Martian Partridge's blog

PMTYD46

2006-06-13T12:07:00.000-04:00

Grodus has taken Peach to the back of the castle, and uses magic to make the Shadow Queen, an ancint demon, appear and posses Peach, then destroys Grodus. Mario must then battle the demon, who is Mario's toughest foe. After Mario battles her for a while, she summons her true form, that Mario can't hurt. After a few more turns, a cutcene triggers and Mario, his partners and the demon recover their strength, then the demon can be hurt again. And that is when the ultamite battle begins.

PMTYD45

2006-06-07T10:41:00.001-04:00

Mario continues through the castle, finding challenges that push the abilities of him and his partners to the limit as he searches for the paths through the area. Eventually they find Grodus and Peach. Grodus has an array of powerful magical attacks, abilities and asistants (the asistants are best taken out with a Multibounce or Gale Force whenever they appear), though he's not too tough. Immediately after the battle Bowser and Kammey Koopa drop in on you (literally, exept for that"on you" part-Bowser really should go on a diet). Bowser should be dealt with in the same stratagey as in Glitzville, after you defeat Kammey, "Boss Magikoopa".

PMTYD45

2006-06-07T10:41:00.000-04:00

NewperMB4

2006-05-31T12:38:00.000-04:00

First there are the "suit" changers I mentioned a few days ago, but I already mentioned everything about them exept that mushrooms (including 1-ups) slide. 1-up Mushrooms give Mario an extra life and can be earned many ways, but the most common is in invisible blocks. Bouncing Starmen give Mario the ability to destroy enemies he toutches, though it's only temporary. Vine Blocks create a vine that Mario can climb from, growing in the oppisite direction from where he hit it. I'll continue the item list tommorow.

NewperMB3

2006-05-30T10:52:00.000-04:00

Mario can slide against a wall if you push the CP(Control Pad) toward it, and jump off, he can do this repetadly if two walls are close together. He can also do a Ground Pound by jumping, then pushing down on the CP, doing large amounts of damage to enemies, large versions can even break blocks! Pushing down while on a slope allows Mario to slide down, smashing through enemies. The item list will start on tommorow's post!

NewperMB2

2006-05-24T11:19:00.000-04:00

Mega Mushrooms tempoaraly turn Mario into Mega Mario, an invincible giant (and I do mean GIANT, Super Mario's about the sise one of MM's boots!) who can destroy blocks, enemies, and even some pipes just walking into them, and collecting up to five 1-ups when the effect wears off! Blue Shells turn Mario into Shell Mario, who's Super Mario that's a good swimmer, dashes like a thown shell(by pulling into it), and reverts to Super Mario when hit. Mini mushrooms turn Mario into Mini Mario, an even smaller (normal)Mario who can run on water, squezze around, and can unlock worlds 4 and 7 (the "secret worlds"; even without using shortcuts these worlds are optional for the general meaning of completing the game). I'll tell about abilities tommorow!

New Super Mario Bros.

2006-05-22T11:16:00.000-04:00

I decided to stop writing about Paper Mario to write about this new game I got(NewperMB for short). This game has many things "up" on other SMB games, one definitly the (likely)new Mario forms:Mega Mario, Mini Mario, and Shell Mario, although the "classic" Super Mario and Fire Mario are in this game too! Super Mario is Mario using a Super Mushroom, making him double sise, have greater strength, and the ability to withstand a single hit(but returning to normal Mario). Fire Flowers turn Mario into Fire Mario, who throws a fireball whenever the dash button is pressed and transforms into Super Mario when attacked(but is otherwise the same as Super Mario). I'll tell about the other foms next time.

PMTYD44

2006-05-11T10:44:00.000-04:00

So it was Doopliss who told Mario that Grodus had slipped past the door, to get Mario to open it, then he would follow! Beldam, Marilyn, and Doopliss are teaming up, and each one has a bigger variaty of attacks. Beldam can do a lot more magic attacks, Marilyn has a habit of increasing her AP(Attack Power) before using her thunder attack, and Doopliss is often changing into Mario or one of his partners, then using their attacks! After the battle, Mario discovers that the path to Gloomtail's lair has lowered into a stairway leading to the lower area of the ruins. I actually have a video of this battle, and I'm going to try(although I think I know how it would work) post it sometime tonight!

PMTYD43

2006-05-10T11:35:00.000-04:00

In the sixth room, Mario must defeat the Dull Bones, Red Bones, Dry Bones and Dark Bones (in that order) on the floor to make that key appear. The next room's key is inside an invisible block, but it appears if Vivian hides Mario in the floor(?). The last room seems like the wallogram room, but only Bobbery can make a path. Mario inserts the last three keys into the machine, and something rumbles near Gloomtail's lair. When Mario goes over to investigate, a farmiliar few foes appear, ready to battle...

PMTYD42

2006-04-28T12:01:00.000-04:00

The first room on the left holds a Palace Key mario needs to continue, but it dosn't appear until Mario hits the blocks in the correct sequence. The Palace Key in the room on the right is under the floor, and only Flurrie can blow away the floor. The room in the back-right is cramped-no, the key is behind the wallogram(hologram of a wall). The blocks in the back-left rooms on the first and second floors are linked-Mario must destroy the grey blocks in each room to destroy the (otherwise) indestructible red block in that position in the other room, then reaching the keys in those rooms. Mario then heads to the top, where the Keys(including Gloomtall's) activate a machine, but Mario still needs three more from the last three rooms.

