The 'Shroom:Issue LXV
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| Issue LXV | August 18th, 2012 | About |
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STAFF SECTIONS
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SUB-TEAMS
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MAIN SECTIONS
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A critical analysis of different events during the 65 year history of video games.
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SPECIAL SECTIONS
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A word search in honor of Super Mario Sunshine's tenth Anniversary!
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Interviews with members of the community about the Mario Kart series.
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Director's Notes
Hey 'Shroomers, welcome to Issue LXV of The 'Shroom! It was a little more of a challenge to try to make this issue a good one due to the crunched schedule that we had in between Special Issue 64 and Mario Awards VI. However, I think that this issue is a good follow-up to last month's issue given the circumstances.
I would like to thank Lindsay151 (talk) for suggesting that we consider the Mario Kart Twentieth Anniversary in our plans for this issue. We tried our best to make this issue themed after the series, and that resulted in several sections being based around it and even a special section (more details on that will be explained below). Thank you to those who cooperated with us in terms of the theme and whatnot.
The Section of the Month process is here again this month, although there are some final changes that have been made to the process that will be in effect for this month's round of voting. We made some modifications to the Section of the Month due to the fact that our last plan made some inconsistencies arise in the results of the voting. In order to preserve the integrity of the voting process, we felt the change was necessary. For more information, please check out the article.
Be sure to check out the Super Mario Sunshine Word Search by Post-Damage Invincibility (talk) and the Mario Kart 20th Anniversary Interviews by Henry Tucayo Clay (talk). The former, as the title implies, is a word search that was designed in honor of Super Mario Sunshine– which celebrates its tenth anniversary this month. The latter is a compilation of mini-interviews with various members of the community about their opinions on the Mario Kart series– which celebrates its twentieth anniversary this month. They are entertaining and interesting, so be sure to give them a read!
And speaking of anniversaries... The Super Mario Wiki celebrated its seventh just last week! We were originally going to include some sections in this issue in celebration of this happening, but we ended up having so many ideas for what to include that we decided to hold off until next month! In order to see what festivities and fun activities that are in store for next month's exciting issue, be certain to check back on September 15th, 2012 for Issue LXVI!
Until next month,
Sub-Director's notes
Section of the Month
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Feedback Survey
Hello there! During the course of the last month we ran a Feedback Survey, and I would say it was a successful one. We got sixteen responses, which is a decent sample and it's enough to take a look at what you think about The 'Shroom. Massive thanks to those people who took some minutes off their time to answer this survey. The 'Shroom is made for you, so receiving feedback is something we really appreciate.
We promise to thoroughly analyze the results and reflect on your suggestions in the issues to come. Since this Survey was originally scheduled for May, our next survey will run from the release of the December issue to the release of the January issue (unless something changes, of course). We hope you keep reading us and, once again, massive thanks for helping us improve.
Fake News
Editorial
Hey guys, it's MrConcreteDonkey, and welcome back to the Fake News.
You may remember last month that there was a poll asking you to choose your favourite Fake News section of Issue 64. Well, the Fake News Section of the Month of Issue 64 goes to...
Edofenrir (talk) and his Weather Forecast, with 54 votes! Congratulations! Honourable mentions go to the Monthy Inquisition, by Koohitsu, and the News Flush, by me. But well done to everybody, because you all got at least 8 votes!
Anyway, I thought I'd put this image next to the editorial again, because I thought it would be fitting. After all, it is the 20th Anniversary of Mario Kart this month. Who cares about any other anniversaries? As if there were any...oh wait...
Thanks to everyone who voted for the Fake News in the favourite sub-team poll in the 'Shroom Awards! Also, congratulations to Gamefreak75 and KoopaTroop, who got first and third, respectively, in the poll for favourite Fake News writer. And, of course, congratulations to everyone else who's written for the sub-team in the past year too, even if you didn't place in the poll.
