History VideoGame / HalloweenHideAndSeek

** Homestar calls Strong Sad "Jeff Foxworthy", while Strong Bad misidentifies him as "most guys from [[CanadaEh Saskatoon]]" and Marzipan says he looks like the personification of a Library Science major from 1991.

* NoSell: If you try to use the Horrible Painting on him, Strong Bad brags that the chair for his Sludge Vohaul costume makes him immune to the jibblies.

** Homestar can find the Horrible Painting, which first appeared in [[Recap/StrongBadEmailE133Bottom10 "bottom 10"]], and attempt to give several other characters "the jibblies" with it. If you use it on the King of Town, he's complain that "the giblets were a lie", a nod to him confusing "jibblies" for "giblets" in [[Recap/HomestarRunnerJibblies2 "Jibblies 2"]].

* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: When Coach Z first appears, he claims he was definitely ''not'' living inside of the car trunk he emerged from.
* ShoutOut:

* RulesLawyer: In the paid, updated release, the King of Town won't simply be "found" that easily, stating that he can't be found so long as he's still bouncing. [[spoiler:The solution to the puzzle involves going on the top of Bubs' Concession Stand and change the lettering around until it makes something that forbids bouncing]].

* RulesLawyering: In the paid, updated release, the King of Town won't simply be "found" that easily, stating that he can't be found so long as he's still bouncing. [[spoiler:The solution to the puzzle involves going on the top of Bubs' Concession Stand and change the lettering around until it makes something that forbids bouncing]].

''[[https://videlectrix.itch.io/hide-n-ween Halloween Hide & Seek]]'' is a short AdventureGame by the Brothers Chaps, made for Halloween 2021 in lieu of their usual HalloweenEpisode for ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner''. The game received an update on November 2nd to add quality-of-life features and a secret. On October 2022, Version 2.0 was released, adding voices to all the characters and even adding an additional puzzle.

''[[https://videlectrix.itch.io/hide-n-ween Halloween Hide & Seek]]'' is a short AdventureGame by the Brothers Chaps, made for Halloween 2021 in lieu of their usual HalloweenEpisode for ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner''. The game received an update on November 2nd to add quality-of-life features and a secret.

*** Homestar interprets Strong Mad's costume as a [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Goron]] dressed up as Anime/SpeedRacer. Strong Mad's subsequent dialogue gets [[VideoGame/GrimFandango the actual source of his costume]] mixed up with another Creator/LucasArts game ("[[VideoGame/FullThrottle FULL THROTTLE]]!!"), then attempts to correct himself by naming fellow vehicle-based games ''VideoGame/Interstate76'' and ''VideoGame/DeathTrack'', and finally states that he's motorsports commentator Paul Page (in a way that could be a nod to the intro of the 1993 racing sim ''VideoGame/IndyCarRacing'').

-->'''Costumes:''' Homestar as [[VideoGame/QuestForGlory The Hero]], the Poopsmith as [[VideoGame/{{Loom}} Cobb]], Marzipan as [[VideoGame/SamAndMaxHitTheRoad Trixie, the Giraffe-Necked Girl from Scranton]], Coach Z as [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfKyrandia Malcolm]], Strong Sad as [[VideoGame/{{Darkseed}} Mike Dawson]], Homsar as [[VideoGame/{{Samorost}} the Gnome]], King of Town as [[VideoGame/QuestForGloryI the Antwerp]], Strong Mad as [[VideoGame/GrimFandango Glottis]], Pom Pom as VideoGame/TheManhole, The Cheat as [[VideoGame/TheAdventuresOfWillyBeamish Willy Beamish]], Bubs as [[VideoGame/DayOfTheTentacle Hoagie]], Strong Bad as [[VideoGame/SpaceQuestIIVohaulsRevenge Sludge Vohaul]], [[spoiler:the Goblin as [[VideoGame/TheBlackCauldron Creeper]]]]

** If you click on an otherwise unremarkable foreground object [[spoiler:inside the "Spooky, Leafy Tree", Homsar appears]].
** An update added "the Path of the Rocoulm". If you get the Horrible Painting early on and use it on every character and every place possible before using it on [[spoiler: Strong Mad, to scare him away from Bubs' back door]], you can unlock an encounter with [[spoiler: the Goblin, who will do his usual dance, and even appear in-costume during the ending screen.]]

