The 'Shroom:Issue 181/Pipe Plaza

Director’s Notes
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Happy April!! I hope everyone has had a good month so far (including a good Easter for those that celebrate it)! On my end of things, we are just about to head in to show week for Pippin, which is VERY terrifying! Send help and literally all the coffee and hot tea you can get your hands on!!! Nerves aside, it's also bittersweet because this is my last show at my community college before I graduate and transfer. By the time we've finished striking set I may be in tears.

Anyways, we have a few important things to note this month! First, PanchamBro is taking over NIWA News, so welcome! Second, Awards season is starting up! You know what that means: the return of Anniversary Announcements! Woot!! Pipe Plaza is jam-packed with coolness this month, and you can join the coolness too! Head on over to the sign up page to get started!

Enjoy the rest of the month~

Section of the Month

NIWA News
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Hey it's me PanchamBro. It's time for this month's NIWA News, a section regarding news from each of the 32 members of the Nintendo Independent Wiki Alliance. Alex95 has stepped down from his leadership role as well as his role in The 'Shroom, so I will be taking over. You may notice that this section is very different from before. Hopefully you like this new format.

We'll be going through staff changes and related wiki news in March, and a look into what each NIWA wiki did for April Fools. Let's start.

Staff changes

 * Andrew4043 has been promoted to admin on Hard Drop - Tetris Wiki. They have been relatively active since last year, and it's fair to say that they have been helpful in growing the wiki. Congratulations!
 * Exaskliri has been promoted to patroller on Inkipedia after a Request for Rights vote of 5-0. Exaskliri has been active on Inkipedia since last year with a lot of constructive edits associated with their name. It's telling that this promotion is well deserved. Congratulations!
 * On the other hand, WoomyMcBoomy had been demoted from their patroller roles on Inkipedia due to inactivity since November 2021. WoomyMcBoomy had previously been promoted on May 3, 2021, in a Request for Rights vote of 8-1, thanks to their helpful contributions for Splatoon 3. Their contributions to Inkipedia will be missed.
 * L151 has returned to their previous admin role on Super Mario Wiki. They had previously been a patroller here from July 2010 to October 2011, and then as admin from October 2011 to December 2019. Welcome back old friend!
 * Stick has been demoted from their bureaucrat, interface admin, and adminstrator roles on Ukikipedia. Stick also transferred their ownership of the wiki to Skazzy3. Previously, Stick had made significant contributions regarding the technical knowledge of Super Mario 64 on Ukikipedia.
 * Kirbeat has been promoted to patroller on WiKirby. Kirbeat has been offered the promotion by the WiKirby staff thanks to their good contributions and high activity since September of 2021. Congratulations on the promotion!
 * FalcoLau has also returned to their previous admin and interface admin roles on WiKirby. They had previously been a patroller from May 2018 to August 2018, and then as admin from August 2018 to December 2019. Welcome back FalcoLau!
 * On the other hand, Pandakekok9 has been demoted from their patroller roles on WiKirby due to inactivity since September 2021. Their contributions to WiKirby will be missed.
 * PhantomCaleb has returned to their previous admin roles on Zelda Wiki, though it has been noted that this promotion will be temporary. Phantom Caleb has previously been a patroller from February 2011 to July 2012, and then as admin from July 2012. He was then an executive from October 2015 to February 2020. Regardless of how long PhantomCaleb's term as admin will last however, we wish them a heartfelt welcome back!

Wiki news
Last year, Dragalia Lost Wiki joined the Nintendo Independent Wiki Alliance after leaving the Gamepedia platform to become independent. This March saw the announcement of Dragalia Lost ending service later in 2022, with the main storyline ending before the game's closure, and last new content being added later that month. As such, the community that Dragalia Lost Wiki is involved in, /r/DragaliaLost, has opened a project that will involve the archival of various assets of Dragalia Lost. Dragalia Lost Wiki has also moved back to its previous server that it has used back before Dragalia Lost's three-year anniversary as part of an effort to save costs in the midst of the game’s eventual closure. If you are currently a player of Dragalia Lost, and would like to help out in the archival process, feel free to join their Discord server for assistance.

Since late February 2022, SmashWiki has celebrated their 100th Discord Smash Arena with an all-out fighter royale. Plenty of discussion and votes regarding what fighter will reign supreme has been tossed around. By the time this article is out, SmashWiki will be heading into the Finals for who is going to take the lead as the winner of the 100th Discord Smash Arena. If you are interested, please join their Discord server for more information.

March has been a busy month for several wikis, especially for WiKirby editors. Plenty of editors are currently at work making articles about Kirby and the Forgotten Land. If you have played the game, I would highly recommend helping out.

Zelda Wiki's main host provider Fandom has announced an update to their Wiki Rules and Blocking Policy. These include guidelines on good adminship, a section regarding new pathways towards adminship, the "Need ideas for rules?" section being moved to its own page, and various changes to clarify on certain points. These rules were made effective on April 4, 2022.

Over at our affiliates, Kingdom Hearts Wiki celebrates Kingdom Hearts’s 20th anniversary with a special main page. We wish Kingdom Hearts Wiki the best of luck for this celebration.

April Fools
This year's April Fools had ten NIWA wikis involved.
 * Bulbapedia was renamed to "Duckpedia", and created a fake Pokémon article about Duck. This spread over to the Bulbagarden Forums and associated Bulbagarden social media sites. Quaxly couldn’t be more proud of this day. Side note: This April Fools joke was mentioned in a Nintendo Life article involving various Nintendo-related April Fools jokes.
 * Fire Emblem Wiki's main page listed each of the Fire Emblem games under their official Japanese names.
 * Inkipedia erased Little buddy from its images and called it a "scavenger hunt" for its readers.
 * Nookipedia was "seized" by Cephalobot and was rebranded to "Cephalopedia", spreading to the wiki's theme, main page, Discord server, social media sites, and other related Nookipedia pages. The joke was a reference to Cephalobot's birthday (April 1st). Rest assured that Cephalobot will be back. Side note: this April Fools joke was noticed by users on /r/AnimalCrossing, and at one point was ranking in the Hot section of the subreddit. It also resulted in the servers of the wiki becoming slower while the site was “Cephalopedia”, so probably a curse in disguise.
 * Pikipedia announced that it was brought by "Hocotate Freight", causing the wiki to change its wiki theme and its main page transformed into a storefront for "Hocotate Freight". I won’t lie when I say that this theme became so irritating yet bizarre to look at.
 * SmashWiki announced a new feature known as "AmDyCo", or "Amusing Dynamic Content", which would sometimes cause some random letters to have one of 15 different effects. Users were also allowed to submit their own April Fools joke, many of which are listed on SmashWiki's April Fools article. Among these were a fake version 14.0 update and the Sora article translated to a “Just a Pancake” video. Okay, I believe you.
 * Super Mario Wiki continued its annual April Fools joke with a alleged leak of the upcoming Mario movie. I, for one, am totally disappointed that Waluigi was not in the leaks. Several other jokes included a poll about the Mario movie "leak" and a "Did you know?" section that features Bob Hoskins calling people "fucking idiots" and Mario saying "shit".
 * WiKirby was renamed to "WiKeeby", focusing on the obscure Keeby while the main Kirby article was retranslated into "machine language". The image of Kirby with the Google Translate logo still haunts me to this day.
 * Xeno Series Wiki had an article on Paul McCartney, whom the wiki claimed he had involvement in Xenogears and Xenosaga Episode II. Also present was an fake page about a good ending for Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna ~ The Golden Country.
 * Zelda Wiki brought back one of its most prized joke from before: Tingle Wiki, theming around the the weird green lookin'-elf dude. I will say that he may or may not have been a nuisance to me especially after the countless summons I did when he was an assist trophy in the Super Smash Bros. series. Zelda Wiki staff especially had a problem with reverting back to their normal skin and getting rid of the Tingle remnants. The ghost of Tingle though may still be upon them. God bless us all..

Anyways, that's it for any related NIWA news that I could gather for this month's 'Shroom. I'll see you later in my "That NIWA List" section where I dive into by far one of the most glitchiest topic for a NIWA wiki.

