The 'Shroom:Issue LXVI
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| Issue LXVI | September 15th, 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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A look at some of the forgotten or obscure characters of the Mario games.
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SPECIAL SECTIONS
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Commentary sections from the ones that make the decisions behind the Awards!
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The winner of Guess The Results! writes a special section for this issue.
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A report about the Mario Kart 7 tournament that took place during the awards.
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Director's Notes
Hey 'Shroomers, welcome to Awards Issue LXVI of The 'Shroom! We have several Awards-related sections this month.
We have the Awards Director Election that has begun. If you feel that you are capable of running the committee, consider making a campaign. Otherwise, you might want to consider voting for a campaign that is in the running.
Tucayo (talk) does an overview of the Awards Ceremony this year in his Anniversary Recap! He covers the planning period, the events, and the actual Ceremonies themselves. Please be sure to read this!
Twelve members of the Awards Committee have offered up their opinions on this year's ceremony in the Awards Committee Commentaries! Read up to find out their experiences in the committee, how they felt about this year's show, and suggestions that they might have for next year.
Gamefreak75 (talk) wrote a guest section due to winning the Guess The Results! game held in conjunction with the Awards. Be sure to read it.
The Core Staff felt it would be bad to simply go without honoring the victors at the 'Shroom Awards III Ceremony... And so, we tried our best to give out "physical awards" to those who won the votes in the various categories this year. Congratulations to all of those who won the Awards!
Please be sure to check back next month on October 20th, 2012 for Issue LXVII.
Until next month,
Sub-Director's Notes
There is nothing relevant to say for me this month, so here is a picture of mushrooms instead:
Activity Announcements
Hello all wondrous beauties! I am your Activity Director, Marioguy1, returning from a long break in which I had nothing to do with The 'Shroom. You may have noticed my absence last month as a side effect of said break. However now I am back and we have more activities planned. Well, not actually (or at least we're not revealing any), though we just came out of the awards season and that went excellently as I understand it. I believe this issue has a bit of an awards theme on it as well, if you spare a glance to the special sections.
Sorry if this section isn't as comprehensive as my usual sections are. I'll be back in the activity game with more announcements next month!
Section of the Month
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HI, readers! I'm your hard-working Statistics Manager, Tucayo, and I'll present you the results of our second Main Team Section of The Month. As you surely read in our last issue, due to the several inconsistencies in the process, the Overall SOTM was scraped, leaving us with 6 Sub-Team SOTM winners. As with last month, you can check the rest of the winners in each sub-team's Director's Notes.
This month we got an average of 68 votes and the Main poll got 24 votes. Without more, last month's SOTM winner is none other than Toad85 (talk), going 2-for-2! In his A History of Video Games section he drifted away from Nintendo to tell us the story of another company many of us love, Service Games (AKA SEGA). He even showed us a bizarre ad for SEGA's first video game. Our historian in turn got 45.83% of the votes, runner-up Post-Damage Invincibility (talk) got 20.83% of the votes for his Character Comparison section.
Please remember to come back to vote on the Main SOTM poll, it only takes you a couple of seconds. This month's polls will run until October 13th. Thanks!
Awards Committee Director Election
The Awards Committee Director was a position formerly aqcuired by appointment or succession and with no term limits whatsoever. It has been decided that the Awards Committee will hold annual elections to allow for the community to decide who should run the Awards Show and schedule Anniversary-related events. Every year from this point on, an election for this position will start upon the release of the September issue and will end upon the release of the October issue.
What does the Director do?
The Director of the Awards Committee...
- ...Shall determine the method by which individuals are to be able to join the Committee.
- ...Shall be the official Host of the Mario Awards Ceremony.
- ...Chooses one individual in the community to be the Sub-director (and can either invite this individual to be their runningmate in this campaign or can appoint this individual at the beginning of their term); also appoints the Hosts of each other Ceremony. The Director can then delegate various tasks to these individuals as seen fit.
