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| rowspan=2 style=vertical-align:top |Unfortunately, due to a lack of enough submissions, there will be no vote for the best submissions. You can view the submissions in [[The 'Shroom:Issue 148/Art Contest|a special section in this edition of The 'Shroom]] though! | | rowspan=2 style=vertical-align:top |Unfortunately, due to a lack of enough submissions, there will be no vote for the best submissions. You can view the submissions in [[The 'Shroom:Issue 148/Art Contest|a special section in this edition of The 'Shroom]] though! | ||
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! style=font-weight:400;vertical-align:top |[[ | ! style=font-weight:400;vertical-align:top |[[mb:members/5409|Hooded Pitohui]]<br>[[mb:members/3955|Lakituthequick]]<br>[[mb:members/5685|MsRetroGeek]]<br>[[mb:members/5592|Roserade]] | ||
| rowspan=3 style=vertical-align:top |Both Peach' and Bowser's Castles have completed, and the remaining players have continued on to the merge map, the Eternal Star. | | rowspan=3 style=vertical-align:top |Both Peach' and Bowser's Castles have completed, and the remaining players have continued on to the merge map, the Eternal Star. | ||
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! colspan=2 | Guess the Results | ! colspan=2 | Guess the Results | ||
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! style=font-weight:400;vertical-align:top |[[ | ! style=font-weight:400;vertical-align:top |[[mb:members/1129|Anton]]<br>[[mb:members/3955|Lakituthequick]]<br>[[mb:members/668|Turboo]] | ||
| rowspan=3 style=vertical-align:top |Here you can give your guesses for what you think the results of the awards are, and earn points for correctly placing them in the first, second and third place. | | rowspan=3 style=vertical-align:top |Here you can give your guesses for what you think the results of the awards are, and earn points for correctly placing them in the first, second and third place. | ||
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! colspan=2 | ''[[wikirby:Kirby Air Ride|Kirby Air Ride]]'' Time Attack | ! colspan=2 | ''[[wikirby:Kirby Air Ride|Kirby Air Ride]]'' Time Attack | ||
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| rowspan=3 style=vertical-align:top |Four rounds have been played so far, with the fifth ending tomorrow. Meta Knight has the most points as of this writing. | | rowspan=3 style=vertical-align:top |Four rounds have been played so far, with the fifth ending tomorrow. Meta Knight has the most points as of this writing. | ||
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! colspan=2 | ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' Time Trials | ! colspan=2 | ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' Time Trials | ||
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! style=font-weight:400;vertical-align:top |[[ | ! style=font-weight:400;vertical-align:top |[[mb:members/5162|Alex95]] | ||
| rowspan=3 style=vertical-align:top |Four rounds have been played so far, the fifth now being underway. | | rowspan=3 style=vertical-align:top |Four rounds have been played so far, the fifth now being underway. | ||
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! colspan=2 | ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' | ! colspan=2 | ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' | ||
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| rowspan=3 style=vertical-align:top |Regular and battle tournaments for ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''. Regulars are played at 150cc with all items, battles will be without teams, four minutes and also with all items.<br>Due to a lack of sign-ups, the tournament didn't start in July yet, and will instead be postponed to August. Access to a shared Nintendo Switch Online membership will be provided to those without a subscription. | | rowspan=3 style=vertical-align:top |Regular and battle tournaments for ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''. Regulars are played at 150cc with all items, battles will be without teams, four minutes and also with all items.<br>Due to a lack of sign-ups, the tournament didn't start in July yet, and will instead be postponed to August. Access to a shared Nintendo Switch Online membership will be provided to those without a subscription. | ||
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| rowspan=2 style=vertical-align:top |A set of different games within ''Minecraft'', with murderer maps, classics such as loot hunts, Spleef, murderer maps, capture the flag, fishing, Bowser's Big Blast, and did we mention murderer maps? | | rowspan=2 style=vertical-align:top |A set of different games within ''Minecraft'', with murderer maps, classics such as loot hunts, Spleef, murderer maps, capture the flag, fishing, Bowser's Big Blast, and did we mention murderer maps? | ||
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Revision as of 17:22, August 17, 2019
Director’s Notes
Written by: The Pyro Guy (talk)
Another month of summer is here. The weather is good, the holiday is upon us, and the facts just keep on rolling in. So many facts in this page. Speaking of factual information, you should know that you can sign up to create a presentation for this year's Mario Awards! There's more information in the sign-up page and in Critic Corner, but it's a fun way to get creative and make something enjoyable while celebrating another year of history.
I'm all kinds of busy at the moment, so all that's left to say is please enjoy reading this issue's Pipe Plaza. See you next month with a special announcement!
Section of the Month
Pipe Plaza SECTION OF THE MONTH | ||||
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Place | Section | Votes | % | Writer |
1st | NIWA Spotlight | 6 | 37.5% | Alex95 |
2nd | Interview | 4 | 25% | Superchao |
3rd | Anniversary Announcements | 3 | 18.75% | Lakituthequick |
Monthly Report
One year!
Yes, 'Shroom readers! It's been one year already that I started writing this section, and it is in these moments that one realizes how much the time goes fast. Well, let's stop being nostalgic, since it's not really the right moment for that, and let's have a look at Super Mario Wiki's statistics for the month of July. Oh, and to celebrate my one year anniversary at writing this section, I take the opportunity to add a year-on-year basis to see how the site evolves during the current year.
So, without further ado (as if I really had something else to say), let's take a look at this Monthly Report.
