<s>
Homestar	B-Operating_System
Runner	I-Operating_System
is	O
an	O
American	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
animated	I-Operating_System
comedy	O
web	O
series	O
and	O
website	O
created	O
by	O
Mike	O
and	O
Matt	O
Chapman	O
,	O
known	O
collectively	O
as	O
The	O
Brothers	O
Chaps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
centers	O
on	O
the	O
adventures	O
of	O
a	O
large	O
and	O
diverse	O
cast	O
of	O
characters	O
,	O
headed	O
by	O
the	O
titular	O
character	O
,	O
Homestar	B-Operating_System
Runner	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Homestar	B-Operating_System
Runner	I-Operating_System
originated	O
in	O
1996	O
as	O
a	O
book	O
written	O
by	O
Mike	O
Chapman	O
and	O
Craig	O
Zobel	O
,	O
intended	O
as	O
a	O
parody	O
of	O
children	O
's	O
literature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whilst	O
learning	O
Macromedia	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
,	O
Mike	O
and	O
his	O
brother	O
Matt	O
expanded	O
the	O
concept	O
into	O
a	O
website	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
New	O
Year	O
's	O
Day	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
2000	O
,	O
the	O
site	O
has	O
grown	O
to	O
encompass	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
cartoons	O
and	O
web	B-Protocol
games	I-Protocol
featuring	O
Homestar	O
,	O
Strong	O
Bad	O
,	O
and	O
numerous	O
other	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
peak	O
of	O
its	O
popularity	O
,	O
the	O
site	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most-visited	O
sites	O
with	O
collections	O
of	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
cartoons	I-Operating_System
on	O
the	O
web	O
,	O
spreading	O
via	O
word	O
of	O
mouth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
four-year	O
hiatus	O
beginning	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
Homestar	B-Operating_System
Runner	I-Operating_System
returned	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
Holiday	O
Toon	O
on	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
for	O
April	O
Fools	O
 '	O
Day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
global	O
support	O
for	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
ended	O
on	O
December	O
31	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
homestarrunner.com	B-Operating_System
has	O
maintained	O
a	O
fully	O
functional	O
website	O
through	O
the	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
emulator	O
Ruffle	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
cartoons	O
have	O
since	O
been	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
website	O
and	O
its	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
channel	I-General_Concept
on	O
an	O
occasional	O
basis	O
,	O
usually	O
to	O
celebrate	O
holidays	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Homestar	B-Operating_System
Runner	I-Operating_System
was	O
created	O
in	O
Atlanta	O
in	O
1996	O
by	O
University	O
of	O
Georgia	O
students	O
Mike	O
Chapman	O
and	O
friend	O
Craig	O
Zobel	O
,	O
who	O
wrote	O
the	O
original	O
picture	O
book	O
,	O
The	O
Homestar	B-Operating_System
Runner	I-Operating_System
Enters	O
the	O
Strongest	O
Man	O
in	O
the	O
World	O
Contest	O
,	O
while	O
working	O
summer	O
jobs	O
surrounding	O
the	O
1996	O
Summer	O
Olympics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
described	O
the	O
origin	O
of	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
Homestar	B-Operating_System
Runner	I-Operating_System
"	O
as	O
a	O
in-joke	O
between	O
themselves	O
and	O
James	O
Huggins	O
,	O
a	O
childhood	O
friend	O
of	O
the	O
Chapman	O
brothers	O
while	O
growing	O
up	O
in	O
Dunwoody	O
,	O
Georgia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
spent	O
around	O
two	O
hours	O
designing	O
the	O
look	O
of	O
Homestar	B-Operating_System
Runner	I-Operating_System
,	O
Pom	O
Pom	O
,	O
Strong	O
Bad	O
,	O
and	O
The	O
Cheat	O
,	O
and	O
completed	O
the	O
book	O
within	O
a	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pair	O
began	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Homestar	B-Operating_System
Runner	I-Operating_System
Goes	O
for	O
the	O
Gold	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
have	O
introduced	O
Strong	O
Bad	O
's	O
brothers	O
,	O
Strong	O
Mad	O
and	O
Strong	O
Sad	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
eventually	O
abandoned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
later	O
used	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
video	O
game	O
Mario	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
to	O
create	O
the	O
first	O
cartoon	O
featuring	O
the	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
1999	O
,	O
Mike	O