PMTYD41

2006-04-26T12:06:00.000-04:00

At first, Gloomtail seems a lot like Hooktail(although with higher stats, plus isn't weakend by the Attack FX R badge). Even before he adds new attacks, though, the power-draining poison in his breath is quite annoying. His ground-pounding attack he adds midway through the battle can also be quite annoying, and near the end of the fight he can also temporaraly increase his attack power, making his Megabreath even scarier then before! After the battle, Gloomtail coughes up the Star Key, which Mario takes to the castle near the trick room. Mario still needs to get over the moat, so he uses Bobbery to knock down the drawbridge, thed heads in.

PMTYD40

2006-04-24T10:44:00.004-04:00

Mario quickly uses the Crystal Stars to open the Thousand-Year Door, then heads into the Palace of Shadow. Mario's first test is crossing through a room with spikes hidden under the floor in several areas, they rise when Mario gets close, so going through slowly is the way to spot them. In the next room, Mario must avoid moving flames as he advances, they come in two sections and if he toutches one he's sent back to the start of that section. The next room is similar to in Hooktail Castle when Mario had to fight his way through the Dull Bones to reach the Red Bones miniboss, but now there are the tougher Dry Bones and the Dark Bones is always moving(the increased difficulty is just a feeble attempt to keep up with Mario's greatly increaced strength). After finding his way through a trick room (and a long hallway), Mario finds Gloomtail, Hooktail's older brother and the first of several bosses in this area!

PMTYD39

2006-04-21T12:17:00.000-04:00

Actually, there's not much to say about 2.0. The main thing is that it's so powerful that saving Star Power and healing items for the end of the battle, when Magnus adds a powerful attack(I can't describe it because it involvs a part of battles I haven't brought up). After the battle, Crump gets sent into deep space, and Mario escapes the fortress in a teleporter. He comes out in the Rougeport sewers, in an area near the Thousand-Year Door, where Professor Frankly happens to be. After comparing some info, they deduce that Grodus has taken Prinsess Peach into the area beyond the Thousand-Year Door!

PMTYD38

2006-04-20T14:07:00.000-04:00

The last Crystal Star(and Princess Peach) are at the X-Naut's fortress on the moon, and the only way to get there is to use the Bob-omb's cannon in the snowey Fahr Outpost. One huge, thousand-Bob-omb explosion later, Mario is sent flying to the moon! The moon's a bit tough to navigate, but Mario eventually manages to reach the X-Naut's base. After nothing of a warm welcome by the X-Nauts, Mario manages to get to the bottom of the building, where the last Crystal Star is! ...The bad news is, it's powering Lord Crump's latest gadget, Magnus Von Grapple 2.0!

PMTYD37

2006-04-19T11:33:00.000-04:00

The only way to inflict damage on the Smorg is to hit the red Mini-Smorgs in the center, but they are impervious to all attacks while the Smorg Mismas are up. Fortunatly, the tentacles are easy to knock down, and as they are the Smorg's only offence and defence, so it's completely vulnurable for a couple of turns. However, later in the fight it merges the Mismas to make a single huge tentacle that is quite powerful. Fortunatly, despite the power, it's still not that hard to beat. After the battle, Mario reaches Poshly Heights and gets the sixth Crystal Star.

PMTYD36

2006-04-17T10:44:00.000-04:00

The drawbridge is up, and Mario needs to hit the switch deep inside the abandoned station to lower it. After doing some rolling, wacking, and gearhopping, Mario finds some weird creatures bouncing around something. Flurrie blows them away, then Mario hits the switch, lowering the drawbridge and allowing the train to proceed! The train's almost to the destanation, but the creatures are back, and they're covering the train! Mario challenges them, but they merge into the humungous Smorg, the boss of this level!

PMTYD35

2006-04-03T11:27:00.000-04:00

Pennington notes that Zip Toad, a movie star travling on the train, hasn't been seen since yesterday, and asks Mario to investigate. Mario finds a paper in Zip Toad's otherwise empty room, and the Ratooey identifies it as one of his papers! Mario then looks around and discovers Zip Toad hiding in his room! After a bit of a chase, Mario takes him him back to Pennington, who identifies him as a fake, then Mario returns the stolen items. At the stop at Riverside Station, the fake dashes off, transforms into a farmiliar sheet-creature, says something about Beldam, then bolts.

PMTYD34

2006-03-29T11:38:00.000-05:00

On the train ride to Poshley Heights, Mario meets a detective who has apparently heard of him(actually, he's heard of Luigi, and doesn't give Mario a chance to introduce himself[and seems to be colorblind{that means he confuses Mario's red costume with Luigi's green one}]), and has decided to make Mario his assistant. Before long, they've discoverd a few cases. Two Toads are looking for jewelry they lost on the train, and a businessrat has lost his briefcase. Mario then discovers that material from the jewelrey could be mixed with the Nitro Honey Syrup in the briefcase to create explosive results! Mario's next goal is to find the thief before they combine the itemes and create the Syrup-bomb...

PMTYD33

2006-03-28T10:49:00.000-05:00

Lord Crump's stats are a lot higher this time, and X-Naut renforcements make the battle tricky, but it's not that hard. As Crump takes damage, he calls in more X-Nauts, making their attacks tougher. Once Crump runs out of health, he fully heals and upgrades the X-Naut army a second time, enabling them to do heavy damage to Mario's entire group! After Crump's beaten the second time, he flees, but everyone's still stuck on the island. Fortunatly, Flavio convinces Cortes to loan him his ship, which is (somehow) big enough to take not just Flavio and his crew, but also the toads that had been stuck in the grotto back to Rougeport!