- ...Directs the Anniversary Planning Meetings that are held during the year and determines the schedule for said meetings.
- ...Decides the date of the Awards and maintains a schedule of events for the celebration.
- ...Maintains a sign-up list for presenters and enforces the rules that are established for presentations.
- ...Creates the polls for the Awards via the PollDaddy software and tallies the results of each poll after one month has passed since the voting period has begun.
- ...Sends the presenters the results for their Award.
- ...Receives presentations from those who have agreed to do one.
- ...Makes the topics for each Ceremony on Awards Day.
- ...Closes the Ceremonies upon the completition of the celebration.
- ...Along with the Awards Committee, considers and permits Special Events held in conjunction with the Anniversary and collaborates with other Super Mario Wiki Community projects.
If you think you might be a suitable candidate for this position, you can enter this election as a candidate.
How do I become the Director?
In order to become the Director of the Awards Committee, you need to be elected by a plurality of voting members of the community. You may become a candidate at any time during this election, except during a potential runoff voting period (which occurs when there are ties).
===Your Name / Potential Runningmate=== Your reasons why you should become the Director. ====Votes====
- You can enter your campaign into the election by filling out this form and posting it below. New campaigns must be listed at the bottom of the page.
- Should you become a candidate, you may opt to have a runningmate (who, should you be elected, will become your Sub-director). However, this is not requisite for a campaign. Should you enlist a runningmate, they must specifically agree to be your runningmate. You may not list somebody without obtaining their permission to do so.
- You can only nominate yourself and a runningmate. Entering another candidate into the election is not permitted, nor is listing a runningmate that has not given consent to such.
- It is suggested that campaigns are designed neatly and with proper grammar, spelling, and coding.
- After your campaign is set, people might add their votes to the Vote section of your campaign. As a user of the Mario Wiki, you have a vote as well, and you are allowed to vote for any candidate (including yourself).
- If you have the plurality of votes at the end of the election period, you will become the new Awards Committee Director. If there are two or more people that tie for having the highest amount of votes, then a runoff election between said candidates will occur. This procedure is called Overtime. If there is still a tie by the end of the new deadline, the election will once again be extended by one week. Overtime continues until one candidate has the highest amount of votes.
- Please take this matter seriously! Joke campaigns and profanity will be removed without warning. Additional steps might be taken against violators of this rule.
How do I vote here?
You can vote by going to the Vote section of a campaign and add this form to it. Remember to replace “Name” with your actual user name.
#{{User|Name}}
Alternatively, a user may cast an anonymous vote by using the form below. Note that people may see who voted anonymously when viewing the page history.
#'''X'''
You can only vote for one person at a time. If the election reaches Overtime and your candidate gets eliminated, you can cast another vote for any of the remaining candidates if you like.
Debates
A question and answer session will take place in #mwikiawards (which can be accessed either from the applet or through Mibbit) on Saturday, September 29th, 2012 at 7:00 PM EST (11:00 PM UTC).- Question & Answer over: Logs
If there are still questions left, feel free to ask one of Mario Wiki's admins.
Candidates
Turboo / Superchao
Hey everybody! This is Turboo, and I have decided to run for the position of Awards Committee Director again since I feel that this past year went well overall. I feel that I am qualified to lead the Committee for a second year and to implement some necessary improvements that will make 2013 even better than this year's ceremony!
As an example, here are some well-received changes that were implemented this past year:
- Changing the distribution of awards from 30 Mario/15 Fail/5 Userpedia/10 'Shroom to 25 Mario/15 Fail/10 Userpedia/10 'Shroom
- Partially outsourcing the Userpedia and 'Shroom polls, allowing for more informed choices
- Quality control on major awards such as the openers, closers, and A9
Experience
- #mwchat Operator
- Director of Mario Awards VI
- Awards Committee member during Mario Awards V
- Major contributor to Mario Awards III
Superchao
For my sub-director, I have chosen Superchao. His voluntary assumption of various management tasks makes him a good choice for the document manager role I intend to assign to the sub-director.
