General Discussion

Transcribing the bios and uploading any artwork that's not already on the wiki is great. I was saying I don't think it's necessary to screencap the bios in addition to transcribing them.
 
Is it just me, or does some of the images in an article (like Cranky Kong's) look really big when viewing the article on an iPad?
 
A user keeps telling me about how you can unlock Yoshi in SMG (probably due my completion guide on my user page, I dunno). I'm like 99% sure it's a hoax, but he's been pushing his point for a while, claiming "he's done it himself." I highly doubt this (there's zero information about this on the wiki). He recently sent a link (see this). It's stupidly complex and obviously satirical, but I would like to confirm just in case before I respond to him for like the third time.
 
Nope, Yoshi does not appear in SMG1. The process of getting this "egg" is fake.
 
Tell him that Waluigi is unlockable too, because you saw it on DevaintArt.
 
Andymii said:
A user keeps telling me about how you can unlock Yoshi in SMG (probably due my completion guide on my user page, I dunno). I'm like 99% sure it's a hoax, but he's been pushing his point for a while, claiming "he's done it himself." I highly doubt this (there's zero information about this on the wiki). He recently sent a link (see this). It's stupidly complex and obviously satirical, but I would like to confirm just in case before I respond to him for like the third time.
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Obviously, the infalliable hackers of Galaxy 1, those that opened the key to the file system of that game, would've found something, but zip nada.
 
tell him you can unlock yoshi if you have 3ds max, your mario model file, rig him over model, inject him back to the model format into the super mario galaxy iso

next time you boot up the game, you'll be greeted with yoshi flying through the title screen instead of mario
 
On the usage of "cover" on the wiki

Sometimes ago, it was pointed out "remix" is used incorrect in the wiki (which it was) and "cover version" was suggested as a replacement. I didn't offer a strong opposition at the time, but now I think it was a bad choice and needs to be replaced. Here's why.

-It doesn't match the usage. When people say "cover version", it overwhelming refers to a band doing their take on another band's/performer song, it's only rarely used when talking about the score for media works, and when it is, it's often about an amateur doing his own version of an iconic song. It's almost never used to talk about professional composers scoring sequels in media franchises - the wiki is the only place I know of where "cover" is the default for "new version of a song in a video game series". Nobody says the composers of the various Star Wars video games and TV shows are "doing covers" of John William's compositions

-It still has potential for incorect usage (though not as much): Every dictionary definition I found of "cover song" specificy the cover has to be done by another artist, which of course doesn't work well for video games that share the same composer(s). Konji Kondo has been a composer on many Mario games and has done many new takes on his compositions, but by definition, he can't do "covers" of his own tunes.

So as a proper replacement, I suggest arrangement in all its flavours (new arrangement, "rearrangement", etc). Not only is it the proper, inclusive term when people say "remix", it's the actual terminology used in soundtrack CDs and the like. Plus it just flows a hell lot better.

But what does everyone think.
 
Never really loved how "cover" is used, but I opted over "remix" because "remix" is wholly inaccurate. I really prefer "version" "rearranged", etc.
 
I'm still strongly against using "remix" because of how egregiously it is misused online especially in video game factions, but just like "his/her" squabble, I don't like how "cover" or "cover version" rolls off either. "Arrangement" sounds far better than simply "cover", so I have to agree that we could opt for "arrangement" rather than "cover version".