Email 2: Favorite Game
Cast (in order of appearance): Mario, Luigi
Mario tells Strong Bad and Homestar Runner his favorite game.
Places: Strong Bad's Basement.
Computer: Dell 30488
Transcript:
(Mario is watching a video. It's the Donkey Kong video recorded earlier.)
Mario: Nice sound!
Luigi: Hold on!
Mario: What?
Luigi: The clock is flashing 12:00 over and over again.
Mario: I shall take care of it!
Mario: What time is it?
Luigi: 2:21 PM.
Mario: Thanks.
Luigi: You're welcome.
Mario sets the clock.
Mario: Oh, my gosh! I should check my e-mail.
Mario turns on the Dell 40388 and clicks "Outlook Express."
Mario: This is my favorite part of the day.
The screen reads:
Dear Mario,
What is your favorite game?
Sincerely,
Strong Bad and Homestar Runner
Mario (reading): Dear Mario, What is your favorite game? Sincerely, Strong Bad and Homestar Runner.
Mario clicks on "Compose Message."
Mario: I don't know which game I like the best. I like them all. If I had to play favorites, one would be Super Mario Bros.!
(Mario starts a video. He fast forwards it to the middle of World 1-1, keeps it there for 5 seconds, then fast forwards it to the middle of World 1-2. After another 5 seconds, he fast forwards it to the middle of World 1-3. 5 seconds later, he fast-forwards it to the part where he defeated the end boss of World 1. He turns the tape off.)
Mario: Another favorite would be Dr. Mario.
(Mario starts another video, this time, fast-forwarding it to the start of Level 0. He watches this level through to the end. Mario stops the tape.)
Mario: So I'll have more favorites as I keep going.
The End
Easter Eggs:
Click on the buttons of the TV Remote to interact with the TV.
Click on the PLAY button from the VCR remote to watch the Dr. Mario and Super Mario Bros. videos fully.
While these videos are playing, click on other buttons on the VCR remote to interact with them.
The filing cabinet from the first e-mail is still there, only it has been expanded to include the Revolution Videos.
If you move your mouse to the left, you will see the arcade machines of all the games in the file cabinet. Click on any machine to play that game.
If you look closely in Strong Bad's basement, there's an NES hooked to the TV. Click on the NES to see a world they never incorporated into the Super Mario Bros. Game and work-in-progress footage of a game they were going to work on for the NES, but was never released.
Remarks:
This is the first e-mail that Luigi appears in.
Inside References:
The filing cabinet is from "First Game."
Luigi is Mario's brother. References:
Luigi saying that the clock was flashing over and over and telling Mario the time was from the Strong Bad Email: "12:00."
Strong Bad and Homestar Runner, the senders are also cartoon characters from Http/ and Luigi were in Strong Bad's basement while he was on a 5 year sabbatical. That must mean he went on vacation with Homestar at the time of e-mail.
Real-World References:
Super Mario Bros., Donkey Kong, and Dr. Mario are all classic NES games.
NES is the abbreviation for Nintendo Entertainment System.
When Mario fast-forwarded through parts of a video and kept it there for 5 sec., it is a reference to the SCAN feature found on AM/FM/XM radios.
DVD Version:
The arcade game Easter Egg is accessible in two ways.
Place the DVD into the DVD-ROM drive of your computer to play those games in a new window.
Pop the disc into your DVD player and highlight the one you want to view the title screen and footage of the games.
Commentary is available for this episode. To access it, press the AUDIO button on your DVD remote.
Creator's Commentary:
Cast (in order of appearance): Dash Parr, Angelfeatherwriter, Kojinka, Shy Guy 32, Homestar Runner
Creator's Commentary Transcript:
(Dash Parr is heard singing the Super Mario Bros. Theme.)
(Angelfeatherwriter is reading a news story.)
(Kojinka rings an alarm clock.)
Kojinka: Come on, get your heads in the game!
Dash Parr: Oh! Hello, I'm Dash Parr, and I'm joined in the commentary booth by Angelfeatherwriter,
Angelfeatherwriter: Hi.
Dash Parr: ...and Kojinka.
Kojinka: Hello.
Dash Parr: So, this e-mail was read using a Dell 40388.
Shy Guy 32: That's not a real Dell model number.
Dash Parr: Sorry, by the way, welcome to the commentary, Shy Guy 32.
Shy Guy 32: Thanks.
Dash Parr: Strong Bad and Homestar Runner e-mailed him about his favorite video game.
Shy Guy 32: I never got the chance to email Strong Bad.
Dash Parr: The email address is... (address omitted)
Guy 32: I get it now.
A voice in the background: Hello, everybody, everybody.
Shy Guy 32, Kojinka, Angelfeatherwriter, and Dash Parr: Who is that?
Homestar: Why it's me, Homestar Runner.
Dash Parr: You wrote to our good friend, Mario.
Homestar: I did, didn't I?
Dash Parr: I don't know. Well, this creeps me out. Why would someone fast-forward through parts of a video?
Homestar: Maybe they were showing you a preview.
Dash Parr, angelfeatherwriter, kojinka, and Shy Guy 32: Probably.