Experience:
- Global Moderator on the Super Mario Boards
- Official Organizer for Mario Awards VI
Plans
- Stricter regulation of the tokens; the TF2 tournament gave out too many, and we would like to prevent such a mishap during next year's ceremony.
- Opening a public suggestion box; with this, people outside of the Awards Committee can suggest potential awards which the committee will then review.
- We will be keeping the awards at a minimum of 60. Whether or not we expand will ultimately be decided by the committee later in the year.
- Due to complaints from several users about inconvenient ceremony timing, we would like to be open to timeslot suggestions this year. Again, whether or not the timeslot is actually changed depends on the committee's consensus.
- As with last year, we do not plan to limit committee sign-ups to a fixed number.
- Meetings will also alternate between Fridays and Saturdays again so they do not clash with the 'Shroom's release schedule.
- All in all, Mario Awards VI went very well and I was proud to be able to direct the Committee that oversaw the ceremonies. I would like to be entrusted with this position once more by the community in order to implement these plans that will make Mario Awards VII even better than the previous one. Thank you all!
Votes
- Raven Effect (talk)
- Super Mario Bros. (talk)
- Freakworld (talk)
- MySweetLord (talk)
- Smasher (talk)
- Lakituthequick (talk)
- Mario4Ever (talk)
- Pyro (talk)
- Bop1996 (talk)
- New Super Yoshi (talk)
- Tucayo (talk)
- Stooben Rooben (talk)
- Gamefreak75 (talk)
- X
Comments
Fake News
Editorial
Hehehe...how did this get here?
Hi guys! Welcome to the Fake News: now 25% more Fake and 60% less radioactive!
The Fake News Section of the Month for August goes to...
MrConcreteDonkey (talk)'s Shop Scout, with 88 votes! Runners-up were Pyro (talk)'s Travel Guide and Chivi-chivik (talk)'s Cooking Guide. Congratulations.
Congratulations to Baja (talk), who has been hired for the Weather Forecast!
Hey, everybody, and it's Pie! ...row.
I'm warning you, I'm not cherry flavored...
Anyways, today on a wonderful episode of Travel Guide, yours truly will be exploring the newly discovered World Mushroom! Although it may not sound like a gorgeous vacation spot, it's a great place for adventure and the only real harm you can get here is lose a couple extra lives. ...Oh yeah, and get squished by the Whomps.
The varying environments of World Mushroom make it a great place for exploration. Those pesky Star Coins will keep you here for quite a while, so make sure to get inexpensive hotel rooms, or you'll be killing a lot of coins off staying here.
Actually, wait. This place is a gold mine that never runs out. Everything from Gold Blocks to Gold Rings keep this place a paradise for the 49-ers. Also, Larry Koopa is here in World Mushroom as well. Ask him for his autograph! I did, and he blasted me with a wand! Yay!
(Kersti: YOU'RE STILL AN IDIOT)
...Wait, Kersti's here?
This has been another exciting episode of TRAVEL GUIDE! See you next time, and OLOLOLO STICKER STAR BOXART
Good day, everyone! I’m your sports analyst, McZaky29 bringing you the hottest action in Mushroom Kingdom sports.
My article this month was supposed to be about rugby, but the food at the concession stand was MUCH more interesting than the game. I missed the whole game of rugby, and am therefore reduced to baseball. This game took place in Jade Jungle, where the home team, the Ravens, took on the Pleasant Path Koopas. On the first play of the game, a player from the Koopas accidentally took his bat with him. He realized this when he was three-quarters of the way to first base, and used the bat to beat the first baseman. He would not return to the game. The pitcher avenged the first baseman by pecking the aforementioned Koopa until his shell cracked. Both players were arrested and dismissed from their team.
