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Issue LVII December 17th, 2011 About

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Staff Notes Section of the Month End-of-the-Year Awards
Fake News Fun Stuff Music & Artwork
Pipe Plaza Interview
Baby Mario Bloops
Should Have Been
MrConcreteDonkey
Brawl Tactics
FunkyK38
Non-Marioverse Review
Crocodile Dippy
Mario Kart: Wheel Tips Corner
Coincollector
A History of Video Games
Toad85
Fading Into Obscurity
Marioguy1
Character Reviews
Marioguy1
Director Election
Special Sections
Special Review I
B.wilson
Special Review II
Beanbean
Special Review III
Toad85
Special Artwork I
Coincollector
Special Artwork II
Hypnotoad
Mafia 101
Marioguy1
Christmas Memories
Marwikedor
Special Story
Mason
Top Ten
Tucayo
Special Comic
Uniju :D


Director's Notes

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Credit to Master Crash (talk) for making the banner for this issue. Thanks Crash!

And Happy Holidays! SMB here, with the Director's Notes for the Special Holiday Issue!

I would like to start by saying I am very pleased with this Special Issue. A huge amount of effort has been exerted by all of the writers, the Core Staff, and those who submitted guest sections upon being invited. It shows that a great deal of individuals are serious about improving The 'Shroom, making an impact in the success of the project, and that they generally care about the paper. So congratulations and thanks to those individuals that have made this Special Holiday Issue a very special issue!

This issue is one of extreme importance. An issue that comes out right around Christmas is one that we should gladly and willingly give to the userbase. An issue that is the last one of the year should end the year on a spectacular note, and should build up an energy that will sustain The 'Shroom through another entire year. An issue such as this Special Holiday Issue should be of the highest, finest quality, and should be made as perfect as humanly possible. And I feel that this Special Holiday Issue fits those qualities: it is a nice, big gift for our wonderful audience. The special features of this issue are: a great amount of different Special Sections, an End-of-Year Awards section, the Director Election, and a chat party.

The End-of-Year Awards are being given to those that have earned special recognition for their contributions to the paper throughout the past year. The Core Staff considered a great deal of individuals for each award, and went through the process of confirming each nominee for the awards they were considered for. So congratulations to everybody that has been presented with an award by the Core Staff!

The Director Election is also returning. For those who do not remember, the Director Election is the process in which the individual that leads The 'Shroom is elected by the community. All wiki users that have forum accounts are able to run and share their ideas for how the paper should be run. There will be several debates scheduled between the candidates (the dates will be announced at another point soon on the Director Election article itself), and the moderator will ask questions that they are given by the debate attendees (and is also allowed to ask his or her own questions as well). Near the end of the election, the presumptive winner will write a Directorial Address that reenforces his or her plans for the year and who the individual has selected to be on their staff team. On the release of the January issue, the winner's address is posted and the individual becomes the Director for the next year.

The 'Shroom Special Holiday Issue Release Party is being held live (at the point of this issue being posted, of course) in #mwshroom from 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST (5:00 PM – 8:00 PM UTC). Below is a schedule by which the release of this Special Issue will follow (dashes stand for nothing being posted during that timeslot, which allows for breaks or for a period of time in which the attendees may go back and read some sections):

Time (EST) Section
12:00:00 PM Director's Notes
12:05:00 PM Character Reviews
12:10:00 PM Fading Into Obscurity
12:15:00 PM A History of Video Games
12:20:00 PM Mario Kart: Wheel Tips Corner
12:25:00 PM Non-Marioverse Review
12:30:00 PM Brawl Tactics
12:35:00 PM Should Have Been
12:40:00 PM Interview
12:45:00 PM Pipe Plaza
12:50:00 PM Music & Artwork
12:55:00 PM Fun Stuff
01:00:00 PM Fake News
01:05:00 PM —
01:10:00 PM Section of the Month
01:15:00 PM Special Section
01:20:00 PM Special Section
01:25:00 PM Special Section
01:30:00 PM Special Section
01:35:00 PM Special Section
01:40:00 PM Special Section
01:45:00 PM Special Section
01:50:00 PM Special Section
01:55:00 PM Special Section
02:00:00 PM Special Section
02:05:00 PM End-of-the-Year Awards
02:10:00 PM —
02:15:00 PM —
02:20:00 PM —
02:25:00 PM —
02:30:00 PM —
02:35:00 PM —
02:40:00 PM —
02:45:00 PM Director Election
02:50:00 PM —
02:55:00 PM —
03:00:00 PM End of Party

And that is about all for this month's Director's Notes. Please be sure to come back on January 21st, 2012 to read next the first issue of 2012!

