquote>Duck Pond Simulator 3.0<br />
copyright 1981<br />
Instructions:<br />
Press the "F" to throw bread<br />
Press Spacebar to Start</blockquote>
When one of the ducks has been fed ten times, this message is displayed:

<blockquote>GAME OVER<br />
You fed [[Deliberately Poor English|them]] ducks good.<br />
Wanna play the<br />
Atari 2600 version??<br />
Press the Spacebar</blockquote>
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== <span class="mw-headline"> Atari 2600 Version </span> ==

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"...graphics..."

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The Atari 2600 version of Duck Pond was originally playable, just like the Tandy version. However, this game has since been replaced with a short animation during which Strong Bad plays the game and expresses his amazement at the graphics, which was also the replacement in the [[strongbad email.exe Disc One|DVD]] version. The "state of the art version" had more controls than the Tandy 400 version:

* Pressing F threw bread.
* Pressing A dropped an anvil ''(Note: If the anvil fell on a duck, the duck could not come back)''.
* Pressing Y drained the pond; making the ducks stop moving ''(Note: Once the pond was drained, it could not be refilled)''.
* Pressing 8 shrank the brown duck ''(Note: Could only be done once)''.

The new version replaced the instructional text on the title screen with "[[Videlectrix]]" as part of a [[Retroactive continuity|retcon]]. It is not known why the playable version was replaced.

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== <span class="mw-headline"> Fun Facts</span> ==

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

* The ducks in both versions of the game move smoothly at the resolution of the real screen, not at the blocky resolution the games supposedly run at.
* In the email the bread crumbs bob up and down, yet they stay perfectly still while playing the game.

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

* In the Atari 2600 version, the pond could be drained even if it was empty.
* Also in the Atari 2600 version, if you threw an anvil in the pond after it was drained, it would still make a splash.
* On a similar note as above, if the pond is drained and the duck is at a feed drop spot, you can throw it the feed at which point it will wander around as though the pond was full.

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

* By holding the F key for a few seconds, the player throws three pieces of bread simultaneously (four pieces in the Atari 2600 version).
* The Atari 2600 version doesn't work at all. After Strong Bad comments on the "state of the art graphics ... graphics", the email will start to play again.
** You can also press "Loop" on the Flash file to keep the email from restarting. (Note: this will stop the game and you will have to restart the email.)
* It was possible to get the ducks moving after the pond has been drained, by throwing a piece of bread in front of them. They would eat it and swim as if there was water in the pond. Once this glitch had been activated, A had to be pressed to drain the pond again, and the other buttons wouldn't work.
* If S was pressed while playing the Atari 2600 version in fullscreen (in the Flash File), the Flash file would go back to the beginning, when Strong Bad first checks his email.
* During the title of the Atari 2600 version, pressing the spacebar will make the duck that moves go back to the beginning.

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== <span class="mw-headline"> External Links </span> ==

* [https://homestarrunner.com/sbemails/14-duck-pond watch "duck pond"]
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/sbemail14.html watch "duck pond"] on the old [[Flash]] site
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/sbemail14.swf view the Flash file for "duck pond"]
* [http://homestarrunner.kitkorp.com/sbemail14.html watch "duck pond" with a playable Atari 2600 version]

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