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Mario Chat / Re: Yoshi! Yoshi!

« on: April 15, 2001, 02:29:11 PM »

Hi! This is my first post, and I'm glad that I'm now a member of the Fungi Forums.

I absolutely adore Yoshi. I don't know why, maybe it's just the look.

Anyway, to the topic, I agree that Yoshi in SSB was a little disappointing. I thought "Oh no" when I heard the sounds from Yoshi's Story. I thought it was cute when he does his pose when you select him, though.

As for his voice being annoying, it doesn't really get on my nerves, except for that humming in Yoshi's Story. You'd think he'd find something else to make himself happy. So yes, his voice can get a little annoying.

I just wish that sometime Nintendo can take a look back at how Yoshi actually spoke English in the Mario cartoons, and get a similar sounding voice for him.

As for the nonsense debate about what the Yoshis are singing in Yoshi's Story, here's the bottom line: they are not singing anything English. It's vocalizing, I believe. They're singing different notes, but not any lyrics. And they are NOT singing "I want apples" or anything like that. How hard can that be to figure out?

Just don't ask me why the developers bothered to make Yoshi voices in the first place. They probably bothered due to it being aimed at a younger crowd, but I wonder how many executives couldn't stand the most annoying music in the game. IGN certainly couldn't take it, Nintendo's probably the same.

One more observation: about what sound Yoshi makes when Mario jumps on him. It sounds a lot like "Yoshi." Kind of like how Nintendo made Mario say "Yah!" when he jumps in Mario 64, which sounds similar to the boing sound he used to have. Yoshi is not saying phwee-phoo or anything, it's just a Yoshi sound.

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General Chat / I have returned

« on: October 04, 2002, 10:58:07 PM »

Hi everyone. After what seems like years, I have decided to come back. Probably couldn't be at a worse time since I'm going through community college now, but I plan to look over and respond to topics like I used to.

See you all there,

--penguinwizard

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Mario Chat / Mukumukumadness

« on: February 12, 2002, 12:12:50 AM »

For some reason, Mukumukus are my favorite enemies in Super Mario RPG. They're cute little gophers, their name is fun to say, and you can use a Mukumuku Cookie to summon one of them.

Uh... yeah.

Anyway, post silly stuff about Mukumukus here.

Like, um... There are some holes ordinary gophers can't dig. For everything else, there's Mukumukus.

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Mario Chat / Pros and Cons of SSBM

« on: January 21, 2002, 10:06:01 AM »

Post what you like and hate about SSBM here, I guess (unless this has been posted before).

For me, here's what I find as pros:

1. Falco!
2. The Kraid, Ridley, and Koopa Troopa trophies
3. The fact that somehow, HAL managed to find a voice for Slippy (Star Fox 64 member) that sounds LESS annoying
4. The Brinstar Depths stage
5. The Pokemon are 3D now instead of sprites

And here are some cons:

1. How a few trophies are 2D and pixelated on purpose. I REALLY wish they didn't do that for Birdo!
2. The voices they got for the Star Fox 64 members (geez they're awful!)
2. The Infinite Glacier stage
4. Jigglypuff made it back into SSBM.
5. The new color change for Yoshi that wasn't in the original is pink. Pink.

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Mario Chat / Complete List Of Smash Bros. Melee Characters

« on: November 26, 2001, 11:16:25 PM »

Head on over to http://www.smashbrosmelee.com/newchar.shtml

This info comes from the final Japanese version of the game, and this is a trustworthy site, so this can't be a rumor.

Tell me what you think :)

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Mario Chat / Something not Mario related

« on: November 17, 2001, 05:09:13 PM »

Unfortunate that I'm so desperate to find people to visit my new site.

To anyone that has ever played the PC game ''Pandora's Box,'' I have a walkthrough for it at:

http://www.geocities.com/pandorasboxwalkthrough/

And if you haven't played it, which I estimate is about 99% of all you people, then the least you can do is check around my site, inform me of any site errors, suggestions on how to make it better, etc.

I go under my alternate name of SunnerGehn at that site (I've had a long history of several different aliases over the months), as well as an alternate e-mail at coyoteflute@yahoo.com

There's also a .txt version of the walkthrough uploaded to GameFAQs.com

So if anyone is interested, check it out. This is going to be the site I'll be busting my back over updating nearly every day for quite a while from now on.


''Squawk if you like Mario.''

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Mario Chat / YYYES! Mario Cartoon in the near future?

« on: October 10, 2001, 08:17:37 PM »

Ok, so Nintendojo doesn't have a source for this, but this is an excerpt (ok, three paragraphs) from some recent thing on Nintendojo:

4Kids Entertainment, Inc. today announced that it signed a long-term agreement expiring December 31, 2005 with Nintendo of America Inc. to serve as the exclusive merchandise licensing agent for Nintendo game systems (Nintendo GameCube, Game Boy Advance), Nintendo Classic characters (Super Mario Bros., Donkey Kong etc.) and certain new Nintendo characters (Pikmin etc.) throughout the world excluding Japan.

