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''Not to be confused with [[Viidelectrix]].''
''This article is about the game company.'' ''For  games played on the Wii, see [[Viidelectrix]].''


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|+ '''Videlectrix'''
|-
|-
! style="text-align: center;"| [[File:Videlectrixlogo.png|[[File:Videlectrixlogo.png|230px|thumb|Videlectrix logo]]]]
| colspan="2" | https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/2/27/Videlectrixlogo.png/230px-Videlectrixlogo.png
| style="text-align: center;"|
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|- valign="top"
! Type
! style="text-align: center;"| Type
| Unknown
| style="text-align: center;"| Video game company<br />
|-
 
! Headquarters
|- valign="top"
| Unknown
! style="text-align: center;"| Headquarters
|-
| style="text-align: center;"| [[Videlectrix Office]]
! Products
|- valign="top"
| Video games, CD-Rs, video game consoles, movies and metal detectors
! style="text-align: center;"| Products
|-
| style="text-align: center;"| Video games and consoles<br />
! Employees
<span class="small">'''via subsidiaries:'''</span> Blank media, batteries, board games, children's toys, film production<br />
| Art department, graphic designers
 
|-
|- valign="top"
! Slogan
! style="text-align: center;"| Employees
| We use computers...to make video games!
| style="text-align: center;"| [[Videlectrix Guys]]<br />
|-
Art department, graphic designers<br />
! Mascot
 
| [[Videlectrix Mascot]]
|- valign="top"
|-
! style="text-align: center;"| Slogan
! Website
| style="text-align: center;"| &quot;We use computers...to make video games!&quot;<br />
| [https://old.homestarrunner.com/videlectrix/ https://www.old.homestarrunner.com/videlectrix/]
 
|- valign="top"
! style="text-align: center;"| Mascot
| style="text-align: center;"| [[Videlectrix Mascot]]<br />
 
|- valign="top"
! style="text-align: center;"| Website
| style="text-align: center;"| [[videlectrix.itch.io]] ([https://videlectrix.itch.io/ link])<br />
[[videlectrix.com]] ([https://old.homestarrunner.com/videlectrix/ link])
|}
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''From a [[PAX East - 8 Apr 2018|2018 appearance at PAX East]]:''
https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/a/a6/Videlectrix_developers.png/230px-Videlectrix_developers.png
 
<blockquote>'''[[Matt Chapman|MATT CHAPMAN]]:''' Once we started making cartoons, it was kind of hard not to just let [video game] stuff seep into it. We were huge Activision aficionados as kids[,] so we decided to invent a fictitious company that we could then have as an excuse to make bad video games on our cartoon even though it had nothing to do with our cartoon. So we invented Videlectrix.</blockquote>
'''Videlectrix''' is a video game developer that &quot;makes&quot; most of the [[Games|games]] seen on [[homestarrunner.com]]. From [[2003]] onwards, nearly all [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] games have been presented as being developed by Videlectrix.
 
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''Good graphics are a must.''
== Contents ==


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'''Videlectrix''' is a fictitious video game company that "makes" most of the games seen on [[homestarrunner.com]], first mentioned in the game [[Awexome Cross]]. The brains behind the company Videlectrix were the cover story for January 2005's issue of [[Stookley's Hundredaire Socialite]], as seen in an Easter egg of the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[part-time job]]. In reality, the [[Videlectrix Guys|employees]] seen are [[The Brothers Chaps]] in fake mustaches.
* [#Company 1 Company]
** [#Employees 1.1 Employees]
** [#Subsidiaries_and_Affiliates 1.2 Subsidiaries and Affiliates]
* [#Website 2 Website]
* [#Videlectrix_Games 3 Videlectrix Games]
** [#Playable 3.1 Playable]
** [#Non-Playable 3.2 Non-Playable]
* [#Fun_Facts 4 Fun Facts]
** [#Remarks 4.1 Remarks]
** [#Inside_References 4.2 Inside References]
** [#Real-World_References 4.3 Real-World References]
* [#Quotes_of_the_Week 5 Quotes of the Week]
* [#See_Also 6 See Also]
* [#External_Links 7 External Links]


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Videlectrix has three known subsidiaries, ''Videlectrix Films'', which is responsible for the [[Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer|Peasant's Quest movie]] and [[Litigation Jackson]], ''Videlectrix Media'', which manufactures [[CD-R|CD-Rs]], the type of which is used for [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]], and ''Videlectrix Kidx'', which produces the [[Taranchula]] [[Metal Detector|metal detector]] used in the email [[buried]] and the [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]] game series. Although the board game company [[Boardelectrix]] and the toy company [[Kidelectrix]] have similar names to Videlectrix, the relationship between these three companies is unknown.


<span id="company"></span>
The website was originally located at "videlectrix.com", before it was moved to "homestarrunner.com/videlectrix". Between October and November 2019, the domain name "videlectrix.com" expired, and was briefly owned by squatters. Several pages, including the [[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu|Games menu]], still contained links to that site during this time. The domain now consists of a frame that shows the homestarrunner.com version of the website.
== <span class="mw-headline"> Company </span> ==


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== Main Page Descriptions ==


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These are the descriptions shown on the main page of the Videlectrix website, [https://old.homestarrunner.com/videlectrix/ Videlectrix.com].