recognized	O
how	O
popular	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
animation	I-Operating_System
was	O
taking	O
off	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
and	O
his	O
younger	O
brother	O
Matt	O
Chapman	O
started	O
to	O
learn	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
on	O
their	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
initial	O
cartoons	O
were	O
launched	O
on	O
their	O
dedicated	O
website	O
,	O
homestarrunner.com,	O
by	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mike	O
animated	O
the	O
cartoons	O
,	O
Matt	O
provided	O
the	O
voices	O
of	O
the	O
male	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
Mike	O
's	O
girlfriend	O
(	O
now	O
wife	O
)	O
Missy	B-Operating_System
Palmer	I-Operating_System
provided	O
the	O
voice	O
of	O
Marzipan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
initially	O
started	O
off	O
with	O
shorts	O
that	O
featured	O
competitions	O
between	O
Homestar	B-Operating_System
Runner	I-Operating_System
as	O
a	O
heroic	O
character	O
and	O
Strong	O
Bad	O
as	O
the	O
villain	O
,	O
but	O
these	O
did	O
not	O
really	O
capture	O
viewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
father	O
suggested	O
Matt	O
quit	O
his	O
full-time	O
job	O
to	O
devote	O
time	O
to	O
creating	O
more	O
Homestar	B-Operating_System
Runner	I-Operating_System
shorts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
visitors	O
to	O
the	O
site	O
growing	O
,	O
by	O
January	O
2003	O
the	O
site	O
had	O
outgrown	O
its	O
original	O
web	O
host	O
,	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
reflected	O
on	O
how	O
Homestar	B-Operating_System
Runner	I-Operating_System
had	O
been	O
a	O
common	O
point	O
of	O
reference	O
over	O
which	O
newly	O
formed	O
couples	O
bonded	O
and	O
how	O
Joss	O
Whedon	O
incorporated	O
references	O
to	O
Homestar	B-Operating_System
Runner	I-Operating_System
into	O
his	O
television	O
shows	O
Buffy	B-Application
the	I-Application
Vampire	I-Application
Slayer	I-Application
and	O
Angel	O
as	O
further	O
signs	O
of	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
2010	O
,	O
Homestar	B-Operating_System
Runner	I-Operating_System
remained	O
financially	O
viable	O
for	O
the	O
brothers	O
through	O
sales	O
of	O
related	O
merchandise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
of	O
Homestar	B-Operating_System
Runner	I-Operating_System
led	O
to	O
Matt	O
and	O
Mike	O
getting	O
writing	O
jobs	O
for	O
television	O
animated	O
series	O
Yo	O
Gabba	O
Gabba	O
!,	O
Gravity	O
Falls	O
,	O
The	O
Aquabats	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
this	O
hiatus	O
,	O
the	O
brothers	O
released	O
a	O
small	O
number	O
of	O
Homestar	B-Operating_System
Runner	I-Operating_System
cartoons	O
,	O
including	O
ones	O
for	O
2010	O
's	O
April	O
Fools	O
 '	O
Day	O
and	O
Decemberween	O
holidays	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
,	O
after	O
completing	O
work	O
on	O
Gravity	O
Falls	O
,	O
moved	O
back	O
to	O
Atlanta	O
in	O
2014	O
where	O
Mike	O
was	O
living	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
two	O
agreed	O
that	O
they	O
now	O
had	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
Homestar	B-Operating_System
Runner	I-Operating_System
on	O
a	O
semi-regular	O
basis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
discontinuation	O
of	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2020	O
,	O
most	O
new	O
Homestar	B-Operating_System
Runner	I-Operating_System
content	O
was	O
released	O
directly	O
as	O
videos	O
to	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
;	O
they	O
also	O
worked	O
to	O
re-record	O
the	O
older	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
content	O
into	O
video	O
format	O
for	O
archival	O
purposes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
exception	O
was	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
update	O
to	O
the	O
Flash	B-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
Stinkoman	O
20X6	O
on	O
December	O
20	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
the	O
promised	O
final	O
level	O
after	O
fifteen	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
31	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
website	O
was	O
updated	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Ruffle	B-Operating_System
Flash	B-Operating_System
emulator	O
,	O
ensuring	O
its	O
content	O
will	O
remain	O
accessible	O
after	O
the	O
discontinuation	O
of	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
Player	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
newer	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
material	O
made	O
right	O
before	O
the	O
2020	O
updates	O
have	O
some	O
issues	O
with	O
