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Written by: Yoshi876 (talk)

Hello readers! Welcome to Pipe Plaza, the only 'Shroom sub-team that sounds like an actual location, well I guess apart from Critic Corner (and no, I was not hypnotised into saying that last part).

Paper Yoshi (talk) is still studying for his exams, and I'm certain he'll do brilliantly at them. Other than that, Pipe Plaza is running as usual, which is what I like to call "Tabled Chaos".

We managed to get 21 votes this month, so we still have a bit of a mountain to climb to get up to the other teams, but I'm sure with our perseverance we will be able to make it. I'll see you here next month.

Section of the Month

Pipe Plaza SECTION OF THE MONTH
Place Section Votes % Writer
1st Anniversary Announcements 8 38% Lakituthequick
2nd Forum Update 6 29% MrConcreteDonkey
3rd Poll Committee Discussion 3 14% LudwigVon
3rd The 'Shroom Report 3 14% Henry Tucayo Clay



MarioWiki Sections

Recent news on the Featured Articles.
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A helpful tip for wiki editors.
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The month gone by in promotions and proposals.
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All of the new articles created in the past month.
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Non-Wiki Sections

Alex95 brings the Fes-tivities up early this year.
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The news about the Poll Committee.
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A trip back in The 'Shroom's past.
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All the latest writers and all the milestones of the current ones.
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Featured

Written by: Yoshi876 (talk)

Hello 'Shroom readers and welcome back to another edition of Featured, the only place this side of the Mario Wiki where you'll get news about the Mario Wiki Featured Articles. And what a month it has been. The nomination pages have been exploding! So take a look below to see what's been happening.

Featured Articles

Four new articles have been featured in the past month.

Re-Featured Articles

No new articles have become re-featured.

FA Nominations

There is one ongoing Featured Article Nomination.

Failed FA Nominations

No new articles have failed the featuring process.

Unfeatured Articles

Four new articles have been unfeatured in the past month.

Unfeaturing Nominations

There are no ongoing Unfeature nominations.

Failed Unfeaturing Nominations

No new articles have failed the unfeaturing process in the past month.


Thanks for reading see you next month, for more Featured Articles news.


Tip of the Month

Written by: FunkyK38 (talk)

If you're like me, worried that something will go wrong while you're editing the Wiki, then you may write up the information you want to put in an article in a word processor first, save it, then copy and paste it into the Wiki. This can be good help, because you have access to Spellcheck and grammar checks from your word processor, but be careful: text pasted from word processors doesn't translate very well into Wiki code at times. The biggest stumbling block is often single apostrophes, which are used for bolding or italicizing text. Before you hit submit, make sure that you view a preview of your section to check and make sure that the words you want in bold or italics appear the way you want them to.


Community Report

Written by: LudwigVon (talk)

Welcome to Community Report! It shows our the latest goings-ons around the Super Mario Wiki – the promotions, the demotions, the recently passed and ongoing proposals.

(credit to Shokora (talk) for previously developing this coded table system and to Crocodile Dippy (talk) for the alterations made)


PROMOTIONS AND DEMOTIONS
AFFECTED USER PREVIOUS RANK CURRENT RANK PROMOTER/DEMOTER DATE
Alex95 (talk) User Patroller Glowsquid (talk) April 16, 2017, 23:01
RandomYoshi (talk) Patroller Autopatrolled Glowsquid (talk) April 20, 2017, 19:02
MrConcreteDonkey (talk) Patroller Autopatrolled Glowsquid (talk) April 20, 2017, 19:03


RECENT PROPOSALS
PROPOSER SUMMARY OUTCOME DEADLINE
Lord Bowser (talk) Repurpose {{userspace}}.

A proposal to repurpose the Userspace template. The proposer argues that the main concerns are that it seems redundant to hand out when a user overly edits in their userspace, and that the template itself is too wordy and takes too long to get to the point. Also, many users with high userspace edits often have it due to experimentation with wiki coding, which is a productive use of editing if it is meant to go onto official articles.

14-1 (read more) April 12, 2017, 23:59 GMT
Wildgoosespeeder (talk) Discourage OGG Extension (Not Format).

A proposal to discourage OGG Extension. The proposer argues that this make things more easily identifiable on the Super Mario Wiki. The proposer also argues that the *.ogg extension is a generic extension to describe the *.ogv and *.oga file formats and that would be like clumping several formats (*.html, *.xml, and *.rtf formats) to be included with the *.txt extension.

10-0 (read more) May 3, 2017, 23:59 GMT
Niiue (talk) Create an infobox regarding Paper Mario series items.

A proposal to create an infobox for Paper Mario series items. The proposer argues that pages for Paper Mario series items don't really have a consistent format.

12-0 (read more) May 4, 2017, 23:59 GMT
YoshiFlutterJump (talk) New {{spoileralert}} template.

A proposal to create a template indicating sections with spoilers. The proposer argues that this template would go directly beneath the "Story" heading in game articles. The proposer also argues that like other readers of Super Mario Wiki, he have made a mistake by reading the "Story" sections of game pages and that those sections with spoilers don't make the game as fun.

CANCELLED BY PROPOSER (read more) May 12, 2017, 23:59 GMT
TheDisneyGamer (talk) Create a new template requesting more references.

A proposal to create a template requesting more references. The proposer argues that it would be much easier to add a notice to the top of the page indicating that the page as a whole is in need of citations.

5-10 (read more) May 13, 2017, 23:59 GMT
Alex95 (talk) Create a new template for the Super Smash Bros. mugshots.

A proposal to create a template for the head images of the characters in Super Smash Bros.. The proposer argues that it'd be easier and more efficient to have templates for the heads instead of writing the filename in article like Equipment.

CANCELLED BY PROPOSER (read more) May 18, 2017, 23:59 GMT


RECENT TALK PAGE PROPOSALS
PROPOSER SUMMARY OUTCOME DEADLINE
Alex95 (talk) Move Power Suit to Varia Suit or delete it and move info to Zero Laser's page.

A proposal to move Power Suit to Varia Suit or delete it and move the info to Zero Laser's page. The proposer argues that the information is actually incorrect. What this page calls the Power Suit is actually Samus's Varia Suit. The proposer also argues that it doesn't seem to have any purpose for either the Mario series or the Super Smash Bros. series and the only time the Power/Varia Suit needs to be mentioned is during Zero Laser's Brawl's information about how it falls apart.

FAILED TO REACH CONSENSUS (read more) April 15, 2017, 23:59 GMT
Wildgoosespeeder (talk) Split List of references in video games.

A proposal to split List of references in video games into several articles. The proposer argues that the list is unruly and excessive. The proposer also argues that this page needs to be split into more manageable articles.

2-3-12-1-0 (read more) April 15, 2017, 23:59 GMT
Supermariofan67 (talk) Automatically add the sentence below the box on {{fa-archive}}.

A proposal to automatically add the sentence <article> was nominated for featured article/to be unfeatured at <nominated> and passed at <whenpassed> into the {{fa-archive}} template.

1-8-0 (read more) May 6, 2017, 23:59 GMT
Niiue (talk) Split Super Mario RPG Mushrooms into separate articles.

A proposal to split various RPG Mushrooms into separate articles. The proposer argues that they are unique RPG items with different names. The proposal covers Bad Mushroom, Mid Mushroom and Max Mushroom.

0-10-0 (read more) May 8, 2017, 23:59 GMT
Niiue (talk) Split Mario & Luigi series Mushrooms into separate articles.

A proposal to split various RPG items into seperate articles. The proposer argues that those items have unique names and effects, and should not be sharing a page.

7-2 (read more) May 13, 2017, 23:59 GMT
Niiue (talk) Split Bros. Flower from Fire Flower.

