videlectrix.com

"We use computers... to make video games!"

Videlectrix.com is the website for fictional video game company Videlectrix. In addition to making many of the Homestar Runner games, the Videlectrix site includes several additional unique games — many of which with no connection at all to Homestar Runner. Videlectrix games are intentionally out-of-date, presented in the style of the Atari 2600, Nintendo Entertainment System, Apple IIe, or LCD handhelds.

The site launched with only the catalog and demos. Gallery and music sections were added later, with Wii versions of games added during the lead-up to Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People.

The website has not been updated since 2009. Originally located at its own URL, "videlectrix.com", it has been moved to the main website at "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. Videlectrix.com has effectively been superseded by the Videlectrix itch.io page, which has been consistently updated with games released well into the 2020s.

Date: February 3, 2004 or earlier

Home

Page Title: Videlectrix Home - Home of our Videlectrix!!

The main page of videlectrix.com features a short message from the Videlectrix staff, promoting a recent release or providing an update on forthcoming games. New updates simply replaced the prior text (and image, if applicable); there is no archive or news feed saving prior posts. No new messages have been posted since April of 2009.

Older posts were simply accompanied by an image of the Videlectrix offices. Beginning with the April 10, 2008 post, new and unique images were featured with each post on the main page. The homepage has always featured the main headline:

Welcome to the Videlectrix Webpage!

April 24, 2009

"Only Videlectrix has the REAL box art!"

See SBCG4AP Collector's DVD

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

The December 1 update also featured a promotional link to the Telltale Games site. When moused over, the image of Strong Bad was defaced and labeled "DUMB!"

See Dangeresque Roomisode 1: Behind the Dangerdesque

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

See Telltale Games

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

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

See Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People

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

Prior to SBCG4AP, the homepage featured an image of the Videlectrix Office.

See Some Type of Online Auction#Instructions for Where's an Egg?

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

See Viidelectrix

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

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

See Kid Speedy

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

See Thy Dungeonman 3

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

See Stinkoman 20X6

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, 2005

See 50K Racewalker

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

See Duck Guardian One

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 4, 2004

See Thy Dungeonman 2

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!!"

Game Catalog

Page Title: Game Catalog - Catalogs of our games!!

Two stacks of Atari 2600 cartridges surround an old television. Clicking on a game shows a screenshot of it on the TV, along with a brief text description. The games shown here are a mixture of homestarrunner.com games, videlectrix.com games, wholly fictional games that cannot be played, and commercially-available third-party games.

• Dangeresque — Roomisodic gaming makes its debut with Strong Bad's secret detective-for-hire action hero: Dangeresque! Point and Click your way to adventure but don't forget the Arrow Keys!
• Stinkoman 20X6 — Blue hair, anyone? Stinkoman's always got fightings and challenges to keep him busy. Jump and shoot your way to all ends of Planet K. End Boss feature!!
• Hallrunner! — Sprint down halls as if you were some type of madman. What could be better? Watch out for the bugs or tentacles, though! They can hurt! Ouchy! Fun for several!
• Shploitz! — Scoring big is the name of the game (not really, it's actually called Shploitz!) in this a-maze-ing game. Don't get lost though, because when the lights go out -SHPLOITZ! - the exits have changed and so has your position in the maze. Shploitz! This game is nearly impossible.(Not really!)
• Pigs on Head — Hey pard'ner, what's that on your head? In this zany new game, it's pigs stacked high to the heavens. But be careful, one false movesends these curly-tailed oinkers tumbling to the ground!
• 50k Racewalk — Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Right... OOPS!!! You lose!! Alternate left right for about 5 hours without messing up and you could win the gold!!
• Trogdor — The beefy armed dragon has had it up to here with those pesky peasants. Achieve burnination and watch the countryside go up in flames.
• Planet Alert — Attention planet citizens... Planet, Alert! A stray planet is on a collision course with your stray planet!! Help evacuate shopping malls and nursing homes while keeping the populace from rioting. Looters beware in this futuristic funventure.
• Sundae Drivin — Pilot an ice cream bowl through the streets of Dessertville collecting chopped nuts, chocolate syrup, and cherries. But look out for 18-wheelers and motorhomes and some regular sized cars, too!
• Where's An Egg? — In this hard-bolied adventure game, you must help the Boise police force find a missing egg. Not in Mancuso's garage? Try Brodermaker's gymbag. Everyone's a suspect when 'Where's an Egg?' is the game that you are playing. And that's this game!!
• SBCG4AP — YOU ARE Strong Bad in this point-and-click-em-up adventure from Videlectrix and Telltale Games (they bought us lunch even!) of the WiiWare for the Wii in your house.
• Thy Dungeonman 3 — No man slays dungeons quite like the Thy Dungeonman from the Thy Dungeonman computer game series. Hi-res graphics improve on the no-res graphics from the previous text-onlyventures. Get ye flask, fool!
• Peasant's Quest — Control a short-panted 'peasant' named Rather Dashing as he stumbles through Peasantry in his 'quest' to get revenge on a dragon thing.
• Salad Daze — Lettuce tell you about this game. HA! Get it? Finding all the ingredients to a delicious salad can be tricky... especially when things that don't belong, like sneakers and robots, try to confuse you. Bon appetit!
• King Dingo — A giant wild dog has kidnapped your mother-in-law. Wifey won't cook dinner until mother is safe. Explore the outback in this exotic adventure that boils down to winning or not having dinner!!
• Awexome Cross — You control a little yellow dog-thing stuffed inside a tire in this sidescroller. Get to the end and a trophy could be yours.
• Kid Speedy — Who's faster than Kid Speedy? EVERYBODY!! This little fatso is the slowest poke in the bunch. Try not to get dead last while avoiding sweets and insults in this hilarious arcade-style race 'em up.
• QWERTY — Never thought you could learn anything playing electronic home video game systems? Think again! Learn to type on a computer keyboard with this educational game that will prepare the entire family for tomorrow's future.
• Spaceshipper — Fiendish lasers threaten to destroy the solar system! Explosions are taking over the galaxy!! It's Memorial Day and YOU were the only Spaceshipper who didn't have plans. Pilot your StarZoom to freedom! And time and a half!!
• Secret Collect. — The greatest secrets man has ever known have been scattered all over the globe and its your job to find them.

