Behind The Bad Chapter 3: The Last Straw

Lead designer and girlfriend have-er

Strong Bad has reached the breaking point with how Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People is going.

Cast (in order of appearance): Strong Bad, Coach Z, The King of Town, Strong Sad, Videlectrix Guys, Telltale Games employees, Marzipan, Bubs, Stinkoman, Trogdor

Places: Telltale Games offices, Club Technochocolate, The Field, Race Track, Planet K, Peasantry, Basement of the Brothers Strong

Date: Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Running Time: 4:53

DVD:SBCG4AP Collector's DVD

Transcript

{The following title screen appears}

>Telltale Games Presents

{"Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People" logo on a red background flashes on the screen, with a wailing electric guitar heard in the background.}

{cut to Strong Bad standing in front of several computer monitors with the same logo displayed on them}

STRONG BAD: Hey, everybody. My name is Strong Bad from Telltale Games, and I'm the lead designer and girlfriend have-er for {cut to side shot of Strong Bad in black & white} Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People. Now the clip {cut back to forward color shot} you are about to see is just after I upgraded my shark gun to shoot live sharks instead of {black & white} just floppy dead formaldehyde sharks. {color} No, these are real snappin' hungry live sharks. Let's all watch.

{SBCG4AP logo flashes on the screen}

{cut to a scene in The Old Club from Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective. Dangeresque and Renaldo are standing next to Perducci's table.}

DANGERESQUE: {walking towards the camera} Bust out your breaking and entering shoes, Renaldo. We've got a paycheck to rescue! {Dangeresque runs into the camera, and then it falls over}

{Cut back to Strong Bad in the studio, looking off to the side}

STRONG BAD: Uh... {chuckles} That was, uh, clearly the wrong clip. {close up; Strong Bad shakes his head} Oh, those developer guys. They probably slipped it in there like a practicals joke. Anyway, {black & white} let's move on to the good stuff. The next bit of game play footage is when {color} my jet pack craps out on me in mid-air and I have to avoid the orchestra {black & white} of squids and land safely {color} on Pom Pom's belly. Let's watch.

{SBCG4AP logo flashes on the screen}

{Cut to a scene from The Field, where he lifts a cardboard box.}

STRONG BAD: Nothing.

{Cut back to Strong Bad in the studio}

STRONG BAD: {annoyed} What the crap!? All right, nevermind. {closeup} I'm moving onto the big guns. This is a clip from the finale. {black & white} I only got two words for you: {color; Strong Bad makes quote marks with his hands} Robot pants.

{SBCG4AP logo flashes on the screen}

{Cut to a scene at the Race Track from Homestar Ruiner. Strong Bad tries to grab the Heavy Lourde while on the pogo stick, but he's then pulled down}

STRONG BAD: Oof!

{Cut to the scene in Baddest Of The Bands, when Strong Sad shocks Strong Bad with the taser.}

STRONG BAD: WAAGH!

{Cut to a scene from Strong Badia The Free, when The Poopsmith, dressed as a Poopertrooper, leaps through Strong Bad's window and clobbers him.}

{Cut back to Strong Bad in the studio}

STRONG BAD: RAAAH! That's it!

>Behind the Bad >

>The making of Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People

STRONG BAD: Show's over.

>Chapter Three >

>The Last Straw

STRONG BAD: Stupid game play footage... See what Videlectrix has to say about this. {Sound of a phone being dialed}

{Cut to a behind shot of Strong Bad sitting at his desk. The phone continues to ring.}

VIDELECTRIX GUY: {a crash is heard; yelling} I'll deal with you later!

STRONG BAD: Uh, hello?

VIDELECTRIX GUY: Hello, Vide-ma-lectrix.

STRONG BAD: What's the deal? {Strong Bad leaps out of his chair, and the camera follows him walking among cubicles} I thought everything was taken care of.

VIDELECTRIX GUY: Here, why don't we fax you over the gameplay we were able to salvage.

STRONG BAD: You're going to fax me some gameplay footage?

VIDELECTRIX GUY: Sure, we do it all the time!

{Strong Bad arrives at a fax machine.}

STRONG BAD: All right, fine, fax it over. Maybe I can use that to show some good gameplay footage.

{Close up of the incoming fax; a roughly drawn picture of Strong Bad on a grid with question marks above his head, titled "Untitled Strong Bad Project".}

STRONG BAD: What is this crap? {cut back to wider shot}

VIDELECTRIX GUY: Well, I'm sorry Strong Bad, but I can't help ya'.

{Close up of the fax again. Another sheet is coming in showing Strong Bad, head down, standing next to Strong Sad wearing a princess hat and hearts above his head}

STRONG BAD: Remember those disks I sent you? Do you have any idea what I went through to get those?

{Cut back to a wider shot.}

VIDELECTRIX GUY: Well, there wasn't a whole lot of gameplay on those disks.