A proposal to split Bros. Flower, a Bros. Attack in the Mario & Luigi series from Fire Flower. The proposer argues that while Bros. Flowers are very similar to Fire Flowers, they are used slightly differently and have different names in every region.

2-6 (read more) May 13, 2017, 23:59 GMT
Time Turner (talk) Delete List of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episodes featuring Mouser.

A proposal to delete List of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episodes featuring Mouser. The proposer argues that Mouser's only appearance as a character is in the Super Mario Bros. Super Show, and leaving this information into this article leave the main article unnecessarily short.

12-0 (read more) May 14, 2017, 23:59 GMT


ONGOING PROPOSALS
PROPOSER SUMMARY LINK DEADLINE
None


ONGOING TALK PAGE PROPOSALS
PROPOSER SUMMARY LINK DEADLINE
Alex95 (talk) Split the Super Mario Galaxy Mecha-Bowser section from the rest of the Mecha-Bowser information.

A proposal to split the Super Mario Galaxy Mecha-Bowser section. The proposer argues that the two Mecha-Bowsers (Super Mario Sunshine and Super Mario Galaxy) are similar in name only.

2-2-10 (read more) May 15, 2017, 23:59 GMT
Wildgoosespeeder (talk) Split Archive page by year.

A proposal to split the Proposal's Archive page by year. The proposer arguest that MarioWiki:Proposals/Archive is getting long and going to the page with a cleared browser cache, it takes a few seconds to process the page.

3-3 (read more) May 27, 2017, 23:59 GMT


NOTE:All stats and figures included in this section were correct as of May 14th.

That’s all for this issue of Community Report. See you again next month.


New Articles

Written by: LudwigVon (talk)

Hello! Welcome to New Articles. I’m here with an up to date about all the new articles created within the past month. So, we got plenty of new articles this month and that’s great. Be sure to keep in mind Super Mario Wiki’s Manual of Style when you create an article.

