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Mario Chat / Re: I miss the Koopa Kids

« on: April 20, 2001, 09:53:15 PM »

My favorite is Lemmy.

The tribal war paint thingy is cool, too.

As for his picture in the manual, I thought that it was silly. But because of that silly pose, it somehow made me admire him more than the rest. Then again, I was a kid back then. Silly stuff grabs your attention.

But because of it, Lemmy remains my favorite.

I do share the opinion that the Koopa Kids may never come back, but some recent developments cause me to think otherwise. In any case, the Koopa Kids will come back for at least one more round, since there have been rumors of a SMB3 for Game Boy Advance.

However, the chances of Nintendo bringing back the Koopa Kids seem unlikely. Even although they did remember to bring the classic Zelda theme to Zelda Majora's Mask. It's like the other things we've seen. SOM2 was a good game in Japan, yet it never made way to the US. Fara was a good character in the Star Fox comics, and we'll likely never see her in any upcoming Star Fox games.

You can still see the Koopa Kids in all their glory though. There's some good websites, like Lemmy's Land, and there's even a site that includes downloads of the original cartoons. So they're still around in the world of today. In shadow, perhaps, but they're waiting for their chance to once again hit the big time.





May Yoshi live long and prosper...
Oh, and may PenguinWizard have the same treatment.

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Mario Chat / Re: Heya, Im New!

« on: April 19, 2001, 09:15:08 PM »

Hi Gooey!

Sorry to disappoint, but your pictures didn't pop up. Then again, that's nothing new. I have been working on my own website, and it took me days before I figured out how to put pictures on my site. You can find it at the address below, which has some Mario info on it for the time being.

http://penguinwizard.tripod.com/default.htm

It really needs the traffic. Plus, I need for people to sign the guestbook and the poll.

Beware, even so, some pictures may not pop up. Then again, is it even possible to include pictures in this forum?

Anyway, I'm new to these forums too. Joined about, oh, four days ago. I'm really happy with how it's going. Well, I have to go, so I hope I see you later!



May Yoshi live long and prosper...
Oh, and may PenguinWizard have the same treatment.

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Mario Chat / Re: word to yo mother

« on: April 18, 2001, 09:18:13 PM »

How about that, Deezer posted something on this topic (he lives!)

Yes, it was a little slow paced. And in my opinion, they really wimped out on the battle system. If anything, there should be triple digit HP damage battles instead of single digit battles.

As for my favorite little buddy in Paper Mario, I haven't found Parakoopa or whatever his name is (dumb Forest), but my favorite buddy is Kooper. There's just something about him that I like. And besides, I always like how Koopa Troopas look.
As for the Spiny thing, you might want to do some research. First of all, it clearly states in the original Super Mario Bros. that Bowser sent the Turtle Clan to destroy Mario. It's true. So naturally, Spinies are a type of Koopa Troopa.

Which means they have bugging out eyes and a beak. It was funny whenever I made Mario jump on them though. That must really hurt your foot, Mario.







May Yoshi live long and prosper...
Oh, and may PenguinWizard have the same treatment.

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Mario Chat / Re: Fav games(creative title,isn't it?)

« on: April 18, 2001, 09:10:51 PM »

I'd say my favorite game is Paper Mario.

My favorite baddie is Bowser.

My favorite good character is Yoshi.

And I apoligize for being such a fool in the Yoshi! Yoshi! topic for posting long intelligent nonsense. It was a bad first impression. So anyone that still thinks I'm weird, I'm starting over.



May Yoshi live long and prosper...
Oh, and may PenguinWizard have the same treatment.

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Mario Chat / Re: Hey! I'm new here!

« on: April 17, 2001, 09:53:34 PM »

KinopioToad, these downloads should make you even happier. They're free (at least to us), and these files run in Windows Media Player. Oh sure, they're huge downloads, but they're worth it. But still, if you can get ahold of an actual episode, that's even better. And if you have a video capture program, you're a god to us ;)

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Mario Chat / Re: Hey! I'm new here!