** If you finish the Path of the Rocoulm, [[spoiler: the Goblin]] shows up dressed as Creeper from ''The Black Cauldron'' (based on the 1986 video game adaptation of the Disney movie), and Homestar calls them "Toadwart from the Gummi Bears", Coach Z assumes they're one of the guys from the video for "Safety Dance" by Music/MenWithoutHats, and Strong Mad mistakes them for an enemy from ''VideoGame/GoldenAxe''.

* ViolationOfCommonSense: The only way to make a browned pumpkin for Marzipan is to [[spoiler:rub it against the Poopsmith's [[UnusualEuphemism whatsit]] pile, or on the filthy "cursed earth" that remains after you move it with the Poopsmith's shovel]]. It gets lampshaded repeatedly, as Homestar notes he has no logical reason to perform this action beforehand and admits that [[spoiler:the pumpkin subsequently rotting]] is something he should've expected to happen.

** If you finish the Path of the Rocoulm, [[spoiler: the Goblin]] shows up dressed as Creeper from ''The Black Cauldron'' (technically the 1986 video game adaptation of the Disney movie), and Homestar calls them "Toadwart from the Gummi Bears", Coach Z assumes they're one of the guys from the video for "Safety Dance" by Music/MenWithoutHats, and Strong Mad mistakes them for an enemy from ''VideoGame/GoldenAxe''.

** Pom Pom is colored in black-and-white, specifically like an old Macintosh game, as a nod to the original platform of his costume's [[VideoGame/TheManhole source material]].

* RecognitionFailure: Lampshaded, Homestar says that failing to recognize his friends' Halloween costumes is "like half my whole deal". In the ending, he proceeds to call the King of Town "no-armed Space Grimace", Marzipan "that neon sign from Las Vegas", Strong Bad "Grandmaw Strong Bane", Pom Pom a copy protection code wheel, Homsar a "droopy Pikmin", Strong Mad a "Goron dressed up as Speed Racer", Coach Z "Queen Latifah, again", and Strong Sad "Jeff Foxworthy".

*** Homestar assumes Homsar is dressed up as a "droopy VideoGame/{{Pikmin}}".

-->'''Costumes:''' Homestar as [[VideoGame/QuestForGlory The Hero]], the Poopsmith as [[VideoGame/{{Loom}} Cobb]], Marzipan as [[VideoGame/SamAndMaxHitTheRoad Trixie, the Giraffe-Necked Girl from Scranton]], Coach Z as [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfKyrandia Malcolm]], Strong Sad as [[VideoGame/{{Darkseed}} Mike Dawson]], Homsar as [[VideoGame/{{Samorost}} the Gnome]], King of Town as [[VideoGame/QuestForGloryI the Antwerp]], Strong Mad as [[VideoGame/GrimFandango Glottis]], Pom Pom as VideoGame/TheManhole, The Cheat as [[VideoGame/TheAdventuresOfWillyBeamish Willy Beamish]], Bubs as [[VideoGame/DayOfTheTentacle Hoagie]], Strong Bad as [[VideoGame/SpaceQuestIIVohaulsRevenge Sludge Vohaul]]

''[[https://videlectrix.itch.io/hide-n-ween Halloween Hide & Seek]]'' is a short AdventureGame by the Brothers Chaps, made for Halloween 2021 in lieu of their usual HalloweenEpisode for ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner''.

** When asking the King of Town why he's bouncing on a trampoline, Homestar wonders if he's trying to "twees it out", using his UnusualEuphemism for exercise from "[[Recap/StrongBadEmailE147LadyFan lady fan]]".
** After noticing a note on the back door of Bubs' Concession Stand that he can't read, Homestar remarks that Original Bubs (from "[[Recap/StrongBadEmailE177Original original]]") could've done it.