Article Creator Date Description
Super Mario Level Up! Alex95 (talk) April 11 A board game created by USAopoly, set to be released in 2017.
Danger High and Low Toadette the Achiever (talk) April 11 The third level of World 4 in Super Mario Run.
Cobalt Lake 1 Baby Luigi (talk) April 11 The first race track of the Flower Cup in the horse racing sport of Mario Sports Superstars.
Rollercoaster Toadette the Achiever (talk) April 11 The fifty-eighth sample course in Super Mario Maker.
Cobalt Lake 2 Baby Luigi (talk) April 11 The second race track of the Flower Cup in the horse racing sport of Mario Sports Superstars.
Don't Delay! Toadette the Achiever (talk) April 11 The sixty-second sample course in Super Mario Maker.
Easy Does It... TheFlameChomp (talk) April 12 The fortieth sample course in Super Mario Maker.
Hoo's Wood 2-7 Yoshi876 (talk) April 12 The seventh level of Hoo's Wood, a world in Super Princess Peach.
Hoo's Wood 2-8 Yoshi876 (talk) April 12 The eighth level of Hoo's Wood, a world in Super Princess Peach.
Hoo's Wood 2-9 Yoshi876 (talk) April 12 The ninth level of Hoo's Wood, a world in Super Princess Peach.
Danger: Fire Bars! TheFlameChomp (talk) April 12 The fiftieth sample course in Super Mario Maker.
Switch It Up! Toadette the Achiever (talk) April 14 The fourteenth sample course in Super Mario Maker.
Perilous Vine Climb Toadette the Achiever (talk) April 14 The eighteenth sample course in Super Mario Maker.
1-1 Remix (Raccoon Mario) Toadette the Achiever (talk) April 14 The fifteenth sample course in Super Mario Maker.
Snifberg the Unfeeling's Castle Toadette the Achiever (talk) April 14 A level that involves a battle against Snifberg the Unfeeling in Yoshi's Woolly World.
1-4 Remix (Castle) Toadette the Achiever (talk) April 15 The sixteenth sample course in Super Mario Maker.
Coinucopia Toadette the Achiever (talk) April 15 The twenty-second sample course in Super Mario Maker.
Ka-POW!!! Toadette the Achiever (talk) April 15 The twenty-sixth sample course in Super Mario Maker.
Zigzag Lava Bubbles Toadette the Achiever (talk) April 15 The thirty-first sample course in Super Mario Maker.
Apple Thief Wildgoosespeeder (talk) April 15 A downloadable microgame in WarioWare: D.I.Y. and WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase.
1-2 Remix (Yoshi) Toadette the Achiever (talk) April 15 The thirtieth sample course in Super Mario Maker.
Yoshi's Curtain Call Toadette the Achiever (talk) April 16 The special level of World 5 in Yoshi's Woolly World.
World 5 (Yoshi's Woolly World) Toadette the Achiever (talk) April 16 The fifth world of Yoshi's Woolly World.
1-2 Remix (Underground) Toadette the Achiever (talk) April 17 The nineteenth sample course in Super Mario Maker.
Big Dry Bones' Pirate Ship Toadette the Achiever (talk) April 17 The twentieth sample course in Super Mario Maker.
Wall Jumping up Waterfalls Alex95 (talk) April 18 The sixth mission of the Beach Bowl Galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy.
Cobalt Lake 3 Baby Luigi (talk) April 19 The third and final race track of the Flower Cup in the horse racing sport of Mario Sports Superstars.
List of horse accessories in Mario Sports Superstars Baby Luigi (talk) April 20 A list of all available horse accessories in Mario Sports Superstars that players can decorate their horse with.
Yellow Leaves Hill 1 Baby Luigi (talk) April 20 The first race track of the Star Cup in the horse racing sport of Mario Sports Superstars.
Yellow Leaves Hill 2 Baby Luigi (talk) April 20 The second race track of the Star Cup in the horse racing sport of Mario Sports Superstars.
Yellow Leaves Hill 3 Baby Luigi (talk) April 20 The third and final race track of the Star Cup in the horse racing sport of Mario Sports Superstars.
Shriek Mansion 3-7 Yoshi876 (talk) April 20 The seventh level of Shriek Mansion, a world in Super Princess Peach.
Shriek Mansion 3-8 Yoshi876 (talk) April 20 The eighth level of Shriek Mansion, a world in Super Princess Peach.
Shriek Mansion 3-9 Yoshi876 (talk) April 20 The ninth level of Shriek Mansion, a world in Super Princess Peach.
Sound Test Yoshi the SSM (talk) April 20 An mode in Mario Sports Superstars that allows players to play music from the game.
Firing the Airship's Burners Toadette the Achiever (talk) April 20 The fourth and final level of World 4 in Super Mario Run.
Festival of Fire Toadette the Achiever (talk) April 20 The twenty-fourth sample course in Super Mario Maker.
Sound Test (disambiguation) Mario jc (talk) April 20 A disambiguation page for subjects that can refer to Sound Test.
3-1 Remix (Infinite 1-Ups) Toadette the Achiever (talk) April 20 The thirty-seventh sample course in Super Mario Maker.
5-3 Remix (Shoe Goombas) Toadette the Achiever (talk) April 20 The twenty-ninth sample course in Super Mario Maker.
Transformation Door Mario jc (talk) April 21 Objects found in Yoshi's Woolly World. They transform Yoshi while transporting him to another area.
Squid Shot Super Radio (talk) April 21 Wooden turret machines appearing in Donkey Kong Country Returns and its port, Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D.
Go for the 3-Up Stomp! Toadette the Achiever (talk) April 21 The thirty-second sample course in Super Mario Maker.
List of Goombella quotes TheFlameChomp (talk) April 22 A list of quotes spoken by Goombella.
2-3 Remix (Pyramids) Toadette the Achiever (talk) April 22 The thirty-eighth sample course in Super Mario Maker.
Conveyor Belt Sprint Toadette the Achiever (talk) April 22 The forty-second sample course in Super Mario Maker.
Burlap Hanging Sack Super Radio (talk) April 23 Objects appearing in several Donkey Kong games.
Spinning Platform Super Radio (talk) April 23 Platforms appearing in several Donkey Kong games.
Lair of the Smooch Spiders Toadette the Achiever (talk) April 23 The first level of World 6 in Yoshi's Woolly World.
Shoe Factory Toadette the Achiever (talk) April 23 The forty-sixth sample course in Super Mario Maker.
8-B Remix (Airship) Toadette the Achiever (talk) April 23 The forty-ninth sample course in Super Mario Maker.
Chain Chomp (level) Toadette the Achiever (talk) April 23 The fifty-third sample course in Super Mario Maker.
HP Plus (item) Niiue (talk) April 24 An item appearing in Super Paper Mario.
Power Plus (item) Niiue (talk) April 24 An item appearing in Super Paper Mario.
World 1-2 (Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS) Yoshi the SSM (talk) April 24 The second level of World 1 of Super Mario Challenge from Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS.
World 1-3 (Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS) Yoshi the SSM (talk) April 24 The third level of World 1 of Super Mario Challenge from Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS.
World 1-4 (Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS) Yoshi the SSM (talk) April 24 The fourth and last level of World 1 of Super Mario Challenge from Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS.
Paranormal Research Toadette the Achiever (talk) April 24 An Event Course in Super Mario Maker.
Herd Effect Baby Luigi (talk) April 24 A game mechanic in the horse racing sport of Mario Sports Superstars.
8-3 Remix (Hammer Bros.) Toadette the Achiever (talk) April 24 The sixtieth sample course in Super Mario Maker.
Shell Shot! Toadette the Achiever (talk) April 24 The forty-third sample course in Super Mario Maker.
Star Dash (technique) Baby Luigi (talk) April 25 A special technique performed in the horse racing segments of Mario Sports Superstars.
Sky Peak 1 Baby Luigi (talk) April 25 The first race track of the Champion's Cup in the horse racing sport of Mario Sports Superstars.
Sky Peak 2 Baby Luigi (talk) April 25 The second race track of the Champion's Cup in the horse racing sport of Mario Sports Superstars.
Sky Peak 3 Baby Luigi (talk) April 25 The third and final race track of the Champion's Cup in the horse racing sport of Mario Sports Superstars.
Heath Baby Luigi (talk) April 25 A type of rough appearing in several Mario Golf games
Soaring on the Desert Winds Alex95 (talk) April 26 The first mission of the Dusty Dune Galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy.
Blasting through the Sand Alex95 (talk) April 26 The second mission of the Dusty Dune Galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy.
Emerald Woods Baby Luigi (talk) April 26 A golf course in Mario Sports Superstars.
Crystal Beach Baby Luigi (talk) April 26 A golf course in Mario Sports Superstars.
Wild Valley Baby Luigi (talk) April 26 An unlockable golf course in Mario Sports Superstars.
Purple Coins in the Desert Alex95 (talk) April 26 The fifth mission of the Dusty Dune Galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy.
Bullet Bill on Your Back Baby Luigi (talk) April 26 The sixth mission of the Dusty Dune Galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy.
Snag-Stitch Mountain Toadette the Achiever (talk) April 26 The second level of World 6 in Yoshi's Woolly World.
7-2 Remix (Piranha Plants) Toadette the Achiever (talk) April 26 The forty-seventh sample course in Super Mario Maker.
Sky Arena Toadwill (talk) April 26 A race course in the game Mario Kart Arcade GP DX.
2-5 Remix (Chain Chomps) Toadette the Achiever (talk) April 26 The fifty-ninth sample course in Super Mario Maker.
Scaling the Sticky Wall Alex95 (talk) April 27 The only mission of the Honeyclimb Galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy.
Darkness on the Horizon Alex95 (talk) April 27 The only mission of Bowser's Dark Matter Plant in Super Mario Galaxy.
Bowser Jr. Cup Toadwill (talk) April 27 A Cup that appears in the game Mario Kart Arcade GP DX.
Endless Stairs Wildgoosespeeder (talk) April 27 An obstacle within Peach's Castle first appearing in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS.
Bon Dance Street Toadwill (talk) April 27 A race track that appears in the game Mario Kart Arcade GP DX.
1-Airship Remix Toadette the Achiever (talk) April 27 The forty-eighth sample course in Super Mario Maker.
Going after Guppy Alex95 (talk) April 28 The first mission of the Sea Slide Galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy.
Faster Than a Speeding Penguin Alex95 (talk) April 28 The second mission of the Sea Slide Galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy.
Purple Coins by the Seaside Alex95 (talk) April 28 The fifth mission of the Sea Slide Galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy.
Bone Dungeon Toadette the Achiever (talk) April 28 The fifty-fourth sample course in Super Mario Maker.
Vamoose the Lava Sluice! Toadette the Achiever (talk) April 29 The third level of World 6 in Yoshi's Woolly World.
Splat Buggy The Koopa Bro. (talk) April 29 One of the three additional vehicle bodies in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe not present in Mario Kart 8.
Inkstriker The Koopa Bro. (talk) April 29 One of the three additional vehicle bodies in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe not present in Mario Kart 8.
6-3 Remix (Ice) Toadette the Achiever (talk) April 29 The sixty-first sample course in Super Mario Maker.
Race to the Finish! (level) Toadette the Achiever (talk) April 29 The sixty-third in Super Mario Maker.
Purple Flower Platform Super Radio (talk) April 30 Giant plants that appear in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze.
Lakitu's Revenge Toadette the Achiever (talk) April 30 The first level of World 5 in Super Mario Run.
Zip-Line Vine Super Radio (talk) April 30 Objects encountered in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze.
Kosuke Yabuki Glowsquid (talk) May 1 A game designer employed by Nintendo.
Heavy Metal Mecha-Bowser Alex95 (talk) May 1 The first mission of the Toy Time Galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy.
NWC 2015-1 Toadette the Achiever (talk) May 1 The sixty-fifth sample course in Super Mario Maker.
NWC 2015-2 Toadette the Achiever (talk) May 1 The sixty-sixth sample course in Super Mario Maker.
List of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe staff Jasmaniac (talk) May 2 A list of people who worked on Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
Star Bunnies in the Snow Toadwill (talk) May 2 The only mission of the Snow Cap Galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy.
List of Super Mario Bros. (film) staff Glowsquid (talk) May 2 A list of people who worked on Super Mario Bros. movie.
NWC 2015-3 Toadette the Achiever (talk) May 3 The sixty-seventh sample course in Super Mario Maker.
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam (level) Toadwill (talk) May 4 An Event Course in Super Mario Maker.
Knot-Wing the Koopa's Sky Fort Toadette the Achiever (talk) May 4 A level that involves a battle against Knot-Wing the Koopa in Yoshi's Woolly World.
World 2-1 (Super Mario Bros.) Toadwill (talk) May 5 The first level of World 2 in Super Mario Bros..
Fiery Dino Piranha (mission) Alex95 (talk) May 6 The third mission of the Melty Molten Galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy.
Wavy Beach 5-7 Yoshi876 (talk) May 6 The seventh level of Wavy Beach, a world in Super Princess Peach.
Wavy Beach 5-8 Yoshi876 (talk) May 6 The eighth level of Wavy Beach, a world in Super Princess Peach.
Wavy Beach 5-9 Yoshi876 (talk) May 6 The ninth level of Wavy Beach, a world in Super Princess Peach.
NWC 2015-4 Toadette the Achiever (talk) May 7 The sixty-eighth sample course in Super Mario Maker.
Adventure in Sarasaland Toadwill (talk) May 7 An Event Course in Super Mario Maker.
Yoshi, the Terror of All Boos Toadette the Achiever (talk) May 8 The fifth level of World 6 in Yoshi's Woolly World.
Mario Day Super Griffin (talk) May 12 An official holiday created to celebrate the entire Mario franchise. It takes place on March 10th.
Pokey Vaulting Toadette the Achiever (talk) May 12 The second level of World 5 in Super Mario Run.

