In case you didn’t know, everything is funnier with Mexican wrestling masks thrown into the mix. It’s true. If you don’t believe me, take a look at Matt and Mike Chapman. They certainly knew this secret to success when they created the now-insanely popular Homestar Runner universe. Strong Bad, Homestar Runner’s perpetual wearer of this stylish garment, has developed such a fan base that he is now making it big with the release of his upcoming game for Wii and PC, bluntly titled Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People. With a name like that, how could you not want to buy it? Surely this will be an instant classic and even unattractive people will be drawn to it, despite its obvious prejudice.

Unlike Mexican wrestling masks, however, having to wait is never funny, and that’s exactly what we’re going to have to do here. Originally set for a June release, Telltale Games is now telling us that we won’t bear witness to this game’s awesomeness until July. The reasons behind this atrocity at first seem as inconceivable as how quickly Strong Bad can type whilst donning his boxing gloves, but Telltale says it’s simply in an attempt to fine-tune the game.

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Despite a distinct lack of chiaroscuro shading and consummate Vs, Strongbad has managed to win the respect and demand the hearts of a legion of followers, both attractive and not. Unfortunately, only fans that fall into the first of these categories will be treated to his new WiiWare title, Strongbad’s Cool Game for Attractive People. Just writing about the game, I have to wear a bag over my head. Which is a shame, because looking at all of its nifty videos was just starting to rinse out the bad taste left in my mouth by our last featured WiiWare title.

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