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	~~== Modern Handheld Games Menu ==~~		''For other uses, see [[games]].''

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	''Retro Game Page-y goodness.''		''Retro Game Page-y goodness.''

	The '''Handheld Games Menu''' ~~is currently available by choosing "Old Games" on~~ the [[~~Scrolling Shooter~~ Games ~~Menu~~]]. It is modeled after the ~~vintage~~ [[Nintendo]] "[[Game & Watch]]~~". The background can be changed so~~ [[~~Homestar Runner~~]] ~~can~~ [[Prancing\|~~prance~~]] across [[The Field]], [[Strong Badia]] (featuring the [[Tire\|tire]]), or [[The King of Town's Castle\|The King of Town's yard]] (featuring [[The King of Town's Grill\|his grill]]).		The '''Handheld Games Menu''' was the main menu for selecting [[Games]] from July 14, 2002 through July 29, 2004. It is modeled after simple [[Handheld electronic game\|handheld]] [[Liquid-crystal display\|LCD]] games, such as the [[Nintendo]] [[Game & Watch]] or games created by [[Tiger Electronics]].

			Games are selected with left and right arrows, moving an image of a [[Prancing\|prancing]] [[Homestar Runner]] across the screen while playing a simple tone. At each stop, an icon representing the game appears above Homestar while its title appears below him. By default, the background is [[The Field]]; a "bkgrd" button cycles the background image through [[Strong Badia]] (featuring the [[Tire\|tire]]), or [[The King of Town's Castle\|The King of Town's yard]] (featuring [[The King of Town's Grill\|his grill]]).

	'''Page Title:''' Exciting Handheld Action!		'''Page Title:''' Exciting Handheld Action!

			== Modern Handheld Games Menu ==

			The Handheld Games Menu is currently available by choosing "Old Games" on the [[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu]]. In this iteration, the handheld game is called "Super Old Games-n-Such".

	'''Date:''' Thursday, July 29, 2004		'''Date:''' Thursday, July 29, 2004
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	=== Available Games ===		=== Available Games ===

	* [[Dancin' Bubs]]		https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/e/e9/handheld-menu.gif/220px-handheld-menu.gif
	* [[Homestar Talker]]
	* [[Audition with Marzipan]]		''So old they are new! Maybe you forgot!''
	* [[Bronco Trolleys]]
	* [[Strong Libs]]		Each game is accompanied by a monochromatic icon, highlighted when Homestar is positioned underneath it.
	* [[Homestar Quiz]]
	* [[Hairstyle Runner]]		* [[Dancin' Bubs]] — [[Bubs]]'s head
	* [[Fortune Cookies]]		* [[Homestar Talker]] — Homestar's head, with an open-mouthed expression
	* [[Who Said What Now?\|Who Said What?]]		* [[Audition with Marzipan]] — [[Carol\|Marzipan's guitar]]
	* [[Astro-Lite 2600\|Astro Lite]]		* [[Bronco Trolleys]] — A bronco trolley (orange slice atop a Triscuit cracker)
			* [[Strong Libs]] — [[Strong Bad]]'s head
			* [[Homestar Quiz]] — A question mark
			* [[Hairstyle Runner]] — Homestar smiling, with a large [[Afros\|afro]]
			* [[Fortune Cookies]] — A fortune cookie, with the paper fortune visibly peeking out
			* [[Who Said What Now?\|Who Said What?]] — A dial
			* [[Astro-Lite 2600]] — The Astro-Lite, with scattered lights placed onto it

			Additionally, a small button labeled "new games" links to [[videlectrix.itch.io\|the Videlectrix itch.io page]].

	== Original Handheld Games Menu ==		== Original Handheld Games Menu ==
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	''The original version''		''The original version''

	Previously, the Handheld Games Menu ~~was~~ the main Games Menu~~. Most of it was the same as the current Handheld Games Menu, but there were a few differences~~.		Previously, the Handheld Games Menu served as the main Games Menu.