July Statistics | |
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Statistic | As of July 13, 2019 (21:10)* |
Content Pages | 22,556 |
All Pages | 194,730 |
Files | 111,066 |
Edits | 2,565,740 |
Edits per Page | 13.18 |
Registered Users | 27,458 |
Active Users | 399 |
Bots | 3 |
'Shroom Writers | 49 |
Autopatrolled | 45 |
Patrollers | 3 |
Administrators | 10 |
Bureaucrats | 4 |
Proprietor | 1 |
June — July Statistics | |||
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Statistic | As of June 13, 2019 (18:35)* | As of July 13, 2019 (21:10)* | Percentage Change |
Content Pages | 22,400 | 22,556 | +0.696% |
All Pages | 192,916 | 194,730 | +0.940% |
Files | 109,712 | 111,066 | +1.234% |
Edits | 2,541,316 | 2,565,740 | +0.961% |
Edits per Page | 13.17 | 13.18 | +0.075% |
Registered Users | 27,306 | 27,458 | +0.556% |
Active Users | 361 | 399 | +10.526% |
Bots | 3 | 3 | 0% |
'Shroom Writers | 47 | 49 | +4.255% |
Autopatrolled | 44 | 45 | +2.272% |
Patrollers | 3 | 3 | 0% |
Administrators | 11 | 10 | -9.090% |
Bureaucrats | 4 | 4 | 0% |
Proprietor | 1 | 1 | 0% |
July 2018 — July 2019 Statistics | |||
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Statistic | As of July 19, 2018* | As of July 13, 2019 (21:10)* | Percentage Change |
Content Pages | 20,784 | 22,556 | +8.525% |
All Pages | 176,156 | 194,730 | +10.544% |
Files | 96,469 | 111,066 | +15.131% |
Edits | 2,319,449 | 2,565,740 | +10.618% |
Edits per Page | 13.17 | 13.18 | +0.075% |
Registered Users | 25,531 | 27,458 | +7.547% |
Active Users | 353 | 399 | +13.031% |
Bots | 4 | 3 | -25% |
'Shroom Writers | 44 | 49 | +11.363% |
Autopatrolled | 41 | 45 | +9.756% |
Patrollers | 2 | 3 | +50% |
Administrators | 13 | 10 | -23.076% |
Bureaucrats | 4 | 4 | 0% |
Proprietor | 1 | 1 | 0% |
Conclusion:
Compared with the previous month, the number of active users increased with more than 38 users. In regards to the wiki administrators, there is one less now, and that's because of the resignation of Henry Tucayo Clay (talk). In addition, two new users now have the 'Shroom writer rights, and these are Smasher (talk), our new Sub-Director, and Hooded Pitohui (talk) who isn't actually new to the 'Shroom, so don't ask me why he didn't have the rights well before.
Now, looking on a year-on-year basis, it is interesting to note that there's less administrators now on the wiki compared to last year, but at the same time there's one more patroller right now. Basically, it's interesting that the wiki's activity is quite steady, and let's keep it going that way!
And here's the end of another Monthly Report. Thank you for your reading, and pass again next month. Meanwhile, enjoy your summer!
Mario Calendar
Heya, back with another Mario Calendar! I'm sure most of you will be familiar with this section, but in case you're not: here's where I'll be listing all of the Mario games that have come out in the month of July! Let's-a go!
Region Abbreviations
Abb. | Region |
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ALL | All Regions |
JP | Japan |
NA | North America |
EU | Europe |
AU | Oceania/Australia |
SK | South Korea |
CHN | China |
Console Abbreviations
Abb. | Console |
---|---|
NES | Nintendo Entertainment System |
Famicom | Nintendo Family Computer |
SNES | Super Nintendo Entertainment System |
N64 | Nintendo 64 |
GC | Nintendo GameCube |
Wii | Nintendo Wii |
Wii U | Nintendo Wii U |
GB | Game Boy |
GBC | Game Boy Color |
GBA | Game Boy Advance |
DS | Nintendo DS |
3DS | Nintendo 3DS |
Switch | Nintendo Switch |
Wii VC | Nintendo Wii Virtual Console |
3DS VC | Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console |
3DS eShop | Nintendo 3DS eShop |
Wii U VC | Nintendo Wii U Virtual Console |
Wii U eShop | Nintendo Wii U eShop |
Switch eShop | Nintendo Switch eShop |
DSiWare | Nintendo DSiWare |
WiiWare | Nintendo WiiWare |
VB | Virtual Boy |
G&W | Game and Watch |
64DD | Nintendo 64 Disk Drive |
MS-DOS | Microsoft Disk Operating System |
Satellaview | Satellaview |
CD-i | Philips CD-i |
e-Reader | e-Reader |
Arcade | Arcade |
IQ | iQue |
NVS | Nvidia Shield |
ACPC | Amstrad CPC |
- July 1
- 1992 (AU):
- Super Mario Bros. (NES)
- Super Mario World (SNES)
- 1999 (EU/AU): Super Mario Bros. Deluxe (GBC)
- 2004 (JP):
- 2010 (EU): Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii)
- 1992 (AU):
- July 2
- 2009 (CHN): New Super Mario Bros. (IQDS)
- 2016 (AU): Minecraft: Wii U Edition (Wii U)
- July 3
- 2009 (EU/AU):
- Mario Calculator (DSiWare)
- Mario Clock (DSiWare)
- 2009 (EU/AU):
- July 4
- 1984 (JP): Donkey Kong 3 (NES)
- 2005 (CHN): WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! (IQGBA)
- 2019 (CHN): Donkey Kong Country Returns (NVS)
- July 7
- 2007 (SK): Tetris DS (DS)
- Same deal as in June, there are too many 3DS eShop games that came out today :P
- July 8
- 1985 (NA): Tropical Fish (G&W)
- 2004 (AU): Mario Golf: Advance Tour (GBA)
- 2010 (SK): Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (DS)
- July 9
- 1981 (JP): Donkey Kong (Arcade)
- 1993 (JP): Yoshi's Cookie (SNES)
- 2004 (EU):
- July 10
- 1980 (NA): Vermin (G&W)
- 1986 (NA): Donkey Kong (MSX)
- 2003 (AU): Wario World (GC)
- 2019 (ALL): Dr. Mario World (iOS/Android)
- July 11
- 2003 (JP):
- Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 (GBA/e-Reader)
- 2003 (JP):
- July 12
- 2013 (EU): Mario & Luigi: Dream Team (3DS)
- July 13
- 2013
- (JP): New Super Luigi U (Wii U)
- (EU): Mario & Luigi: Dream Team (3DS)
- 2017 (SK): Mario Sports Superstars (3DS)
- 2018 (ALL): Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Switch/3DS)
