Editing User talk:Mister Wu

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==Trick==

You should crop out your pics.

:I will crop the pics, except in the examples of the talk pages in order to show where they were taken. Regarding the gifs, those work well with MK8 as MKTV allows slow motion and in Time Trials Replays the "rear" point of view can be chosen. You might try a dedicated orphan page and see what happens. At the moment I don't have the software to create gifs from clips, so I would need suggestions about this aspect.--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 17:06, 20 September 2015 (EDT)

In <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.mariowiki.com/index.php?title=Mario_%26_Luigi:_Paper_Jam&oldid=1933432 this revision]</span> of the ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Bros.'' article, you state that <blockquote>"PAL" is a standard that is not followed by European 3DS games!</blockquote> If European 3DS games do not use the PAL format, which format do they use, then? What is your source on this? {{User:RandomYoshi/sig}} 06:40, 7 January 2016 (EST)

:There is a technical matter here, but [[Wikipedia:PAL|PAL]], which means "Phase Alternating Line", is a color encoding system used for analog television signals. In Europe and other parts of the world, the NES, SNES, N64, GameCube, Wii and, in part (when you use the analog output), the Wii U have to follow this standard, and the games for those consoles are said "PAL versions" (although in the case of the Wii U digital output is supported and therefore "PAL version" is not really precise). All Nintendo portable consoles actually never followed this standard because their screens are directly controlled by the console and the PAL encoding for the transmission of video is not needed (in particular, the articles [https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Nintendo+3DS+Teardown/5029 here] and [https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Nintendo+3DS+XL+2015+Teardown/36346 here] show the ribbon cables used to transmit the video signal in the case of the 3DS and new 3DS XL). This is why "PAL" version makes sense only in the context of home console games and less so in the case of the Wii U.--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 08:44, 7 January 2016 (EST)

::Just so you know, currently, this wiki uses "PAL" as shorthand for the [[Glossary#P|European and Australian region releases/localizations]], hence it was being used for a handheld game in the first place. A [[MarioWiki:Proposals/Archive_43#Replace_.22NTSC.2FPAL_version.22_with_.22American.2FEuropean.2FAustralian.2FJapanese_version.22|recent proposal to scrap the term]] was met with a lot of opposition even though we're using the term (and NTSC), more broadly than its technical definition, since there's no other way to really succinctly talk about the different groups of countries: we just have to make do with what we got. - {{User:Walkazo/sig}} 09:47, 7 January 2016 (EST)

:::Ok, sorry, I didn't understand what was the proper use after the proposal failed. I think that someday an alternative should be found because with the arrival of HDMI PAL will be less and less used.--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 09:50, 7 January 2016 (EST)

== Nintendo Badge Arcade Image Uploads ==

I think you duplicated images. Check [[Gallery:Nintendo Badge Arcade]]. --{{User:Wildgoosespeeder/sig}} 21:40, 6 February 2016 (EST)

:That's a deliberate decision. The new images have a higher resolution and some of them were actually already uploaded and are appearing as duplicate. If you want, we can decide before changing the gallery which ones to use. For consistency and resolution, I prefer the new set.--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 21:43, 6 February 2016 (EST)

::OK. I thought you were unaware somehow. --{{User:Wildgoosespeeder/sig}} 21:57, 6 February 2016 (EST)

== Quiz show ==

I'll do the talking around here. I think I'll just ask you a couple of questions. Questions only the Super Mario Wiki contributors could answer. Wanna answer some random questions? [[File:Toco Bell.png|x35px|link=Special:Contributions/Toco Bell]] [[User:Toco Bell|Toco]] [[User talk:Toco Bell|Bell]] [[File:Pinhead Larry.jpg|x35px|link=Special:Editcount/Toco Bell]] 16:46, 6 March 2016 (EST)

:The way you put it doesn't seem that enticing... if you go personal I won't answer for sure on a public page ;-)!--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 17:06, 6 March 2016 (EST)

==Your table in the Mario Kart Wii article==

An actual stats table for [[Mario Kart Wii]] is a very great thing to have in MarioWiki, but unfortunately [http://www.mariowiki.com/Mario_kart_wii#Actual_stats how it's formatted also needs to be taken into account]. The words are tiny in an attempt to accommodate the size of it, but even so, it side-scrolls in even 1680x1080 resolution, the resolution I use and a pretty wide one at that. It's pretty much unreadable and for any web-design, you want to avoid side-scrolling at all costs. [http://www.marioboards.com/index.php?topic=29237.msg1822927#msg1822927 Walkazo's suggestion] or even [http://www.marioboards.com/index.php?topic=29237.msg1823218#msg1823218 what my twin said] should maybe be taken into account, as I think we need to reformat the table asap. By the way, I don't mean to offend in that post, it's just that counter-productive design bugs me. {{User:Baby Luigi/sig}} 13:08, 28 March 2016 (EDT)

:Don't worry at all! I 100% agree with you, side scrolling must be avoided, and I was hoping that someone with knowledge on MediaWiki gave me some help (by the way, I am using a 1920 x 1080 resolution monitor, so if at lower resolutions, such as the very common 1366 x 768, some layouts are broken in pages edited by me, tell me!)! Are there specific code strings we might use? Or should we split the table in sub-tables (eg.: one table for each of the menu stats)?--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 19:06, 28 March 2016 (EDT)

::I'm not too knowledgeable about creating tables. Maybe you can variations of it in your sandbox page and fool around with what you got. I do like the sub-table idea, maybe that could work. {{User:Baby Luigi/sig}} 19:27, 28 March 2016 (EDT)

:::I thought about it, maybe I could transpose the table and split it by weight class and, if needed, even vehicle class (karts and bikes). I might try a spreadsheet and [http://marianogappa.github.io/mediawiki-table-utility/ this tool], do you know if it is reliable?--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 19:51, 28 March 2016 (EDT)

::::Maybe you could split it by weight class, but I don't see how that will decrease horizontal size (those values after all are vertically oriented), unless you want to overhaul it and make the karts column-oriented instead of stats instead, and then split the weight classes and maybe even split the types of vehicles too, considering that they handle differently and have different mechanics. I don't know if the spreadsheet is reliable, never used it myself before. {{User:Baby Luigi/sig}} 19:57, 28 March 2016 (EDT)

:::::Yes, transposing means that each vehicle becomes a column. This way, having many rows won't be an issue, and we can safely decide how many columns we want (having them split by vehicle type and weight type means we will never have that many columns). I might try it if you want.--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 20:02, 28 March 2016 (EDT)

::::::Yeah sorry for my lack of vocab skills lol. I'd like to see you work with it. :) {{User:Baby Luigi/sig}} 20:07, 28 March 2016 (EDT)

:::::::Ok, I created in the page a transposed table split by size. Is it fine?--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 22:17, 28 March 2016 (EDT)

::::::::I've looked at it and it's fine in this current resolution, buuut I haven't checked lower ones. {{User:Baby Luigi/sig}} 17:30, 29 March 2016 (EDT)

:::::::::Thank you for checking! If you have reports of troubles at lower resolutions, please tell me, and in this case I will split also by vehicle class (karts and bikes). Should I also transpose the characters' bonuses table?--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 17:43, 29 March 2016 (EDT)

::::::::::I suggest you should in order to keep consistency. {{User:Baby Luigi/sig}} 17:28, 30 March 2016 (EDT)

