Fans of Matt and Mike Chapman’s hit animated web series Homestar Runner will soon be able to get in on the fun as Telltale Inc. prepares to debut Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People for Nintendo’s Wii and PC. Developed in partnership with Videlectrix, the title will be released in June, kicking off a series of episodic WiiWare games starring Strong Bad, a masked wrestler who fancies himself the coolest person ever.
Like Telltale's popular Sam & Max series, Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People will be released as a five-episode “season.” Designed specifically for WiiWare with easy-to-use controls and WiiConnect24 features, the installments will come out on a monthly schedule to be unveiled at a later date.Telltale is working closely with the Chapmans on the game series' art style, storylines, and scripts. The episodes will play like extended cartoons, during which the player assumes the role of Strong Bad, controlling his actions, hearing his innermost thoughts and becoming part of his awesome world. The game will also feature other popular characters from the Homestar Runner universe, voices by the Chapmans and the rest of the original cast.
Players will uncover each episode's comedic plot through character interaction, dialogue-based puzzles and the use (and abuse) of inventory items. In addition, each episode will be crammed with such time-wasters as Strong Bad emails, prank phone calls and mini-games styled after the arcade games on the Homestarrunner.com website.The Homestar Runner cartoons have been building a fan base on Homestarrunner.com since 2000. The Chapmans write and animate the cartoons, with Matt Chapman and Missy Palmer providing voices. The site has been featured and mentioned in the New York Times, Wired Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, Time and The Wall Street Journal. Two songs from the site were even featured in the Guitar Hero video game series. For more details about the game, including a new trailer, screenshots and Strong Bad's development blog, go to www.telltalegames.com
Source: Animation Magazine