We're back, and now available direct from the forums! That's right, another issue of MPL Newsletter has come back from the dead!
We are a little smaller content-wise than before, but we'll endeavor to get you a new issue every month or two to compensate.
With that, let's get this issue started! ;p
Generic Grasslands
No questions? What questions? Who peeved him off? Until when? And why is there a G in the banner? When SuperZambezi logged on on May 30th he confused everyone. A long discussion took place in the shoutbox as everyone tried to solve the mystery. The G in the banner provoked members to check the url of the new banner, which had a mysterious "INPUTGRASS" ln it. SZ tried to drop hints for everyone but no one could figure out how to input this grass. Finally, it was revealed that you had to input the grass into a secret page url of the forum. From there it was on.
It became clear that everyone was going to have to solve the riddles to unravel the true meaning of this madness. But for what? Many people were expecting this to hype up another Glacier Summer or Conquering Kingdom-like event. But everyone solved the riddles regardless of the outcome. But the outcome was not exactly what anyone was expecting. It was a website. Not a website to have Glacier Summer 2. A website separate from the Mario Party Legacy site.
The mystery G was actually the first letter of this new site, Generic Grasslands. Having nothing to do with Mario Party, GG is SZ's new website will be about many gaming topics. He's working on having many videos, game reviews, game editorials, and more on the site. SZ claims he has decided that he wants to venture into journalism and this website will help him gain experience, whether the site is successful or not. So what else? Well, Cook caught up with SZ for a quick word.
Cook - Why did you name the site Generic Grasslands?
SZ - At first glance, you see a name like Generic Grasslands and quickly question the name. Why pick a bland name like that? What do grasslands have to do with anything, let alone generic ones. As the site was coming to fruition, the idea of having daily features, where opinions and criticism alike come out, was going to be a main feature. Being a site targeted towards Nintendo fanboys that play other non Nintendo games, the Mario series has a special spot in all of our hearts. We all have personal gripes with our favorite series, and mine was the fact that every Mario game always had the first level situated in some sort of grassy area. Very generic, and very boring. This isn't an exclusive issue for the Mario series, but many, many other games, and not just Nintendo games. Thus Generic Grasslands was born.
Cook - Do you see yourself working on the Monday-Friday schedule 4 months from now?
SZ - The Monday-Friday update system is a unique one. Instead of the "whenever I feel like" update, or when a good article pops in my head, this requires me to tap into my creative side and pull out an article worth reading. There are plenty of topics to cover, it all depends on me. It will definetly be a challenge, but I am ready to take it on.
Cook - I also got to ask MLYW about what he thought about where the site would be in 4 months:
MLYW - Generic Grasslands has a lot of potential of becoming a successful site and I'm sure SuperZambezi has the determination to make the site flourish. Of course just like how Mario Party Legacy started, I can't see it going too far 4 months besides having that nice 4-team staff SuperZambezi is focusing on which, of course, brings more articles and readers to the site.
So where does this site go in 4 months? Does it flatten out, grow slowly, or grow rapidly and get its own domain? Stay tuned!
Nintendo at E3 2011 and Mario Party 9 Announced
It had already been one of Nintendo’s strongest showings in years. A majestic orchestral prelude. Ample publicity of the 3DS and its lineup – featuring more footage of Kid Icarus Uprising, Mario Kart 3DS, and other Mario titles. The unveiling of Wii U. Massive third party backing. E3 2011 delighted the Nintendo stronghold and demonstrated that the company still has the goods, for casual and hardcore gamers alike.
But there was one more surprise that no-one at MPL was prepared for. As Reggie Fils-Aime departed the stage and left a display of Nintendo’s upcoming titles for the year, there was one unmistakable logo that made four years’ hopeful waiting worth it.
Mario Party 9 had been announced.
In the words of SuperZambezi, administrator of Mario Party Legacy Network, the date of June 7, 2011 would be “the day he had been waiting for ever since he started the site”. Almost immediately, the forum became abuzz with hype over the announcement, and very soon trailers, screenshots and speculation commenced in the newly formed Mario Party 9 board.