Game Demos

Page Title: Game Demos - Demos of our games!!

Clicking on a box opens the game in a new window. These games are fully playable, not truncated demos as the in-universe title would imply. Initially exclusive to the Videlectrix site, these seven games were added to the Scrolling Shooter Games Menu on December 31, 2020.

Pigs on Head (LCD Version)	Thy Dungeonman II	Hallrunner	Duck Guardian One
50K Racewalker	Kid Speedy	Where's an Egg?

Game Gallery

Date: February 3, 2005 or earlier

Page Title: Game Gallery - Galleries of our games!!

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.

An image gallery featuring the box art of games created by Videlectrix:

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	Thy Dungeonman III (More on the back!)	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

Sheet music featured on day 7 of the Decemberweenvent Calendar

Date: February 3, 2005 or earlier

Page Title: Game Music - Musics of our games!!

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.

Selected music tracks from various Videlectrix games are available for download as MP3 files:

Videlectrix Theme (called "Videlectrix Chime" elsewhere) Trogdor Theme Population Tire Theme Awexome Cross Music Rhino Feeder Music StrongBadZone Music Peasant's Quest Theme Peasant's Quest (Trogdor's Cave)

Trogdor Intermission Thy Dungeonman Theme 50K Racewalker Theme Duck Guardian 1 Theme Duck Guardian 1 Reprise Stinkoman Level 1 Stinkoman Level 2 Stinkoman Cutscene

Games for Wii

Date: March 12, 2007

See main article: Viidelectrix

Easter Eggs

Not short for Ronginald!

• Clicking on the blow up reading "starring the popular RON PLANET!" while viewing the Duck Guardian 2 box links to Ron Planet, a webcomic side project by Craig Zobel and Matt Chapman.
• The mp3 file for Stinkoman Level 1 Theme has a description that reads "00000605 0000010F 000027AE 0000116E 00007E53 000074BC 00005EF8 00007053 00003C68 000065F0". It is unknown if this is an intended Easter egg, code, or if it has any meaning.

Fun Facts

Explanations

• A D-pad is a common directional control on video gamepads, typically containing four directions (up, down, left, right).

Remarks

• "Utilise" is spelled with the Commonwealth English variation, rather than the American "utilize".
• 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.

Trivia

• The metadata for all three Stinkoman tunes lists "Homestar Runner" as the artist.

Glitches

• On the Game Catalog page, sometimes clicking on Dangeresque will result in a screenshot of Stinkoman 20X6 appearing on the television with the "Stinkoman 20X6" title at the top of the page, alongside a random game's description. If this occurs, clicking on Dangeresque again will result in the proper title, screenshot and description loading.
• If the TROGDOR! game in the catalog is clicked when it is already on the screen, the Secret Collect game description is shown.

Inside References

• Many things written by Videlectrix (such as ingame text or website descriptions) feature incorrect English grammar and spelling due to bad translations, despite the fact the Videlectrix team have been shown to be fluent in English.
  • "Excellents in video gaming" incorrectly uses a homophone for "excellence".
• Videlectrix is said to be "all the time" working on developing new games.
• "Videlectricks" is a portmanteau.
• The "Remote Controller Video Game System" is said to work with Laserdisc remotes.
• Kid Speedy v1.NEW is described as having "quality styles".
• Eating a lot of Skittles to affect one's spit was previously mentioned in slumber party.
• The games in the catalog are presented as stacks of Atari 2600 cartridges.
• The catalog listing for Awexome Cross refers to The Cheat as a "yellow dog-thing". He was previously called a "yellow dog" in army, a name later repeated in Cheat Commandos.
• Kid Speedy is categorized as a race 'em up.

Fast Forward

• Stinkoman 20X6 is described as "good-great", a term that would later be used in No Hands On Deck! and the Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate Trailer.
• Additional roomisodes would be released by Videlectrix in 2023, over 14 years after the main page post suggesting they could be made.

See Also

• videlectrix.itch.io
• Scrolling Shooter Games Menu
• Telltale Games
• Baddestofthebands.com
• Eric Conveys An Emotion: The Interview

External Links

• Videlectrix website
  • View the Flash file of the main page
• Games Catalog
  • View the Flash file of the games catalog
• Game Demos
  • View the Flash file of the demos page
• Game Gallery
  • View the Flash file of the gallery page
• Game Music
  • View the Flash file of the music page
• Videlectrix itch.io page
• Videlectrix Steam page