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<div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:222px;"><a class="image" href="/index.php?title=File:Second_Games_Menu.png" title="Atari style menu"><img alt="" border="0" class="thumbimage" height="159" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/4/41/Second_Games_Menu.png/220px-Second_Games_Menu.png" width="220"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a class="internal" href="/index.php?title=File:Second_Games_Menu.png" title="Enlarge"><img alt="" height="11" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/skins/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15"/></a></div>Atari style menu</div></div></div>
<p>The <b>Second Games Menu</b> is an <a href="/index.php?title=Atari_2600" title="Atari 2600">Atari 2600</a> themed menu, which is now found in the <a href="/index.php?title=Museum" title="Museum">Museum</a>. The concept of the menu was on moving <a href="/index.php?title=Homestar_Runner" title="Homestar Runner">Homestar Runner</a> around the screen and onto icons representing the different games. <a href="/index.php?title=Old_Flash_Stuff" title="Old Flash Stuff">According to</a> <a href="/index.php?title=The_Brothers_Chaps" title="The Brothers Chaps">The Brothers Chaps</a>, it was "a little too hard to figure out".
</p><p><b>Current Page Title:</b> The Original Website!
</p><p><b>Earlier Page Title:</b> Games!
</p><p><b>Page Title (before Museum):</b> The Games Menu!! For use with Joysticks or Paddles
</p><p><b>Page Title (<a class="extiw" href="http://www.hrwiki.org/mirror/20001217_games.html" title="mirror:20001217 games.html">later, archived version</a>):</b> The Games Menu!! For the Whole <a href="/index.php?title=Swears" title="Swears">Damn</a> Family!!
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''Atari style menu''
<a id="Available_Games" name="Available_Games"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline">Available Games</span></h2>
<div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:122px;"><a class="image" href="/index.php?title=File:AtariHomestar.gif" title="Look at 'im go."><img alt="" border="0" class="thumbimage" height="152" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/6/69/AtariHomestar.gif" width="120"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a class="internal" href="/index.php?title=File:AtariHomestar.gif" title="Enlarge"><img alt="" height="11" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/skins/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15"/></a></div>Look at 'im go.</div></div></div>
<a id="Returning_from_Original_Menu" name="Returning_from_Original_Menu"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline">Returning from <a href="/index.php?title=Original_Games_Menu" title="Original Games Menu">Original Menu</a></span></h3>
<ul><li><a href="/index.php?title=Fortune_Cookies" title="Fortune Cookies">Fortune Cookies</a> — Pearls of wisdom from the master himself, General Tso. Or is it General Tsu? Or wait. General Tao? Just order the egg roll.
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Homestar_Talker" title="Homestar Talker">Homestar Talker</a> — Homestar says the darndest things. You want to make him swear don't you? Shame on you. Call your mother.
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Bronco_Trolleys" title="Bronco Trolleys">Bronco Trolley</a> — Help Homestar eat as many Bronco Trolleys as possible. You don't know what a Bronco Trolley is? Go find out!!
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Hairstyle_Runner" title="Hairstyle Runner">Hairstyle Runner</a> — What you've all been waiting for! Finally, you can give the gift of hair to Homestar Runner. Make it great!
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Astro-Lite_2600" title="Astro-Lite 2600">Astro Lite 2600</a> — Remember the Lite Brite? Neither do we. This is something totally new. And now it's easier to use than... something easy.
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Dancin%27_Bubs" title="Dancin' Bubs">Dancin' Bubs</a> — Who is the man? Why it's Bubs of course! Help Bubs put his weight on it on the dancefloor. Solid.
</li></ul>
<a id="New_for_this_menu" name="New_for_this_menu"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline">New for this menu</span></h3>
<ul><li><a href="/index.php?title=Strong_Libs" title="Strong Libs">Strong Libs</a> — We forced the 3 Strong Brothers to reunite for this blatant rip-off of the classic word game. Let brotherly love rule.
</li><li><i>Back Button Description</i> — Help Homestar fight the evil back button-- Oh wait. This is just the back button. It'll take you back to the main menu page.
</li></ul>
<a id="Fun_Facts" name="Fun_Facts"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline">Fun Facts</span></h2>
<a id="Trivia" name="Trivia"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline">Trivia</span></h3>
<ul><li>The back button always leads to <a href="/index.php?title=Main_Page_1" title="Main Page 1">Main Page 1</a>.
</li></ul>
<a id="Remarks" name="Remarks"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline">Remarks</span></h3>
<ul><li>The later <a href="/index.php?title=Page_Titles" title="Page Titles">page title</a> contains a <a href="/index.php?title=Swears" title="Swears">swear</a>, even though the page disapproves of a potential user wanting to make <a href="/index.php?title=Homestar_Runner" title="Homestar Runner">Homestar Runner</a> swear.
</li></ul>
<a id="Real-World_References" name="Real-World_References"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline">Real-World References</span></h3>