After three innings, the Ravens had taken a 9-2 lead over Pleasant Path. No one would score again until the top of the eighth inning. The singer of “Take Me Out To The Ball Game” was so off key that he was killed kicked out of the stadium. The Koopas kicked off the eighth with a grand slam in the first four batters. The Koopas once again held Jade Jungle scoreless in the bottom of the 8th. Pleasant Path miraculously managed to drive in three more runs on an RBI double and a two-run homer. In the bottom of the 9th, it was full count, two outs and a runner on third. The ball was a grounder in between the second baseman and the shortstop. It looked like the Ravens would pull it off when the runner on third slipped and fell down. He was tagged out and the game would go to extra innings. The game would go back and forth and back and forth for 26 more innings. On several occasions did the two coaches beg and plead with the ump to call off the game, but it was denied each time. In the top of the thirty-fifth, the Koopas hit a solo shot to take the lead 29-28. The player who scored the run ran over to the Ravens dugout and started beating up the coach. That was the second player of the game dismissed from the Koopas. The Jade Jungle Ravens had tied it up at 29. They had a runner on second, when the powerhouse knocked it out of the park. The entire crowd stormed the field in celebration. Quite a few fans talked smack to Pleasant Path athletes, a few of them retaliating. A total of four players were released from the Koopas after the game, adding on to the two from in the game.
That’s all this month. Come back in thirty days for another great story. McZaky29, signing off.
Written by: 
Koohitsu
Welcome. You know, when I accepted this job, it was because I was a little short on money and wanted to make a few extra coins. This isn't coming along very well though, since my guests keep damaging the lounge. So now, after two months, all I made was, like, 200 coins minus... yeah...
In any case, for this month I have chosen a guest who will hopefully not cause any problems. To tell you the truth, I am actually quite a fan of this guy. He comes from a faraway land, where he is a local celebrity, and his heroic exploits are well known to everyone who cares enough. He is also very dreamy and handsome, and oh my god I want to touch his hair.
"Prince Peasley, I am like, so glad that you're hot."
"Heh."
"HERE! I meant that you're here! Glad that you're here!"
"The pleasure is all mine, my fair maiden. Excuse my flattery, but your beauty shines with the intensity of a billion suns."
"!"
"I think I need to go open a window! Immediately!"
"We do have quite the intense summer this year, do we not?"
"Yes, definitely! Summer! The summer is the reason for everything!"
"Anyway, first things first. Please tell us who you are, and what you are all about."
"Very well. I go by the name of Peasley. I am the son of Queen Bean, and Prince of the Beanbean Kingdom."
"You are also a great hero who captures the hearts of ladies everywhere."
"Well, I don't like to brag. But since you mentioned it, yes, I guess I am rather ravishing."
"Please tell me... I mean... the readers more about your heroic exploits."
"Certainly! I don't know if you heard about it, but I just returned from my latest journey: The glorious defeat of the Warlock of Mourning Mountains. I single-handedly laid siege to his tower for twenty-seven days, and then bested the vile sorcerer in a magnificent fencing duel."
"Yeah, I read about that. It must have been awesome!"
"It certainly was! Although I must express my surprise that you know about it. It was mainly a national affair, and those rarely make it in the news outside of Beanbean Kingdom."
"Well, I kind of... keep up with everything you do."
"...a fan?"
"I'm not supposed to tell you, or let it influence my line of questioning. I am a professional interviewer with integrity."
"I see. Them I will not dwell on it."
"On to the next question: Can I touch your hair?"
"Pardon?"
"HOBBIES! I MEAN WHAT ARE YOUR HOBBIES!!!"
"Well, to be frank, being the kingdom's resident hero leaves very little time to go after other activities, but if I had to be honest, there is one thing I rather enjoy when off-duty."
"Does it have to do with your hair?"
"I said off-duty, my pretty. Tending to the royal hair is an important part of my job as a hero. Just as integral to my performance as actually saving people."
"I see. What is it then?"
"Gambling!"
"Gambling!?"
"Yes, gambling."
"That's not very... uhm... I mean, it's unexpected. It doesn't seem very befitting for a hero like you."
"That is what it seems like at first glance, but if you delve deeper into it, you will find that being a hero and being a gambler are very much alike."