some	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
files	O
when	O
running	O
on	O
the	O
site	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
Ruffle	B-Operating_System
still	O
being	O
in	O
its	O
early	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Homestar	B-Operating_System
Runner	I-Operating_System
cartoons	O
typically	O
center	O
on	O
Homestar	B-Operating_System
Runner	I-Operating_System
,	O
Strong	O
Bad	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
nine	O
main	O
characters	O
of	O
Marzipan	O
,	O
Coach	O
Z	O
,	O
Bubs	O
C	O
.	O
Stand	O
,	O
Strong	O
Sad	O
,	O
Strong	O
Mad	O
,	O
Pom	O
Pom	O
,	O
the	O
King	O
of	O
Town	O
,	O
the	O
Poopsmith	O
,	O
and	O
Homsar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Main	O
Characters	O
have	O
many	O
roles	O
throughout	O
the	O
Homestar	B-Operating_System
Runner	I-Operating_System
universe	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Homestar	B-Operating_System
Runner	I-Operating_System
features	O
several	O
spin-off	O
series	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
"	O
shorts	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
big	O
toons	O
"	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
most	O
well-known	O
,	O
Strong	O
Bad	O
Email	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
starting	O
in	O
August	O
2001	O
,	O
the	O
initially	O
brief	O
episodes	O
have	O
grown	O
in	O
length	O
and	O
scope	O
,	O
introducing	O
numerous	O
spin-offs	O
,	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
inside	O
jokes	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Homsar	O
,	O
Trogdor	O
,	O
Senor	O
Cardgage	O
,	O
20X6	O
,	O
the	O
Teen	O
Girl	O
Squad	O
shorts	O
,	O
and	O
Homestar	B-Operating_System
Runner	I-Operating_System
Emails	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
hremails	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
later	O
episodes	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
replaced	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
New	O
Paper	O
"	O
,	O
an	O
inkjet	O
printer	O
,	O
then	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
Compé-per	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
pop-up	B-Protocol
balloon	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
finally	O
with	O
a	O
CGI	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Paper	O
,	O
which	O
instead	O
promotes	O
Strong	O
Bad	O
's	O
Twitter	B-Application
account	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
209	O
Strong	O
Bad	O
Emails	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
website	O
(	O
with	O
another	O
six	O
exclusive	O
to	O
DVD	O
releases	O
)	O
,	O
separable	O
into	O
distinct	O
eras	O
by	O
Strong	O
Bad	O
's	O
different	O
computers	O
;	O
the	O
Tandy	O
400	O
,	O
the	O
Compy	B-Operating_System
386	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
Lappy	O
486	O
,	O
the	O
Compé	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
current	O
computer	O
,	O
the	O
Lappier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
2010	O
hiatus	O
,	O
holiday	O
specials	O
were	O
a	O
regular	O
feature	O
of	O
the	O
site	O
,	O
released	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
popular	O
holidays	O
,	O
specifically	O
Halloween	B-Application
and	O
Decemberween	O
(	O
a	O
fictional	O
holiday	O
similar	O
to	O
Christmas	O
also	O
celebrated	O
on	O
December	O
25	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Halloween	B-Application
shorts	O
typically	O
feature	O
the	O
main	O
characters	O
celebrating	O
a	O
traditional	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
holiday	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
ghost	O
stories	O
,	O
trick-or-treating	O
or	O
pumpkin	O
carving	O
)	O
in	O
costume	O
,	O
often	O
making	O
obscure	O
pop	O
culture	O
references	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
site	O
also	O
usually	O
releases	O
a	O
separate	O
Halloween	B-Application
video	O
where	O
Strong	O
Bad	O
views	O
a	O
slideshow	O
and	O
mocks	O
and/or	O
appraises	O
photos	O
sent	O
in	O
by	O
real	O
life	O
fans	O
of	O
their	O
Halloween	B-Application
costumes	O
and	O
props	O
modeled	O
after	O
Homestar	B-Operating_System
Runner	I-Operating_System
characters	O
and	O
other	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fact	O
that	O
it	O
takes	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
as	O
Christmas	O
has	O
been	O
presented	O
as	O
just	O
a	O
coincidence	O
,	O
having	O
been	O
stated	O
that	O
Decemberween	O
takes	O
place	O
"	O
55	O
days	O
after	O
Halloween	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
are	O
a	O
parody	O
of	O
poorly	O
animated	O
internet	B-Operating_System
cartoons	I-Operating_System
