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| '''This is a work-in-progress to make the Chronology guideline more flexible, and possibly create an archive of how different games in the series connect to each other chronologically. Any feedback would be helpful.''' | | '''A sub-page for my works-in-progress, mostly new proposal ideas and their related "mainspace" content. As always, please feel free to send me feedback.''' |
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| '''MarioWiki:Chronology''' is a guideline to help contributors organize the order information surrounding the events of the video games, cartoons, comics, etc. should be placed in articles, specifically in "History" and "Biography" sections. This is not a strict guideline, but a general set of rules that may be followed if so desired. While information may be divided into different sections, this does not reflect that certain media products are [[MarioWiki:Canonicity|more or less canonical]] than any other source... | | =Featured Images= |
| | At the Super Mario Wiki, '''Featured Images''' are those quality, intriguing, witty, provocative, rare, important, and otherwise simply interesting images that can be found throughout the site's articles. Users are encouraged to submit and vote on nominations for the Featured Image displayed on the [[Main Page]]. Every a week, a new image is selected to be featured. This is done by subtracting the number of oppose votes from the number of support votes in each nomination - the image with the most "points" at the end of the week will be featured. Any image with a negative amount of points at the end of a week (that is a nomination with a majority of opposes) is removed from the selection process. The only condition for nominated images is that they '''must be in an actual mainspace article on the wiki'''. No personal images or images from non-mainspace pages are allowed. New image nominations can be added to the [[#Featured Image Nominations|Featured Image Nominations]] section below. |
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| | ==Example Nomination== |
| | ===Description of Image (Ex: 1-Up Mushroom from ''New Super Mario Bros.'')=== |
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| Although information from one source may be listed after another source, that does not mean the events depicted ''literally'' occured after, and writers should not state such an assertion (unless Nintendo has established a connection between the two sources - see the list of chronological references below).
| | '''Subject:''' Main subject of image; include a link to the article it is included in. (Example: [[1-Up Mushroom]])<br> |
| | '''Nominated by:''' If you nominate the image, place your name here. |
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| The standard article is divided into divided into several sections: the main section about video game appearances (possible sub-divided between the main series and sub-series), while following sections provide information from other media, such as cartoons, comics, etc. Appearances are listed in order of the source's international release. However, articles are often written from an "in-universe" perspective and ordered in terms of the franchise's fictional chronology. As such, the standard need not be followed to accomodate the fictional chronology of the Mario series. For example, information from ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' is often placed before information from all other appearances, as that game depicts the first events to take place in the "in-universe" chronology (the birth and delivery of the series' heroes Mario and Luigi). Additionally, information from cartoons and comics can be inserted into sections primarily focusing on video games in order to provide additional commentary about a particular event. For example, Mario may comment on his childhood in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show]]'', so that information may be inserted between sections on the video games ''Super Mario World 2'' (Mario as a baby) and ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' (Mario as an adult). Ultimately articles should be organized based on what the community decides makes the most sense for the article.
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| At the very minimum, information in articles should ordered according to '''international release date''' of the video game, comic, etc. If the article is divided into various sub-sections, such as "Mario Kart" series or "Appearances in Other Media," all information from sources that falls under that sub-section should be organized according to the release date. This type of organization '''does not''' mean that events listed earlier necessarily occured earlier in the Mario series timeline; only if a source specifically establishes a chronological relationship with other titles should writers indicate as such. If no official material indicates when a title occurs in relation to other sources, then the information is simply placed in order of release date and no speculative comments should be added. As the archive below demonstrates though, video games released later very often indicate they occur chronologicaly some time after a previously released game. For example, the manual for ''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'' (released January 21, 1994) states that the events of the game take place some unknown amount of time after ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' (released November 1992???). Another example: in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' (released July 19, 2002) a [[Pianta]] janitor makes a reference to the events of ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'' (September 14, 2001). Video games released later typically make references to previously released games, establishing that the events depicted in newer games occur later in the fictional timeline. However, this is not always the case. For example, there is no specific indication that ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' (released May 15, 2006) occurred after ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'' (released October 5, 2005), although ''New Super Mario Bros.'' was released after ''Super Princess Peach.'' Thus writers should place information about ''New Super Mario Bros.'' after information about ''Super Princess Peach'' for organizational purposes, but '''should not''' state ''New Super Mario Bros.'' occurs after ''Super Princess Peach''. For all we know, the events of the game could occur before ''Super Princess Peach''. Unless evidence suggests otherwise, we cannot establish a chronological link between the two games. However, we can state in the ''New Super Mario Bros.'' section that the game does take place after ''Super Mario Sunshine'', as the manual establishes a chronological link between those two specific games.