[[File:Videlectrix developers.png|[[File:Videlectrix_developers.png|200px|thumb]]]]
=== April 24, 2009-present ===
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<blockquote>
>Sure you can go to [http://www.telltale.com/store/strongbad-bundles TelltaleGames.com] to<br />
>buy Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People<br />
>on DVD. But only Videlectrix has the REAL box art!<br />
><br />
>We don't even know what a 'slip case' is! Box art<br />
>belongs on a BOX. Or at least a picture of a box.<br />
>And that's what you'll find here.<br />
><br />
>Oh and hey! Maybe we'll make another [https://homestarrunner.com/dangeresque.html Roomisode!]
</blockquote>


[[File:Videlectrix developers.png|[[File:magnify-clip.png|15px|thumb]]]]
=== December 1, 2008-April 23, 2009 ===


</div>
<blockquote>
Hard at work [[Progrum|progrumming]] [[Good Graphics|good graphics]].
>Got the EPISODIC GAMING blues? In this age<br />
>of calculator wristwatches, who has time for 2-4 hours<br />
>of gameplay? With Videlectrix' new [https://homestarrunner.com/dangeresque.html ROOMISODIC<br /> GAMING], we guarantee several minutes of game play!<br />
><br />
>Filling out the paperwork has never been so action-packed<br />
>in [https://homestarrunner.com/dangeresque.html Dangeresque Roomisode 1: Behind The Dangerdesque!<br /> Click here to play now!]
</blockquote>


</div>
=== November 19, 2008-November 30, 2008 ===


</div>
<blockquote>
>Videlectrix has had ENOUGH! Telltale Games<br />
>thinks they're SO GREAT with their episodic<br />
>gaming model. Well, we still have a few videlectricks<br />
>up our sleeve. No longer will we be graphically<br />
>mariginalized by our graphical oppressors!
><br /><br />
>Check back in the coming days as we strike back!
</blockquote>


</div>
=== July 18, 2008-November 19, 2008 ===
Videlectrix was first mentioned in the game [[Awexome Cross]]. Although vociferously obsessed with [[Good Graphics|good graphics]], their games are noticeably out-of-date; most Videlectrix games are roughly on par with the [[Atari 2600]], [[Nintendo|Nintendo Entertainment System]], or similar '70s-'80s era technology.


[[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]], developed by real-world company [[Telltale Games]], was framed as Telltale &quot;collaborating&quot; with Videlectrix. In a similar manner, [[Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate]]'s Steam page lists the game as being developed and published by Videlectrix.
<blockquote>
>Don't forget about us! We're still HERE! Videlectrix<br />
>has been committing to all kinds of excellents<br />
>in video gaming. No matter what lawsuits you<br />
>hear about, Videlectrix did A LOT of work on<br />
>'Strong Man's Cool Game for Attractive People.'<br />
><br />
>Um...Remember Peasant's Quest?<br />
>We did that!
</blockquote>


A portion of the [[Office of The Brothers Chaps]] is designated as the [[Videlectrix Office]], with a large Videlectrix logo and game artwork adorning the wall.
=== April 10, 2008-July 17, 2008 ===


<span id="employees"></span>
<blockquote>
=== <span class="mw-headline">Employees</span> ===
>It's official! Videlectrix has gone this-gen! Teaming up<br />
>with round, puffy graphics gamemakers Telltale Games,<br />
>we're finally bringing the world of Homestart Runner<br />
>to life with "Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive<br />
>People!" We helped out with the ''whole entire game''<br />
>and not just one little part they kept in because<br />
>the contract said they had to! Thanks Telltale!
</blockquote>


''See main article: [[Videlectrix Guys]]''
=== July 16, 2007-April 9, 2008 ===


The two employees of Videlectrix are &quot;Videlectrix One&quot; — the domineering, argumentative leader portrayed by [[Matt Chapman]] — and &quot;Videlectrix Two&quot; — his timid subordinate portrayed by [[Mike Chapman]]. Both men wear polo shirts, have poorly combed hair, and sport bushy [[Mustaches|mustaches]]. ''[[Stookley's Hundredaire Socialite]]'' featured &quot;the brains behind Videlectrix&quot; as their cover story in January 2005.
<blockquote>
>Ever bought a used game that didn't come with the instruction book? <br />
>Hard to play, right? Well, that's just what Videlectrix did with <br />
>"Where's an Egg?"! We bought this game overseas years ago and had <br />
>no idea how to play it... UNTIL NOW!<br />
><br />
>This online auction has a single page from the instruction book for sale! <br />
> Now everything kind of makes a little bit of sense! <br />
>CLICK HERE to play Where's an egg? right now!
</blockquote>


<span id="subsidiaries-and-affiliates"></span>
=== March 12, 2007-July 16, 2007 ===
=== <span class="mw-headline">Subsidiaries and Affiliates</span> ===


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<blockquote>
>Here at Videmalectrix, some of our programmers<br />
>don't have a whole heckuva lot to do<br />
>sometimes. So we made them remake several<br />
>of your favorite V'lectrix hits for use on the new<br />
>Remote Controller Video Game System!<br />
>Just pick up any remote you have lying around,<br />
>TV, Betamax, even Laserdisc, then<br />
>click on 'Games for Wii' and get to wavin'!
</blockquote>