"I don't think I understand...?"
"In both, you are putting yourself on the line. Both bringing down fearsome monsters and gambling come with high stakes, and a small mistake can be fatal. The excitement you get from both is very similar."
"Ok, I guess that makes a little sense?"
"Poker is one of my favorites. And, without trying to praise myself, I consider myself pretty good at it."
"I'm not. I once played poker with my brother, but I kept losing. The guy has a 24/7 pokerface, I swear. I don't think it's my kind of game. If you're unlucky, you lose everything."
"Well, contrary to popular belief, it is not all about luck. You have to have a good strategy if you want to win this game."
"What is your strategy then?"
"Ahaha, I cannot just give away my strategy like that. If I did, I wouldn't be able to win anymore, now would I? But I suppose I can let you in on a little trick of mine."
"Oh yes, that would be great!"
"Are you familiar with what happens when I flaunt my hair?"
"You mean how it lights up the entire room every time?"
"Exactly that! Anyway, whenever fortune frowns upon me and gives me a bad hand, I casually flaunt my hair."
"And that makes you luckier?"
"No, but it blinds everyone else and I can go around and look at their cards."
"But... but that's cheating!!!"
"Is it really cheating? Or is it just getting creative within the boundaries of the rules?"
"No, I'm pretty sure it's just cheating."
"Poker is a game where you have to deceive your opponent. To win, you have to do whatever is necessary to achieve that goal. If they fail to guard against your strategy, they lose, and their loss is genuine. That is all there is to say."
"I must say, I wouldn't have taken you for someone with a naughty streak."
"I admit I am rather three-dimensional. Although some condemn me to a solely two-dimensional existence."
"Would you mind if I just interviewed you every month from now on, and never have any other guests ever again?"
"Would that not be terribly monotonous?"
"Not at all! I'm sure none of the readers would complain, and I'll make sure the ones that do will never reach my superior!"
"I am not talking about the readers, I was referring to myself. Sitting here and talking every month, excuse my frankness, but it sounds tremendously boring."
"I'm sure we can make it more exciting somehow! Let me just think!"
"My fair lady, I was very adamant when I said no. Please do not soil your honor as an interviewer and accept my refusal with grace. If I was to be responsible for impairing your dignity, it would break my heart."
"Please don't leave!"
"I must, lass. I must."
"Noooooooo!!!"
"..."
"..."
"..."
"Prince Peasley is gone. This interview is over."
"Forever."
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 back to Zess. T’s. She was ill the last day...
Me: *super happy* Hi!!
Zess. T: Hello, miss.
Me: How are you today?
Zess. T: Thanks to your soup I got over that headache and got lots of energy!
Me: Great! Now let’s cook!! *picks up a book from the shelf*
Zess. T: Hey!! That’s my cooking book! *Comes near to me* Don’t touch it without my permission! *Looks at the page I was reading* ...
Me: The Icicle Pop looks fantastic...
Zess. T: Yeah. Do you know that there is a very interesting variation?
Me: *amazed* Really?!
Zess. T: Yes. It's called Hot Icicle Pop!
Me: There is not much variation in the name...
Zess. T: Shut up, please! The difference is in the pop’s filling! It’s filled of hot sauce!
Me: (O___O)...
Zess. T: The good thing is that the sweet and hot flavours mix together, and the experience becomes awesome!
Me: Okay let’s do it!!
Zess. T: I’ll need some Hot Sauce and an Icicle Pop.
Me: *Searches in her closets* Here it is the Hot Sauce!!
Zess. T: *Looks in the fridge* Yes, there was still an Icicle Pop! Let’s begin!
Me: *picks up her memo pad*
Zess. T: First unfreeze the icicle pop and put all the liquid into any container. Keep this in the fridge.
Me: *writes*
Zess. T: Pick up the hot sauce and put it in pop molds. Put this into the ice box.
Me: Okay...
Zess. T: Now let’s wait until it freezes.