The new agreement also gives 4Kids the exclusive right to license live action and animated television rights, home video rights and theatrical motion picture rights to Nintendo Classic properties, and certain new Nintendo properties. 4Kids also gains the right to produce, by itself or with partners, television series and other productions based on such Nintendo properties. The new agreement replaces the previous year-to-year agreement between Nintendo and 4Kids and does not affect Pokemon, which is covered by separate agreements between 4Kids and The Pokemon Company.

While 4Kids did not make specifics available, the company now has the rights to create a Mario cartoon, a Zelda movie release, and even a Pikmin exercise video. It is possible that this could mark a rebirth in Nintendo licensing. In the late eighties and early nineties Nintendo characters had their own cereals, happy meals, television shows, and clothing lines.


So as said here, it IS possible to have a new Mario cartoon. And likewise, a Zelda movie thing or whatever. Let's just hope what they're saying is true, and that we can see some sort of Mario-related show in the near future.

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General Chat / Post your alias

« on: August 03, 2001, 12:49:42 PM »

In other words, post your identities that you've had in the past, and maybe some other clever names you can think up that you could be named as.

*sees tumbleweed go by* This may or may not be a popular topic...

Anyway, I've had the following identities:

McYosh
penguinwizard
opusodyssey
KooperYoshi
RidleyRage
Sunner
Louis (not used yet)

I'm thinking that soon I might be changing my screenname here on the Fungi forum. Maybe you could tell me which of the following names below would sound best:

KooperTrooper
Crested Booka (from EarthBound)
Piranha Plant (i've never heard anybody else use that name)
Double-O Mario
Sapphire Snifit
Green Snifit
Not-So-Grate Guy

Or maybe something else...

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Mario Chat / Super Waluigi 62

« on: July 09, 2001, 11:12:15 AM »

What do you think a game called Super Waluigi 62 be like? I don't want to hear ''the crappiest game on earth.'' Give your ideas on what it would be like. For example, instead of battling King Bob-Omb, Waluigi will battle an ice cream bar.

''Look, I'm-a-dancing! Look, I'm-a-rapping!''

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Mario Chat / Top Five Franchises

« on: June 13, 2001, 08:12:19 PM »

List what you think are the top five Nintendo franchises. I've listed some of them below as well as details to help you choose. But I'm sure there's more of them.

MARIO
Mario's everywhere. So chances are the Mario franchise will either be #1 or #2.

ZELDA
Zelda is another way popular franchise. So it will either be #1 or #2. Where Mario excels in action and adventure, Zelda excels in more adventure and mystery. Oh, and action.

METROID
Come on, who hasn't heard of Metroid? And besides, Kraid and Ridley are some of the best bosses out there.

DONKEY KONG
Referring to the Donkey Kong Country series, that is, as well as anything else Donkey Kong related. One thing that it had going for it, besides spot-on gameplay, sound, and adventure, were the top-notch graphics.

STAR FOX
It's fun blasting stuff out of the sky with a mobile light aircraft. Plus, you have teammates that actually help you this time around. Coupled with challenging levels and bosses, it's another franchise that's hard to beat.

POKEMON
Okay, we KNOW this will be in every Poke-lovers list. About 50% of people on Earth might see it as a godsend of a franchise. It's one of the biggest franchises in the history of video gaming. But for the other 50% of us, it's the incarnation of the devil.

KIRBY
Not quite as well known as the other franchises, but Kirby is the master of copying abilities. One minute he has the ability of Sir Kibble, the next he has the ability of the Poppy Bros. Plus, he's small, round, can't be identified as anything, and his nemesis is a big clown-looking guy with a mallet.

F-ZERO
The king of fast racers. Always is, always was, and always will be the top franchise of racing. Well, assuming that racers are keen on speed.

EARTHBOUND
The other king of a certain genre. It may not be the best of RPGs, but it's pretty darn close! You gotta admit, weird RPGs are instant SMAAAASSHH hits.

PERFECT DARK
Rare's other first person shooter masterpiece. But is it better than Goldeneye? That's a big debate.

TUROK
Yet another king of shooters. Turok is da king of cool weapons, no question about it. Remember your face when you used the Cerebral Bore on an enemy? But is it enough to be a top franchise?

GOLDENEYE
Now this will likely be on the list, because it also doubles as one of the coolest movie licenses of all.

HARVEST MOON
Farming is good. But is it so good as to a top five franchise?

SECRET OF MANA, CHRONO TRIGGER
Both excellent RPGs. It's hard to turn these down.

EXTREME-G
The next fastest racer there is. There's also Wipeout, and again there's a debate over which two games are better. But anyway, Extreme-G has a lot going for it.

EXCITEBIKE
Okay, what about the top biking game? Is it good enough?

UNIRACERS
Aside from fast racers, there's also racers that are just unique enough (with a sarcastic manual, which is a first), as well as focus on stunts, which Uniracers excels in.

KID ICARUS
Okay, you're right, this shouldn't be here.

This does not list all the franchises you can pick from. But it should probably be limited to Nintendo franchises only, or at least, any franchises that have appeared on the Nintendo console, which would mean Tony Hawk and Marble Madness and others can also be chosen.