New Articles
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Hello and welcome to New Articles. In this section, I'll list every new article created in March with a description.

There are still lots of articles that haven't been created, and you can create one to help the wiki. But when you create an article, remember to add categories and templates and keep in mind the Super Mario Wiki's Manual of Style.

Poll Committee Discussion
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Welcome back to Poll Committee Discussion! My name's Goombuigi, and I'm here to analyze the latest polls. I have four polls this time around, so let's get started.

The News
I have no major news from the Poll Committee, per usual. Polls are being put out there, but other than that, no news to report on.

Mario Kart: Double Dash!! featured the ability to use two drivers at once. Would you like to see this feature return?
The majority of people voted option 1, nearly 67% in fact. The sweeping majority likely voted for this option because although a two-driver mode akin to Mario Kart: Double Dash!! would be welcomed, most people are more familiar with the single-driver modes of every other Mario Kart game, and so they would like to have the option to have the more standard single-driver mode as well. Personally, this option makes the most sense, and would give the most freedom to players and their preferred play styles.

The second most popular option is for all modes to feature two drivers, which garnered around 22% of the total votes. These votes probably come from people who are enthralled with the use of two drivers in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! and would like to see it supported more elaborately in a future installment. While I understand the sentiment, I think heavily supporting the two-driver mode would somewhat take away from the identity of Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

Nintendo has released three mobile Mario games since 2016. Which game is your favorite?
The majority of people in this poll, nearly one third of the votes, have not actually played a mobile game in the franchise. This makes sense considering that they likely think that the console games in the Super Mario, Mario Kart, and Dr. Mario series have more to offer than their mobile installments, which would be why they haven't bothered trying them out. They could potentially also be avoiding the mobile games due to their infamous gacha elements or downgraded gameplay. While I've played some of the mobile games, I have played very little of them, and favor their console counterparts instead.

For about 30% of the voters, their favorite game is Mario Kart Tour. While the game has a bad reputation among the Mario Kart series due to the aforementioned gacha elements, it does feature a wide selection of characters, vehicle parts, and courses, which is probably why it's the most popular of the three, and it helps that Nintendo have supported it consistently since its launch, two and a half years ago. Close behind, at 24%, is Super Mario Run, the first mobile game in the plumber's franchise. Like Mario Kart, the Super Mario series is also popular, which could be why the mobile installment has seen similar success to Mario Kart Tour. Dr. Mario World is the least voted option, even behind the "no preference" option, which is probably due to two options - one, the Dr. Mario series isn't nearly as acclaimed as Super Mario or Mario Kart, and two, the game's support ended last year, effectively killing the game.

With a follow-up movie confirmed in the post-credits scene, which rumored villain and voice actor would you like to see appear in the next Mario movie?
Earlier this month, the Super Mario Wiki posted a leak about the upcoming Mario movie. A sequel has been confirmed following the credits, and rumors and speculations have gone rampant about which villain in the Mario series could appear in the following movie. Unsurprisingly, our voters would like to see Miyamoto (voiced by Shigeru Miyamoto) the most, with nearly one third of the votes going to him. He is one of the oldest villains in the franchise, leading to Mario's very roots, however he hasn't received much attention until the more recent years, particularly receiving a spike in popularity around 2011. The second most wanted villain is Fawful, with close to 20% of the vote, likely to have someone from the Mario RPG series in the movie. Waluigi is placed at third, at 12%.

In which way would you most like to listen to music from the Mario franchise?
Most people, about a quarter of the votes, would prefer to see Mario music on an official streaming service, or for Nintendo to create their own, so that they can listen to music on demand. As someone who tends to listen to music while commuting, I can see the convenience of having music available from the get-go, and why there is high demand for Nintendo to introduce music to a streaming service. The second option, close behind at 22%, represents the number of people who are content with finding music on YouTube and other third-party sites. These are likely sufficient for casual listening, which is why this option is the second most voted one. 13% of the votes don't have a preference for what form Mario music is released in, so long as it is in some form outside of the games themselves. This option would make sense for people who have many options of potentially listening to Mario-related music, or don't have a major preference for how they would like to listen to such music.

Conclusion
That's all of the polls for this month. I hope you enjoyed my analyses, and make sure to vote on the polls every other week and come back for the next issue of Poll Committee Discussion.

Anniversary Announcements
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Good evening and welcome back to Anniversary Announcements! My eighth year here, wew...

If you're new here, in this section I update you on all things about the Mario Awards, the yearly celebration of the Super Mario Wiki's anniversary. This includes behind-the-scenes developments, awards, tournaments, and other things.

The Awards Committee
First things first, let us introduce you to the people behind the ceremony and polls, the Awards Committee! They are the ones that sift through all the awards to renew them before they go live, and the directing staff organise the polls and ceremony themselves.

If you've been around for a while, you'll notice a big shakeup at the top: Anton (talk · Boards) is no longer the director, and Turboo (talk · Boards) is now a consultant, with Superchao (talk · Boards) and Hooded Pitohui (talk · Boards) as the new directors. Below is the complete list of members of this year's AC.


 * Superchao (talk · Boards) - Director
 * Hooded Pitohui (talk · Boards) - Sub-director
 * Lakituthequick (talk · Boards) - Awards Records Keeper
 * Ninja Squid (talk · Boards) - 'Shroom Awards Host
 * Turboo (talk · Boards) - Awards Staff Consultant
 * Smasher (talk · Boards) - Awards Staff Consultant
 * Reverse Input (talk · Boards)
 * GBAToad (talk · Boards)
 * Waluigi Time (talk · Boards)
 * Shoey (talk · Boards)
 * Roserade (talk · Boards)
 * Power Flotzo (talk · Boards)

You can contact any of these folks with questions you may have. I, Lakituthequick, am once again back for writing Anniversary Announcements too, so if you have questions about that, feel free to contact me on the wiki, Boards, or on Discord.

The news
After last year's trial of holding the Awards Ceremony on Discord instead of IRC, this year the meetings are also being held there. To facilitate this, a server specifically for the awards has been created, which will also be used for the ceremony and tournament talk. You can join it here.

New and different ways of community engagement are being discussed. This may take the shape of posts in the Super Mario Boards' sidebar, advertisements in various Discord venues, or references to past presentations. Exact execution is still up for consideration.

While no tournaments have started yet, several have been confirmed to be in the works or are gauging for interest in them. Confirmed are Awards Killing Game: Odyssey, hosted by Lakituthequick (talk · Boards), Hooded Pitohui (talk · Boards), and GBAToad (talk · Boards); and Scribble 2, hosted by GBAToad (talk · Boards).

The awards
In this part of Anniversary Announcements, I update you on the awards that have been discussed, and all changes made to them. This includes new and removed awards, as well as nominees within.

A renewed effort is ongoing to update or remove awards that have been stale for several years. As a result, multiple awards that have remained with little change have already been removed, and new concepts are being brewed up.

Awards M5 through M7 are cyclical meaning that they are rotated out for another subject from the Donkey Kong, Wario, and Yoshi franchises respectively. Although there were three subjects when this was initially conceptualised in 2018, every year after 2020 has had a unique subject so far.

Awards M29 and M30, covering Favourite Game from two generational ranges of consoles (classic and modern), are being considered to be split into three awards, to fill more specific niches as time goes on.

The complete and up-to-date list of awards and nominees can be viewed in this document at any time.

Mario Awards
M1. Best Sound Design  Added: Mario Party Superstars   Removed: Paper Mario: Color Splash   Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door</li> Super Mario 64</li> Super Mario World</li> Super Mario Galaxy</li> Super Mario Galaxy 2</li> Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story</li> Super Paper Mario</li> Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest</li> Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury</li> Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze</li> Mario Kart 8 Deluxe</li> Mario & Luigi: Dream Team</li> Super Mario Odyssey</li> Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle</li> Luigi's Mansion 3</li> Paper Mario: The Origami King</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#2246ff33">Mario Party Superstars</li> </ul>

<h4 style="background:#ff000066;margin:0 0 1px;padding:4px 12px">M2. Favorite Mario Kart Game (removed) This award was removed for having stale and predictable results.

