Talk:Super Mario Galaxy
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Super Mario Galaxy was a good article nominee, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. There are suggestions below for improving the article. Once these are addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake. Reviewed version: March 23, 2008 |
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[edit] Helper Characters
Does this actually add anything to the article? Apologies to whoever wrote it but its not particularly well written and having characters assisting you in the game isn't really a significant part of the gameplay (certainly not on a par with the power-ups for instance). I'm sure Mario 64 and Sunshine had NPCs that helped you get star/shines, although I can't think of any examples right now. :) Darrek Attilla (talk) 10:00, 16 April 2008 (UTC)
- It's not important, so i already deleted it. As you said, "helper characters" are normal in Super Mario games. Moccamonster Talk 16:06, 16 April 2008 (UTC)
[edit] "Incorrectly labled as galaxies"
The article mentions this several times, for example in the second paragraph, it says "Levels take the form of Clusters of Planetiods (incorrectly labled Galaxies)while gameplay is updated with a variety of gravity effects and new power-ups."
Is this necessary? In the game, instruction booklet, etc they are constantly referred to as "galaxies", not "clusters of planetoids" (which is what the article refers to galaxies as from this point on). Whether this is deemed a "correct" definition or not doesn't really seem relevant to the article. 68.57.54.195 (talk) 21:52, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
- I agree: not only is it unnecessary, it's easier to just say "galaxy" as "cluster" sounds confusing. Since whoever also changed every mention of "galaxy" into "cluster" in the main body, I restored the original text. --ThomasO1989 (talk) 07:03, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
- Apparantly, the japanese definition of a galaxy is anything in space, including planets and sattelites. But Galaxies is easier, this is ok as far as i can see. Moccamonster Talk 20:10, 2 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Secret Message
I don't know whether it's worthy of recognition or not, but the letters with stars underneath them on the box art spell out U R MR GAY 88.104.103.17 (talk) 17:22, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
- Yes, we are aware of this. However, it's not notable. - A Link to the Past (talk) 17:28, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
I think it's actually quite striking, and definitely notorious. Southsailor (talk) 16:57, 1 May 2008 (UTC)
- And quite unintentional, random, and trivial. - A Link to the Past (talk) 17:56, 1 May 2008 (UTC)
A consensus was reached months ago that it is not notable nor appropriate for Wikipedia. --ThomasO1989 (talk) 21:34, 1 May 2008 (UTC)
- Not notable? :S ...Plus every other piece off trivia seems to make it onto Shitipedia, however rubbish...
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- I don't really believe it was unintentional Southsailor (talk) 07:45, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
- Well, if you can provide a reliable source that confirms that it was intentional, then go ahead and insert it. (-; Otherwise, inserting it flies in the face of so many guidelines and so much common sense that it will be removed instantaneously. clicketyclickyaketyyak 08:23, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
- I don't really believe it was unintentional Southsailor (talk) 07:45, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
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[edit] Plot section
I've deleted the paragraphs about Luigi and the Toad Brigade - the plot section should summarise the plot without going into great detail about extraenous characters that are unimportant to the overall story. 212.64.224.241 (talk) 14:16, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] DS Hoax
Should we mention the Super Mario Galaxy DS hoax that was floating around the internet for a while? The 'L is Real' Hoax was mentioned in the Super Mario 64 article, why not this one? --Randoman412 (talk) 20:47, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
- No, it's completely trivial, just like the L is real. Besides, the DS hoax is less significant. 217.166.85.2 (talk) 07:20, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Different gameplay
Shouldn't it be mentioned that the game plays quite different from 64 and Sunshine, and focuses far far less on exploration and instead on linear paths? —Preceding unsigned comment added by KnowitallWiki (talk • contribs) 21:19, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
- Exploration and linear play? Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Galaxy have similar gameplay. The castle and obervatory serve as the HUB from which worlds with different levels can be accesed. Linear gameplay would be that the player is required to finish the levels/worlds in a particular order. Moccamonster Talk 08:06, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
- Super Mario 64 is far more focused on exploration. It plants you in this level and you try and find the star. Galaxy is far more linear, it puts you in the level and you follow the clearly marked path to the star. They are very different takes on the 3D Mario game. Knowitall (talk) 21:45, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
- Good point. Sounds like something we can put in the article. 217.166.85.2 (talk) 07:25, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
- Super Mario 64 is far more focused on exploration. It plants you in this level and you try and find the star. Galaxy is far more linear, it puts you in the level and you follow the clearly marked path to the star. They are very different takes on the 3D Mario game. Knowitall (talk) 21:45, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