:::::::::::Done! Thank you for all the suggestions! If you have other issues or suggestions, please tell me!--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 18:28, 30 March 2016 (EDT)

==My proposal==

I have [http://www.mariowiki.com/index.php?title=MarioWiki:Proposals&diff=1974052&oldid=1974030 reset the votes] after the draft template has undergone a change that has both options now being choices. Perhaps you should consider voting again? Sorry for the inconvenience. {{User:Baby Luigi/sig}} 11:00, 19 April 2016 (EDT)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIX9v1FSUgI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7_WQS2toMw [[User:Marc|Doctor Marc]] ([[User talk: Marc|talk]])

No Problem :) [[User:Marc|Doctor Marc]] ([[User talk: Marc|talk]])

==Adding Stat Table==

Great job adding the event stat table for the Wii U version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Wii U)|Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]''. This will come in handy. [[User:AfternoonLight|AfternoonLight]] ([[User talk:AfternoonLight|talk]]) 22:38, 20 July 2016 (EDT)

== Re: Paper Mario Color Splash Info ==

Not a problem. When I saw your summary explaining that the Koopalings were already mentioned under the Boss section, I understood what the point was. I mean I do believe Risa mentioned that they'd all be bosses in the game, so that does confirm their status, but it's true that we should leave it as it is until we physically see the other Koopalings in game, especially since we don't know if they'll all play the same boss status that Morton plays (some could be mini-bosses, some could be partnered up to protect Paint Stars, who knows. Just a few guesses). Anyway not a problem, I understand your point and it's all fine. {{User:Tails777/sig}}

==Re:Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash==

Hey Mister Wu! I had a question about the [[:File:BowserSMBart.png|blue Bowser art]], because I know you're big on this kind of stuff. Do you know the exact source of the artwork? Whether it was a flyer, some instruction page or other kind of official media? I was just really curious. If you're not sure, I'll ask the original uploader and see if they remember.

Thanks,

{{User:YoshiKong/sig}} 12:07, 10 September 2016 (EDT)

:Unfortunately, I would like to know the source too, as I want to understand if it was just one of the first Bowser's designs (because the hair is still yellow and the eyebrows still black, and in Miyamoto's artwork for SMB Bowser was bluish) or if it was indeed an artwork for Blue Bowser, that judging from the Encyclopedia might be a separate character from Bowser impostors.--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 16:25, 10 September 2016 (EDT)

{{User:YoshiKong/sig}} 06:50, 11 September 2016 (EDT)

Hey guess what, I found it! https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/261604576271

:Thanks a lot! By the looks of it, it seems a recolor of the Japanese SMB: TLL Bowser's artwork seen [[:File:SMBLL_flyer.jpg|on this flyer]]. I would hardly be surprised if the box was made after the Japanese version of SMB: TLL, even though it doesn't seem to have a date on it. Anyway, this definitely means it's not a Blue Bowser's artwork, just an artwork with the same colors of the SMB Bowser.--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 19:53, 12 September 2016 (EDT)

:Interestingly, the Bowser artwork seen in the SMB: TLL flyer can also be seen in the [[Media:SMBSpecial.jpg|cover of ''Super Mario Bros. Special'']], even though we don't have a clear release date for that game too.--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 14:09, 18 September 2016 (EDT)

== Re: Sorry ==

Sorry for taking so long to get back to you, but it really wasn't that big of a deal. I didn't take the edit nor your comment personally in any way, so there's nothing to worry about. I appreciate the added insight, but everything's good. {{User:Time Turner/sig}} 22:55, 21 September 2016 (EDT)

== ''Paper Mario: Color Splash'' sprites ==

Hi Mister Wu! I have been wondering how you extract the sprites from the page you get them from, since there's a mushroom pattern in the background and when you try to save or click on an image, the entire page zooms in. Also can't wait for the official Larry Koopa sprite!!! --[[User:Sergio-Yoshi|Sergio-Yoshi]] ([[User talk:Sergio-Yoshi|talk]]) 20:48, 10 October 2016 (EDT)

:You have to click on "Download this Sheet". To extract single sprites from the sheet with GIMP:

:# use Rectangle Selection to select one of the sprites - in the case of PMCS, you have to select the '''whole''' rectangle containing the sprite, as sprites such as Draggadon's full body ones fill the entire rectangle and you cut a part if you don't select the whole rectangle

:# copy and create a new image from the copied image (Edit - Paste as - New image)

:If the sprite reaches the borders of the rectangle, like in Draggadon's full body's case, save the image in PNG format with max compression, if the sprite doesn't reach the borders, do the following to save space:

:# on the new image use the Fuzzy Selection - with Threshold set to 0, no Feather Edges and no Antialiasing - on the background (remember to have the "Select Transparent Areas" checked if the background is transparent)

:# copy and create a new image from the copied image

:Save the image in PNG format, with max compression and you will create a sprite like the ones I upload.--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 21:17, 10 October 2016 (EDT)

== Animated Sprites ==

::Cool. Though I recommend that each frame be 0.7s long, which is more accurate to the frame rate of sprites in the game. I've uploaded a few, like the Bloopers and Petra Piranha.--{{User:Eldritchdraaks/sig}} 22:11, 14 November 2016 (EST)

:::I will record a video when I will have the game so we can finally see the right timing. All my sprites so far had 2 fps (0.5 s) as typical times for idle animations, so try to see if those fit before using different timings, and if possible I'd recommend to keep the projects of all your GIFs so that once the correct timing is known changing it is trivial.--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 22:19, 14 November 2016 (EST)

::::Actually, just watch a YouTube video in 60fps, that's how I figured it out. And I use Photoshop, so I can open any gif up to edit it.--{{User:Eldritchdraaks/sig}} 22:27, 14 November 2016 (EST)

:::::I mean that I will use frame-by-frame methods, I too so far used 60 fps YouTube videos, and even slowed them to 0.25x speed to see the correct order of the various sprites. Fortunately, I could confirm that the game has a resolution of 1280 × 720 pixels (you can see this by looking at the sprites of the backgrounds that introduce the characters), meaning I will be able to record 60 fps videos too, although the game actually should run at 30 fps. As image editor I actually use GIMP, I still prefer to keep the original projects around, even if GIMP too can load and edit GIF files.--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 22:56, 14 November 2016 (EST)

::::::I may actually be wrong. I think I got my math wrong or something. That or the framerate is different fore each sprite.--{{User:Eldritchdraaks/sig}} 10:13, 15 November 2016 (EST)

:::::::We will see with the actual videos. By the way, since [[User:Sergio-Yoshi|Sergio-Yoshi]] is too busy, I don't think I will be able to do all the work, as I'm already involved in many projects in this wiki. I think it's better for me not to promise another effort I won't be probably able to make. So, for the moment, I'll just say that I don't plan to upload all the animated sprites, as it would be too much work. I'm sorry if that comes as a disappointment, but I think it would be much worse to end up with a work stalled at a quarter of all the sprites, resulting in an arbitrary selection of sprites that have animations.--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 20:35, 15 November 2016 (EST)

::::::::That's fine. I'll be making the animated sprites then as the need for one comes about.--{{User:Eldritchdraaks/sig}} 21:17, 15 November 2016 (EST)

:How are we going to do animated sprites of enemies like [[Paint Guy]] or [[Spike Guy]] that have those non-sprite things on their heads? --{{User:Eldritchdraaks/sig}} 00:04, 17 November 2016 (EST)