	'''Date:''' Sunday, July 14, 2002		'''Date:''' Sunday, July 14, 2002

	* ~~The last three games have been moved around a bit. The original version had the~~ [[~~Videlectrix~~]] ~~games "~~[[~~Population:~~ Tire]]~~" and "~~[[TROGDOR!]]~~" (which were moved to the~~ [[~~Scrolling Shooter Games Menu\|new Games Menu~~]]~~) instead~~ of ~~"Fortune Cookies" and "Astro Lite"~~, ~~which~~ were ~~in the [[Museum]] at the time. "Who Said What?" was also eighth in line instead of ninth. Population: Tire had~~ a ~~tire as an icon and TROGDOR! had Trogdor as an icon~~.		* Dancin' Bubs
	* The ~~text on top read~~ "Super Fun Games-n-Such" ~~instead of~~ "Super Old ~~Games-n-Such~~"~~. The~~ outline of the text was also thicker in the ~~original version~~.		* Homestar Talker
	* The "bkgrd" button was where the "new games" button game is now. ~~Obviously,~~ the "new games" button ~~was not in the original version~~.		* Audition with Marzipan
	* The mouth of the [[Strong Bad]] face ("Strong Libs'" icon) ~~was filled in more in~~ the ~~original version. The question mark (~~"Homestar Quiz's" icon~~) was darker~~ in ~~the original version~~.		* Bronco Trolleys
	* ~~The original version had~~ a gray back button in the bottom-left corner of the screen, which the new version lacks.		* Strong Libs
	* ~~The original version calls~~ the ~~[[Who Said What Now?]] game~~ "~~Spin `N Say~~", while in the ~~new version it is called~~ "~~Who Said What~~".		* Homestar Quiz
			* Hairstyle Runner
			* Who Said What?
			* [[Population: Tire]] — The [[Tire\|tire]]
			* [[TROGDOR!]] — [[Trogdor]]

			Most of it was the same as the current Handheld Games Menu, but there were a few differences.

			* The handheld game is labeled "Super Fun Games-n-Such" rather than "Super ''Old''"; the outline of the text was also thicker.
			* The selection of games differs across the two versions —
			** [[Population: Tire]] and [[TROGDOR!]] were moved to the [[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu]], as they are both [[Videlectrix]] games.
			** Astro Lite and Fortune Cookies were only accessible through the [[Museum]] at this time.
			* The "bkgrd" button was positioned where the "new games" button game is now. There was no equivalent to the small red "new games" button.
			* The mouth of the [[Strong Bad]] face ("Strong Libs" icon), the "Homestar Quiz" question mark icon, and the Trogdor icon were filled in with full black rather than semitransparent gray.
			* There is a gray "back" button in the bottom-left corner of the screen, which [[Toons Without Back Buttons\|the new version lacks]].

			== Fun Facts ==

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			''Coming up next...''

			=== Remarks ===

			* Pressing the "right" button while Astro-Lite 2600 is selected scrolls the selection back to the first spot, but pressing "left" when the first spot is selected does not move the selection at all.

	== Goofs ==		=== Goofs ===

	* There are actually two select buttons, one is the yellow one and there is one behind it which is black that can be selected by clicking below and to the right of the yellow button or by pressing tab a few times which scrolls through the buttons.		* There are actually two select buttons, one is the yellow one and there is one behind it which is black that can be selected by clicking below and to the right of the yellow button or by pressing tab a few times which scrolls through the buttons.
	* Pressing the "right" button while Astro-Lite 2600 is selected scrolls the selection back to the first spot, but pressing "left" when the first spot is selected doesn't move the selection at all.

	== Fast Forward ==		=== Fast Forward ===

	* The [[YouTube Related Video Thumbnails\|YouTube related video thumbnail]] in the YouTube version of [[Characters from Yonder Website]] is "[[Puppet Strong Bad]] Let's Plays those Terrible Old Games" with the Handheld Games Menu displayed on the [[Lappy 486]].		* The [[YouTube Related Video Thumbnails\|YouTube related video thumbnail]] in the YouTube version of [[Characters from Yonder Website]] is "[[Puppet Strong Bad]] Let's Plays those Terrible Old Games" with the Handheld Games Menu displayed on the [[Lappy 486]].
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== Contents ==

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* [#Modern_Handheld_Games_Menu 1 Modern Handheld Games Menu]
** [#Available_Games 1.1 Available Games]
* [#Original_Handheld_Games_Menu 2 Original Handheld Games Menu]
* [#Goofs 3 Goofs]
* [#Fast_Forward 4 Fast Forward]
* [#External_links 5 External links]

|}

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== <span class="mw-headline">Modern Handheld Games Menu</span> ==

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[[File:handheldgames postshooter.png|[[File:handheldgames_postshooter.png|220px|thumb]]]]
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[[File:handheldgames postshooter.png|[[File:magnify-clip.png|15px|thumb]]]]

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Retro Game Page-y goodness.

