E-Mailbag for December 28, 2003

BeckerManEX: Does the "X" stand for "Xtreme?" In any event not all of us are messed up, only about 95% of us about 89% of the time. The mailbag, unfortunately, has turned into a circus sideshow of lame-brained insults and petty bickering, but it is fun to read, no?

Hairball: We all know how lame the character interviews are, the fact that you want to see more of those stupid interviews sure shows that you are a loser. You seem to hate SM128C, yet you keep coming back for more, what's with you?

TW: Oh shut up you whining idiot, why do you even come here anymore. Just because we have lives outside of the Interweb, and you sit around whining about how crap we are.

Tiger: Well, lots of people tend to hate us. But of course, that's the fault of the other idiot staffers here. X-fan? Wow, so do you have super powers or something?

Peachy: um loser.

BeckerManEX: 1. To buy it? $3.50; 2. None.

Hairball: SM128C is worth over $1 billion US, or if you are able to satisfy SolarGamer, then you can have it for free.

TW: Hmm, $64,000.

Tiger: Million bucks, if you can tell me what a "specal sevice" is exactly.

Peachy: ........................wtf. "Specal Sevices". SSSSSSPPPPELLLLLIIIIIIIINNNNNNGGGG!!!!!

BeckerManEX: You must be proud of your bigot self.

Hairball: BLACK POWER!!!!

TW: They make White Powerade now?

Tiger: Krazy Koopa Kids!

Peachy: haha i bet you're actually black like in that Dave Chappel skit.

BeckerManEX: ...

Hairball: Apparently Paper Mario is the sequel to Super Mario RPG, way back in 1997 or so they were calling that game Super Mario RPG 2, and then it had numerous name changes, and finally became Paper Mario. But whether or not the game is exactly a sequel really depends on how you look at it, it's more of a continuation of the series.

TW: Nope, no plans. Square is too busy with Final Fantasy 13-26.

Tiger: I dont think it's coming, since it's such an old game, and now Mario & Luigi is out..

Peachy: Of course we do, because we are Nintendo.

BeckerManEX: You may be able to find a copy of the instruction manual on eBay or at your local used game store, although you most likely won't be able to buy it without purchasing the game. At one time Nintendo sold replacements, but with a game like Super Mario Advance, you really don't need an instruction manual to play.

Hairball: No, we do not provide instructions on SM128C, try looking around on Google and you'll probably find what you want.

TW: Go to The Mushroom Kingdom site, SM128C Affiliate.

Tiger: Go to gamefaqs.com and read a guide.

Peachy: go to gamefaqs.com

BeckerManEX: No, they simply are using logos that everyone would recognize, or to get your attention to read that part of the instruction booklet. It got your attention didn't it?

Hairball: Yes of course, we reported the Super Mario 64 re-release, in April of this year, check our archives for more details!

TW: http://www.sm128c.com/april2003/sm64gc.html

Tiger: I don't think we'll see a Mario platformer in the near future.

Peachy: poop.

BeckerManEX: Becuase he had his own game, Luigi's Mansion, so Nintendo figured people wouldn't mind so much because of that fact. Hopefully Super Mario 128 will feature both Mario Bros.

Hairball: How is it stupid? It's perfectly fine for the consumer to bitch, and it's up to the producer to meet the demands, but how would YOU know that he's not in the game? Did you check every nook and corner? What if Luigi's in the game?

TW: Because he had HIS OWN GAME, for gods' sake.

Tiger: Well, you can blame Nintendo and their brilliant gaming schemes. They probably wanted you to buy Luigi's mansion for the green action.

Peachy: Because they are specifially trying to piss you off. In their meetings, the main goal was: "Let's piss Ann off".

BeckerManEX: You can use any picture of Mario that you find on the web and set your printer settings to B&W other than color (assuming you have a color printer).

Hairball: We have plenty of Mario pictures on the site, just print them in black and white, and voila, you have exactly what you want. But lack of colour is dull, isn't it?

TW: This site is the only site.

Tiger: Just print the color pictures in greyscale, unless you are trying to make a mario coloring book. In that case, I can't help you there.

