Homestar Ruiner

This is a sub-page of Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People.

Sub-Pages#

dlgMore notes than you would care to read on the game's development and coding structures.

Costume Sharing#

Another costume feature was planned for SBCG4AP: Trading outfits with other people playing the game. This was ultimately cut, but not before dialogue was recorded for it.

Sound ID	Sound	Subtitles
75222912		What's a mailbox doing here?
75223040		The Cheat Mrh meh mrzhe merh.
75223168		You mean I can send outfits to other people playing this awesome game? Tell me how!
75223296		The Cheat Meh-mer zme merzh-mehzmma, mer mimi-zhe merh me mrzhemeza! Mrzheme merzheme mer me zha!
75223424		Paper, did you get that?

This texture, obj_mailboxphotobooth, would be used on the mailbox. It's the same mailbox used on the Homestar Runner e-mail page.

(Source: Original TCRF research)

Cheat Talk#

In the english.langdb file are internal directions for The Cheat's lines, used by Matt Chapman to give the little guy the right intonations. Find out what the yellow anvil is really saying!

Context	Subtitles	Translation
Strong Bad approaches The Cheat in the photo booth.	Mrhms mhersmr meh?	[Do you want your picture taken?]
Strong Bad asks what the (removed) mailbox is doing in the booth.	Mrh meh mrzhe merh.	[It's for trading outfits]
The Cheat gives a hint about collecting onions in Marzipan's yard.	Meeeh, me-mehrs!	[Mmmm, onions!]
The Cheat gives a hint about the cell phone at The Track.	Meeh! Mehme Meh Mi!	[Dude, a free cellphone!]
The Cheat gives a hint about the hedge in Marzipan's yard.	Meeh, mi-mehr me weep!	[Dude, that hedge is whack!]
The Cheat gives a hint about Jela-Ton!	Mimer meh Mimi-mon!	[Fluffy Puff Jela-Ton!]
The Cheat gives a hint about using the holes in Marzipan's yard.	Mehr me meh me?	[Can you dig it?]
The Cheat arrives after Strong Bad calls for him at the track.	Me, mi-mehr, mi meme?	[What up, amigo?]
The Cheat agrees to mix the Jela-Ton.	Mi me-meee!	[No problem!]
Strong Bad compliments The Cheat's mixing ability.	Me mi-mi, mi!	[You know it, babe.]
Strong Bad, after kicking The Cheat into the washer, asks how he's doing.	Me-mehr mimimi me mehr mer, me meh!	[Why don't you come in here and find out, pink boy?]
Strong Bad distracts The Cheat in the laundry room.	Me mihr?	[What's what?]

(Source: Original TCRF research)

Unused Lines#

All subtitles are ripped directly from the game's english.langdb script file. Any errors or inconsistencies are intentionally preserved.

Test Conversation#

No audio for this conversation. It just tests the dialogue system, and it's in english.langdb starting at 18E3:

HOMESTAR	Hello
STRONGBAD	arrrrrr!!!!
STRONGBAD	I like email.
HOMESTAR	.....
STRONGBAD	AAARRRR!
HOMESTAR	The sky is rather blue.
STRONGBAD	Homestar, what sort of cheese do you like?
HOMESTAR	Swiss
HOMESTAR	Cheddar
HOMESTAR	Gruyere

General#

Sound ID	Subtitles	Comments
74496640	No thanks, I've already eaten.	Intended to be heard when using the Onion on Strong Bad, but the game gives a generic error line instead.
74496768	No really, I'm full.
74507776	This coupon can only be redeemed by Bubs' Concession Stand.	An unused error message for using the coupon on anything but Bubs.
75102336	I'm drawin' with my map now, addin' to the world now, bendin' space 'n' time now...	Strong Bad was supposed to say these couplets when he added new locations to his map.
75102464	Awesome!
75102592	Now let's see, the vanishing point should be...
75103744	There! Genius!
75103872	Notice the artist's attention to sweet deals and awesome styles...
75104000	Voila!
76488064	Well, that was a complete waste of time.	These lines would be used after using the map to go to the location you're already in. The game simply prevents you from doing this, playing none of these quips.
76488192	Whew, that was tiring.
76488320	Annnnd, we're back.