--After all that time freezing...--
Zess. T: Take out the molds and take them out from the molds. As you can see it’s frozen. But don’t taste them!!
Me: *Was about to taste one*
Zess. T: *facepalm*
Me: ...
Zess. T: Well, take out the icicle resulting juice and put it in the molds, but just up to the half of the molds. Not put the hot part again and put all this in the ice box. Let’s wait again.
--After all that time freezing...--
Zess. T: Here it is!
Me: *picks one and tastes it* ... AWESOME!! The sweet and hot flavours mix together in my mouth! The cold decreases the hot in my tongue, so it’s even better!
Zess. T: I know.
Me: *mouth full of pops* Lotf of thankf for being here wif all of uf!
Zess. T: No prob, miss.
Summary:
Hot Icicle Pop
Ingredients: An Icicle Pop, a Hot Sauce.
- Put the hot sauce into ice pop molds and freeze that.
- Unfreeze the icicle pop and keep it in the fridge fro the moment.
- When the hot sauce is frozen, take them out (for a moment) and put the icicle pop’s juice into the molds up to the half, and put again the hot sauce parts. Freeze that again.
Effects: Freezes enemies first, then it burns them.
Thanks for being here reading, until next Cooking Guide!!
Written by: Toadbert101 (talk)
Okay *straightens tie*, here we go:
NEWS FLASH ... NEWS FLASH ... NEWS FLASH
Hey folks, your very dependable news caster, Baja, here! According to the recently built Mushroom Kingdom Weather Observatory, there is quite a forecast for any of your daily Mario Kart commutes. From the desert to the skies, there is something that is making your commute a hassle! Well enough of this blubbering, you're hear to see this broadcast (but I'm being paid by the word! Teehee!) and that's exactly what I'm going to deliver.
Everyone's favorite road, Rainbow Road, has just made the daily commuting times for citizens of Mushroom Kingdom so much easier! Stars, those invincibility-giving, speed-boosting, nail-biting item are raining down upon us! The travel times are increasing by the minute! No more gridlock, just ram into those pesky 'Sunday Drivers' and cacti and they'll fly off into whatever nothingness is above Rainbow Road! And you'll just be flying by! Such a better alternative to Grumble Volcano! We'll take you down to Rainbow Road now with Toadcaster, our racetrack reporter!
Baja: Hello, Toadcaster?
Toadcaster: Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
Baja: ... Toad...Caster?
Toadcaster: Woooohooooo!
Baja: Cameraman, give us a picture of Toadcaster, please.
*picture of Toad in a bike with the star item doing a teeter dance appears on screen*
Baja: Oh my. Well, as you can see, Toadcaster has found a star on the track and used it. And there goes another one...right after Toadcaster's item wore off...
Well, after that disturbing image, lets get to Grumble Volcano, arguably the most dangerous area there is! Fireballs are currently raining down upon the citizens of Grumble Volcano. And earthquakes are no stranger around here! So far there are two reports of injuries. Let's go down to our other friendly racetrack reporter, Castertoad!
Baja: Hello, Castertoad?
Castertoad: Hi! As you can see behind me, Bowser and Bowser Jr's bodies are being plucked from the molten lava that ensues from the Volcano every time and earthquake erupts.
Baja: Is this common?
Castertoad: Oh, quite. And that's nothing to say about the heat around here. You could fry a mushroom!
Baja: Really? What's that burn mark on your head?
Castertoad: Someone tried to fry a mushroom. Me.
Baja: ... I don't get paid enough for this job...
Well, here's a brief recap:
-Rainbow Road: Hypnotic stars are falling down on the track! Doubling the commuting times per minute! Wheeee!
-Grumble Volcano: Apocalyptic flaming fireballs and lava are spewing everywhere! Earthquakes are knocking whole mountains into the flaming depths!
And here's the daily bonus weather forecast, which is daily, so its not a bonus!
-Luigi Circuit/Neo Bowser City: Expect a very slippery and wet commute, the rain is pouring down so hard! And oil is raining down, too! Watch out for water and oil slicks! They're everywhere!