Peachy: Just use a program and change it to black and white.

BeckerManEX: GameCube still has two more Holiday seasons to go, and two solid years. Rumors persist that we will get a sequel to The Wind Waker on GameCube, as well as a sequel to the excellent Metroid Prime. The GameCube, aside from losing some touchy 3rd Party Support is still a strong platform with lots of good games to come, including the upcoming Resident Evil 4 from Capcom. As for Mario 128, it could go either way. I would love to see a sequel on GameCube, but in the last few generations we have only ever recieved one true Mario game in the lifespan of a console, I'm not sure if Nintendo is willing to alter that stance.

Hairball: It's possible the game might be shown at E3, but after years of following Nintendo, they are probably giving us BS, and it's doubtful that another Mario platformer will appear on the GameCube, which is disappointing.

TW: It should be on Gamecube.

Tiger: SM128 for reals? I'll see when I go to e3 next year.

Peachy: don't care.

BeckerManEX: I won't be going to hell anytime soon (considering I don't believe in a hell), and no, they are not getting married.

Hairball: Damn you Fuzzy, how did you find out about the secret crush I had on Tiger?

TW: Oh Shut Up.

Tiger: Semi-normal? I guess that is a compliment, but considering I don't like HB all that much (all don't take it too hard ;)) and that we live in two different countries, that must be some big lie or conspiracy at work.

Peachy: YAY!!! I'M NOT NORMAL!!! WOOHOO!!!!!!

BeckerManEX: The 64DD was an add-on to the Nintendo 64 console. It featured a disc similar to a DVD-RAM disc (a re-writable disc inside of a plastic caddy) that was suppose to offer expansion opportunities to existing games, as well as broader the scope of new games. The system was released in Japan, but very late in the N64's lifecycle. With the history that SEGA had with the 32X and SegaCD, Nintendo wisely realized that the 64DD wouldn't sell in America as releasing an add-on to a console successfully cuts your user base by 75% (remember how much trouble it was to get the Expansion Pack released in the US). The 64DD offered nothing special other than a track editor for F-Zero X and a few Misc. games that no one in the United States or Canada would want to buy in the first place. The support for the system just wasn't there.

Hairball: The 64DD is a magnetic-disk drive addon to the N64, basically this allowed games to have additional memory (probably more than what a memory card would allow) to utilize for various purposes. But with memory so cheap nowadays, it's unlikely such a concept will ever appear again.

TW: N64 Drive that took CD's. I guess Nintendo didnt think it was profitable.

Tiger: I totally forgot what that was. Some hard drive? I just remember it didn't sell too well...

Peachy: because.

BeckerManEX: Haven't picked this one up yet, so I can't say.

Hairball: I have no clue, but from what I've seen Wario World is probably a queer game, as I saw it heavily discounted at Wal-Mart today, with plenty of stock available.

TW: Try the Western Hemisphere.

Tiger: Didn't play the game outside of e3 2003, so I can't say much. Sorry.

Peachy: ponies.

BeckerManEX: This site seems to be losing a whole lot of fans lately, I'm glad I only freelance.

Hairball: Ooooh.. what special service would you provide for us? You are just like that guy called Luigi128, you claim that you hate us, but you know deep down inside you really love SM128C. Some people deserve to be insulted, such as people we call lamers, perhaps like this individual who sent in this email.

TW: Of course we will accept your services fine sir. Please, do not feel offended by my subjects.

Tiger: Yeah, the other staffers love to poke fun at people that can't type. But many who send letters can't type that well anyhow, so there you go. Flames explained.

Peachy: If we're loosing fans, then how is it that we MAKE these emailbags?

BeckerManEX: I'm, uh, going to pass on answering this one. Ewwww...

Hairball: Hmmmm... I believe last year in my algebra class I sat at the back of the room, so it's impossible for a girl to be sitting behind me. But however, there was a girl sitting in front of me, and another sitting beside me, but honestly I don't find either very attractive.

TW: Harry Li, or Prince Harry?