Upcoming Game

Written by: Alex95 (talk)

RPG Maker Fes
UG122RPGMFES1.png
Developer KADOKAWA GAMES
Publisher NIS America
Platform(s) Nintendo 3DS
Release date Europe June 23, 2017
USA June 27, 2017
Genre Game Creator, Role-Playing Game
Rating(s)
ESRB:E10+ - Everyone 10+
Mode(s) Single player
Media
Nintendo 3DS:
Game Card
Input
Nintendo 3DS:

Greetings! I am Alex95, here to tell you more about an upcoming game and my thoughts about it.

Meet a couple of the heroes!

Have you ever wanted to create your own role-playing game in the vein of Dragon Quest or Final Fantasy? Then perhaps RPG Maker Fes is for you! Having used/am currently using RPG Maker programs to create my own games (more on that later, maybe), I was really excited to hear about RPG Maker Fes coming to the Nintendo 3DS. RPG Makers have mainly kept to computer systems in recent years, though the first versions of the programs were released in Japan for the Super Famicom and PlayStation systems. Just a fun fact for you there.

Anyway, what is RPG Maker? As the name implies, it's a program that allows you to make role-playing games! You can create your own characters, story, graphics, the whole works. Create your own world, place enemies within, strategize puzzles, and go on an adventure! Want to create a simple story where the handsome hero rescues a beautiful princess? Or maybe you want to follow the villain of a story and go on a rampage? Whatever story you come up with, you can create!

Design the world of your dreams!
Battle mystical enemies!

Now, RPG Maker Fes (whatever the heck "Fes" stands for. "Fantasy…engine…something") may appear to be a bit streamlined compared to, say, the recent RPG Maker MV, but it still holds a lot of content to help you create that dream game of yours. You can personalize your characters however you want and give them unique attributes. Then create the enemies you'll fight along your journey. And finally, build the world you've always dreamed of! RPG Maker Fes allows a wide array of customizable options and skills that even someone with as low as no game making experience can pick up and start building a game. Don't feel like you can build a game from scratch? Don't worry, the game has you covered! Right off the bat, RPG Maker Fes starts you off with premade characters, enemies, items, and skills that you can either tweak or just use as is. With an SD card in your 3DS, you can save up to 16 games in the system, so you can let your siblings create game worlds of their own (and believe me, they will want to) without having to worry about your game getting messed up.

Perhaps you just want to see and play what others have created? Or maybe you're in a game designing slump and need some inspiration? RPG Maker Fes allows you to share your creations online and play games others have uploaded! Don't have RPG Maker Fes, but want to see what others have created anyway? A free app in the Nintendo eShop called RPG Maker Player will allow you to play other people's creations even if you don't have the main game itself! (You still need the actual game if you want to create something, however.) Essentially, you can play numerous games for free! That app will be available the day the main game gets released.

Thoughts

The only limitation I can find between Fes and other RPG Makers is that you can't import custom assets like graphics and music, which is a bummer. Perhaps I'm missing something, but at least there is a lot of content for you to work with, enough that you can create just about any setting you can think of! If you already have RPG Maker MV, or maybe RPG Maker VX or VX Ace, then you probably don't need to pick this up. But if this will be your first foray into RPG Maker designing, then I highly recommend this. Simple, portable, and awesome! If you want to learn more about RPG Maker Fes, then feel free to visit the official site here. Or, if you want to see how a shameless plug game can utilize the RPG Maker engine, check out a game I created using the VX Ace system called Power Master 1: A Strange Journey! Until next time, I'll see you around!

(Disclaimer: Just want to send out a warning to players. The game is rated E10+ (Everyone 10 and up), but user-created content will vary. Most of the created games will be text-heavy, but creators can create something either kid-friendly or make some serious NSFW stuff. Be careful when downloading!)


Poll Committee Discussion

Written by: GSYoshi (talk)

News

That's your weather for this week, now for the Poll Committee. Roy?

Thank you, Roy, and welcome to Poll Committee Discussion. The headlines for this month include...uh...not really that much, actually. So, uh, yeah. The only thing I can really say is that I'm writing this section. So that's pretty cool. Next month though, get hyped for the chairperson election! If you liked Tucky's service to polls all this year, then...do a thing for him? I dunno. Here's some polls now.

Poll Archives

Older Mario items and enemies (Lord Bowser (talk), April 9, 2017)

In recent Mario games, older items and enemies, such as Super Leaves and Chargin' Chucks, have been brought back. Do you like seeing them return?

Yes! I love seeing old favorites return. 63.82% (1,284 votes)
Yes, but Nintendo should still focus on new assets. 29.42% (592 votes)
Not really. Bringing back enemies and items takes away from creativity. 1.24% (25 votes)
Not at all. I just want to see Nintendo use new ideas. 0.94% (19 votes)
I have no opinion. 4.57% (92 votes)
Total Votes: 2,012

Will you pay for the Nintendo Switch Online Service? (LudwigVon (talk), April 16, 2017)

Will you pay for the Nintendo Switch Online Service?

Yes, I intend to pay for the online services. 24.04% (381 votes)
It will depend on the price and the quality of the offered features. 47.32% (750 votes)
No, I am not interested in spending money at all. 16.34% (259 votes)
I don't have an opinion on this subject. 12.3% (195 votes)
Total Votes: 1,585

What do you think is the biggest flaw of the Mario platformers? (Lord Bowser (talk), April 23, 2017)

What do you think is the biggest flaw of the Mario platformers?

Level design 7.01% (132 votes)
Story 45.83% (863 votes)
Art style 2.76% (52 votes)
Music 3.24% (61 votes)
Difficulty 18.85% (355 votes)
Content 8.76% (165 votes)
Other 13.54% (255 votes)
Total Votes: 1,883

Do you read our community newsletter, The 'Shroom? (Wiki poll; Yoshi876 (talk), April 30, 2017)

Do you read our community newsletter, The 'Shroom?