Well, that's all that's happening in the atmosphere for now, until later!
Written by: Travix Man (talk)
Hello, this is Chief TravixMan here today, to give you a scoop on the Mushroom Kingdom news. What's that, I'm speaking like a news person? Of course I am. After all, this is the Fake Police Blotter. I have one story for the month, due to being so late. Give a listen to this late story.
1. The Koopalings Strike Again!
The night in the Mushroom Kingdom was peaceful, and Mario and Luigi were out searching for coins. Suddenly, a large vehicle with seven Koopas swooped down on the Mario Brothers and attacked them. They lost their power-ups of the Super Leaf, and fell to the ground. The Koopalings then reveal to have kidnapped Princess Peach. "Now Father will be so pleased we have kidnapped his beauty." Ludwig Von Koopa sneered. "Hah hah! We got her! What do we do now, guys?!?!" Iggy Koopa yelled. "Run!" Lemmy Koopa squeaked. "Shut up! We wouldn't want them to hear our plans!" Morton grumbled. "I know what we should do!" Roy Koopa perked up. "What, beat them up?" Wendy said sarcastically. "No, throw bombs at them!" Roy screamed. Then they threw bombs at the two brothers, and flew away. The Mushroom Police Force is currently looking for them.
Well, even though that was short, we have our story! Tune in next time at the Fake Police Blotter!
HI, curious readers! I’m your erudite (or maybe not) Statistics Manager, Tucayo, and welcome to Ask Tucayo! *throws confetti* I don't have much to say this month, so let's get to the questions. Alexneushoorn wants to know:
What is it like writing for The Shroom?
Well, I've been doing it for over 50 issues, so of course I love it! It's great to be able to contribute to the part of the wiki that gets closer to the users, it's amazing to see The 'Shroom grow with every issue, to see the writers develop and eventually make it to the Core Staff. I also enjoy every single issue we put out, it's greatly satisfying when someone says we had a fantastic issue. I love writing for The 'Shroom, that's what brought me to the wiki and that's what has kept me here so long.
After getting emotional and telling you what you’ve already heard many times, let’s move on to our next question. Koopa K asks:
What is your favorite Mario Kart Track?
Well, thanks for asking. Last month I asked that same question to over 20 people, but no one seemed to care about my opinion on the subject, so thanks for asking. I’d go with Block Fort, but in case you meant a race course, I’ll go with Moo Moo Farm, with Koopa Cape being a close second.
And for our last question this month, Brock asks:
Tucayo: Should I buy my books in Mandarin because it's cheaper?
Abso-freaking-lutely. Wait. No. I have no idea. Maybe you should, but it'd be inconvenient if you don't know Mandarin. And honestly, who does? Thousands of ideograms and they all look like houses on fire… Anyway, since I care about your economy, buy them. If you can't read them, then just use them to fill up your bookshelves and amaze people by telling them you read them. They'll think you’re an interesting person. Or a weird one.
You know the drill, you PM me your questions and I answer them here. You can ask pretty much anything, from marriage counseling to Tetris walkthroughs. See you next month, BYE!
Fun Stuff
Director Notes
by Gamefreak75 (talk)
Congratulations to General bob-omb (talk) for winning the Fun Stuff Section of the Month for his August section.
Remember, school is cool.
Mystery Images
No, #3 is not a tooth.
Trivia
by Raven Effect (talk)
Did you know that…:
- The Prima Guide for New Super Mario Bros. Wii refers to Bowser Jr. as a bothersome Koopaling?
- In Super Mario Land the theme for the star is the Can-Can?
- Fire Mario was originally known as Firey Mario?
- That despite being much bigger than regular Para-Beetles the Heavy Para-Beetles actually fall when Mario jumps on them?
- That the Super Mushroom was originally known as the Magic Mushroom?
