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:::::::Does it? They all still seem to be two halves of the same idiot to me. With the exception of Paper Luigi, all of the important character ones are always in the same place anyways. It's not ridiculous, it's common sense. Again, Nintendo's interpretation in each individual game can be different at any given time, but that does ''not'' justify a split. [[User:Doc von Schmeltwick|Doc von Schmeltwick]] ([[User talk:Doc von Schmeltwick|talk]]) 23:16, November 17, 2019 (EST) | :::::::Does it? They all still seem to be two halves of the same idiot to me. With the exception of Paper Luigi, all of the important character ones are always in the same place anyways. It's not ridiculous, it's common sense. Again, Nintendo's interpretation in each individual game can be different at any given time, but that does ''not'' justify a split. [[User:Doc von Schmeltwick|Doc von Schmeltwick]] ([[User talk:Doc von Schmeltwick|talk]]) 23:16, November 17, 2019 (EST) | ||
::::::::At this point you're suggesting merging clearly distinct entities who appear on screen at the same time. Merging Mario and Paper Mario sounds particularly disastrous, good luck explaining 2/3 of an RPG's playable characters in one article without getting clunky and messy. Plus, if we'd do that, then it only makes sense to merge Dr. Mario, Mr. L, Rookie, and every other alter-ego because those are actually the same person. If an alternate version of Mario from another dimension doesn't deserve his own article, then Mario putting a lab coat on definitely doesn't. --{{User:Waluigi Time/sig}} 14:17, November 18, 2019 (EST) | ::::::::At this point you're suggesting merging clearly distinct entities who appear on screen at the same time. Merging Mario and Paper Mario sounds particularly disastrous, good luck explaining 2/3 of an RPG's playable characters in one article without getting clunky and messy. Plus, if we'd do that, then it only makes sense to merge Dr. Mario, Mr. L, Rookie, and every other alter-ego because those are actually the same person. If an alternate version of Mario from another dimension doesn't deserve his own article, then Mario putting a lab coat on definitely doesn't. --{{User:Waluigi Time/sig}} 14:17, November 18, 2019 (EST) | ||
:::::::::Except "alternate persona" and "the exact same person from another world" do not the same thing make. I'll concede that it may need a bit more thought, but I didn't want to rush that sort of thing regardless. In any case, I see no reason to not re-merge the paper enemies, as they aren't characters, they're a species, and we have things such as the distinct-looking Bob-ombs from SMB3 and the varyingly-statted Magikoopas from the first PM covered in the same place, so I see no reason that this identifier should hold any more weight than a color variation in that case. Besides, we already make [[Sombrero Guy|some]] [[Tower Power Pokey| | :::::::::Except "alternate persona" and "the exact same person from another world" do not the same thing make. I'll concede that it may need a bit more thought, but I didn't want to rush that sort of thing regardless. In any case, I see no reason to not re-merge the paper enemies, as they aren't characters, they're a species, and we have things such as the distinct-looking Bob-ombs from SMB3 and the varyingly-statted Magikoopas from the first PM covered in the same place, so I see no reason that this identifier should hold any more weight than a color variation in that case. Besides, we already make [[Sombrero Guy|some]] [[Tower Power Pokey|exceptions]] to that due to them debuting in a PM game.[[User:Doc von Schmeltwick|Doc von Schmeltwick]] ([[User talk:Doc von Schmeltwick|talk]]) 15:16, November 18, 2019 (EST) | ||