<h4 style="background:#31c83166;margin:0 0 1px;padding:4px 12px">M3. Favorite Mario Platformer There is a consideration for splitting this award into 2D and 3D platformers. <ul style="background:#31c83133;padding:6px;margin:1px 0;list-style:none;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px"> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Super Mario Galaxy</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Super Mario Galaxy 2</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Super Mario Bros.</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Super Mario Bros. 3</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Super Mario World</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">New Super Mario Bros.</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">New Super Mario Bros. Wii</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Super Mario Sunshine</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Super Mario 3D Land</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Super Mario Odyssey</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Super Mario Bros. 2 (USA)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Super Mario Maker</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Super Mario Maker 2</li> </ul>

<h4 style="background:#31c83166;margin:0 0 1px;padding:4px 12px">M4. Favorite Mario Kart Course This award will be revisited later, when more of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass has potentially been released. <ul style="background:#31c83133;padding:6px;margin:0;list-style:none;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px"> <li style="padding-left:6px">Added:</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#2246ff33">Ninja Hideaway</li> </ul> <ul style="background:#31c83133;padding:6px;margin:0;list-style:none;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px"> <li style="padding-left:6px">Removed:</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#ff000033">Animal Crossing</li> </ul> <ul style="background:#31c83133;padding:6px;margin:1px 0;list-style:none;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px"> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Bowser's Castle (MK64)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Rainbow Road (MK7)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Wario Colosseum</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Waluigi Pinball</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Airship Fortress</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Mushroom Gorge</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Coconut Mall</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Maple Treeway</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Electrodrome</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">N64 Rainbow Road (MK8)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Mount Wario</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Baby Park</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Big Blue</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Koopa Cape</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Neo Bowser City</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Grumble Volcano</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Rainbow Road (MKWii)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#2246ff33">Ninja Hideaway</li> </ul>

<h4 style="background:#ff000066;margin:0 0 1px;padding:4px 12px">M5. Favorite DK Music Track (removed)

<h4 style="background:#ff000066;margin:0 0 1px;padding:4px 12px">M6. Favorite Wario Music Track (removed)

<h4 style="background:#ff000066;margin:0 0 1px;padding:4px 12px">M7. Favorite Yoshi Music Track (removed)

<h4 style="background:#2246ff66;margin:0 0 1px;padding:4px 12px">M5. Favorite DK Boss Battle (new)

<h4 style="background:#2246ff66;margin:0 0 1px;padding:4px 12px">M6. Favorite Wario Boss Battle (new)

<h4 style="background:#2246ff66;margin:0 0 1px;padding:4px 12px">M7. Favorite Yoshi Boss Battle (new)

<h4 style="background:#ff000066;margin:0 0 1px;padding:4px 12px">M8. Favorite Art Style (removed) This award was removed because the results have been stagnant since it was introduced.

<h4 style="background:#2246ff66;margin:0 0 1px;padding:4px 12px">M8. Favorite Aesthetic (new) The exact name, definition, and nominees are to be discussed.

<h4 style="background:#31c83166;margin:0 0 1px;padding:4px 12px">M9. Favorite Add-on Content <ul style="background:#31c83133;padding:6px;margin:0;list-style:none;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px"> <li style="padding-left:6px">Added:</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#2246ff33">Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#2246ff33">1.1.0 update (Super Mario Party)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#2246ff33">4.0.0 update (Mario Golf: Super Rush)</li> </ul> <ul style="background:#31c83133;padding:6px;margin:0;list-style:none;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px"> <li style="padding-left:6px">Removed:</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#ff000033">Nintendo Labo VR (SMO)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#ff000033">Multiplayer Pack (LM3)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#ff000033">Special Episode (CT:TT)</li> </ul> <ul style="background:#31c83133;padding:6px;margin:1px 0;list-style:none;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px"> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">The Legend of Zelda × Mario Kart 8</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Mercedes-Benz × Mario Kart 8</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">New Super Luigi U</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Peach's Castle stage (SSB4)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Super Mario Maker stage (SSB4)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Super Mario Mash-Up Pack (Minecraft)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Luigi's Balloon World (SMO)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Yoshi's Island Zone (Sonic Lost World)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">e-Reader content (SMA4: SMB3)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Season Pass (M+RKB)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Piranha Plant (SSBU)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">A Legendary Update (version 2.0) (SMM2)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">World Maker Update (version 3.0) (SMM2)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">1.8.0 Free Update (''Animal Crossing: New Horizons)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#2246ff33">Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#2246ff33">1.1.0 update (Super Mario Party)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#2246ff33">4.0.0 update (Mario Golf: Super Rush)</li> </ul>

<h4 style="background:#ff000066;margin:0 0 1px;padding:4px 12px">M10. Favorite Mario Lyrical Song (removed)

<h4 style="background:#31c83166;margin:0 0 1px;padding:4px 12px">M11. Favorite Major Character <ul style="background:#31c83133;padding:6px;margin:1px 0;list-style:none;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px"> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Mario</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Luigi</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Princess Peach</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Yoshi</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Wario</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Donkey Kong</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Bowser</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Bowser Jr.</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Toad</li> </ul>

<h4 style="background:#31c83166;margin:0 0 1px;padding:4px 12px">M12. Favorite Supporting Character <ul style="background:#31c83133;padding:6px;margin:0;list-style:none;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px"> <li style="padding-left:6px">Added:</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#2246ff33">Dixie Kong</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#2246ff33">Funky Kong</li> </ul> <ul style="background:#31c83133;padding:6px;margin:1px 0;list-style:none;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px"> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Princess Daisy</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Waluigi</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Toadsworth</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Diddy Kong</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Professor E. Gadd</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Toadette</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Captain Toad</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Birdo</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Kamek</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Poochy</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Pauline</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Cappy</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">King Boo</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Nabbit</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Rosalina</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#2246ff33">Dixie Kong</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#2246ff33">Funky Kong</li> </ul>

<h4 style="background:#31c83166;margin:0 0 1px;padding:4px 12px">M13. Favorite Level Theme <ul style="background:#31c83133;padding:6px;margin:0;list-style:none;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px"> <li style="padding-left:6px">Added:</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#2246ff33">Retro/throwback</li> </ul> <ul style="background:#31c83133;padding:6px;margin:0;list-style:none;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px"> <li style="padding-left:6px">Removed:</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#ff000033">Underground</li> </ul> <ul style="background:#31c83133;padding:6px;margin:1px 0;list-style:none;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px"> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Grassland</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Desert</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Snow/Ice</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Mountain</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Beach</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Sky</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Jungle</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Space/Moon</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Fire/Lava</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Ghost House</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Castle</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Airship</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Factory/Industrial</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Carnival</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">City/Town</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Food/Sweets</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Feudal Japan</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#2246ff33">Retro/throwback</li> </ul>

<h4 style="background:#31c83166;margin:0 0 1px;padding:4px 12px">M14. Favorite Species <ul style="background:#31c83133;padding:6px;margin:0;list-style:none;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px"> <li style="padding-left:6px">Added:</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#2246ff33">Piantas</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#2246ff33">Pokeys</li> </ul> <ul style="background:#31c83133;padding:6px;margin:0;list-style:none;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px"> <li style="padding-left:6px">Removed:</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#ff000033">Lakitus</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#ff000033">Toadies</li> </ul> <ul style="background:#31c83133;padding:6px;margin:1px 0;list-style:none;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px"> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Goombas</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Koopa Troopas</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Boos</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Shy Guys</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Chain Chomps</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Bob-ombs</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Dry Bones</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Hammer Bros.</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Wigglers</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Yoshis</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Toads</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Lumas</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Magikoopas</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Humans</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Piranha Plants</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Kongs</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#2246ff33">Piantas</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#2246ff33">Pokeys</li> </ul>

