The 'Shroom:Issue 210/Staff Notes
Staff Notes
Written by: Shoey (talk) and Meta Knight (talk)
Hello, 'Shroom readers, and welcome to Issue 210! It's a great month! The Buffalo Bills and the Oregon Ducks are 3-0 with wins over their hated rivals the Miami Dolphins and the Oregon State Beavers. But more important than any of that is this month's Shroom, and let me tell you, this month we've got a huge issue with over 45 Sections! In fact, every team has extra sections this month, including multiple newly-debuting sections! We have so many extra sections this month!
In Fake News, Waluigi Time and Hooded Pitohui have both penned tributes to the departing TV Tomorrow. Fresh off of his one-off Studying Abroad, DryBonesBandit has caught 'Shroom fever (they always come back) and he returns with a new bi-monthly section, Dry Dry Data, a section going over various species of the Mushroom Kingdom. Finally for Fake News, thanks to a licensing agreement with MKBC, The 'Shroom is pleased to announce that, on a bi-monthly basis, we will be providing select transcripts from the hit combination nature and cooking show The Fungal Forager's Field Guide.
In Fun Stuff, Hooded Pitohui has a special 'Shroom Quiz for all of you to take, and you better get 100% :angryblob:! Boo1268 has crafted a nifty little number puzzle game called Mouser's Bomb Blast that you should all check out. Moving on to Palette Swap, Waluigi Time has drawn another tribute to TV Tomorrow.
Then in Pipe Plaza, the Poll Committee brings us a new twist on an old favorite, with Awards Analysis back in a new form. Now instead of one back-breaking mega section breaking down all the awards at once, the Poll Committee will now be breaking them down chunk by chunk, starting this month with Waluigi Time and M1, M2, and M15.
In Critic Corner, newcomer Fizzle brings Life of the Party, a section looking at the good and bad of Mario Party past and how Jamboree is set to improve on it. Also, Waluigi Time returns yet again with The Peanuts Sessions, looking at various Peanuts specials, this month covering It was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown.
Finally, in Strategy Wing, Hooded Pitohui has crafted a spin-off of Four Steps for a 3D World titled Setting the Stage, which will look at various stage elements of Mario levels. This month, he looks at one of my favorite missions in Sunshine, the one where you throw Plungelos off a mirror. And that's just the new sections! We've still got plenty of returning favorites such as The Sorcery Show, Crossword, and An Overly Detailed and Funny Walkthrough of Mega Man 2.
Unfortunately, it's not all good news. Sadly, Quizmelon, writer of long-standing staple TV Tomorrow, has decided to retire from The 'Shroom. A long-standing section, one of the longest in Fake News history, TV Tomorrow started in June of 2016. TV Tomorrow has been in 100 issues of The 'Shroom and spanned the reign of three Presidents of the United States, three Prime Ministers of Australia, and a whopping six Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom. A personal favorite of mine, it'll be greatly missed, especially because now I won't know what to watch anymore... But luckily for us, Quizmelon not only provided one last TV Tomorrow so that he could hit 100 issues, but he also provided a special section in TV Tomorrow Commentary Tracks, where he recounts his long history with The 'Shroom. Everybody should go read it, 'cause it's pretty good. That's all I have for this month, so I now turn it over to my Sub-Director, Meta Knight.
—Shoey, Director
Greetings all 'Shroom believers. We've got a couple highlights for you in addition to our regulars. First of all, next issue will be our special tribute to Anton (talk). One of his specialties of course, is reviews! So naturally, you all need to send me your reviews of things! It could be anything from food, video games, movies, books, anime, music, any form of critique is greatly encouraged. We love getting things from people to publish, including some in this very issue! There's DryBonesBandit (talk) reappearing with a new section in Dry Dry Data, Fizzle with a review series based around Mario Party, and some more features from our dedicated staffers. There is one other section I would like to highlight as well, and that is Quizmelon (talk)'s TV Tomorrow Commentary Tracks. Quizmelon has been writing TV Tomorrow for over 8 years, and is retiring from his section. This special is a lovely sendoff and recap of each TV Tomorrow, and well worth checking out, along with everything else in this issue. So what are you waiting for? Read The 'Shroom: Issue 210, and submit your favorite sections through our Poochy Picks Google form, now conveniently at the bottom of each page.
—Meta Knight, Sub-Director; Statistics Manager
| The 'Shroom: Issue 210 | |
|---|---|
| Staff sections | Staff Notes • The 'Shroom Spotlight • Poochy's Picks • Credits |
| Features | Fake News • Fun Stuff • Palette Swap • Pipe Plaza • Critic Corner • Strategy Wing |
| Specials | TV Tomorrow Commentary Tracks |