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| ===Age of Characters=== | | ====Comments==== |
| The relative age of characters can also be used to place events within a timeline. ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' established itself as the first chronological game in the Mario series, as it depicts the morning of the Mario Bros.' birth. A few games, such as ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'' and ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'' feature characters traveling back in time and meeting their younger selves. As such, sources can be placed in the chronology based on '''obvious stages''' of aging (from baby to child to adult). However, past the adult stage this guideline no longer applies, as no definitive signs of aging between titles is apparent (Mario doesn't look older since assuming an adult form in ''[[Donkey Kong]]'' to ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''). An example: we place ''[[Family Album "The Early Years"]]'', a [[Nintendo Comics System]] comic featuring Baby Mario and [[Baby Luigi]], earlier in the chronology than the previous comic in the Nintendo Comic System because they featured the adult Mario and [[Luigi]]. Besides the exception of the baby forms of central ''Super Mario'' characters, this concept usually goes hand-in-hand with the release date concept. For example, ''[[Mario Golf (GBC)|Mario Golf]]'' for the [[Game Boy Color]] released on September 10, 1999, features [[Kid]] as a boy. ''[[Mario Golf: Advance Tour]]'' released on the later date of April 22, 2004, features Kid as a young man. The same character has aged from an earlier title to a newer title, establishing that the newer game occurs after the older game. In games featuring time travel, events depicted in the past occur earlier in the greater chronology (close to ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'') while events depicted in the "present" are organized in articles according to the game's release date (or other rules if they apply). However, the ''relative'' timeline for individual characters is more complicated. For example, this would be Mario's biography:
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| When Mario was a baby he lived in the Mushroom Kingdom. During the events of ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time'', the Mushroom Kingdom was attacked by the [[Shroob]]s. In this game, Baby Mario fought off the Shroobs with help from his adult self from the future, who had traveled from his present to the past. Eventually peace was restored...Mario grew up. During the events of ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', the Mushroom Kingdom was attacked by Bowser. Mario eventually defeated Bowser and peace was restored. During the events of ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time'', Mario traveled back in time and met his baby self, and together they stopped the Shroob invasion of the past Mushroom Kingdom.
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| | ===Copy Mario Bros. from ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''=== |
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| (Bowser's timeline is the most complicated, as he traveled back in time to meet his baby self TWICE!!)
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| On an related note, information that is indicated to occur long before the events of the games can be placed earlier in an article. For example, the [[Shadow Queen]] attempted to take over the world a thousand years before the events of ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', so information surrounding those events a millennium in the past can likewise be placed earlier in the article. Another example: according to the [[Star Spirits]], they have watched over the [[Star Rod]] since the ''beginning of time.'' As this is one of the earliest (if not ''the'' earliest) event in the Mario chronology, this information can be placed at the beginning of articles related to the event.
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| ==Example: Mario (standard article)== | | ====Oppose==== |
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| '''Mario''' is the main character of the [[Mario (series)|Mario series]]. He has a brother named [[Luigi]], and has saved the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] many times.