While it’s known that it will be released on the Wii later this year, 2011, there is plenty that isn’t confirmed. Who made the playable roster? Why is the board system so different, and what’s with that four passenger vehicle? Where are coins and stars? What’s Bowser Jr’s role?
Will the series see a second wind? Or will it crash and burn? Only time, further news, and eventually release info will reveal the destiny of the Mario Party flagship.
Social Networking and Video Streaming
Members at MPL have been keeping activity up through a multitude of online media. The network itself now has a dedicated Twitter feed (http://goo.gl/4APWM) and a Facebook Page (http://goo.gl/Elz6g), while members have been keeping active through video streams and uploads.
In particular, there are Mario Party videos provided by Cookieboy17, Staryu and SuperZambezi, as well as a guest affiliation by YouTube user MadameWario. These are available on the main site (http://goo.gl/h4hPI). Let’s Plays are also being made by DKH and Ryou, and they are viewable from their respective blogs.
Events and Other Activities
The forums are always buzzing with activity, and 2011 is no exception. The 1000 Member milestone was achieved on February 27, 2011 and was celebrated with a new board filled with memories of the past three years. The Competitive Parties was initiated, although it is currently in limbo. The members had a pseudo all-nighter on both June 3 and June 4, 2011 (though not for Australians, who had easy afternoons online). MattC13 managed to kick off an MPL Music Tourney, which pits 64 artists against each other in head-to-heads for the ultimate title of top artist; he is also ready to get the second Best Member Tournament underway. Finally, the Activities board has been as busy as ever, and there is a section entirely devoted to it in this issue.
Forum Upgrade to SMF 2.0 RC5
While SuperZambezi had forewarned members, it was still somewhat of a shock in the afternoon of June 5, 2011 when the forum index was suddenly stripped bare of its familiar shoutbox and many of the menu buttons. In a decision to attempt what he had failed earlier to complete, SuperZambezi successfully upgraded SMF, the forum client, to version 2.0 Release Candidate 5. Many found familiar options, like the Ultimate Profile, Spoiler Tags and the newly restored Arcade, gone from sight; luckily, the ever-alert staff immediately set to work and within the next few days restored the forum to most of its former glory. While we’re still debating over whether AJAXChat should remain as shoutbox in addition to being chat, the MPL team is glad to report that we’re back and better than ever.
Mostly.
P.S. Recently, the Simple Machines team released the final version of SMF 2.0. Is it time for another pointless upgrade, which might fix the current errors of non-appearing warning messages, or will everything be left until the coast is clear?
Activities abound at MPL, and the Activities Central has been more active as of late. Here's a quick summary of what's currently in the works:
Staryu has continued running Mario Party Interactive, a game that takes gameplay on Mario Party boards (like MPI6 had Toad's Midway Madness from Mario Party 4) but with some new things like new items, for an example. Dark Boo has also been running Mario Party Forum Style (Mario Party with original boards made from scratch by him, etc.) and it has spun many sequels. Like in MPI, Boo has introduced many spins and awesome add-ons to make MPFS a great game. Staryu and Dark Boo have just finished Mario Party Interactive 6 and Mario Party Forum Style 6, 7, and 8 respectively, and the newest games, MPI7 and MPFS9 and 10, are now running. Here's a quick peek at some of the new designs/features in these new games:
EpicWaluigi has continued running "The Games of Chance", a game where your goal is to win the most coins at the end, you earn these coins by playing the games Waluigi has posted each week. Topper1 created this game, ever since the 2nd one, Waluigi has taken it over and tried his best to steer it in the right direction.
It's still very much in its infancy, but there's still MLYW and HJ's TCG project. Recent inactivity has slowed production of all Series One and Two cards, but that's not to say we can't show you some stuff that's already out:
HJ and MLYW always appreciate some help, so if you have at least Photoshop 9.0 CS2 and a slightly creative desire, feel free to ask to make some cards for the team!