Until next month,

— Super Mario Bros. (talk)

Sub-Director's Notes

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Section of the Month


Section of the Month
Month Issue Section Writer
April 2011 Issue XLIX Fake Ads Gamefreak75 (talk)
May 2011 Issue L Should Have Been MrConcreteDonkey (talk)
July 2011 Issue LII Upcoming Games Paper Yoshi (talk)
August 2011 Issue LIII Should Have Been MrConcreteDonkey (talk)
September 2011 Issue LIV Mario Kart: Wheel Tips Corner Coincollector (talk)
October 2011 Issue LV Should Have Been MrConcreteDonkey (talk)
November 2011 Issue LVI Non-Marioverse Review Crocodile Dippy (talk)

Hello everyone! The Section of the Month award for November 2011 is awarded to Crocodile Dippy (also known as Remilia Bloody Scarlet, Black Hole Sun, My Bloody Valentine and Pokemon DP) for his section Non-Marioverse Review and his review of Psychonauts!

For having just started writing his section last month, Pokemon DP is off to a great start! He chose a lesser-known game to bring to light, gave a comprehensive review about it and it was funny to boot. It is really gives a good image of how amazing the game is, and how great that section can be. Congratulations to Remilia Bloody Scarlet for his amazing section!

Other than My Bloody Valentine, some other candidates for the Section of the Month who are receiving honourable mentions are: Paper Yoshi, and his Mario Calendar, and Toad85 with his remarkable A History of Video Games. That’s all for this month! Tune in next month to see who receives the Section of the Month for the Special Holiday Issue!


End-of-the-Year Awards

Hello readers of The 'Shroom! You may be asking, "what is this?" The 'Shroom Core Staff was thinking of ways to honor our writers and participants, something that could be given to those that have done hard work. As the December Issue falls right at the end of the year, is right in line with the Christmas and Holiday season, and should welcome in the new year: it seemed to be the perfect occasion to do give back to those that have sustained the paper and have made it what it is. And after a bit of brainstorming, the idea for Awards finally came up— Stooben Rooben (talk) and Tucayo (talk) had hoped to do something akin to this during their tenures, and so it was viewed as a good way to finally make their ideas a reality.

There are six categories, each of which will be explained in full depth once the section for them comes up:

  • Golden Mario Award
  • Golden Luigi Award
  • Golden Bowser Award
  • Golden Peach Award
  • Golden Toad Award
  • Golden 'Shroom Award

And, as the great plumber Mario would say, "Let's-a-go!"

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Mario has stuck with us from the beginning— ever since he debuted as a carpenter in Donkey Kong back in 1981, Mario consistently and continuously stars in his own adventures to this day. There are also several writers for The 'Shroom that have been with this Core Staff since the beginning and continuously contribute to this day. The Golden Mario Award shall be given to those that have been writing with The 'Shroom since the beginning of the year.

The writers that have won this Award are as follows (in alphabetical order):

Writer Section(s)
Coincollector (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Mario Kart: Wheel Tips Corner
Fawfulfury65 (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Screenshot of the Month (Music & Artwork)
FunkyK38 (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Brawl Tactics, Sprite of the Month (Music & Artwork), Tip of the Month (Pipe Plaza)
Gamefreak75 (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Ad Salesman (Fake News)
General bob-omb (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Hiding Koopa (Fun Stuff)
Marioguy1 (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Fading into Obscurity, Character Reviews
MrConcreteDonkey (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Should Have Been, Fake TV (Fake News)
Paper Yoshi (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Upcoming Games (Pipe Plaza)
RAP (Talk Page · Forum Profile) NIWA News (Pipe Plaza)
Tucayo (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Mystery Image (Fun Stuff)


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Luigi has been seen by some as inferior and secondary to his older brother, Mario. However, in reality, Mario's crew would not be the same without Luigi and his careful and tedious ways— grammar, to many, is also seen by some to be inferior to many other aspects of language and writing. Proper grammar, as well as good wiki coding and spelling skills, is valuable (especially to The 'Shroom) and is an extremely important aspect when it comes to submitting sections. Hence, those who excel with such skills in their submissions to The 'Shroom have been honored with the Golden Luigi Award.

