The 'Shroom:Issue 135/Pipe Plaza
Director’s Notes
Hello, 'Shroom readers! You know who I clearly am not? TPG. That's okay, though, because I can still bring you Pipe Plaza. And really, isn't that the most important thing of all?
No Poll Committee Discussion this month, by the way.
Section of the Month
| Pipe Plaza SECTION OF THE MONTH | ||||
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| Place | Section | Votes | % | Writer |
| 1st | Retro Feature | 9 | 34.62% | Yoshi876 |
| 2nd | Anniversary Announcements | 6 | 23.08% | Lakituthequick |
| 3rd | Poll Committee Discussion | 5 | 19.23% | Fun With Despair |
Do we have 2257 readers? No, but we still have enough to make this interview worth it!
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New Articles
Hello, readers! LudwigVon here, with another edition of New Articles. As usual, it is an up to date about all the new articles created within the past month. By the way, if you want to create new articles on the Super Mario Wiki, the Manual of Style and Good writing gives you several information in order to help you in the process.
Without further ado, here is the list of all articles created from May 13th to June 7th.
| Article | Creator | Date | Description |
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| Star Carnival Stage | YoshiEgg1990 (talk) | May 13 | The main stage of the Star Carnival in Mario Party 8. |
| Websterite | Yoshi the SSM (talk) | May 16 | A Cragnon appearing in Super Paper Mario, residing in Downtown of Crag. |
| list of Mario Party 4 music | RickTommy (talk) | May 17 | A list of Mario Party 4's soundtracks. |
| list of sponsors in Mario Kart 7 | BBQ Turtle (talk) | May 18 | The sponsors that have only appeared in Mario Kart 7. |
| list of Mario Party 6 music | RickTommy (talk) | May 19 | A list of Mario Party 6's soundtracks. |
| Masterpiece (microgame) | Wildgoosespeeder (talk) | May 20 | A downloadable microgame in WarioWare: D.I.Y. and WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase. |
| Super Note Block | Toadette the Achiever (talk) | May 21 | A variant of blocks that appear in Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario 3D Land. |
| Level E1-1 | Super Radio (talk) | May 22 | The first course of Orbiting Observatory in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars. |
| Level E1-2 | Super Radio (talk) | May 22 | The second course of Orbiting Observatory in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars. |
| Level E1-3 | Super Radio (talk) | May 22 | The third course of Orbiting Observatory in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars. |
| Level E1-4 | Super Radio (talk) | May 22 | The fourth course of Orbiting Observatory in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars. |
| Level E1-5 | Super Radio (talk) | May 22 | The fifth course of Orbiting Observatory in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars. |
| Level E1-6 | Super Radio (talk) | May 23 | The sixth course of Orbiting Observatory in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars. |
| Level E1-7 | Super Radio (talk) | May 23 | The seventh course of Orbiting Observatory in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars. |
| Level E1-8 | Super Radio (talk) | May 23 | The eighth course of Orbiting Observatory in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars. |
| Bowser's Castle (Mario Sports Mix) | Toadette the Achiever (talk) | May 24 | One of the fourteen courts of Mario Sports Mix. |
| Bonneter biologist | Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) | May 24 | A Bonneter who appears post-game in Super Mario Odyssey. |
| list of Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge media | Super Radio (talk) | May 25 | A list of media files for the game Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge. |
| Luigi's Mansion (Mario Hoops 3-on-3) | Toadette the Achiever (talk) | May 25 | A basketball court that appears in Mario Hoops 3-on-3. |
| Bowser's Castle (Mario Hoops 3-on-3) | Toadette the Achiever (talk) | May 25 | A basketball court that appears in Mario Hoops 3-on-3. |
| Door Heihō | LinkTheLefty (talk) | May 25 | Door-carrying Shy Guys in Yoshi's New Island. |