:::For the time being, I'll just make gifs out of gameplay footage for those kinds of enemies. --{{User:Eldritchdraaks/sig}} 19:11, 17 November 2016 (EST)

Although I understand that APNG is far superior to GIF, they were banned [[MarioWiki:Proposals/Archive 36#No APNG Files|in a proposal]] years ago. [[:File:PMCS Ludwig Animated.gif]] and [[:File:PMCS Ludwig Animated.png]] --{{User:Wildgoosespeeder/sig}} 03:30, 19 November 2016 (EST)

::There are two competing formats to replace GIF: [[Wikipedia:MNG|MNG]] and [[Wikipedia:APNG|APNG]]. Neither of them are supported by the major web browsers (Google Chrome has a plug-in for APNG). Even if MediaWiki could support the format fully, the browsers are lacking. --{{User:Wildgoosespeeder/sig}} 04:52, 19 November 2016 (EST)

I revived the discussion: [[User talk:Porplemontage#APNG Revisited]] --{{User:Wildgoosespeeder/sig}} 06:08, 11 November 2017 (EST)

:However that information has NOTHING to do with the bosses themselves, when it comes to battle atleast. They can't be obtained from the boss themselves, they aren't an enemy drop.--{{User:Eldritchdraaks/sig}} 10:32, 12 December 2016 (EST)

:::That's why we have the [[Battle_Card_(Paper_Mario:_Color_Splash)|Battle Cards]] page.--{{User:Eldritchdraaks/sig}} 10:40, 12 December 2016 (EST)

::::We might argue that all the enemies cards should not be listed in the bestiary, then. It's not a line of thought I would follow. Again, since it's simply a letter and since after winning the battle you get a boss enemy card, provided that you first go to the appropriate Roshambo Temple, I think these should be included.--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 10:51, 12 December 2016 (EST)

:::::It's not entirely the same line of thought, there's one difference: The Boss cards aren't drops.--{{User:Eldritchdraaks/sig}} 10:56, 12 December 2016 (EST)

:::::::As I understand it, the bestiary deals with the enemy stats in battle, which includes the items dropped. We don't add the things that defeating the enemy will unlock else where in the game. I'm sorry I'm playing the antagonist here, but I really don't this kind of information belongs in the bestiary.--{{User:Eldritchdraaks/sig}} 11:05, 12 December 2016 (EST)

== Super Mario Run - Hand drawn images ==

You've been uploading SMR gifs from Nintendo UK twitter account recently. There's some gifs you've missed. Mario wall-jumping, and Mario doing a long jump. <br>

Know that these sketches are from the official [https://twitter.com/SuperMarioRunJP SuperMarioRun account]. All the SMR sketches from Nintendo UK / Nintedno of America are actually came from the SMR official Twitter, and posted in before NOA/UK.<br>

{{User:Infinite8/sig}} 20:47, 12 December 2016 (EST)

:Thanks! So far I've used one source which is simpler for me and also allows to see the text that goes with the image, but if these two posts aren't uploaded on the Nintendo UK Twitter feed, I will definitely add them!--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 21:06, 12 December 2016 (EST)

Wait, don't upload them just yet. I'll replace the images on the page with a series of links so you  can just click each one and they'll all have the same naming format.--{{User:Eldritchdraaks/sig}} 17:44, 13 December 2016 (EST)

:I was just about to undo that edit, since I moved it to my sandbox instead. Again, just send me the raw scans and I'll take care of it.--{{User:Eldritchdraaks/sig}} 18:11, 13 December 2016 (EST)

::Wait a moment, in the meantime, I suggest to use the name format and technical aspects (borders, saving as PNG, 1:2 resized, no other changes) of [http://www.mariowiki.com/File:NAP-01_A%E2%99%A3.png this card], using Unicode codes for the suits.--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 18:16, 13 December 2016 (EST)

:::Hey Mister Wu. I think it's best that we don't use symbols and other specialized characters within the names of the files, as enforced by our [[MarioWiki:Image use policy|image use policy]].

:::{{User:Shokora/sig}} 18:25, 13 December 2016 (EST)

:::::::If you want to go with your format, I'd suggest using a space after the name of the suits, so the suits are more distinguished from the general names (Ace, 2-10, Jack, Queen, King).--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 18:46, 13 December 2016 (EST)

::::::::Alright. Now are you going to be uploading the scans to a google drive account or dropbox or something?--{{User:Eldritchdraaks/sig}} 18:48, 13 December 2016 (EST)

:::::::::This is a public page, so I'll use WeTransfer Plus (the files are 7.1 GB total, since I scanned them at the max resolution of 1200 dpi to have some headroom also for other kind of analyses, such as the one on the printing method I did for the Hanafuda cards, resizing at half resolution is needed to upload the cards since they are physically bigger than the Hanafuda ones and as a result end up being larger than the 10 MB limit, but I wouldn't go further than that) with a link that expires. In fact, once you confirmed that the images have been downloaded and are fine, I'll delete the file I sent you so it doesn't get used for unlawful purposes.--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 18:58, 13 December 2016 (EST)

:::::::::::Here are the cards. I added also the back of the cards for each deck, it is meant to be added before the table of each deck, either on the left or on the right, with a caption. As soon as you downloaded them and checked that everything is fine, tell me and I'll remove the file and the link as well.--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 19:16, 13 December 2016 (EST)

::::::::::::I can't download it for some reason. The download keeps giving me an error. Maybe try a different service?--{{User:Eldritchdraaks/sig}} 19:35, 13 December 2016 (EST)

:::::::::::::Just tried and it works for me, the download was successful and the files were there. What kind of error are you getting?--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 20:33, 13 December 2016 (EST)

:I don't recall. I'll try again but if it keeps happening, try uploading to mediafire.--{{User:Eldritchdraaks/sig}} 20:37, 13 December 2016 (EST)

:I'm just going to download them all individually.--{{User:Eldritchdraaks/sig}} 21:05, 13 December 2016 (EST)

::the link should lead to a zipped file, though. Are you able to download the single images individually?--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 21:09, 13 December 2016 (EST)

:::I can download it as zip, or download the PNGs inside it individually.--{{User:Eldritchdraaks/sig}} 21:11, 13 December 2016 (EST)

::::If you can download the single images, that's fine as well. Tell me if you get other errors.--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 21:13, 13 December 2016 (EST)

:::::Okay, if I try to download multiple at once, all but the latest download will encounter an error. Put this up on mediafire, please.--{{User:Eldritchdraaks/sig}} 21:15, 13 December 2016 (EST)

::::::Can you rescan these? I've only seen the first two scans so far and you really cut it too close on the borders. If not, maybe we can see about mailing them to me and I can get them scanned right, and then I'd mail them back.--{{User:Eldritchdraaks/sig}} 21:25, 13 December 2016 (EST)

:::::::The scanner cuts the borders, but the same borders do not contain any image, I might rescan filling the cut borders on the scanner, but it will probably take me a few days. At the moment I cannot afford mailing those so either you're fine with the current status or I'll have to rescan the cards.--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 21:42, 13 December 2016 (EST)

:::::::::Btw, why can't you mail the cards? If it has to do with money I'd be willing to pay. Also the scanner I use scans everything on a black background, which would make this easier.--{{User:Eldritchdraaks/sig}} 21:55, 13 December 2016 (EST)