<ul><li>The updated page title refers to <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Atari_CX40_joystick" title="wikipedia:Atari CX40 joystick">Atari joysticks</a> and <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Paddle_%28game_controller%29" title="wikipedia:Paddle (game controller)">paddles</a>, two common control methods for Atari 2600 games.
</li><li><a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Zuo_Zongtang" title="wikipedia:Zuo Zongtang">Tso Tsung-t'ang</a> (the namesake of <a href="/index.php?title=General_Tso%27s_Chicken" title="General Tso's Chicken">General Tso's chicken</a>, although there is no connection between him and the meal) is referred to in the Fortune Cookies description.
</li><li>The Homestar Talker description alludes to <i><a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Kids_Say_the_Darndest_Things" title="wikipedia:Kids Say the Darndest Things">Kids Say the Darndest Things</a></i>, a show hosted by <a href="/index.php?title=Bill_Cosby" title="Bill Cosby">Bill Cosby</a>.
</li><li>Helping Bubs "put his weight on it" references the dancehall exhortation of <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Rudy_Ray_Moore" title="wikipedia:Rudy Ray Moore">Rudy Ray Moore</a> in <i><a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Disco_Godfather" title="wikipedia:Disco Godfather">Disco Godfather</a></i>.
</li></ul>
<a id="Fast_Forward" name="Fast_Forward"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline">Fast Forward</span></h3>
<ul><li>The joke structure of "Easier to use than... something easy", a simile abandoned partway through, returns in <a href="/index.php?title=isp" title="isp">isp</a> when <a href="/index.php?title=Strong_Bad" title="Strong Bad">Strong Bad</a> mentions his "internet's crawling along like... something... funny... that crawls along."
</li></ul>
<a id="External_Links" name="External_Links"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline">External Links</span></h2>
<ul><li><a class="extiw" href="https://old.homestarrunner.com/games2.html" title="oldhr:games2.html">view the Games menu</a> on the old <a href="/index.php?title=Flash" title="Flash">Flash</a> site
</li><li><a class="extiw" href="https://old.homestarrunner.com/games2.swf" title="oldhr:games2.swf">view the Flash file for the Games menu</a>
</li><li><a class="extiw" href="https://old.homestarrunner.com/gamesmenu.swf" title="oldhr:gamesmenu.swf">view the alternate Flash file featuring working links</a>
</li></ul>
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<td align="center" width="30%">Preceded by:<br/><a href="/index.php?title=Original_Games_Menu" title="Original Games Menu">Original Games Menu</a>
</td><td align="center" width="40%"><a href="/index.php?title=Games" title="Games">Games</a> Navigation<br/>2000-2001
</td><td align="center" width="30%">Succeeded by:<br/><a href="/index.php?title=Third_Games_Menu" title="Third Games Menu">Third Games Menu</a>
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<th colspan="2" style="text-align:center;background-color:#ccf;"> <a href="/index.php?title=Old_Flash_Stuff" title="Old Flash Stuff">Old Flash Stuff</a>
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<tr style="font-size:smaller;">
<td style="text-align:center;background-color:#ddf"> <b>Current</b> </td><td> <a href="/index.php?title=First_Flash" title="First Flash">First Flash</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Second_Flash" title="Second Flash">Second Flash</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Old_Intro" title="Old Intro">Old Intro</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Old_Intro_2" title="Old Intro 2">Old Intro 2</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Pom_Pom%2C_Too" title="Pom Pom, Too">Pom Pom, Too</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Original_Games_Menu" title="Original Games Menu">Original Games Menu</a>, <strong class="selflink">Second Games Menu</strong>, <a href="/index.php?title=She_Loves_Me%21" title="She Loves Me!">She Loves Me!</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Old_Characters_Page" title="Old Characters Page">Old Characters Page</a>
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<tr style="font-size:smaller;">
<td style="text-align:center;background-color:#ddf"> <b>Old</b> </td><td> <a href="/index.php?title=Who_Said_What_Now%3F" title="Who Said What Now?">Who Said What Now?</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Astro-Lite_2600" title="Astro-Lite 2600">Astro-Lite 2600</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Fortune_Cookies" title="Fortune Cookies">Fortune Cookies</a>
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<td style="padding-right: 10px; padding-left:4px;"> <a class="image" href="/index.php?title=File:Scholarly_Homestar.png" title="Scholarly Homestar.png"><img alt="" border="0" height="60" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/9/93/Scholarly_Homestar.png/60px-Scholarly_Homestar.png" width="60"/></a>
</td><td> This article requires information that is <b>no longer accessible</b>. Our records are currently incomplete, but you could help the wiki by <span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="/index.php?title=Second_Games_Menu" rel="nofollow" title="http://hrwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Second_Games_Menu&amp;action=edit"><b>contributing your knowledge</b></a></span> on the matter. <b>Missing:</b> release date
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The '''Second Games Menu''' is an [[Atari 2600]] themed menu, which is now found in the [[Museum]]. The concept of the menu was on moving [[Homestar Runner]] around the screen and onto icons representing the different games. [[Old Flash Stuff|According to]] [[The Brothers Chaps]], it was "a little too hard to figure out".