| Tree Heihō | LinkTheLefty (talk) | May 25 | Tree-carrying Shy Guys in Yoshi's New Island. |
| Bowser's Castle (Mario Tennis Open) | Toadette the Achiever (talk) | May 26 | A tennis court in the game Mario Tennis Open. |
| Dragon Wario (Wario: Master of Disguise) | 7feetunder (talk) | May 26 | The seventh disguise Wario obtains in Wario: Master of Disguise. |
| Wario Factory (Mario Hoops 3-on-3) | Toadette the Achiever (talk) | May 27 | A basketball court that appears in Mario Hoops 3-on-3. |
| Wario Factory (Mario Sports Mix) | Toadette the Achiever (talk) | May 27 | One of the fourteen courts of Mario Sports Mix. |
| Bowser's Castle (Yoshi's Safari) | Toadette the Achiever (talk) | May 28 | The twelfth and final level of Jewelry Land in Yoshi's Safari. |
| Level E2-1 | Super Radio (talk) | May 29 | The ninth course of Orbiting Observatory in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars. |
| Level E2-2 | Super Radio (talk) | May 29 | The tenth course of Orbiting Observatory in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars. |
| Panther and the Thunderbolts | Toadette the Achiever (talk) | May 29 | A rock band prominently featured in the Saturday Supercade episode New Wave Ape. |
| Bowser's Castle (board) | Toadette the Achiever (talk) | May 31 | A game board appearing in Itadaki Street DS and Fortune Street. |
| Delfino Plaza (board) | Toadette the Achiever (talk) | May 31 | A game board appearing in Itadaki Street DS and Fortune Street. |
| Luigi's Mansion (baseball stadium) | Toadette the Achiever (talk) | May 31 | A baseball field in Mario Super Sluggers. |
| Good Egg Galaxy (board) | Toadette the Achiever (talk) | May 31 | A game board appearing in Fortune Street. |
| Mario Circuit (board) | Toadette the Achiever (talk) | May 31 | A game board appearing in Itadaki Street DS and Fortune Street. |
| Mario Stadium (board) | Toadette the Achiever (talk) | June 1 | A game board appearing in Itadaki Street DS and Fortune Street. |
| Peach's Castle (board) | Toadette the Achiever (talk) | June 1 | A game board appearing in Itadaki Street DS and Fortune Street. |
| Starship Mario (board) | Toadette the Achiever (talk) | June 1 | A game board appearing in Itadaki Street DS and Fortune Street. |
| list of Mario Party 10 quotes | Gameboy2345 (talk) | June 2 | A list of all the quotes in Mario Party 10. |
| Yoshi's Island (board) | Toadette the Achiever (talk) | June 2 | A game board appearing in Itadaki Street DS and Fortune Street. |
| Trick Shot | Gameboy2345 (talk) | June 3 | A shot type in the upcoming Nintendo Switch game Mario Tennis Aces. |
| Zone Shot | Gameboy2345 (talk) | June 3 | A shot type in the upcoming Nintendo Switch game Mario Tennis Aces. |
| Zone Speed | Gameboy2345 (talk) | June 3 | A shot type in the upcoming Nintendo Switch game Mario Tennis Aces. |
| Forest Charging Station | Goomba128 (talk) | June 6 | A location in the Wooded Kingdom in Super Mario Odyssey. |
| Floating Sky Island | Goomba128 (talk) | June 6 | A location in the Luncheon Kingdom in Super Mario Odyssey. |
| Island in the Sky | Goomba128 (talk) | June 6 | A location in the Cascade Kingdom in Super Mario Odyssey. |
| Iron Cage | Goomba128 (talk) | June 6 | A location in the Wooded Kingdom in Super Mario Odyssey. |
| Southwestern Floating Island | Goomba128 (talk) | June 6 | A location in the Sand Kingdom in Super Mario Odyssey. |
| Time Attack | YoshiEgg1990 (talk) | June 6 | A disambiguation page for subjects that may refer to “Time Attack”. |
| Switch Block (Wario Land II) | LinkTheLefty (talk) | June 7 | A type of block in Wario Land II. |
Anniversary Announcements
Written by: Lakituthequick (talk)
- “Time to turn over a new leaf and try not murdering everyone for once.”
- —Fun With Despair (Talk Page · Forum Profile)
Can you believe it is already June? I know I can't! But it does mean that is is time for a new Anniversary Announcements!
The Grindels
The polls open shortly after this paper is released! You can then vote on your favourite and least favourite things in the Mario series. View the polls here!
Remember, you can vote once a week, so if you can't decide on your favourite, vote on multiple options by waiting a week in between.