::::::::::Really, I think it's better not to get involved with international mail or couriers and if we don't involve money transactions as well, it's just too risky and expensive for so little reward. I'll just rescan, using 600 dpi so hopefully I will also have less artifacts due to how the cards were printed. The 1200 dpi images are too large to be uploaded on the Wiki anyway. Meanwhile, I'm uploading the 1200 dpi scans to MediaFire so at least you will be able to see them and get prepared when the 600 dpi scans without cut border will arrive.--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 22:09, 13 December 2016 (EST)

:::::::::::I might have to do some color correcting too, since scanned images lose their color. These scans look desaturated almost.--{{User:Eldritchdraaks/sig}} 22:13, 13 December 2016 (EST)

::::::::::::I would avoid that, actually, thanks to the lack of color correction I could more easily spot the differences in the printing method used for Mario Hanafuda cards (more saturated, also uniformly colored areas) with respect to Club nintendo Hanafuda (less saturated, the colored areas present various elements), color correction optimized on the individual cards doesn't allow to evaluate that as they would appear having the same saturation, which does not reflect how they appear in real life (even looking at the cards you can immmediately tell the Club Nintendo Hanafuda are less saturated and use different colors). The only way to make it work on the Mario Trump cards would be applying the same settings on all the cards, wihtout using automated correction routines.--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 22:30, 13 December 2016 (EST)

:...what?--{{User:Eldritchdraaks/sig}} 22:32, 13 December 2016 (EST)

::I mean, typically color correction is  done to optimize single images, which is not a smart choice when you scan cards that are desaturated with respect to others, as you can increase the saturation and make them look different from what they look in real life. One thing is fixing systematic errors on all images, one thing is fixing each image, creating huge artifacts by making them uniformly saturated even if some cards are actually less saturated because of how they were printed. If you intend uniformly fixing some systematic errors with the scanner (white point, brightness, saturation, contrast), I'm fine with this, but if you're going to change the brightness, saturation, contrast or white point correction of only one deck because you think its colors do not match those of the others you might risk creating artifacts instead of fixing problems due to the scanner. The settings of the scanner are always the same in each scan so as to avoid introducing bias, and the scanning conditions tends to be as similar as possible as well. In general, I think that if you find some cards that, after the common corrections, still seem to have issues it is better to discuss them so we can verify if the issues are actually features of the card themselves.--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 23:04, 13 December 2016 (EST)

:::Ok. just let me know when the mediafire link is ready.--{{User:Eldritchdraaks/sig}} 23:08, 13 December 2016 (EST)

::::If I did everything correctly, the files should be uploaded here, they are still being uploaded, though. I have to go to sleep now, so we'll discuss further matters tomorrow.--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 23:35, 13 December 2016 (EST)

:::::I just started the download, it'll take awhile, but it's going in bulk atleast.--{{User:Eldritchdraaks/sig}} 09:58, 14 December 2016 (EST)

::::::You can remove the link now.--{{User:Eldritchdraaks/sig}} 21:02, 14 December 2016 (EST)

::::::::The idea I have now is using a border of Mario Hanafuda cards to keep the cards aligned while also being in the center of the scanning area, you can see the results [http://www.mediafire.com/view/iz6l812c7kmv86f/NAP-01_1_600dpi.png here], would this be fine?--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 08:38, 15 December 2016 (EST)

::::::::::I know you can make it level, which is indeed a good idea, having them aligned a bit avoids lots of losses due to bad angles (although admittedly the resolution is so high that we might even not worry much about that, in the worst case of 45° rotation we would have around 600/1.414 dpi, so around 424 dpi) so if I can do it without wasting time using the Hanafuda cards I'll try to do it, otherwise I will just take them to the center of the scanning area and scan them. You can add transparency in all the areas that are not part of the card, if you can do so without losing much time. Ultimately, only the corners would be affected, but it's an elegant way to display cards with rounded borders for sure. If you kept the link to the directory, I might gradually add the scans there. My time zone is CET, so expect some uploads in awkward moments.--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 17:16, 15 December 2016 (EST)

:No, you can handle the Hanafuda cards and I'll do the Playing Cards, just because if all the alight adjustments I may do. I'll be doing +50 saturation for the NAP-01 cards, and I'll be uploading all cards at 25% their original size.--{{User:Eldritchdraaks/sig}} 17:25, 15 December 2016 (EST)

::Actually, there's no need to resize, I've already reduced the resolution in the scanner, if you want to reduce it more it's better to do that at the scanner level so the scanning is faster and the file transfer is faster as well. I'm fine with 600 dpi but if you think this is too much for the wiki I can set it to 300 dpi or even 150 dpi, just tell me your preferred resolution.--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 17:46, 15 December 2016 (EST)

:::I just think the cards don't need to be at a full resolution on the wiki, not that it's too much. Can you scan the backs and give me those at 600 dpi, 300 dpi, and 150 dpi, just so I can compare them?--{{User:Eldritchdraaks/sig}} 18:29, 15 December 2016 (EST)

:::Also scan them with a black sheet of paper behind the cards!--{{User:Eldritchdraaks/sig}} 18:36, 15 December 2016 (EST)

::::I don't have the black sheet of paper, if you want a dark background I can scan with the lid open; anyway samples at 300, 200 and 100 dpi have been uploaded, with 300 dpi the cards have a resolution of around 700 x 1060, I think this might be the sweet spot we should aim toward, considering we also have CGI artwork and the NAP-04 deck that has level maps with fine details in the NSMBU part. Also, I would check the histogram of the images to see if increasing the saturation leads to clipping in some color channels.--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 19:12, 15 December 2016 (EST)

::::::In the end I rescanned all the decks and also the back of the cards and the additional explanatory cards for the 30th anniversary decks (the 25th anniversary decks don't have them), you can find the files in the MediaFire folder, they have the 300dpi or 300dpi_def suffix.--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 21:16, 16 December 2016 (EST)

== RE: APNG Optimizer (usable both with still and animated PNG) ==

I did see that in the proposal prior to you mentioning it directly to me. That checks that off the list of issues with APNG:

*Entry barrier creating APNG files (GIMP?)

*<s>Optimization</s>

The biggest hurdle is browser support. I don't see [[Wikipedia:Microsoft Edge|Microsoft Edge]] adopting APNG (I consider it IE12). I use IE11 because I never understood the bandwagon towards Firefox and Chrome, although they are nice browsers, just overblown by their fans. All anti-IE things are based off of IE6, which I can understand the hatred, but anyone still arguing that IE is trash is oblivious to the improvements Microsoft was attempting, starting with IE7. IE11 is actually up to par compared to the earlier days. I digress. I do want APNG to happen here on the Wiki with as little issue as possible, but right now, I have to go against it. --{{User:Wildgoosespeeder/sig}} 21:36, 16 December 2016 (EST)

==RE: A few questions about what the Perfect Edition of the Great Mario Character Encyclopedia says about the Koopalings ==

I noticed it, yeah, and here's what I understand about the lines you want to know about.<br>

1. I managed to roughly translate it as "Turtle Tribe rulers including Bowser. The Koopalings are an example."<br>

2. No, this seems to be an erroneous description based on Ludwig's sprites. While the title calls him "Bowser's comrade", I see no reference to him being the oldest.<br>

