Underplayed Gems

Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People Episode 5: 8-Bit is Enough (2008)

Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People Episode 5: 8-Bit is Enough cover
Publisher
Telltale Games
Platforms
PlayStation 3, Wii, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Genres
Adventure
Where to get it
Steam
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How it feels

A goofy, self-aware adventure where cartoonish video-game logic collides with everyday absurdity.

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About

The story begins at the end of episode 4 Strong Bad jumps off of the couch and hits the Trogdor arcade machine. The Trogdor arcade machine grows an arm, legs and wings and comes to life. Strong Sad claims that Strong Bad damaged the 8-bit containment field and needs to order a replacement. Sadly, through an odd series of events, the containment field is broken, resulting in the world of videogames and the world of Free Country USA combining. Video game elements and characters begin invading the real world, and vice versa. In the ensuing chaos, Trogdor escapes his game and "burninates" Strong Badia. Strong Bad must defeat his fiery creation once and for all, by getting party members from other games to advance to the dungeon of the beast and restore balance between the two worlds. But, uh, anybody know how to kill a dragon?

Screenshots

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