We had no staff changes this month, so I guess I've got nothing else to say here. Enjoy the section!
Hey, everybody, it's Pie Row, and welcome to yet another Travel Guide! This month, I'll be showing you a hot tourist spot - Melty Molten Galaxy! Get it? It's a lava galaxy? And it's a HOT tourist spot? Heh...heh...heh...
...wow that pun sucked.
Anyways, despite it still being summer, Melty Molten Galaxy is a great place to have a vacation! It's where the sun can't chase you!
Steaming temperatures plague the area, but that shouldn't be a problem. Natural hot springs are EVERYWHERE! They're so hot that I got third-degree burns! And my name is PYRO! Heh!...I'm really sucking here.
The main attraction here is the glorious Mt. Molten. It's a nice tourist attraction, but beware of hot springs. Oh, and Podoboos. But use the launch star inside the volcano to make it explode with star bits. I had a ton of them! I passed out after I had them because they were so honey-ish. At least, I THINK that was the reason...
The accommodation prices are affordable, and there's a popular course for people to jump on Star Balls and dodge pits and enemies without falling to their demise. Uh...many...have completed it and it's an...easy course.
But there's one thing you should avoid in here, and that's Fiery Dino Piranha. He will RIP YOU TO PIECES. Believe me, I saw MCD get eaten alive by it! Then I revived him, because the Core Staff would never promote me to the Fake News director if I was responsible for MCD's death. Instead, they would FIRE me! HA! Get it? Because this month's Travel Guide is about Melty Molten Galaxy?...
*cricket sounds*
OH GOD DAMMIT.
This has been Pyro with the wonderful Travel Guide. Next month, I'll be making better puns. See you.
Hey, everyone! Your sports analyst, McZaky29 here with a report on some good old American football!
In this month’s action, we bring you a cold rivalry between the Shiver City Penguins and the Shiver Mountain Gulpits. The Penguins took an early 6-0 lead off of two field goals, from 20 and 32 yards away respectively. This lead didn’t last long, because the Penguins have a sucky football team the Gulpits followed up with a touchdown, a safety, and another touchdown all within two and a half minutes. The 16-6 lead extended to 23-6 by the end of the first half. An enraged Penguins fan ran onto the field after the Gulpits scored their second quarter touchdown, tackling one of the Gulpits’ players. The man was immediately murdered evicted from the stadium.
The Gulpits scored 14 more points within the first half of the third quarter. In the final minute of the third, Shiver City scored their first touchdown of the game to make it 37-13. In the fourth quarter of play, the Gulpits began to fall apart. They committed 2 turnovers, both of which turned into a Penguins touchdown. The Penguins scored again to make it 37-34 with 1:36 in regulation. The Gulpits recovered the onside kick, however, they fumbled the ball on their second play, which was on the Penguins 16 yard line. Shiver City drove downfield, getting inside field goal range with a 38 yard pass to the 26 yard line. The kicker then had to attempt a 43-yard field goal from the left side of the field. This kick barely made it through the uprights as time expired, sending it into overtime.
The Shiver Mountain Gulpits won the toss, but decided to go on offense first for some stupid apparent reason. (Note: Overtime rules in Mushroom Kingdom Football are college rules) A slow, but effective, drive managed to score the Gulpits seven points to give them a 44-37 lead. On a fourth and twenty-five play because of Penguins wide receiver throwing an uppercut to a safety, a hook-and-ladder play gained them 31 yards, putting them on the Gulpits 9 yard line. Two plays later, the Penguins scored. However, with a great display of stupidity nerve, and great execution, the Penguins pulled a fake extra point, and won the game with the two-point conversion. The head coach of the Gulpits shot himself was very upset with his team’s “poor display of skills” in the final quarter and overtime period.
That’s all this month. Come back in thirty days for another great story. McZaky29, signing off.
Written by:
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!
I went to Zess T.’s. I don’t know why.
Me: Hi!
Zess. T: You again?
Me: Yes.
