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  1. Xiahou Dun

    Is the way we're currently covering marketing material overkill?

    I don't think we should be getting into debate of the real difference between Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy Flash game but if we were to define them, it's a good start to define something like Super Mario Galaxy as a video game installment, a product, and the flash game as an...
  2. Xiahou Dun

    archive.today is a security risk

    https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/02/wikipedia-bans-archive-today-after-site-executed-ddos-and-altered-web-captures/ If this is to be believed, it appears that the archive site tampered with snapshots to include the blogger's name and whatnot. This makes me more firmly believe we cannot...
  3. Xiahou Dun

    archive.today is a security risk

    I've read a good chunk of the debate page on this subject. I feel the best course of action is approach content relying with archive.today cautiously but I don't think it's helpful to go backward to remove every link especially if there isn't a replacement available; archive.today is popular for...
  4. Xiahou Dun

    post any random Mario thought on your mind

    Oh. I'm a fan of the GCN era animations for sure, I've grown up with them. I'm fond of both of Wario's losing animations. But I think the animations improved considerably since the GCN games. I'm really a fan of Mario's winning animation in Mario Party Superstars and Super Mario Party Jamboree...
  5. Xiahou Dun

    post any random Mario thought on your mind

    I don't know what games you're talking about? Mario Party?
  6. Xiahou Dun

    Look at it! Look at it! LOOK AT IT!

    Well.. they're not bad for 3d printed ducks
  7. Xiahou Dun

    post any random Mario thought on your mind

    The color that results when they're blended together!
  8. Xiahou Dun

    Your favorite Super Mario Merchandise line?

    I have a weakness for plushies so the San-Ei/Global Holdings/Little Buddy line is by far my favorite line of Mario merchandise. Jakks Pacific is also another line I'm partial to, since it has a decent variety of Mario characters available. Both lines kind of are stagnating with new...
  9. Xiahou Dun

    Unpopular opinions about the Mario series

    I think she was already playing that role because back in 2008-2013 I remember I really was wondering if she'll eventually show up in a game besides fan service in Mario Party Island Tour and wasn't playable in Mario Tennis Open despite fan requests. If you look at her initial appearance in...
  10. Xiahou Dun

    Unpopular opinions about the Mario series

    From the video at least the voice acting, if done well, will be able to carry what I otherwise think is a pretty weak script (Brothership otherwise doesn't make me laugh in the slightest except when it concerns game breaking bugs). Nintendo has money to burn, they can devote more resources to...
  11. Xiahou Dun

    Look at it! Look at it! LOOK AT IT!

    That you had to call it a Bullet Bill tells me something is wrong with this Bomber Bill
  12. Xiahou Dun

    Unpopular opinions about the Mario series

    Mario games especially RPGs really need voice acting at this point IMHO.
  13. Xiahou Dun

    Favorite and least favorite Mario characters

    I don't think I would've gotten a necro reply if I expressed strong dislike for Daisy.
  14. Xiahou Dun

    still gathering it as far as I can tell

    still gathering it as far as I can tell
  15. Xiahou Dun

    Mario Tennis Fever (Nintendo Switch 2)

    For god's sake this is a story about cartoon plumbers and a princess being transformed into babies and having to learn to play tennis to save the world.
  16. Xiahou Dun

    Mario Tennis Fever (Nintendo Switch 2)

    Maybe he can riff on Baby Mario and Baby Luigi's disgusting reach in Mario Sports Superstars, that he has MUCH better reach than his size indicates, but it's much more pronounced in this game.
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    post any random Mario thought on your mind

    Maybe the Mushroom Kingdom is just so big and sparse there's no indication of leadership changes in those areas and the news is slow to reach there (see Toad Town's dysfunctional post office)
  19. Xiahou Dun

    Mario Kart World

    People talk praise about the trick system and that stuff but I find it pointless to even engage with that and practice tracks because the game doesn't offer any challenge or otherwise reward you for this. Why should I jump off walls when I can drive straight and maintain a lead in a 150cc course...
  20. Xiahou Dun