- 2013
- July 14
- 1983 (JP): Mario Bros. (Arcade)
- 1992 (JP): Mario Paint (SNES)
- 1993 (JP):
- Super Mario All-Stars (SNES)
- Yoshi's Safari (SNES)
- 2005 (JP): Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix (GC)
- 2017 (JP): Mario Kart Arcade GP VR (Arcade)
- July 15
- 1983 (JP):
- Donkey Kong (NES)
- Donkey Kong Jr. (NES)
- 2009 (JP):
- 1983 (JP):
- July 16
- 1981 (JP): Octopus (G&W)
- 2015 (JP): Yoshi's Woolly World (Wii U)
- July 18
- 1997 (JP): Super Mario 64: Shindō Pak Taiō Version (N64)
- 2013
- (SK): Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon (3DS)
- (JP): Mario & Luigi: Dream Team (3DS)
- July 19
- 1988 (JP): Donkey Kong Jr. (Famicom)
- 2002 (JP): Super Mario Sunshine (GC)
- 2007 (AU): Mario Party 8 (Wii)
- July 20
- 1983 (NA): Mario Bros. (Arcade)
- July 21
- 1995 (JP): Mario's Tennis (VB)
- 2000 (JP): Mario Tennis (N64)
- 2001 (JP): Mario Kart: Super Circuit (GBA)
- 2005 (JP): Mario Superstar Baseball (GC)
- 2011 (SK): Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (DS)
- July 22
- 1994 (NA): Donkey Kong (GB)
- 2004 (JP): Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (GC)
- July 23
- 2005 (CHN): WarioWare: Touched! (IQDS)
- 2009 (JP): Punch-Out!! (Wii)
- July 24
- 2008 (JP): Wario Land: Shake It! (Wii)
- 2013 (JP): Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move (3DS eShop)
- 2014 (JP): Yoshi's New Island (3DS)
- July 25
- 1995
- (EU): Tetris & Dr. Mario (SNES)
- (AU): Mario's Picross (GB)
- 2013 (JP): Mario Kart Arcade GP DX (Arcade)
- 1995
- July 26
- 1984 (NA): Mario Bros. (Commodore)
- 1986 (EU): Donkey Kong (ACPC)
- 1999 (NA): Mario Golf (N64)
- 2007
- (JP): Mario Party 8 (Wii)
- (SK): Super Mario 64 DS (DS)
- 2013 (EU): New Super Luigi U (Wii U)
- July 27
- 1990 (JP): (Dr. Mario (game)|Dr. Mario]] (NES/GB)
- 1995
- (EU): Mario's Picross (GB)
- (JP): Donkey Kong Land (GB)
- 2006 (JP): Mario Hoops 3-on-3 (DS)
- 2013 (AU): New Super Luigi U (Wii U)
- 2018 (EU): WarioWare Gold (3DS)
- July 28
- 2003 (NA): Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour (GC)
- 2006 (JP): Game & Watch Collection (DS)
- 2012 (JP): New Super Mario Bros. 2 (3DS)
- 2018 (AU): WarioWare Gold (3DS)
- July 30
- 2007 (NA): Mario Strikers Charged (Wii)
- July 31
- 1980 (NA): Fire (G&W)
- 1981 (NA): Donkey Kong (Arcade)
- 1984 (NA): Boxing (G&W)
Thanks for reading, and I'll see you next month!
Anniversary Announcements
Written by: Lakituthequick (talk)
Hi everyone, welcome to July's Anniversary Announcements! Hope you are having a great summer so far!
The Ptooies
And the polls have closed! Thanks to everyone who voted! Next month, on 16 August, the results will be revealed in the Awards Ceremony! Be sure to check them out!
Speaking of the ceremony, it can't exist without presentations, so please sign up to do one! A presentation can have any shape and form to reveal the results of an award, be it a story, comic, image, or even a game or video. Anything goes as long as it's not just a list. Let your imagination run wild!
Tournaments
Then an update on tournaments. In the table below, you'll find some info about the tournaments which are open for sign-ups and those that are being planned.
Art Contest | |
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Anton | Unfortunately, due to a lack of enough submissions, there will be no vote for the best submissions. You can view the submissions in a special section in this edition of The 'Shroom though! |
Forum topic | |
Awards Killing Game III | |
Hooded Pitohui Lakituthequick MsRetroGeek Roserade |
Both Peach' and Bowser's Castles have completed, and the remaining players have continued on to the merge map, the Eternal Star. |
19 June through July | |
Forum topic | |
Guess the Results | |
Anton Lakituthequick Turboo |
Here you can give your guesses for what you think the results of the awards are, and earn points for correctly placing them in the first, second and third place. |
Until 16 August | |
Forum topic | |
Kirby Air Ride Time Attack | |
YoshiFlutterJump | Four rounds have been played so far, with the fifth ending tomorrow. Meta Knight has the most points as of this writing. |
17 June to 19 August | |
Forum topic | |
Mario Kart 7 Time Trials | |
Alex95 | Four rounds have been played so far, the fifth now being underway. |
17 June to early August | |
Forum topic | |
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | |
Lakituthequick | Regular and battle tournaments for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Regulars are played at 150cc with all items, battles will be without teams, four minutes and also with all items. Due to a lack of sign-ups, the tournament didn't start in July yet, and will instead be postponed to August. Access to a shared Nintendo Switch Online membership will be provided to those without a subscription. |
10 August to 31 August | |
Forum topic | |
Minecraft | |
2257 Mr. Edo Super-Yoshi Uniju |
A set of different games within Minecraft, with murderer maps, classics such as loot hunts, Spleef, murderer maps, capture the flag, fishing, Bowser's Big Blast, and did we mention murderer maps? |
Forum topic | |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | |
Meta Knight | Three rounds have been played, and the fourth is now underway. |
17 June to around 5 August | |
Forum topic |
Committee Interviews
Welcome to Committee Interviews! In this part of Anniversary Announcements, I will do short interviews with the members of the Awards Committee, so you can get to know them a bit better!