Zess. T: Mmh... well, what do you want me to do this time?
Me: You won’t say anything more today?
Zess. T: No. I think I’ll get a headache soon... or some fever.
Me: Oh...
Zess. T: ...
Me: *snaps fingers*
Zess. T: ?
Me: I know what can make lower that feelings, instead of going to visit Dr. Mario!
Zess. T: What is it, miss deaf?
Me: This!! *shows a dish*
Zess. T: What’s that?
Me: A Temperature Soup!
Zess. T: Temperature Soup?
Me: Yup! It will bring your normal temperature back! It can freeze or burn enemies too!
Zess. T: Great! How did you do this by the way?
Me: It is kinda easy. You just have to boil an Ice Storm until it melts and then throw inside a Fire Flower. Then wait for 10 minutes.
Zess. T: It’s incredible that you have done something like this...
Me: Oh, stop it, you
Zess. T: I meant that you don’t seem able to cook anything!
Me: *awkward silence*
Zess. T: Well, thanks for this.
Me: No probl... Oh snap! I’ve got a recipe for this month! I don’t need to bother you anymore! Okay, take this and go to bed! *gives the dish to Zess T.* Byeeees!! *leaves*
Zess. T: ... *sigh*
Summary:
Temperature Soup
Ingredients: An Ice Storm, a Fire Flower.
- Boil the Ice Storm in a pan or something.
- When it melts, put inside the Fire Flower.
- Wait 10 minutes.
Effects: Freezes or burns enemies.
Thanks for being here reading, until next Cooking Guide!!
Written by:
MrConcreteDonkey (talk)
While I was driving around in that kart in the image at the top of the page, it blew up, and nearly gave me some serious injuries. Therefore, I had to buy a new car, so I went to a shop called Lakilarry's Kart Emporium.
The shop is run by a Lakitu called Lakilarry, strangely enough, and sells modern karts and kart parts.
It didn't take long for me to decide not to buy anything. But if anything here sounds good to you, you're mad. Stop reading and start getting help.
Written by: Toadbert101 (talk)
Written by: Travix Man (talk)
"I've gone on vacation. Updates have been delayed until next month.
Mushroom Police Force Chief,
TravixMan."
HI, wonderful readers! I'm your advice-filled Statistics Manager, Tucayo, and welcome to another installment of Ask Tucayo!
This month I got three questions, so let's get right to them. The first question was sent by Ralphfan, who asks:
What do you think about the Oakland Athletics?
Well, I like the A's, to be honest. I've always liked them. And the reason I have always liked them is because they share stadium with the Raiders, heh. But aside from that, Moneyball also made me like them more (even if the movie is basically against the Yankees and their money). I'd like to see them return to the playoffs this year. At the moment of writing this section they were 5.5 GB the Rangers and .5 GB in the Wild Card race, so I think they have a serious shot at returning to the playoffs.
I hope you didn't stop reading when I started talking about baseball. Next question comes from KoopaTroop, who asks:
Dear Tucayo,
I retired awhile back, and I had a 'Shroom article. Do I have to re-sign up or what?
-KT
Yes, retiring counts as resigning, so you'd have to contact the director of the sub-team you want to write for (you can check them here) and submit an application. Don't worry, if you were accepted in the past, you'll probably get accepted again.
And for this month's last question, we have an anonymous one. Our mysterious person asks:
Dear Tucayo,
Do you plan to write for The 'Shroom next year?
~Anonymous
Good question. At the moment, I haven't decided anything, but I'm inclined to say yes, you'll still see me around next year. Who knows, I may even run for Director.... I'm thinking out loud, ignore that last part.
And that's all for this month's Ask Tucayo! Remember, you can ask me about anything you want. My opinions on various subjects, advice, wiki/Shroom help, or whatever it is you want to ask. Just send me a PM! Until next month, BYE!