Tiger: He's probably getting excited just by reading this.

Peachy: awww, Hairball has a gf.

BeckerManEX: This is an old layout, but compared to the original and previous layouts to N64 to the 64th Power and N64+PLUS (a site Harry and I jointly put together a few years ago), this is much better.

Hairball: A new layout will not be possible until the entire site is converted to PHP, this probably won't happen in a long time, so just live with the design. I mean, a design like wine, gets better with age...

TW: Sometime in 2004.

Tiger: The current layout is nice and is to the point, so I think it'll stick around for a little while longer.

Peachy: haha.

BeckerManEX: Boy, we think.

Hairball: Hmmmm... that must be one of the unsolved mysteries of mankind.

TW: Somewhere in the middle.

Tiger: Solars not a boy, he's a LITTLE boy. ;)

Peachy: hermaphrodite.

BeckerManEX: I stopped reading after your 10 year old wanna-be-hacker speak.

Hairball: Solar is probably bisexual, he seems to want both men and women, he just can't seem to get enough action.

TW: As they say, News is good news.. or not?

Tiger: Tell that to Solar the man. Thanks for the site compliment, contrary to many of the complaints we get.

Peachy: loser.

BeckerManEX: That's about how often they update this place, so you aren't missing much.

Hairball: We will never change, our lighthearted comments in our emailbag is what gives everyone a great time (no not in that sense).

TW: On February 16, 2004 the site is being sold to IGN. We are becoming IGN-Mario.

Tiger: Yay, thank you for your continued support.

Peachy: ditto.

BeckerManEX: You have been watching too much TV.

Hairball: The amount of software I buy depends on how much I can attain for free.

TW: 500 illegal betas of Longhorn.

Tiger: I don't buy "softwere."

Peachy: 50 bazillion tons.

BeckerManEX: No Comment.

Hairball: Bruise, you are really asking for it here...

TW: The old Saga is at http://www.sm128c.com/stories/ (I am SO tempted to complete this sentence)

Tiger: Tell Solar that to his boyfriend! ;)

Peachy: Welcome to the sm128c gay emailbags.

BeckerManEX: Then do so.

Hairball: I want to play with you, Sarah.

TW: MARIO!!

Tiger: It's bright and sunny outside, so out out to play.

Peachy: ...with myself!!!

BeckerManEX: Not so much of a rip-off as an ill-concieved device that really never needed to be made. The first indication that Nokia had messed up was when you had to remove the battery to change the game cart.

Hairball: Nokia cell phones are cool, but the N-Gage seems to have damaged that image.

TW: Correct.

Tiger: It's not a ripoff, it's just impractical.

Peachy: n-gage sucks..

BeckerManEX: It is code-named "Mario 128" and it might appear on GameCube or Nintendo's 5th System.

Hairball: Probably what is currently known as "Mario 128", and who knows what it will be on.

TW: Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour, Released in Q2 2004 on the Nintendo GAMECUBE. There's a European Answer for you.

Tiger: Not sure, but in the meanwhile you might want to check out Mario and Luigi to play while you wait.

Peachy: poop.

BeckerManEX: we are updating now, happy?

Hairball: It's around December 27, and there still hasn't been many updates at all. And I'm not fat, our staff member Homer is obese though.

TW: No, Its DECEMBER 27 YOU FOOL!

Tiger: Here you go, it's updated now. Hurrah.

Peachy: Maybe we did do the emailbag, but no one sent it in until now. o_O

BeckerManEX: A press login for Nintendo's asset pages, but you can usually find graphics all over the web. The best ones to use are already in PSD format (Photoshop's native format) and all it takes is some manipulation of layers to get the desired effect.

Hairball: This is confidential information, and I cannot disclose this to you.

TW: I don't know

Tiger: Manipulate? You want to decapitate poor Mario and Luigi? They sure don't deserve it for being your childhood hero..

Peachy: ok i didn't even bother reading that.

BeckerManEX: Again, I haven't had a chance to pick this one up since I've been buried under reviewing PC games.

Hairball: Are you implying that Daisy and Bowser engage in S&M?