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=== July 17, 2006-March 12, 2007 ===


[[File:Videlectrix Films.png|[[File:Videlectrix_Films.png|180px|thumb]]]]
<blockquote>
<div class="thumbcaption">
>Videlectrix is ONTO YOU! We know you want more<br />
>quality styles inside of your video game and that's<br />
>just what we've done! Kid Speedy v1.NEW! is an<br />
>update for the ages. New challenge! More reward!<br />
>If video computer games are the disease, Videlectrix<br />
>is the free clinic!<br /><br />
>Play Kid Speedy! in the 'Game Demos' section NOW!
</blockquote>


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=== July 10, 2006-July 17, 2006 ===


[[File:Videlectrix Films.png|[[File:magnify-clip.png|15px|thumb]]]]
<blockquote>
>We have had a lot of couple people tell us<br />
>that they firmly believe 'Kid Speedy' will<br />
>never come out. We Videlectrix types would like to<br />
>take this opportunity to spit on those people.<br />
>After eating a bunch of Skittles.<br /><br />
>Head to the 'Game Demos' section and play Kid Speedy!
</blockquote>


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=== April 24, 2006-July 10, 2006 ===
Pan-and-scan!


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<blockquote>
>Oh, man. Here we go again. Those <br />
>big 'ol brains at Videlectix.com have been <br />
>trying to outdo themselves for some time <br />
>now, and they've finally done it with a <br />
>little game called 'Thy Dungeonman 3.' <br />
>Utilising state-off-the-art amber monochrome <br />
>computer visuals, TD3 will make you want <br />
>to never stop playing this game!!!!!
</blockquote>


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=== March 21, 2005-April 24, 2006 ===


</div>
<blockquote>
A production logo for '''Videlectrix Films''' is seen in the [[Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer|Peasant's Quest movie trailer]].
>You may not believe it, but we've made yet <br />
>another good-great game. We decided to call <br />
>this one Stinkoman 20X6. Side scrolling action <br />
>means hours of fun scrolling action! <br />
>Springtime's around the corner, and <br />
>coincidentally, so is "Your Videlectrix.com."
</blockquote>


The CD ''[[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]]'' is designed to look like a custom burned [[CD-R]] of the '''Videlectrix Media''' brand.
=== January 14-March 21, 2005 ===


'''Videlectrix Kidx''' is a toy company which produced the [[Taranchula Black Metal Detector]] used in the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[buried]] and the ''[[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]]'' game series. It is unknown if similarly-named toy company [[Kidelectrix]] is affiliated with Videlectrix.
<blockquote>
>Holy smokes! We managed to make another <br />
>game. This game is a great game and it is <br />
>called 50k Racewalker. Go fast, but not too <br />
>fast! Pace it on over to the game demos <br />
>section and take a few (million) steps. <br />
>You won't (will) be disappointed! Keep <br />
>your crosshairs locked on videlectrix.com, <br />
>or "Good Games HQ."
</blockquote>


Board game company '''[[Boardelectrix]]''' has been variously portrayed as [[The Deleteheads Download|a separate company "next door" to Videlectrix]] or [[Trogdor!! The Board Game (video)|the same company with the same employees]].
=== August 30, 2004-January 14, 2005 ===


'''Videlectrix Power''' batteries are used in the [[Kick The Cheat Voicebox Replacement Surgery]] demonstration.
<blockquote>
>Yowza! We're a real video-game-making-company!<br />
>To prove it, we have a new game called Duck Guardian.<br />
>Slither on over to the Game Demos section and <br />
>guard you some ducks. We're also gearing up for our<br />
>fall lineup of "New Releases and Announced Titles."<br />
>We look forward to seeing you in America's finest<br />
>and friendliest video arcades!
</blockquote>


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=== February 23-August 30, 2004 ===
== <span class="mw-headline"> Website </span> ==


The Videlectrix website at [[videlectrix.com]] features more information about the company, including news updates, listings of games and box art, downloadable music, and playable games. Many of the games on this site have little or no connection to Homestar Runner. This site has not been updated since 2009.
<blockquote>
>We're all the time working on the hottest new games and titles. Recently,<br />
>we just finished making 'Thy Dungeonman 2.' We're even thinking of<br />
>making another game in the future! Other projects are too numerous<br />
>and exciting to mention, but you can bet they'll be every bit as good as<br />
>some of our other hot titles. For years, Videlectrix has been busy making<br />
>sure you'll get a chance to love playing our electronic T.V. video games.<br />
>That's practically our middle name. So, keep your eyes peeled for our<br />
>upcoming "Hottest New Games and Titles!!"
</blockquote>


The [[videlectrix.itch.io|Videlectrix itch.io page]] has superseded videlectrix.com as the home for Videlectrix games on the Internet.
== Easter Eggs ==


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* Clicking on the blow up reading "starring the popular RON PLANET!" while viewing the Duck Guardian 2 box will send you to [http://www.ronplanet.com Ron Planet]. This is a side project by Craig Zobel and Matt Chapman.
== <span class="mw-headline"> Videlectrix Games </span> ==
* The mp3 file for Stinkoman Level 1 Theme has a description that says "00000605 0000010F 000027AE 0000116E 00007E53 000074BC 00005EF8 00007053 00003C68 000065F0". It is unknown what this is supposed to mean, but it may be a video game code.