-->"The Cheat's got friends in every town and village from here to the Sudan. He speaks a dozen languages. Knows every local custom. He'll blend in. disappear! You'll never see him again. With any luck, he's got the grail already.

*** Homestar interprets Strong Mad's costume as a [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Goron]] dressed up as Anime/SpeedRacer. Strong Mad's subsequent dialogue gets [[VideoGame/GrimFandango the actual source of his costume]] mixed up with another Creator/LucasArts game ("[[VideoGame/FullThrottle FULL THROTTLE]]!!"), then attempts to correct himself by naming fellow vehicle-based games ''VideoGame/Interstate76'' and ''VideoGame/DeathTrack'', and finally states that he's motorsports commentator Paul Page.

* ViolationOfCommonSense: The only way to make a browned pumpkin for Marzipan is to [[spoiler:scrape it against a poop (or "[[UnusualEuphemism whatsit]]")-stained section of the ground]]. It gets lampshaded repeatedly, as Homestar notes he has no logical reason to perform this action beforehand and admits that [[spoiler:the pumpkin subsequently rotting]] is something he should've expected to happen.

** Just like in "[[Recap/HomestarRunner3TimesHalloweenFunjob 3 Times Halloween Funjob]]", Homestar knocks on Marzipan's door by banging his head against it.

* EasterEgg: If you click on an otherwise unremarkable foreground object [[spoiler:inside the "Spooky, Leafy Tree", Homsar appears]].

-->'''Homestar:''' It is ''way'' more spacious up here than I thought. I love King's Quest spatial physics!
* ContinuityNod: As with all later-day Homestar media, the game is loaded with references to previous toons on the website.

** Homestar keeps bugging people about buying and/or selling [[Recap/HomestarRunnerPumpkinCarvenival Witch's Brew]].
** Homestar knocks on Marzipan's door by [[Recap/HomestarRunner3TimesHalloweenFunjob banging his head against the door]].
** When interacting with the ladder, Homestar asks the player if he should [[Recap/StrongBadEmailE81Date Syd Getman or Syd Useman]] it. Interacting with the King of Town's trampoline produces a similar gag.

* {{Retraux}}: The game is done in the style of an old-school point-and-click adventure, with simple pixelated graphics.
* ShoutOut: The Poopsmith's "Ask Me About Peasant's Quest 2" button is a nod to the "Ask Me About Loom" gag from ''VideoGame/TheSecretOfMonkeyIsland''.

** Homestar knocks on Marzipan's door by [[Recap/HomestarRunnerThreeTimesHalloweenFunjob banging his head against the door]].

Homestar finds that all of his friends have gone into hiding on Halloween night. He must wander Free Country USA using anything he can get his nonexistent hands on to find everybody and round them up at the silhouette hill so he can misidentify their costumes in a hilarious fashion.

-->'''Costumes:''' Homestar as [[VideoGame/QuestForGlory The Hero]], the Poopsmith as [[VideoGame/{{Loom}} Cobb]], Marzipan as [[VideoGame/SamAndMaxHitTheRoad Trixie, the Giraffe-Necked Girl from Scranton]], Coach Z as [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfKyrandia Malcolm]], Strong Sad as [[VideoGame/Darkseed Mike Dawson]], Homsar as [[VideoGame/{{Samorost}} the Gnome]], King of Town as [[VideoGame/QuestForGloryI the Antwerp]], Strong Mad as [[VideoGame/GrimFandango Glottis]], Pom Pom as VideoGame/TheManhole, The Cheat as [[VideoGame/TheAdventuresOfWillyBeamish Willy Beamish]], Bubs as [[VideoGame/DayOfTheTentacle Hoagie]], Strong Bad as [[VideoGame/SpaceQuestIIVohaulsRevenge Sludge Vohaul]]