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The '''Handheld Games Menu''' is currently available by choosing "Old Games" on the [[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu]]. It is modeled after the vintage [[Nintendo]] "[[Game & Watch]]". The background can be changed so [[Homestar Runner]] can [[Prancing|prance]] across [[The Field]], [[Strong Badia]] (featuring the [[Tire|tire]]), or [[The King of Town's Castle|The King of Town's yard]] (featuring [[The King of Town's Grill|his grill]]).

'''Page Title:''' Exciting Handheld Action!

'''Date:''' Thursday, July 29, 2004

<span id="available-games"></span>
=== <span class="mw-headline">Available Games</span> ===

* [[Dancin' Bubs]]
* [[Homestar Talker]]
* [[Audition with Marzipan]]
* [[Bronco Trolleys]]
* [[Strong Libs]]
* [[Homestar Quiz]]
* [[Hairstyle Runner]]
* [[Fortune Cookies]]
* [[Who Said What Now?|Who Said What?]]
* [[Astro-Lite 2600|Astro Lite]]

<span id="original-handheld-games-menu"></span>
== <span class="mw-headline">Original Handheld Games Menu</span> ==

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<div class="thumbinner" style="width:222px;">

[[File:originalhandheldmenu.PNG|[[File:originalhandheldmenu.PNG|220px|thumb]]]]
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[[File:originalhandheldmenu.PNG|[[File:magnify-clip.png|15px|thumb]]]]

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The original version

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Previously, the Handheld Games Menu was the main Games Menu. Most of it was the same as the current Handheld Games Menu, but there were a few differences.

'''Date:''' Sunday, July 14, 2002

* The last three games have been moved around a bit. The original version had the [[Videlectrix]] games "[[Population: Tire]]" and "[[TROGDOR!]]" (which were moved to the [[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu|new Games Menu]]) instead of "Fortune Cookies" and "Astro Lite", which were in the [[Museum]] at the time. "Who Said What?" was also eighth in line instead of ninth. Population: Tire had a tire as an icon and TROGDOR! had Trogdor as an icon.
* The text on top read "Super Fun Games-n-Such" instead of "Super Old Games-n-Such". The outline of the text was also thicker in the original version.
* The "bkgrd" button was where the "new games" button game is now. Obviously, the "new games" button was not in the original version.
* The mouth of the [[Strong Bad]] face ("Strong Libs'" icon) was filled in more in the original version. The question mark ("Homestar Quiz's" icon) was darker in the original version.
* The original version had a gray back button in the bottom-left corner of the screen, which the new version lacks.
* The original version calls the [[Who Said What Now?]] game "Spin `N Say", while in the new version it is called "Who Said What".

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

* There are actually two select buttons, one is the yellow one and there is one behind it which is black that can be selected by clicking below and to the right of the yellow button or by pressing tab a few times which scrolls through the buttons.
* Pressing the "right" button while Astro-Lite 2600 is selected scrolls the selection back to the first spot, but pressing "left" when the first spot is selected doesn't move the selection at all.

<span id="fast-forward"></span>
== <span class="mw-headline">Fast Forward</span> ==

* The [[YouTube Related Video Thumbnails|YouTube related video thumbnail]] in the YouTube version of [[Characters from Yonder Website]] is "[[Puppet Strong Bad]] Let's Plays those Terrible Old Games" with the Handheld Games Menu displayed on the [[Lappy 486]].

<span id="external-links"></span>
== <span class="mw-headline">External links</span> ==

* [https://homestarrunner.com/oldgames.html view the Handheld Games Menu]
* [https://homestarrunner.com/handheld.swf view the Flash file for the Handheld Games Menu]
* [http://www.hrwiki.org/mirror/20040728_Old_Handheld_Games_Menu.html view the original Handheld Games Menu] (mirror)
* [http://www.hrwiki.org/mirror/20040728_Old_Handheld_Games_Menu.swf view the Flash file for the original Handheld Games Menu] (mirror)

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[[Third Games Menu]]
| style="text-align: center;" width="40%"| [[Games]] Navigation<br />
2002-2004
| style="text-align: center;" width="30%"| Succeeded by:<br />
[[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu]]
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[/wiki/Special:Categories Categories]: <span dir="ltr">[[Category:H*R Navigation|H*R Navigation]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Games|Games]]</span>

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