PMTYD32

2006-03-23T14:36:00.000-05:00

Cortes' first form can use one strong attack or four weak ones, and turns into the slightly more powerful second fom after you deplete its health. Cortes' second form can't divide its attacks, but can increase its Power temporaraly, giving him a powerful attack. The third form floats calls its weapons back to attack seperatly, and because they attack and defend in different (but always annoying) ways, it's best to Gale Force or Art Attack them away all at once and from a safe distance. After you beat him and get the Sapphire Star, you leave the cave and discover that Lord Crump is back with an army of X-Nauts. Time for boss battle #2!

PMTYD31

2006-03-21T10:46:00.000-05:00

Bobbery blasts into Pirate's Grotto, and also helps out with clearing through some obstacles in the cave. Midway through, Mario finds another black chest. It's annoyed that Mario's previos experiences with his friends have removed the surprise, but gives him the ability to turn into a paper boat anyway. Mario uses the abilaty to get through the cave, letting out a group of Toads on the way(but unfortunatly not out of the Grotto). Afterwards, Mario gets to the final part of the cave, and into battle with Cortez, a pirate ghost, and the first boss of this level.

PMTYD30

2006-03-16T11:12:00.000-05:00

The Sapphire Star is at the isolated(and apparently haunted) island of Keelhaul Key. Fortunatly, Mario finds a person named Flavio who, after having a short conversation with, he discovers wants to go there anyway! However, there's a ghost attack when they get close, in which the ship is destroyed(but they wind up at the destanation anyway). While the crew of the S.S. Flavion is trying to figure what to do next, Mario gets a chance to talk with Bobbery(the navigator), who is interested in Mario's quest and joins him as a partner. The Bob-omb's explosive personality is nessasary in Mario's exploration of Keelhaul Key and Pirate's Grotto.

PMTYD29

2006-03-15T12:05:00.000-05:00

Doopliss' new allies look familiar...a bit TOO familiar! Fortunatly, Doopliss still isn't very tough, and as long as you don't attack Goombella(if you defeat her another one of your partners will enter the battle), you won't have to face anything else you haven't already battled. Vivian leaves at the beginning of the battle(at that point she'd just discovered who he is), but comes back after a turn. After the battle, Mario gets turned back to normal and gets the Ruby Star, and Vivian joins him as a real partner. At that point, Doopliss(now back in sheet with party hat mode) bolts, but a cutcene shows him dashing past the Shadow Sirens...

PMTYD28

2006-03-14T10:39:00.000-05:00

Vivian has the abilaty to hide in the shadows, enabling her to find out from the crows(they thought everyone had left, so they resumed their conversation) that the only way to stop the shapeshifter is to say his name, but the only person who knows it is trapped under Creepy Steeple. Mario and Vivian go back, and Vivian uses her ability to fall into the basement, where she finds a parrot. She sneaks into the shadows and the bird reveals the shapeshifter's name:Doopliss! Vivian grabs the letter "p" from a box nearby, then returns aboveground, where Doopliss has appeared! Vivian says his name, disabling his invincibilaty, then Doopliss dashes away, preparing for the real boss battle!

PMTYD27

2006-03-13T10:48:00.000-05:00

That shape-shifter's trickier than he looks; he switched places with Mario sometime after the battle, leaving Mario as a shadow! Fakio appears when Mario heads for town, but before he initiates a battle, he gives Mario a chance to guess his name, but a letter is currently missing, so there's no way to enter it, making a battle begin! However, niether Mario can hurt the other, so the only thing to do is flee. When Mario reaches the town, Vivian's looking for a SuperBombBomb Beldam dropped. Vivian dosen't recognise Mario, just seeing a friend when he finds the (broken) Bomb, and joins him as a partner(very useful, it's quite hard to play with no partners).

PMTYD26

2006-03-10T11:54:00.000-05:00

The location of the Ruby Star is near Twilight Town, and Mario quickly discovers that it's likely in a manor a short forest away, but he's warned not to go, as a monster lives there! Mario quickly reaches it, but he's...not what Mario expected. Regardless, he's ready to fight with his Headbonk vairiant(slightly weak for a boss), although later in the fight, he transforms into a shadow of Mario and uses your attacks! He dosen't get much tougher, though, and Mario can quickly beat him and get the fourth Crystal Star. That...was fast.

PMTYD25

2006-03-09T12:16:00.000-05:00

Macho Grubba has the ability to turn himself fast for three turns, enabaling him to attack twice per turn(but not the turn he uses it!), and he uses it whenever he's not! Grubba uses one attack to boost a stat for one turn, so make sure to set up things so you always have a powerful attack(I advise having Power Smash and an upgraded Flurrie) in case he boosts his defence. You'll want Guard-boosting badges for his attack boosts and Charge badges for boosted evasion(so you use the move to boost the strength of the next one rather than risk missing).That can require a lot of BP(Badge Points), so make sure to be incresing them when you level up! After the battle, Jolene explains that she was the X helpng Mario!

PMTYD24

2006-03-08T11:32:00.000-05:00

Another chain of E-Mails sends Mario into the locked area of the storage room, where he finds a pair of beat-up-looking fighters lying on the floor. One mutters something about not to go near the ring when no one is around, and Mario's about to find out why, then why Jolene was loocking in there! After Mario becomes the champ he gets the belt, but as he discoveres the Star is fake, he gets another(and the final) E-Mail from X, telling him to "Find the ghost in the champ's room", at which point Mario hears sounds from the air vent, so he slips inside,and hears Grubba saying some things that explain everything! Mario jumps in, and Grubba bolts to the ring, where he uses his power-draining Crystal Star-powered machine to become huge! That seems to be a perfect explenation for why Rawk Hawk wasn't much of a boss-that's Macho Grubba's spot!