WAIT!!! STOP THE PRESSES!! Oh Poochy, I've always wanted to say that. I got a last-minute question from 54rtf3 who asks:
How do you get the mirror class? don't know how to figure out.
The subject of the PM was "mario kart wii", so I'll assume you mean Mario Kart GP. What? It's idiotic from me to think that? Oh well, it doesn't matter because it's done in the exact same way. You have to win first place on all 150cc Grand Prix. That's right, both the new and retro cups.
So unless I get another question, that's all on my part, BYE!
Fun Stuff
Director Notes
by Gamefreak75 (talk)
I would like to congratulate General bob-omb (talk) for not only winning Fun Stuff's Section of the Month, but also winning S6 - Favorite Fun Stuff writer.
We hope you enjoy the sections celebrating Mario Kart’s 20th anniversary.
We also hope you enjoyed the Mario Wiki Awards Ceremony VI. I will see you next month.
Mystery Images
HI, readers! I’m your reptilian Statistics Manager, Tucayo, and welcome to Mystery Images! This month I decided to try something different again. It’s the 20th anniversary of the Mario Kart series, so Gamefreak asked us to theme our sections after that. I thought it would be an easy thing to do, but turns out it wasn’t. Doing the characters would be too easy, and the karts would be too difficult. So I decided to have you guess the courses. Uhh… I think it didn’t exactly go as I planned, but here you go, the icons of 5 courses from 5 of the Mario Kart installments. Just guess the course and the game.
The slightly-different answers
Trivia
by Raven Effect (talk)
Did you know that:
- The Nintendo Gamecube is the only home console released by Nintendo that doesn’t have a version of Super Mario Bros. on it?.
- Professor E. Gadd built the Magic Paintbrush from Super Mario Sunshine?
- Wanda is the first female Mario character to be the sole playable character in a Mario game?
- That every enemy in the Pipe Vault from Super Mario RPG Is a reference to a famous Mario enemy except Frogog?
- That the reason Mario has a hat is because it was too difficult to program hair in Donkey Kong?
- Wario’s Woods is the only game to star Toad?
Quiz
By Post-Damage Invincibility (talk)
Happy 20th, Mario Kart. You get one question from all Mario Karts, from Super to Seven. That's 7 questions. The questions are relatively easy this time, so just sit back, relax, and enjoy your quiz in honor of the best racing series of all.
- Which of the following does not belong in relation to Super Mario Kart: Monty Mole, Blooper, Goomba, Ninji?
- In Mario Kart 64, the letter "V" appears when drifting, then turns to what letter?
- What do you have to do to make the title screen night time in Super Circuit?
- Mario Kart: Double Dash!! is the only Mario Kart to have the Double Dash!!. Is this statement true or false?
- Name the Super Mario 64 course that is a racetrack in Mario Kart DS
- In Mario Kart Wii, which character can ride the Flame Runner the fastest?
- Which track in Mario Kart 7 is based off of Donkey Kong Country Returns?
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Guess Who
- This character was introduced in a spin-off.
- Additionally, this character has only appeared in one non-spin-off game.
- This character has a total of 8 playable appearances.
- This character makes a cameo appearance in the opening of Super Mario Galaxy, as well as the opening of Mario Power Tennis.
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Guess that Game
- This game was released in 2001.
- This game is the third in its series.
- This game features twenty new courses, and brings back twenty old ones from a previous title.
- This game has a unique mode not featured in any other titles in the series.
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Mind Bogglers
By GreenDisaster (talk)
Hello and welcome to a new edition of Mind Bogglers! As the rules say, you must find some hidden characters in a giant image to win fabulous prizes*, so start searching! In today's image, you will go through a collage of old sprites to find some more modern characters: Toad, Dry Bones, Waluigi, Boo, Sonic, and Lakitu. No, you can't point at the Toad with the turnip, Mr. Lazy.
Note: Fabulous prizes may not exist.
