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Food-slinging cannons, my favorite!

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'''Revenge of the King''' is a game where you play as [[Strong Bad]] trying to defend your castle from [[The King of Town]]. This game is found on the [[King of Town Main Page]] by following the Easter egg in the [[The King of Town DVD]].

'''Date:''' Tuesday, April 1, 2003

'''Page Title:''' Winner gets cupcakes! - Revenge of the King

'''Old Page Title:''' Revenge of the King! - winner gets cupcakes

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== Contents ==

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* [#How_to_play 1 How to play]
* [#End_game_animations 2 End game animations]
** [#You_win 2.1 You win]
** [#You_lose 2.2 You lose]
** [#You_tie 2.3 You tie]
* [#Fun_Facts 3 Fun Facts]
** [#Trivia 3.1 Trivia]
** [#Remarks 3.2 Remarks]
** [#Glitches 3.3 Glitches]
** [#Inside_References 3.4 Inside References]
** [#Real-World_References 3.5 Real-World References]
** [#Fast_Forward 3.6 Fast Forward]
* [#External_Links 4 External Links]

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== <span class="mw-headline">How to play</span> ==

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"You gotta beat his score!!"

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<blockquote>'''<span style="color:#CC0000">REVENGE</span>'''<br />
'''<span style="color:#FFCC00">of the king</span>'''

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The King of Town has gone<br />
nuts and started cannoning<br />
everything in sight. Help<br />
Strong Bad launch food down<br />
his throat to keep him busy.<br />
You gotta beat his score!!<br />
<span style="color:red">WINNER GETS CUPCAKES</span>

'''Hit the King +10 pts for you'''<br />
'''King Hits You +25 pts for him'''

'''<span style="color:red">play it already!!</span>'''
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According to the instruction screen, the King of Town has gone crazy and is firing cannon shots at Strong Bad's castle. Strong Bad's only method of defense is catapults loaded with food. The King of Town has four cannons to shoot, while Strong Bad is given five catapults to launch food with.

The object of the game is to achieve the highest score before the 30-second timer runs out. The King of Town scores 25 points for each cannon shot that hits Strong Bad's side. Strong Bad must make the King of Town eat the food on his catapults by moving the mouse cursor to the catapult (each catapult has a brief cooldown after firing) and clicking the "fire!" button. Every time he does so successfully he scores 10 points and the King is momentarily distracted while he finishes eating.

The winner is rewarded with cupcakes, while the loser is punished by being lowered into either a cauldron full of hot melted [[Butter|butter]] (King) or [[The Poopsmith]]'s pile of [[Whatsit|whatsit]] (Strong Bad).

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== <span class="mw-headline">End game animations</span> ==

Depending on how you performed in the game, one of three things will happen.

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=== <span class="mw-headline">You win</span> ===

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"The punishment is not too bad, eh?"

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''{A message in Olde English text on the screen says, "Strong Bad Wins!". Same music intro is played.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' In your face, kingy!

''{Strong Bad is in the foreground chowing down on a cupcake as the King of Town is being lowered by a rope into the cauldron. The rope stops briefly.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' The punishment is not too bad, eh?

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=== <span class="mw-headline">You lose</span> ===

''{A message in Olde English text on the screen says, "The King Wins!". Music with a negative tone is played.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' I rule the school!

''{The King of Town is in the foreground chowing down on several cupcakes while Strong Bad is lowered by a rope into the whatsit pile as the Poopsmith looks on.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh-oh. This is about to get a whole lot more unfortunate.

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=== <span class="mw-headline">You tie</span> ===

''{A message in Olde English text on the screen says, "You Guys Tied!". The same music with a negative tone is also played.}''

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

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

* This was originally released as part of the 2003 [[April Fools']] gag.

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

* A good way to ensure victory is to fire bombs in quick succession top to bottom, and at the bottom going back to the by-then charged top catapult.
* During the ending cutscenes, an older design of the King of Town was used.
* Strong Bad cannot get points unless he actually hits the King, while the King only has to get a bomb to Strong Bad's side.
* The King of Town appears in a total of seven positions. Three of them are between cannons, which means he cannot attack you for about two seconds.
* The battlements of Strong Bad's castle are divided into four segments, which change appearance every time they're hit by a cannonball. It's difficult to tell due to the simple bird's-eye visuals, but this seems to represent damage and destruction of Strong Bad's wall. Each section disappears when it's taken enough hits, leaving only a simple wall with no details underneath. This all seems to suggest that at one point the game was planned to play somewhat differently, with the wall's deterioration actually impacting gameplay.

