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Post by Vent on Aug 21, 2010 20:23:28 GMT -5
I still have no reason to believe that ANY Mario games are "non-canon" save for the ones not made by Nintendo.
First thing to remember is that Mario doesn't even HAVE an official canon. The whole notion of there being a canon is entirely fabricated by us, and thus there aren't even any set guidelines for what that canon should entail. This is why we have people decided that some games didn't happen soley because they didn't like them.
To resolve this, I operate on the pre-determined notion that ALL Mario games are canon (save for maybe the edutainment titles and Hotel Mario, but those can be included without any problems really) and attempt to explain how they can all fit together.
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Post by Sarisa on Aug 21, 2010 22:25:49 GMT -5
That will be an incredibly difficult endeavor, from the geography alone, but if you can do it you're a genius.
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Post by Vent on Aug 21, 2010 23:19:09 GMT -5
Well, inconsistencies in geography can either be explained by Koopalmier's idea of "just because you don't see it doesn't mean it's not there" where applicable, or my other theory of the Mushroom World having chaotic tectonics.
Also remember that due to translation inconsistencies and vague naming schemes, several areas that may assumed to be different might actually be the same place.
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Post by Vent on May 19, 2011 11:17:54 GMT -5
Mario vs. DK is DEFINITELY not canon in my book. Why? How? |
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Post by kingkoopa on May 19, 2011 17:01:04 GMT -5
I have no right to speak for him, but I'll post my own thoughts. MariovsDK would be canon if Donkey Kong Country never existed. Then the games would actually make SENSE. But according to Rare, DK was really DK Jr. and only helped in kidnapping Pauline.
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Post by Vent on May 19, 2011 18:36:11 GMT -5
...That still doesn't explain anything.
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Post by kingkoopa on May 19, 2011 20:55:33 GMT -5
I guess we should wait for him to answer then.
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Post by Le Mario Bro on May 20, 2011 8:13:29 GMT -5
I have no right to speak for him, but I'll post my own thoughts. MariovsDK would be canon if Donkey Kong Country never existed. Then the games would actually make SENSE. But according to Rare, DK was really DK Jr. and only helped in kidnapping Pauline. I think it has something to do with the fact that Pauline has to have aged as fast as Mario & Donkey Kong Sr. (aka. Cranky Kong). Since she's still just as young and, dare I say, sexy as she was back in the arcade version, then that must mean either two things: 1. The Mario vs. Donkey Kong games aren't canon. 2. Pauline is the poster child for anti-aging products. (By the looks of her, possibly Gadd Science brand.) |
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Post by Koopalmier on May 20, 2011 12:08:40 GMT -5
I think the only big problem is that Mario and Pauline are clearly lovers in the fourth game. Even if it's an "alternate universe" thing, if the DK in that series is the current one, how come Mario and Pauline are still dating ? If it's because the series actually happens in the "retro" time period, where Cranky Kong is still looking like DK, then there's a big problem there because the Mario Toy Company was founded due to Mario's popularity, meaning his main adventures about saving Peach had to happen.
I think it's kind of sad. From a nice Donkey Kong sequel, to a completely puzzle game, to a timeline-destroying game with more puzzle... Nintendo missed an opporunity, really. They even said that it was a puzzle game with Mario pasted on it to make it sell.
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Post by kingkoopa on May 20, 2011 15:39:37 GMT -5
There was a DSI-ware one.
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Post by kingkoopa on May 21, 2011 22:26:31 GMT -5
Lol you don't need to post that same message into every topic. We do check all of them.
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Post by kingkoopa on May 22, 2011 8:08:20 GMT -5
Talk about an early Summer...
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Post by Le Mario Bro on May 22, 2011 11:47:19 GMT -5
WHAT. I'm a Senior, and I get out on Thursday! WTBelgium, man?! Edit: We have an Off-Topic Thread. Why aren't we using it? *switches to that* |
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Post by thedude3445 on Jun 1, 2011 14:38:44 GMT -5
So... What's up with Mario Party!!!!  |
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Post by rhinotaur on Jun 4, 2011 7:52:24 GMT -5
I think the Mario Gang (And the would be party-crashers Wario and Waluigi) got sick of parties after McBallyhoo reared his ugly head.
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Post by kingkoopa on Jun 5, 2011 7:53:38 GMT -5
PLACE YOUR BETS ON A NEW MARIO PARTY FOR PROJECT CAFE OR 3DS! Seriously, why bother making a game like Wii Party when you have AN ENTIRE FRANCHISE OF PARTY GAMES THAT HAVE ALREADY PROVEN POPULAR WITH FANS.
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Post by Vent on Jun 5, 2011 10:21:17 GMT -5
Because the Wii's target audience would probably be more inclined to buy a game like that if it was centered around Miis?
Plus, most gamers in general are kind of sick of Mario Party anyway.
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Post by EpicGyllynn on Jun 14, 2011 12:00:51 GMT -5
Well, we're getting Mario Party 9 for Wii (which features Whittles in all of their glory!), and I'm rooting for Mario Party 3D, especially if their was some connectivity between them.
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Post by thedude3445 on Jun 14, 2011 13:00:09 GMT -5
I'm hoping they finally actually return to the MP 1-4 style, with good, non-luck based minigames and GOOD items!
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Post by kingkoopa on Jun 14, 2011 15:15:42 GMT -5
They've always had non luck based minigames, their numbers have just been... diminished.
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