RiffText/AruseusEmails/video game

Aruseus creates a game.

NAMINE: "I saw Strong Bad do it, so I thought I'd try to do this for myself!"

Cast {in order of appearance}: Aruseus, Tom, Strong Bad, Bubs, Tampo, Stlunko

Places: Computer Room, Gray Field, Tom's Room, Biz Caz Fri Office

Computer: Intell 600

Date: Febuary 8th, 2007

Transcript

ARUSEUS: This email is brought to you by...nothing.

subject: game!

Dear Aruseus,
If you hads yourself a video
game, what would it be like?
Don't say Pokemon,

-Zippy

{Aruseus says Pokemon as "polka-man"}

NAMINE: Ha! The phonetic similarities of the two words was brought to light at last!

ARUSEUS: {typing} Zippy, you are correct. It would NOT be about the Polka-man. {clears screen}

ARUSEUS: {typing} A video game? I don't really know! It could be one of those games where you have to get to the exit. Basic format...

{A gray background appears with a black dot}

ARUSEUS {voiceover} ...but with stuff like walls...

{Red squares fall from the sky}

ARUSEUS {voiceover} ...and mines...

{Some mines appear}

ARUSEUS {voiceover} ...and big red, green, and blue...spheres...that kill you when you touch 'em.

{A ball of each color appears, the blue ones go horizontal, the green ones vertical, and the red ones diagonal, ricocheting off the walls}

{Cut back to Intell}

ARUSEUS: {typing} An awesome game it would be. Everyone would play it till the cows come home! In fact... {leaves}

NAMINE: Hey, this scene didn't completely bore me! Already an improvement from the last episode!

{Cut to Tom's room, he is working on something at his computer.}

ARUSEUS: How's the production going?

TOM: Would it kill you to contibute?

ARUSEUS: Yes. Now is there anything you added to make it better?

TOM: Yeah. There are moving exits, rubber walls, and even teddy bears-

ARUSEUS: What?

TOM: -that annoy you to no end when you touch them.

ARUSEUS: Grood.

TOM: Also I added some killer background music!

{The music plays, Aruseus moves his head to the beat}

ARUSEUS: Niiiiiiiiiiiiiice...

TOM: I know.

{Cut to the Office, the same background music is playing}

ARUSEUS: Then we test to see if our games are a success.

STRONG BAD: Aw, man! This game is rigged! I keep running into freakin' bears!

ARUSEUS: Uh...that happenes to everyone.

BUBS: What level you on, Strong Bad?

STRONG BAD: 16.

BUBS: Haha! I'm almost to the end!

NAMINE: I thought it'd be Bubs getting stuck, and Strong Bad would be near the final area. I guess I had my character interpretations mixed up or something.

{Aruseus walks over to a computer, Tampo and Stlunko are playing}

ARUSEUS: Who are you guys?

TAMPO: Alright, Stlunko. Left. Right. Up! Watch out for that ball!

{The Paper comes down}

NAMINE: That's The Paper, not a ball.

Easter Eggs

• Wait five seconds for something to happen.

Easter Egg Transcript

TAMPO: Yes! New world champ!

STLUNKO: High five.

TAMPO: Uhh...

Fun Facts

• I put Tampo and Stlunko in this because I like Tampo Emails.

NAMINE: So... they otherwise had no place? I guess the same applies to the Homestar Runner characters. Also, I wouldn't be surprised if people threw in a Homestuck character in their works because they like Homestuck so much.

• Stlunko attempting to high-five Tampo made him realize Tampo has no hands. (he's a floating brain.)
• The game mentioned is a game I made in Game Maker 6. It is finished and you might be able to download it.

NAMINE: Cool, not going to download it because I'll probably be occupied with other games I've attained recently.

• "Don't say Pokemon" is actually funny because Aruseus is, in fact, a Pokemon.

{Namine golf claps}