HJ is currently attempting to make a game called "MLYW MAN" inspired by Capcom's famous "Mega Man" games. MLYW is the main character of course, and it's known that he will fight various Robot Masters who are portrayed as some prolific members here, such as the dynamic Cookieboy as Robot Master LJN-002 COOKIE MAN. Here's some art of COOKIE MAN:
HJ is using Game Maker 8 as his base engine and is intending to use GML primarily. Have a quick gander of this little tech demo which showcases an incomplete ability set of one of MLYW's secret powers, the Street Fighter frame: Link. Size Warning of ~4MB, and MegaUpload Warning.
Budding musicians who feel their 8-bit juices flowing are strongly encouraged to assist in the game's soundtrack. And some art help is also welcomed. Stay tuned for more on this daunting project.
Staryu plans on making a "SSBMPL" someday, which is basically a Super Smash Bros. game with members here. He's mainly just thinking about ideas now, so it's in a VERY early stage, but it's going to include certain people from MPL and stuff. Nothing is exactly certain now, but he hopes it goes well. Here's some styles for Staryu, who not surprisingly is represented as Staryu:
What has been confirmed is a roster of 41 characters, and the prevalence of groups (e.g. Love and Beauty, and Mario Party Forum as examples) that have story mode significance. Still in discussion are stages, actual plot and of course character movesets. We shouldn't forget character design either. Keep checking Staryu's blog for more updates on this ambitious task.
MPI and MPFS
Staryu has continued running Mario Party Interactive, a game that takes gameplay on Mario Party boards (like MPI6 had Toad's Midway Madness from Mario Party 4) but with some new things like new items, for an example. Dark Boo has also been running Mario Party Forum Style (Mario Party with original boards made from scratch by him, etc.) and it has spun many sequels. Like in MPI, Boo has introduced many spins and awesome add-ons to make MPFS a great game. Staryu and Dark Boo have just finished Mario Party Interactive 6 and Mario Party Forum Style 6, 7, and 8 respectively, and the newest games, MPI7 and MPFS9 and 10, are now running. Here's a quick peek at some of the new designs/features in these new games:
MPI
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<h1>The Board and Lucky Route (click to enlarge)</h1>
<a href="http://i56.tinypic.com/oabu45.png"><img src="http://i56.tinypic.com/oabu45.png" alt="MPI 7 Board - Shy Guy's Jungle Jam" title="MPI 7 Board - Shy Guy's Jungle Jam" height="25%" width="25%" /></a> <a href="http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/8936/forwolfcopy.png"><img src="http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/8936/forwolfcopy.png" alt="MPI 7 Lucky Route" title="MPI 7 Lucky Route" height="25%" width="25%" /></a>
<p>Shy Guy's Jungle Jam - A board made by Shy Guy, he would never go to a real jungle, so he wanted his board to feel like one. The MPI team contacted him and said if it was OK to use his board and make some adjustments. He said yes and here we are today.</p>
<h1>New MPI Spaces</h1>
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<p><b>Beauty Space</b> - You get items from Mario Party 2 here.</p><p>Daisy's signature space.</p></td>
<td><img src="http://i56.tinypic.com/357ngyb.png" alt="Nobility Space" title="Nobility Space" height="20%" width="20%" />
<p><b>Nobility Space</b> - You get items from Mario Party 3 here.</p><p>Berry's signature space.</p></td>
<td><img src="http://i53.tinypic.com/111ruht.png" alt="Kindness Space" title="Kindness Space" height="20%" width="20%" />
<p><b>Kindness Space</b> - You get items from Mario Party 4 here.</p><p>Yoshi8984's signature space.</p></td>
<td><img src="http://i54.tinypic.com/2cgfo9g.png" alt="Love Space" title="Love Space" height="20%" width="20%" />
<p><b>Love Space</b> - You get the latest new items from MPI 6 here.</p><p>Staryu's signature space.</p></td>
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<td><img src="http://i53.tinypic.com/ilgk1s.png" alt="Spooky Space" title="Spooky Space" height="20%" width="20%" />
<p><b>Spooky Space</b> - You get rare items from any Mario Party here.</p><p>Dark Boo's signature space.</p></td>