Yes, I read all of it. 8.05% (110 votes)
Yes, but only some sub-teams (Fake News, Fun Stuff, etc.). 13.84% (189 votes)
Yes, but only some sections (Monthly Report, Movie Reviews, etc.). 6.81% (93 votes)
I don't read it. 44.22% (604 votes)
I don't know what The 'Shroom is. 27.08% (370 votes)
Total Votes: 1,366

Analysis

  • Older Stuff: According to a very specific group of people known as “Anyone who happens to read our main page,” older items like the thing from that one game there that those people really liked should come back! In fact, 1,284 out of 2,012, or about 3/5, of the people say Nintendo should bring back the olden days of items. I agree with them. One of my favorite things in older games is the Metal Cap, which unfortunately died after Mario 64. Unless you count ROM hacks, which I do play a lot of. Then there's the 19 people who think everything is about being new. I disagree. Sure, maybe there can be some new things, but one-offs shouldn't exist all the time.
  • Switch Online Service: Three quarters of a thousand people, or 750, don't have their minds made up yet because the whole thing is pretty vague. All I really know about it is that you're going to have to pay to play online. Y'know what I say to that? DUMBEST THING EVER. One of the things a lot of people like to do in video games is play with other people. You used to be able to play online as much as you wanted, free of charge. In fact, a while back, I spent a few hours playing online battle mode in Mario Kart 8 and got my BR up to, like, 7500 or something. But you want me, a 15-year-old with only 73 dollars in my bank account, to pay real money to play with other people? Yeah, I don't like that.
  • Biggest Flaw: If you know me, you know that I really don't like New Super Mario Bros. 2. I was actually really looking forward to it, only to be disappointed by how mediocre it was. I would actually say it falls under every single one of these options, but since you're only allowed one choice, the people went with story. Which makes sense, because literally every single Mario platformer has the same story: Bowser kidnaps Peach. You save her. Yaaaaaay it's boring. We want variety, okay, Nintendo? The other popular choice was difficulty. Going back to New Super Mario Bros. 2, I saw a video once about the easiest infinite lives trick in Mario games ever. The maker of that video talked about a lot of different tricks, but the final, and easiest one goes as follows: “Get your copy of New Super Mario Bros. 2 – and play the game. That's it.” (Video here. Specific clip at 4:45) It's impossible to get a game over in that game, which I don't like. So, voters, let it be known that your opinions are good on this question.
  • Do you read the 'Shroom? Well, if you answered no, then you're probably not reading this. That crowd includes...974 people who either don't read it or don't know what it is. Everyone else, yes, I'm talking to you, either said they read it all or only read some sections. If you said you read it all, then hello there, one of 110 people. If you said you read some of it, hopefully you read Pipe Plaza because you get to see nice sections like this! And now I don't really have anything else to say about this question.

End

It's been a wonderful journey through the glorious land that we call the Poll Committee. I hope you've gained some type of knowledge that you can apply to your life. If not...that's probably typical. Next month you'll be hearing from a good friend of mine, who also happens to be one of the biggest Bowser fans in our community. Know who it is? If you don't, it's Lord Bowser (talk)! I'm sure he'll do just as good a job of writing the section as I did, right? Of course. I don't know how to end this now since I can't say I'll see you next month, so...I guess bye for now, and enjoy the rest of the 'Shroom!


Retro Feature

Written by: Yoshi876 (talk)

Pipe Plaza
Pipeplaza.jpg
First article:
Last article:
Sections Written:
Positions held:

Hello, readers! I'm your Spotlight manager and Pipe Plaza Director, Yoshi876. Welcome to Retro Feature, a section in which I delve deep into the archives to bring you the best blasts from the past. It will come to no surprise to anyone, that I'm a fan of Pipe Plaza. Yes, Fake News is funnier, and Fun Stuff is funner, but Pipe Plaza is the little well-known section that's always there to give some handy stats when you're in need of them. Over the years, Pipe Plaza has had sections like Mario Calendar (now moved), interviews, and game previews. Today we generally boast around nine or ten sections a month.

Pipe Plaza came into existence in Issue XXXII, and we've been running ever since. Pipe Plaza has had four directors in its lifetime: Super Mario Bros. (talk), Marioguy1 (talk), Paper Yoshi (talk), and myself, Yoshi876 (talk).

However, you're not here to hear me rattle on about past writers, you're interested in old section, so have this edition of Pipe from Issue LII.


Pipeplaza.jpg

Director’s Notes (Marioguy1 (talk))

Hey guys! It’s Marioguy1 <3

Welcome to another issue of the Pipe Plaza. Sorry for the lateness of this, I wasn’t able to properly manage the Pipe Plaza this month. Therefore I will be taking a break from directing the Pipe Plaza until I am able to manage it properly.

This month we would like to bid farewell to WigglerWhoopin’Warrior135 who has unfortunately resigned.

Upcoming Games (Paper Yoshi (talk))

Hello everyone, and welcome to Part 2 of our E3 coverage! This month, we'll take a look at the remaining 3 Mario games. Unlike last month, however, not much has been revealed about these games, which will make this Upcoming Games issue rather short.

The game's E3 trailer revealed another partner, this time a Green Toad

Paper Mario 3DS

The E3 trailer simply demonstrated the gameplay for this Paper Mario installment. It'll be very similar to the series' first two games, while incorporating 3D elements in aspects such as the overworld and the battle screen. Paper Mario 3DS will also bring back the Bingo! feature from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, although it'll be renamed Battle Chance.

A game of tennis
Mario and Sonic playing Badminton against Peach and Amy

Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games

Unfortunately, Mario & Sonic London 2012 wasn't given much time last month at Nintendo's E3 conference. It briefly appeared in a trailer showing third-party games, and basically nothing new was unveiled aside from four new sports: Badminton, Football/Soccer, Equestrian and Field Hockey for the Wii version, as well as Race Walk, Canoeing and Judo for the 3DS version.

Wario's turn in the new "car mode"

Mario Party 9

Mario Party 9 will feature a new game mode reminiscent of Mario Party Advance: all players move together in a car, while collecting unnamed silver stars. However, the traditional individual mode will still be present in the game. MP9 will also feature new minigames, including 2 vs. 1 minigames against Bowser Jr.

Release Dates (North America)

  • Paper Mario 3DS: TBA
  • Mario & Sonic London 2012 Olympics:
    • Wii Version: November 2011
    • 3DS Version: February 2012
  • Mario Party 9: TBA

And with that, we finish the Upcoming Games E3 coverage! I'll keep you all posted on these games as news come. I hope you enjoyed this month's issue!

Anniversary Announcements (Ralphfan (talk))

Polls closed on July 13th. Most of the Mario and Fail polls got at least 800 votes, and some broke 1,000! Thanks to all the voters, except the ones that entered joke votes, or "all", or "none", or something like a game that wasn't released yet. It screws up vote counts and makes everyone's job a lot harder. Hopefully we won't have this problem next year. Great job to all the other voters. I believe we have broken records for the most votes, though I haven't finished doing all the math just yet.

The ceremony takes place on August 12, and until then, we have some great events to keep you entertained. Stooben and I are hosting a Mafia game, there is a contest to guess the results, and BMB is hosting a Brawl tournament. For all of these events, there will be prizes. And not just any prizes, hella prizes. These hella prizes range from a special appearance in The 'Shroom to Nintendo Points. All you have to do is sign up and play. Good luck!

Thanks to all the presenters who have signed up. Your presentations are due August 5th and if you have not received your results in your inbox on the forums, you will in the next couple of days. The only excuses will be for backup presenters and people that have had unexpected events come up. Hopefully, none of these things will happen.

Forum Update (Ralphfan (talk))

The ability to change one's name without the help of a moderator was revoked this past month due to overuse by certain users. *glares* You know who you are. Anyway, The official name change request thread is back in use and people need a moderator to change their name for them once again. Name changes have been limited to once a month.

Stooben's mafia game is still going on. It's about to end, though. Go werewolves!

Tip of the Month (FunkyK38 (talk))

Tip of the Month: I've encountered this many times: when creating an account in the forums and you come to the verification code, type all the letters lowercase, even if they are shown as capitals. None of them are numbers, either, which I have seen used on other websites. If you really can't tell what it says, hit the "Listen to the Letters" button, and it will read it for you.

PipeProjects Seeking Contributors (Yoshiwaker (talk))

Hello! I'm back with another great PipeProject that you should sign up for! It's the "Microgame+Template:Button" PipeProject; which will add the {{Button}} template to all the microgame articles. This is good because it will make use of the great and simple Button template.