This month, two of our newest members: Hooded Pitohui (talk) and BBQ Turtle (talk)!
Hooded Pitohui
BBQ Turtle
Both Hooded Pitohui and BBQ Turtle are new members of the AC, but that didn't stop them from having a good time. That way you can see the welcoming aspects of the community. It's also great to see how the entire system is volunteer-run, yet is solid.
Another month, another ending to Anniversary Announcements. I hope you enjoyed, and for next month, have fun at the ceremony! See ya next month, buh-bye!
All information above was correct as of 16 July 2019. Sprite credits: A.J. Nitro, Atz Chan, Sonik (tSR)
Interview
Hello, 'Shroom readers! You might be wondering "who the hell did Perch interview this month" if you're just looking at the labels. Well, I mention it in the interview, but it's none other than Chibiki Daisy, the labels changed to reflect a possible namechange coming soon. If I luck out and it actually happens then I'm all set already, and if it doesn't, then... oh well, I still got a good interview with Chibiki. Someone who's left and returned three times over tends to have a lot of interesting stuff to say, so let's get to it!
The Interview:
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon Hello, 'Shroom readers! If you don't know this is the interview by now, I don't know what to tell you!
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon For this month, I've reached out to another user who left for a while but returned - Chibiki Daisy!
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Wooooo for returning users club!!
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon Even I am in that club!
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon But that is a story for another day...
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon So, how did you find the wiki in the first place?
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Honestly, I don't even remember.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy I think my earliest memories of the wiki were just looking up the Mario Kart games just for the heck of it.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon How long ago are we talking, because until told otherwise I'm going to assume these are from when you were like 2 and thus are your earliest memories in general
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy I want to say when I was around ten or eleven, so maybe six years ago?
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Anything before the last year is just a big blur to me.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon I keep forgetting how young people are on this wiki and it makes me feel old.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon Then I remember I'm not as old as Ghost Jam or 3K and I feel young!
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Technically you'll always be young because there's always gonna be people older than you, no?
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon i won't be ninety years old, i'll be ninety years young!!
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy That's the spirit!
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon So, once you found the wiki, any particular reason you didn't just take your info and go?
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy I just kept coming back because I don't think I could get enough info!
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy I mean it's not like some other random website has the kind of information here to the extent that we have it.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon What about when I make MarioWiki 2!?
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy I don't think the internet could handle another MarioWiki like this, it's probably information overload at that point.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon That's true. It is an impressive resource. You ever thought about adding to it, or fine with just the community side of things?
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy I think I'm just fine with the community aspect.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Anything I could have added has most definitely been added by this point.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon What about... tennis
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Please, do I look like a sports person? Ahaha...
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon I mean, maybe? Perhaps you're just the type to hide it!!
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Haha, you'd think. But thaaaaat's a secret~
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon So! What made you notice "oh shit there's people here"? The most important step.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy I'm pretty sure it was me stumbling my way into an issue of The Shroom after my mind sponged up as many Mario Kart tidbits as it could.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon I hope it was Issue 88, our mario kart 8 one. But probably not.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon That'd just be too fitting!
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy It really would!
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy But of course, 11-year old me just skimmed through everything instead of taking time to read it so who knows what issue it could have been?
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon How dare. At the very least, do you read Mach Speed Mayhem yet?
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy I try to, anyways. I read through the last couple ones for sure.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon Excellent. Luckily, it'll keep going for a lot time so you'll have time to read it.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon What draws you to the 'Shroom, especially since you're appearing in it?
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Honestly? I couldn't tell you.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy I think just the idea of all those people getting together to do this big monthly thing just blew my mind at the time.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy But regardless, I remember coming back month after month for new issues.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon It's kind of amazing that it's been going for twelve years, and the only times it ever missed issues were in the first two years.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy The more I think about it now, the more mind blowing it is in a way. That's quite the feat.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon The wiki and community's general longevity is something I love talking about. Fourteen years is a goddamn eternity in internet time!
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy It really is! The wiki's a teenager now, aaa!!
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon Oh god, you're right. Now I'm going to have to deal with the rebellious phase. God damn it.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy You won't be the only one dealing with it, at least...
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon Now, what got you involved in the community proper? Since you were definitely there for a couple years!
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Well, throwback to the very last day of 2012 when I decided to register for the wiki.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy And it wasn't even under the username we know today, it was as 'Daisyluva99'
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy 11 year old me should not have been allowed to pick names.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon but did you love daisy!?
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy I did, she was and still is my favorite, ahaha!
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Anyways, most of my wiki edits were mainly just voting on Featured Articles. Not necessarily proud of it but I'm admitting it.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy And then after a while, I kinda just... forgot about this place.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon I remember you came back to make a big "oh yeah I'm leaving forever bye" post
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Yeah, but that was well down the timeline.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Anyways, fast forward to 2014.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon Oh! I forgot you had two leavings.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy I check out the wiki again for old times sake and I notice that there's a forum link on the sidebar.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy I decide to click, register, and lo and behold.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy That was actually when the username of today was picked as well.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy 12 year old me should have picked a better name tbh
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon 13 year old me picked Superchao, 14 year old me picked TheGreatBlockyBoo, and I ultimately trusted my younger self's judgement more in the long run
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon So you never know!
