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After delay upon gut wrenching delay, the sun has finally come through the clouds; yes, SBCG4AP (Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People; you see why I use the acronym now!) episode 1 will be hitting the PC and WiiWare on August 11th!

I’m a HUGE Homestar Runner fan from way back. I’ve been following the website for years now and even have a large collection of merch. OK OK, I’m a super fan. Are you happy now? When this game was first announced I was hesitant, but from what I’ve seen so far in the released videos, blog posts and screenshots all of the humor and characters from the online comic are making it through to the game.

In the premiere episode of the adventure series you take on the role of Strong Bad who is trying to fix the result of a prank gone bad. At 1000 Wii points this adventure is sure to please. Since this is an episodic game Tell Tale Games will be releasing a new episode every month for 5 months, so get your Wii Points cards ready. The man in the mask is almost here.

A full press release and Strong Mad huge image gallery follows after the jump.

SAN RAFAEL, CA, August 5, 2008 Telltale Inc., the leader in interactive episodic entertainment, is announcing that “Homestar Ruiner”, the first of five monthly Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People episodes, will premiere Monday, August 11. “Homestar Ruiner” will release on Nintendo’s WiiWare download service in North and South America and worldwide on PC simultaneously. WiiWare availability for Europe, Australia and New Zealand will follow shortly.

As the star of the popular Homestarrunner.com web cartoons, Strong Bad has been answering emails (in boxing gloves), pranking his friends, pummeling his enemies, and making people with questionable taste snort milk out of their noses for years. Now he’s branching out to star in the monthly Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People series developed in partnership with Homestarrunner.com creators Mike and Matt Chapman.

In the season premiere, Strong Bad’s plans to beat the snot out of his rival Homestar Runner backfire, and he ends up with an unwanted houseguest cramping his style. Now he needs to get life back to normal, by any means possible. Comical point-and-click gameplay progresses the story, with side quests, mini games, achievements, and an “extended play” sandbox mode that unlocks after the story is completed rounding out the game experience.

“Homestar Ruiner is a great series premiere and kick-off for the season. The next five months will be filled with lots of surprises,” says Telltale CEO Dan Connors. “This is how we always envisioned episodic gaming; monthly releases, straight into the living room. We’re happy to be working with the Chapmans and Nintendo to make it a reality.”

New Strong Bad episodes can be downloaded from the Wii Shop Channel each month for 1000 Wii Points. The series takes advantage of the WiiConnect24 technology by giving players the ability to send Strong Bad-themed emails to Wii friends directly from the Lappy. Photos taken using the in-game camera feature can be attached to emails, allowing players to show off Easter eggs uncovered or hidden costumes collected during the game.

“We are very excited,” said a Videlectrix spokesperson from his pretend high-rise office, “Our last game topped out at 8 bits. We’ve heard this one might reach 9 or 10!”

Downloadable versions of each Strong Bad episode will also be available for the PC exclusively from Telltale’s website, with preorders starting today at www.telltalegames.com/strongbad. Episodes can be purchased individually for $8.95 or as part of a five-episode subscription for $34.95. As with Telltale’s popular Sam & Max series, customers who purchase the full series from Telltale will later be eligible to get a disc version for the cost of shipping and handling.

After the “Homestar Ruiner” premiere on August 11, storylines in the monthly episodes will run the gamut from political struggles to rock’n roll to the world of videogames (of course), building to the exciting season finale in December. Many fan favorite characters from Free Country USA will appear in each episode, along with special new super 8-bit style mini-games from Videlectrix. Additional details about the series can be found at www.telltalegames.com/strongbad.