== UNO Super Mario ==

Good work on the page, now for the table to display the cards. Like before with the Mario Trump cards, the table should probably show off everything so that it fits into a single screen, no scrolling. Actually, you can re-use the table in Mario Trump since its the same size: 4 suits of 13 cards each, not including the others cards. Anyways, I've written up the full list of file names I'll be uploading to, and this time it's not up for debate; there will be the names I use, and I'd like for them to stay that way. I'm a stickler for uniformity.--{{User:Eldritchdraaks/sig}}

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*[[:File:USM_Yellow_1.png]]

*[[:File:USM_Yellow_2.png]]

*[[:File:USM_Yellow_3.png]]

*[[:File:USM_Yellow_4.png]]

*[[:File:USM_Yellow_5.png]]

*[[:File:USM_Yellow_6.png]]

*[[:File:USM_Yellow_7.png]]

*[[:File:USM_Yellow_8.png]]

*[[:File:USM_Yellow_9.png]]

*[[:File:USM_Yellow_0.png]]

*[[:File:USM_Yellow_Draw.png]]

*[[:File:USM_Yellow_Reverse.png]]

*[[:File:USM_Yellow_Skip.png]]

*[[:File:USM_Green_1.png]]

*[[:File:USM_Green_2.png]]

*[[:File:USM_Green_3.png]]

*[[:File:USM_Green_4.png]]

*[[:File:USM_Green_5.png]]

*[[:File:USM_Green_6.png]]

*[[:File:USM_Green_7.png]]

*[[:File:USM_Green_8.png]]

*[[:File:USM_Green_9.png]]

*[[:File:USM_Green_0.png]]

*[[:File:USM_Green_Draw.png]]

*[[:File:USM_Green_Reverse.png]]

*[[:File:USM_Green_Skip.png]]

*[[:File:USM_Blue_3.png]]

*[[:File:USM_Blue_5.png]]

*[[:File:USM_Blue_7.png]]

*[[:File:USM_Blue_8.png]]

*[[:File:USM_Blue_Reverse.png]]

*[[:File:USM_Blue_Skip.png]]

*[[:File:USM_Red_5.png]]

*[[:File:USM_Red_8.png]]

== RE:Nintendo UNO ==

I could scan the cards for [[Nintendo UNO]], sure! Currently working on a different project, creating the [[List of Mii Headgear]] page, so I'll get to the cards once I'm done with that. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 11:55, 5 January 2017 (EST)

:I'm requsting [[:User:Alex95]] to upload the cards after they scan them.--{{User:Eldritchdraaks/sig}} 11:23, 7 January 2017 (EST)

Alternate screen.png|Please get a rip for this

</gallery>

I see you uploaded something for [[Electrodrome]] from Modeler's Resource. Can't find it there. Can you replace the image I am linking you to? --{{User:Wildgoosespeeder/sig}} 20:38, 7 January 2017 (EST)

:The images generating the videos are not on The Models Resource because the giant screens are objects that are not part of the course model. The image you pointed to shows indeed a frame of the second video, if you want me to replace with the frame, I can do it, but it's a 160 x 90 resolution frame, so it's very small and more difficult to look at, which is the reason why I didn't immediately delete the image even though at this point it has been superseded by the vidoes.--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 20:47, 7 January 2017 (EST)

::Let's try anyways. There is always zoom in web browsers and we can always revert if there are issues. --{{User:Wildgoosespeeder/sig}} 20:54, 7 January 2017 (EST)

:::Done. If there are issues, please tell me.--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 21:24, 7 January 2017 (EST)

== Mario Kart 8 Koopaling billboards. ==

Hi.

:::Yeah, those multiple links are a pain to deal with when going from JPEG to PNG (proper shift, just like the proposal on-going I have). I just wanted to be absolutely sure you knew about that. I find that a lot of new games are hard to keep track of, which I think we should withhold the uploads until something can be finalized before being committed to the wiki. The rate of which information is getting released and the chance for misinformation spreads contributes to desyncs like this. It feels like the articles are being treated like temporary news articles. 2-4 weeks seems reasonable to me to make sure things are certain. Article creation, we can deal with that on the spot. --{{User:Wildgoosespeeder/sig}} 18:13, 27 January 2017 (EST)

Hey there, I'm wondering if there's a way to translate the bar stats [[:File:MSS amiibo Golf Luigi.jpg|such as those used in this card]] into readable wiki format, like how you did for the [[:Template:RioWiiUstats|Mario & Sonic Rio stats]] table, as well as incorporating them into the table [[Mario_Sports_Superstars#Captain_stats|as in this article]], as it's currently incomplete because it doesn't list star or superstar stats. Just for clarification in case you don't understand the bar stat colors: red is initial starting stats, blue is stats when you Star a character, and yellow is when a character is a Superstar character, a tier over Star. Stat with blue arrows going back mean the stat is decreased when the character is starred.

If you're too busy to help out at the moment, I understand. I just want a better way to convey visual information like these to our readers. {{User:Baby Luigi/sig}} 16:12, 13 February 2017 (EST)

:I like the idea, for the stats that increase, this should be doable without many problems, while for the stats that decrease, it will be a bit more difficult; I will have to see if there is code to easily obtain the arrow shapes. Regarding when I will be able to create the template, this is less clear, as these are busy days for me, I don't know if I will be able to obtain anything interesting before the second part of this week at least.--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 17:37, 13 February 2017 (EST)

::I do have an idea for stats that regress when it is starred. The stats affected that are downgraded can be semi-transparent, similar to how some games portray a decrease in stats like Equipment in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''. Is that possible to do? {{User:Baby Luigi/sig}} 18:16, 13 February 2017 (EST)

:::This can be used if no solution similar to the cards will be viable. Anyway, I just discovered that [http://www.w3schools.com/charsets/ref_utf_geometric.asp the left pointing triangle is an HTML symbol], so we might indeed obtain graphs similar to those of the cards with some coding insanity. If we manage to obtain the symbols on the left (sports and stats) and on the right (wear/equipment), we might also add those, but I will likely proceed gradually.--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 20:42, 13 February 2017 (EST)

::::Could you check if [[Template:MSSStats|this template]] works as intended?--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 22:42, 13 February 2017 (EST)

:::::I love you Mister Wu. Thanks a lot for helping me out, I can't write templates out of a paper bag. {{User:Baby Luigi/sig}} 23:37, 13 February 2017 (EST)

::::::Anyway, here's an example I did for Mario's stats:

|FirstStatsName=Power

|FirstStatsN=7

|FirstStatsS=8

|FirstStatsSS=9

New problem, the size of the bars causes side-scrolling at the resolution of the computer I'm currently using in the main Mario Sports Superstars article (caused by a stat name that's too lengthy). You may need to shrink the bars a bit to accommodate. {{User:Baby Luigi/sig}} 16:46, 23 February 2017 (EST)

:I made the bars three quarters of their original size. Please check the alignment with the text, with my browser I had to set the bars at a suspicious relative top position of -0.25em and I want to know if this is due to the browser or to the web standards - in the first case I'll immediately remove this offset.--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 22:37, 23 February 2017 (EST)

==Congratulations==

Congratulations on becoming a patroller! --{{User:TheFlameChomp/sig}} 16:22, 21 February 2017 (EST)

:I'm here to say the same thing! {{User:Baby Luigi/sig}} 16:38, 21 February 2017 (EST)

::Thanks a lot! Honestly, your help in the broadest sense has been incredibly valuable (and even when going into the specifics, in the case of Baby Luigi it was often the very source of my contributions!), I didn't receive such a promotion all by myself! I actually still am not fully sure I'm up to the role...--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 16:55, 21 February 2017 (EST)