Tournaments
Now for tournaments! In the table below, you can find information about the tournaments that are up for sign-ups or being planned. For more information on each of them, go to their respective forum topics.
| Anniversary Scavenger | |
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| Lakituthequick | The sequel to the one from last year, where players find particular items over the boards and The 'Shroom. Currently being planned out. |
| Art Contest | |
| Anton | An art contest, where you can submit anything that can be considered art to the host within the time period. |
| 1 June to 14 July | |
| The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth | |
| Stargazing | Unfortunately, this tournament has been cancelled due to personal reasons of the host. |
| Forum topic | |
| Guess the Results | |
| Anton Lakituthequick Turboo |
Here you can give your guesses for what you think the results of the awards are, and earn points for correctly placing them in the first, second and third place. |
| 17 July to 17 August | |
| Killing Game | |
| GBAToad Lord Bowser Smasher Superchao |
Based upon the Danganronpa series of games, Killing Game is a free-for-all game in which players attempt to kill someone else each night, with one attempt succeeding (or more in special cases). Every day-phase, the remaining players try to figure out the culprit by investigating. |
| Late June | |
| 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 locations based on pictures, and you in turn take pictures of these locations as well. |
| Mario Kart 7 | |
| Yoshi the SSM | Due to a lack of sign-ups, this tournament has unfortunately been cancelled. |
| 17 June | |
| Forum topic | |
| Mario Kart 64 Time Trials | |
| Alex95 | With this tournament, you do Time Trials on predetermined courses, and send in the result. The one with the slowest time will be eliminated from the game, and the cycles will then be repeated. |
| 2 July | |
| Forum topic | |
| Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | |
| Lakituthequick | As Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has superseded Mario Kart 8 in sales, a topic was created to poll which version is now most common, and thus which version will be used for versus races. This poll has shown that there is an equal distribution of the two versions, but not everyone has bought the DLC in the original. The tournament is being planned, but no specifics are available at this time. |
| July-August | |
| Forum topic | |
| Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Battles | |
| Lakituthequick | This tournament is being planned, but no specifics are available at this time. |
| Pokémon generation VII (Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon) | |
| Hooded Pitohui Raregold |
Due to a lack of sign-ups, this tournament has unfortunately been cancelled. |
| Forum topic | |
| Super Mario Odyssey Hint Hunt | |
| The Pyro Guy | A tournament in which hints will be given for places within Super Mario Odyssey, of which you then have to take a picture. Hints can be the usual image, but also textual and through puzzling URL's together. |
| 10 July to 17 July; 20 August to 27 August | |
| Forum topic | |
| Super Mario Odyssey scavenger hunt | |
| 2257 Anton Mr. Edo |
A tournament involving a clue or phrase, which players will then try and retrieve a good picture of. |
Awards
"But you finished these last month!" And you are correct! But Alex95 sharply noted an inconsistency which has been fixed and needs to be covered! It is shown in the table below.
Refer to this document for a full list of nominees.
| Community Awards | ||
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| C11 | Best 'Shroom Section Design | |
| Remove | New Articles (Alex95 (talk)) | |
| Ongoing Fan Projects (The Pyro Guy (talk)), New Articles (LudwigVon (talk)), Forum Update (MrConcreteDonkey (talk)), Community Report (LudwigVon (talk)), The 'Shroom Report (LudwigVon (talk)), DragonFreak's Review Quest (DragonFreak (talk)), Galactic Expedition (Meta Knight (talk)), Pokédex Power (Yoshi876 (talk)), Dear Anton (Hypnotoad (talk)), Anniversary Announcements (Lakituthequick (talk)), Poll Committee Discussion (8th Poll Committee), NIWA Spotlight (Alex95 (talk)) | ||
Committee Interviews
Welcome to Committee Interviews! In this part of Anniversary Announcements, I will do short interviews with the members of the Awards Committee, so you can get to know them a bit better!
This month: MrConcreteDonkey, GBAToad and Stargazing!