'''Current Page Title:''' The Original Website!


'''Earlier Page Title:''' Games!
 
<div class="visualClear"></div>
'''Page Title (before Museum):''' The Games Menu!! For use with Joysticks or Paddles
</html>
 
'''Page Title ([http://www.hrwiki.org/mirror/20001217_games.html later, archived version]):''' The Games Menu!! For the Whole [[Swears|Damn]] Family!!
 
== Available Games ==
 
https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/6/69/AtariHomestar.gif
 
''Look at 'im go.''
 
=== Returning from Original Menu ===
 
* [[Fortune Cookies]] — Pearls of wisdom from the master himself, General Tso. Or is it General Tsu? Or wait. General Tao? Just order the egg roll.
* [[Homestar Talker]] — Homestar says the darndest things. You want to make him swear don't you? Shame on you. Call your mother.
* [[Bronco Trolleys|Bronco Trolley]] — Help Homestar eat as many Bronco Trolleys as possible. You don't know what a Bronco Trolley is? Go find out!!
* [[Hairstyle Runner]] — What you've all been waiting for! Finally, you can give the gift of hair to Homestar Runner. Make it great!
* [[Astro-Lite 2600|Astro Lite 2600]] — Remember the Lite Brite? Neither do we. This is something totally new. And now it's easier to use than... something easy.
* [[Dancin' Bubs]] — Who is the man? Why it's Bubs of course! Help Bubs put his weight on it on the dancefloor. Solid.
 
=== New for this menu ===
 
* [[Strong Libs]] — We forced the 3 Strong Brothers to reunite for this blatant rip-off of the classic word game. Let brotherly love rule.
* ''Back Button Description'' — Help Homestar fight the evil back button-- Oh wait. This is just the back button. It'll take you back to the main menu page.
 
== Fun Facts ==
 
=== Trivia ===
 
* The back button always leads to [[Main Page 1]].
 
=== Remarks ===
 
* The later [[Page Titles|page title]] contains a [[Swears|swear]], even though the page disapproves of a potential user wanting to make [[Homestar Runner]] swear.
 
=== Real-World References ===
 
* The updated page title refers to [[Atari CX40 joystick|Atari joysticks]] and [[Paddle (game controller)|paddles]], two common control methods for Atari 2600 games.
* [[Zuo Zongtang|Tso Tsung-t'ang]] (the namesake of [[General Tso's Chicken|General Tso's chicken]], although there is no connection between him and the meal) is referred to in the Fortune Cookies description.
* The Homestar Talker description alludes to ''[[Kids Say the Darndest Things]]'', a show hosted by [[Bill Cosby]].
* Helping Bubs "put his weight on it" references the dancehall exhortation of [[Rudy Ray Moore]] in ''[[Disco Godfather]]''.
 