PMTYD23

2006-03-06T10:58:00.000-05:00

Mario continues winning through the Glitz Pit, but at one point he gets an E-mail from "X", directing him to a place he gets a Super Hammer, then to an area with a block he can smash with the Super Hammer. He finds a paper with Crystal Star info, but at that point Jolene, the manager, walks in, says something about how Mario shouldn't have been in there and definetly shouldn't have knocked down the block, then takes the paper. After a few more matches, Mario gets a chain of E-mails, eventually taking him to the attic of the Glitz Pit, in an area where Mario can listin to a conversation between Jolene and Grubba(the person who runs the Glitz Pit), that involvs a a question about the Crystal Stars. Jolene seems to know something, but does a good(?) job of keeping it a secret. Things are getting interesting, but I have to keep the next part as one post.

PMTYD22

2006-03-03T12:08:00.001-05:00

With two Crystal Stars, Mario heads for Glitzville in search of the Gold Star. Shortly after arrival, Mario stops by the arena that takes up most of the town, and sees the champ's belt has exactly what he's looking for! Winning in an arena is easy for somone as great a fighter as Mario, but something strange happens at one point, as a bouncing egg starts following him around after one match. Fortunatly, it doesn't follow him into the arena, and after a match with a pair of enemies who resist all his attacks, it hatches into a yoshi who joins Mario as a partner! Somehow, he managed to pick up a trick that allows him to smash the Iron Clefts with their own spikes, winning the battle easily.

PMTYD22

2006-03-03T12:08:00.000-05:00

PMTYD21

2006-03-02T11:15:00.000-05:00

Unlike Hooktail, there's not much tricks you can use to beat Magnus exept carefully select moves, nail Action Commands, and know your limits. It's best to make sure you have some good items and badges, as well as full stats (especialy as you have to fight a pair of X-Nauts first). When Magnus releases its X-Fists, take them out with a Multibounce or Gale Force. Also, unless you gave Goombella a rank(I advise it as it gives her a second attack). After Magnus is defeated, Lord Crump flees, along with the X-Nauts, leaving behind the Emerald Star!

PMTYD20

2006-02-28T10:49:00.000-05:00

After clearing a 100-Jabble army, Mario and the Punis get stuck in a trap set by Lord Crump. Fortunatly, Mario manages to get out and find the Super Boots, which let him break the floor of the cage and let the Punis out. Then, the Punis open a door leading to the Crystal Star. However, Lord Crump grabs it and dashes off. Mario follows, and Lord Crump activates his Magnus Von Grapple robot, which is Mario's toughest foe yet!

PMTYD19

2006-02-27T10:54:00.000-05:00

Mario quickly finds the key to the Puni Elder's cell, who promptly convinces Puniper and the other Punis to go with Punio and Mario. With 11 Punis, Mario can get around the X-Naut door-and right into a Jabble squadron assembled by the X-nauts!(Jabbles are the Puni's riavals in the Tree) Fortunatly, the Punis outnumber the Jabbles 11 to 10, and the battle is easily won. Mario then finds the key to the other Puni's cell. With an army of 101 Punis, Mario can easily get through the tree.

PMTYD18

2006-02-24T12:02:00.000-05:00

With the necklace from the Shadow Sirens, Mario can get Flurrie's help to get into the Great Tree. Most of the Punis have vanished, apparently taken prisonor by the X-Nauts some time after Punio fled.(Please don't ask if this dosen't fit with the story, I use the closest thing I can write easily) At that point 2 X-Nauts run in and attack Mario, but he beats them easily, they then flee, locking the door behind them. Mario has to find another way around, but to do that Mario needs the help of the other currently free Punis, which Puniper won't let happen yet. In order to get his help, Mario has to let out the other Punis, which he can't do yet...

PMTYD17

2006-02-22T10:54:00.000-05:00

The Shadow Sirens are one of Mario's toughest foes. At the beginning of the battle, they aren't very tough, but after Mario does enough damage, they switch to more powerful attacks that can hit Mario and his partner. Vivian uses fire and Beldam ice, which have possible side effects of burning and freezing, but aren't as strong as Marilyn's lightning. They upgrade agian after they take more damage, when Beldam boosts Marilyn's power so she can do superpowered attacks(she can also do that to herself and Vivian, or the oppesite to Mario and his partner, but power on top of power is the most notable). However, using a combination of Mario's new special move and Power Shell can often defeat them before they can pull any tricks.

PMTYD16

2006-02-21T10:48:00.000-05:00

When Mario holds up the Crystal Star(Hooktail spit it out after the battle),a new place appears on the map, as well as the image of the Emerald Star.Frankly points Mario in the right direction, and Mario heads for Boggly Woods. Mario meets a Puni there who, after finding out about the thing Mario needs, says that they could find it in the Great Tree, but something's blocking the way in, and Flurrie, a wind spirit who could blow it away, won't come out without her necklace. Punio says he saw it with some scary-looking people, but he's afraid to go near. Mario goes there, and the Shadow Sirens attack!

PMTYD15

2006-02-16T10:42:00.000-05:00

The Red Bones is tough, but it's nothing a Power Shell attack(to clear out his partners) followed by some hammering can't handle. Afterward, Mario relies on Koops even more to activate switches,etc. When Mario reaches the top, Hooktail attackes! Hooktail has a lot of health, and has good defences unless Mario uses cricket-sounding attacks. If Mario equippes the
Attack FX R badge, all of his attacks can weaken Hooktail and the battle is easy.

PMTYD14

2006-02-10T12:13:00.000-05:00

In the castle, Mario uses an airplane panel to cross the wrecked bridge, then begins battling the enemies inside. There are several Paratroopas(a cross between a Koopa Troopa and a Paragoomba) and other obstacles. After Mario beats the Miniboss, the bone piles begin standing up and attacking Mario. They have an immunity to the currently availible jump attacks, but a hammer or shell attack(I advise Koops' special for crowds) will OHB(One-Hit Beat) them. I'll tell more about the details Monday.