STRONG BAD: What do you mean? I sent you like, 25 of those things.

{A crash and a woman's scream are heard over the phone.}

VIDELECTRIX GUY: YOU SHUT YOUR MOUTH— {phone call disconnects; a reorder tone can be heard}

{Strong Bad puts the phone away and looks towards the camera}

STRONG BAD: Oh, it looks like I'm gonna have to tear Telltale a new one. Verbally, of course.

{Cut to an exterior shot of the Telltale offices. Camera pans slightly and zooms in on a window.}

STRONG BAD: {muffled, yelling} Cool game! Strong Bad's cool game! Not—

{Cut to a conference room, with many Telltale employees standing or sitting nearby.}

STRONG BAD: "box-look-under" game! Or {employee moves out of the way to reveal Strong Bad standing on the conference table} "green bushes" game! What is that mess!?

{Cut to more direct shot of Strong Bad on the table}

STRONG BAD: {Walking to one developer} You told me you could do a blade! A blade! {walks away} I thought a dialog tree was the name of some cool alien sentient plant thing! {walks over to another developer} And you! Ugly glasses Telltale! {close up of Kevin Bruner} You said "point and click" meant pointing a gun {wider shot} and clicking the trigger! {walks away} And thank goodness we didn't decide to name it "Strong Bad's Cool Game Developed By Attractive People". You guys are the ugliest scrubs I've ever seen! {Strong Bad screams incoherently and flails his arms}

STRONG BAD: {shakes his head, calmer} Okay. Calm down. Keep it together. Here's what you do to save this game from certain doom. {low shot of Strong Bad on the table} Fade in. Interior. {screen behind Strong Bad now reads "Quality Game"} Awesome video game. Day. In a world where reality and videogames have merged in a pixelated cataclysm. Can beefy, robot panted Strong Bad restore order to the galaxy, save the princess, and SLAY THE DRAGON?!

STRONG BAD: {calmer again} That's, uh, all I got. I'm gonna go find the sandwich cart guy.

{Strong Bad leaps off the table and walks off. The piece of paper Strong Bad is holding falls to the table, revealing to be the "ultimate" form from SBCG4AP Advertisement. A developer picks it up. Reverse shot of the developer as nods and smiles in approval.}

DAN CONNORS: Oh yeah.

{Cut to a montage of scenes from 8-Bit Is Enough: Strong Bad looking through the Trog-Sword, the Trogdor arcade cabinet punching Strong Bad, Strong Bad shooting the light musket in the Computer Room}

{After Strong Bad shoots the musket, crossfade to Strong Bad in silhouette against a blue striped background. The montage continues as the announcer talks over: Strong Bad swinging from the vine at the Race Track, The Poopsmith as Mista Fixit holding up a sign "Let's Build Something", Marzy-Kong and Bubs on the top of Bubs' Concession Stand as she stomps the scaffolding}

ANNOUNCER: In a world where reality and videogames have merged in a pixelated cataclysm.

{Rotating shot of Strong Bad in the Videlectrix Mainframe}

ANNOUNCER: Can beefy, robot panted Strong Bad {words in pixelated font appear on the screen over a blue striped background} restore freedom to the galaxy?

{Cut to a shot of Stinkoman, laughing}

ANNOUNCER: {words appear on the screen again} Save the princess?

{Cut to a closeup of Strong Sad in Peasantry}

STRONG SAD: I'm a wizard, not a princess!

STRONG BAD: Princess!

STRONG SAD: Wizard!

ANNOUNCER: {Words on the screen again} Slay the dragon?

{Cut the Trogdor video game coming alive, then to Trogdor roaring in silhouette against a flame background. Cut back to the Trogdor game in the Basement punching Strong Bad and chasing after Strong Sad.}

{Cut back to the striped background}

ANNOUNCER: Find out in 8-Bit Is Enough.

{Cut to a black screen. Thunder is heard. Title card reads: "See how it ends. Play Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People. All five episodes available for WiiWare and PC." Card changes to "Become cool and attractive. Telltalegames.com"}

Fun Facts

Trivia

• The "gameplay footage" that Videlectrix faxes Strong Bad are a few of the ranking icons in 8-Bit is Enough.
• The sound of The Poopsmith hitting Strong Bad is the sound a crowbar makes in Half Life 2.
• Strong Bad's cell phone is a Motorola RAZR V3.

Goofs

Strong Bad's glove

• Around 3:35, when Strong Bad is talking to the developers, a sliver of his glove can be seen through a head.

Inside References

• Strong Bad mentions sharks.
• Strong Bad's opening contains a number of blatant lies.

Real-World References

• One of the developers has a drinking mug shaped like Gromit.
• "Restore freedom to the galaxy" is a line from the opening text crawl of Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope.

External Links

• watch Strong Bad in Behind The Bad Chapter 3 on Telltale's YouTube Channel

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