Lol,references.

[Jordstar]

Hi!I've been playing these games since they came out,and I was wondering what references you guys noticed?My favorite was the Frantics reference in episode four.

(is hitting Bear holding a shark.)
Strong Bad:And a boot to the head!And another one for Jenny and the wimp!

Signed,
The new member Jordstar

[antirikurox]

yes, i did! sbcg4ap episode 1:
When Homestar is on the phone with Marzipan, the way he says, "Yes? Yes. Yes. Yes? Noo! Yes. Yes?" is a reference to episode 4 of Sam & Max Season One, where Sam answers a phone with the Commissioner and says that in the same way.

[HomsarGuy]

I love all the video game refs in 8BIE.

[metalkombat]

Not to mention Strong Bad calling Homestar a "Pinball Wizard" in ep. 5, and "All work and no play makes Gel-Arshie a dull boy.", also in ep. 5.

[The Burninator]

SB: I think the fan is broken. Can I get some fan service? Anyone?

I think its some thing like that anyway.

[deletehead]

I loved when Homestar said "Hey Listen!" in 8BIE.

[The Burninator]

I liked it when he said Yatta! He was referencing Heroes right?

[HomsarGuy]

In Roomisode 1 I liked the LifeAlert ref on the phone.

[LittleBuddy]

I liked it when he said Yatta! He was referencing Heroes right?

That's Chun-Li's winning catchphrase, it's japanese for "I did it!":D

[Gman5852]

The max shirt is my favorite reference.

[Shauntron]

The pixelated graphic of the Videlectrix guys is, I believe, a reference to the way a pair of Sierra designers used to depict themselves in Space Quest as the two guys from andromeda (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Murphy). At least that's what it immediately reminded me of when I saw it.

[The Burninator]

If you ever watched Heroes, one of the characters, a Japanese guy called Hiro says that. But he's a nerd, so he was probably referencing SF but I didn't realize.

[LuigiHann]

"Yatta" is a real Japanese word. Doesn't have to be referencing anything other than Japaneseness.

[Guy in a Box]

I laughed at the Sam & Max reference when you call the Commissioner on the phone in Dangeresque 3. "Stupid telemarketers..."

[LittleBuddy]

"Yatta" is a real Japanese word. Doesn't have to be referencing anything other than Japaneseness.

Yup, it is, but there are other Street Fighter in the same chapter like Homestar saying he has beaten Street Masher, Street Masher 2 and Street Masher 2: Slightly Different Costumes Edition or the "Round 1... FIGHT!" voiceover when you use Joe with the snakes, so that's most likely what they were thinking when they wrote that :D

[Jake]

Is "Round 1... Fight" a reference to Street Fighter specifically, or to every fighting game ever? (not to mention: real life boxing)

[LittleBuddy]

Hm, do they actually say "Round X... fight" out loud in real life boxing? I can only remember the bell in the matches I've seen... Anyways, yeah, Mortal Kombat and many others use it as well, so nevermind that one.

[Ray-The-Sun]

Just another thing about people thinking "Yatta!" being specificly a SF refrence, Its used in the "Tales of..." series, and Zack & Wiki.

[LuigiHann]

I'm sure it's used in a wide variety of Japanese things!

[StinkomanFan]

I'm sure it's used in a wide variety of Japanese things!

I believe if you won a battle in Digimon World you'd here a "Yatta" from the guy. Is it a reference to that?

[LuigiHann]

Yes. That must be it.

(In all honesty, it's most likely a Street Fighter reference, if anything: Homestar's pronunciation and emphasis suggest a Chun-li impression)

[TIE Defender]

I like how the Topplegangers, those biker/mercenaries, seem to be references to the Dreadnoks.

[Iron Curtain]

I think "Yatta!" is more or less a general Japanese reference, without regard to a single source, seeing as it just means "I/We did it!"

[The Burninator]

Well I guess it can be funny to anyone!

[Jordstar]

I heard Strong Bad say "I'll love it,and pet it,and call it george." in front of one of the stages in BotB,Which is a refrence to grunts in halo.

[Chuck]

I heard Strong Bad say "I'll love it,and pet it,and call it george." in front of one of the stages in BotB,Which is a refrence to grunts in halo.
No, it's not from Halo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Of_Mice_and_Men).

(And for the record, "Yatta!" wasn't a reference to anything in particular, either.)

[Iron Curtain]

(And for the record, "Yatta!" wasn't a reference to anything in particular, either.)

That was what I was trying to say. It was a reference to Japan and Japanese culture in general, and not any one game or show in particular.

[Holyxion]

Well, using the modern definitions of the words, I'd say that while it is simply a word in an other language(Japanese), since many video games are highly Japanese it seems to be a reference to Japanese culture in video games.

[Iron Curtain]

Well, using the modern definitions of the words, I'd say that while it is simply a word in an other language(Japanese), since many video games are highly Japanese[Authers noot; bad grammer} it seems to be a reference to Japanese culture in video games.

But it's not just in Video Games. Saying "Yatta!" is a reference to Japanese Culture in Video Games is like saying "Groovy!" is a reference to 60's hippie culture in popular music: you're missing a lot of other media.

[Lena_P]

Plus the 20X6 front page at H*R.com has anime-Marzipan jump out and say "Yatta!" when you hover over the characters button. Yatta, won't we?

[Holyxion]

Well yeah, but what I was saying was that just because it's a word in Japanese doesn't mean it's a reference to Japanese culture in any way, and that because of the context it references Japanese culture in video games. Though for the record, 20X6 Marzipan was the first thing i thought of when I heard it.

[dentbuds]

8 bit is enough is a ref to the show 8 is enough,

[T-man]

The reference to Ocarina of Time, "Hey! Listen!" in episode five.