House of Strong#

Sound ID	Subtitles	Comments
75369600	Hey Strong Bad, I've got a whole mess of Total Load waiting for you over at my concession stand. Come pick it up before it eats a hole on my counter. Stay peaceable, Bubs!	This is the original confirmation e-mail for Total Load. This can be seen in early clips of the game.
75369728	Oh yeah. I almost forgot about that stuff.
75369856	I really should go pick that up when I don't have anything better to do. Which is most of the time.	This is the message for opening the e-mail subsequent times.
75372928	Dear Strong Bad the Great, How do you tie your mask without any fingers? Confused in Peoria, Christine B.	Another alternate e-mail. The final message is as follows: "Hey Strtong Bad, What's the deal with the little tie-things on the backa your mask? -Christine B" Strong Bad's response is drastically different; Instead of insulting C.B., he actually answers the question.
75373056	That's a dang good question! How DO I tie my mask?
75373184	Strong Sad You make me do it!
75373312	Oh yeah. Another Strong Bad mystery solved.
75373440	I'm glad we got THAT cleared up.	This is the message for opening the e-mail subsequent times.
75526400	Not dancing?	At some point, the developers decided that it was funnier if Coach Z liked mopey, depressing music.
75526528	Coach Z Oh no, Strong Bad. I tried that sensitive white boy music once... and boy do I look bad in eye makeup!
76057600	I'd better not... If I make this hole any bigger Bubs might get his surprisingly dainty ankles caught in it.	One of several messages meant to be used after trying to use the shovel on an already dug hole. The subtitles don't match up with the actual spoken dialogue.
76057728	My bones are brittle, crunchy, and covered in peanut butter!

The Track#

Sound ID	Subtitles	Comments
74009472	My superior Strong Bad brain tells me that this is marks the start of a race of some sort.	This would be used when clicking on the starting line before the race starts, but it can't be clicked. Oh well.
74105728	Hello there, me.	Talking to Homestar in the locker room while wearing the Homestar Costume would produce this dialogue. Unfortunately, it's impossible to talk to him in the full costume since to steal his costume, he needs to get in the shower. You can't talk to him in the shower, and he never comes out until you leave the locker room, at which point he flees the area.
74105856	Homestar Why hello there Homestar. You're looking very proportional today.
74105856	Aren't you surprised to see me?
74106112	Homestar No. I talk to myself all the time.
74106240	Hello again.	Talking to him again in the Homestar Costume gives another short conversation.
74106368	Homestar Hello, Homestar. You rule.
74106496	No, I don't. I suck. I mean you suck. I mean we su- Aw, forget it.
74106624	Homestar That's right, Jerry! Two Homestars for the price of one! Head in the game! Diaper down!
74107136	Homestar-	And one more conversation for the two Homestars. Those guys are weird.
74107264	Homestar Shhh! Take back the night! Taste the rainbow! Bring the noise! Fight the bear!
74107392	Well, this is going nowhere.
76066816	If Zola Budd doesn't get you, this hole sure will...	Clicking on the dug hole should produce a unique line, but the dialogue was never properly linked up.
76069120	I'd rather not... all this digging is really doing a number on my lats... and quads... and, um, cloits.	Another unused "use shovel on hole" line.
79001472	I may have gone a little bit overboard. Only a total moron would think that Pom-Pom's scarfing down THAT much Total Load.	Clicking on Pom Pom / Strong Mad's locker after dumping Total Load should produce these lines. Instead, clicking just closes the lockers back up.
79001984	We've replaced Strong Mad's usual sweetener with Total Load Total Body Fitness powder...let's see if anyone notices.

Marzipan's#

Sound ID	Sound	Subtitles	Comments
73694080		Homestar Whatcha doin' with that battle axe taped to a hockey stick, Strong Bad?	According to the game's dlg files, the flashback to Strong Bad ruining the party was supposed to be voice only. Since it was changed to an actual scene, and Telltale didn't want to add this object to the game, this line was cut.
73852672		Nom nom nom nom...<burp!> Yummy!	After receiving the doormat chocolates, Marzipan was originally going to eat them. She just takes them instead. The subtitiles have a burp sound effect that's not in the actual audio.

The Field#

Sound ID	Subtitles	Comments
75075712	Bubs ...Oh, sausages, like I don't got enough to deal with right now...	These are lines for Strong Bad approaching an angry Bubs, but they're impossible to hear. After insulting Bubs, he goes back to his normal, entrepreneurial self. Bubs is a pretty chill guy.
75075840	Bubs Hey there, chump!
75075968	Bubs Buy something or I'll sit on your cat!
75087360	Bubs Yeah, you just keep on walkin'...	These are the equivalent lines for walking past an irritated Bubs.
75087488	Bubs Don't wanna sell anything to him, anyway...
75087616	Bubs -- Walkin' around like his whatzit don't stank...
76054528	Can't dig any deeper into Strong Badia without getting a permit from the Tire.	> USE SHOVEL ON HOLE I don't understand you.

Strong Bad's comment for wearing the beret (which is not available in this episode) uses the same audio, but the subtitles are from an earlier draft:

Early	...uh... would you like some french bread? French fries? French... toast? ...I didn't really rehearse this role very well.
Final	Oh, Mademoiselle! Oh, Cosmopolitan! Oh, Elle! Oh, Vogue! Oh, how you say... Redbook?