::In the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiZ8BrT5e1Q E3 2012 footage], Megasparkle Goomba was originally named "Boss Goomba"; what other reason would they have to go from that to "Megasparkle" without thinking of Mega Goomba, and why couldn't they have thought of any other name if they didn't connect the dots? Not to mention, [[Mizzter Blizzard]] is also a "Boss" enemy in Japan, meaning that having a generic look of a generic mook isn't a dis-qualifier from the boss status from a developer's point of view, especially if there's also "vanilla big type" enemies in. That also makes Mario Party Mega Goombas a bad example because the Megas both have "kyodai" in Japan to identify them as "big types" and appear alongside "boss" and "king" types. [[User:SmokedChili|SmokedChili]] ([[User talk:SmokedChili|talk]]) 10:07, November 18, 2019 (EST) | ::In the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiZ8BrT5e1Q E3 2012 footage], Megasparkle Goomba was originally named "Boss Goomba"; what other reason would they have to go from that to "Megasparkle" without thinking of Mega Goomba, and why couldn't they have thought of any other name if they didn't connect the dots? Not to mention, [[Mizzter Blizzard]] is also a "Boss" enemy in Japan, meaning that having a generic look of a generic mook isn't a dis-qualifier from the boss status from a developer's point of view, especially if there's also "vanilla big type" enemies in. That also makes Mario Party Mega Goombas a bad example because the Megas both have "kyodai" in Japan to identify them as "big types" and appear alongside "boss" and "king" types. [[User:SmokedChili|SmokedChili]] ([[User talk:SmokedChili|talk]]) 10:07, November 18, 2019 (EST) | ||
:::Considering how often Mega is used in the Mario series to describe "really big stuff", the presence of "Mega" in the name alone isn't really convincing that these were intended to be the same entity. Frankly, the amount of stretching that has to be done to say "Mega Goomba and Megasparkle Goomba ''might'' be the same thing" makes me think this is a bad idea and they should be left alone. --{{User:Waluigi Time/sig}} 14:17, November 18, 2019 (EST) | :::Considering how often Mega is used in the Mario series to describe "really big stuff", the presence of "Mega" in the name alone isn't really convincing that these were intended to be the same entity. Frankly, the amount of stretching that has to be done to say "Mega Goomba and Megasparkle Goomba ''might'' be the same thing" makes me think this is a bad idea and they should be left alone. --{{User:Waluigi Time/sig}} 14:17, November 18, 2019 (EST) | ||
::::And there's nothing saying that Atomic Teresa and Boss Teresa are the same thing other than the English name, which can be said the same of later Kyodai Kuribo and Boss Kuribo. [[User:Doc von Schmeltwick|Doc von Schmeltwick]] ([[User talk:Doc von Schmeltwick|talk]]) 15:16, November 18, 2019 (EST) | ::::And there's nothing saying that Atomic Teresa and Boss Teresa are the same thing other than the English name, which can be said the same of later Kyodai Kuribo and Boss Kuribo. [[User:Doc von Schmeltwick|Doc von Schmeltwick]] ([[User talk:Doc von Schmeltwick|talk]]) 15:16, November 18, 2019 (EST) | ||
:::::If we really want to be consistent with how we handle Big Boos, then Mega Goomba shouldn't even be considered a separate entity to begin with. {{User:7feetunder/sig}} 16:59, November 18, 2019 (EST) | |||
::::::I'd vote to keep-as-is. --{{User:FanOfYoshi/sig}} 10:04, November 19, 2019 (EST) | |||
::::It's not stretching to use the original releases as a prime reference and the translated versions to see how they compare, what was made up and what was lost, how consistently do this phenomenon and that inconsistency occur, and if it's intentional or not. For Boss Kuribo, which has two appearances and one reference in Japan, there is Mega Goomba in NSMB, Megasparkle Goomba in PMSS, and Papercraft Megacrinkle Goomba in M&L:PJ. That's three different names in English, always a different one. Megasparkle was in early footage Boss, a direct translation of the Japanese name of Mega, before it was intentionally (how and why else) changed and ended up similar to Mega. There wasn't a Megacrinkle in previous games, yet it's blatantly based off Megasparkle, so it has to be Megasparkle, early known as Boss, directly taken from the Japanese name of Mega. Essentially, it's not that Mega and Megasparkle ''might'' be the same thing, it's actually that, taking the original releases and their history into account, they '''are''' the same thing. [[User:SmokedChili|SmokedChili]] ([[User talk:SmokedChili|talk]]) 10:21, November 20, 2019 (EST) | |||
