Xiahou Dun

Xiahou Dun

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    All of these "who will win in a fight" hypotheticals usually try to measure characters on a physical strength aptitude. There's more to characters than their super powers. I'd like to see more fights based on diplomacy, ability to make the most friends, general kindness, etc rather than who can dominate the other. Among villains or villains versus good guys, maybe measure on persuasion.
    Xiahou Dun
    Who would win in a fight Mario or Sonic?
    idk they'd just get bored and go to a hot dog stand and eat chili dogs together
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    Marceline
    Marceline
    You mean bare footed
    Biddybud
    Biddybud
    Who would win an internet argument on Flat Earth Debate? Who would be on which side?
    Noct
    Noct
    Well Mario has recently been on globe trotting adventure where he's had several opportunity's to see the world from a birds-eye view from the Odyssey (not to mention the countless times he's been to space by now) and Sonic is fast enough to run around the earth. (and has also been to space quite a few times as well)

    So... they'd both likely be on the "Earth is round" side.
    Xiahou Dun
    That the U.S. misses out a lot on Franco-Belgian comics is a major shame. This seriously needs to be fixed, but how?
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    Christ yeah the Big Fight movie spent a lot of time on Getafix's hallucinations after he gets smashed by a giant rock, as well as a lot of time torturing Infirmofpurpus, that one Roman that taste tested the magic potion Getafix slapped together while Getafix was still nuts. The book didn't spend that much time on those segments, and the film incorporates the Soothsayer book too? That's also weird. Oh and that film's the only one that's localized for the U.S. for some reason but that's an inconsistent one, where they remove lines and they add lines in some parts.

    I like the part where Getafix hallucinates Cacophonix's usually atrociously singing to seeing Cacophonix as a great rock star instead.

    I also enjoyed the Britain film too, though I think that was subbed. That one's closer to the book than the Big Fight is.
    Marioro
    Marioro
    I'm sad Uderzo no longer writes the comics but I can't blame him.
    Xiahou Dun
    Xiahou Dun
    He doesn't really write well compared to his excellent art. I took a look at Asterix and the Falling Sky and the premise of that one's already kinda stupid for Asterix standards, and Asterix is supposed to be silly. It punches you in the face with the reference to Mickey Mouse and too battling, I don't know, some insect thing that looks like manga and the pacing was really bad at points. The book doesn't develop anyone, the jokes are weak, the pacing is inconsistent, the characters take a backseat, and the messages are not subtle at all.
    Xiahou Dun
    The nubs on the back of Mario's hair are officially called "cowlicks".
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    I assume that applies to Luigi's hair too. And probably Waluigi too.

    Wario has no cowlicks so don't ask me about him you morons.
    Noct
    Favorite N64-era Mario model?
    Xiahou Dun
    Xiahou Dun
    I made a huge write-up on all the in-game N64 Mario models here, and while I like them all for their unique characteristics, I'm biased in favor of the Mario Party 2 model mainly for its wealth of facial expressions.