PMTYD13

2006-02-09T10:56:00.000-05:00

Mario returns to the start of the level, meeting a Koopa named Koops on the way. Koops wants to help Mario in his quest, and he can be quite a useful ally, too. Koops has the ability to throw his shell foreward to wack things from a distance, and in battle, he can do a shell attack simalar to Mario's hammer. Mario continues foreward(or backward) to a place where he uses the Stones and Koops's ability to create a warp pipe to Hooktail Castle. Hooktail Castle is where the first Crystal Star is supposedly located, as well as the dragon Hooktail...

PMTYD12

2006-02-08T12:21:00.000-05:00

The Gold Fuzzy has 10 HP, but it won't drian Mario's, so it's easier in that way. After it loses half its health, it calls in a Fuzzy Horde that can strike several times per attack. It's tough, but beating the leader(I advise using Power Smash) makes it flee. Afterward, Mario takes the Stones and opens a path. I'll say where it leads tomorrow!

PMTYD11

2006-02-07T11:08:00.000-05:00

After Mario defeats the Clefts and the Bristles, Mario encounters a Thwomp that gives him a short quiz, then makes a warp pipe so Mario can go underground. He can get a Multibounce badge in the room he winds up in(while equipped, Multibounce enables Mario to jump on each enemy once as long as he makes consecutive successful Action Commands), then go past rooms with health-draining Fuzzies to reach the Sun and Moon stones. When Mario collects a stone, he has to battle a large group of Fuzzies, but he can beat them quickly with a Fire Flower(or by combining Guards with Multibounces). When he reaches the middle room with both Stones, a Subboss appears: the Gold Fuzzy. The Gold Fuzzy is tough, and has a couple tricks up his nonexistent sleeve, so I'll have to leave the details for later.

PMTYD10

2006-02-03T12:19:00.000-05:00

Shortly after arriving in Petal Meadows, Mario sees a shadow of something huge, then notices it's a dragon flying toward a castle in the distance. Mario continues on, finding several obstacles, such as Koopa Troopas looking for a battle, and a bridge that needs construction(Mario takes care of that by taking a pipe into the background and hitting a switch there), but Mario handles them easily,finaly making it to Petalburg. Mario dosen't do much there except talk to the mayor, then the gatekeeper lets Mario pass. As Mario continues on, he has to pass enemies that are immune to all of Mario's attacks except fothe POW Block. I'll say more tommorow!

PMTYD9

2006-02-01T10:39:00.000-05:00

When Mario enters the next room, he accidently angers a Blooper(big squid), and the Blooper attacks! The Blooper is different from other enemies in that Mario can't attack it at the beginning of the battle, as it waits on the ceiling and tries to smack Mario with its tentacles. After Mario does 3 damage to both, it falls down to the floor and is temporarily stunned. At this point, Mario can use his Power Smash ability to do extra damage. After Mario does 12 damage to the Blooper, it leaves and the path to the pipe to Petal Meadows is clear!

PMTYD8

2006-01-31T10:39:00.000-05:00

Back at Frankly's place, Frankly discovers that the Magical Map is indicating that a Crystal star(the diamond-looking star) is in Petal Meadows(the area that appeared around the Crystal Star) and Frankly believes that finding it will help find Princess Peach. He then tells Mario that he thinks that Mario can use the Magical Map to do a special move, one that could be very useful in battle. A Star Power, Special Move, and Bingo tutorial follows, then a very quick explanation for using badges. Afterward, Mario returns to an AP he passed earlier. He uses it, but in the following room, he accidentally initiates a boss battle.

PMTYD7

2006-01-27T12:17:00.000-05:00

A spirit-like thing comes out of the box and promptly does some wierd flashing thing at Mario, wich it calles a curse, but actually grants Mario an ability. The ability allowes Mario to turn into a paper airplane in some places (it's amasing what can be done with paper) and fly to semidistant areas. Mario uses this at the nearby AP(Airplane Panel) and flies right into a room with the Thousand-Year Door. Mario holds the Magical Map(the real name for the treasure map), and an area appeares on the map, as well as a star that seems to be made of diamond! BTW, I like Cliffhangers.

PMTYD6

2006-01-25T11:11:00.001-05:00

After defeating the Goombas, Mario and Goombella continue to find a pipe to a lower area. In the area, there are some goombas wandering around, 2 item boxes, and a pipe to a lower area. There, a small creature slips through a gate. Mario finds a switch, whacks it, and climbes the revealed staircase, and finds someone stuck in a box who wants Mario to find the key. Mario can find the key easily, but the rest is another post!

PMTYD6

2006-01-25T11:11:00.000-05:00

PMTYD5

2006-01-24T10:43:00.000-05:00

After the practice battle, Frankly takes Mario underground, where Mario immediatly winds up in battle with a group of Goombas. The group of Goombas is made up of a Goomba, a Spiked Goomba(a Goomba with a spiked helmet), and a Paragoomba(a Goomba with wings), which would be tough, but Frankly informs Mario that he can switch Goombella to the front so she can attack first. Using this trick, Goombella attacks first, using her Headbonk like Mario's jump, bouncing back up after the attack, then hitting it again, depleting its 2 health so Mario can whack the Spiny Goomba with his hammer. At this point, all that's left is the Paragoomba, which isn't strong enough to bust through a Guard. After that, either Mario or Goombella can easily use an arial attack to defeat the Paragoomba.