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<p><b>Energetic Space</b> - You get one of the new MPI 7 items here.</p><p>Spirit's signature space.</p></td>
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<p><b>Triforce Space</b> - You get one of the new Zelda items here.</p><p>Power, Wisdom and Courage.</p></td>
<td><img src="http://i56.tinypic.com/rtgl00.png" alt="Sunflora Space" title="Sunflora Space" height="20%" width="20%" />
<p><b>Sunflora Space</b> - You are warped to MPI 7's Lucky Route.</p><p>Sunflora shines on you.</p></td>
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<h1>Some New Items</h1>
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<td>Double Dip - Rare item that allows multiple items to be used before one's turn. It stays in your possession even after use.</td>
<td>Like any good badge, it stays with you, and you can use it again and again! :p</td>
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<td><img src="http://i54.tinypic.com/344dt3r.png" alt="Life Shroom" title="Life Shroom" height="75%" width="75%" /></td>
<td>Life Shroom - If you happen to lose all your coins, this wonder mushroom will give you 30 coins for free.</td>
<td>If only the Life Shrooms in Paper Mario were so potent with respect to HP... Oh well.</td>
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<td>Bat Candy - A slightly familiar treat that turns you into a vampire and gives you a selected number of coins.</td>
<td>It's rather obvious how Swoopers stay swoopin' all day - sugar rushes from these.</td>
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<td><img src="http://i55.tinypic.com/4gpy69.png" alt="5x Banana Peels" title="5x Banana Peels" height="75%" width="75%" /></td>
<td>5x Banana Peels - One just isn't enough sometimes. 5 uses worth of a roadblock that make anyone who passes the space lose 5 coins and spin out.</td>
<td>The heat is on in the MPI Grand Prix Track 7 - Shy Guy's Jungle Jam. All contestants seem to have loaded up with... fruit skins?!</td>
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<td>Master Sword - Rare item that cuts a rival's coins down to half. Only heard of in legends. Connected to the Hylian Shield...?</td>
<td>Any budding swordsman will tell you that this metal marvel is sure to grant a winning edge. But remain sharp when striking...</td>
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<h1>MPFS 9 [Ami's Mines] Board and Lucky Route (click to enlarge)</h1>
<a href="http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/3092/smines.png"><img src="http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/3092/smines.png" alt="MPFS 9 Board - Ami's Mines" title="MPFS 9 Board - Ami's Mines" height="25%" width="25%" /></a> <a href="http://img838.imageshack.us/img838/4682/sminesluckyroute.png"><img src="http://img838.imageshack.us/img838/4682/sminesluckyroute.png" alt="MPFS 9 Lucky Route" title="MPFS 9 Lucky Route" height="25%" width="25%" /></a>
<p>Ami's Mines - This volcano was protected by the Fire God Ami and her soul still remains inside this volcano. Before she died she remodeled the volcano and made it a mine. May she Rest in Peace.</p>
<h1>MPFS 10 [Heresiarch's Seminary] Board and Lucky Route (click to enlarge)</h1>
<a href="http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/3107/sseminary.png"><img src="http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/3107/sseminary.png" alt="MPFS 10 Board - Heresiarch's Seminary" title="MPFS 10 Board - Heresiarch's Seminary" height="25%" width="25%" /></a> <a href="http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/3914/sseminaryluckyroute.jpg"><img src="http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/3914/sseminaryluckyroute.jpg" alt="MPFS 10 Lucky Route" title="MPFS 10 Lucky Route" height="25%" width="25%" /></a>
<p>Heresiarch's Seminary - This place was allegedly supposed to be a college for Sorcerers but many invasions had taken place and now this is a deserted place. You hear the crying screams of the damned. The sound of demonic chanting chills your blood and the aroma of death engulfs you.</p>
<h1>Reduxed Space Designs</h1>
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<td>-10 Coins Space - This scarlet engraved space sucks out 10 of your hard earned coins. How unfortunate.</td>