and	O
are	O
made	O
by	O
The	O
Cheat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
time	O
,	O
many	O
alternate	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Homestar	B-Operating_System
Runner	I-Operating_System
world	O
and	O
characters	O
would	O
appear	O
,	O
parodying	O
other	O
cartoons	O
and	O
animation	O
styles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Old-Timey	O
cartoons	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
an	O
old-time	O
setting	O
,	O
with	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
being	O
Old-Timey	O
counterparts	O
of	O
the	O
Homestar	B-Operating_System
Runner	I-Operating_System
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
20X6	O
(	O
pronounced	O
"	O
twenty	O
exty-six	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
parody	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
and	O
EarthBound	B-Application
games	O
 '	O
"	O
year	O
200X	O
"	O
,	O
originated	O
from	O
Strong	O
Bad	O
Email	O
#57	O
,	O
japanese	O
cartoon	O
,	O
an	O
email	O
asking	O
Strong	O
Bad	O
what	O
he	O
would	O
look	O
like	O
if	O
he	O
were	O
in	O
a	O
Japanese	O
anime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
game	O
,	O
Stinkoman	O
20X6	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
heavily	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Homestar	B-Operating_System
Runner	I-Operating_System
site	O
frequently	O
features	O
songs	O
and	O
videos	O
within	O
their	O
animated	O
shorts	O
or	O
as	O
stand-alone	O
entities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beyond	O
cartoons	O
,	O
Homestar	B-Operating_System
Runner	I-Operating_System
offers	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
online	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
time	O
,	O
more	O
recent	O
games	O
have	O
diversified	O
and	O
become	O
more	O
complex	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
being	O
released	O
as	O
products	O
of	O
"	O
Videlectrix	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
company	O
within	O
the	O
world	B-Operating_System
of	I-Operating_System
Homestar	I-Operating_System
Runner	I-Operating_System
and	O
a	O
side	O
project	O
of	O
The	O
Brothers	O
Chaps	O
,	O
spoofing	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
1980s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off	O
of	O
TROGDOR	O
!,	O
called	O
Peasant	O
's	O
Quest	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
featuring	O
Rather	B-Operating_System
Dashing	I-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
young	O
peasant	O
in	O
short	O
pants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
a	O
system	O
that	O
is	O
a	O
near-replica	O
of	O
Sierra	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
Adventure	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Interpreter	I-Application
,	O
used	O
in	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
Space	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
and	O
several	O
other	O
early	O
Sierra	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nine	O
levels	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
2005	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
tenth	O
and	O
final	O
level	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
until	O
December	O
2020	O
,	O
days	O
before	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
would	O
no	O
longer	O
be	O
supported	O
by	O
browsers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thy	O
Dungeonman	O
has	O
two	O
sequels	O
:	O
Thy	O
Dungeonman	O
II	O
,	O
which	O
expands	O
on	O
the	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
and	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
found	O
on	O
the	O
Videlectrix	O
site	O
,	O
and	O
Thy	O
Dungeonman	O
III	O
which	O
adds	O
basic	O
graphics	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
on	O
the	O
Homestar	B-Operating_System
Runner	I-Operating_System
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Ye	O
Flask	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
You	O
ca	O
n't	O
get	O
ye	O
flask	O
"	O
have	O
become	O
catch-phrases	O
in	O
the	O
Homestar	B-Operating_System
Runner	I-Operating_System
universe	I-Operating_System
,	O
eventually	O
spawning	O
a	O
T-shirt	O
in	O
the	O
Homestar	B-Operating_System
Runner	I-Operating_System
store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
website	O
produced	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
site	O
,	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
internet	O
browser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
10	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
an	O
episodic	O
licensed	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