MrConcreteDonkey
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You joined the AC for the first time in 2012. Why did you decide to do that? |
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I'd decided against doing so the previous year (partially because of the lateness of the meetings and partially because I didn't really feel like I'd be able to contribute enough). But seeing what they got up to I pretty much immediately regretted it and decided I'd join the next year. |
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The grass was greener over there. |
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You are a global moderator on the Boards and hold a few other positions, but have you ever considered leveling up within the Awards Committee? |
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Levelling up as in directing a section of it? Probably not in that case, I'm not really sure I'd have enough time to even if I did get asked, so I'm fine with the position I have. 😄 |
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If I had to direct one section I'd probably want it to be the Fail Awards. |
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What would you say is the most fun part of being in the AC and/or the celebrations in general? |
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I'd probably say the festivals themselves. The quality of most (if not all) of the presentations is really high. And it's always fun to watch the results unfold, especially if you've entered Guess the Results. |
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Did you have, or do you have, any (personal) goals in mind around the awards, and have you achieved them? |
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I always try to do at least two presentations and I generally try a lot of different things with them. Some ideas turn out better than others. |
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Like, I'm really proud of the Paper Mario partner one I did where I drew paper cutouts of all of the characters, whereas the Best 'Shroom Contributor presentation I did last year wasn't one of my favourites. |
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I believe the Paper Mario one was indeed well received! |
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😄 |
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For something a bit different, in the spirit of this month's Luigi theme: say you needed to hunt on ghosts, but you can't take a vacuum cleaner. What device would you use instead? |
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Is Luigi a device? I'm sure he'll have a vacuum cleaner. |
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If not I'll bring a big sheet and drape it over myself so I'll fit in with the rest of the ghosts. |
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But how would you hunt for them then? |
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I would establish their trust until somebody does arrive with a vacuum cleaner. Somebody will arrive with a vacuum cleaner. |
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R-right…? |
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Likely so, eventually… |
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Well, and with that I am through my questions! Do you have anything you would like to add? |
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Not really, except thanks a lot for the interview 😀 |
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Thank you, and have fun the rest of the season! |
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You too 😄 |
GBAToad
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You first joined the Committee just last year. Why did you decide to join? |
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I'd been around the community for a while and always enjoyed the awards ceremonies, so after three years of watching them I wanted to help out because it seemed like a good time. |
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As a result you are fairly new in the AC. How do you experience this? |
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I don't feel like a newbie since the committee is pretty flexible and understanding when it comes to making sure people are up to speed on everything. That's a huge credit to you guys for running this for so long. |
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Do you think your experience as Spotlight manager and consultant at The 'Shroom has an influence on your presence here? |
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Probably not since my time on The 'Shroom staff was relatively short, but it does let me be slightly more informed about the Community Awards at least. |
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Alright. |
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What is in your opinion the most fun part of being in the AC and/or the awards in general? |
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Nerding out over a bunch of Mario stuff with people and doing it with people I like. |
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The presentations, while stressful to write at times, are always nice to enjoy on the day of the event. |
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And honestly it's a great way to kill time over the holidays with tourneys and stuff. |
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Did or do you have any goals in mind around the awards? Have you achieved them? |
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Yeah I made some nice presentations and I was able to help out a lot so i'd say mission accomplished. |
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Good to hear! |
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For something a bit different, and to stay in the spirit of this edition's Luigi theme. If you had to go hunt for ghosts, but couldn't take a vacuum cleaner, what would instead be your device of choice to eliminate them? |
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My bare hands. Ghost hands. |
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And if that doesn't work? |
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I'll let the next person get it. |
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Outsourcing to someone with a vacuum cleaner. |
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Probably. |
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Okay, well! That brings us nearly to the end of the interview! Do you have anything you'd like to add? |
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Nope! |
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Sounds deep! |
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With that I'd like to thank you for your time, and for the rest of the season: have fun! |
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Thanks. |
Stargazing
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The first time in the AC was in 2016 for you. What was your reason to join? |
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2016 was so long ago, so I can barely remember it. From what I remember about myself back then, I probably wanted to be a helping hand, since I really do like assisting people, as well as helping share input on the things people want to include or take out. |
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You skipped 2017 and could be called relatively new to the AC as a result. How do you experience this? |
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That's honestly a good question… I don't really think I've noticed any different ways I've experienced it, since I was literally new in 2016 and am relatively new here. In meetings I don't really notice a treatment difference either. I guess it's never really mattered to me how new or old someone appears. |
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It's nice to hear how being new doesn't matter for being here. |
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You have also been part of the Poll Committee until recently. Did that influence your presence in the Awards Committee, is there a lot of difference? |
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There are lots of different people in the Awards Committee, and because of that I think the only real difference in presence is if you run the Committee, which is a given because you're responsible for moving meetings along and managing the board. Outside of meetings and the board, everyone's still the same people, and it shows inside the Committee as everyone's personality and quirks still show up. But that's one of the things I really like about being part of any team. |
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Very nicely put! 