Non-Mario Crossword
By Gamefreak75 (talk)
The answer to last month’s Non-Mario Crossword:
Word Search
By Gamefreak75 (talk)
The answers to July’s word search.
In honor of Mario Kart’s 20th anniversary, can you find the sixteen Mario Kart: Double Dash courses hidden in this month’s word search:
Find the Differences
Original:
Edited:
Hiding Koopa
By General bob-omb (talk)
Here we go! with some good 'ol Mario Kart 64. Being my first Mario Kart this game is very nostalgic and is one of my favorite games. A fitting pick for the 20th anniversary of our favorite (and only) MarioWiki newspaper the 'shroom.
Music & Artwork
Director's Notes (Smasher (talk))
Hello again. I would like to take this moment to thank anyone who voted me for Favorite Sub-Team Director and for Music & Artwork for Favorite Sub-Team. Glad to know that you guys are enjoying our work on this! In addition, congratulations to Fawfulfury65 for winning Favorite Music and Artwork Writer, and to FunkyK38 for winning Music & Artwork's Section of the Month!
And now for the sections.
Character Artwork of the Month (Rise Up Above It (talk))
If you're broken, start dancing because this month's is mid-boss Midbus the master of Engrish speeches and snacking of spikes himself. But this is just one piece of great artwork from a game in a series full of such artwork!
Random Image of the Month (Paper Yoshi (talk))
Hello readers, and welcome to this month's issue of Random Image of the Month!!
The Random Image of August comes from one of the most popular Star Fox games, Star Fox 64 Nintendo fighting games, Super Smash Bros. Brawl. It depicts a special easter egg featured in two Star Fox stages, the one shown in the image being Lylat Cruise. That easter egg consists of a conversation between characters from the Star Fox series, which include, aside from Fox, Falco and Wolf, characters such as Peppy Hare (shown in the image) or Slippy Toad.
Music Factoid (Post-Damage Invincibility (talk))
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KBcS_KhMLY Mario Party Shop it only takes about 38 seconds for the tune to run fully before it's reprise. As a Youtube commentator commented, "Nostalgia much? :P"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5W_6K699L8 Inside Fawful's Bean 'n' Badge in "Partners in Time", the melody for the shop was a variation on the classic Underground Theme, much like the overworld around it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuZUWVkkjxk Who can forget the unforgettable Item Shop tune in "Wario Land 4"? Not me. And probably not you.
Screenshot of the Month (Fawfulfury65 (talk))
New Super Mario Bros. 2 has finally hit store shelves, so to celebrate the release of Mario's newest adventure, I have chosen a picture from, of course, New Super Mario Bros. 2. Mega Mushrooms were not present in the last New Super Mario Bros. game, but it looks like Nintendo has finally brought them back in this installment, as we can see Mega Mario beating the snot out of a few Koopas. *sniff* What did they ever do to deserve that?!
Nintendo is also in the process of releasing a similar game on the Wii U, New Super Mario Bros. U. However, New Super Mario Bros. 2 puts much more emphasis on collecting coins. The main goal of the game is to actually collect a million coins. There are coins all over the place, though, and there are even golden enemies.
Well, that's all for this month. Don't forget to tune in next month for another Screenshot of the Month!
Soundtrack of the Month (Soniccity08 (talk))
This month I bring you a favorite. Some of you new gamers are most likely not going to know this song. The old gamers will. Do you remember back years ago when Mario stared in that awesome RPG? The game was called Super Mario RPG. Listen to the music and I will tell you more.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLCaigIBELE&feature=youtu.be
Yep, it’s the Forest Theme! Who could ask for more in this song? It has a good catchy chorus and a good ending. Next month I will do a newer song that everybody knows. So bye for now!
Sprite of the Month (FunkyK38 (talk))
For this month's Sprite of the Month, here is a Hand Fake from Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time: ![]()
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! Who wouldn't want to beat up a piece of cardboard shaped like Bowser to get to the cowardly hand under it? Is it wearing gloves or is it coming out of a manhole, with that dark round base it's got? We may never know.