The 'Shroom Report

Written by: Tucayo (talk)

HI, everyone! I'm your knowledgeable Statistics Manager, Tucayo, here with yet another installment of The 'Shroom Report! As a reminder, in the Milestones section, writers will get mentioned every 10 team sections and every 50 overall sections, teams will get mentioned every 100 sections, and The 'Shroom will get mentioned every 500 sections. All information is based off our Historical Sheets. This section will cover Issue 121.

Tables are based off the End-of-the-Year Awards tables, so credit goes out to Crocodile Dippy (talk).
First-time Writers
Writer Section
Luigi 64DD (talk) Countdowns


Milestones
Writer/Team Milestone
LudwigVon (talk) 20 Fun Stuff sections
20 Pipe Plaza sections
Meta Knight (talk) 10 Main/Staff sections
The Pyro Guy (talk) 20 Fun Stuff sections
Yoshi876 (talk) 100 Pipe Plaza sections


Most Sections Written
Team Writer Number of Sections
Main/Staff Super Mario Bros. (talk) 131
Fake News MrConcreteDonkey (talk) 108
Fun Stuff Henry Tucayo Clay (talk) 121
Palette Swap FunkyK38 (talk) 112
Pipe Plaza Paper Yoshi (talk) 123
Critic Corner Crocodile Dippy (talk) 76
Strategy Wing Meta Knight (talk) 29
Overall Yoshi876 (talk) 368


'Shroom Trivia
Out of all the current Core Staff positions, the Sub Director post is the only to have ever been vacant since its inception. There was no Sub Director for Issues LXXI and LXXII due to there being two Co-Directors; however, it was later deemed it was still necessary to have one.



Anniversary Announcements

Written by: Lakituthequick (talk)

“Let's agree on a standardised format for each nominee. I propose something like '🅱OWSER'S 👏 🅱IG 👏 🅱LAST 🌋🌋🌋'.”
GBAToad (Talk Page · Forum Profile)

Good morning, and welcome to Anniversary Announcements, May MMXVII edition! Live from the double-A studios.. wait, this is written text, there isn't such a thing as live..

The Porcupuffers

The last awards meeting was held in the night of 6 or 7 May (depending on your timezone). There may be one more meeting after E3 depending on how many interesting things get revealed, but the regular meetings have ended.

A lot of prizes are games distributed via Steam, but Steam has changed the way gifting works, so it now requires more coordination to correctly distribute items. Existing purchases don't appear to be affected.
A good alternative is using Humble Bundle Store, as they provide download codes that do not expire if distributed incorrectly.
Secondly, an alternative is monetary donations to Hypnotoad, which he will convert into gift cards.

Next month, the polls will open, and the Community Awards dossiers will be published in this paper.

Tournaments

Since last month, more tournaments have been posted on the Awards board on the forums. Because there was only one last month, I just made a quick note about it, but now it is time for a neat table!

Art Contest
Hypnotoad An art contest, where you can submit anything that can be considered art to the host within the time period.
There are three art tiers, Beginner, Amateur and Experienced, as to give space to artists of any skill level.
1 June to 11 July
Forum topic
Awards Mafia 6
GBAToad
Superchao
A big game of Mafia, with the typical Innocent and Mafia factions, as well as some possible Independents and Third Parties. The game doesn't necessarily feature a specific theme, so one can expect any character from any media as a role.
Extra gimmicks consist of a location system, items, economy and some status effects.
Signups for this tournament have been closed, but you can still sign up as a replacement.
26 June
Forum topic
The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth
DragonFreak Currently gauging interest, this tournament is for The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth with the Afterbirth DLC (not Afterbirth+) on PC. The exact format is not known at this time, but will likely be through Daily Runs.
Forum topic
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Photo Hunt
GBAToad Very much alike to one of the main missions in the game, in this tournament you will search for 12 locations based on 12 pictures, and you in turn take pictures of them as well. Points will be awarded for each photographed and each named location, as well as finding it first and for making an original picture of it.
One week in late June
Forum topic
Mario Kart 7
Stargazing A versus tournament with the participants racing in groups of 4 to 6 players, with the top 2-4 moving on to the next round. The final 4 to 6 will face off in the finals.
June
Forum topic
Mario Awards Killing Game I
Lord Bowser A game inspired by the Danganronpa game series, and featuring Mafia-like elements. What sets it apart from Mafia is the fact one can do anything, be it exploring, using a power, and attempting to kill someone. This game therefore encourages roleplaying.
The game is a free-for-all game, and only ends when one player remains.
Signups for this tournament have been closed, but you can still sign up as a replacement
12 June
Forum topic
Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon
Meta Knight
Palkia47
A Swiss-style game for the seventh Pokémon generation, meaning there is no elimination and you are paired against players of similar score. The game is played in five rounds.
To balance things out, legendary Pokémon and several powerful actions are not allowed to be used.
21 June to 15 July
Forum topic

Other tournaments that are being planned are for Mario Kart 8 and Deluxe (regular and battle), Splatoon, Minecraft, and a Scavenger Hunt.

Awards

The Community Awards have been completed, with a total of six removals (five User awards and one 'Shroom award) and two new awards, for a total of 15. 'Shroom-related awards have the infix "'Shroom" added to make clear what the awards are about.

Additionally, the full review of all awards has been completed.

I will list the additions, removals and other changes, and then a complete list of the nominees for that award. If an award was changed during the full review, I will also list it here, but not for (small) formulation changes.

Refer to this document for a full list of nominees.