PMTYD4

2006-01-23T11:15:00.000-05:00

In the tutorial battle, Frankly instructs Mario in using his Jump and Hammer attacks, then freeses the action so Mario can pull off the Action Commands. First, Frankly tells Mario to use his Jump attack, then freeses time until you press the A button so Mario can bounce back up and slam into Goombella again, doing 1 point of damage each time(that's a good amount of damage at this point)(you can't bounce up multipile times unless you're using Power Bounce). Next, Goombella attacks with Headbonk, and Frankly stops time as she's in the air for you to Guard using A. The third time, Mario attacks with Hammer, and Frankly stops time twice: when Mario moves next to Goombella for you to hold the Control Stick to the left, and when the gauge fills, he stops time again for you to releace it, doing 2 damage instead of 1. Lastly, Goombella attacks with Headbonk a second time, but Frankly stops time later so you can counterattack with B, doing 1 point of damage to Goombella in addition to blocking all the damage(a normal Gaurd only blocks 1).

PMTYD3

2006-01-20T11:47:00.000-05:00

After Mario rescues Goombella, she introduces herself. A brief meeting with Toadsworth tells Mario that Princess Peach is missing, and intruges Goombella, so she decides to join Mario in the search for Peach. Shortly afterwards, they wind up in Professor Frankly's house, who discovers that the treasure map Mario found was magical and (somehow) determines that using the treasure map to find Crystal Stars will help find Peach. Frankly takes them to a warp pipe to underground Rougeport, but advises them to first take another tutorial battle on Action Commands. I'll say more tommorow!

PMTYD2

2006-01-19T10:31:00.000-05:00

Shortly after Mario gets to Rougeport, he sees a bunch of wierd-dressed(and evil looking) people trying to get information from a young goomba. When the goomba notices Mario, she hides behind him, which makes Lord Crump (the leader of the bad guys) think Mario is trying to protect Goombella(I didn't feel like just calling her "goomba"). At this point Lord Crump attacks Mario, starting the first of several tutorial battles(you don't get any directions in this one, though). After the battle, there's a quick cutsene where Crump tells the X-Nauts(you'll understand the meaning of that name later) to attack Mario, but it's easy for Mario and Goombella to slip away. I'll tell you the next part tomorrow.

Night Post 1-1:Continuation of MKDS

2006-01-18T19:43:00.000-05:00

Now THIS is a way to post details about a game-with the game right here and its details easily avalible! Anyway, Mission 1-5, (Pauses to play mission[yes, that is what i'm about to do!])you have to drive through six gates in order. In 1-6, (another pause...) you have to drive through a section of course backwards(the kart won't go forewards). 1-7 (a third pause[hey, I like to take my time when I'm not on a schedule]) you have to drive through 20 coins. Lastly, 1-8 (Yes, I'll stop typing pauses after this!) I hope you understood that comment on mini-turbos(Mushroom Cup courses[go and read it, I'll wait])
(okay, I think I've waited long enough), because you'll need to do 4 in 1 lap to do this mission.

Paper Mario:The Thousand-Year Door

2006-01-18T10:35:00.000-05:00

PMTYD is an older game, but it's a great game, I haven't posted about it yet, and I need something to post about(I've given up on trying to do missions and don't have any other interesting MKDS info). In PMTYD, you play in a variation Mario world where everyone is 2-dimentional, but in a 3-dimentional world(Wow!). At the beginning of the story, Princess Peach sends a letter to Mario telling him to come to Rougeport so she can show him a treasure map she found. When Mario gets there, he finds the map, but no Peach! I'll tell you more tomorrow, followed by more PMTYD posts and occasional other posts, including MKDS posts!

MKDS Missions LV1 Boss:Big Bully

2006-01-17T10:31:00.000-05:00

I know I skipped part of LV1, but I can't remember the missions I was going to write about, so I'll do that tommorow. After you complete all 8 regular missions in a level, you can battle the boss. In each boss battle, you have 5 minutes (except for in race battles) and three balloons (run out and you lose). In this battle, you use mushroom boosts to knock him off the stage (but don't fall off yourself or you lose a balloon). Also, triple mushrooms are the only items in the item boxes.

MKDS Missions 1-1 to 1-4

2006-01-15T15:24:00.000-05:00

I'm writing about the individual missions now. In mission 1-1,(Level 1's first mission, you have to drive through 5 gates. In 1-2, you have to collect 15 coins. In 1-3, you have to break 10 item boxes(and get the items inside!). In 1-4 (the last mission today), you have to get the stars from the item boxes (you won't find anything else),and hit the 5 Cheep Cheeps(if you're using a star, they'll get knocked aside instead).

MKDS:Balloon Battle

2006-01-13T11:43:00.000-05:00

In BB, you try to pop each other's balloons. Each player starts with one inflated balloons and four uninflated ones. Use the select button to fill up an uninflated balloon, to a maximum of three. If you ram into a player, you can pop or steal one of their balloons. If you're out of inflated balloons, you loose, and the last kart left wins!

MKDS:Battle Mode's Shine Runners

2006-01-12T10:38:00.000-05:00

In Shine Runners, Shines are scattered around the area. You collect a Shine by driving into it. If you are hit, you drop a Shine. There's a timer ticking that eliminates anyone with the least number of Shines. If you're the last one left, you win!

MKDS:Battle Mode Intro

2006-01-11T12:01:00.000-05:00

Battle Mode is a mode in MKDS. In Battle Mode, you do kart battles on special courses. There are two types of battles. They're Balloon Battle and Shine Runners. I'll tell about them tomorrow.