=== Fast Forward ===
 
* The joke structure of "Easier to use than... something easy", a simile abandoned partway through, returns in [[isp]] when [[Strong Bad]] mentions his "internet's crawling along like... something... funny... that crawls along."
 
== External Links ==
 
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/games2.html view the Games menu] on the old [[Flash]] site
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/games2.swf view the Flash file for the Games menu]
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/gamesmenu.swf view the alternate Flash file featuring working links]
 
<br />
 
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; clear:right; margin:0 0 1em 1em; width:16em; font-size:90%; text-align:left;"
|-
| Preceded by:<br />[[Original Games Menu]]
| [[Games]] Navigation<br />2000-2001
| Succeeded by:<br />[[Third Games Menu]]
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;background-color:#ccf;" | [[Old Flash Stuff]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;background-color:#ddf" | '''Current'''
| [[First Flash]], [[Second Flash]], [[Old Intro]], [[Old Intro 2]], [[Pom Pom, Too]], [[Original Games Menu]], '''Second Games Menu''', [[She Loves Me!]], [[Old Characters Page]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;background-color:#ddf" | '''Old'''
| [[Who Said What Now?]], [[Astro-Lite 2600]], [[Fortune Cookies]]
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/9/93/Scholarly_Homestar.png/60px-Scholarly_Homestar.png
| This article requires information that is '''no longer accessible'''. Our records are currently incomplete, but you could help the wiki by [[Second Games Menu|'''contributing your knowledge''']] on the matter. '''Missing:''' release date
|}
[[Category:Old Navigation Pages]]
[[Category:Early Work]]
[[Category:Articles with Missing Information]]


Latest revision as of 21:00, 18 July 2026

Atari style menu

The Second Games Menu is an Atari 2600 themed menu, which is now found in the Museum. The concept of the menu was on moving Homestar Runner around the screen and onto icons representing the different games. According to The Brothers Chaps, it was "a little too hard to figure out".

Current Page Title: The Original Website!

Earlier Page Title: Games!

Page Title (before Museum): The Games Menu!! For use with Joysticks or Paddles

Page Title (later, archived version): The Games Menu!! For the Whole Damn Family!!

Available Games

Look at 'im go.

Returning from Original Menu

  • Fortune Cookies — Pearls of wisdom from the master himself, General Tso. Or is it General Tsu? Or wait. General Tao? Just order the egg roll.
  • Homestar Talker — Homestar says the darndest things. You want to make him swear don't you? Shame on you. Call your mother.
  • Bronco Trolley — Help Homestar eat as many Bronco Trolleys as possible. You don't know what a Bronco Trolley is? Go find out!!
  • Hairstyle Runner — What you've all been waiting for! Finally, you can give the gift of hair to Homestar Runner. Make it great!
  • Astro Lite 2600 — Remember the Lite Brite? Neither do we. This is something totally new. And now it's easier to use than... something easy.
  • Dancin' Bubs — Who is the man? Why it's Bubs of course! Help Bubs put his weight on it on the dancefloor. Solid.

New for this menu

  • Strong Libs — We forced the 3 Strong Brothers to reunite for this blatant rip-off of the classic word game. Let brotherly love rule.
  • Back Button Description — Help Homestar fight the evil back button-- Oh wait. This is just the back button. It'll take you back to the main menu page.

Fun Facts

Trivia

Remarks

Real-World References

Fast Forward

  • The joke structure of "Easier to use than... something easy", a simile abandoned partway through, returns in isp when Strong Bad mentions his "internet's crawling along like... something... funny... that crawls along."

External Links


Preceded by:
Original Games Menu 		Games Navigation
2000-2001 		Succeeded by:
Third Games Menu
Old Flash Stuff
Current First Flash, Second Flash, Old Intro, Old Intro 2, Pom Pom, Too, Original Games Menu, Second Games Menu, She Loves Me!, Old Characters Page
Old Who Said What Now?, Astro-Lite 2600, Fortune Cookies
This article requires information that is no longer accessible. Our records are currently incomplete, but you could help the wiki by contributing your knowledge on the matter. Missing: release date

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