:::::My main problem with this suggestion is that it hinges entirely on two factors that I don't find very convincing. 1. Having the same incredibly generic Japanese name. Petey Piranha, Gooper Blooper, the weird King Boo from Sunshine, Cheepskipper, Lakithunder, Kamella, Topmaniac, Tower Power Pokey, Mizzter Blizzard, and Boss Brolder, among countless others I'm sure, all use the "Bosu <enemy title here>" name. It's nothing new or original, and I doubt anyone would try arguing that a generic giant Piranha Plant boss using that naming scheme is supposed to be Petey. 2. Having a somewhat similar English name, which definitely isn't grounds for a merge, and feels particularly flimsy considering how generic "Mega Goomba" is as a name. Mega is very commonly used in the Mario franchise to describe "really big stuff". The same player's guide for New Super Mario Bros. that named Mega Goomba also gives the mega identifier to Mega Cheep-Cheep, Mega Deep-Cheep, Mega Unagi, and of course we can't forget about Mega Mario/Luigi and the Mega Mushroom. Sticker Star also throws mega around for all the Megaflash stickers. Like 7feetunder said earlier, he didn't even think of a possible connection between the two while playing the game, and neither did I until this was brought up. I'd also speculate that the papercraft was renamed to "Megacrinkle" because, well, it doesn't sparkle, but obviously that's not really evidence for anything. At this point, the "similar English name" argument doesn't hold up at all without the "same Japanese name" argument, which in my mind makes this nothing more than a merge based on Japanese name only, and I'll have to continue to oppose. --{{User:Waluigi Time/sig}} 12:31, November 20, 2019 (EST) | |||
::::::Ultimately, your argument hinges on "I doubt they'd remember this thing." Problem is, the same game featured the return of [[Snow Spike|another thing that was a no-show since debuting in NSMB]], and a bit later a golf game would feature the return of [[Kab-omb|another thing that hadn't been seen since the same game, only appearing in ONE level]]. So no, I think they can remember, ''even with'' the somewhat generic name. [[User:Doc von Schmeltwick|Doc von Schmeltwick]] ([[User talk:Doc von Schmeltwick|talk]]) 03:13, November 21, 2019 (EST) | |||
:::::::I never said anything about "I doubt they'd remember this thing". Nintendo has proven many times that they can remember concepts that haven't appeared in a game for years and bring them back (though I could also go for a while on stuff they've abandoned and ''should'' bring back, but that's irrelevant to this discussion). My problem is that there's not enough evidence to definitively say that they're the same, only extremely generic names that have had their naming conventions used across many other games. While it's possible that they could've brought back Mega Goomba for Sticker Star and reworked him beyond recognition, I really don't see a concrete connection here. --{{User:Waluigi Time/sig}} 12:28, November 21, 2019 (EST) | |||
::::::::Sorry, I suppose that was more 7's argument. Regardless, I fail to see how enlarged Goomba with same name and basic function as other enlarged Goomba is ''that'' big of a stretch. [[User:Doc von Schmeltwick|Doc von Schmeltwick]] ([[User talk:Doc von Schmeltwick|talk]]) 14:54, November 21, 2019 (EST) | |||
::::::1. So? All it shows is that the Japanese naming conventions for Mario enemies have been more consistent than the English ones. In case of ”bosu” types, their deviation from the base varies from notable to almost non-existent, and NSMB Mega Goomba / Megasparkle Goomba fall into the latter extreme. The ”bosu” enemies that reappear have also kept their designs from their debut, Mario Pinball Land being an expection. 2. The localizers made the catch-all term "Mega" and named Boss Kuribo "Mega Goomba", thus lumping him with the ”Megas” in NSMB (most of which were named ”Dai” along with a couple ”Kyodais”) and Mario Party as well as Mega Mushroom. As it goes for ”bosu” enemies, all of them are always in their ”boss” state as we see them, including NSMB Mega Goomba who despite his non-distinct appearance has the power to grow gigantic. Compare that to the Big types such as ”kyodais” and Yoshi's Island ”biggu” bosses whose size alternates between natural and the effect of Kamek's magic. All the five Sticker Star ”bosus” start as ”bosus”, including Megasprakle Goomba despite him not looking any different from his fellow Goombas and, y'know, sparkling, and has the power to grow gigantic. Ultimately, NSMB Mega Goomba and Megasparkle Goomba don't just share the same Japanese name, but also the function as bosses who look like ordinary mooks with the power to grow gigantic. It thus falls on localizers for creating this inconsistency in names. [[User:SmokedChili|SmokedChili]] ([[User talk:SmokedChili|talk]]) 07:56, December 7, 2019 (EST) | |||