The writers that have won this Award are as follows (in alphabetical order):

Writer Section(s)
Crocodile Dippy (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Non-Marioverse Review
FunkyK38 (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Brawl Tactics, Sprite of the Month (Music & Artwork), Tip of the Month (Pipe Plaza)
Marioguy1 (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Fading into Obscurity, Character Reviews, Featured (Pipe Plaza) *
MrConcreteDonkey (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Should Have Been, Fake Characters (Fake News) *, Fake TV (Fake News), Forum Update
Paper Yoshi (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Upcoming Games (Pipe Plaza), Mario Calendar (Pipe Plaza)
Ralphfan (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Review Corner *, Travel Guide (Fake News) *, Fake Sports (Fake News) *, Random Image of the Month (Music & Artwork), Forum Update (Pipe Plaza) *, Anniversary Announcements (Pipe Plaza)

* – Formerly wrote this section.

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Bowser is Mario's top enemy, almost always being able to swoop in and take away the Princess. In order to beat Mario to the scene and to be able to escape, Bowser must make it to Princess Peach's castle in a timely fashion. The 'Shroom admires that timeliness on Bowser's part, and feels that being on time is something that all writers should aspire to do— therefore, the Golden Bowser Award will be given to those writers that are consistently on-time when they go to submit their sections.

The writers that have won this Award are as follows (in alphabetical order):

Writer Section(s)
B.wilson (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Guess That Game! (Fun Stuff)
Chivi-chivik (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Cooking Guide (Fake News)
Coincollector (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Mario Kart: Wheel Tips Corner
Crocodile Dippy (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Non-Marioverse Review
FunkyK38 (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Brawl Tactics, Sprite of the Month (Music & Artwork), Tip of the Month (Pipe Plaza)
Gamefreak75 (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Ad Salesman (Fake News)
General bob-omb (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Hiding Koopa (Fun Stuff)
MrConcreteDonkey (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Should Have Been, Fake Characters (Fake News) *, Fake TV (Fake News), Forum Update
Paper Yoshi (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Upcoming Games (Pipe Plaza), Mario Calendar (Pipe Plaza)
SimeaMorgana (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Music Factoid (Music & Artwork)
Sinanco (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Crossword (Fun Stuff)
S78 (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Guess Who! (Fun Stuff)
Tucayo (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Mystery Image (Fun Stuff)

* – Formerly wrote this section.

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Princess Peach is elegant and kind, sweet and has a pure heart... She is an excellent person and an excellent princess. This is also why Bowser always targets her in his schemes and why Mario and Luigi must always set out to save her from the forces of evil. Excellency is certainly a trait that is desired and is admired. The 'Shroom would like to honor those writers that consistently produce sections of an excellent quality with the Golden Peach Award.

The writers that have won this Award are as follows (in alphabetical order):

Writer Section(s)
Coincollector (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Mario Kart: Wheel Tips Corner
Crocodile Dippy (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Non-Marioverse Review
Gamefreak75 (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Ad Salesman (Fake News)
MrConcreteDonkey (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Should Have Been, Fake Characters (Fake News) *, Fake TV (Fake News), Forum Update
Paper Yoshi (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Upcoming Games (Pipe Plaza), Mario Calendar (Pipe Plaza)
SimeaMorgana (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Music Factoid (Music & Artwork)
Tucayo (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Mystery Image (Fun Stuff)

* – Formerly wrote this section.

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Toads can be found doing almost anything throughout the Mushroom Kingdom— watching over the Princess, playing sports, managing businesses, running a library, cooking, and much more. They are often very helpful to Mario throughout his journeys, and are dependable to the Princess. The 'Shroom will award those individuals that have helped out The 'Shroom in many different ways with the Golden Toad Award.