« on: April 17, 2001, 09:51:09 PM »

Ok, go to this site below.

http://www.frazled.com/~danny/tv_show.htm

He doesn't have many episodes for download right now, but some of the best episodes are on there like:

The Great BMX Race (SMBSS)
Super Koopa (SMB3)
Mama Luigi (SMW)

Other episodes like Dadzilla (SMB3) and A Little Learning (SMW) are also there. Be sure to give Danny there an e-mail and tell him to keep up the good work. He says he will be putting up more episodes, so let's keep him in high spirits so we'll get what we want, hehe...


May Yoshi live long and prosper...
Oh, and may PenguinWizard have the same treatment.

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Mario Chat / Re: Yoshi! Yoshi!

« on: April 17, 2001, 03:30:12 PM »

Yes, I get the picture. I should have posted what I said on some intelligent forum, heh. This topic is about Yoshi, and it will be about Yoshi from now on.



May Yoshi live long and prosper...
Oh, and may PenguinWizard have the same treatment.

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Video Game Chat / Re: any shadowgate fans here?

« on: April 15, 2001, 09:44:18 PM »

I'm a Shadowgate fan. I found myself helping Lemmy's Land a lot (I still am), so I could help you too. What do you need me to help you with?

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Mario Chat / Re: Cutest Charactor

« on: April 15, 2001, 09:33:24 PM »

I think Yoshi is cuter. Yoshi all the way.

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Mario Chat / Re: The best "Mario" character!

« on: April 15, 2001, 08:57:05 PM »

Popular topic, huh?

Ok, I'll list some of my favorites, they're in order from my favorite to least favorite. However, they're all a tie. As for names like Paratroopa, I guess I'm referring to its species itself, so characters like Kooper would also be on my list (note how Mario isn't in there, for some reason).

Yoshi
Bowser
Paratroopa
Lemmy Koopa
Luigi
Jonathan Jones
Wario

all the characters from the mario games (yes, even Waluigi) are tied in my favorite character list as well. It's tough to decide which is my favorite, but at the moment it's none other than Yoshi.

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Mario Chat / Re: Weird Theory

« on: April 15, 2001, 08:45:13 PM »

I probably shouldn't have said that. I realize that it's one of those topics where you were having fun talking about whatever, and if I interrupted the fun, then I take it back. I've seen other forums where people talk about the stupidest things. But it's all fun to them, and there's nothing wrong with that.

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Mario Chat / Re: Weird Theory

« on: April 15, 2001, 08:43:41 PM »

I'd hate to be the one to break the news to you, but it's a false theory. If you read up on Nintendo news, you'll see Pauline is very different from Princess (just compare the Donkey Kong for Game Boy cover to Peach, or see a picture of Mario Tennis). As for Captain Syrup, I think it's clear that Pauline is not Captain Syrup in surprise. If you do want some things to think about, though, check out my posts in the topic "Yoshi! Yoshi!" They include some intelligent postings by me, like how evil can be a good thing, with the statements to make yourself a believer.

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Mario Chat / Re: Yoshi! Yoshi!

« on: April 15, 2001, 08:37:08 PM »

Yeah, it looks like I am using my brain more than some other casual people, hehe...

Anyway, just to annoy you, I'll give you a few more words of wisdom (warning, EXTREMELY long).

Evil can be good.

Think about it. What would this planet be like if there was no evil? If nothing bad was happening? We'd all get bored to death, that's what.

In games, having villians is a good enough excuse to be playing it in the first place. If you actually took the story to be real, it would be you (Mario) trying to beat a villian so he wouldn't rule over the land (Bowser ruling over the Mushroom Kingdom).

But if there was no Bowser, and the land began to prosper, you'd soon be seeing the same thing over and over again. Everyone happy. Nothing new popping up.

So in that case, "Down with Bowser!" at TMK's main page may not be a good idea.

Of course, it would be good, since he's always trying to destroy Mario. For some reason, bad guys continue to try to beat the good even although they will be beaten anyway. But whatever sense it is that makes Bowser keep on attacking, it's a good sense. Then again, if Bowser went out of the picture, someone else would take his place anyway.

One phrase in the game Secret of Mana strongly supports this. The land of Mana is disappearing because they don't take what they have for granted, don't worship it, or whatever. The reason why they don't worship it is because of the land being peaceful. Because of this, the main character pulling out the Mana sword, while causing havoc, was just the thing to solve this problem. A ghost even told the main character it was his destiny, and when you get to the end, you'll realize what he meant.