Bumping this after replaying PMSS a bit. I'm thinking more than ever this is a deliberate attempt to revitalize the NSMB boss. Anyways, I noticed the SSBB trophy mentions Mega Goomba, and the SSBfWU trophy mentions Megasparkle Goomba. Anyone know what the respective JP text to each is? [[User:Doc von Schmeltwick|Doc von Schmeltwick]] ([[User talk:Doc von Schmeltwick|talk]]) 01:39, July 1, 2021 (EDT) | |||
:The same name does not always mean they have to be treated as the same thing. The concept of these two is too different to consider them the same thing; NSMB is a Goomba that grows huge, and PMSS is sixteen Goombas combined, with one of them (who is actually the one referred to with this name) wearing a Royal Sticker. Like others have said, the name "Boss Goomba" is a generic name and seems like a stretch to be intentionally based off the NSMB boss. Notice that even Tower Power Pokey and Mizzter Blizzard are called "Boss enemy that they are based off" as well. {{User:Keyblade Master/sig}} 12:51, July 1, 2021 (EDT) | |||
::As previously established in the enormous conversation above I don't think you were around to be a part of, the same difference applies to [[Goomboss]] (a single enlarged Goomba in PM64, and an amalgamation of several in SM64DS). Anyways, please don't bog down the specific question I asked with an unrelated point, that's rude... [[User:Doc von Schmeltwick|Doc von Schmeltwick]] ([[User talk:Doc von Schmeltwick|talk]]) 16:10, July 1, 2021 (EDT) | |||
::I actually don't have an answer to that question, nor am I even aware of the Smash Trophies (I have never played Smash myself), just leaving my thoughts on the situation in general. {{User:Keyblade Master/sig}} 16:52, July 1, 2021 (EDT) | |||
:[https://youtu.be/Kjy7Gd4cjrM?t=181 Here's Big Goomba's Japanese trophy description from ''SSB Wii U'',] and [https://youtu.be/B4K90Lq5YbU?t=240 here's the one from ''Brawl''.] Both mention a Boss Kuribō. Someone else will have to translate them, but the ''Brawl'' description appears to be the only one that mentions ''NSMB'' (the "New" part of ''New Super Mario Bros.'' and "WORLD 4" are in English). {{User:7feetunder/sig}} | |||
::The Japanese ''Brawl'' trophy more or less says the same thing as the English version in regards to Mega Goomba from ''New Super Mario Bros.'' The Japanese ''Wii U'' trophy simply states that Mega Goomba (doesn't state which one) is even bigger than Big Goomba, and doesn't say anything about it being shiny. Extremely similar description, except the latter implies that Mega Goomba is now a recurring "Bigger Goomba" concept that the reader should be familiar with since it no longer brings up a particular game, so I don't think the "generic boss name" argument applies here. I also want to add, in English guides and trophies, they refer to these Goombas as "a"/"the" Mega Goomba and "the" Megasparkle Goomba. You can read that as Mega Goomba being a rare species/variant and Megasparkle Goomba being a specific instance of a Mega Goomba character. Would that be a fair compromise if there is no merge? [[User:LinkTheLefty|LinkTheLefty]] ([[User talk:LinkTheLefty|talk]]) 19:09, March 26, 2022 (EDT) | |||
==Scissors or Fan?== | |||
: So, I was watching this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5UFUyHicDU and after the person beats Megasparkle Goomba with the Scissors, Kersti does her "more effective sticker" dialogue, but in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbQqpJ8ASM0, the person uses the Fan to beat Megasparkle Goomba and the battle ends regularly. Should we make mention of that? [[User:PrincessPeachFan|PrincessPeachFan]] ([[User talk:PrincessPeachFan|talk]]) 19:50, March 31, 2023 (EDT) | |||
::Is it mentioned already? It appears so? {{User:Mario/sig}} 15:38, April 2, 2023 (EDT) | |||
::: Well, the first person did beat Megasparkle Goomba with a Thing but still got the "more effective sticker" dialogue as if they hadn't used a Thing but the second person using the Fan got the regular end of battle animation. [[User:PrincessPeachFan|PrincessPeachFan]] ([[User talk:PrincessPeachFan|talk]]) 00:06, April 3, 2023 (EDT) | |||