The writers that have won this Award are as follows (in alphabetical order):

Writer Section(s)
B.wilson (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Contributed special section to Special Holiday Issue LVII.
Baby Mario Bloops (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Writes in multiple teams; contributed special section to Special Issue LIV.
Beanbean (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Contributed special section to Special Holiday Issue LVII.
Coincollector (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Contributed special section to Special Holiday Issue LVII.
EctoBiologist (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Contributed four scripts to 'Shroom Awards II.
Edofenrir (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Wrote in multiple teams; actively participates in staff discussions and decisions; former Fake News Director; Sub-director; created background and banner for Special Issue L; wrote numerous extra sections for Special Issue L; has created Special Holiday Issue LVII End-of-Year Award images; created background for Special Holiday Issue LVII.
Fawfulfury65 (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Wrote for Fun Stuff; writes in multiple teams; Music & Artwork Director.
FunkyK38 (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Writes in multiple teams.
Gamefreak75 (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Wrote in multiple teams; wrote extra sections for Special Issue L; contributed numerous Fake Reports to the Fake News; Fun Stuff Director.
Hypnotoad (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Contributed special section to Special Holiday Issue LVII.
Marioguy1 (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Contributed special section to Special Holiday Issue LVII; Pipe Plaza Director.
Marwikedor (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Contributed special section to Special Holiday Issue LVII.
Puddin (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Contributed special section to Special Holiday Issue LVII.
Master Crash (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Created banner for Special Holiday Issue LVII.
Mr bones (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Formerly wrote for Fun Stuff; contributed script to 'Shroom Awards II.
MrConcreteDonkey (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Writes in multiple teams; contributed guest section to Special Issue L; contributed script to 'Shroom Awards II; Fake News Director.
Neurario (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Contributed special section to Special Issue L.
Plumber (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Contributed script to 'Shroom Awards II
PyroGuy6 (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Contributed script to 'Shroom Awards II
QuizmoManiac (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Contributed script to 'Shroom Awards II
Ralphfan (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Wrote in multiple teams; contributed special section to Special Issue L; contributed special section to Special Issue LIV; Statistics Manager.
Toad85 (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Contributed special section to Special Holiday Issue LVII.
Tucayo (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Writes for Fun Stuff; contributed special section to Special Issue L; hosted 'Shroom Mafia II; contributed special section to Special Holiday Issue LVII.
Turboo (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Contributed special section to Special Issue L.
Uniju :D (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Contributed special section to Special Holiday Issue LVII.
Xpike (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Contributed special section to Special Issue L.
Xzealio (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Contributed special section to Special Issue L.
Yoshiwaker (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Writes for Pipe Plaza; contributed script to 'Shroom Awards II.


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It was definitely a hard choice to make, but the winner of the Golden 'Shroom Award— the award given for producing the best section overall— was selected after much consideration. Unlike the other awards, this one only allows for one recipient: however, the other sections that were nominated and got serious consideration for this award are given Honorable Mentions.

The writer that has won this Award is presented below, with those that got Honorable Mentions following in alphabetical order:

Writer Section(s) Result
MrConcreteDonkey (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Should Have Been Golden 'Shroom Award recipient
Coincollector (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Mario Kart: Wheel Tips Corner Honorable Mention
Crocodile Dippy (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Non-Marioverse Review Honorable Mention
Paper Yoshi (Talk Page · Forum Profile) Upcoming Games (Pipe Plaza) Honorable Mention

Congratulations to MrConcreteDonkey (talk) for winning the Golden 'Shroom Award with his Should Have Been! Congratulations also to the other three individuals (Coincollector (talk), Crocodile Dippy (talk), and Paper Yoshi (talk)) who also received serious consideration for the award due to their excellent work with their sections as well.


Userboxes

For those who have won awards, please feel free to add the userbox(es) that match which award(s) you received:

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Fake News

Editorial

Hello, ladies and gentlemen, today I will be telling you about the world. The world is a large sphere, which is mostly coloured green and blue. It is, as said before, a sphere, which is very smooth. It contains 100% of the universe's human population, and 5% of the duck population. Apparently, I'm also supposed to give you some Fake News, which I believe is completely ridiculous! Ridiculous, I say!

Anyway, Merry Christmas! Happy Hanukkah! Have a Chimptastic Monkey Day! And a great Rizal Day to those in the Philippines! And, when it comes around, Happy New Year!