TW: How do you know? Its not out till May! (EU)

Tiger: Yeah, but Daisy was always the little miss priss. Always getting captured by Bowser, and Mario always saving her. A little tiring eh? Bowser is probably hoarse from all his roaring from previous titles.

Peachy: Daisy is a lesbian and Bowser is gay. Welcome to the wonderful world of Mario.

BeckerManEX: It puzzles me as to why everyone loves that story so much.

Hairball: Keep waiting, and maybe Solar will return with his Saga one day or another.

TW: Maybe you should write a petition to the site.

Tiger: Solar is mysteriouso gone! So, TW should update it sooner or later.

Peachy: POOPIE!!!!

BeckerManEX: Nintendo has stated that their next system will be ready by Fall 2005 to go head to head with the PlayStation3, but if that happens, it remains to be seen. The next Mario game could either be on N5 or GameCube, it all depends on what is revealed at E3 in May.

Hairball: N5? What the hell is that?

TW: On the release dates, its just that there will MOST LIKELY a Mario Game at launch, nothing has been confirmed.

Tiger: Mmm, we'll probably find out at e3, more about this strange new Mario game.

Peachy: OMGZ I LYKE CANT BELIEVE IT LYKE OMGZ OMGZ OMGZ!!!

BeckerManEX: Nope.

Hairball: I have alerted authorities such as the FBI, CIA, and Interpol about Solar's disapperance, but they were unable to provide any assistance whatsoever. But they said that he might have been shot by drug dealers in Mexico, when he was trying to sell his sub-par marijuana. You know, Mexicans and their drugs.

TW: He said his ambition was to Make Porn. He's probably making it somewhere

Tiger: Nope. He always goes off in his own little world, huh..

Peachy: we miss you, solar!

BeckerManEX: I think he meant "sick" in the good way, as in "cool." He better have meant it that way as Entertainmentopia is my site and it certainly does not suck.

Hairball: Yes, I am a bisexual, now bring it to me.

TW: Its all part of the humor of this site. Haven't you noticed, its like a transition into Conker's Bad Fur Day.

Tiger: I don't know if HB swings both ways..

Peachy: He is not bi, he is trans. Get it right.

BeckerManEX: The N5 Launch Mario Game is just what the title says, a Mario game at the launch of the "N5" console (which doesn't have a name, but will be Nintendo's 5th).

Hairball: You people and your stupid N5, where are you coming up with terms like that? Obviously Paper Mario 2 is a new game, and we do not give good scores to games because they should, we give scores based on how good we feel the games are.

TW: Paper Mario 2 has been up in the air, it was once rumored. Im looking forward more to DKC2 on GBA.

Tiger: Don't know what N5 is, yeah, Double Dash is awesome.

Peachy: paper mario kicks ASS!

BeckerManEX: How exactly do you "cahed" in?

Hairball: No no no, you have it all wrong, Solar is busy making his porn movies at some studio in Los Angeles, ever since he turned 18, we have lost contact with him, so it must be the porn shootings that he is always doing.

TW: He's a Porn star not a prostitute!

Tiger: Cause it's hard to "cah" into things.

Peachy: Actually, here at sm128c, there is a prostitution ring.

BeckerManEX: Go for the latter.

Hairball: I can conclude that you are gay.

TW: www.jackinworld.com

Tiger: There are lots of Marios that would like to seduce you. Probably might be italian too!

Peachy: his email is hairball@sm128c.com

BeckerManEX: Get as close as possible before he takes off and dive. That's how I did it. It actually only took me a few tries as I look back on it.

Hairball: Bloody spammers, if you want to see spam, just look at my freaking inbox, I mean, do I really need that much viagra, penis enlargement pills, university degrees or free money? And yes, MIPS is smarter than you are, that bastardly rabbit is one little pain in the nuts.

TW: What is the Difference between MIPS and DIMPS?

Tiger: SPAM! It's pink and it's oval, SPAM! It comes in a blue can!

Peachy: POOPIE!!!! PONY RIDES IN THE SUMMERTIME!!!!