Many games created by Videlectrix have been mentioned or seen throughout the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] body of work. Games range from brief mentions or single screenshots to full, playable games on [[homestarrunner.com|the website]] or elsewhere.
== Videlectrix Games ==


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| valign="top"| <span id="playable"></span>
| Playable
=== <span class="mw-headline"> Playable </span> ===
|  
 
| Non-Playable
* [[50K Racewalker]]
* [[Awexome Cross]]
* [[Burninate the Barnyard]]
* [[Dangeresque Roomisode 1: Behind the Dangerdesque|Dangeresque Roomisode 1: Behind The Dangerdesque]]
* [[Dangeresque Roomisode 2: The Intersection of Doom & Boom]]
* [[Dangeresque Roomisode 3: Keep My Enemies, Loser]]
* [[Dangeresque Roomisode X: Inspection Certificate on File in Building Office]]
* [[Duck Guardian]]
* [[Duck Pond]]
* [[Gel-Arshie's Pro Fruitboarder]]
* [[Halloween Hide & Seek]]
* [[Hallrunner]]
* [[Kid Speedy]]
* [[Limozeen's Hot Babelien Odyssey]]
* [[Math Kickers]]
* [[Peasant's Quest]]
* [[Pigs on Head|Pigs on Head (LCD Version)]]
* [[Population: Tire]]
* [[Redcoat Ghost Patrol]]
* [[RhinoFeeder]]
* [[Rig Rug]]
* [[Secret Collect.]]
* [[Snake Boxer 5]]
* [[Space Circus Catastrophe]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6]]
* [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]]
* [[StrongBadZone]]
* [[Thy Dungeonman]]
* [[Thy Dungeonman II]]
* [[Thy Dungeonman 3]]
* [[Trogday Micro Game]]
* [[TROGDOR!]]
* [[Trogdor's 3D-Ungeon]]
* [[Where's an Egg?]]
* [[Where's The Cheat? (game)|Where's The Cheat?]]
 
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| valign="top"| <span id="non-playable"></span>
=== <span class="mw-headline"> Non-Playable </span> ===
 
* [[Butcher Bros.]]
* [[C.H.E.A.T.]]
* [[Cheat Commandos Tactics]]
* [[Duck Guardian 2]]
* [[Classic Stand-up Arcade Game|Explodey Sisters]]
* [[Fluffy Puff Mayonnaise Game]]
* [[Halfathlon]]
* [[King Dingo]]
* [[8-Bit is Enough|Lady Crate Ape]]
* [[Lewis Rudkin SX: england]]
* [[Fan 'Stumes 2021|Locate Banana]]
* [[SBCG4AP Dev Blog|LogoQuest - Legend of the Lost Interest-Before-The-Game-Even-Starts!]]
* [[8-Bit is Enough|Mista Fixit]]
* [[Peasant's Quest Proposed Sequels|PEASANT'S QUEST 2: Return of the Babym'n]]
* [[Peasant's Quest Proposed Sequels|Peasant's Quest Online?]]
* [[Pigs on Head|Pigs On Head (console/computer version)]]
* [[Planet Alert!]]
* [[QWERTY]]
* [[Rabbit Algebra]]
* [[Salad Daze]]
* [[robots|Saucegebra]]
* [[Shploitz!]]
* [[Homestar Ruiner Responses|Snake Boxer]]
* [[Homestar Ruiner Responses (House of Strong)|Snake Boxer 2: The Biting of Boxer Joe]]
* [[Homestar Ruiner Responses (House of Strong)|Snake Boxer 3: Solving Problems Through Diplomacy]]
* [[Homestar Ruiner Responses (House of Strong)|Snake Boxer 4: Lady Snake Parade]]
* [[Strong Bad's Responses in Poker Night at the Inventory|Snake Boxer 6: Now The Snakes Have Fists Too]]
* [[Spaceshipper]]
* [[Spirits of '76]]
* [[Sundae Drivin']]
* [[8-Bit is Enough Responses (The Field)|The Halls of Trogdor]]
* [[8-Bit is Enough Responses (Videlectrix Mainframe)|Thy Dungeonman 0: No Text Edition]]
* [[Trogdor: Let's Burninate Phonics]]
* Trogdor Tactics
* [[dictionary|Where's an Egg? II]]
* [[Fan Costumes 2017|Xeliogravius IV]]
 
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Joystick Wagglin'
 
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Many games open with an animation of the running mascot.
 
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<span id="fun-facts"></span>
== Game Gallery ==
== <span class="mw-headline">Fun Facts</span> ==
 
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We use computers... to make video games!
 
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The box art of the games created by Videlectrix.
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'''Description:'''


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<blockquote>
>Welcome to the Videlectrix Game Gallery. Have some wine and cheese<br />
>and enjoy the dynamic cover artwork for our dynamic cover games.<br />
>Featuring the work of award winning artists such as: our art department.
</blockquote>


[[File:ytthumb hauntedhouse.png|[[File:ytthumb_hauntedhouse.png|180px|thumb]]]]
* Secret Collect (for the [[FunMachine]])
<div class="thumbcaption">
* StrongBadZone
* Rhinofeeder (for the Super Funmachine)
* Thy Dungeonman (400-page manual inside!! Text-based, Dungeon-based Action!!)
* Thy Dungeonman II (More Text Means More Action!!)
* Thy Dungeonman III
* 50k Racewalker (Taste a Walk!)
* Duck Guardian 1
* Duck Guardian 2 (starring the popular Ron Planet!)
* Planet Alert!
* Hallrunner (For use with Arrow Keys!)
* Pigs on Head
* Space Shipper (NOW for only ONE PLAYER!!!)
* Stinkoman 20X6 (Ask for a challenge! Deuce!)