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy I mean I lowkey hate both names now but I feel like the second one is too cemented at this point for me to change so I guess I'm stuck with it in this community forever lmao
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon What is the Chibiki part even about, anyway?
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy That was the name of the librarian from the anime Another sksks
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy I literally could not think of a name and I recently watched that show at the time so my brain was like 'hey let's go with this!'
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon >a librarian
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon >you hate the name
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon Patchouli Daisy it is.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy I'll take it, it has a nice ring to it hahaha
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon I mean hey, if you want to change your name, doesn't matter how long you used the old one. Just look at Shokora!
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Hmm, true...
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy I mean my name online elsewhere is already streamlined, might as well complete the streamlining!!
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon To what?
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Zange (aka my discord username if you're someone who talks to me a lot there - you know who you are)
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon like me
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Yeah, like you.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon Anyhow, sounds like a plan. Just try to make it official before Saturday (all you gotta do is PM Porplemontage) so I can label you Zange and not look like a crazy person
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy sksks, I can't promise anything but I can try(? maybe)
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon I believe in yoooou
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Well thank youuu
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon SO. You came back. And you stuck around for a while!
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon What was it like?
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Which time, after joining the forum, first comeback, or second comeback?
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon Joining the forum lol. We're still in the hazy mist of 2014.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon This is why you should do what I did and only leave once, to make it easier to catalogue.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy I probably should have done that but that's not how I roll lmao
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy But yes, after joining the forum, it felt pretty great.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon You got to make friends! Maybe possibly
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy What I mostly did was just play games of mafia (back when that forum was still alive)
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon Ah, mafia. Imagine telling it to new users what it was like back then.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Made friends through that though! Even though I suck at mafia but I still enjoyed it!!
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon Sadly, like Icarus, Stooben flew too close to the sun, and Mafia fell through his grip and into the sea.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon I'll let you in on a little secret:
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon Everyone sucked at mafia. Some people were just better at pretending they didn't!
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Ahaha, makes me feel a little bit better about that then.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon Anything in particular stand out about the first run?
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy I think what I remember most was that big Skype chat from mid-2015.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon >skype
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon oh god
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon that.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Those were good times, had some interesting conversations.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon I remember it mostly for the fallout of the bad times I had to deal with as a mod.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon Different perspectives.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon People openly and blatantly saying in front of the staff that they planned to bait someone into getting banned.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Understandable, rip Perch's sanity during that time period.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon So what brought on the next departure?
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Well...
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy It's not something I really want to get into so let's just say a bit of a falling out happened between me and someone else.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy I pretty much felt like leaving was my only way out.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon I understand, and we shall speak no more of it.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon The real question, and the one I've always wondered more, is what brought you back?
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Well, I started to miss the place.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy And by the time I came back, tensions had died down enough to where I felt I could come back safely.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy So I told myself "Okay, we'll give this another go"
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon And then you did! And I thiiink you've stuck so far?
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy I lasted another year and then I left again, but coming back the second time I stayed for good.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon Oh right.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon For some reason I always forget about that other year leaving. Anything happen then, or just boredom?
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy I think the one noteworthy thing before the second leaving was I made up with the person I had the fallout with and we've been really good friends ever since. (which I'm extremely thankful for)
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon The best solution!
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon The second best is to murder them, but that's not always viable.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Who do I look like, some killing game fiend?
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon Well............. yes.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Okay fair, but I'll have you know I've only murdered once and I admitted to it after being caught on to because I was a chicken.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon The power move is to kill, and then admit immediately, so everyone wonders if it's a bluff.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy See, I would do that, but I'm not a confrontational person whatsoever and I'd cry from being grilled about it by everyone else.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon Fair point!
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon So, you happy with the most recent comeback, then?
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Oh, definitely.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon Excellent.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon Now I can chain you to the wall and force you to stick around for the entire lifetime of Mach Speed Mayhem!
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon JUST AS PLANNED!
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy OH NO AAAA
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon What did cause you to leave and come back that time?
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Well, the reason I stated for leaving the second time was me not feeling like I really fit in with the community much anymore.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon Oh thaaat's the one I remember!
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon Yeah, the one with the post!
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon It was the first one i forgot lol
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Yea this is kinda the big one lel
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy But part of it was also I wanted to focus more on school and theatre a bit more.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Which, for school at least didn't go so well because I got C's in two classes in the last third of the year.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon Oof. It happens.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon How'd theatre go?
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Before I answer that I have to give a little preface:
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy The spring after I left we did Oklahoma as our musical.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Pretty much everyone hated it for one reason or another, myself included, mainly because none of us really knew it.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy But considering the actual performances went alright, I'd say the theatre part of my focus was a success at least.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon What's theater if you don't retire in despair and regret, anyway?
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Who even knows, theatre is crazy stuff sometimes.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon So what brought you back this time, when you were sure this is the end my friend
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Well, I guess somewhere deep in my heart I always had the intention to come back at some point.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Which I think I only realized after Mfan got me into lbchat.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy And there were a number of occasions after that point where I said to myself I'd come back then but ultimately didn't.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon And then you did, to your dismay
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Yeah, although I guess it wasn't to my dismay.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Once I figured out when I would come back I kinda had to force myself to log on to the forums.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy But since then I haven't once regretted it.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon It happens. It's a lot harder to do something to begin with than to face the aftermath, good or bad.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon The whole thing where you don't know what's going to happen locks you.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon At least if you try and things go to shit you can go "well this is bad, nothing to do but ride it out"
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Exactly.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon Anything in particular you really like about being here all these times?