:::It's a bit overwhelming at first to suddenly get all of these permissions and new found power but you'll eventually learn to adapt. {{User:Baby Luigi/sig}} 16:57, 21 February 2017 (EST)

::::Now is the time to go mad with power {{User|Marshal Dan Troop}}

:::::Better not, some pages were already in danger before... ;-)--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 22:44, 23 February 2017 (EST)

You're a patroller now? Congrats for your promotion! [[User:SmokedChili|SmokedChili]] ([[User talk:SmokedChili|talk]]) 04:37, 22 February 2017 (EST)

:Thanks, I want to thank you for all the collaborations and discussions we had! Don't be hesitate even a moment to continue those when you want to!--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 22:44, 23 February 2017 (EST)

Congrats {{BASEPAGENAME}}! I wonder what it takes to get promoted... --{{User:Wildgoosespeeder/sig}} 01:26, 24 February 2017 (EST)

:Thanks! It has been interesting to discuss with you, also on the technical matters. Regarding the second part, well, I don't know much more than the [[MarioWiki:FAQ#How do I become an admin?|FAQ]], actually...--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 17:44, 5 March 2017 (EST)

== Categories ==

Not sure if you realized this, but your recent uploads have left the {{tem|uncategorized}} template added. I don't think there's a specific category for those images, other than the ones the licensing template gives out. You can just remove them if no specific category can be used. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 23:37, 4 March 2017 (EST)

:When the category is unknown to me I typically leave that template so that other users can suggest me a proper category, this was the case as well. In this case, I wonder how much that portal is going to stay, if it is something permanent that is going to be updated with more content, we might consider making a category for it.--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 06:52, 5 March 2017 (EST)

== RE: Just to inform you on the Koopalings' "case" ==

--[[File:Alien_Bunny_Sprite.png‎|25px]][[User:L151|<font color=purple><big>'''L'''</big></font color>]][[User Talk:L151|<font color=pink><big>'''151'''</big></font color>]][[File:Onnanoko_transparent_WC98.png‎|20px]] 11:21, 12 March 2017 (EDT)

The scans are found [http://imaikami.sakura.ne.jp/mario2/mario02f.html here]. It doesn't contain all the pages, but it's still distinct enough from SMB manual which it's compared to. [[User:SmokedChili|SmokedChili]] ([[User talk:SmokedChili|talk]]) 05:41, 22 March 2017 (EDT)

== Curious ==

Out of curiosity, how does one change the color of their username for things like recent changes? Is it a power that only applies to administrators? I don't really plan on doing it, but I'm curious.<br>

{{User:Ultimate Mr. L/sig}} 12:29, 24 March 2017 (EDT)<br>

:Thanks! You're correct, the special colors in the various lists reflect the status of an user, you can see the top of the [[Special:RecentChanges|Recent Changes]] page to see their meaning.--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 12:34, 24 March 2017 (EDT)

Hi there, sorry about the trouble I accidentally caused earlier regarding the Koopaling Sponsor image file names, I was just trying to improve the file names of all the sponsor images in the gallery. I'm really sorry about the spaces stuff though, for some reason I had it in the back of my mind that I had read somewhere that it was preferred that spaces were not included in file names, but I have no idea where I got that from now. Anyway, I'm really sorry and I'll make sure that nothing similar happens when I go through the remaining few images with differing sponsor names.

On a different note, I have a couple more sponsor images to upload, which I'll probably do tomorrow evening, but amongst the current ones waiting to be uploaded I have a pair of Morton Construction logo variations from Ice Ice Outpost. I was going to name them "MK8-MortonConstruction3.png" and "MK8-MortonConstruction4.png", but after what happened, do you think that there may be a better name for them? You seem to know more about the Koopaling sponsors than me, I just thought I'd ask. (They're obtained from the Models Resource, cropped, rotated, and one of them's flipped, if that information is needed to come up with a file name).

:Don't worry, you're new to the Wiki, and there will be time to return to the conventional naming used for the other games. Spaces improve readability, so I recommend to add them, to do so you should use an underscore (<nowiki>_</nowiki>), as it is then shown in the Wiki as a space. Regarding the numbers, if you use the name of the course from which they were taken, it would make the name more informative, in those names I was using the conventions of the competitive community (first letter is r for retro tracks, d for DLC tracks and nothing for nitro tracks, then the initial of the names, using two letters if there is confusion, such as in the case of rRRy or dRiR), but you can also use the initial of the tracks (such as GBARiR or N64RRy or IIO). Finally, as last suggestion, when cropping a texture on transparent background, you can crop a slightly bigger rectangle containing exclusively the texture you want, select by color using 0 as difference threshold and no antialiasing, choose the transparent background and then invert the selection. This way, you won't have any transparent border while avoiding cropping out part of the texture. Anyway, I appreaciate you didn't do any rescaling and brightness- and contrast-based image alteration on sprites and textures, this might be nice for photos, but sprites and textures hosted here are supposed to be presented as they are in the game's files. Lossless rotations are fine if the texture is rotated, lossless mirroring is fine but odd, it isn't supposed to be needed and you should definitely state that you did that so we can investigate on why it was needed - there might be something interesting going on. Keep up the good work!--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 10:22, 7 May 2017 (EDT)

::Hmmm, I'm still not 100% sure what to do about the file naming. I'll be back shortly to upload them, but I'll name them what I originally planned, and if you have the time, you can move them to a better file name if you'd prefer, I'm just worried I'll get it wrong! Any information you need'll be in the aboutfile template though- I've been using your Ludwig Painting one as a template all along! I just think it's a brilliant example and includes all of the necessary information (But I've obviously edited it for different courses and whatnot). (: [[User:BBQ Turtle|BBQ Turtle]] ([[User talk:BBQ Turtle|talk]]) 14:30, 8 May 2017 (EDT)

:::The infobox is fundamental, of course, and you're doing it right. I'm not going to rename everything as it would require a lot of work for no addition of content, just remember that, while avoiding an excessive length, if you can have more readable and informative names in the future this will help both you and others who might use your images as well as maintenance work - it's easier to reorder galleries when the names tell you the basics about the content.--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 17:06, 8 May 2017 (EDT)

What does the "2" that you added [https://www.mariowiki.com/index.php?title=Roy_Koopa&curid=1853&diff=2195125&oldid=2195079 here] mean? --{{User:TheFlameChomp/sig}} 17:21, 15 May 2017 (EDT)

:It means that the keyboard has added a character by mistake. 2 is used for the ''"'' symbol on Italian keyboards. Fixed it. Thanks for pointing the mistake out!--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 17:31, 15 May 2017 (EDT)

The way you display the enemy's HP by using the Hopslipper is actually kind of cool. I'd pretty much want to start my ''Paper Mario: Color Splash'' game in order to find out more of those statistics.

Anyway, can you please add more of this? I'd just want this to be a whole in an instant!