I'd like to take a minute here to talk about a feature of the Fake News that doesn't get a lot of attention: the Fake Report, or News Flush. For this position, you won't even need to get a job to write. All you need is an account on the Super Mario Boards, our forum. Once you have made an account, send me a personal message containing your Fake Report. I will evaluate it, and, if it's good enough, you'll see it in the next issue. Sending me a personal message is also the way to sign up for a normal position on the Fake News, along with a few extra instructions that can be seen at the top of my talk page.

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Written by: FakeIco GF75.png Gamefreak75 (talk)

Mysterious Painter Wins Local Art Show

The contestants and Van Gore.

Last Sunday, Vincent Van Gore hosted his first art show at his studio where he allowed artists from all over town to participate. The prize for winning was for the artist's painting to be displayed at Vincent's next art show and a shiny trophy.

Sadly, only three contestants participated. First, there was Hoggus, some weird pig ghost. Secondly, the next competitor was Paint Kirby, world-renowned for his amazing masterpieces. Lastly, there was some fat dude who called himself “The Purple Wind”…whatever that means.

The contestants had 1 hour to paint whatever they wanted. After the time was up, the contestants had to hang their paintings on a designated wall while Van Gore judged each painting based on three categories: color, originality, and his personal taste.

Here's what the artist had to say:

Hoggus and his masterpiece…?

Van Gore: What do you call zis painting?
Hoggus: I call it…Swine Frolicking on a Rainy Day
Van Gore: Interesting…zee colors are kind of bland, but it's original to say zee least. It's a shame though, I don't like zee filthy swine.
'Hoggus:……….*jaw drops*

Paint Kirby and his…whatever that is

Van Gore: Zis painting is called…My Life?
Kirby: Poyo
Van Gore: Zis painting is simply terrible. Zee colors are too dark and I think I've seen zis painting before. I hated zat painting, so zerefore, I hate yours.
Kirby: :(

That mysterious fat dude and his amazing painting!

Van Gore: Zis painting…
Purple Wind: Wahaha! I call this painting Creation of a Stone Block. By the way where's the treasure at, moron.
Van Gore: It's…it's…BEAUTIFUL! Zee color is outstanding, I've always loved orange. It's originality at its finest. I love zis painting.

Purple Wind and his prize. The mysterious Purple Wind won by a landslide; having a total of 100 points by the end of the competition. Hoggus received 70 points and Kirby received 5 points out of pity. After the competition was over, we had a few words with the mysterious windbag. Me: So how did you feel about this competition?
Purple Wind: Bahahaha, what competition?
Me: Ok. What inspired you to draw this magnificent masterpiece?
Purple Wind: I don't draw, big-nose, Goodstyle does all the work!
Me: Goodstyle…? Whatever, what were your concerns about this competition?
Purple Wind: That amateur artist Van Gore didn't tell me the location of his precious treasure. That greedy rat!!

And so ends the section, see you all next time.

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Written by: FakeIco MCD.png MrConcreteDonkey (talk)

What happened to his hands?
It's Christmas, and this year, MushTV have finally caught on! Mario's Christmas Special is a special Christmas special especially done by special guest Mario. All of his friends, acquaintances, enemies and Waluigi gather at his house for a fantastic Christmas party! There's going to be singing, but hopefully the interviews, sketches and other fantastic events make up for that! There's also going to be celebrity special guests! Unfortunately, I can't reveal much else, as the plumber himself doesn't want people to know this soon. It will be broadcast live on December 25th, from 2:00pm to 4:00pm, on Mu...wait a minute, this is on FireFlowerCentral...ah, my notes must be mixed up...

Here's the real listing for MushTV: Miracle on 34th Pipe, a heartwarming film, is on throughout the month. When the Mushy's department store Santa Claus gets fired after getting drunk before a parade, Chris T. Ingle, played by Toadsworth, an old Toad they found on the street (that was talking about Toadsworth), has to replace him. He does such a great job, he replaces the previous Santa, and everyone believes he is the true Santa Claus. Except one little Toadette...don't forget to tune in on Mu- hold on a second...on Leaf Channel? Darn it, it must have happened again.