Mario Awards
M5 Favorite DK Game
Change Donkey Kong (Arcade) → Donkey Kong (Arcade/NES)
Donkey Kong Country, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, Donkey Kong 64, Diddy Kong Racing, Donkey Kong Country Returns / Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D, Donkey Kong Jr. Math, Donkey Kong (Arcade/NES), Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, Donkey Kong (Game Boy)
M16 Favorite Item
Add Tanooki Suit
Super Leaf (3D games)
Change Cat Suit/Super BellSuper Bell
Super Star/StarmanSuper Star
Remove Tanooki Suit/Super Leaf
Super Star, Fire Flower, Mega Mushroom, Metal Cap, Wing Cap, Bullet Bill, Propeller Mushroom, Penguin Suit, Cloud Flower, Cape Feather, Gold Flower, Super Bell, Double Cherry, Super Horn, Mystery Mushroom, Tanooki Suit, Super Leaf (3D games)
M19 Favorite Actor
Add John Leguizamo (Luigi, Super Mario Bros. film)
Lou Albano (Mario, DIC cartoons), Danny Wells (Luigi, DIC cartoons), Charles Martinet (Mario; Luigi; various), Mercedes Rose (Rosalina, 2007-2010), Laura Faye Smith (Rosalina, 2011-present), Kenneth W. James (Bowser, 2005-present), Samantha Kelly (Princess Peach; Toad; various), Deanna Mustard (Princess Daisy, 2003-present), Isaac Marshall (Toad, Mario Kart 64), Leslie Swan (Princess Peach, Super Mario 64; Mona), Kazumi Totaka (Yoshi, 1997-present; Professor Elvin Gadd), Jen Taylor (Princess Peach, 1999-2007), Grant Kirkhope (Donkey Kong, 1999-2004), Takashi Nagasako (Donkey Kong, 2004-present), Bob Hoskins (Mario, Super Mario Bros. film), Dennis Hopper (President Koopa, Super Mario Bros. film), John Leguizamo (Luigi, Super Mario Bros. film)
M22 Favorite Battle Course (new)
Battle Course 1 (SNES), Skyscraper, Block Fort (N64), Battle Course 4 (GBA), Pipe Plaza, Luigi's Mansion, Nintendo DS, Twilight House, Delfino Pier, Funky Stadium, Honeybee Hive, Battle Stadium, Urchin Underpass, Dragon Palace, Lunar Colony
M22 Favorite Mario Maker Design Element (removed)
M26 Favorite 3D Level
Add The Great Goal Pole (SM3DW)
Toy Time Galaxy (SMG), Good Egg Galaxy (SMG), Gusty Garden Galaxy (SMG), Whomp's Fortress/Throwback Galaxy (SM64/SMG2), Grandmaster Galaxy (SMG2), Cosmic Cove Galaxy (SMG2), Bob-omb Battlefield (SM64), Tick Tock Clock (SM64), Pinna Park (SMS), Sirena Beach (SMS), Delfino Plaza/Airstrip (SMS), Mount Must Dash (SM3DW), The Great Tower of Bowser Land (SM3DW), Champion's Road (SM3DW), World 2-3 (SM3DL), Special 7-3 (SM3DL), Slimy Spring Galaxy (SMG2), The Great Goal Pole (SM3DW)
M30 Favorite Modern Game (GCN/GBA and newer)
Change Mario Kart 8Mario Kart 8/Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Super Mario Galaxy, Super Mario Sunshine, Super Mario Galaxy 2, Mario Kart Wii, Super Mario 3D Land, Super Paper Mario, Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon, Super Mario 3D World, Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, Mario Kart 8/Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Wario Land 4, Super Mario Maker, Yoshi's Woolly World/Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World, Paper Mario: Color Splash, Mario Party 3
Fail Awards
F7 Worst Enemy
Change Grinders/UkikisGrinders (YI)/Ukikis
Lakitus, Big Berthas, Wizzerds, Bandits, Rocky Wrenches, Bloopers, Cursyas, Goombas, Hammer Bros., Parabones, Fangs, Grinders (YI)/Ukikis, Fuzzies
F11 Biggest Missed Opportunity
Change Properly Representing Trans Issues → Transphobia (Birdo, Vivian)
Adequate amiibo production → Inadequate amiibo production
Paper Mario: Sticker Star Early Build → Abandoning Paper Mario: Sticker Star Early Build
Fangame allowance (name TBD) → Taking down fangames
Online level sharing in SMM3DS → Lack of online level sharing in SMM3DS
Sony Partnership Failure, Transphobia (Birdo, Vivian), Inadequate amiibo production, Super Mario Spikers Cancellation, Mario Takes America Cancellation, Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers Cancellation, Failure of the Mario Artist Series, Mario & Wario not being localized, Wrecking Crew '98 not being localized, Abandoning Paper Mario: Sticker Star Early Build, Donkey Kong Racing Cancellation, Super Mario's Wacky Worlds Cancellation, Taking down fangames, Lack of online level sharing in SMM3DS
Community Awards
C1
S1
Favorite 'Shroom Directing Staff
Add Meta Knight (wiki boards userpedia)
Remove RandomYoshi (wiki boards)
Sadaharu (wiki boards userpedia), Stooben (wiki boards userpedia), Tucayo (wiki boards userpedia), Super Mario Bros. (wiki boards userpedia), Superchao (wiki boards userpedia), 2257 (wiki boards userpedia), Mr. Edo (wiki boards userpedia), Turboo (wiki boards userpedia), Meta Knight (wiki boards userpedia)
C2 Best 'Shroom Section Artwork (new)
Police Blotter (Lord Bowser), Sport Report (Alex95), Game Corner (YKMR3000), Peddler's Place (Toadbert101), Cooking Guide (The Pyro Guy), Dear Anton (Hypnotoad), Monthly Inquisition (Lord Bowser), Hot Records (Banjonator1), It's aMAZEing (Meta Knight), Picross (The Pyro Guy), Game Mods (Baby Luigi), Lord Bowser's Inside Story (Lord Bowser), Anton's Half-Baked Reviews (Hypnotoad)
C3
U5
Favorite Artist
Add Uniju (wiki boards userpedia)
Lord Bowser (wiki boards userpedia)
Meta Knight (wiki boards userpedia)
Remove Aldo (wiki boards userpedia)
Super Luigi! Number one! (wiki boards userpedia)
Master Crash (wiki boards userpedia)
Mr. Edo (wiki boards userpedia), Neptune (wiki boards userpedia), Toadbert101 (wiki boards userpedia), Smg2daisy (wiki boards userpedia), Lakituthequick (wiki boards userpedia), Anton (wiki boards userpedia), Walkazo (wiki boards userpedia), The Pyro Guy (wiki boards userpedia), Niiue (wiki boards), Stargatedalek (boards), MeritC (wiki boards userpedia), Uniju (wiki boards userpedia), Lord Bowser (wiki boards userpedia), Meta Knight (wiki boards userpedia)
C4
U6
Favorite 2016 Awards Presentation
Add 2016 nominees
Remove 2015 nominees
U6. Favorite 2015 Awards Presentation - Neptune99, U7. Favorite Community LPer - Freakworld, U8. Favorite Mafia Game 2015-2016 - Gabumon, S8. Favorite Written Section Past Year - MrConcreteDonkey, S10. 'Shroom Person of the Year 2015-2016 - Gabumon, F1. Worst Character - Gabumon, F6. Worst Spin-off - Freakworld, F14. Worst Setting - GBAToad, F15. Most Disappointing Game - Uniju, M5. Favorite DK Game - Shokora, M12. Favorite Supporting Character - Gabumon, M13. Favorite Level Theme - Gabumon, M17. Favorite Mario RPG - Nabber, M18. Favorite Mario Party Game - Banjonator1, M19. Favorite SSB Character - Stooben Rooben & Super-Yoshi, M22. Favorite Mario Maker Design Element - GBAToad, M29. Favorite Classic Game (N64/GBC and older) - Toadbert101 & Super-Yoshi, M30. Favorite Game - Anton & N64dude
C5
U9
Wiki Contributor Award 2017
Add A gossip-loving Toad (wiki boards)
Alex95 (wiki boards userpedia)
TheFlameChomp (wiki boards)
Toadette the Achiever (wiki)
Wildgoosespeeder (wiki)
Shokora (wiki boards userpedia)
Eldritchdraaks (wiki)
Remove Walkazo (wiki boards userpedia)
Megadardery (wiki boards)
Borp (boards)
LinkTheLefty (wiki)
RandomYoshi (wiki boards)
