The 'Shroom:Issue 193/Fun Stuff

Director's Notes
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Greetings, beautiful 'Shroom readers! Welcome to this spring edition of Fun Stuff! With the awards season and my college's spring quarter kicking off, I'm one busy Grass-type! But with the April Fool in my heart, I'll be able to get through it all with laughter and levity. I hope you're feeling similarly this season, and that you can approach anything in your path with joy and whimsy.

We've got another wonderful selection of sections for you here in the Fun Stuff office, so go forth and enjoy! Take care of yourselves out there o7

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Anagrams
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Hi everyone, welcome to another month's edition of anagrams! This month I've decided to put together a load of anagrams based on different Kongs, all sorts of different ones- but still expect a lot of K-O-N-G letters. If you can think of a theme that involves significantly fewer Ks and Gs, or anything Mario-related you fancy having a crack at some anagrams for, please let me know on my talk page or in a PM to me on the forums, I'd be sure to incorporate them in a future section, along with any funny Mario-related anagrams you send. Now then, I'll let you swing into these anagrams!

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. KNIGHTLY GAS

2. KIND BOB RAG

3. USING CROCK

4. GET RANK OAK

5. NIX KID EGO

6. GUNK CLONE

7. KERN BY COG

8. HIDE DEITY TEE

9. NOOKS GUM

10. GET OR UNPACK

11. BLOKE GRUNTS

Bonus anagram:

Word Search
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Why is Super Paper Mario the way it is? Why did they take a pretty good turn based RPG series and turn it into a weird platformer with pretend RPG elements? Why are the enemy designs so weird? The game doesn't look like it was ever supposed to be a Mario game. If you can't tell the subject, of this month's Word Search is Super Paper Mario, a weird 2D platformer RPG hybrid that completely changed how Paper Mario is. Some would say that after Super Paper Mario, the Paper Mario series would never manage to return to the highs of the original two games. But those people are dumb because Color Splash is the best of all the Paper Mario games. Anyways this month's Word Search is a little more challenging than most. Words can be found vertically, horizontally, diagonally, backwards, and inside other words. As always have fun and stay safe!



Crossword
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I'm MarioMorty, and this is Crosswords. On today's edition, we'll be taking a look at Mario sports games. That's all I have to say for today, but know that I have some special editions in the works, so look forward to that!



Hiding Koopa
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Hello there, 'Shroom readers! It's April! Wasn't there supposed to be something happening this month? Something really big that a lot of people were waiting for? Hm... Nope, nothing comes to mind. I'm probably just mistaken.

Anyway, as the guy on top of all of Nintendo's latest releases, I've picked more fresh material for Hiding Koopa! This month, there are five Koopas hiding in this artwork from Samus' new old outing, Metroid Prime Remastered! Can you find them all?



Thanks for playing! Did you find them all?

Where in the Marioverse is Carmen Sandiego?
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“We've got your next case ready to go, gumshoe. Donkey Kong was helping test a prototype LEGO Donkey Kong toy when it was stolen, along with the rest of his Dry Bowser Castle Battle set. The LEGO Super Mario sets involve electronic toys that can play character voice lines during playtime. Characters featured include Mario, Luigi, and Princess Peach, and they've proven very popular so far. This might not be a Carmen scheme, perhaps just a jealous scoundrel, but, it's what we have for you this month. Donkey Kong needs the set back, so it's time to get to work!”

CASE CLOSED

Trivia
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OH MAN, I'M LATE! ROSE IS GONNA KILL ME! I GOTTA STOP WASTING TIME, UH, UH, UH, DID YOU KNOW?


 * 1) That Rocky Wrenches were originally Koopa variants?
 * 2) That TV's Chuck Connors was the first NBA player to ever break a backboard during a game?
 * 3) That Super Mario 64 was originally going to have 32 levels?
 * 4) That Drill Bit is incorrectly listed as a Boss enemy in both the Nintendo Power and Shogakukan's Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars?
 * 5) That Retro Studios once worked on a Mario volleyball game?
 * 6) That according to Yoshi's New Island, the stork from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island accidentally delivered Baby Mario and Baby Luigi to the wrong parents?
 * 7) That Yoshi's Touch & Go is the only Yoshi game to feature a playable Baby Luigi?