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== Game Music ==


[[File:ytthumb hauntedhouse.png|[[File:magnify-clip.png|15px|thumb]]]]
MP3s of the music from various Videlectrix games are available.
'''Description:'''


</div>
<blockquote>
The 'Trix
>We one time received two emails asking about the music from all our<br />
>various game selections. We took that to mean we should put them<br />
>UP for DOWN load (D-pad humor). Here is.
</blockquote>


</div>
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/videlectrix/songs/videlectrix_theme.mp3 Videlectrix Theme]
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/videlectrix/songs/trogdor_theme.mp3 Trogdor Theme]
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/videlectrix/songs/poptire_theme.mp3 Population Tire Theme]
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/videlectrix/songs/awexome_music.mp3 Awexome Cross Music]
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/videlectrix/songs/rhino_music.mp3 Rhino Feeder Music]
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/videlectrix/songs/sbzone_music.mp3 StrongBadZone Music]
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/videlectrix/songs/pq_theme.mp3 Peasant's Quest Theme]
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/videlectrix/songs/pq_trogcave.mp3 Peasant's Quest (Trogdor's Cave)]
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/videlectrix/songs/trogdor_intermission.mp3 Trogdor Intermission]
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/videlectrix/songs/thydungeonman_theme.mp3 Thy Dungeonman Theme]
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/videlectrix/songs/racewalker50k_theme.mp3 50K Racewalker Theme]
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/videlectrix/songs/duckguard1_theme.mp3 Duck Guardian 1 Theme]
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/videlectrix/songs/duckguard1_win.mp3 Duck Guardian 1 Reprise]
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/videlectrix/songs/stinkoman_level1.mp3 Stinkoman Level 1]
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/videlectrix/songs/stinkoman_level2.mp3 Stinkoman Level 2]
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/videlectrix/songs/stinkoman_cutscene.mp3 Stinkoman Cutscene]


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== Fun Facts ==


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


* The menu of [[Everything Else, Volume 3]] is depicted as a Videlectrix game.
* The quote "award winning artists such as: our art department" could be a reference to games from the Atari era in which employees remained nameless.
* A description of Videlectrix in a [[Telltale Games]] [http://www.telltalegames.com/company/pressreleases/id-65 press release] read:
* If the TROGDOR! game in the catalog is clicked when it is already on the screen, the Secret Collect game description is shown.
* The metadata for all three Stinkoman tunes lists "[[Homestar Runner]]" as artist.
* Videlectrix has often been treated as a legitimate video game developer in the real world. In one instance, they were even acknowledged by Nintendo Power magazine.
** Emotion Eric visited the Videlectrix offices for an [http://www.emotioneric.com/ae/?adv=theinterview interview].
** Rock, Paper, Shotgun [http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/12/17/rps-speaks-exclusively-to-videlectrix/ interviewed] Videlectrix regarding their disagreement with [[Telltale Games]].
* As seen in one of [[Strong Bad]]'s [[@strongbadactual (Instagram)|Instagram]] posts, Videlectrix has come out with a "Virtualectrix" virtual reality headset, although as depicted it is made of cardboard.


<blockquote>Since the beginning of organized time, or shortly thereafter, the 'Trix, as they are sometimes known, has been at all four fronts of the electronic video gaming industry, providing lo-res entertainment to parents and children alike. In the early years, The Big V, as they are othertimes known, got their start by typing numbers into calculators and then turning the calculators upside down to form words. In 2003, they partnered with Homestarrunner.com and released the arcade peasant-masher Trogdor! They've since followed up with hit after hit, including next-gen text adventure Peasant's Quest, side scrolling platformer Stinkoman 20X6, and the unforgettable Color Television Calibration Cartridge. Vid'rix looks forward to working with Telltale Games and finding out just exactly what it is they do.</blockquote>
=== Glitches ===
* [[videlectrix.itch.io|Videlectrix's page on itch.io]] reads:


<blockquote>Since the beginning of videogames, Videlectrix has been there forefronting the crap out of the competition with good graphics and half-decent progrumming. With classic hits like the '''Thy Dungeonman''' series, '''Trogdor!''', '''Stinkoman 20X6''', and '''Peasant's Quest''', the 'Trix has firmly cemented itself in cement shoes and cast itself into the proverbial East River of videogaming.</blockquote>
* Sometimes, on the Game Catalog menu, when you click on Dangeresque, a screenshot of Stinkoman 20X6 appears on the television and "Stinkoman 20X6" will appear at the top instead of Dangeresque. Also, a random description will appear as well. If you click on Dangeresque again, the proper Dangeresque title, screenshot and description will appear.
* Videlectrix has often been treated as a legitimate video game developer in the real world. In one instance, they were even acknowledged by ''Nintendo Power'' magazine.
** [[Eric Conveys an Emotion|Emotion Eric]] [[Eric Conveys An Emotion: The Interview|visited the Videlectrix offices for an interview]].
** ''Rock, Paper, Shotgun'' [http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/12/17/rps-speaks-exclusively-to-videlectrix/ interviewed] Videlectrix regarding their disagreement with [[Telltale Games]].
* As seen in one of [[Strong Bad]]'s [[@strongbadactual (Instagram)|Instagram]] posts, Videlectrix has come out with a &quot;Virtualectrix&quot; virtual reality headset, although as depicted it is made of cardboard.


