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PS3 and Mac owners finally good enough for Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People

Congratulations PS3 and Mac owners. After an excruciating testing process and constant secret surveillance, Telltale Games has confirmed that you are attractive people. And, since you are so darn attractive, it means you officially qualify for access to Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People.

In short, the Strong Bad adventure game, which originally appeared on Windows PCs and was ported to WiiWare, is going to appear on a PS3 and Mac near you…

Gamertell Review: Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People (Episode One: Homestar Ruiner)

Gamertell Review: Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People: Episode One: Homestar RuinerGamertell Review:Price: $8.95 (PC) 1000 Wii Points (WiiWare)System(s): *PC and Wii (as WiiWare)Release Date: August , 11, 2008Publisher: Telltale GamesESRB Rating: “Teen” for Crude Humor and Comic MischiefPros: Very Funny, has mini-games and hidden goodiesCons: Short, moderate replay valueOverall Score: Two thumbs up, 94/100, A, **** out of 5

Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People lets you control Strong Bad as he spends his day, doing what he does best, ruining everyone else’s.Homestar Ruiner is the first of the five-episode series where the goal is to try to ruin Homestar’s life. You also get to screw with other characters’ lives along the way.

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Game designer Mark Darin blabs about Strong Bad

Mark Darin, one of the graphic designers for the newStrong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People was available for an interview at the Telltale Games booth at Comic-Con 08, where he was thrilled to talk about the game and share some new information.

Strong Bad will be a full out adventure game, with extra goodies and side stuff.” Said Darin when asked about the game. Darin indicated that the sense of humor fans enjoyed in Homestar Runner will continue in Strong Bad. Each episode will be supplemented with a rich and realistic storyline (realistic for Homestar, anyway). Expect to have fun with the game as well as laugh, “These episodes will be very much based on the storylines, the humor of it will be an added bonus.” Says Darin.

Darin assured the players that, like the Homestar Runner cartoons…

Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People to hit WiiWare, PC August 11, 2008

Telltale games has built quite a reputation for being the place to go for traditional point-and-click games and is responsible for episodic adventure games including Sam & Max series and upcoming Wallace and Gromit games. Telltale announced yesterday (August 5, 2008) that the first episode of Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People titled Homestar Ruiner will be released simultaneously on WiiWare and PC on August 11, 2008.

Homestar Ruiner will be the first of five monthly episodes of the series based on the popular animated web comic, Homestar Runner. Episodes can be pre-ordered now on…