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy I guess the that because of all the gaps I've had, everything that's happened on and off site since joining is set in like a really distinct era for me.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Like I remember when I first joined the forums and Smash 4 was all the rage.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon Smash What Now?
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon There is only Melee and Ultimate.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon We have always been at war with Brawl.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Or coming back the second time and seeing so many new faces.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy So many things I can think of are just set in these distinct time periods which is nice bc my memory is a hot mess otherwise.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon It happens!
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon "TheGreatBlockyBoo" and "Superchao" feel almost like two distinct people to me at this point.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon How weird it must be to you who is new to ponder of the time when Blocky was my hip new name and Superchao was old and busted
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Sounds like a far simpler time to me.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon It was.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon So, speaking of Mario!
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon You mentioned Mario Kart earlier. Still a big fan?
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Not as much as I was, but yes.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy I'd love to own all the Mario Kart games someday.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon Even... Arcade GP!?
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy If I can find space to put it then why not??
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon Someday I will get to play F-Zero AX. Someday...
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy To be fair I haven't played any of the Arcade GP games yet so I guess we're both in the same boat, huh?
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Or relatively similar boats, anyways.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon Relatively similar, although at least there's more than about 30 Arcade GP cabinets in the continental United States...
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Good point.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon So, what is your favorite Mario Kart, anyway?
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Ohhh man.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy You realize how hard of a question this is because they all have good things about them???
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon Trust me, it's like if someone asked me to pick my favorite Touhou fangame, aka picking my favorite child
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon So I understand.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy I think I have to go with DS because of nostalgia factor.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy That game was everyone's shit when I was in third grade.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy It's all anyone who had a DS would play if we were stuck inside for recess.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon The only Mario Kart i ever actually played was Double Dash, and a bit of 64 like fifteen years ago.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Double Dash is almost like the MacGuffin of Mario Kart to me because it's the only non-arcade one I haven't played ever.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Not counting 8 Deluxe bc that was a remake
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy We never had a GameCube in my house and I don't know anyone who currently has one so Double Dash is my all-time goal right now
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon I have a Gamecube (well, Wii), AND I have Double Dash
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon so
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon start making plans to visit NYC!
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Damn you drive a hard bargain...
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon Is Mario Kart still your favorite section of Mario?
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy For sure, though Mario Party is high up there now too.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon I've never really heard anyone cite Mario Kart in general as their favorite, so I'm curious:
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon What draws you to it?
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy I guess all the antics that can happen?
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy There's so many ways that your opponents can affect your race through their items and such.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon Ah, that's interesting - that's actually why I prefer F-Zero! I enjoy the skill basis and lack of random item shenanigans.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon I think that just comes down to differences between us
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Probably, yeah.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy I think I'm just drawn to all the spontaneity because I have a lot of those tendencies sometimes.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon That makes sense! Meanwhile I prefer learning through hard work and repetition (just ask me about story mode)
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon So when I'd have to try things over and over due to random item factors...
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Yeah, that's definitely an understandable thing.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon Any mario games or subseries you don't like, however?
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Hmm, probably the main series games. I'm just not that good at them, y'know?
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon Huh, did not expect that answer! I suppose one just assumes people like Mario... even if that's not always that accurate.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy It's probably a more of I don't like sitting and doing one thing for too long than anything
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon Ah, that'd explain it. Mario Kart doesn't really need quite as much time investment, after all.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Like, if I keep failing a level, I don't like sitting there focused on only that unlit I complete it.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy And yeah, exactly
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon What about other games series or types? Anything really appeal to you?
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Just of games in general?
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon Yeah, like genres.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy I really love games that are story driven, like RPGs and visual novels.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy So games like Danganronpa, Persona, and Undertale are right up my alley
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon Ace Attorney?
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Yeah, Ace Attorney too.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon An excellent pick. Every so often even when there's no new game I just randomly get really excited about Ace Attorney.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon What about puzzle games, considering how often you present that one?
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Puzzle games are fun, especially ones that kinda let me tinker around with how I go about solving the puzzles.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy You can imagine how fun Baba is You is for me
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon Considering I've been marathoning that game over the past few days... trust me when I say I understand.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Ahaha, I see. It's probably one of the most charming games I've played recently due to it's sort of uniqueness
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon One of the things I think is most fascinating is how much the game makes you associate certain objects with certain properties in order to trip you up on later levels when you don't think outside the box
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon You get used to BABA is YOU, FLAG is WIN, ROCK is PUSH, WALL is STOP, but everything is interchangeable and only defined by the properties it is given
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon So if you get stuck on "but baba has to be you for this level" it really can put a dent in solving
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Yeah, and I'll admit that's gotten me stuck a few good times before
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon It's okay, same here. I remember one level where I kept trying to make Flag into Win and only cleared it because I did something else entirely with Flag
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Sounds like a happy little accident. At least it got you to the solution!
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon Yep!
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon Out of curiosity, since you constantly present puzzle game with jigsaw puzzles
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon Do you personally like such?
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy I do but it's been ages since I last solved one, I should really buy some jigsaws sometime...
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon I have a few! They're mostly town scenes and the like but I've got a few that stand out nicely
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon One of my personal favorites is a super mario galaxy one with cool art. Just another reason you need to visit
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Ooooo neat!!
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon Lemme see if I can find it...
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon Ah ha, this!
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Ahhhh that's really cool!!
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Time to fly to New York now
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon What draws you to puzzle stuff in general? Just the ability to put your brain to work and not have to worry about precision platforming for the like?
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy I think that's pretty much it.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy My reaction times suck so that's part of why I don't like platformers, you have to have dead-on reactions sometimes.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon Yeah, some of my favorite hard platformers are literally
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon "please perform this entire sequence of 50 inputs with frame-perfect precision"
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy But with all puzzles in general, I can just focus on an end result and not worry about how I get there most times
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon what about that one mario jigsaw puzzle that's like 90% red
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Oh jeez, that's a thing??