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


* Many Videlectrix games feature [[Poorly Written Emails|incorrect English grammar]] and [[Deliberately Poor English|spelling due to bad translations]], despite the fact the Videlectrix team have been shown to be fluent in English.
* Many Videlectrix games feature [[Poorly Written Emails|incorrect English grammar]] and [[Deliberately Poor English|spelling due to bad translations]], despite the fact the Videlectrix team have been shown to be fluent in English.
* The games in the catalog are presented as stacks of [[Atari 2600]] cartridges.


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


* The Videlectrix logo is similar to the first version of the [[Commodore International|Commodore]] logo, particularly its [[Fonts|font]].
* The Videlectrix logo is similar to the first version of the [[Commodore International|Commodore]] logo, particularly its [[Fonts|font]].


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== Quotes of the Week ==
== <span class="mw-headline"> Quotes of the Week </span> ==


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== <span class="mw-headline"> See Also </span> ==
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! style="background:#ccccff;text-align:center;" | Videlectrix's [[Quote of the Week|Quotes of the Week]]
|-
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|}
 
== See Also ==


* [[Viidelectrix]]
* [[Viidelectrix]]
* [[FunMachine]]


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


* [https://videlectrix.itch.io/ Videlectrix itch.io page]
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/videlectrix/ Videlectrix website] — '''Page Title:''' Home of our Videlectrix!!
* [https://store.steampowered.com/curator/44501596 Videlectrix Steam page]
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/videlectrix/ Videlectrix website]
** View the [https://old.homestarrunner.com/videlectrix/videlectrix_home.swf Flash file] of the main page
** View the [https://old.homestarrunner.com/videlectrix/videlectrix_home.swf Flash file] of the main page
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/videlectrix/videlectrix_catalog.html Games Catalog] — '''Page Title:''' Catalogs of our games!!
** View the [https://old.homestarrunner.com/videlectrix/videlectrix_catalog.swf Flash file] of the games catalog
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/videlectrix/videlectrix_demos.html Game Demos] — '''Page Title:''' Demos of our games!
** View the [https://old.homestarrunner.com/videlectrix/videlectrix_demos.swf Flash file] of the demos page
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/videlectrix/videlectrix_gallery.html Game Gallery] — '''Page Title:''' Galleries of our games!
** View the [https://old.homestarrunner.com/videlectrix/videlectrix_gallery.swf Flash file] of the gallery page
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/videlectrix/videlectrix_music.html Game Music] — '''Page Title:''' Musics of our games!
** View the [https://old.homestarrunner.com/videlectrix/videlectrix_music.swf Flash file] of the music page


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| style="background-color:#7DB7ED;text-align:center;width:10em" | '''Playable'''
 
| [[50K Racewalker]], [[Awexome Cross]], [[Dangeresque Roomisode 1: Behind the Dangerdesque]], [[Duck Guardian One]], [[Duck Pond]],<br />[[Gel-Arshie's Pro Fruitboarder]], [[Hallrunner]], [[Kid Speedy]], [[Limozeen's Hot Babelien Odyssey]], [[Math Kickers]], [[Peasant's Quest]],<br />[[Pigs on Head]], [[Population: Tire]], [[RhinoFeeder]], [[Secret Collect.]], [[Snake Boxer 5]], [[Space Circus Catastrophe]], [[Stinkoman 20X6]],<br />[[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]], [[StrongBadZone]], [[TROGDOR!]], [[Thy Dungeonman]], [[Thy Dungeonman II]],<br />[[Thy Dungeonman 3]], [[Where's an Egg?]]
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| style="background-color:#7DB7ED;text-align:center;" | '''Non-playable'''
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| [[Butcher Bros.]], [[C.H.E.A.T.]], [[Cheat Commandos Tactics]], [[Dangeresque Roomisode 2]], [[Duck Guardian 2]], [[Fluffy Puff Mayonnaise Game]],<br />[[Halfathlon]], [[King Dingo]], [[Lewis Rudkin SX: england]], [[Planet Alert!]], [[QWERTY]], [[Rabbit Algebra]], [[Salad Daze]], [[Shploitz!]],<br />[[Spaceshipper]], [[Spirits of '76]], [[Sundae Drivin']], [[Trogdor: Let's Burninate Phonics]]
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[[Category:Videlectrix Games]]
[[Category:Companies]]


Latest revision as of 14:24, 14 July 2026

This article is about the game company. For games played on the Wii, see Viidelectrix.

230px-Videlectrixlogo.png
Type Unknown
Headquarters Unknown
Products Video games, CD-Rs, video game consoles, movies and metal detectors
Employees Art department, graphic designers
Slogan We use computers...to make video games!
Mascot Videlectrix Mascot
Website https://www.old.homestarrunner.com/videlectrix/

230px-Videlectrix_developers.png

Good graphics are a must.