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    I'm also pretty fond of the Mario Tennis N64 Mario, especially since the game he's in gives him a bit of personality (voice acting, crying when losing, the opening cutscene, the trophy cutscene).
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    Finally, there are the models used for renders in games, and I like them because they convey a bit of sassiness that the present-day Mario doesn't quite have.
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    Noct
    Didn't even realize that Mario had those facial expressions in MP2.
    Xiahou Dun
    Xiahou Dun
    A lot of them are in display in Look Away, that weird minigame with the bobbing heads.
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    A personal general system stability improvement to enhance my experience.
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    Fawfulthegreat64
    Fawfulthegreat64
    Wait this implies it's even possible to customize your profile pic? I figured the only data that sends is a number/variable and it corresponds to a pic on the local system. That makes me wish Nintendo allowed me more options from their IPs, outside what's currently on Switch. The fact that it's even theoretically possible for me to upload Fawful or Dimentio and they'll ban me for it feels like a big tease, IMO they should only ban for inappropriate content or maybe for characters they don't own.
    Xiahou Dun
    Xiahou Dun
    Yes, you can change your profile pic. People that did do this, though, tend to upload porn and shit (don't worry the link is just a psa from reddit) so others can see it when they play Luigi's Balloon World. This is why we can't have nice things I guess. But for harmless profile pics, I guess it'll send the wrong impressions to those that didn't homebrew the console and maybe invite curiosity to it?
    Biddybud
    Biddybud
    Toadette knows she's cute
    Xiahou Dun
    That sense of betrayal you feel when you find nice Mario fanart in your twin sister's Twitter feed and she doesn't share it to you but you always share Baby Luigi fanart when you find it.
    Xiahou Dun
    Paper Mario is a frequently proposed candidate for a Mario newcomer to represent the MaRPGs but there's been an idea floating in my head that I would actually like way more than Paper Mario: Mario & Luigi piggybacking each other as one character. Their specials are a lot different if you use d-special to switch who's on top; like u-special with Mario on top would be the spin attack similar to DK but with Luigi on top, it's a high jump. But for basic attacks, they're the same. They use hammers and bros moves to attack, and a final smash could be like the Mix Flower from Partners in Time.
    Xiahou Dun
    Imagine if Nintendo gave us a really great and new Mario Kart, hyped it all up, and then they turned around and said, "Hey, you better like this because you're not getting another one in 6 years".
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    Noct
    Noct
    Diddy Kong Racing 2 would also be dope, but wishful thinking.
    Biddybud
    Biddybud
    I feel like I'm finally mentally ready for super detailed anti-gravity mario kart. It was very intimidating to me last year.
    Wii and 7 are my current favorites though, I felt they captured the essence of classic Mario Kart while neatly integrating to more modern Kart. 8 seems to stray from the old formula and into something new entirely and I have to ease my way into it ^ w ^
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    forum user 3254
    @Inkboy ...it's literally the same game plus Battle Mode and a few extra characters.
    Alex95
    Where's that rotating Mario image you have in your signature from? And is it possible to find all the frames?
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    Xiahou Dun
    A fantastic piece of fan art by Angelo Furfaro that I found on Twitter (I cropped off the image credit because I had to fit in a square and didn't want to leave a bit of text, so I feel a little bad about that but I love it so much). Not sure what you mean by "find all the frames"; it's an animation study on Mario. All I did was change to a smoothly looping gif; the link shows the process of sketch to inking to coloring to shading to background color.

    Same artist also worked on this little treat which is just a really rough 9 second animation of Mario looking at a pipe, having an attitude, and gesturing?
    Alex95
    Alex95
    That's really impressive :) By "all the frames", I mean each angle, but I can just stop the video and look at them :P
    Xiahou Dun
    Did you know that moonlight isn't actually blue.
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    Xiahou Dun
    Xiahou Dun
    It's a warmish light in terms of color, as the temperature of light is inversely related to color temperature (red light is not as hot as blue light), if that makes sense?

    Anyhow, we *do* perceive the light as blue, just that the light itself is not blue, see Purkinje effect
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    forum user 3254
    Interesting. I always thought green/blue/violet were the "cool colors" while red/orange/yellow were the "warm colors".
    Xiahou Dun
    Xiahou Dun
    They are the "cool" colors in color theory, like they're more subdued and receding in the bakcground; just that in terms of temperature of light, blue fire is hotter than red fire.
    Xiahou Dun
    I haven't seen my California scrub jays in months and I'm seeing these blasted cats in my yard, so I'm really worried about those jays.
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    If you have cats and if you love them, please, please, I beg you to keep them indoors and away from cars, predation, and disease. Please don't feed any outdoor ones you see.
    Dingodile
    Do you have a Nintendo Switch?
    Xiahou Dun
    Xiahou Dun
    Most definitely. It's a modded Switch, too. Like that Mario mod for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is mine and it's my screenshot from the Switch.
    Dingodile
    Dingodile
    What is your Friend Code?
    Xiahou Dun
    Xiahou Dun
    Pretty quick to ask. I'd probably post it in another thread if I need to.
    Xiahou Dun
    I like surprising people for letting them guess how long a lot of parrots can live and then telling them their actual lifespan.
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    Xiahou Dun
    Xiahou Dun
    A bit on the high end. The African Gray Parrot can life between 40-60 years on average while the Sulfur-crested cockatoo's average is around 60 years, and the galah can live up to 80 years. One of the oldest bird is a Major Mitchell's Cockatoo, aged at 83 (died in 2016).There's a Greenwing macaw that has lived for 92 years and there's a male Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo that lived for at least 100 years. Cocky Bennett is a famous bird that lived for also at least 100 years.
    Marioro
    Marioro
    I know nothing about birds but one thing I wonder is to what extent parrots can actually understand the words they imitate.
    Xiahou Dun
    Xiahou Dun
    @El Zorro (sorry for late response), I get swamped in my notifications sometimes and it's occasional I miss comments).
    I think parrots like the African Gray has a very limited knowledge of what they're saying. There's an instance where the African Gray, called Alex, being familiar with what a cherry or a banana is, characterized an unfamiliar object as "banerry".