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy But the same thing applies, I just have to be paying a hell of a lot more attention so I know if pieces fit properly.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon I overestimated how much red but that's a lot of red.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Wow, that is a lot...
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon It sure is. Out of curiosity, do you have a preference toward any types of puzzles? Like, say, compare jigsaw to sudoku.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon That kind of thing.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy I'm way better at puzzles that don't involve numbers.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy So sudoku and whatever the derivative with addition is called are not my thing
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Aha! Kakuro! That's what that derivative is called!!
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon Yeah, that one. MATH
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Math is the bane of my existence tbh
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy But for puzzles I actually do like...
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy I absolutely love logic squares (or whatever their actual name is)
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon Those things where you have a grid and are given X amount of clues and have to figure out who did what where and when?
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Yes, those things!!
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon I love them too!
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon I've honestly considered joining Fun Stuff to make some.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon They're really good.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy They're so much fun and I haven't done them in years aaa
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon well i know now what i must do... for the august issue
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Please do that would be amazing
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon I shall! How can I ignore my fans like this?
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Ahaha, I feel honored.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon Hmmm... you know what else we HAVE to talk about when it comes to you?
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon Anime.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy You're completely right there.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon So, how'd you get into it?
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Oh boy, well...
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy I was a young child on the YouTubes and I come across this Mario fan series thing.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy It was called something along the lines of The Adventures of Rosalina and Peach
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy And it was all in Spanish so I understood none of it
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy And the creator took a lot of the villains for the show from an anime that at the time I didn't know the name of
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon and that anime... was albert einstein
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Ha I wish but no
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy I did some research and this anime was Mermaid Melody
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy And thus I fell into a pit that I still live in to this day
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon I've heard of Mermaid Melody for a couple of reasons, and that takes me back to like 2006
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon What a ride
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Oh boy, sounds like a time
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon Any particular animes that were important, formative ones?
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy I think Corpse Party and Madoka Magica were the first big ones, they were my first big steps outside of what I was used to in anime.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon >Corpse Party
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Which, at that point was strictly bubbly and cutesy shows
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon well, that sounds like a wild ride
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy It was at the time
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon What made you interested in trying those shows?
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy For Madoka Magica, it was on recommendation from someone else.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy They said is was magical girl but nothing like I was used to and uh
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon Oh
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon They probably did that on purpose I bet
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy tbh I have no idea what I was expecting from that statement, but it was certain different than what I got, in a good way though
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy As for Corpse Party, it was actually a Mafia game themed after it on another site (except they called it Wolf and not Mafia)
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon I take it those awakened an Undiscovered Interest in you?
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Oh yes, indeed.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy I think sometime after I watched Corpse Party, I watched Another, which is also in that kind of genre
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon The real question is if you read Junji Ito yet.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Y'know, I've been meaning to but I haven't yet.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon It's pretty solid horror! Classic stuff.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Hmm, definitely gonna have to check that out real soon then!
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon What about Black Butler? I remember you mentioning that one.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Ah, yes!
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy When I first started watching that, it was a major part of my life, and even today, the Book of stuff is still among my favorites.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy It's kind of shaped my tastes in anime to what they are today.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon Go on!
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy If Madoka and CP were dipping my toes into more serious shows, Black Butler was a headdive in.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy I don't think I'd have been remotely interested in say, shows like Kara no Kyoukai or Bungou Stray Dogs otherwise.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon What drew you to it to begin with
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy I honestly don't remember, it was probably recommended to me based on a few other shows I watched before then.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy But once I started, I couldn't get enough.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon And you never escaaaaped
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Hell, it's the only reason I really started reading manga, because I wanted to get caught up on Black Butler's manga
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Yeah pretty much lmao
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon Best BB character?
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Hands down, Grell Sutcliffe
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon I don't know the context, but I'm sure there are readers who do, and I wanted to get it out there for them.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Quite understandable
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon Any other shows you'd recommend to the readers at home?
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Kara no Kyoukai for sure, the music is absolutely beautiful and the series itself is really interesting
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Aside from that...
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Probably Soredemo Sekai was Utsukushii, it's hands down one of the most beautiful romance animes I've ever seen.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy And Rozen Maiden as well, I haven't watched it in years but I remember the Maidens all being really unique in their character.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy ...I am just now realizing just how much anime I've watched since getting into it all those years ago and good lord it's a LOT.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon Rozen Maiden is one of those things I always associate with the early 2000s, in a good way.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon Like, just an iconic part of internet culture around that time.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy I'm way too young to remember any of that, but I do remember someone an another forum I was on at the time was really obsessed with it.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy And this was about early 2014, mind you
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon My god. How much longetivity it has!
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy If you think about it, it's almost insanely impressive.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon It is.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon I think that about gives our readers a good view of you and anime, though.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon If there's one more thing I wanna ask about...
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon What's your passion for theater come from?
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Oh boy, story time...
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy The thing that got me started on theatre in the first place was Missoula Children's Theatre.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy They come to my town every year and cast local kids in whatever production they do that year
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy And when I was in Girl Scouts, we'd go watch those shows every year.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy So it got me thinking, "Hey, if these kids can do it, why can't I?"
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy And when I was in 6th grade, I auditioned for one of those productions and made it in, and I've been hooked ever since.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy I think the main reason I'm so passionate about it is because it gives me a chance to play all kinds of different characters.
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy All having their own stories, all coming from different walks of life...
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon and all of them either crossdressing or dying tragically?
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon Or is that just Shakespeare?
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy I mean, in the musical we did this year one of my best guy friends had to wear a maid dress in one scene
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy So take that as you will!
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Anyways, it's nice to get the chance to escape some of the monotony of my normal life by playing other characters.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon Makes sense. Everyone's gotta have an outlet somewhere!