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| | | This piece of promotional artwork is fun, high-quality, and big! The multiple Mario Brothers make this image really fascinating. =) -- {{User|Son of Suns}} |
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| Mario's first appearance. Bowser conquered the Mushroom Kingdom and kidnapped Princess Toadstool. Ultimately Mario and Luigi defeated Bowser, saved the Princess, and returned peace to the Mushroom Kingdom.
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| ====''Super Mario World''====
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| In this game, Mario travelled to [[Dinosaur Land]] and saved the [[Yoshi]]s from Bowser.
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| ====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''====
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| This game takes place in the past, right after the birth of Mario and Luigi. | |
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| In the Super Mario Bros. Super Show, Mario and Luigi traversed many lands around the Mushroom Kingdom in search of a way back home to Brooklyn.
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| ==Example: Mario (chronological article)==
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| '''Mario''' is the main character of the [[Mario (series)|Mario series]]. He has a brother named [[Luigi]], and has saved the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] many times.
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| ====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''====
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| Mario's first chronological appearance was in this game, which takes place soon after he was born. In the Super Mario Bros Super Show episode "Plumbers Academy," Mario claimed that he was born with a plunger in his hand.
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| Later in Mario's life, after becoming an adult, a now adult Bowser attacked the Mushroom Kingdom.
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| '''Ultimately any article will probably combine features of both styles, which is perfectly acceptable as long as the article makes sense and gives factual information; that is, not assuming certain events take place later unless explicitly established to (see list below).'''
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| ==List of Chronological References==
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| An archive of specific references from one source to another, establishing some sort of chronological connection between the two (be it generally '''some time''' after or almost immediately '''soon''' after).
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| ''Super Mario World'' takes place sometime '''soon''' after the events of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. Because of the tough adventures of ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', Mario, Luigi, and Toadstool decided they needed to take a vacation, and chose Dinosaur Land as the place to relax. From the U.S. instruction booklet (page 2): "After saving the Mushroom Kingdom from Bowser and the rest of the Koopas in Super Mario 3, Mario and Luigi needed to recuperate from their adventures. Together they argeed that the best place to vacation was a magical place called Dinosaur Land."
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| Additionally, the [[Sunken Ghost Ship]] in the game is also one of the [[airship]]s from ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. From the U.S. instruction booklet (page 20): "This is a strange looking sunken ship. Haven't you seen it somewhere before? That's right, in Super Mario Bros. 3, Koopa and his kids used a flying ship to make life tough for Mario."
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| ===''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''===
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| Although released after ''Super Mario World'', ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'' takes place '''soon''' after the events of ''[[Super Mario Land]]''. During the events of ''Super Mario Land'', [[Wario]] secretly took over [[Mario Land]] and [[Mario's Castle]], which Mario discovered upon his return from [[Sarasa Land]]. From the instruction booklet, as narrated by Mario (page 3): "While I was away crusading against the mystery alien Tatanga in Sarasa Land, an evil creep took over my castle and put the people of Mario Land under his control with a magic spell. This intruder goes by the name of Wario."
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| ''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3'' takes place '''some time''' after ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins''. After Wario's attempt to take Mario's castle was thwarted, Wario set out to get a castle of his own. From the instruction booklet (page 3): "Remember Super Mario Land 2: Six Golden Coins? Wario tried to take over Mario's castle, but didn't have much luck. Wario, being the persistent guy he is, has not given up. Now, he wants a castle more than ever before."
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| ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' depicts the '''first events''' of the Mario series, as the game begins on the morning the Mario Bros. were born. From the instruction booklet (pages 2-4): "This story happened a long long time ago...This is a story about a baby and Yoshi...A stork hurries across the dusky, pre-dawn sky. In his bill, he supports a pair of twins, who are to be delivered to their parents as soon as possible [...Kamek captures Baby Luigi from the Stork...] The kidnapper is Kamek, an evil Magikoopa from the Koopa Kingdom. Having divined last night that twin babies born this morning will bring disaster to the Koopa family, he arranged for an early morning ambush."
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