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What is the most fun part of being around in the AC, and/or the awards in general? |
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For the Awards, it's definitely the presentations. All the care, heart, and humour put into them put a smile on my face. The tournaments are also really fun as well. For being on the AC, I love all the people who come out and come together to help work on things, and seeing how we all blend together to suggest things or come to a conclusion is really nice. |
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Do you have any goals set when you joined, and have you achieved them? |
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I don't actually set explicit goals for a lot of things. I only really aim to do my best with what I have. It's been tough, especially now, but I think I've done the best I could. |
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Alright! |
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So for something different, in the spirit of this months Luigi theme, imagine you had to go and hunt for ghosts, however, you can't take a vacuum cleaner. What would be your device of choice to use instead? |
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If I can't go offensive, I have to go defensive. A flashlight to bring with me. I'll use whatever's at the area for traps. I'll use the flashlight to lure them towards the trap, and if all else fails, surround myself with the beam as I cry. |
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Sounds very effective! |
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Thus we are near the end of the interview! Do you have anything you would like to add? |
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I don't have anything to add. Thank you for interviewing me! |
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Thank you! Thanks for your time, and enjoy the rest of the Awards! |
Everyone has their own ways of dealing with ghosts, and this diversity is nice to see in the committee.
And that was Anniversary Announcements for this month! Join back in next month, when life has given us some more Awards-flavoured lemons for some nice lemonade. ¡Adios!
All information above was correct as of 16 June 2018.
Upcoming Game
| 'Luigi's Mansion' | |||||
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| Developer | Nintendo EAD, Grezzo | ||||
| Publisher | Nintendo | ||||
| Platform | Nintendo 3DS | ||||
| Release dates |  2018 2018 2018 2018 | ||||
| Genre | Action-adventure | ||||
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| Mode | 1 player | ||||
| Format |  Game Card Digital download | ||||
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- Rating Pending
- Parental guidance
Greetings everyone! I'm Alex95 and welcome back to Upcoming Game! It's the month of Weegee here in The 'Shroom, and there's a couple of upcoming games that concern the green plumber. One of which is a remake of his first major standalone starring role, Luigi's Mansion for the Nintendo 3DS! The other title is Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, which I'll cover later, maybe if we have a "Bowser Month" before its release. Anyway, enough dilly-dallying, it's time to step into the original haunted mansion once again!
For those of you that haven't played or seen the original Luigi's Mansion, shame on you here's a quick rundown. The original game released on the Nintendo GameCube as one of its launch titles back in November of 2001. … Er, sorry, felt old for a moment. Uh, the game centers around Luigi as he apparently wins a mansion in a contest he didn't enter. Thinking nothing of it, he invited his brother, Mario, to meet him there, but when he arrives, Mario is nowhere to be found, likely further on ahead. The mansion is dark and spooky, but Luigi wants to know what happened to his brother, so he gathers his courage and moves on. He soon encounters Professor Elvin Gadd, a ghost researcher who resides in his lab close by. Yep, ghost researcher. Turns out, this mansion is haunted by ghosts! After fleeing from an attack, E. Gadd brings Luigi up to speed on what's happening and learns that Mario is missing! What's more, that mansion apparently only just appeared a few nights ago, out of the ether. So now, not only does Luigi have to find his brother, he has to figure out the mysteries this mansion holds.
Luigi soon finds that there are more powerful ghosts residing in the mansion. Apparently, E. Gadd had captured these ghosts and trapped them in portraits to display in his Gallery. Someone let these ghosts loose, becoming the mansion's bosses. The story and mansion layout appears to be the same in the 3DS remake, though it remains to be seen if there are any additional ghosts added. As Luigi progresses through the mansion, he finds a group of Boos, lead by the then-newly-introduced King Boo. The original game had 50 of them, not including King Boo, one for each room. If the mansion gains new rooms in the remake, it's possible there will be additional Boos added as well.
…Okay, so that wasn't a quick rundown, but that's about everything important without spoiling too much. From footage seen so far, almost everything appears to be the same as in the original game. Almost. The visuals are more along the lines of the sequel Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon, which was released for the Nintendo 3DS back in 2013, with Luigi and the Boos appearing to use their assets from that game. The graphics are updated, the controls are changed, and the game is now displayed in stereoscopic 3D. The map and inventory are displayed on the bottom screen, making navigation easier. Of all the rooms shown off for the remake, the only one that appears completely different is E. Gadd's Gallery. Other rooms have some more details added to them, but that's so far the only room we know of that has a different layout altogether.
The 3DS remake is being co-developed by Grezzo, the same company that worked on the 3DS remakes of The Legend of Zeldas: Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask. Grezzo did a fantastic job with those remakes, and their work already shows with Luigi's Mansion 3D. Introduced in this remake is a new Boss Rush mode, similar to the one in Ocarina of Time 3D, where you have to fight through all of the mansion's bosses and try to get a good time. The mansion is brighter, the interface is better, and I can tell Grezzo is doing a good job with this remake already.