centering	O
around	O
Strong	O
Bad	O
titled	O
Strong	B-Operating_System
Bad	I-Operating_System
's	I-Operating_System
Cool	I-Operating_System
Game	I-Operating_System
for	I-Operating_System
Attractive	I-Operating_System
People	I-Operating_System
(	O
abbreviated	O
as	O
SBCG4AP	B-Operating_System
)	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
WiiWare	O
service	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
Windows	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Telltale	O
Games	O
in	O
partnership	O
with	O
Videlectrix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
episode	O
,	O
Strong	B-Operating_System
Badia	I-Operating_System
the	O
Free	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
15	O
on	O
the	O
WiiWare	O
service	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
Telltale	O
Games	O
 '	O
website	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
PAL	O
region	O
on	O
October	O
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
decided	O
that	O
Telltale	O
games	O
would	O
release	O
SBCG4AP	B-Operating_System
for	O
the	O
Mac	O
operating	O
system	O
after	O
a	O
vote	O
on	O
the	O
Telltale	O
Games	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Strong	O
Bad	O
appears	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
computer-controlled	O
opponents	O
in	O
Telltale	O
's	O
Poker	O
Night	O
at	O
the	O
Inventory	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
same	O
model	O
from	O
SBCG4AP	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
unlock	O
in-game	O
card	O
sets	O
and	O
table	O
designs	O
based	O
on	O
Homestar	B-Operating_System
Runner	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
Strong	O
Bad	O
will	O
occasionally	O
bet	O
Dangeresque	O
Too	O
's	O
sunglasses	O
in	O
place	O
of	O
in-game	O
cash	O
;	O
defeating	O
him	O
after	O
doing	O
so	O
will	O
unlock	O
the	O
glasses	O
as	O
an	O
equippable	O
cosmetic	O
item	O
for	O
the	O
Demoman	O
in	O
Team	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
email	O
worm	O
named	O
Lacon	O
,	O
which	O
featured	O
Homestar	B-Operating_System
Runner	I-Operating_System
characters	O
,	O
was	O
created	O
and	O
distributed	O
by	O
someone	O
going	O
by	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
DimenZion	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
final	O
payload	O
showed	O
a	O
Homestar	B-Operating_System
Runner	I-Operating_System
Flash	B-Operating_System
animation	I-Operating_System
called	O
"	O
The	B-Operating_System
System	I-Operating_System
is	I-Operating_System
Down	I-Operating_System
"	O
in	O
a	O
browser	O
window	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
creators	O
of	O
Homestar	B-Operating_System
Runner	I-Operating_System
spent	O
time	O
with	O
the	O
band	O
and	O
wrote	O
songs	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
website	O
as	O
"	O
Puppet	O
Jam	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
spin-off	O
of	O
"	O
Puppet	O
Stuff	O
"	O
,	O
where	O
Puppet	O
Homestar	O
sings	O
with	O
TMBG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Certain	O
bands	O
,	O
like	O
fairly	O
popular	O
bands	O
and	O
stuff	O
would	O
link	O
us	O
on	O
their	O
site	O
and	O
,	O
you	O
know	O
we	O
were	O
Shockwave	B-Operating_System
site	O
of	O
the	O
day	O
a	O
couple	O
of	O
times	O
over	O
the	O
years.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Homestar	B-Operating_System
Runner	I-Operating_System
popularity	O
,	O
coupled	O
with	O
its	O
positive	O
critical	O
response	O
,	O
has	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
website	O
receiving	O
widespread	O
coverage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Homestar	B-Operating_System
Runner	I-Operating_System
has	O
been	O
featured	O
in	O
Wired	O
,	O
National	O
Review	O
,	O
Entertainment	O
Weekly	O
,	O
Total	O
Gamer	O
,	O
G4	O
,	O
and	O
NPR	O
's	O
All	O
Things	O
Considered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
site-generated	O
music	O
has	O
enjoyed	O
surprising	O
popularity	O
,	O
such	O
that	O
two	O
songs	O
,	O
"	O
Trogdor	O
"	O
by	O
the	O
character	O
Strong	O
Bad	O
and	O
"	O
Because	O
,	O
It	O
's	O
Midnite	O
"	O
by	O
Limozeen	O
,	O
have	O
been	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
successful	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
Encore	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rocks	I-Application
the	I-Application
80s	I-Application
video	O
games	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
inclusion	O
in	O
the	O
games	O
is	O
reportedly	O
because	O
Harmonix	O
founder	O
Alex	O
Rigopulos	O
is	O
a	O
professed	O
fan	O
of	O
Homestar	B-Operating_System
Runner	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