<h4 style="background:#31c83166;margin:0 0 1px;padding:4px 12px">M15. Favorite Instrumental Track Renamed from "Favorite Mario Instrumental Track" to include other series again, as M5-7 are no longer about music. <ul style="background:#31c83133;padding:6px;margin:0;list-style:none;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px"> <li style="padding-left:6px">Added:</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#2246ff33">Coconut Mall (Mario Kart Wii)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#2246ff33">Greenhorn Forest (Wario World)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#2246ff33">Gang-Plank Galleon (Donkey Kong Country)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#2246ff33">Athletic Theme (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#2246ff33">Fury Bowser (Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury)</li> </ul> <ul style="background:#31c83133;padding:6px;margin:0;list-style:none;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px"> <li style="padding-left:6px">Removed:</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#ff000033">Rawk Hawk Battle (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#ff000033">Battle/Come on! (Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#ff000033">Thrills at Night (Paper Mario: The Origami King)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#ff000033">Main Theme (Bob-omb Battlefield) (Super Mario 64)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#ff000033">Disco Devil (Hole Punch) (Paper Mario: The Origami King)</li> </ul> <ul style="background:#31c83133;padding:6px;margin:1px 0;list-style:none;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px"> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Overworld Theme (Super Mario Bros.)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Steam Gardens (Super Mario Odyssey)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Waluigi Pinball / Wario Stadium (Mario Kart DS)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Delfino Plaza (Super Mario Sunshine)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Gusty Garden Galaxy (Super Mario Galaxy)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">The Grand Finale (Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Buoy Base Galaxy (Super Mario Galaxy)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Rainbow Road (Mario Kart 64)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Staff Roll (Super Mario 64)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Comet Observatory (Super Mario Galaxy)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Dire, Dire Docks (Super Mario 64)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">The Ultimate Show (Super Paper Mario)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Rainbow Road (Mario Kart 7)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#2246ff33">Coconut Mall (Mario Kart Wii)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#2246ff33">Greenhorn Forest (Wario World)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#2246ff33">Gang-Plank Galleon (Donkey Kong Country)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#2246ff33">Athletic Theme (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#2246ff33">Fury Bowser (Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury)</li> </ul>

<h4 style="background:#31c83166;margin:0 0 1px;padding:4px 12px">M16. Favorite Power-Up Renamed from "Favorite Item". <ul style="background:#31c83133;padding:6px;margin:0;list-style:none;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px"> <li style="padding-left:6px">Added:</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#2246ff33">Blue Shell (NSMB)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#2246ff33">Boomerang Flower</li> </ul> <ul style="background:#31c83133;padding:6px;margin:0;list-style:none;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px"> <li style="padding-left:6px">Removed:</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#ff000033">Wing Cap</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#ff000033">Gold Flower</li> </ul> <ul style="background:#31c83133;padding:6px;margin:1px 0;list-style:none;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px"> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Tanooki Suit / Statue Leaf</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Super Leaf</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Super Star</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Fire Flower</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Mega Mushroom</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Metal Cap</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Propeller Mushroom</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Penguin Suit</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Cloud Flower</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Cape Feather</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Super Bell</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Double Cherry</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Mystery Mushroom</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Hammer Suit</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Master Sword (SMM2)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Giga Bell</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#2246ff33">Blue Shell (NSMB)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#2246ff33">Boomerang Flower</li> </ul>

<h4 style="background:#ff000066;margin:0 0 1px;padding:4px 12px">M17. Favorite Mario RPG (removed) This award was removed because of stale results and irrelevance due to a lack of RPG releases in the past several years.

<h4 style="background:#2246ff66;margin:0 0 1px;padding:4px 12px">M17. Favorite Mario RPG Character (new) This award was created to give the RPG games new representation despite the removal of Favorite Mario RPG.

<h4 style="background:#31c83166;margin:0 0 1px;padding:4px 12px">M18. Favorite Mario Party Game <ul style="background:#31c83133;padding:6px;margin:0;list-style:none;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px"> <li style="padding-left:6px">Added:</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#2246ff33">Mario Party Superstars</li> </ul> <ul style="background:#31c83133;padding:6px;margin:1px 0;list-style:none;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px"> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Mario Party</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Mario Party 2</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Mario Party 3</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Mario Party 4</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Mario Party 5</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Mario Party 6</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Mario Party Advance</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Mario Party 7</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Mario Party DS</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Mario Party 8</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Mario Party 9</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Mario Party: Island Tour</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Mario Party 10</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Mario Party: Star Rush</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Mario Party: The Top 100</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Super Mario Party</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#2246ff33">Mario Party Superstars</li> </ul>

<h4 style="background:#ff000066;margin:0 0 1px;padding:4px 12px">M19. Favorite Villain (removed) This award was removed because of stale results and potential overlap with the newly created M17.

<h4 style="background:#31c83166;margin:0 0 1px;padding:4px 12px">M20. Favorite Sports Game <ul style="background:#31c83133;padding:6px;margin:0;list-style:none;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px"> <li style="padding-left:6px">Added:</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#2246ff33">Mario Golf: Super Rush</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#2246ff33">Mario Strikers: Battle League</li> </ul> <ul style="background:#31c83133;padding:6px;margin:1px 0;list-style:none;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px"> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Mario Tennis (N64)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Mario Power Tennis</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Mario Superstar Baseball</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Mario Strikers Charged</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Mario Hoops 3-on-3</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Mario Sports Mix</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Super Mario Strikers</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Mario Super Sluggers</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Mario Tennis Open</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Mario Golf: World Tour</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Mario Sports Superstars</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Mario Tennis Aces</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#2246ff33">Mario Golf: Super Rush</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#2246ff33">Mario Strikers: Battle League</li> </ul>

<h4 style="background:#ff000066;margin:0 0 1px;padding:4px 12px">M21. Favorite Puzzle Game (removed) This award was removed because of stale results.

<h4 style="background:#31c83166;margin:0 0 1px;padding:4px 12px">M22. Favorite Mario Party Board <ul style="background:#31c83133;padding:6px;margin:0;list-style:none;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px"> <li style="padding-left:6px">Added:</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#2246ff33">Bowser's Pinball Machine (MPDS)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#2246ff33">Space Land (MP2)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#2246ff33">E. Gadd's Garage (MP6)</li> </ul> <ul style="background:#31c83133;padding:6px;margin:0;list-style:none;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px"> <li style="padding-left:6px">Removed:</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#ff000033">Shy Guy's Shuffle City (MP:IT)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#ff000033">Castaway Bay (MP6)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#ff000033">Whimsical Waters (MP10)</li> </ul> <ul style="background:#31c83133;padding:6px;margin:1px 0;list-style:none;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px"> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Faire Square (MP6)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Kamek's Library (MPDS)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Koopa's Tycoon Town (MP8)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Magma Mine (MP9)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Neon Heights (MP7)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Pagoda Peak (MP7)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Peach's Birthday Cake (MP)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Waluigi's Island (MP3)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Western Land (MP2)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Shy Guy's Jungle Jam (MP4)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">King Bob-omb's Powderkeg Mine (SMP)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Sweet Dream (MP5)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Shy Guy's Perplex Express (MP8)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Horror Land (MP2)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Mario's Rainbow Castle (MP)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#2246ff33">Bowser's Pinball Machine (MPDS)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#2246ff33">Space Land (MP2)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#2246ff33">E. Gadd's Garage (MP6)</li> </ul>

<h4 style="background:#31c83166;margin:0 0 1px;padding:4px 12px">M23. Favorite Game Mechanic <ul style="background:#31c83133;padding:6px;margin:0;list-style:none;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px"> <li style="padding-left:6px">Added:</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#2246ff33">Unique character playstyles (WarioWare: Get It Together!)</li> </ul> <ul style="background:#31c83133;padding:6px;margin:1px 0;list-style:none;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px"> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Wario transformations (Wario Land series)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">F.L.U.D.D. (Super Mario Sunshine)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Gravity (Super Mario Galaxy)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Cappy/Captures (Super Mario Odyssey)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Badges (Paper Mario series)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Bros. Attacks (Mario & Luigi series)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Kart customization (Mario Kart series)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Elements (Luigi's Mansion)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Poltergust (Luigi's Mansion series)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Gooigi (Luigi's Mansion 3)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Egg mechanics (Yoshi series)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Partners (Paper Mario series)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Anti-gravity (Mario Kart 8)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Timed hits/action commands (Mario RPG titles)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Two racers (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#2246ff33">Unique character playstyles (WarioWare: Get It Together!)</li> </ul>