MKDS:Rewards

2006-01-10T10:36:00.000-05:00

When you get a gold trophy on Special Cup or Lightning cup for the first time on that cc level, you get a reward. On 50 cc, beating Special Cup unlocks Dry Bones as a character, and beating Lightning Cup unlocks Daisy. On 100 cc, beating Special Cup unlocks the third kart for each character, and beating Lightning Cup unlocks Waluigi. On 150 cc, beating Special Cup unlocks four karts from other characters for each character, and beating Lightning Cup unlocks 150 cc mirror. On 150 cc mirror, beating Lightning Cup unlocks all karts for each character, and beating Special Cup unlocks R.O.B.

MKDS:Lightning Cup

2006-01-09T10:44:00.000-05:00

Choco Island 2 has a lot of slippery chocolae for terrain. Banshee Boardwalk has bats that attack. Sky Garden is full of tricky turns and jumps. Yoshi's Island has plenty of opportunitys to mess up. I won't say what I will do tomorrow!

MKDS:Special Cup

2006-01-06T12:02:00.000-05:00

Wario Stadeum has tons of Dash Panels and flames. In Peach Gardens, there is a maze garded by Chain Chomps. Bowser's Castle is full of traps such as Thwomps. Rainbow Road has twisting paths over an abyss with no guardrails! The final cup, the Lightning Cup, will be Monday.

MKDS: Leaf Cup

2006-01-05T10:35:00.000-05:00

Koopa Beach 2 has a lot of water racing and deep areas. Choco Mountain has tight turns and rolling boulders. Luigi Circuit has tons of slippery puddles and track. Finally, Shroom Bridge is a lot like Shroom Ridge (only one letter difference). The last Nitro class cup is tomorrow: the Special Cup!

MKDS:Star Cup

2006-01-03T10:37:00.000-05:00

In DK Pass, humongus snowballs roll down the mountain. In Tick-Tock clock, you race in a giant clock! Mario Circut has Pirhana Plants as obstacles. Lastly, Airship Fortress has all kinds of traps, as well as a warp cannon! Tomorrow I'll do the Leaf Cup.

MKDS:Bannana Cup

2005-12-22T10:49:00.000-05:00

Donut Plains 1 dosen't have much in the way of distractions, but it does for mucky terrain. In Frappe Snowland, snowmen often block the path. Bowser's Castle has a lot of Dash Panels for jumps. Baby Park has more laps than any other course! The Star cup will be tomorrow's topic.

MKDS: Flower Cup

2005-12-20T10:36:00.000-05:00

Dry Dry Desert has a lot of flame-spitting Pokeys. Delfino Plasa has a (what do you call those bridges that split in the middle to let boats pass?), and a short shortcut. In Waluigi Pinball, you go through a warp cannon (a cannon that shoots you super fast), and need to avoid gigantic balls rolling along the path. In Shroom Ridge, you have to avoid the cars on the course. Tomorrow I'll tell about the Bannana Cup.

MKDS:Shell cup

2005-12-19T10:33:00.000-05:00

There are warp pipes blocking turns in Donut Plains, and there are Monty Mole holes in Moo Moo farm. Peach Circut has no obstacles, but the turns are enough! Luigi Circut is the toughest, with dash panels and a Chain Chomp! Tomorrow I'll tell about the Flower cup. Lastly, happy birthday to my most commen commenter, Mrs. B. !

MKDS:Mushroom cup

2005-12-16T11:53:00.000-05:00

The figure-eight circut is a basic cource. In Yoshi falls, you cross bridges over waterfalls, or just the waterfall. In Cheep Cheep beach, you need to avoid fish on the road. Luigi's mansion has mucky terain. I'll talk about the Shell cup tomorrow.

MKDS8

2005-12-15T10:38:00.000-05:00

When you play a GP cup, you play through its four courses in order. You get points based on your place in each race. In the Retro class, the courses are, in order, from Mario Kart, MK 64, MK Advance, and MKDD (Double Dash). I'll describe the individual courses starting tomorrow. Type you later!

MKDS7

2005-12-14T10:35:00.000-05:00

In the Grand Prix races, you choose the Nitro class or the Retro class. The Nitro class has new courses and the Mushroom cup, Flower cup, Star cup, and Special cup. The Retro class has older courses and the Shell cup, Banana cup, Leaf cup, and Lightning cup. Even better info tomorrow. Type you later!

MKDS6

2005-12-13T10:39:00.000-05:00

In MKDS, you unlock things by playing in the Grand Prix mode. There are four engine levels in MKDS: 50cc (karts are slow, com are easy), 100cc (everything normal), 150cc (K&C hard), and 150cc mirror (turns in all courses are reversed). In 150cc mirror, the karts and the com are just like in 150cc, and it's unavailable at the start. More info on Grand Prix races tomorrow. Type you later!

MKDS5 (This time, really!)

2005-12-08T10:38:00.000-05:00

In MKDS, there are missions you can complete for something (I don't know what). At the begining, there are eight missions availible, after that's complete, you get the boss level. If you beat the boss level you get the next set of missions, and so on. I'm on the sixth and final mission set. Type you later!

MKDS4

2005-12-07T11:55:00.002-05:00

This post is about the MKDS characters. At the beginning, you can use Mario, Luigi, Peach, Yoshi, Toad, DK, Wario, and Bowser. There are four characters you can unlock, though: Dry Bones, Daisy, Waluigi, and R.O.B. They each have their own unique karts, but you can unlock those karts for other characters. Type you later!

MKDS4

2005-12-07T11:55:00.001-05:00

MKDS4

2005-12-07T11:55:00.000-05:00

MKDS3

2005-12-06T10:41:00.000-05:00

In MKDS, there are 12 characters, but only 8 are available at the start. The rest have to be unlocked by doing stuff. You unlock things by beating the Speacial and Lightning cup races for the first time in that engine class. The hard part is that you have to re-unlock the cources at each cc level. Type you later!

