In the original trilogy, which game has a blocky/shape-based art style?
Paper Mario 64.
In the original trilogy, which game was the first one to let you play as Princess Peach?
A glitch in Paper Mario allows the player to play as Princess Peach within the final boss fight with Bowser.
In the modern trilogy, which game has an entire chapter/area dedicated to/heavily inspired by The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker?
TOK
In the modern trilogy, what was the game where Princess Peach and all the Toads (who lived in the location the game takes place in) were killed, then revived by Mario throughout his journey?
She was turned into a tapestry in TOK
In the original trilogy, what was the game where Mario and co. went to hell, then climbed all the way up to heaven?
Super Paper Mario
In the original trilogy, what was the game where Mario was cursed with paper powers? (ie. airplane, boat, roll)
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door by the Black Chest Demons
Incorrect. The in-game art style may be pixel/blocky due to how the sprites are (and possible limitations from that era, even though mods have been able to get over that), but that’s not the game where everything is pretty much blocky/shapes.
Correct, but you -can- still normally play as Princess Peach during certain segments of the game (as intended by the developers) in an attempt to help her escape the castle. She bakes a cake, plays a Quiz Show to get the transformation umbrella, and even tries to fight Kammy Koopa with the help of Twink the star at the end of the game.
Correct.
Incorrect. Not sure if what you said is a spoiler or not since I’ve yet to finish the game (left it at Chapter/World 5 yesterday morning; probably near the end of it, since the boss battle’s coming up), but she was turned into origami at the beginning of the game. Meanwhile, some of the Toads were also folded into origami or just shoved somewhere by the Folded Soldiers, but they’re still very much alive.
In the modern trilogy game that you’re looking for, you actually get to see Mario being killed off before the Game Over screen fades to black.
Correct.
Correct.
Incorrect. Huey was actually a pretty nice guy and I don’t recall him ever belittling Mario or treating him like crap.
Since there are a total of 2 participants and you got most of the questions right (4 out of 7), this means that you’ve won the game. Congrats @pegasusz ! Please let me know what prize you’d like via PM.
Here are the answers to all the questions:
Super Paper Mario (The world is flat and everything is mostly made up of squares and rectangles, your “partners” known as Pixls and pretty much every original resident of this world are made out of various blocks/shapes.
Kersti (She belittled and treated Mario badly throughout the entire journey (almost as bad as Starlow treated Luigi in the Mario & Luigi series), yet the game still wanted the player to feel bad for her at the end because
Spoiler
she has to sacrifice herself for you to actually be able to beat Bowser. By letting Mario use her as a sticker, which means that he killed her himself, he obtains her powers and beats the crap out of him in one banger of a battle theme. Unfortunately, Mario retcons the entire game with his wish, which effectively brings her back to life and sends everyone back to the very beginning of the game.
)
Paper Mario 64 (You controlled her during certain segments of the story where she would attempt to escape the castle on her own and with the help of Twink the star.
Paper Mario: The Origami King
Paper Mario: Color Splash (At the beginning of the game, Mario and co. receive a letter written on a blank Toad and when you arrive at the island there are a bunch of Shy Guys who drain the color right out of a Toad before your very eyes. In this game, colors are the very essence of life and anyone who’s completely drained is officially dead. With the help of Huey and his paint powers, Mario was able to restore/revive everyone by whacking them with his Paint Hammer.)
Thanks to power outages throughout the end of last month the next round was delayed, but we can finally get on with it once more.
Game 14: Who’s that lovable video game chub?
This video game character’s actual weight/size is quite slim and fit, having many men and women charmed by his dashing looks and personality. At one point in the series they added a skin that you could unlock to play as a fatter version of him (with a deeper voice to match too) during both multiplayer and single player. They eventually added fatter versions of other story characters that you could unlock as well. Unfortunately, all of these skins were removed/cut from the series starting with the development/release of one particular title because the developers thought that people were offended by them (and they couldn’t have been farther from the truth).
What is the name of this video game character and what is the title where his fat skin/version was removed?
Rules:
You must guess and include both the character’s name and the title of the game where said skin was removed in your post.
If you’re stumped, feel free to use Google or any search engine of your choice to help you find the answer.
If your guess was incorrect, please include your new one in another post.
While we wait for @PeteMcc to send me a message about what prize they want from the list, we’ll get started with the next round!
Rewards will not be handed out until the previous winner makes their decision.
Game 15: Who just got a port?
Out of nowhere, an announcement was made earlier today that a title from a Nintendo video game series was receiving a port later this year. Known for its colorful characters and big lush environments, people have been asking for another sequel for years.
Which of the following titles fits the description?:
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD
Super Mario 3D World
Metroid Prime Trilogy
Pikmin 3
Splatoon
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse
Rules:
You can only make 1 guess per post.
If your guess is incorrect, please include your new one in another post.
Google is your friend. You’ll win this in like 5 seconds or less.
Correct! Congrats @Danacscott , please let me know what prize you’d like via PM and I’ll send it to you shortly after.
Pikmin 3 just recently had a port announced under the name Pikmin 3 Deluxe. It features story mode co-op, new side missions with Olimar & Louie (that apparently take place before the beginning and after the end of the game, iirc), all the original mission mode DLC, and the return of two things from Pikmin 2: the Piklopedia (now with achievements) and Bingo Battle mode (among other QoL changes).
No worries, it happens. Thanks for letting me know.
If anybody wants to claim the prize from Game 14, all you have to do is the following:
You must guess 3 of my favorite junk foods in your post.
Yay! I took a Google around. Not sure what the game is like, but surely is colourful. It’s nice to see older games getting a new lease on life, so to speak.
Random guess at your junk foods, hm. Pizza, burgers and hotdogs, lol.
Correct! Some of the basics, such as those, are truly the best.
There’s plenty more where that came from, but maybe I’ll leave that for a future giveaway, haha.
Feel free to let me know what additional prize you would like via the same PM where you contacted me. I’ve already sent your chosen prize from Game 15.
After taking a break for a couple of months (because I had absolutely no idea what to do for this round), the final round of this giveaway thread will (finally) begin.
I’ve taken an image and applied a filter to it, leaving only some of the lines of the character to guide your way. Can you figure out who this character is with all that’s left?
Rules:
You must guess correctly who the character is. (Non-existent bonus points of awesomeness if you either know the game series and/or where this image is from exactly.)
Only 1 guess per post.
If you guessed incorrectly, please include your next guess in a new post.
Since the remaining prizes for this thread are a game and its respective DLC, the winner can claim both of them if they wish.