<td>It's always better emphasising misfortune with red. And black outlines. :p </td>
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<td>+10 Coins Space - This golden embossed space awards you 10 coins when you land on it. Woohoo!</td>
<td>This is not a Lucky Space. AND DON'T EVEN SUGGEST IT'S THE STAR SPACE. >:U</td>
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<td><img src="http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/3288/cardspace.jpg" alt="Card Area" title="Card Area" /></td>
<td>Card Area - Collect one random card as you pass by this icon. Won't reduce your remaining number of spaces to move.</td>
<td>The new pocket sized design is perfect for fitting other spaces onto the board.</td>
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<td>Chance Space - Great mischief doth the person who lands on this sparkling space bringeth to others. Shakes up possession of coins and/or Stars!</td>
<td>Originally the Chance Space was going to have an !, but Dark Boo had some design issues with uniform shaping.</td>
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<td>Lucky Space - The victor who lands here is whisked away to a Victory Route adorned with coins, and beaconed by a Star.</td>
<td>This has to be VSM's favorite space of all time. In this game of course. :p</td>
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<h1>New Card Designs</h1>
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<td><img src="http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/830/regenerationcard.png" alt="Regeneration Card" title="Regeneration Card" /></td>
<td>Regeneration Card - A Special Card that resets your coin count to 50 upon use. Useful if you're low on funds, either through excessive spending or being attacked by card traps.</td>
<td>That 'medical symbol' on the card is also used in finance. How ironic!</td>
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<td>Zalure Card - A Space Card that will lower the target's coins to equal the lowest number of coins out of all the players at that moment. The trap setter gets the difference as payout.</td>
<td>Too bad we can't equip it to a hotkey. Then again why would we? :p</td>
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<td>Miku Card - A Space Card that summons the pop idol Miku, who sings a Vocaloid Blast to knock 3 Stars out of the victim. And you thought music was soothing to the body...</td>
<td>A strange coincidence, but Kinetic Woman in MLYW MAN has an attack similar to this, and her design is also based on Miku.</td>
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<td><img src="http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/8861/quadcard.png" alt="Quad Card" title="Quad Card" /></td>
<td>Quad Card - A Self Card that lets you roll four dice in one turn. For 40 coins it's not necessarily the best deal compared with Twice and Thrice Cards, but hey, any way to spend more coins shopping is good!</td>
<td>I wonder what you get for rolling a 40...</td>
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<td>Hand Card - A Roadblock Card that grabs a player trying to advance on the board, sending them back to start. Kinda like Master Hand in the first Super Smash Bros.</td>
<td>Did one of the Mario Brothers lend their gloves for this purpose?</td>
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</center>The Games Of Chance
EpicWaluigi has continued running "The Games of Chance", a game where your goal is to win the most coins at the end, you earn these coins by playing the games Waluigi has posted each week. Topper1 created this game, ever since the 2nd one, Waluigi has taken it over and tried his best to steer it in the right direction.
MPL Trading Card Game
It's still very much in its infancy, but there's still MLYW and HJ's TCG project. Recent inactivity has slowed production of all Series One and Two cards, but that's not to say we can't show you some stuff that's already out:
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</center>HJ and MLYW always appreciate some help, so if you have at least Photoshop 9.0 CS2 and a slightly creative desire, feel free to ask to make some cards for the team!