MKDS5

2005-12-05T11:06:00.000-05:00

Yes, I'm back on the Mario Kart posts, but this is the last MKDS post. See, I finished it Friday. I'm creating an idea of a new Mario Kart game(which,like all my other game ideas, probably won't get off the ground) though, and I'll post about it. Well, that's all! Type you later!

Mario Kart DS

2005-12-02T11:57:00.000-05:00

MKDS (I like to shorten stuff) is the newest Mario Kart game. I can hardly see how it could be better exept to have better multiplayer support (but I can't see how that would work). For one of the reasons it's better, it has four unlockable courses instead of one, and you unlock them again in each engine class. There are many more reasons, but there's no room in this post to list them. Type you later!

D&D4

2005-12-01T10:32:00.000-05:00

Wow, I've rarely ever gone up to this number of posts on one topic! Anyway, I finnaly got the D&D starter and played a basic version with my cousin. It was fun, but I really want to play a real game. I can't wait until I can. Type you later!

D&D3

2005-11-30T10:36:00.000-05:00

This afternoon, I'm getting a D&D starter set. I'm pretty sure it's Abberations. After I get it, I think I'll be able to make multipile complete warbands and play a normal game (assuming I can find an opponent :). I'll have more info tomorrow. Type you later!

D&D2

2005-11-28T10:37:00.000-05:00

The title means "Dungeons and Dragons". I STILL haven't gotten the starter set, but I have 9 figures (a lot) and they're cool. In D&D, you try to build a warband (army) of monsters that can defeat an opponent's warband. You can't use just any creatures in your warband, though: they all have to be similar in a way I'll describe tomorrow. Type you later!

Dungeons and Dragons

2005-11-21T10:35:00.000-05:00

In case you're wondering, yes, I'm done with the codes. I ran out of good ways to combine them. Anyway, back on the topic of Dungeons and Dragons, it's a really cool game. I got the starter set yesterday but I'm not allowed to use it. I'll say more next time!

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2005-11-16T11:57:00.000-05:00

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2005-11-15T10:34:00.000-05:00

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Wierd Day

2005-11-14T10:51:00.000-05:00

This is a special post. Today I am blogging, in my very strange code. Monday morning, you can read it, translated. I'm sure, then it'll, show. I'll write again, and coded as well.

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2005-11-11T12:15:00.000-05:00

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Send Comments!!!

2005-11-10T10:52:00.000-05:00

I like making posts, but another important thing is for me to know what is wanted. If I don't know what people are interested in, I might run out of interesting information. I wouln't want that to happen. I have information now, but not forever. Send comments!

This Weekend

2005-11-09T11:55:00.000-05:00

This weekend, a new season of my Pokémon leauge begins. I go to Pokémon leauge almost every saturday. There, I play Pokémon with my friends. It's the first season change, so I'm excited. Type you tommorow!

Delta Pokemon 2

2005-11-04T12:20:00.000-05:00

Another Delta spiecis post! This time, I'm giving a brif summary of the things making Delta Spiecies interesting. There are Pokémon with changed types, part-metal Pokómon, Pokémon that can turn into power for others, and more! If you're interested, check back. Type you later!

Delta Pokemon

2005-11-03T10:48:00.000-05:00

A new Pokémon set was released recently. It is the set Delta Species. Delta Species has a lot of new stuff. I can say more later. Make sure to check!

Xiaolin Showdow Card Game!

2005-11-02T12:17:00.001-05:00

The best TV show ever has finnaly gotten a card game! And I don't want negative comments on that sentence! I do want to hear when it will be avalible, that could be useful. It seems very interesting. More info when I get some!

Xiaolin Showdow Card Game!

2005-11-02T12:17:00.000-05:00

Halloween parade

2005-11-01T10:41:00.000-05:00

On sunday, there was a halloween parade. Everyone was rated on four catagorys. I was rated first place in most original for 11-year-olds. The parade was interesting. Everyone had fun.

One More!

2005-10-28T12:26:00.000-04:00

Since I only make posts on weekdays, I will only post one Halloween post after this one. You probably guessed it: This is Halloween related! I'm interested in hearing what people plan to be for Halloween. So, tell me with comments! Can you wait for Monday?

Emblem Extreme

2005-10-27T10:34:00.000-04:00

My third Fire Emblem post! The newest Fire Emblem game can connect with previous games to unlock things. This option is unlocked after you complete the game. You can only do some things this way. That's all for today!

Comments

2005-10-26T10:52:00.000-04:00

This is a post about the comments I've been recieving. Until yesterday, I only had two people commenting on my posts. Now, the number is nine. Even though I can't always understand them, I like having comments. That's all!

Fire Emblem 5

2005-10-25T10:42:00.000-04:00

This title may be confusing, but I think you can figure it out. This post continues from yesterday's. In Fire Emblem 3, you can do things you'd never imagine in previous versions! Here's some: You can shove characters, drop boulders, and more! I'll have more info soon!

Fire Emblem 3

2005-10-24T10:41:00.001-04:00

No, you didn't miss anything, I'm talking about the third Fire Emblem game. I got it recently and it is awesome! It's name is Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance. It lost some things from previous games, but gained a ton. More info tommorow!

Fire Emblem 3

2005-10-24T10:41:00.000-04:00

Field Trip

2005-10-20T13:47:00.000-04:00

Yes, I know I was planning to write other things, but with the field trip today, I thought I should write about it. Anyway, at the field trip we went to a farm and went on a hay ride. Next, we had pictures taken at different places, then went to a McDonald's for lunch. Finaly, I typed:-Wait! If I typed that, I'd have to go in a loop! Also, don't look for a normal post tomorrow, I got a new video game and will write about it.