The 'Shroom:Issue 191/Fun Stuff

Director's Notes
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Greetings, beautiful 'Shroom readers! Happy February, month of love and Black History! I would normally have much more to say, especially during a romantic period like this, but I'm writing this at two a.m. and I have somewhere important to be in the morning. So I will briefly say that I hope you enjoy our February offerings, and have a wonderful rest of your month ahead of you! Take care of yourself whenever and however you can.

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Anagrams
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Hi everyone, welcome to the February edition of anagrams! I hope you're having a nice year so far. This month, my anagrams for you are all based around Mario Kart battle courses- but don't worry, I've spared you all of the pain of all the SNES Battle Course 129s and GBA Battle Course 438s this time. If you'd like to make a suggestion for a theme or a fun anagram for me to use, please let me know on my talk page or in a PM to me on the forums, it would be really nice to hear from you. And with that, I'll let you fight through these anagrams- they shouldn't really be that bad, though.

How it works... Basically, this puzzle consists of solving the anagrams. Each month has a specific theme, which will give you a clue about what sort of words or phrases the anagrams will be. I've also included the boxes that the anagrams will fit into, so you'll be able to tell how many words it will solve to be and how many letters will be in each word, which should give you a hand too. You'll also notice that within each set of boxes, one of the squares are yellow. As you solve each anagram, note down the letter which appears in the yellow squares, and if you can solve all of the anagrams, you'll also get a bonus anagram to solve from completing all of the others. I've included the letter configuration for this one at the bottom too, just to give you an extra helping hand. Best of luck!

1. SCARY PERKS

2. DOUBTING

3. SKI BRETHREN

4. LOCK ZAP LAB

5. OUTWEIGHED HILTS

6. UNIFY TASK MUD

7. ASSUMING IN OIL

8. BULK DECODE

9. CAKED ON OIL

10. TRAIT TALK

11. UNBECOMING AT EDEN

12. UNEMPHATIC HERO COLT

13. RIPENED FOIL

14. DON INDENTS

15. SLAP HOMER

Bonus anagram:

Word Search
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You guys remember when Mario sports titles had random humans in them? That was weird right? Who decided that what the Mario series needed was humans that just existed and only existed for sports? Anyways, this Word Search is about Mario Golf 64, a pretty good little golf game, but you don’t start with Mario, you start with Baby Mario, which is also weird. Anyways words can be found vertically, horizontally, and diagonally. If you'd like to play a different version of this puzzle, follow this link: https://thewordsearch.com/puzzle/4952150/mario-golf-64/ As always, have fun stay safe!



Crossword
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Hello everyone, it's me, MarioMorty, and I am back with some steaming hot Crosswords, just for all of you to enjoy. This month's issue will cover the so-far 24 booster tracks that have been added to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Well, that's all for me, so sit back and enjoy. See y'all next month!



Hiding Koopa
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Hello there, 'Shroom readers! The great Mario drought of late 2022-early 2023 continues, and with no announcements in the latest Direct that aren't just DLC, I am now being forced to turn to other sources for Hiding Koopa material. The horror! Hmm... What about that series Ninja Squid likes?

Alright, that should work pretty well. In honor of this section's previous writer, there are five Koopas hiding in this art from the latest entry in the series, Fire Emblem Engage! Good luck!



Thanks for playing! Did you find them all?

Where in the Marioverse is Carmen Sandiego?
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“There’s been more activity from Carmen’s team, gumshoe- it’s time to get to work! We’ve received a report from Birdo that someone’s stolen all of her keys for her karts and bikes! Earlier this month, it was announced that Birdo would be returning to Mario Kart in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as part of Wave 4 of the Booster Pass, after a long hiatus from the console games. The announcement was met with surprise and joy at a new character being released for the game, inspiring hopes that more characters could be following her in the next two waves. If we don’t find these keys for her, gumshoe, there will be no racing for her- you have to hurry, gumshoe! Birdo is counting on your quick work!”

CASE CLOSED

Musical Quiz
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Hi, I'm WildWario, and this is Musical Quiz. This game is simple, just listen to the music and guess where it comes from. The answers can be found at the bottom of the list. There's no specific theme, so try your best to get all of the questions right.



That's it for this month's quiz. Come back next month for another quiz.

Trivia
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Facts! Trivia! 'Shroom sections!


 * 1) That Mario Bros. on the Game & Watch was the first Mario game to have a traditional two-player mode?
 * 2) That Metal Mario is not a playable character in the Japanese version of Mario Golf 64?
 * 3) That Sam Houston is the only person to be elected Governor in two different states?
 * 4) That Chain Chomp was based off a time when Shigeru Miyamoto was attacked by a dog as a kid?
 * 5) That Super Mario Sunshine is the only 3D Mario game to not feature Goombas?
 * 6) That Buzzy Beetles and Koopa Paratroopas are the only enemies from Super Mario Bros. to have never appeared in a 3D Mario game?
 * 7) That Wario’s Woods was the last officially licensed game NES game released in North America?