Mister Wu (wiki boards), Time Turner (wiki boards userpedia), Toa 95 (wiki boards userpedia), Baby Luigi (wiki boards userpedia), LeftyGreenMario (wiki boards userpedia), Niiue (wiki boards), Lindsay151 (wiki boards userpedia), Mario jc (wiki boards userpedia), Tucayo (wiki boards userpedia), Glowsquid (wiki boards), A gossip-loving Toad (wiki boards), Alex95 (wiki boards userpedia), TheFlameChomp (wiki boards), Toadette the Achiever (wiki), Wildgoosespeeder (wiki), Shokora (wiki boards userpedia), Eldritchdraaks (wiki)
C6
S2
Favorite 'Shroom Team
Fake News, Fun Stuff, Palette Swap, Pipe Plaza, Critic Corner, Strategy Wing
C7
S3
Favorite Core 'Shroom Staff
Add Anton (wiki boards userpedia)
Meta Knight (wiki boards userpedia)
Remove Crocodile Dippy (wiki boards userpedia)
MrConcreteDonkey (wiki boards userpedia), Yoshi876 (wiki boards userpedia), FunkyK38 (wiki boards), Shoey (wiki boards userpedia), Palkia47 (wiki boards userpedia), Paper_Yoshi (wiki), Super Mario Bros. (wiki boards userpedia), GBAToad (wiki boards userpedia), Superchao (wiki boards userpedia), Mr. Edo (wiki boards userpedia), 2257 (wiki boards userpedia), Andymii (wiki boards), Tucayo (wiki boards userpedia), Stooben (wiki boards userpedia), Turboo (wiki boards userpedia), RandomYoshi (wiki boards), Anton (wiki boards userpedia), Meta Knight (wiki boards userpedia)
C8
S4
Favorite Retired 'Shroom Writer
Add Freakworld (wiki boards userpedia)
Superchao (wiki boards userpedia)
Mr. Edo (wiki boards userpedia)
Super Mario Bros. (wiki boards userpedia)
Stooben (wiki boards userpedia)
Toadbert101 (wiki boards userpedia)
Baby Luigi (wiki boards userpedia)
Crocodile Dippy (wiki boards userpedia)
Time Turner (wiki boards userpedia)
Remove Anton (wiki boards userpedia)
Shoey (wiki boards userpedia)
General Bob-omb (wiki boards)
Coincollector (wiki boards userpedia)
Chivi-chivik (wiki boards)
Timmy (wiki boards)
Gamefreak75 (wiki boards userpedia), Walkazo (wiki boards userpedia), Freakworld (wiki boards userpedia), Superchao (wiki boards userpedia), Mr. Edo (wiki boards userpedia), Super Mario Bros. (wiki boards userpedia), Stooben (wiki boards userpedia), Toadbert101 (wiki boards userpedia), Baby Luigi (wiki boards userpedia), Crocodile Dippy (wiki boards userpedia), Time Turner (wiki boards userpedia)
C9
S5
Favorite 'Shroom Veteran Writer
Add Meta Knight (wiki boards userpedia)
PowerKamek (wiki boards)
The Pyro Guy (wiki boards userpedia)
DragonFreak (wiki boards userpedia)
YKMR3000 (wiki boards)
Shoey (wiki boards userpedia)
Lord Bowser (wiki boards userpedia)
Remove Superchao (wiki boards userpedia)
Freakworld (wiki boards userpedia)
Toadbert101 (wiki boards userpedia)
Palkia47 (wiki boards userpedia)
Crocodile Dippy (wiki boards userpedia)
Stooben (wiki boards userpedia)
FunkyK38 (wiki boards), MrConcreteDonkey (wiki boards userpedia), Paper_Yoshi (wiki), Yoshi876 (wiki boards userpedia), Mr. Edo (wiki boards userpedia), Andymii (wiki boards), Tucayo (wiki boards userpedia), Meta Knight (wiki boards userpedia), PowerKamek (wiki boards), The Pyro Guy (wiki boards userpedia), DragonFreak (wiki boards userpedia), YKMR3000 (wiki boards), Shoey (wiki boards userpedia), Lord Bowser (wiki boards userpedia)
C10
S6
Favorite New 'Shroom Writer
Add All new
Remove All previous
LudwigVon (wiki boards userpedia), Alex95 (wiki boards userpedia), Mr Squid (wiki boards), Quizmelon (wiki), Luigi 64DD (wiki boards), Roserade (wiki boards)
C11 Best 'Shroom Section Design (new)
Mystery Images (LudwigVon), Ongoing Fan Projects (Yoshi876), Projects Seeking Contributors (Shokora), New Articles (both writers) (Alex95) and (LudwigVon), Monthly Report (Paper Yoshi), Forum Update (MrConcreteDonkey), Community Report (LudwigVon), The 'Shroom Report (Tucayo), DragonFreak's Review Quest (DragonFreak), Lord Bowser's Inside Story (Lord Bowser), Pokédex Power (Yoshi876), Dear Anton (Hypnotoad), Anniversary Announcements (Lakituthequick), Poll Committee Discussion (7th Poll Committee)
C12
S8
Favorite Written 'Shroom Section of the Past Year
Add Half-Baked Reviews (Anton)
Lord Bowser's Inside Story (Lord Bowser)
Community Report (LudwigVon)
Isaac Synergies (DragonFreak)
Pokédex Power (Yoshi876)
Galactic Expedition (Meta Knight)
Let’s Play Showcase (Superchao)
Remove Crocodile Style Reviews (Crocodile Dippy)
Mario's Boombox (Walkazo)
8-bit Amphitheater (Stooben)
Location, Location (Time Turner)
The Stoob Tube (Stooben)
Pocket Handbook (Crocodile Dippy)
Fightin' Footwear (Anton & Shoey)
DragonFreak's Review Quest (DragonFreak), Guess Who! (Andymii), The 'Shroom Report (Tucayo), Tip of the Month (FunkyK38), Anniversary Announcements (Lakituthequick), Obituaries (Yoshi876), Dear Anton (Anton), Half-Baked Reviews (Anton), Lord Bowser's Inside Story (Lord Bowser), Community Report (LudwigVon), Isaac Synergies (DragonFreak), Pokédex Power (Yoshi876), Galactic Expedition (Meta Knight), Let’s Play Showcase (Superchao)
C13
S9
Favorite Special Issue
Add Issue 111 (Walkazo Tribute)
Issue 123 (Wario)
Remove Issue XXX (30)
Issue L (50), Issue 64 (Nintendo 64 theme), Issue LXXV (Gamefreak75 theme), Issue LXXXVIII (Mario Kart 8 theme), Awards Issue XC (90), Issue 100, Holiday Issue 105, Issue 107 (Zeldámon theme), Issue 111 (Walkazo Tribute), Issue 123 (Wario)
C14
S10
'Shroom Person of the Year 2016-2017
Add Meta Knight (wiki boards userpedia)
Superchao (wiki boards userpedia)
The Pyro Guy (wiki boards userpedia)
Remove Master Crash (wiki boards userpedia)
Super Mario Bros. (wiki boards userpedia)
Crocodile Dippy (wiki boards userpedia)
Palkia47 (wiki boards userpedia)
RandomYoshi (wiki boards)
Stooben (wiki boards userpedia)
Toadbert101 (wiki boards userpedia)
Yoshi876 (wiki boards userpedia), Mr. Edo (wiki boards userpedia), Anton (wiki boards userpedia), FunkyK38 (wiki boards), MrConcreteDonkey (wiki boards userpedia), Tucayo (wiki boards userpedia), Andymii (wiki boards), 2257 (wiki boards userpedia), Meta Knight (wiki boards userpedia), Superchao (wiki boards userpedia), The Pyro Guy (wiki boards userpedia)
C15
U10
Outstanding Community Achievement Award
Add Shokora (wiki boards userpedia)
Remove RandomYoshi (wiki boards)
Porplemontage (wiki boards userpedia), Super Mario Bros. (wiki boards userpedia), 2257 (wiki boards userpedia), Walkazo (wiki boards userpedia), Gamefreak75 (wiki boards userpedia), Turboo (wiki boards userpedia), Crocodile Dippy (wiki boards userpedia), Anton (wiki boards userpedia), Superchao (wiki boards userpedia), Smasher (wiki boards userpedia), Yoshi876 (wiki boards userpedia), Stooben (wiki boards userpedia), Tucayo (wiki boards userpedia), MrConcreteDonkey (wiki boards userpedia), Shokora (wiki boards userpedia)
'Shroom Awards
S7 Best Use of Images in a 'Shroom Section (removed)
User Awards
U2 Favorite Written Fiction (removed)
U3 Favorite Comic (removed)
U4 Favorite User Design (removed)
U7 Favorite Community LPer (removed)
U8 Favorite Mafia Game 2015-2016 (removed)

And with that, we have covered all things Mario Awards for the past month, for as far as this paper's deadlines allow me to! Which they do! The direction is great like that!*

Thanks for staying with me for another edition of Anniversary Announcements. Enjoy the rest of your weekend! Au Revoir!

All information above was correct as of 17 May 2017.
* Author wasn't paid to say this.


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