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

* If you get a higher score a split second before the other hits you and the timer runs out, you win anyway, like 120-125.
* The "You Win" screen can be seen by playing the Flash file, right-clicking and hitting "Play" while the King is saying "I rule the school!"
* If the game freezes temporarily and takes longer than the allotted time to recover, the timer will read negative, and the game will continue indefinitely.

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=== <span class="mw-headline">Inside References</span> ===

* The short sound clip played at the start screen is taken from the menu for [[The King of Town DVD]].

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=== <span class="mw-headline">Real-World References</span> ===

* "The punishment is not too bad, eh?" is a direct quote from the [[Russian roulette|Beerhunter]] game segment on the [[Bob & Doug McKenzie]] [[The Great White North (album)|Great White North album]] in which the "punishment" for opening the non-shaken beer is to drink it.

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

* The catapult used in the game is seen again in [[Kick-A-Ball]].

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

* [https://homestarrunner.com/kinggame play "Revenge of the King"]
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/kinggame.html play "Revenge of the King"] on the old [[Flash]] site
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/kinggame.swf view the Flash file for "Revenge of the King"]

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[/wiki/Special:Categories Categories]: <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Strong Bad Filmography|Strong Bad Filmography]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:The King of Town Filmography|The King of Town Filmography]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:The Poopsmith Filmography|The Poopsmith Filmography]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:April Fools|April Fools]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Games|Games]]</span>

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	'''Date:''' Tuesday, April 1, 2003		'''Date:''' Tuesday, April 1, 2003

	'''Page Title:''' Winner gets cupcakes! ~~- Revenge of the King~~		'''Page Title:''' Winner gets cupcakes!

	'''Old Page Title:''' Revenge of the King! - winner gets cupcakes		'''Old Page Title:''' Revenge of the King! - winner gets cupcakes
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	According to the instruction screen, the King of Town has gone crazy and is firing cannon shots at Strong Bad's castle. Strong Bad's only method of defense is catapults loaded with food. The King of Town has four cannons to shoot, while Strong Bad is given five catapults to launch food with.		According to the instruction screen, the King of Town has gone crazy and is firing cannon shots at Strong Bad's castle. Strong Bad's only method of defense is catapults loaded with food. The King of Town has four cannons to shoot, while Strong Bad is given five catapults to launch food with.

	The object of the game is to achieve the ~~highest score~~ before the 30-second timer runs out. The King of Town scores 25 points for each cannon shot that hits Strong Bad's side. Strong Bad must make the King of Town eat the food on his catapults by moving the mouse cursor to the catapult (each catapult has a brief cooldown after firing) and clicking the "fire!" button. Every time he does so successfully he scores 10 points and the King is momentarily distracted while he finishes eating.		The object of the game is to achieve a higher score than the King of Town before the 30-second timer runs out. The King of Town scores 25 points for each cannon shot that hits Strong Bad's side. Strong Bad must make the King of Town eat the food on his catapults by moving the mouse cursor to the catapult (each catapult has a brief cooldown after firing) and clicking the "fire!" button. Every time he does so successfully, he scores 10 points and the King is momentarily distracted while he finishes eating.

	The winner is rewarded with cupcakes, while the loser is punished by being lowered into either a cauldron full of hot melted [[Butter\|butter]] (King) or [[The Poopsmith]]'s pile of [[Whatsit\|whatsit]] (Strong Bad).		The winner is rewarded with cupcakes, while the loser is punished by being lowered into either a cauldron full of hot melted [[Butter\|butter]] (King) or [[The Poopsmith]]'s pile of [[Whatsit\|whatsit]] (Strong Bad).
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	=== <span class="mw-headline"> Trivia </span> ===		=== <span class="mw-headline"> Trivia </span> ===

	* This was originally released as part of the 2003 [[April Fools']] gag.		* This was originally released as part of the 2003 [[April Fools']] gag, which rebranded the site as [[King of Town Intro\|kingoftown.com]]. The related [[King of Town Main Page\|King of Town main page]] links to this game, rather than the games menu as other [[Main Pages\|main pages]] do.

