User talk:Fizzle

Welcome, Fizzle!

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RE: Sprites

Hi. About the sprites, the actual size of a game rip is always better. Even though they are harder to see on pages, they are much more accurate. The ones you uploaded, making them bigger weren't any better quality at all; they were just enlarged versions. And besides, the sprites aren't that tiny. I can see the image on the left perfectly fine. Sorry if I reverted your images; this is just a standard here. Actual sprites are preferred over modified versions.

I think Tamara looks okay. Anyway, if you don't agree with all this, feel free to make a proposal.

Also you may want to try converting the files to SVG format, as those kinds of file types don't lose quality no matter how large they are made. See this file for an example.

It's not fully supported by MediaWiki, but there are specific paths that work. I am no good at it either, but I suggest you ask SWFlash (talk), as he is skilled at these sorts of things.

Shokora (talk · edits) 17:47, 6 January 2013 (EST)

Japanese names

Do you know for a fact that those enemies are never given names because there is a nintendo power guide for SMBL2. Marshal Dan Troop (talk)

I don't really know about the Nintendo Power guide all I know is the wiki says one exists but if you've tried and failed to find one then I guess it's alright to change the names (I was mostly thrown off because they didn't have the conjectural tag on them). Also remember to update the species and enemies list to account for these changes. Marshal Dan Troop (talk)

Jap names

Hey again. Nice job finding those SML2 enemy names. I'm just wondering, are you able to find Virtual Boy Wario Land enemy/boss names? Take a look at the article talk page.

Please please do your best to find the VBWL names. I've ripped sprites for all the enemies/bosses and I was planning to write articles for each one, but first I want to try to get the official names. Seriously, if you get these names you'd be a legend in my eyes.

Thanks! And in case you're wondering, that was an accident. I was trying to mark the edit as patrolled, but clicked the wrong link :P

Thanks for finding some of those VBWL Japanese names. But did you manage to find ones for other enemies? More specifically, the ones which don't have an artwork?

Shokora (talk · edits) 10:02, 8 January 2013 (EST)

Virtual Boy Wario Land

Alright, thanks anyway. On the template, the boss names there aren't official. I just made up names for those just to keep them there until I collected the info/sprites for their articles. They aren't named in the manual, but thanks for your suggestions. What I did manage to find recently though is a Nintendo Power scan from 1995. It doesn't really have specific names for the bosses, but it refers to the first boss as a "reptile" and "dragon". It also refers to the third boss as a "tank" (not a pot, as I originally thought it was). If you wanted to see the scans, I could uploaded them. Nintendo Power was an official magazine in 1995, so those subtle descriptions are very valuable.

Thanks again for the help. I've actually just sent an e-mail to Nintendo of America to see if they are able to provide the names. It's a long shot, but it was successful before back in 2009, when some users requested Wario Land II enemy names. Anyway, keep up the great work with the SML2 enemies.

Hey Fizzle. Nintendo America replied. I posted the exact message here. They were unable to provide me with all of the enemy names, but they were able to find the boss names, as well as two "mini-bosses" which are thought of as enemies. I'll have the articles created under those titles. And if you still wanted the Nintendo Power scans, you will find the VBWL review in Volume 79, December 1995. Pages 36-45.

Yep, I was lucky to get someone good. I replied to say thanks, but I got another person and they said "We are glad that Brian was able to help you...", etc. I don't think I can reach the same guy, as the address that a reply sends to is nintendo@noa.nintendo.com
If you wanted to try your luck as well with the SML2 enemies, just go here and fill out the form.

Alright, good luck! And if Nintendo employees edited here, I bet that would make us an official wiki.

Shokora (talk · edits) 21:41, 16 January 2013 (EST)

Sources

I've noticed that you've moved a lot of articles from conjectural names to Japanese names, such as Dōryī. For future convenience, what is your source for them? Hello, I'm Time Turner.