Quiz
By Post-Damage Invincibility (talk)
Hello Fun Stuff Fans! No, this quiz will not be on the new 3DS game. I'm shining the spotlight on the wonderful, devious character who once again was snubbed by Miyamoto and the developers for the bajillionth time! I'm shining it on the great intrepid treasure-hunter Wario! Super Mario 64 DS and Yoshi's Island DS: I give a lot of credit to these games for including this great character, both released less than two years apart. It showed so much promise. But six years have passed, and even though it was proven they go great together, Mario and Wario have neither adventured together or fought each other since. Quite a pity. I'm getting fed up. So enjoy a quiz not on goody-two-shoes Mario's New Super Mario Bros. 2, but my beloved badass Wario's Wario Land series. If Mario is The Beatles of videogames, Wario is The Rolling Stones. And don't you dare forget it, Nintendo.
- In Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3, what is the first course to start you underwater?
- From late in the same game as the previous question, what image is on the bomb Captain Syrup tosses at Wario?
- From Wario Land II, how many hits does it take to A Turn the Giant Snake Red B Defeat him?
- True or False: Wario must be the first to make three baskets with the basketball to defeat the Basketball Bunny.
- In Wario Land III, what is Rudy the Clown known as to the player before his horrific revealation?
- True or False: Wario Land III is an oddity in which you actually want to avoid bubbles while swimming.
- In the Wario Land 4 Hotel Horror level, in which room can Wario turn into a Vampire Bat?
- What is the first enemy Wario encounters in 40 Below Fridge?
- Welcome to Wario World! Which Trapdoor (going by numerical appearance) involves traversing a crooked line of small, floating blocks in the Horror Manor?
- In Shivering Mountains, which treasure sits under a tall tree on a snowy ledge?
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Guess Who
- This character is not originally from the Mario series.
- This character's only appearances so far have been in two sports game spin-offs.
- This character can be unlocked in one of the two games by clearing a specific mission on the Mushroom Cup, among other methods.
- This character's type is "Tricky" in both games.
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Guess that Game
- This game was released in 1995.
- This game's remake was released in 2002 in all regions except Australia.
- Said remake added an entirely new hidden level for each world.
- This was one of the three completed games to utilize the Super FX chip.
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Mind Bogglers
By GreenDisaster (talk)
Hello everybody, and welcome to Mind Bogglers! In this new installment, you, as the reader, will have to find a certain amount of characters hidden inside an image placed by me, as the writer. As the holidays come closer and closer, I'd like to honor one of the many games that will be coming out, Nintendo Land, which is a game that contains minigames based around other Nintendo franchises. Hidden inside are some non-Mario characters, including Link, Ness, Samus, Kirby, and Pikachu. You have your characters, so start searching.
And the locations of the hidden characters: Answer
Word Search
By Gamefreak75 (talk)
Due to an error on my part, the word search was impossible because I accidentally repeated two lines. My apologies to anyone who tried to solve it, but couldn’t, but kudos to those, if there were any of you, who caught my stupid mistake and fixed the problem yourselves (it should have been obvious when Bowser’s Castle and Daisy Cruiser appeared twice in the word search. The “answers” to the fixed August’s word search:
With the Wii U announcement that would have happened by the time this issue goes up, why don’t we look at some of Nintendo's previous consoles?
Find the Differences
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Hiding Koopa
By General bob-omb (talk)
Hooray! The Paper Mario series is finally getting another game! Can't wait to see what mess Mario has gotten himself into this time and ff course another koopa wants to join Mario on his new adventure, now if we can just find where he is...
Music & Artwork
Director's Notes (Smasher (talk))
Hiya. Nothing really new this time around, though I'd like to give a quick congratulations to both FunkyK98 and Fawfulfury65, as Screenshot of the Month and Sprite of the Month are Music and Artwork's Section of the Month(s).
Character Artwork of the Month (Rise Up Above It (talk))
This month's artwork slot goes to the deadly Bloomsday (Scumflower for PAL users(the one time I will prefer the non-PAL name)). The great hand-drawn art style was used throughout Wario Land: Shake It!.