MLYW MAN - A Mega Man styled Forum themed Platformer
HJ is currently attempting to make a game called "MLYW MAN" inspired by Capcom's famous "Mega Man" games. MLYW is the main character of course, and it's known that he will fight various Robot Masters who are portrayed as some prolific members here, such as the dynamic Cookieboy as Robot Master LJN-002 COOKIE MAN. Here's some art of COOKIE MAN:
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<center><img src="http://i55.tinypic.com/racm6h.jpg" alt="LJN-002 COOKIE MAN" title="LJN-002 COOKIE MAN" height="20%" width="20%" /></center>HJ is using Game Maker 8 as his base engine and is intending to use GML primarily. Have a quick gander of this little tech demo which showcases an incomplete ability set of one of MLYW's secret powers, the Street Fighter frame: Link. Size Warning of ~4MB, and MegaUpload Warning.
Budding musicians who feel their 8-bit juices flowing are strongly encouraged to assist in the game's soundtrack. And some art help is also welcomed. Stay tuned for more on this daunting project.
Super Smash Bros. MPL
Staryu plans on making a "SSBMPL" someday, which is basically a Super Smash Bros. game with members here. He's mainly just thinking about ideas now, so it's in a VERY early stage, but it's going to include certain people from MPL and stuff. Nothing is exactly certain now, but he hopes it goes well. Here's some styles for Staryu, who not surprisingly is represented as Staryu:
What has been confirmed is a roster of 41 characters, and the prevalence of groups (e.g. Love and Beauty, and Mario Party Forum as examples) that have story mode significance. Still in discussion are stages, actual plot and of course character movesets. We shouldn't forget character design either. Keep checking Staryu's blog for more updates on this ambitious task.
Staryu: Welcome to the newsletter! Here we're at the interviewing section, and with me now, I have Justin5267! So Justin, let's get started. How'd you find MPL?
Justin: Google, then I went here because I realized there were at lot of people from Manly Party Forum, which had died.
Staryu: Do you miss MPF? If so, why?
Justin: Not really, it was filled with a lot of perverts.
Staryu: Well, moving on. Tell us a little about yourself! Like what are your interests/hobbies?
Justin: Well, I like Sonic the Hedgehog video games if you didn't notice yet. : I really play video games mostly in my free time. I like to play American Football, I play as a linemen. Also I like to go to the weight room and lift weights off season.
Staryu: What's your personality?
Justin: Well I'm usually a care free person. I don't hate anybody (not even Snowy!) Although I can be rather quiet and shy too.
Staryu: Why do you like Sonic? From what i've seen, you seem to be a big Sonic fan.
Justin: Well when I was a kid I went to a friends house and he was playing Sonic Adventure 2 Battle for the Gamecube. I wanted that so I asked for it on my birthday. Well my mom was silly and instead got me Sonic Mega Collection, a compilation of all of the original Genesis titles. So I kind of started with the old-school games. That game was fun, and I still have it. Soon I started to get more of the Sonic games, and now I just really enjoy playing the games. The speed of him is really fast, and was nothing compared to the way you played Mario.
Staryu: Sonic is one of my favorites as well. Let's get to the Mario Party questions! Are you interested in the next Mario Party; Mario Party 9?
Justin: Hah! Knew I wasn't the only one! On Mario Party 9, I'm not like really excited for it, but I'll probably end up buying it.
Staryu: What do you think they should do for Mario Party 9 to make it a better game than the others?
Justin: Not have all the boards be different. I prefer the "classic" way of playing Mario Party. Although some of the new board ideas are fun, there should be more than just one board with the "classic" gameplay. Also I just thought of this, have better extra modes like in Mario Party 5. Those were fun such as volleyball and the battle karts thing.
Staryu: Great thinking, Justin! Which Mario Party is your favorite?
Justin: Either Mario Party 2 for the cool outfits the characters get or Mario Party 5 for it's extra modes and fun minigames.
Staryu: Alright, I'm going to pull a really "unique" question now. What would you do if Sonic was in the Mario Party series?
Justin: That's as bad as an idea as putting pac-man and tomegatchi in Mario Kart.....
Staryu: What's your favorite Mario Party board ever?
Justin: Sweet Dream from Mario Party 5 because it's made out of candy and other goodies.
Staryu: Well, that's all the time we have! Thanks for letting me interview you, Justin! Did you enjoy the interview, haha?