<h4 style="background:#31c83166;margin:0 0 1px;padding:4px 12px">M24. Favorite Merchandise <ul style="background:#31c83133;padding:6px;margin:0;list-style:none;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px"> <li style="padding-left:6px">Added:</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#2246ff33">My Nintendo exclusive merchandise</li> </ul> <ul style="background:#31c83133;padding:6px;margin:0;list-style:none;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px"> <li style="padding-left:6px">Changed:</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#0093ff33">San-ei Super Mario plushies ➞ Plushies (San-ei, etc.)</li> </ul> <ul style="background:#31c83133;padding:6px;margin:1px 0;list-style:none;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px"> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Mario Hanafuda</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Super Mario Bros. Monopoly</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">LEGO Super Mario</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Super Mario Chess</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Super Mario Cereal</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Super Mario Characters Figurine (2010 Platinum Elite Status Reward)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">UNO Super Mario</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">K'NEX figures</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Furuta Chocolate Egg figurines</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#0093ff33">Plushies (San-ei, etc.)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Jakks Pacific playsets</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Jakks Pacific Super Mario figurines</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">amiibo</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Original Soundtrack releases</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#2246ff33">My Nintendo exclusive merchandise</li> </ul>

<h4 style="background:#ff000066;margin:0 0 1px;padding:4px 12px">M25. Favorite 2D Mario Level (removed) This award was removed in favour of 2D World because most levels are only known by a number, which is too vague to sustain.

<h4 style="background:#2246ff66;margin:0 0 1px;padding:4px 12px">M25. Favorite 2D Mario World (new) This award replaces 2D Level.

<h4 style="background:#31c83166;margin:0 0 1px;padding:4px 12px">M26. Favorite 3D Mario Level <ul style="background:#31c83133;padding:6px;margin:1px 0;list-style:none;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px"> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Toy Time Galaxy (SMG)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Good Egg Galaxy (SMG)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Gusty Garden Galaxy (SMG)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Whomp's Fortress / Throwback Galaxy (SM64/SMG2)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Cosmic Cove Galaxy (SMG2)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Bob-omb Battlefield (SM64)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Tick Tock Clock (SM64)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Pinna Park (SMS)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Sirena Beach (SMS)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Delfino Plaza / Airstrip (SMS)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Mount Must Dash (SM3DW)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">The Great Tower of Bowser Land (SM3DW)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Champion's Road (SM3DW)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Metro Kingdom (SMO)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Bowser's Kingdom (SMO)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Wooded Kingdom (SMO)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Sand Kingdom (SMO)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Grandmaster Galaxy (SMG2)</li> </ul>

<h4 style="background:#31c83166;margin:0 0 1px;padding:4px 12px">M27. Favorite Boss Battle Kaptain K. Rool is being moved to M5. <ul style="background:#31c83133;padding:6px;margin:0;list-style:none;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px"> <li style="padding-left:6px">Removed:</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#ff000033">Kaptain K. Rool 1 and 2 (DKC2)</li> </ul> <ul style="background:#31c83133;padding:6px;margin:1px 0;list-style:none;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px"> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Brobot (SPM)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Rawk Hawk (PM:TTYD)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Bowser in the Sky (SM64)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Super Dimentio (SPM)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Elder Princess Shroob (M&L:PiT)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Megaleg (SMG)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">General Guy (PM)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Kingfin (SMG)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Popple and Rookie (M&L:SS)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Dark Bowser (M&L:BIS)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">"Bowser / Meowser (SM3DW)"</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Bowser (SMG)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Mechawiggler (SMO)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Bowser (SMO)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Shadow Queen (PM:TTYD)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Fury Bowser (SM3DW+BF)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">King Olly (PM:TOK)</li> </ul>

<h4 style="background:#31c83166;margin:0 0 1px;padding:4px 12px">M28. Favorite Game Setting <ul style="background:#31c83133;padding:6px;margin:1px 0;list-style:none;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px"> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Mushroom Kingdom (SMB)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Mushroom Kingdom (PM)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Super Mario RPG World</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Dinosaur Land (SMW)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Yoshi's Island (SMW2:YI)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Isle Delfino (SMS)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Beanbean Kingdom (M&L:SS)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Rogueport & surrounding areas (PM:TTYD)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Flipside / Flopside & dimensions (SPM)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Donkey Kong Island (DKC)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Sprixie Kingdom (SM3DW)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Comet Observatory & galaxies (SMG)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Pi'illo Island (M&L:DT)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Super Mario Odyssey World</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Peach's Castle (SM64)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">The Last Resort (LM3)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Lake Lapcat (SM3DW+BF)</li> <li style="border-radius:.75em;padding:0 .6em;background:#31c83133">Mushroom Kingdom (PM:TOK)</li> </ul>

And that marks the end of the first Anniversary Announcements of the season. I hope you enjoyed reading it and I'll see you again next month! Buh-bye!

That NIWA List
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In many of the Nintendo Independent Wiki Alliance wikis, there are plenty of articles that are considered unusual to readers alike. Today, I'll showcase these articles from one of the many Nintendo Independent Wiki Alliance wikis.

This section was inspired by 's, which documents the most unusual articles documented on the site. Unlike Wikipedia however, the selection of unusual articles here will be decided on a case-by-case basis, whether or not the documented material is weird enough to warrant being on this section.

In Pokémon, you might have heard of MissingNo., the most well known and popular of the weird and glitchy Pokémon in the game. What you might not know of however, is that there are a lot more glitchy Pokémon. For much of these Pokémon, these are often the result of the Time Capsule exploit that allows a player to trade a Generation II Pokémon into a Generation I game. For this section, I'll go over one of these Pokémon to the very best of my knowledge, like no one ever was. So let's travel across the land, searching far and wide for...PKMNaPKMNゥ ♂ fPKMNk. Oh dear lord that's a mouthful.

PKMNaPKMNゥ ♂ fPKMNk (which for sanity sake I'll name them Bob), is a Pokémon with Normal and Ground types. Bob is the result of using the Time Capsule exploit on Natu. And to give condolences to our friend Natu, who had to be put down and transformed into something horrific. Not that Bob is deadly, just that Bob is just...Bob. In fact, trying to use a specialized stat in the Mew glitch causes Bob to get angry, Bob to fight player via Cue Ball, and then Bob making all its values 9, poisoning the player's Pokémon, and proving the entire world why it shouldn't be allowed to do that. Because fighting Bob will eventually freeze your game.

Now, not all things are relatively bad with Bob. If you want the most balanced stat of any glitchy Pokémon, Bob is your friend. With a base HP of 232, base attack of 147, base defense of 145, base special of 136, and base speed of 128, you can be sure that your glitchy Bob friend will be able to fight any Pokémon without disadvantages. That is, unless you are fighting a Fighting, Water, Grass, or Ice-type Pokémon, in which case, you're screwed.

Bob also has plenty of moves at their sleeves. You have Leech Life, a move with 100% accuracy that makes you a vampire because the Japanese name literally translates to "Suck Blood". Or you can level up to 97 and add TM38, for an accuracy of 0% because if it doesn't kil—err faint your target, your game is freeze. Fortunately, while many other glitchy Pokémon share the same front sprite as Bob, Bob does not crash when loading its front sprite, meaning that Bob can be used in a safe manner...is what I would've said, but unfortunately Bob is only not crashable on the summary screen. How funny.

Bob is such a mouthful to name and a glitch to behold. If you want Bob to become better, consider upgrading them to 4B 8 4 8 at level 80, who is apparently a breed of Poliwrath and the glitchy side-effects of eating too many Time Capsules. At least we can say that this article is worthy to be presented on that NIWA List.

Mario Calendar
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Hey everybody! GPM1000 here, back with another Mario Calendar. I hope you all have had a fantastic month so far, and that you hopefully didn’t get fooled too hard on April Fools’ Day! Let’s get into some Mario games, shall we?