    They have to be trained to understand what they're saying though
    www.audubon.org

    Why Do Parrots Talk?

    And do they know what they’re saying?
    www.audubon.org www.audubon.org
    Xiahou Dun
    New idea for a Mario & Luigi game

    The two brothers snore loudly near Peach's castle while a sleeping Toad guards the entrance to hell. The Undead Dry Bones in the Underwhere, however, get pissed off and they send their worst to Mushroom Kingdom, which causes the Dream Depot to freak out and generate tons of monsters. Bowser kidnaps the Star Spirit, and Mario and friends fight a ton before they get locked in cages.
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    Biddybud
    Biddybud
    who takes the stage once they locked up?
    zel
    zel
    this guy who was helping you the whole way suddenly turns out to be the villain who set everything up and then you dont end up fighting him for some reason
    Xiahou Dun
    Xiahou Dun
    @Luma Mario can get out of the hanging cage just by stomping the floor of it, and he frees Eldstar by tugging on his stache.

    @ZelenPixel ah yes. It's Toadley the magician that wants you to collect mini stars, which you get from defeating enemies and all.
    Pinkie
    So when am I going to get to see the spreadsheet you have of all my usernames over the years?
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    Oh, uh, I just know you have Gonzales Kart, Roy Koopa, JC Yoshi, JC Luigi, Koopa Boye, and now Ghostgirl? Am I missing any?
    Pinkie
    Pinkie
    I was never JC, only J- and J-Yoshi is someone else but I can't think of any others.
    Xiahou Dun
    Why aren't there Rayman Origins clones. Just think, rather than another New Super Mario Bros., We get a Mario game that's in that style.
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    Xiahou Ba
    Rayman and Mario crossover 2D platformer in the UbiArt framework developed by the same people behind Rayman Origins/Legends?


    THAT WOULD BE A DREAM COME TRUUUUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
    Biddybud
    Biddybud
    all my yes!
    zel
    zel
    slams into post at mention of rayman origins
    ive been wondering what a ubiart mario game would look like (just use the vector artstyle it should look great!) but if its even a crossover i think i would actually immediately ascend
    honestly ill happily take any mario and rayman crossover cause im obsessing over both at the moment and ok so basically!!!!!!!
    Xiahou Dun
    I always found 2019 to be an off year for Mario (really, only two major releases being, what, Super Mario Maker 2 and Luigi's Mansion 3?). I wonder if 2020's going to be better for Mario this year.

    I didn't even know New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe released that year. It always felt like friggin' a 2018 port.
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    Dr. Peach
    Dr. Peach
    We had Dr. Mario World and Mario Kart Tour (which is ruined by microtransactions).
    zel
    zel
    ive seen speculation on reddit back in 2018 prob that 2020 is gonna be a big year for mario so i hope it is. give me odyssey 2.......
    Xiahou Dun
    Xiahou Dun
    @Dr. Peach I think they're not worth mentioning really

    @ZelenPixel it might be also a big year for Nintendo since 2019 has been a pretty dry year for Nintendo. What big releases we got? Fire Emblem, yes. Link's Awakening remake? Eh. Astral Chain? Maybe, but seems pretty niche? Pokemon? Sure, but it's a crappy retread. Luigi's Mansion? Kinda niche to me.
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    Prediction for next Smash Bros. game:
    • 2/3 of the roster cut, including Captain Falcon, Marth, Ice Climbers, Zero Suit Samus, and King K. Rool. Corrin stays. Animation and texture quality cited as justification. Link gets an echo character, Dark Link.
    • 2/3 of stages cut.
    • Many items including Fire Flowers cut for no reason.
    • Recycled animations, facial expressions still limited as ever.
    • Everything freezes when someone goes up ladders.
    • Only Classic is the single player mode.
    • Frame-rate drops and pop-ins amuck.
    • Final Smashes completely gone, replaced by a souped up Super Mushroom.
    • Sound options have to be unlocked by KOing the 6th player two times in Brinstar.
    Game generates record sales and positive reviews by critics, though fan reviews are pretty much binary.
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