[[User talk:MadBird82]] 17:01, 18 May 2017 (EDT)

:Actually, I discovered the game's HP at the end of last week! First of all, [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12jSeMI6-xEia0ocOrG_ykpCXNoEmX5pGitHnfsuf9ag/pubhtml here's the table of the stats], it's a bit preliminary as some columns are merged and form insanely high values, still some essential data is already readable. The unit stats are in ''unitDataTable'', with HP being the 12th column, the power of all the attacks including the cards, is in ''weaponDataTable'': the 20th column has the power of the uncolored first attack, the 21st column has the addition to the power of the first attack given by coloring, while the columns from the 23th to 31st are the power of the subsequent attacks or are related to the power given by the various levels of attack (those obtained when timing right the hammer, for example). However, much has to be discovered. Using the Hopslippers, I needed 22 hits with 3 uncolored Hopslippers to defeats the Spikes, since they have 25 HP, this means I did 2 HP of damage with the first attack, and 1 HP with every subsequent attack, meaning that only the subsequent attacks were halved and defense is more complex than we thought before. If you want to investigate the mechanics, try to compare the data of these tables with how powerful the attacks are. Anyway, I'll try to add both the attack power of the cards and the enemy HP soon, actually the first chapter's and Koopalings' HP are directly from the unit data table!--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 17:56, 18 May 2017 (EDT)

:::I recently fixed the tables a little, revealing more values by splitting the columns in a more proper way, now both the items dropped by the enemies and the color needed to paint the cards seem to be visible. I already updated the columns numbers in my post above.--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 18:28, 19 May 2017 (EDT)

==Mario Kart 8 Sponsors: Update==

:For the sponsors of objects and playable vehicles that aren't on ''The Models Resource'', we will need to extract the textures from the models, I have all these models and I actually already extracted the Iggy's Glass logo from the model of the trucks on N64 Toad's Turnpike. I'm currently working on deciphering the stats of ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'' and inserting them on the Wiki, and we have a lot of work to do there, so I'm sorry that I won't be able to add the remaining sponsors anytime soon - I fear that no less than a month will be needed for Color Splash. Anyway, thanks for the great work, and good luck for the addition of the sponsors of the other games and for the work on the other pages!--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 09:10, 27 May 2017 (EDT)

:::::[[MarioWiki:Good_writing#Fan_worship|Just be sure not to add too many details]]. Even now, I think that the bit about "possibly the biconcave design" is too speculative and extraneous, especially when we know so little about the character, so I don't think it's necessary to expand any further on it. I'm all for having a physical appearance section on Nabbit's page, but I'd rather not have an entire paragraph dedicated to every microscopic aspect of the masks when an image with them side-by-side would be more to the point.  {{User:Time Turner/sig}} 17:39, 5 June 2017 (EDT)

I found that, as seen [[:File:Rabbid Yoshi - RabbidsKingdomBattle.png|here]], the mask actually does have the inner part of the mouth similarly to Bowser Jr.'s, but the teeth still resemble Nabbit's. --{{User:TheFlameChomp/sig}} 18:27, 12 June 2017 (EDT)

:Well, from that artwork it seems more an innacurate reproduction of Bowser Jr.'s mask, so I'll just put that for simplicity, hoping that we'll know the name of the weapon as soon as possible.--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 18:54, 12 June 2017 (EDT)

:It's not my fault if the idea was used many times in the Mario franchise...--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 04:31, 17 June 2017 (EDT)

Doc here, I have a question regarding this too, but about the artwork. It seems that the artwork is primarily from the game most closely associated with the respective character's role, ie why Wario's "protagonist" artwork is from SM64DS while his "antagonist" artwork is from SML2. But it's also worth noting that Dry Bowser's artwork is from a M&S game. While admittedly he didn't have any artwork before that (barring Mario Kart Wii, which used the same render), he could have used a screenshot if there's going to be nitpicking on that, like Pauline and the Sprixies did. --{{User|Doc von Schmeltwick}} 21:48, 13 July 2017 (CT)

:I genuinely tried finding an artwork from NSMB2 or SM3DL, but on the wiki so far there's only one artwork, maybe Nintendo never made more than one. Typically artwork looks better, but this can be discussed on the talk page of the series if you want to reach a consensus on that, as well as on what the ''Major characters'' section should have or not.--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 22:55, 13 July 2017 (EDT)

As the wiki's resident expert on the Koopalings, I thought that you might be able to help me with identifying some Koopalings that appear in the background in [[Mario's Time Machine]]. [http://i.imgur.com/BnPlQkv.png 1], [http://i.imgur.com/R7p2iuj.png 2] (for PC), and [http://i.imgur.com/RaMi1ni.png 1], [http://i.imgur.com/ZizJkRw.png 2] (for SNES). The one with the two-pronged hair is Ludwig, but I'm not sure who the others are supposed to be. Do you think you could offer any help? {{User:Time Turner/sig}} 21:53, 23 July 2017 (EDT)

:My gosh, they almost reached SMB3/SMW levels of unfidelity, with the aggravating factor that they even forgot about the trademark elements - like the glasses, the ball, etc.. Ludwig is clearly recognizable - hair and single overbite can hardly be get that wrong. The others, though... ok, PC 1, left: no green part of the head can be seen, 4 teeth can be seen, external teeth are bigger and a little border around the eyes, this might be Iggy Koopa:<br />

::You're welcome! Regarding Morton, I would expect him to have his trademark three hairs and painted star, that even appeared in the concept artwork of Bowser's redesign, but yeah, Lemmy's lack of protrudring teeth was also supposed to be a trademark trait... the only other bald Koopaling would be Wendy, but even those guys should be able to distinguish them in term of appearance, especially considering that she didn't look that off in MiM.--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 18:53, 25 July 2017 (EDT)

All Koopas are turtles, not all reptiles are Koopas, true. But that means all Koopas are Reptiles. Which means adding the "Reptile" category to something that already has the "Koopa" category is ''completely'' redundant. {{User|Doc von Schmeltwick}} 01:25, 22 August 2017 (CT)

:Indeed, I fixed that and after the check I did won't touch it anymore.--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 03:08, 22 August 2017 (EDT)

:::::All the dumped images aren't uploaded yet, as I don't have an account on ''The Spriters Resource'' - it would also be quite some work to extact all the textures from the models. Therefore, I just upload the textures I know can be interesting, such as the pictures of [[Princess]] in the Professor's house. Just ask me what you want or need and I can upload it to the wiki or send it to you.--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 22:28, 1 September 2017 (EDT)

:::::::Pretty much everything that is not a 3D model can be uploaded to the wiki, including the ''HP'' text along with the numbers that show it in the game, the various elements forming the full paint meter, the various texts shown during battle like the grade of the attack, and so on. I can send you the 3D models as well, but you need 3DS Max to import them correctly, at the moment, since the Blender plugin doesn't work nicely with them. What would you need?--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 21:59, 3 September 2017 (EDT)

My apologies, I have actually not seen any of the trailers, due to them coming out in the Summer, when I am at home, where I have dismal bandwidth due to us having Dish and not being able to get cable due to our location with our 100-yard-long lawn (it was once a pasture). [[User:Doc von Schmeltwick|Doc von Schmeltwick]] ([[User talk:Doc von Schmeltwick|talk]]) 06:06, 6 September 2017 (EDT)

:No problem, actually having low bandwidth and still editing the wiki shows dedication; just remember to keep the tone in check next time, especially if you're unsure about the claim being made!--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 07:19, 6 September 2017 (EDT)