    Mario Kart World

    My sister wrote a big post but an experience that'll stick to me is jumping into 150cc Special Cup after Special Cup was unlocked, finally racing on Rainbow Road, for the first time, zero familiarity with the track, on the game's max speed and difficulty, and I was laughing my ass off at how I...
  21. Xiahou Dun

    Mario Kart World

    Custom emblems were a cute gimmick but most of the time you're not really seeing them unless you're using the awful Rambi Rider or you finish a race. That being said, it's a pity Mario Kart World created these detailed stickers and designed their entire unlock system for a reason to explore...
  22. Xiahou Dun

    Unpopular opinions about the Mario series

    Mario Kart World, while solid, did not get snubbed for best soundtrack for The Silly Trophy Show.
  23. Xiahou Dun

    The Dark Chao Starter works really well if you start out last in the match, yeah. My sister used...

    The Dark Chao Starter works really well if you start out last in the match, yeah. My sister used it to a really good effect when we were racing in Race Park against very high level CPU in Double Team Match with the Double Team Shoot-Out rule. Because everyone in your team starts out last and if...
  24. Xiahou Dun

    What gadgets do you like so far

    What gadgets do you like so far
  25. Xiahou Dun

    Unpopular opinions about the Mario series

    I honestly find your "nitpicks" to be symptoms of a bigger problem concerning the design philosophy of Nintendo games and ergo they are bigger and more fundamental problems than your ongoing gripes with the roster and locales. But one thing we can probably agree on is that this will not change...
  26. Xiahou Dun

    How do you regard the amiibo collection so far?

    Hm I've always wanted an amiibo of Mario, ferociously and bad-ass posed with a fire sword or a gun, both of the "over-the-top overdesigned variety you'd find in an rpg", but Nintendo never will make it happen. I do have a model of Mario, I know how to work with Zbrush and increase the polycount...
  27. Xiahou Dun

    Which is true about Paper Mario canon?

    The two options don't really fit with my interpretation of how Paper Mario is handled though. I do think there is another world going on in Paper Mario, but Mushroom Kingdomers see it as just a bunch of still pictures. Maybe in the beginning, yeah they started as illustrations, but maybe, like...
  28. Xiahou Dun

    The Super Mario RPG (the user) reversion project

    Better deal with it now. Rollback + middle mouse button works wonders for these pages. https://www.mariowiki.com/index.php?title=Rochambeau&diff=prev&oldid=5120794 https://www.mariowiki.com/index.php?title=Poochy_Pal&diff=prev&oldid=5120797...
  29. Xiahou Dun

    The Super Mario RPG (the user) reversion project

    I was going to edit the Toad's Midway Madness page for being a bit light on details, but my radar went off, and I checked the history, and my suspicions were proven correct. During this careless spree, Soupy Game Gear did the following: Made the opening sentence resemble the trite structure of...
  30. Xiahou Dun

    Why does everyone hate Starlow?

    Probably an example of where I think a new character overstayed their welcome and really doesn't have much business being in later games. Aside from that, she's unpleasant in some games I guess, but as I get older and read what kids have to say about a children's video game character from 2013...
  31. Xiahou Dun

    Which is true about Paper Mario canon?

    All Paper Mario games are based off fictional accounts in the Mario universe. Within Mushroom Kingdom, Paper Mario is a classic popular picture book for young children that retells Mario's adventures in a cutesy art style but with some dramatizing and fabrication to make it more amusing for...
  32. Xiahou Dun

    The Super Mario RPG (the user) reversion project

    And here is a follow up edit because I felt like going on a spree today. My rationale for this is, if I see it, I should act decisively because possible future edits from other users are going to just make it harder to undo as time goes by...
  33. Xiahou Dun

    The Super Mario RPG (the user) reversion project

    I've undone this user's edits on these pages. https://www.mariowiki.com/index.php?title=Wrinkly's_Save_Cave&diff=prev&oldid=5109581 https://www.mariowiki.com/100m_(Mario_&_Sonic_at_the_Olympic_Games_for_Nintendo_DS) https://www.mariowiki.com/index.php?title=SSX_on_Tour&diff=prev&oldid=5109583...
  34. Xiahou Dun

    What’s your favorite kind of pizza?