Which ones do you think are the top five franchises? Here's mine:

1. Mario
2. Zelda
3. Metroid
4. Turok
5. Star Fox

To be a Koopa, you must become a Koopa.

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Mario Chat / Super Mario Adventure Comic (read!)

« on: June 10, 2001, 11:08:29 PM »

If you've never seen these ''legendary'' comics, you're in for a treat. This comic actually seems to reveal answers to some of the most closely guarded questions like, where's undeniable proof that there's female yoshies or what is bowser's true intention of capturing princess?

Well, here's your answers.

It seems like whenever we have questions, Japan has the ultimate answers. I'm thinking this because the comic is drawn anime style. Looks way wacky, sure, but those Japanese dared to go against video game fact to deliver some new unexpected stuff.

By assuming everything in the comic is the new facts, this really opens up locked doors and bulldozes through concrete walls for even more doors.

http://penguinwizard.tripod.com/bowser3.jpg

This confirms once and for all that Bowser's true intention of capturing Princess is to marry her.

http://penguinwizard.tripod.com/mario3.jpg

Our first glimpse of a REAL Mario. Scared me half to death first time I saw it.

http://penguinwizard.tripod.com/peach3.jpg

This shows what Peach does in her spare time (can you say NES fanatic?)

http://www.angelfire.com/home/kooperyoshi/yosh.jpg

I think this is the cutest Yoshi pic I've ever found.

http://penguinwizard.tripod.com/yoshi3.jpg

You're not seeing things. The first official drawing of an unmistakable female Yoshi. Well, on the cover of a Yoshi language translator, that is.

http://penguinwizard.tripod.com/yoshi4.jpg

Excerpt from the Yoshi language translator. Of course, it does Mario and Luigi no good, but you get to see the female Yoshi again.

http://penguinwizard.tripod.com/yoshi5.jpg

Undeniable proof that there are Yoshies that look different than just color. Take a look, one of them has a short beard, one of them has a cap, and one of them is a Yoshi Gramps if you look very closely.

http://penguinwizard.tripod.com/yoshi6.jpg

This gives a good look at that one blue Yoshi with the beard and ''moustache.'' A father Yoshi, perhaps?

To get actual downloads of the comics (they're in ZIP, around 2MB for each part, contains on average 8 JPG files), go here:

http://www.angelfire.com/dbz/dentonpro64domain/nintendofunhouse.html

So tell me if you think I finally got something good here. I'm thankful that DentonPro64 uploaded the comics. So tell me what you think of those pics, and if they finally answered some questions. And get this, the Koopa Kids are in the comic as well. Don't believe me? I'll have a pic of that soon as well...

To be a Koopa, you must become a Koopa.

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Mario Chat / Favorite Mario Tennis moments

« on: May 29, 2001, 03:39:11 PM »

Post your favorite Mario Tennis moments here. I don't want to hear stuff like "Winning the Star Cup." A good example would be "Smashing the ball in Waluigi's face," or "Peach missing a slow-moving ball."

You can also post your funniest moments (Winning a match by smashing it in opponent's face for each point), or most painful moments (Losing every single point against Waluigi).



Peaceful penguins, demented dragons and growling griffins, oh my.

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Mario Chat / Which characters do you admire?

« on: May 17, 2001, 08:45:40 PM »

I got the inspiration for this off some psycho site where people put up which animated TV characters they adore, or in their case, love to death.

Anyway, put your embarrassment aside and list the characters you like the most. Putting Nintendo characters would help since not all of us have seen Tenchi Muyo.

It would also help if you put your reasons why you like the characters. But being as I don't have time right now, I'll just list my favorites.

Yoshi
All Koopas (namely Kooper)
Fara Phoenix
Falco Lombardi
Jonathan Jones (the shark boss from SMRPG)
Wario
Prince Froggy (from Tetris Attack)
Bowser
Lemmy Koopa, Ludwig Koopa
Ruto (from Zelda: Ocarina of Time)
That windmill guy in Ocarina of Time, because he's a psycho

Those are all the characters I can think of at the moment.




Peaceful penguins, demented dragons and growling griffins, oh my.

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Video Game Chat / If you could be any character...

« on: May 17, 2001, 08:38:29 PM »

Okay, what Nintendo character would you be?

I would be Yoshi, mostly because of his reputation of being a gentle, peace-loving creature. Yes, I'm that kind of person, er, animal, uh, whatever.



Peaceful penguins, demented dragons and growling griffins, oh my.

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Mario Chat / Post your signature!

« on: May 15, 2001, 10:39:57 PM »

Yes, I know. A mindless subject, just like with the Mario Word Association. But who knows, it might turn out popular.

Post your signature, or the most creative signature you can think of. I encourage everybody to do so. Then maybe we can determine which one is the best.

I'll start with a few of my creative sigs:

It's hard to save the world when you're a penguin in wizard clothing.

Penguin is what penguin does.

Mary Kate & Ashley Is Missing DA BOMB!

Thousands of years from now... you won't be here.

Superman 64 is popular. It's enjoyed by all the stupid people out there.

Ok, now it's your turn! Post as many signatures as you want.

And look, I'll post my original sig again:




It''s hard to save the world when you''re a penguin in wizard clothing.