K.o.T. Castle#

Sound ID	Subtitles	Comments
74025344	There's a gross sticky trail of gross slime oozing out of that gross vent up there... Gross.	The drain pipe below the castle's vent was originally a slime trail. Probably changed to make the solution more obvious.
74025472	That's like the King of Town's chin on all-you-can-eat enchilada night...bleugh.
74026496	Get plunged, slime trail!	The solution's still the same, though, it's just that using a plunger on slime is less obvious than using it on a drain pipe.
75624448	I don't think this insanely tall stack of waffles is gonna hide me.	A reference to an object that was cut from the game entirely. Read on for more information!
76045312	I think it's better to let sleeping hedges lie...	Like the various holes, each hedge sculpture has a unique line when trying to shear them again. This is the only line that's not properly hooked up.
76048000	I'd better not. If I dig this hole any deeper, I might hit the King's septic tank. Also known as the Poopsmith's room.	Stop trying to dig in holes already. It's just not happening.
79149184	Strong Mad Night Security and Bloody Pulp Beater. Available on Saturdays for parties!	Clicking on Strong Mad while in the vent should produce these lines...if only he was clickable.
79149312	Man, I could hock a nice one right on to Strong Mad's shoulder plateau from up here.
79188608	This must be where the Poopsmith keeps his special titanium-tipped shovels locked up... for those crusty hard-to-smith piles of whatsit.	Another line for clicking something -- the shovel case -- that cannot be clicked. Why, Telltale, why?!

(Source: Original TCRF research)

Unused Graphics#

Unused Models#

File Name	Image	Comments
obj_wiimotebitten.d3dmesh		A bitten Wii Remote. It was seen in the announcement trailer at the end, but isn't used in-game.
obj_strongbadcarlomesh.d3dmesh		An early version of Strong Bad's model, with a flat face texture, round mouth and very long thumbs.
obj_homestaroutlinetest.d3dmesh		An early version of Homestar Runner's model which, judging by the filename, was used for testing the cel-shaded outlines.

Unused Textures#

File Name	Image	Comments
env_saltlick		A salt lick object was supposed to be in the King of Town's castle. 'cause he likes to eat, you see.
obj_cartridgemimesweeper_text		A "Mime Sweeper" cartridge that might have appeared in the FunMachine before Snake Boxer was changed into a cart.
obj_drawinghsralarmbrain		This image is technically used (when Homestar is first seen drawing), but it's seen for 2 seconds and it's not legible.
obj_dialogmap		An object image for the map, back when it was an item and not an option on the HUD.
obj_posternostrongbad		This was likely intended for Strong Sad's door, as the room can't be entered normally and Strong Sad will not let you in if you interact with the door.
obj_rugstrongsad		This was the original texture for the rug in the House of Strong living room, as seen in the first gameplay trailer:
obj_wafflesstack		A stack of waffles to appear in the King of Town's castle. This would be an object that Strong Bad couldn't hide behind. Since this would make the object pointless and just take up space, it was removed from the castle.
obj_wafflesstacksyrup		A different waffle image with more syrup. Mmm.
ui_disguise_iconhatunclesam		An unused Uncle Sam hat costume piece.
ui_disguisetitle		This seems to be an early title for the game's costume system.
ui_mapextras_mapicon_brickwall		The Brick Wall is a location in the game, but it's never important enough to be placed on the map.
ui_mapextras_mapicon_soapbox		The Soapbox, though, is only in the tutorial for one scene, it's not placed on the map, and it's not really a location. It's just behind Bubs'.

Early Graphics#

These early Snake Boxer images show that the game was originally played on the Lappy 486, not the FunMachine. All but the disc image, obj_floppydiscsb5, are stored as obj_screengame files.

Early	Final

Earlier dialogue and item icons are still in the ttarch file. The early icon file names are structured as ui_dialog_(name), while the final ones are under ui_icon_(name).

The early icons use a red border and are 128x128, not 256x256, images.

The mustache costume piece and map also have item images, but they're not coded as items in the final game.

Early	Final

The map's crayon drawing icons were originally crappy pencil drawings. A positive change, that.

There's also a "BACK" button that's not needed in the final game.

Episode 1	Episode 2+

The Strong Badia shirt is coded at this point, but the image hasn't been finished yet. The image changed from the flag on a yellow shirt to the coat of arms on a brown shirt.

(JayTheBrainMann: Original TCRF research)

Unused Text#

On the Wii version, the .ttarch files are contained in a folder that has this following folder name.

C/\Telltale\Projects\Homestar101\Pack

This is probably a folder path on one of Telltale Games' computers.

(Source: Original TCRF research)