    I'm not a dedicated pizza fanatic, and most pizza types I will definitely eat. However if I'm in a pizza mood I typically order Hawaiian style with ham and pineapple. I otherwise don't really put meat on pizza as I much prefer filling my pizza with olives, mushroom, peppers, onion, and so on. I...
  35. Xiahou Dun

    The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (Spring 2026)

    Not expecting the sequel to be very narrative driven and I'm expecting it to hit like the same kind of really story-lite spectacle-heavy brisk pacing, a parade of references and fan service that was part of the original movie. And you know what? I don't that much of an issue with it either...
  36. Xiahou Dun

    The Super Mario RPG (the user) reversion project

    Still playing whack a mole with these edits. On Misty Mine, I just decided to revert even if they're not prose changes because it's just safe to automatically assume all of their edits make things worse, regardless if it's prose or formatting...
  37. Xiahou Dun

    The Super Mario RPG (the user) reversion project

    I've undone three edits from this user, in Bob-OOOM!, Dodge Bomb, and Junk, and I followed them up with some formatting that's compliant with some of the proposals like naming and minigame overview stuff. https://www.mariowiki.com/index.php?title=Bob-OOOM!&diff=5104367&oldid=4789857...
  38. Xiahou Dun

    Look at it! Look at it! LOOK AT IT!

    Some Mario characters getting tortured for our amusement
  39. Xiahou Dun

    What else will we get from Nintendo Switch 2?

    It feels like we're debating about AI art endlessly every other day of the week. It's tedious seeing this thing over and over. I had some faith that the small piece of mario skateboarding created or found(?) just for the sake of a topic (versus what, hunting down and sourcing specific fanart...
  40. Xiahou Dun

    What else will we get from Nintendo Switch 2?

    Not holding my breath for it but a Mario Warriors, a musou hack-n-slash game with Mario characters basically, would have me consider getting the thing second-hand. I also think while Jamboree + The Long Game Name is out, the Switch 2 is *probably* going to get a Mario Party, as most consoles...
  41. Xiahou Dun

    Well okay, this isn't the ugliest I've ever been. At least I have my lovable round face and not...

    Well okay, this isn't the ugliest I've ever been. At least I have my lovable round face and not the disgusting cleft chin and the horrible hygiene and the eye-poking jagged stache. Anyway because of this I think this isn't Mario being affected by a Wario disease. It's looks like he beat Wario...
  42. Xiahou Dun

    post any random Mario thought on your mind

    Mario looks pretty strange in this game It's worse when fans use this model for their renders because that mouth rig just isn't my favorite.
  43. Xiahou Dun

    Someone should but has anyone modded that game....????

    Someone should but has anyone modded that game....????
  44. Xiahou Dun

    People stealing my SMM2 World Records! I HATE IT

    This forum game from 2008 might be a good starting point to get used to this fact of life.
  45. Xiahou Dun

    This wiki might be a MarioWiki but at the top of the helm are two Xiahou cousins.

    This wiki might be a MarioWiki but at the top of the helm are two Xiahou cousins.
  46. Xiahou Dun

    How do you regard the amiibo collection so far?

    My biggest issue with the recent things lies in the pricing. It's tempting to get the Galaxy one for its detailed modeling and a little scene below but 40 dollars is way too much for this thing (I find it darkly funny it's the same price as the good it's marketing, which is also overpriced) and...
  47. Xiahou Dun

    Look at it! Look at it! LOOK AT IT!

    I guess they ran out of computing resources to AI generate Luigi's body, so they had to sub in Mario's.
  48. Xiahou Dun

    MarioWiki Poll Discussion

    I think Nintendo is way overcharging for pretty old games.
  49. Xiahou Dun

    The Super Mario RPG (the user) reversion project

    Item Box isn't one of those pages where a simple reversion is really going to cut it, as other editors were contributing to this page a lot while this user was smearing bad edits on top. I didn't realize this user tampered with the page until I found out it was missing information from Mario...
  50. Xiahou Dun

    Are you excited for the remaster version of Super mario galaxy 1 and 2?

    I don't have any interest in dropping what I think is way too much for games that came out when I was still in middle school and early high school and I was considered a newbie for MarioWiki.
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