Region Abbreviations

Console Abbreviations


 * April 1
 * 2009 (JP): Mario Clock (DSiWare)


 * April 2
 * 2002 (AU): Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 (GBA)
 * 2009 (AU):
 * Bird & Beans (DSiWare)
 * Paper Airplane Chase (DSiWare)
 * WarioWare: Snapped! (DSiWare)


 * April 3
 * 2009 (EU):
 * Bird & Beans (DSiWare)
 * Paper Airplane Chase (DSiWare)
 * WarioWare: Snapped! (DSiWare)


 * April 5
 * 2004 (NA): WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$! (GC)
 * 2009 (NA):
 * Bird & Beans (DSiWare)
 * WarioWare: Snapped! (DSiWare)
 * 2010 (NA):
 * Game & Watch: Vermin (DSiWare)
 * Game & Watch: Helmet (DSiWare)
 * Game & Watch: Manhole (DSiWare)
 * 2019 (ALL): Arcade Archives: Donkey Kong 3 (Switch eShop)


 * April 6
 * 2006 (AU): Super Mario Strikers (GC)


 * April 8
 * 1988 (JP): Donkey Kong (Famicom)
 * 2016 (EU): Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (3DS)


 * April 9
 * 2001 (NA): Dr. Mario 64 (N64)
 * 2007 (NA): Super Paper Mario (Wii)
 * 2010
 * (EU):
 * Game & Watch: Vermin (DSiWare)
 * Game & Watch: Helmet (DSiWare)
 * (EU/AU): Game & Watch: Manhole (DSiWare)
 * 2016 (AU): Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (3DS)


 * April 10
 * 2008 (JP): Mario Kart Wii (Wii)


 * April 11
 * 1992 (EU): Super Mario World (SNES)
 * 2008 (EU): Mario Kart Wii (Wii)


 * April 12
 * 2002 (EU): Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 (GBA)
 * 2007 (JP): Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis (DS)


 * April 13
 * 2006 (AU): Tetris DS (DS)


 * April 14
 * 1988 (JP): Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally (Famicom)
 * 2000 (EU): Wario Land 3 (GBC)


 * April 19
 * 2007
 * (JP): Super Paper Mario (Wii)
 * (AU): Diddy Kong Racing DS (DS)
 * 2010 (NA):
 * Game & Watch: Ball (DSiWare)
 * Game & Watch: Flagman (DSiWare)
 * Game & Watch: Donkey Kong Jr. (DSiWare)


 * April 20
 * 2007 (EU): Diddy Kong Racing DS (DS)
 * 2009 (NA): Dr. Mario Express (DSiWare)


 * April 21
 * 1989 (JP):
 * Alleyway (GB)
 * Super Mario Land (GB)
 * 2003 (NA):
 * Donkey Kong 3-e (e-Reader)
 * Golf-e (e-Reader)
 * 2006 (EU/AU): Tetris DS (DS)


 * April 22
 * 2004 (JP): Mario Golf: Advance Tour (GBA)
 * 2005 (EU/AU): Yoshi Topsy-Turvy (GBA)


 * April 23
 * 1995 (JP): Wario’s Woods Again (Satellaview)
 * 2010 (EU):
 * Game & Watch: Donkey Kong Jr. (DSiWare)
 * 2010 (EU/AU):
 * Game & Watch: Ball (DSiWare)
 * Game & Watch: Flagman (DSiWare)
 * 2013 (JP): Photos with Mario (3DS eShop)
 * 2015 (JP): amiibo tap: Nintendo’s Greatest Bits (Wii U)


 * April 24
 * 2008 (AU): Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
 * 2014 (JP):
 * NES Remix Pack (Wii U)
 * NES Remix 2 (Wii U eShop)


 * April 25
 * 1992 (NA): Super Mario Bros. (pinball) (Arcade)
 * 2014 (NA/EU/AU): NES Remix 2 (Wii U eShop)


 * April 26
 * 1999 (NA): Super Smash Bros. (N64)
 * 2012 (JP): Mario Party 9 (Wii)
 * 2019 (ALL): Mario Tennis Aces: Special Online Demo (Switch eShop)


 * April 27
 * 2008 (NA): Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
 * 2006 (JP): Tetris DS (DS)
 * 2009 (NA): Paper Airplane Chase (DSiWare)


 * April 28
 * 1980 (JP/NA): Ball (G&W)
 * 1983 (NA): Mario's Cement Factory (G&W)
 * 1989 (EU): Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES)
 * 1994 (EU): Yoshi's Cookie (NES)
 * 2016 (NA/EU):
 * Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge (Wii U eShop)
 * Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge (3DS eShop)
 * 2017 (ALL): Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Switch)


 * April 29
 * 2009 (JP):
 * WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase (WiiWare)
 * WarioWare: D.I.Y. (DS)
 * 2015 (JP): Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition (3DS)
 * 2016 (AU):
 * Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge (Wii U eShop)
 * Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge (3DS eShop)


 * April 30
 * 1991 (EU): Dr. Mario (GB)
 * 2010 (EU):
 * WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase (WiiWare)
 * WarioWare: D.I.Y. (DS)
 * 2015 (NA/EU): amiibo tap: Nintendo’s Greatest Bits (Wii U)

Honestly, I think this is a super good month for Mario games. Mario Kart Wii, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Super Paper Mario, and Super Mario Land all came out this month! I also think it’s interesting that no games have ever come out from the 15th through the 18th. Usually, you don’t see a gap lasting that long (a Mario game has come out on pretty much every date), so that’s very interesting to see. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed, and I’ll see you next month!

What's in a Campaign?
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Welcome back, 'Shroom readers, to another What's in a Campaign? hosted by me, the Mustard Machine. Last month, we looked at the debut of a legend, looking at Firestorm's Series 3 campaign. This month, we're going to be drifting away from the main series once again and will be looking at the Extreme 1 Annihilator campaign of Disc-O-Inferno!

Built by the friends Mark Marshal, Nick Bullock, and Olivar Reed-Smith, Disc-O-Inferno made its debut in Series 4 as one of the many horizontal spinners built in the wake of Hypno-Disc. Armored in Polycarbonate (as was the style at the time) and powered by a 24v electric motor with a top speed of 30mph, Disc-O-Inferno is similar to previously covered robot Fluffy in the sense that they're both invertible (can run both ways up) polycarbonate robots with spinning weapons. But where Fluffy uses a spinning bar, Disc-O-Inferno uses a 30kg horizontal spinning disc capable of spinning at 3000rpm (revolutions per minute.) For comparison's sake, Hypno-Disc's flywheel at its peak could spin at 900rpm. That's quite the power difference, and, when the disc got up to speed, Disc-O-Inferno was a force to be reckoned with. Unfortunately, Disc-O-Inferno was often plagued with reliability issues, as was the case in their debut match, where, despite facing off with joke bot Major Tom and Shadow of Napalm (someday), Disc-O-Inferno still found itself losing the match when the robot just stopped. Let's hope those problems don't plague it in this run.



Interestingly enough, despite participating in Series 4, Disc-O-Inferno didn't actually attempt to qualify for Series 5. They also originally weren't scheduled to make any appearances in Extreme 1. In fact, during their pre-match interview, the team expressed doubt that they'd enter Robot Wars again. So, if they didn't want to do Robot Wars anymore, why did they enter the Annihilator? Well, you see, during the course of Extreme 1's filming (filmed at the same time as Series 5), several teams who were planning on entering a Mayhem ended up pulling out, such as as 3 Stegs 2 Heaven, who pulled out because the team wanted to upgrade their weapon; Mega Morg, who blew all of its speed controllers; and Plunderbird 5, who pulled out after S3 turned their robot to dust. Needing more robots, the producers called up the Disc-O-Inferno team and offered them a spot, and the team took it, hop=ping to go out in a blaze of glory! Oh and, if you're wondering, this would not be the last time Disc-O-Inferno appeared, with the team also qualifying for both Series 6 and 7.

