Halfathlon

The game's portal

Inside the game

The Videlectrix Halfathlon is a game by Videlectrix. In the fifth Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People episode, 8-Bit is Enough, Strong Bad can go into the game via the Videlectrix Mainframe. Strong Bad says it features "the finest top-tier Soviet athletes that Videlectrix could afford to license", and describes it as "half-athed, all right."

The box art features the Videlectrix Mascot and claims it features Semi-Legendary Soviet Semi-Athlete Putchnya Shotski. The game's portal is the same as its box art.

In 8-Bit is Enough, Halfathalon takes the form of the race track from Homestar Ruiner, complete with a lava pool replacing the regular pool, a dirt track with scorpions (resembling those from Pitfall!), a small ice floe with three penguins, a checkpoint at the beginning, and a trophy at the end. By the track are Coach Z, who is being attacked by scorpions, and Strong Mad, who thinks he is the shot put star Putchnya Shotski.

According to Coach Z, to win the Halfathlon, the player has to activate the first checkpoint, use the vine to swing over the lava pit, navigate the chicane through the angry scorpions (which will attack you if you're carrying scorpion food), get through the arctic blasts and killer penguins, and pick up the trophy. Then return to the checkpoint with the trophy, and you win. If Strong Bad is attacked by the scorpions, he will respawn at the checkpoint.

A Toppleganger figurine can be found here by using Gel-arshie on the lava pool, and the game's box art can be found in a crate near the pile of crates (the same crate in which the Light Musket is found, after it regenerates). Strong Mad can join Strong Bad's party here (and can be used to throw the checkpoint). This area also contains the scorpion food needed to lure Munchox the Devourer to Strong Sad.

Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People
Produced by Telltale Games and Videlectrix
Promotional Media	Strong Bad Gameways, Advertisement, Gameplay Trailer, Tech Demo, Dev Blog, Workin' on the Game, Behind The Bad (1, 2, 3), Make a Scene with Telltale: Strong Bad Edition, Collector's DVD,
All Episodes	Tutorial, WiiWare Intros
Episode 1: Homestar Ruiner	Gameplay: Walkthrough, Snake Boxer 5, Teen Girl Squad Responses: House of Strong, Marzipan's, K.o.T. Castle, The Track, The Field Promotional Media: Homestar at the Track, Around the Field, Behind The Bad Chapter 1: The New Hire Songs: Handle My Style, Fluffy Puff Jela-ton, Showdown
Episode 2: Strong Badia the Free	Gameplay: Walkthrough, Math Kickers, Cave Girl Squad, Maps and Minions Various: Countries, Homsartifacts Responses: Bleak House, The Field, Homsar Reservation, Pompomerania, Country, Marzistar, The Castle Promotional Media: Gameplay Trailer Songs: Justice Combo Meal
Episode 3: Baddest of the Bands	Gameplay: Walkthrough, Limozeen's Hot Babelien Odyssey, Teen Girl Squad Meets Limozeen Various: Bands Responses: House of Strong, The Field, Marzipan's, Club Technochocolate, The Track, Battle of the Bands stages Promotional Media: Gameplay Trailer, Behind The Bad Chapter 2: The Heist, Promo, baddestofthebands.com Songs: Food-Related Love, Cool Tapes songs, Other songs
Episode 4: Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective	Gameplay: Walkthrough, Space Circus Catastrophe Responses: Smoky Office, Brainblow City, Strongborneo, Secret Lab, Catacombs, Old Club, Cutesy's House, World Locations, The Sun Promotional Media: Dangeresque: Puppet Squad, Gameplay Clips, Mini-Site Songs: Today is Alright 4 2Nite
Episode 5: 8-Bit is Enough	Gameplay: Walkthrough, Gel-Arshie's Pro Fruitboarder, Redcoat Ghost Patrol, Trogdor's 3D-Ungeon Various: Character Variations, Spirits of '76, Halfathlon Responses: House of Strong, The Field, Crates, Videlectrix Mainframe, Halfathlon, Gel-Arshie's Backstage, Stinkoman 20X6, Peasantry Promotional Media: Behind The Bad Chapter 3: The Last Straw

Videlectrix Games
Games Menu	50K Racewalker, Awexome Cross, Duck Guardian One, Hallrunner, Kid Speedy, Peasant's Quest, Pigs on Head, Population: Tire, RhinoFeeder, Secret Collect., Stinkoman 20X6, StrongBadZone, TROGDOR!, Thy Dungeonman, Thy Dungeonman 2, Thy Dungeonman 3, Where's an Egg?
SBCG4AP	Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People Homestar Ruiner (Snake Boxer 5), Strong Badia the Free (Math Kickers), Baddest of the Bands (Limozeen's Hot Babelien Odyssey), Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective (Space Circus Catastrophe), 8-Bit is Enough (Gel-Arshie's Pro Fruitboarder)
itch.io	Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate (Behind the Dangerdesque; The Intersection of Doom & Boom (Rig Rug); Keep My Enemies, Loser; Inspection Certificate on File in Building Office), Halloween Hide & Seek, Marzipan Beef Reverser, Trogday Micro Game (Burninate the Barnyard)
Other	Duck Pond, Where's The C.H.E.A.T.
Non-playable	Butcher Bros., C.H.E.A.T., Cheat Commandos Tactics, 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
See Also	Videlectrix Guys, Videlectrix Mascot, videlectrix.itch.io, videlectrix.com, Viidelectrix