Videlectrix is a fictitious video game company that "makes" most of the games seen on homestarrunner.com, first mentioned in the game Awexome Cross. The brains behind the company Videlectrix were the cover story for January 2005's issue of Stookley's Hundredaire Socialite, as seen in an Easter egg of the Strong Bad Email part-time job. In reality, the employees seen are The Brothers Chaps in fake mustaches.

Videlectrix has three known subsidiaries, Videlectrix Films, which is responsible for the Peasant's Quest movie and Litigation Jackson, Videlectrix Media, which manufactures CD-Rs, the type of which is used for Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits, and Videlectrix Kidx, which produces the Taranchula metal detector used in the email buried and the Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People game series. Although the board game company Boardelectrix and the toy company Kidelectrix have similar names to Videlectrix, the relationship between these three companies is unknown.

The website was originally located at "videlectrix.com", before it was moved to "homestarrunner.com/videlectrix". Between October and November 2019, the domain name "videlectrix.com" expired, and was briefly owned by squatters. Several pages, including the Games menu, still contained links to that site during this time. The domain now consists of a frame that shows the homestarrunner.com version of the website.

Main Page Descriptions

These are the descriptions shown on the main page of the Videlectrix website, Videlectrix.com.

April 24, 2009-present

>Sure you can go to TelltaleGames.com to
>buy Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People
>on DVD. But only Videlectrix has the REAL box art!
>
>We don't even know what a 'slip case' is! Box art
>belongs on a BOX. Or at least a picture of a box.
>And that's what you'll find here.
>
>Oh and hey! Maybe we'll make another Roomisode!

December 1, 2008-April 23, 2009

>Got the EPISODIC GAMING blues? In this age
>of calculator wristwatches, who has time for 2-4 hours
>of gameplay? With Videlectrix' new ROOMISODIC
GAMING, we guarantee several minutes of game play!
>
>Filling out the paperwork has never been so action-packed
>in Dangeresque Roomisode 1: Behind The Dangerdesque!
Click here to play now!

November 19, 2008-November 30, 2008

>Videlectrix has had ENOUGH! Telltale Games
>thinks they're SO GREAT with their episodic
>gaming model. Well, we still have a few videlectricks
>up our sleeve. No longer will we be graphically
>mariginalized by our graphical oppressors! >

>Check back in the coming days as we strike back!

July 18, 2008-November 19, 2008

>Don't forget about us! We're still HERE! Videlectrix
>has been committing to all kinds of excellents
>in video gaming. No matter what lawsuits you
>hear about, Videlectrix did A LOT of work on
>'Strong Man's Cool Game for Attractive People.'
>
>Um...Remember Peasant's Quest?
>We did that!

April 10, 2008-July 17, 2008

>It's official! Videlectrix has gone this-gen! Teaming up
>with round, puffy graphics gamemakers Telltale Games,
>we're finally bringing the world of Homestart Runner
>to life with "Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive
>People!" We helped out with the whole entire game
>and not just one little part they kept in because
>the contract said they had to! Thanks Telltale!

July 16, 2007-April 9, 2008

>Ever bought a used game that didn't come with the instruction book?
>Hard to play, right? Well, that's just what Videlectrix did with
>"Where's an Egg?"! We bought this game overseas years ago and had
>no idea how to play it... UNTIL NOW!
>
>This online auction has a single page from the instruction book for sale!
> Now everything kind of makes a little bit of sense!
>CLICK HERE to play Where's an egg? right now!

March 12, 2007-July 16, 2007

>Here at Videmalectrix, some of our programmers
>don't have a whole heckuva lot to do
>sometimes. So we made them remake several
>of your favorite V'lectrix hits for use on the new
>Remote Controller Video Game System!
>Just pick up any remote you have lying around,
>TV, Betamax, even Laserdisc, then
>click on 'Games for Wii' and get to wavin'!

July 17, 2006-March 12, 2007

>Videlectrix is ONTO YOU! We know you want more
>quality styles inside of your video game and that's
>just what we've done! Kid Speedy v1.NEW! is an
>update for the ages. New challenge! More reward!
>If video computer games are the disease, Videlectrix
>is the free clinic!

>Play Kid Speedy! in the 'Game Demos' section NOW!

July 10, 2006-July 17, 2006

>We have had a lot of couple people tell us
>that they firmly believe 'Kid Speedy' will
>never come out. We Videlectrix types would like to
>take this opportunity to spit on those people.
>After eating a bunch of Skittles.

>Head to the 'Game Demos' section and play Kid Speedy!

April 24, 2006-July 10, 2006

>Oh, man. Here we go again. Those
>big 'ol brains at Videlectix.com have been
>trying to outdo themselves for some time
>now, and they've finally done it with a
>little game called 'Thy Dungeonman 3.'
>Utilising state-off-the-art amber monochrome
>computer visuals, TD3 will make you want
>to never stop playing this game!!!!!

March 21, 2005-April 24, 2006

>You may not believe it, but we've made yet
>another good-great game. We decided to call
>this one Stinkoman 20X6. Side scrolling action
>means hours of fun scrolling action!
>Springtime's around the corner, and
>coincidentally, so is "Your Videlectrix.com."

