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			''From a'' [[Kotaku Interview - 13 Jun 2008\|2008 Kotaku interview]]'':''

			<blockquote>'''[[Matt Chapman\|MATT CHAPMAN]]:''' Harmonix's Alex Rigopoulos called us up and said "Hey, we're thinking of including one of your songs in Guitar Hero 2, so we’re going to send you two copies of Guitar Hero!" So we were like, "Wow, we've gotta go buy a used PS2!"</blockquote>
	'''''[[Guitar Hero (series)\|Guitar Hero]]''''' is a series of video games formerly developed by [[Harmonix Music Systems\|Harmonix]] that enables players to play along to well-known rock songs using a guitar-shaped controller. The CEO of Harmonix, [[Alex Rigopulos]], contacted [[The Brothers Chaps]] and asked if they would be willing to include a [[Homestar Runner (body of work)\|Homestar Runner]] [[Songs\|song]] as a bonus track on ''[[Guitar Hero II]]'' (see [[Georgia Tech - 26 Apr 2007]]). Following the success of ''Guitar Hero II'', Harmonix developed ''[[Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s]]'' and once again used a Homestar Runner song as part of the game's set list.		'''''[[Guitar Hero (series)\|Guitar Hero]]''''' is a series of video games formerly developed by [[Harmonix Music Systems\|Harmonix]] that enables players to play along to well-known rock songs using a guitar-shaped controller. The CEO of Harmonix, [[Alex Rigopulos]], contacted [[The Brothers Chaps]] and asked if they would be willing to include a [[Homestar Runner (body of work)\|Homestar Runner]] [[Songs\|song]] as a bonus track on ''[[Guitar Hero II]]'' (see [[Georgia Tech - 26 Apr 2007]]). Following the success of ''Guitar Hero II'', Harmonix developed ''[[Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s]]'' and once again used a Homestar Runner song as part of the game's set list.

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	[[Trogdor (song)\|Trogdor]] is an unlockable bonus track in ''Guitar Hero II''. The description given for the song in the game's menu reads:		"[[Trogdor (song)\|Trogdor]]" is an unlockable bonus track in ''Guitar Hero II''. The description given for the song in the game's menu reads:

	<blockquote>The Trogdor song from<br />		<blockquote>The Trogdor song from<br />
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	<blockquote>"For squeadlies, [[Mash\|mash]] on the trembalo. For meadlies, tone up on your chord surpassers. Oh, and I'm awesome."</blockquote>		<blockquote>"For squeadlies, [[Mash\|mash]] on the trembalo. For meadlies, tone up on your chord surpassers. Oh, and I'm awesome."</blockquote>
	This advice is based on Strong Bad's guitar terminology from [[guitar]].		This advice is based on Strong Bad's guitar terminology from [[guitar]].

			The game's credits state the song is "Written and performed by the Brothers Chap and [[Y-O-U]]", with vocals credited to Strong Bad.

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	[[Because, It's Midnite]] is featured as an "encore" song in ''Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s''. The song is considered particularly difficult~~, because of~~ the ~~main~~ guitar solo.		"[[Because, It's Midnite]]" is featured as an "encore" song in ''Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s''. The song is considered particularly difficult due to the guitar solo that precedes the bridge.

	The loading screen for the song reads:		The loading screen for the song reads:
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	activists became a<br />		activists became a<br />
	problem.</blockquote>		problem.</blockquote>
			The game credits the song to "Mike and Matt Chapman" (in parenthesis; this format was used for ''II'' while all other songs in ''Rocks the 80s'' are credited with the format "Made famous by" or "Performed by" the original band). The song is said to be performed by Limozeen and vocals are credited to [[Larry Palaroncini]], though all other instruments are credited to the real-world performers.

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	== <span class="mw-headline">''Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock''</span> ==		== <span class="mw-headline">''Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock''</span> ==
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	In the [[Limozeen Live! (practice)\|Limozeen Live! practice]], [[Larry Palaroncini]] is seen holding a ''Guitar Hero III'' controller from the [[Nintendo~~]] [[~~Wii]] version of the game. He says he can only play on medium difficulty, while a pop-up informs the viewer that he can't pass the first song (which would be "Slow Ride" by [[Foghat]]) on easy.		In the [[Limozeen Live (practice)\|Limozeen Live! practice]], Larry Palaroncini is seen holding a ''[[Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock\|Guitar Hero III]]'' controller from the [[Nintendo\|Wii]] version of the game. He says he can only play on medium difficulty, while a pop-up informs the viewer that he can't pass the first song (which would be "[[Slow Ride]]" by [[Foghat]]) on easy.

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The intro to ''Trogdor'', crediting the song to Strong Bad.

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'''''[[Guitar Hero (series)|Guitar Hero]]''''' is a series of video games formerly developed by [[Harmonix Music Systems|Harmonix]] that enables players to play along to well-known rock songs using a guitar-shaped controller. The CEO of Harmonix, [[Alex Rigopulos]], contacted [[The Brothers Chaps]] and asked if they would be willing to include a [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] [[Songs|song]] as a bonus track on ''[[Guitar Hero II]]'' (see [[Georgia Tech - 26 Apr 2007]]). Following the success of ''Guitar Hero II'', Harmonix developed ''[[Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s]]'' and once again used a Homestar Runner song as part of the game's set list.

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The description of ''Trogdor'' from the in-game store.

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[[Trogdor (song)|Trogdor]] is an unlockable bonus track in ''Guitar Hero II''. The description given for the song in the game's menu reads:

<blockquote>The Trogdor song from<br />
the [[Strong Bad Email]]<br />
'[[dragon]]' was actually an<br />
afterthought that was<br />
added at the last minute.<br />
[[Mike Chapman|Mike]] was finishing up<br />
the cartoon and [[Matt Chapman|Matt]]<br />
suddenly started<br />
screaming the chorus<br />
while making eggs.</blockquote>
The loading screen for the song displays what is apparently advice on playing the song from [[Strong Bad]]:

<blockquote>"For squeadlies, [[Mash|mash]] on the trembalo. For meadlies, tone up on your chord surpassers. Oh, and I'm awesome."</blockquote>
This advice is based on Strong Bad's guitar terminology from [[guitar]].

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== <span class="mw-headline">''Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s''</span> ==

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The loading screen for ''Because, It's Midnite''.

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[[Because, It's Midnite]] is featured as an "encore" song in ''Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s''. The song is considered particularly difficult, because of the main guitar solo.

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<blockquote>While on tour,<br />
[[Limozeen]] used to<br />
demand leather<br />
sheets from the<br />
hotels they stayed<br />
at until the rashes<br />
and animal rights<br />
activists became a<br />
problem.</blockquote>
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"I can't do 'oranges'!"

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In the [[Limozeen Live! (practice)|Limozeen Live! practice]], [[Larry Palaroncini]] is seen holding a ''Guitar Hero III'' controller from the [[Nintendo]] [[Wii]] version of the game. He says he can only play on medium difficulty, while a pop-up informs the viewer that he can't pass the first song (which would be "Slow Ride" by [[Foghat]]) on easy.

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