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	* A good way to ensure victory is to fire bombs in quick succession top to bottom, and at the bottom going back to the by-then charged top catapult.		* A good way to ensure victory is to fire bombs in quick succession top to bottom, and at the bottom going back to the by-then charged top catapult.
	* During the ending cutscenes, an older design of the King of Town ~~was~~ used.		* During the ending cutscenes, an older design of the King of Town is used.
	* Strong Bad cannot get points unless he actually hits the King, while the King only has to get a bomb to Strong Bad's side.		* Strong Bad cannot get points unless he actually hits the King, while the King only has to get a bomb to Strong Bad's side.
	* The King of Town appears in a total of seven positions. Three of them are between cannons, which means he cannot attack you for about two seconds.		* The King of Town appears in a total of seven positions. Three of them are between cannons, which means he cannot attack you for about two seconds.
	* The battlements of Strong Bad's castle are divided into four segments, which change appearance every time they~~'re~~ hit by a cannonball. It's difficult to tell due to the simple bird's-eye visuals, but this seems to represent damage and destruction of Strong Bad's wall. Each section disappears when it's taken enough hits, leaving only a simple wall with no details underneath. This all seems to suggest that at one point the game was planned to play somewhat differently, with the wall's deterioration actually impacting gameplay.		* The battlements of Strong Bad's castle are divided into four segments, which change appearance every time they are hit by a cannonball. It is difficult to tell due to the simple bird's-eye visuals, but this seems to represent damage and destruction of Strong Bad's wall. Each section disappears when it has taken enough hits, leaving only a simple wall with no details underneath. This all seems to suggest that at one point, the game was planned to play somewhat differently, with the wall's deterioration actually impacting gameplay.

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

	* If ~~you get~~ a higher score a split second before the ~~other~~ hits ~~you~~ and the timer runs out, ~~you~~ win ~~anyway~~, ~~like~~ 120-125.		* If Strong Bad gets a higher score a split second before the King hits him and the timer runs out, Strong Bad win regardless, for example 120-125.
	* The "You Win" screen can be seen by playing the Flash file, right-clicking and hitting "Play" while the King is saying "I rule the school!"		* The "You Win" screen can be seen by playing the Flash file, then right-clicking and hitting "Play" while the King is saying "I rule the school!"
	* If the game freezes temporarily and takes longer than the allotted time to recover, the timer will read negative, and the game will continue indefinitely.		* If the game freezes temporarily and takes longer than the allotted time to recover, the timer will read negative, and the game will continue indefinitely.

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	=== <span class="mw-headline">Inside References</span> ===		=== <span class="mw-headline">Inside References</span> ===

	* The short sound clip played at the start screen is taken from the menu for [[The King of Town DVD]].		* The short sound clip played at the start screen, as well as if the player wins, is taken from the menu for [[The King of Town DVD]].

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	=== <span class="mw-headline">Real-World References</span> ===		=== <span class="mw-headline">Real-World References</span> ===

	* "The punishment is not too bad, eh?" is a ~~direct~~ quote from ~~the~~ [[Russian roulette\|Beerhunter]] ~~game~~ segment on the [[Bob & Doug McKenzie]] [[The Great White North (album)\|Great White North ~~album~~]] in which the "punishment" for opening ~~the non-shaken~~ beer is to drink it.		* "The punishment is not too bad, eh?" is a quote from "The [[Russian roulette\|Beerhunter]]" segment on the [[Bob & Doug McKenzie]] album ''[[The Great White North (album)\|The Great White North]]'' in which the "punishment" for opening an unshaken beer is to drink it.

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	[/wiki/Special:Categories Categories]: <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Strong Bad Filmography\|Strong Bad Filmography]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:The King of Town Filmography\|The King of Town Filmography]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:The Poopsmith Filmography\|The Poopsmith Filmography]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:April Fools\|April Fools]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Games\|Games]]</span>		[/wiki/Special:Categories Categories]: <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Strong Bad Filmography\|Strong Bad Filmography]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:The King of Town Filmography\|The King of Town Filmography]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:The Poopsmith Filmography\|The Poopsmith Filmography]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:April Fools\|April Fools]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Video Games\|Video Games]]</span>

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