Now, before I cover the tournament itself, I feel it's important to explain what an Annihilator is. An Annihilator is a special tournament that starts with six robots facing off against each other. Each round, one robot is eliminated until only one robot is left. The first few rounds are almost always chaotic and fun, with robots all over the place as they attack each other. If I'm being honest, it's my favorite thing Robot Wars does and it often gives a good showcase for robots who don't do so hot in the main competition. For example, despite being a combined 0-4 in main series battles, the robot Kan-Opener would win two different Annihilators. In most Annihilators, the participants were just chosen by the producers to compete. But unique to Extreme 1 were the Mayhem battles, which were a series of three-way melees where the winner would qualify for one of the two annihilators.

As a reminder, all pictures are sourced from the fantastic Robot Wars Wiki. And if you'd like to watch any of these fights a video will be posted and time stamps in the section.

In its Mayhem match, which was a qualifier for the cursed 2nd Annihilator (oh, we'll get to that), Disc-O-Inferno was matched up against Velcorippa and Comengetorix, who, unfortunately (or fortunately if you're the Disc-O-Inferno team), were planning on teaming up on Disc-O. The fight (2:02) begins with just that, with both robots slamming into Disc-O-Inferno, but that attack does little to damage Disc-O-Inferno, who drives away to get its blade up to speed. With its blade speeding up, Disc-O-Inferno lands an attack on Comengetorix (who is already starting to slow down). Sensing weakness, Velocorippa turns on Comengetorix, slamming into it before running off as Disc-O-Inferno lands two more big hits with its blade, completely knocking out Comengetorix in the process. Disc-O-Inferno then turns its attention to Velocorippa, hitting it with its blade and completely splitting the front armor of the dinosaur-themed robot.



After one more hit for good measure, Disc-O-Inferno rips the front panel off the right side of Velocorippa, KOing it and sending Disc-O-Inferno into the Annihilator. In the Annihilator, Disc-O-Inferno would face off against the following robots:

Panic Attack: Series 2 champion armed with lifting forks and the great driving of Kim Davis. Panic Attack qualified by defeating Shear Kahn and Tag Team Terror Champion Diotoir.

The Steel Avenger: Series 4 heat finalist and Exteme 1 Tag Team Terror runner-up. Armed with an axe at the front and a lifting plow at the back. The Steel Avenger qualified in an upset, winning a judges' decision over Series 2 Semi-Finalist and Series 4 Tag Team Terror champion King B3 Powerworks (the third robot in the fight was future champion Tornado, who was already KO'd).

Spirit Of Knightmare: Spirit of Knightmare actually lost its Mayhem after being KO'd by fellow flipper Bulldog Breed, but, as I said, Extreme 1 was filmed at the same time as Series 5 and, in Series 5, Bulldog Breed would face off against Hypno-Disc, who would damage Bulldog Breed so badly that Bulldog Breed would be unable to compete. The producers felt that Spirit Of Knightmare had performed better than the other robot in the Mayhem (Judge Shred), so Spirit Of Knightmare was put into the Annihilator.

Napalm (<3): Series 2 Semi-Finalist armed with weak, axe-like mandibles. Napalm would qualify after winning one of my all time favorite fights against the Clusterbot flipper known as Gemini and the newcomer bar spinner known as The Spider. After The Spider drove over the flame pit and burned out its motors and the clusterbots of Gemini accidentally breached themselves on their own wheelie bar, KOing themselves, Napalm secured a spot in the Annihilator.

Hippobotomus: Much like Spirit of Knightmare, this robot actually lost its Mayhem to the Flipper named Atomic, and was, in fact, using a different design at the time. But Atomic would also face Hypno-Disc in Series 5 and Hypno-Disc also destroyed Atomic to the point where Atomic had to pull out of the Annihilator. Unlike Spirit of Knightmare, however, Hippobotomus (then called Fighting Torque) did not outperform the third robot in the fight (Mousetrap). Presumably Mousetrap was too damaged from its Series 5 fight with S3 and was unable to compete in the Annihilator (Mousetrap would be pulled out of the Armed Forces special for similar reasons), so Hippobotomus was allowed in.

This lineup is why this is considered the cursed Annihilator. Between the upsets, pullouts, and weird match-ups, we didn't get to see this Annihilator how it was truly intended to be (the line up was intended to be Tornado, Panic Attack, Gemini, Atomic, Bulldog Breed, Disc-O-Inferno). Instead, you've got a wide mix of great bots like Panic Attack, above average bots like The Steel Avenger and Disc-O-Inferno, and outright bad bots like Napalm (<3) and Hippobotomus.

In the first round of the Annihilator (6:49), the action starts fast and hot with Spirit of Knightmare attacking Napalm and Panic Attack attempting to take out Disc-O-Inferno before it can get its disc up to speed. All the robots meet an enemy, with the Steel Avenger hitting Panic Attack with its axe while Hippobotomus also hits Panic Attack with its weird tiny spinning disc before driving away. All the robots then meet in the middle, attacking the already struggling Napalm, with Disc-O-Inferno contributing by ripping off a huge chunk of Napalm's armor with its disc.



Napalm manages to sluggishly get away while the Steel Avenger attacks it with its axe. The Steel Avenger then turns its axe on Spirit of Knightmare. The action stays hot, with Spirit of Knightmare attempting to flip over the Steel Avenger before moving onto and failing to flip over Hippobotomus. Panic Attack manages to get some lifts in on Hippobotomus and the Steel Avenger, but Disc-O-Inferno hits Panic Attack with their disc, ripping off a piece of their armor in the process. The fighting continues before Disc-O-Inferno remembers that Hippobotomus's armor is a plastic sandbox and they turn their attention to Hippobotomus.



One strike from the disc knocks out Hippobotomus and another rips a huge chunk of the robot right off. In any case, Hippobotomus is counted out and Disc-O-Inferno survives the first round.

It wouldn't take long for Disc-O-Inferno to survive the second round either. Napalm, who was already severely damaged (and who, in fact, had to be pushed into the arena by a house robot in round one) was damaged so much that it could only move in circles. Not helping matters, Napalm also took a large amount of untelevised damage from the house robot Matilda. Napalm was forced to withdraw because they weren't able to get the damage repaired and felt there was no point in going out into the arena if they were just going to be sitting ducks. Disc-O-Inferno also took a large amount of damage, and after repairing some beams inside the robot, the team found that the electronics system wasn't working properly. Luckily (and with the help of two time Series 2 champion and Chaos 2's builder, George Francis) they managed to get it all repaired in time for the third round.

In the third round (12:07), the action once again started hot, with Steel Avenger being flipped by Spirit of Knightmare into the waiting forks of Panic Attack, who then slammed Steel Avenger into the wall, forcing the Steel Avenger to have to use CO2 to self right. Disc-O-Infernro lands a solid blow to the side of Spirit of Knightmare as Panic Attack once again flips over Steel Avenger, who is accidentally righted by Spirit of Knightmare. The Steel Avenger then goes on the attack, landing axe blows into Panic Attack as Spirit of Knightmare slams Panic Attack into the arena wall. The Steel Avenger lands another axe blow onto Panic Attack before Disc-O-Inferno slams into the Steel Avenger with its disc, sending the Steel Avenger spinning away. The fight is very even at this point with Disc-O-Inferno landing a blow onto Panic Attack as Spirt of Knightmare tries and fails to get under the Steel Avenger. Steel Avenger hits the pit release, and Panic Attack almost drives both Spirit of Knightmare and itself into the pit. Finally, after landing some axe blows into the side skirts of Spirit of Knightmare, Panic Attack finds itself flipped over by Spirit of Knightmare. After another disc strike from Disc-O-Inferno, Steel Avenger is unable to self right and is counted out, sending Disc-O-Inferno to the next round.

However, much like what happened after round one, Panic Attack took so much damage that they weren't able to enter the next round, turning this Annihilator from a five-match gauntlet into a three-match heat. On the episode itself, to fill time after losing two fights to withdraws, the producers would have Bigger Brother face Comengetorix in a "grudge" match where Bigger Brother would defeat Comengetorix in one flip because... of course.