Ah, here's the MushTV listing...oh no, it's 'Shroomday the 13th? That's a Halloween film! Turns out they forgot after all! Well, a very Merry Christmas to everyone, and, to MushTV viewers, have a scary Hallochristmas!

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Written by: FakeIco BMB.png Baby Mario Bloops (talk)

Welcome all to another exciting month as we near towards Christmas! As you know, Mario has done a lot of games lately…wait, did I just say that? How awkward. Anyways, we are going to interview a character that has made a great appearance lately in one of his games. Let’s give a round of applause to Metal Mario!

BMB: So Metal Mario – you know, I’m just going to call you M. Mario for short for the interview. Anyways, have does it feel to get a first appearance?

Metal Mario: It’s-a alright, kind of strange to appear with Mario.

BMB: How so?

Metal Mario: We’re basically the same character.

BMB: Then explain to me how Baby Mario and Mario appear at the same time?

Metal Mario: That’s time travel!

BMB: That’s impossible M. Mario, and we both know it.

Metal Mario: Really?

BMB: Yes, I mean, in logical terms, you can’t cross each paradox. Presently, we are talking to present selves, while future us are talking in the future and past us are talking in the past.

Metal Mario: …

BMB: It is against the balance of science to have past us talking to future us and present talking to past us, and future us talking to past us. In order for both you and Baby Mario to appear at the same time with Mario has no connection to time.

Metal Mario: Can you stop derping now?

Random person in audience: Yay, My Little Pony reference!

BMB: Smasher, is that you? I swear, if it is…

Random person in audience: :P

BMB: Are you even able to do that if your face isn’t even a emoticon?

Random person in audience: You ask me.

Metal Mario: Am I done?

BMB: No! I mean, yes! I mean, hold on a second.

Random person in audience: I thought you just said that present you can’t talk to past Metal Mario?

BMB: You know what, M. Mario, I think we’ll have to end this early, I got to take care of someone first.

Metal Mario: Bye.

BMB: Well, enjoy the holidays. Now turn off the cameras so I can beat up that smart-aleck.

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Written by: FakeIco ChCh.png Chivi-Chivik (talk)

Hi everybody! Here’s your hostess, Chivi-chivik! And this is Cooking Guide, where we teach you how to cook excellent dishes!! So, let’s go!

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Christmas is just around the corner, so this month’s issue will be...

A X-mas special!!

The special dish of this special will be made by the sisters Tayce T. And Zess T.! So please get ready for a boom of Christmas sweets!!

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Me: *enters slowly* H-hi?
Tayce T.: *hugs me* Hi!! How are you and your relatives?!
Zess T.: *facepalm*
Me: Eh... I’m fine, don’t worry.
Tayce T.: So... what are we going to cook this time?!
Me: *Taking out ingredients* We’ll need: A Honey Jar, a Pink Apple, a Cake Mix, a Ultra Shroom Shake and an Ice Storm!!
Zess T.: What’s supposed what are we going to cook?
Me: *snickers* ... You’ll do the Ultimate X-mas cake!! Well, that of ‘ultimate’ is a lie...
Zess T.: But this dish takes a lot of time!
Me: Nevermind! You two can do it in a flash!
Tayce T.: Okay!! We’ll do it!!
Zess T.: I... meh...
Me: *taking the notepad* I’m ready for write at light speed...
Tayce T.: You have to mix in a bowl with a blender the half of the honey jar and the ultra shroom shake. You’ll get a Shroom Syrup.
Zess T.: For do the biscuit of the cake you have to mix the cake mix with sugar, milk and some water. When you have all that mixed, put it in the oven for 40 minutes.
Tayce T.: For get the final fondant you have to mix the ice storm in the syrup. It’ll get a white color. When you have it, put it in the fridge and wait wait until the cake biscuit is done.

--After 40 minutes—

Zess T.: Take out the biscuit and the fondant and begin to cover the biscuit with the fondant.
Tayce T.: Remember the other half of the honey jar? Make a juice from the pink apple and mix it with the honey jar. You’ll get a thick dough. Make little balls with the dough and when you make enough put them in the icebox and wait an hour.