January 14-March 21, 2005

>Holy smokes! We managed to make another
>game. This game is a great game and it is
>called 50k Racewalker. Go fast, but not too
>fast! Pace it on over to the game demos
>section and take a few (million) steps.
>You won't (will) be disappointed! Keep
>your crosshairs locked on videlectrix.com,
>or "Good Games HQ."

August 30, 2004-January 14, 2005

>Yowza! We're a real video-game-making-company!
>To prove it, we have a new game called Duck Guardian.
>Slither on over to the Game Demos section and
>guard you some ducks. We're also gearing up for our
>fall lineup of "New Releases and Announced Titles."
>We look forward to seeing you in America's finest
>and friendliest video arcades!

February 23-August 30, 2004

>We're all the time working on the hottest new games and titles. Recently,
>we just finished making 'Thy Dungeonman 2.' We're even thinking of
>making another game in the future! Other projects are too numerous
>and exciting to mention, but you can bet they'll be every bit as good as
>some of our other hot titles. For years, Videlectrix has been busy making
>sure you'll get a chance to love playing our electronic T.V. video games.
>That's practically our middle name. So, keep your eyes peeled for our
>upcoming "Hottest New Games and Titles!!"

Easter Eggs

  • Clicking on the blow up reading "starring the popular RON PLANET!" while viewing the Duck Guardian 2 box will send you to Ron Planet. This is a side project by Craig Zobel and Matt Chapman.
  • The mp3 file for Stinkoman Level 1 Theme has a description that says "00000605 0000010F 000027AE 0000116E 00007E53 000074BC 00005EF8 00007053 00003C68 000065F0". It is unknown what this is supposed to mean, but it may be a video game code.

Videlectrix Games

Playable Non-Playable

The box art of the games created by Videlectrix. Description:

>Welcome to the Videlectrix Game Gallery. Have some wine and cheese
>and enjoy the dynamic cover artwork for our dynamic cover games.
>Featuring the work of award winning artists such as: our art department.

  • Secret Collect (for the FunMachine)
  • StrongBadZone
  • Rhinofeeder (for the Super Funmachine)
  • Thy Dungeonman (400-page manual inside!! Text-based, Dungeon-based Action!!)
  • Thy Dungeonman II (More Text Means More Action!!)
  • Thy Dungeonman III
  • 50k Racewalker (Taste a Walk!)
  • Duck Guardian 1
  • Duck Guardian 2 (starring the popular Ron Planet!)
  • Planet Alert!
  • Hallrunner (For use with Arrow Keys!)
  • Pigs on Head
  • Space Shipper (NOW for only ONE PLAYER!!!)
  • Stinkoman 20X6 (Ask for a challenge! Deuce!)

Game Music

MP3s of the music from various Videlectrix games are available. Description:

>We one time received two emails asking about the music from all our
>various game selections. We took that to mean we should put them
>UP for DOWN load (D-pad humor). Here is.

Fun Facts

Remarks

  • The quote "award winning artists such as: our art department" could be a reference to games from the Atari era in which employees remained nameless.
  • If the TROGDOR! game in the catalog is clicked when it is already on the screen, the Secret Collect game description is shown.
  • The metadata for all three Stinkoman tunes lists "Homestar Runner" as artist.
  • Videlectrix has often been treated as a legitimate video game developer in the real world. In one instance, they were even acknowledged by Nintendo Power magazine.
  • As seen in one of Strong Bad's Instagram posts, Videlectrix has come out with a "Virtualectrix" virtual reality headset, although as depicted it is made of cardboard.

Glitches

  • Sometimes, on the Game Catalog menu, when you click on Dangeresque, a screenshot of Stinkoman 20X6 appears on the television and "Stinkoman 20X6" will appear at the top instead of Dangeresque. Also, a random description will appear as well. If you click on Dangeresque again, the proper Dangeresque title, screenshot and description will appear.

Inside References

Real-World References

  • The Videlectrix logo is similar to the first version of the Commodore logo, particularly its font.

Quotes of the Week

Videlectrix's Quotes of the Week

See Also


Videlectrix Games
Playable 50K Racewalker, Awexome Cross, Dangeresque Roomisode 1: Behind the Dangerdesque, Duck Guardian One, Duck Pond,
Gel-Arshie's Pro Fruitboarder, Hallrunner, Kid Speedy, Limozeen's Hot Babelien Odyssey, Math Kickers, Peasant's Quest,
Pigs on Head, Population: Tire, RhinoFeeder, Secret Collect., Snake Boxer 5, Space Circus Catastrophe, Stinkoman 20X6,
Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People, StrongBadZone, TROGDOR!, Thy Dungeonman, Thy Dungeonman II,
Thy Dungeonman 3, Where's an Egg?
Non-playable Butcher Bros., C.H.E.A.T., Cheat Commandos Tactics, Dangeresque Roomisode 2, Duck Guardian 2, Fluffy Puff Mayonnaise Game,
Halfathlon, King Dingo, Lewis Rudkin SX: england, Planet Alert!, QWERTY, Rabbit Algebra, Salad Daze, Shploitz!,
Spaceshipper, Spirits of '76, Sundae Drivin', Trogdor: Let's Burninate Phonics
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