Pipe Plaza
Director's Notes (Paper Yoshi (talk))Hello, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the August issue of Pipe Plaza!! We have some interesting news this time around, so let's get to that! Last month, the Core Staff implemented a new voting system for the Section of the Month process: there are now polls for all Sub-Teams, including, of course, this one. The first Pipe Plaza Section of the Month winner is... ...Upcoming Games!! Upcoming Games – written by myself, Paper Yoshi (talk) – brings fresh news on all the upcoming Mario games, including, but not limited to, the main features, box arts and release dates. Last month, we took a look at the two Wii U Mario games unveiled at Nintendo's E3 Presentation: New Super Mario Bros. U and Game & Wario (working title). The second-placed section was Mario Calendar, also written by me. Also, starting this month, I'll be writing one or more vacant sections each issue, in order to give any possible applicants an idea of how to write them and to provide more news for our readers. Well, I guess that's all I wanted to say for now. I hope you all enjoy this issue!! Tip of the Month (FunkyK38 (talk))Be careful when you're correcting others' work. Some people are more sensitive to criticism than others, and you may end up with an enemy on the Wiki if you're rude without meaning to be. Always take care not to offend people. This is a key skill everywhere you go. Mario Calendar (Paper Yoshi (talk))Hello everyone, and welcome to August's Mario Calendar!! While writing this section, I noticed it was my 12th month as the Mario Calendar writer, which led me to think I had covered all months of the calendar; however, as you may remember, I missed the January issue, which means I have covered eleven of the twelve months of the year. Anyway, that's just something I wanted to share with you. Without further ado, these are the Mario, Yoshi, Donkey Kong and Wario games released during the eighth month of the year.
And that's all for this issue!! Forum Update (MrConcreteDonkey (talk))Hey, guys, and welcome back to the Forum Update! This was quite a large month on the forum, because of the Mario Awards, so let's begin: Top Stories: The MarioWiki celebrated its seventh Anniversary with the sixth annual Mario Awards. Super Mario Bros. (Super Mario Bros. (talk)) directed the Userpedia Awards first, followed by Tucayo (Henry Tucayo Clay (talk)) with the 'Shroom Awards, then Fassad (Gamefreak75 (talk)) with the Fail Awards and, finally, Mondo Oowada (Turboo (talk)) with the Mario Awards, who was also the overall director of the ceremony. Pyro (Pyro (talk)) and Skulldug13 (Skulldug13 (talk)) revealed each others' team's roles to each other in the Mafia game, and were modkilled, and banned from getting tokens this year. A new sub-board of the Mafia board, called the Mafia Archives, has been created, to archive completed or cancelled Mafia games. The character limit in signatures has been extended to 750 characters. Statistics: In July, 712 topics, and 29699 posts were made. 31 new members joined, and the most online was 154, on the 20th. Smasher (Smasher (talk)) –35790 Rat (Ralphfan (talk)) – 26011 MCS (Mileycyrussoulja (talk)) – 24515 Pinkie Pie (UltraMario3000 (talk))– 22146 Don Pianta (Superjeff64 (talk)) – 16192 Solar Blaze (SolarBlaze (talk)) – 15862 timaeusTestified (Lily (talk)) – 15246 Nabber (Nabber (talk)) – 15105 Baby Luigi (BabyLuigiOnFire (talk)) – 14092 Herr Shyguy (Shyguy27 (talk)) – 12273
Blue signifies the user is at the same position as last month. Red signifies the user is at a lower position than last month. Bold signifies the user is a new entry to the top 10. Mafia: Currently ongoing are Smasher's (Smasher (talk)) and Stooben's (Stooben Rooben (talk)) Awards Mafia II, Timmy's (Yoshi8984 (talk)) Mario Party 6 Mafia and Red Barchetta's (Palkia47 (talk)) Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn Mafia.
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