And think about how it is for the bad guys. They're working just as hard as the good guys. In a way, they're of equal power, no matter what Yoda from Star Wars says. Sure, good always prevails, but think what would happen if evil did win. They'd rule the land, but it would be pretty boring if they killed off all good citizens. Kind of like how if you want to be the devil in Black & White, you need to have slaves. From what we see, evil is always trying to kill or torture good guys. It's actually better in their sense to torture them, though.

We don't have to worry about one side ruling over another, though. If the good side wins, there will always be at least one more evil guy to attempt to cause chaos. If the evil side wins, then there will always be someone brave enough to try to beat them. And since we all know the numbers are millions, we won't be ruled by evil anytime soon, nor will be get rid of our planet's troubles with robbers or other psychos.

Bowser tries so hard to get things to go his way, and it always fails. Yet he's smart enough to keep on trying. That's right, he's smart to do so. We have all seemed to grow up liking or hating Bowser. And I turn out to be one of the people that admires Bowser for some reason (probably this reason), so I don't want anyone complaining about my opinion on the matter.

As for just who you should believe on advice like this, you can't really trust anyone. One point or another in your life, taking advice from someone will fail, but you shouldn't blame them. They all have their beliefs, and no belief is wrong over any other. They all have a reason to think about things. So you might as well decide if I'm of any help to you. Some can be trusted for life, some can betray you. So you have to be careful.

Okay, Mr. Einstein has stopped talking. Tell me what you think of the points I've discussed. And see, it was Mario related, in a way.

PS. I hope to see Yoshi in a 3D GameCube environment soon. That would be so cool!

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Mario Chat / Re: Hey! I'm new here!

« on: April 15, 2001, 03:01:20 PM »

Hi Iggy Koopa!

I remember SMB3 as well. Like that episode Super Koopa. I was ROTFL when I saw Luigi try to dig out of prison with what looked like a Baskin Robbins spoon.

I don't think there ever will be a new Mario cartoon, because all the big shots are too lazy to continue the trend. SMW cartoon was also good, especially the finale Mama Luigi.

I know of a site that includes a few real working downloads of entire episodes from both the SMW show and the SMB3 show. To make sure Deezer won't kill me for posting it, reply if you want me to reveal the address to you. For that matter, Deezer better make a post whether he will allow it on his forums or not.

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Mario Chat / Re: Yoshi! Yoshi!

« on: April 15, 2001, 02:43:00 PM »

Beware, long explanation about Nintendo and why they don't help us below:

And don't even think about asking Nintendo about the mysteries of games, like if any radically different Yoshis exist. I've seen many people try it before, and in the magazine, Nintendo always replies with the worst excuses. When it comes to the question of how Shy Guy can hold a racket in his hand when you can clearly see he isn't, Nintendo replied "velcro." Another person actually tried to find out who Morton Sr. is, thinking it was Bowser's father, which is a popular explanation nowadays, and Nintendo replied that they couldn't ask Bowser because he was too busy throwing bombs at them.
How's that for a bad excuse?

Point is, the mysteries of gaming pop up when we don't find the answers in actual games. Since games aren't advanced enough to explain any story (they're usually weak plots anyway), they don't answer our questions. And Nintendo apparently doesn't like making guesses about these, since they only help in giving tips for games. That's what they do, they review and give tips for games.

They also don't take requests for games, and with good reason. Not only do they have a lot of games in development (most of the time this seems false, but with games like Zelda, it rings true sometimes), but just think what would happen if they did take requests.
Think of all the Dragonball Z and horse racing games. This would destroy their position in the console market. Sure, these original games should be able to sell because of being original, but Nintendo, or any other game company for that matter, may not have a good idea of what the game should be like. This explains games like Superman. They tried for something different. They tried not to copy something else (it would have made the game better, but sales would be worse if it was a rip-off). So sometimes original games fail, but they take the chance. If Nintendo were to use a few of the oddball ideas it gets plagued with, their market would crash and burn. No matter what petition or plea you make to it, Nintendo won't listen to you.
They did listen to bring back the overworld theme to Majora's Mask, though, so there's hope.

And who doesn't like Snoopy? I have to admit though, his in-English thought voice in the Charlie Brown cartoon was a little strange.