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Exactly.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon Anyhow.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon This has been a good interview.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon But I just gotta know:
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon Is this the last question?
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Hmm, anything is the last the last question if you want it to be, no?
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon Very true, very true.
<span style="color:Superchao:;background:none">maroon Thanks for coming!
<span style="color:Zange:;background:none">navy Thanks for having me!
Conclusion:
It's like I said. When someone leaves the community and comes back, they tend to have a lot to notice with changes. But that's no reason to not ask about other things, too! I hope you enjoyed this interview as much as I enjoyed doing the interviewing!
NIWA Spotlight
Hello everyone! Welcome to NIWA Spotlight, a focused list that covers one article from each of our partnered wikis that need help. These can range from articles that need more information or created to images that need replacing or uploaded. Notice something on a different wiki you can't fix or aren't sure how to and want to get the word out? Let me know on my talk page or in this forum topic and it will be added to a future issue. For our Mario-related topics, check out the current The 'Shroom Spotlight!
Supertoad64 and Cookies and Crème both worked on WikiBound's Super Smash Bros. Melee article so it looks nicer. GregoryTheGamer attempted to replace the N64 image of Kongo Jungle, but it needs an improvement itself; good try though! Maybe it'll be replaced properly later.
- The F-Zero Wiki is unlocked (finally), but still undergoing an update. It can be edited, but will not be added to this list until things are finished.
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Wanted Article | Metroid Wiki | Adam: During your Prime mission, you've encountered various Phazon substances. One of these is a Black Phazon Crystal, which we only have a name for. Any objections to finding more information on this object? | Template:Color-link-piped |
Pikipedia | Apparently, there are Warps or warp-like phenomenons in Pikmin 3. What are they? | Template:Color-link-piped | |
StrategyWiki | Ever hear of DomiNations? It's sort of like an MMO online version of Civilization Revolution, where you build societies and progress through different ages. We need pages on these ages. | Template:Color-link-piped | |
Stub Article/Section | Golden Sun Universe | The Great Western Sea in The Lost Age has plenty of enemies and treasures to find. But there could be more than what is listed. | Template:Color-link-piped |
Hard Drop Tetris Wiki | Tetris is a board game? How does that work? | Template:Color-link-piped | |
Inkipedia | Pearl: Shella Fresh is a great place to go for footwear! The owner there, Bisk, is very friendly with everyone, too. Marina: I hear he's quite fluent in languages, but I've only heard him talk in English. Maybe someone can tell me how he's like in other regions? |
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Nintendo Wiki | The arcade debut of Punch-Out!! was pretty popular, but did you know there was another arcade game by the same team? Simply titled Arm Wrestling, the game had you take on several opponents by, you guessed it, arm wrestling. Wish there was more information about this game. | Template:Color-link-piped | |
Starfy Wiki | Gaidonna is an odd fish in Densetsu no Starfy 2, but the article we have doesn't go into too much detail on his role. | Template:Color-link-piped | |
Wars Wiki | Yet another mission from Dual Strike that has an infobox, yet no actual info. | Template:Color-link-piped | |
WikiBound | There's apparently a manga based on Mother 2, that takes some creative liberties. It was released only in Japan in 1994, but how did this book come to be? What more information can we find on it? | Template:Color-link-piped | |
Rewrite/Cleanup | Lylat Wiki | Pepper: Our information on the Star Wolf member Panther Caroso is jumbled. It makes no mention of the adventures he was encountered in. Falco: Oh, very well. |
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Nookipedia | This information about the Fortune Shop. It is broken up in various sentences. Some of it is also repeated. It's overall not very well structured. And some information is repetitive. | Template:Color-link-piped | |
Additional Images | ARMS Institute | Biff: It's always a fun time playing with people locally! We have details on how to set up a local fight, but there's no image to go along with the instructions. | Template:Color-link-piped |
Dragon Quest Wiki | Ah, love. They make people do crazy things, such as trying to get your crush's lover to love someone else that already has feelings for your crush's lover so you can have your crush all to yourself. And then you get turned to stone by some magical rain when trying to protect your love from it. So romantic! | Template:Color-link-piped | |
Zelda Wiki | The Naydra Snowfield is a beautiful white landscape of nothing but snow. Or at least… that's what I remember it looking like. | Template:Color-link-piped | |
Image Quality | Fire Emblem Wiki | There's an artbook called INTRON DEPOT 5: BATTALION that showcases the work of artist Shirow Masamune, who did the artwork for Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon. This book seems to be the only place where a special artwork of Altena is found (among many other unique artwork), but what's on the wiki isn't a proper scan. If anyone has this book, it would help with the quality improvement. | Template:Color-link-piped |
Icaruspedia | Phosphora: Yo, Dark Pit! What up? Dark Pit: I was just about to- Phosphora: Yeah, yeah, whatever. Anyway, you remember those AR Card things? Apparently we all got one representing ourselves. Dark Pit: …Yeah? Phosphora: Well, mine is a little… Suck-ish. Be a dear and find me a better version of my card, will you, sweetie? Dark Pit: I'd much rather have a Komayto sucking out my brain. Phosphora: Ugh, rude! |
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WiKirby | The Greater Doomer is a larger version of a regular Sphere Doomer. Its image doesn't need to be life-sized, so it's rather blurry. | Template:Color-link-piped | |
Citation Needed | Bulbapedia | Shigeki Morimoto has been a designer of the Pokémon games since the very beginning. He designed a number of Pokémon, including Mew. There's a claim that he also created Diglett. | Template:Color-link-piped |
Smash Wiki | Can Topi spawn from containers? | Template:Color-link-piped |
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Staff sections | Staff Notes • The 'Shroom Spotlight • Poll Chairperson Address |
Features | Fake News • Fun Stuff • Palette Swap • Pipe Plaza • Critic Corner • Strategy Wing |
Specials | Art Contest |