In the championship round, Disc-O-Inferno and Spirit of Knightmare faced off against each other, and this fight (16:55) is all Disc-O-Inferno. Disc-O-Inferno starts the fight with a strike on the flipper over Spirit of Knightmare, who manages to get under Disc-O-Inferno twice but fails to flip it. The second attempt would prove disastrous for Spirit of Knightmare, who fired its flipper just a second too late, and Disc-O-Inferno would get its disc inside the flipper, tearing off one of the flipper brackets and lowering the flipper's use.



Disc-O-Inferno delivers two more big blows to the sides of Spirit of Knightmare, who is struggling to respond. Spirit of Knightmare would then hit the pit release button after the team realized that was going to be their only chance at winning. At this point, the flipper of Spirit of Knightmare is extremely damaged, and Disc-O-Inferno would land another big blow on the flipper, preventing it from being retracted before completely bending it inwards. After a few more blows, Spirit of Knightmare would completely break down, and while there's a little bit of movement in the flipper left, the robot itself isn't moving. Spirit of Knightmare is counted out, making Disc-O-Inferno the Annihilator 2 champion.

This wasn't a bad run for team that didn't even want to enter Robot Wars anymore. To go from not even intending to compete to champion of a tournament something that several notable robots such as Hypno-Disc and Behemoth would never do, is an accomplishment. Winning the Annihilator also seemed to reawaken the passion for robot fighting the Disc-O-Inferno team had, seeing as how they would enter Series 6, where they would make a Heat final, and Series 7, where they'd go out in the first round. All in all, Disc-O-Inferno was a solid bot, and, while they did get lucky with both Napalm and Panic Attack pulling out of the Annihilator early, I think they would have won even if both of those rounds had been fought. That's all for this month. Join us next month when we take a look at another robot.

Forum Update
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Hello, all of you readers of The 'Shroom! Awards Committee meetings have started, and we've had two high-profile games running this month. It's been fairly busy around the forum, so let's jump right in and see what all has been going on!

News
Well, while you can (and should) take a look at Anniversary Announcements elsewhere on this page for updates on awards-related news, I will point out that the "Meeting Logs" thread now exists on the Mario Awards XVI board. If you want to see what the Awards Committee has been up to in detail, click on the logs linked in here.

To wrap up this brief look at the news, we have a new Mindless Junk fad. Like many Mindless Junk fads, it lasted but barely a day. This one actually started in another board, beginning when, first, "I am an average disliker of Pokémon games and here's my opinions" was posted in the board for general discussion of videogames. Less than two hours later, "I am an average enjoyer of the Pokemon franchise and these are my opinions" was created, and, shortly after that, users flocked to Mindless Junk to inform the world of their averageness in a particular area and to share their opinions on a related subject. We heard opinions on Mario Party games, Super Mario games, the boards of the Super Mario Boards, the Mario Awards, the Trails series, games with Miis, and more! Of course, there were a few variants further removed from the original, too.

Re-Threading Old Ground
This month, why don't we take a look back at "The once improperly now properly named FE drawing thread"? The concept behind this thread was a simple one. Edofenrir kindly offered to draw members of the community as if they were characters in Fire Emblem, giving each user a unique class. Unfortunately, most all of the images in the thread a broken now, as a result of the closure of Userpedia. However, the artwork can still be seen on the Fire Emblem Debatening thread on the archived version of Userpedia. Threads like this are a good reminder of how much creative talent we've had in the community over the years, and, perhaps more importantly, how much effort folks here have expended over the years with the goal of providing something to other members of the community to make them happier and to celebrate them.

Statistics

 * Total Threads: 41,016 (Difference: +101)
 * Total Posts: 2,238,721(Difference: +4,061)
 * Total Members: 3,389 (Difference: +12)

Thread of the Month
Living Game – Game Thread - It was hard to pick anything else this month, when this game has grown so large and captured a considerable amount of attention. Snack's experimental game had but one player at its outset, but, through a combination of nightly "live attempts" where one player's player attempt to bring another player to life gets randomly selected, and day phase voting to "live" waiting players, it has slowly worked its way up to having a cast of fourteen players (and will have up to four more by the time this article goes to print). While the cast, encompassing roleplays from KG8 on Minus World to AKG4 characters to comic book characters, is notable on its own, what earns this game this distinction is the sheer amount of effort Snack has put into. He has put his artistic skill to use designing his own map, has run a gift shop system in the game, has written detailed results, has roleplayed various host characters, and has even made sprites for the various artifacts that players are searching for. Take a look at his work!

Honorable mention goes to C:\Users\NotCory\Creations, the art thread of NotCory. He posts a variety of impressive renders of Mario characters. In this month alone, he's posted renders of Peach taking a selfie, a pit crew Toad driving a kart, and Mario and Luigi with squirt guns (or F.L.U.D.D., for Mario) in celebration of Songkran.

Quotes

 * ""If you are ever attacked by a group of clowns, go for the juggler." -Sun Tzu, The Art of War" - Waluigi Time, sharing the wisdom of Purple McPurplepants the Twelfth
 * "Every day [line break&#0093; I wake up [line break&#0093; Crying" - Koops, lamenting Paper Mario: Sticker Star's winning streak in the Fail Awards
 * "I hope you are all enjoying you're March 32nd." - Shy Guy on Wheels, hitting us with that sweet April Fool's prank.
 * "Thank you very much" - Meta Knight, accepting his Grammy
 * "Wait how long did I forget we had a Handheld gaming subforum" - LeftyGreenMario, realizing that the Switch killed an entire board.
 * "Are you really 12?" - CrewmateBiggs, asking the sacred question

Forum Games

 * The 'Shroom Mafia 4 (Lounge thread) began on March 28th and ended on (while I wrote this article, and with my death, interestingly enough) with a mafia victory on April 18th. The game was hosted by Ninja Squid, Waluigi Time, and Goombuigi. Post-game commentary and some rule changes during the game itself suggests some room for refinement for some of its mechanics, but, overall, it was a refreshingly smooth experience when compared to some previous 'Shroom and Awards Mafia games. The game saw a range of returning faces like Meta Knight and Tucayo, veteran Mafia players like Reverse Input and Roserade, and a few relatively new players like MightyMario, and included roleplays like President Haltmann, Kammi Koopa, Pearl from Splatoon, and talking cheese.
 * World of Plight Mafia (Lounge thread), hosted by Magolor04726 and Ghost, ended on March 16th with a mafia victory, having included roleplays such as Kolorado and a dead horse. The game ended with a tense debate between Shoey and Fun With Despair.
 * Murder Party (Lounge thread), an experimental game hosted by Revin in which all participants were granted the power to kill, began on March 16th and ended on March 20th. The game was a massacre, with the good guys faction wiped out in short order and the bad guys faction going without losing a single member. Notable roleplays in this game included Mistleteinn, the man with a box, Baron von Hooks, and the ghost of Marty Robbins.
 * Living Game (Lounge thread) (Party Games thread), an experimental game hosted by Snack which started, ostensibly, as a game for April Fool's, but which has certainly played out as something more substantial, began on April 2nd and is currently ongoing. The game offers players the chance to "live" other willing users, adding them to the game, and, on top of various unique mechanics like night quests and party games, has offered players a chance to solve mysteries and to explore the islands on which the game is set in order to uncover special artifacts and learn more about the setting. Notable roleplays have included, to this point, Tom Nook, Posh Kermit, El Presidente('s advisor), Ray Trace, and Xavier Wexlyn.

Interactive 'Shroom Threads

 * Voting will once again be open this month for Strategy Wing's Mach Speed Mayhem, written by Superchao. The chances to vote are dwindling, so go vote!
 * Nominations are once again open for Waluigi Time's Mushroom Kingdom Smackdown. A system where Waluigi Time offers a few nominees which you can vote for with reactions remains in place, but you can continue to offer up your own nominations, as always!
 * You can also vote in Northern Verve's merit ranking to determine the order he'll cover Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's fighters, determining which fighters get covered in his 'Shroom section!

That's all the news from the forum for this month. It has turned into a busy spring, hasn't it? As always, if there's something I missed that you think I should cover, let me know. Otherwise, come back next month to find out the happenings on the forum during late April and the first half of May!

All information above was correct as of 15:08 EDT on 18 April 2022.