Justin: NO I HATED. Not really it was alright, I guess I enjoyed it.
Staryu: Thank you all for reading! See ya next time when we interview the next person!
Justin: Google, then I went here because I realized there were at lot of people from Manly Party Forum, which had died.
Staryu: Do you miss MPF? If so, why?
Justin: Not really, it was filled with a lot of perverts.
Staryu: Well, moving on. Tell us a little about yourself! Like what are your interests/hobbies?
Justin: Well, I like Sonic the Hedgehog video games if you didn't notice yet. :
I really play video games mostly in my free time. I like to play American Football, I play as a linemen. Also I like to go to the weight room and lift weights off season. Staryu: What's your personality?
Justin: Well I'm usually a care free person. I don't hate anybody (not even Snowy!)
Although I can be rather quiet and shy too.Staryu: Why do you like Sonic? From what i've seen, you seem to be a big Sonic fan.
Justin: Well when I was a kid I went to a friends house and he was playing Sonic Adventure 2 Battle for the Gamecube. I wanted that so I asked for it on my birthday. Well my mom was silly and instead got me Sonic Mega Collection, a compilation of all of the original Genesis titles. So I kind of started with the old-school games. That game was fun, and I still have it. Soon I started to get more of the Sonic games, and now I just really enjoy playing the games. The speed of him is really fast, and was nothing compared to the way you played Mario.
Staryu: Sonic is one of my favorites as well.
Let's get to the Mario Party questions! Are you interested in the next Mario Party; Mario Party 9?Justin: Hah! Knew I wasn't the only one!
On Mario Party 9, I'm not like really excited for it, but I'll probably end up buying it.Staryu: What do you think they should do for Mario Party 9 to make it a better game than the others?
Justin: Not have all the boards be different. I prefer the "classic" way of playing Mario Party. Although some of the new board ideas are fun, there should be more than just one board with the "classic" gameplay. Also I just thought of this, have better extra modes like in Mario Party 5. Those were fun such as volleyball and the battle karts thing.
Staryu: Great thinking, Justin! Which Mario Party is your favorite?
Justin: Either Mario Party 2 for the cool outfits the characters get or Mario Party 5 for it's extra modes and fun minigames.
Staryu: Alright, I'm going to pull a really "unique" question now. What would you do if Sonic was in the Mario Party series?
Justin: That's as bad as an idea as putting pac-man and tomegatchi in Mario Kart.....
Staryu: What's your favorite Mario Party board ever?
Justin: Sweet Dream from Mario Party 5 because it's made out of candy and other goodies.
Staryu: Well, that's all the time we have! Thanks for letting me interview you, Justin! Did you enjoy the interview, haha?
Justin: NO I HATED. Not really it was alright, I guess I enjoyed it.
Staryu: Thank you all for reading! See ya next time when we interview the next person!
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Did you know DKH wanted to make an online Mario Party when he first joined the forum?
Did you know Aegis was the moderator of the April 2010 VGL board: Kingdom Hearts?
Did you know that the members who have spent the 3rd and 4th most time online, MLYW and Berry, are not in the top 10 in posts?
Did you know Chubbo's favorite video game series is Metal Gear Solid?
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"This Is What You Get" by Snowy
FLEET FOXES - Helplessness Blues
If anyone can guide this genre into the future, it’s Fleet Foxes. In all honestly, the records from CAKE, The Decemberists, Radiohead and The Strokes have all been let downs, especially The Stroke’s ‘Angles’, thanks to the massive hype. ‘Helplessness Blues’ is one the first album’s this year to be better than it’s processor, that being the 2008 self-titled album.
Overall, this album is composed well, and just great to listen to. Robin Pecknold’s powerful vocals fit well with the upbeat music on every song. The impressive title track shows the powerful nature of folk songs, starting out with a single acoustic guitar, heading into an explosion of instruments. The brilliant closer, ‘Grown Ocean’ also uses that intensity, all riding that same upbeat rhythm.
Overall Score - 9.0
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