--After that hour—

Tayce T.: Take the sweets from the icebox and put them on the cake for decorate.
Zess T.: This is the X-mas cake!
Me: *happy* You two are awesome!!
Tayce T.: Why don’t we eat a slice?
Zess T.: It’s not Christmas yet!
Tayce T.: Don’t worry! We can do another one easily!
Zess T.: *facepalm*

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Summary:

UltimateX-mas Cake You need: a Honey Jar, a Pink Apple, an Ultra Shroom Shake, an Ice Storm and a Cake Mix.

For the cake biscuit:

Mix the cake mix with some water, milk and sugar. Put it in the oven for 40 minutes. You’ll have to cover it with the fondant later.

For the fondant:

Mix the half of the honey jar with the ultra shroom shake. Mix the result with the ice storm. Put the fondant in the fridge and wait for the cake mix (if the cake mix is already done, wait for 10 minutes).

For the decorating sweets:

Mix the other half of the honey jar with the juice of the pink apple until you get a thick dough. Make balls with the dough and put them in the icebox for an hour. Take them out and decorate the cake with the sweets.

Thanks for being here reading, until next Cooking Guide and Merry Christmas!!

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Mega Man 2 was the first game I ever played aside from Tetris. It just kinda snowballed from there. Of course I had the original Mario games and I loved them too, but I just thought Mega Man games were more fun. They were more difficult, the levels were longer, I thought the music was better*, and the bosses were so much cooler. Koopalings? Who?

*No seriously. Go look up Skull Man's theme from Mega Man 4 on Youtube. You'll be glad you did.


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Rainbow Dash is best pony.


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And with that, I'll be seein' y'all next year.


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There's a first time for everything, and this month's theme covers incidents of exactly that nature.

Did you know that...

  1. "Donkey Kong Jungle Beat" was the first game ever to receive an E10+ rating from the ESRB?
  2. "Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour" is the first game that Mario ever appeared in with Diddy Kong after Nintendo got rights to the character from Rare?
  3. The first game to star Luigi was "Mario is Missing", not "Luigi's Mansion"?
  4. "Mario Tennis" for the Nintendo 64 (2001) is the first game to feature Waluigi and the first to feature Daisy since "Super Mario Land" in 1989?
  5. "Mario Super Sluggers" is the first game King K. Rool ever appeared in with Mario, despite the fact that, like Diddy, he had


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The North American cover for Super Mario 3D Land
Hey, merry Christmas paisanos! The groundbreaking handheld Super Mario Land series, which has been around for 22 of Mario's 30 year history, has just had it's first sequel released in over 18 years. So there is nothing else for me to do but dedicate this month's quiz to the series.

  1. True or False: In Super Mario 3D Land, It is not possible to obtain some of the Golden Flagpoles without a Tanooki suit.
  2. As Goombas are to the Mushroom Kingdom, ________ are to Sarasaland.
  3. As Goombas are to Super Mario Bros., _____ are to Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3.
  4. Name every requirement for the player to earn five sparkling stars on his profile in Super Mario 3D Land. What level then becomes unlocked?
  5. In Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, what is the only Zone not to have a level warp?
  6. In Super Mario 3D Land, in what level do Mario (or Luigi) spend the entire stage on a floating platform, avoiding enemies and obstacles such as spiked balls, and concludes with a fight between three Magikoopas?
  7. Hearts appear in the original Super Mario Land trilogy, and they replace items we are used to outside of it. Name those which the Heart replaces in each game of the original trilogy.
  8. Of the four games in the Super Mario Land series, what percentage of them have Tatanga the Amazing Spaceman been in?
  9. Name every boss in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins.
  10. Name the one (and only one) collectible to be found in all four games in the Super Mario Land series.
  11. Bonus: In Super Mario 3D Land, is Mario required to have various power-ups to collect more Star Coins in the first eight worlds, or in the special worlds?

A. The first eight worlds B. The special worlds C. It's a tie

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  1. This game was released in 2001.
  2. This game is the fifth game in its series.
  3. Marumen appear in this game as enemies.
  4. This game is for the Game Boy Advance.
  1. This game is the third game in its series.
  2. This game is the last game in its series to be for the Nintendo 64.
  3. The Wiggler does not appear in this game.
  4. In this game, Luigi's partner is a Goomba and Mario's partner is a Koopa Troopa.

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