I noticed you've uploaded scans from various old Japanese Mario encyclopedias. I have been uploading cropped images of from the "Perfect" edition from that imgur page, and was wondering if you'd help me with translating the descriptions in the various ID tag-like blocks found beside each picture, as I've been cropping those as well and plan to upload them en masse later. I plan on making a page for the book and including a table with the name in the book in one column, the picture in the next, the card in the third, and a translation of the various information provided in the fourth. Here's the images on the wiki so far: [[:Category:Mario Character Encyclopedia: Perfect Edition Images]]. I'll be adding transparency to the ones that I didn't upload at some other point. So, will you help? [[User:Doc von Schmeltwick|Doc von Schmeltwick]] ([[User talk:Doc von Schmeltwick|talk]]) 21:32, 9 September 2017 (EDT)

:::Sorry I disappeared last night, Dad turned off the router while I was in the middle of things >.> [[User:Doc von Schmeltwick|Doc von Schmeltwick]] ([[User talk:Doc von Schmeltwick|talk]]) 23:02, 10 September 2017 (EDT)

Related note, I found it quite strange the introduction for the publication to be found on [[:Category:Perfect Edition of the Great Mario Character Encyclopedia Images]], so I moved that information to [[Perfect Edition of the Great Mario Character Encyclopedia|its own article]]. Unfortunately, I don't know much about the publication, so you and others need to expand it. --{{User:Wildgoosespeeder/sig}} 13:49, 10 September 2017 (EDT)

:I'm not exactly sure how to use {{tem|another language}}. I just apply it to non-English articles that have no localized alternative. --{{User:Wildgoosespeeder/sig}} 20:49, 11 September 2017 (EDT)

::I don't think that's necessarily wrong, I removed it because the wording seems to suggest that an English name is present, but it's just not yet found and written down on the wiki, which is likely not the case here, as the book was published only in Japan.--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 21:15, 11 September 2017 (EDT)

:::::After discussing with other staff members, we decided to put the template back in. Already did that.--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 06:02, 13 September 2017 (EDT)

:::::::You're welcome, I was confused due to pages I created before like [[Mario Hanafuda]].--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 21:09, 13 September 2017 (EDT)

== "Your Country" ==

:::Effectively, judging by the [[MarioWiki:Citations|citations policy]], this aspect isn't covered at all, so you can propose a unified system for times when writing down the date of retrieval, although ultimately it's really 1 day differences. When it comes to citation without the ''Retrieved'' part, though, it can be seen why the date is the one put by the first user who puts this part or why even that sometimes is changed: some very old references with broken links exist on this wiki and need to be changed, if the ''Retrieved'' part is missing, trying to find when the reference was put can be some work and possibly also be a bit inappropriate, since the new link was retrieved in a different time, therefore putting the date in which the reference was modified makes sense. In your case, I will put back 13th of September since the video probably just wasn't on, but keep in mind this aspect of the ''Retrieved'' part.--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 19:30, 13 September 2017 (EDT)

In regards to [[MarioWiki:Proposals#What_to_do_about_Paper_Jam_Shiny_articles|this proposal]], referring to the shiny enemies as variants is technically true but not the full picture. For your perusal, there is [[User_talk:TheFlameChomp#Straw|aconversation]] between TheFlameChomp and I that covers this, but in short, the shiny enemies are much closer in role to, for example, [[Amazy Dayzee]]s, and they are not solely recolors of other enemies. Perhaps you can take that into consideration? {{User:Time Turner/sig}} 19:54, 15 September 2017 (EDT)

:The case is not really as extreme, although the lack of a Tattle Log doesn't help. The case of the Shiny Pokémon mentioned in the proposal would probably be more appropriate, since from your discussions it looks like they are variants of enemies with different stats but still the same attack patterns (Amazy Dayzees in TTYD definitely have different attack patterns, they barely attack and often flee - for good gameplay reasons too) and their appearance is actually the same appearance with just a shiny effect on it. Of course, since we often reserve the additional stats value for the regional differences, it might still be sensible to create separate infoboxes for them, but unless there are other gameplay implications specific to certain shiny enemes (e.g. different attack pattern from normal version) and not common to all (e.g higher shiny card drop rate, common to all shiny enemies) I fear pages just for them might be overkill - they would be the same pages of the normal variants with different infoboxes.--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 20:19, 15 September 2017 (EDT)

Hey, were you the person with the new Japanese Mario encyclopedia, or was that Mario JC or someone else? I can't remember, I have a few questions regarding some enemies' Japanese names, notably [[Skeeter]]s/[[Pondskater]]s...[[User:Doc von Schmeltwick|Doc von Schmeltwick]] ([[User talk:Doc von Schmeltwick|talk]]) 03:22, 16 September 2017 (EDT)

:I am, I have both the ''Super Mario Pia'' (the memorial book of the 30th anniversary) as well as the ''Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros.'', the Official Nintendo Guidebook published by Shogakukan that is going to be translated in German and Spanish. You can ask questions about those books [[User talk:Mister Wu/30th Anniversary Books Related Questions|here]].--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 05:12, 16 September 2017 (EDT)

You seem to know what you are doing with the [[MarioWiki:Japanese|Romanization]] of titles. If you can, I need the official names of these [[:File:MvsDK e-Cards Japan.jpg|five cards]]. I don't know if you can make out the Japanese text because of the small resolution picture. [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong#e World]] and {{tem|MVDK}} needs reworking as I found out the current 12 levels belong in [[List of Mario vs. Donkey Kong pre-release and unused content]] instead. I was able to unlock the game data by hacking and it doesn't match the [[e-Reader]] cards sample pictures very well. See [[Talk:Mario vs. Donkey Kong#e-Reader Levels]] for my tracking. --{{User:Wildgoosespeeder/sig}} 22:21, 17 September 2017 (EDT)

::Maybe the videos on the [[Talk:Mario vs. Donkey Kong#e-Reader Levels|talk page]] could be of better help because the cards were scanned into the Japanese version. Also, [http://ereader.no-intro.org/checklists.php?sys=JpnList&search_set=%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AAvs.%E3%83%89%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%EF%BD%85%EF%BC%8B this seems helpful]. And I got some help on [https://redd.it/70sss1 Reddit]. --{{User:Wildgoosespeeder/sig}} 00:20, 18 September 2017 (EDT)

:::I'm glad you could find a person who properly translated the Japanese text.--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 09:51, 18 September 2017 (EDT)

[[File:Perfect Mario Traps.png|thumb|left]]

I asked on the talk page, but haven't gotten an answer yet, I don't think. Does this shed any light on the name for [[Pipe Fist]]? [[User:Doc von Schmeltwick|Doc von Schmeltwick]] ([[User talk:Doc von Schmeltwick|talk]]) 01:05, 1 October 2017 (EDT)

:I should have the page translated, but I guess we can just use the most current definition of the specific object, from the ''Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros.'':<br/>

:By the way, 「げんこつ」 means clenched fist, knuckles, so I guess the name is derived from that.--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 17:22, 1 October 2017 (EDT)

Given the new postcard that literally can't be from anywhere else unless they were to throw in a third water location (which is unlikely) matches up with it, it's all but confirmed. It seems that Seaside=Treasure Trove Cove and Lake=Jolly Roger's Lagoon, if you're familiar with ''Banjo-Kazooie.'' [[User:Doc von Schmeltwick|Doc von Schmeltwick]] ([[User talk:Doc von Schmeltwick|talk]]) 02:46, 11 October 2017 (EDT)

:I know that this is Lake Lamode of the [[Lake Kingdom]], because having three water levels of which one is shown and one is announced doesn't make sense, but before starting an edit war we should post all the evidence on the talk page so we can finally settle that...--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 02:49, 11 October 2017 (EDT)