The Shroom XCI Part 3 http://www.mariowiki.com/The_%27Shroom:Issue_XCI/Palette_Swap

Director's Notes (FunkyK38 (Talk))

Greetings, everyone, for the October issue of Palette Swap! This month we have two fantastic articles from Yoshi876 (Talk)! You really ought to check them out! As usual, I am always accepting applications if you are interested in writing for us! Send me a PM on the forums and we can definitely work something out! With that, on to the art!

What’s on The Box? (Yoshi876 (Talk))

Hello 'Shroom readers, as many of you are aware the latest installment in the Super Smash Bros. series has just been released, so to celebrate that I have chosen the South African boxart for Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS. The characters featured on the boxart are Link, Mario, Pit, Pikachu, Villager, Samus, Marth, Rosalina and Luma, Little Mac, Yoshi and Kirby. Not much to note about these other than the fact that most are representing some of Nintendo's biggest and most popular franchises. A little note with the characters is that Pikachu, Villager, Yoshi and Kirby are all smiling, whereas the other characters (minus Rosalina and Samus) all have serious expressions on their faces. Arguably this could be because the smiling ones are from series that are more aimed at children, as the characters with serious faces usually don't get ratings that mean everyone can play them, but Mario stands out from this as his games generally are. Only spin-offs receive higher ratings, so maybe he's just serious as he's Nintendo's flagship character so he has to be serious for the occasion. As mentioned previously Rosalina and Samus don’t fit into the serious / smiling category, although due to the helmet it's impossible to say what Samus is feeling. However, it is obvious with Rosalina, she has a slightly shocked or scared face showing that she may be nervous as this is her first Super Smash Bros. appearance. The background of the boxart is red, maybe showing the blood that will be split as these characters duke it out.

Ongoing Fan Projects (Yoshi876 (Talk))

User	Thread	Description
Mcmadness	Mario pictures	In this thread users can show off images, related to the ‘’Mario’’ series, that have been created by themselves or other people. Some images within the thread are not fanmade, though.
Gabumon and Walkazo	I heard you have a dragon problem	A user battle drawn by Gabumon and Walkazo. Recent panels have included Walkazo and Gabumon’s fight against the evil Mayor Mario.
Conductor of Chaos	Cat Power Up Request Board	A thread where Conductor of Chaos draws users so they resemble Cat Mario, or enemies like Cat Goomba.
Conductor of Chaos	The Fuzzy Invasion	A comic drawn by Conductor of Chaos which shows Fuzzies and how they invade.
Plain Ol Giga 12	Giga12’s gmod screenshots	A thread where Plain Ol Giga 12 shows off some screenshots from a gmod he did. Plain Ol Giga 12 also allows you to make some requests for it.
Conductor of Chaos	Koopa Egg Designs	A thread where Conductor of Chaos shows off what they think some Koopa Eggs would look like.
Honoka Kousaka	NEXandGBX Adventures	A comic series drawn by Honoka Kousaka, recent updates have included Honoka and Shy Guy getting eaten by a giant Mario, and meeting Dark Packy.
海巳慧琉	Stars fan art	A thread where 海巳慧琉 shows off some fan art they have drawn. Recent updates have included drawings of the Kelenken Guillermoi.
Mycroft Holmes	Neptune’s mediocre art thread	A thread where Mycroft Holmes shows off some art he is drawn.

Featured Sprite (FunkyK38 (Talk))

Well, everyone, it’s October, and you all know what that means! The cold! Being somewhat serious now, we all really know what October is all about: Halloween. So, for you all this month, I have this sprite of a Snifaro from Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time: File:Snifaro.png! Look at this one, all dressed up for what seems like no reason at all. Do they do Halloween in the Mushroom Kingdom? Do Mario and Luigi go trick-or-treating with the babies? Does Bowser give away candy? Well, I can bet that Bowser Jr. would be the one going around TP-ing people’s houses, seems like something he’d do for sure.

Director’s Notes Boo! Welcome to this month’s edition of Pipe Plaza. Starting off with some bad news, Driftmaster130 (Talk) had to prioritize his schoolwork and so his section is absent from this month’s edition. Hopefully that doesn’t damper the Halloween spirit too much and you can go off and enjoy the rest of this month’s edition. If you wish to join Pipe Plaza, look over here, pick a section you think you could do, so long as someone doesn’t already write for it, and PM me here. Section of the Month We had a poor turnout of only six voters last month, so don’t forget to vote for your favourite section. Anyway, the winner last month was FunkyK38 (Talk) with Tip of the Month, it received four votes. Second place went to Driftmaster130 (Talk) for Community Report, it received two votes. Featured (Yoshi876 (Talk)) Hello, Shroom readers. Or should that be Boo!? I can’t promise anything scary happening in this section, but I hope you enjoy it nonetheless. Featured Articles No new articles have been featured in the past month. Re-Featured Articles No new articles have become refeatured. FA Nominations There are four ongoing Featured Article Nominations. Larry Koopa was nominated on September 12th. Lemmy Koopa was nominated on September 28th. Dr. Mario was nominated on October 12th. Mario Kart 8 was nominated on October 16th. Failed FA Nominations Two new articles have failed the featuring process. Nintendo Entertainment System failed on September 21st after being inactive for a month. Wii U failed on October 9th. It failed because it had one-liners, in addition to a rewrite template. Unfeatured Articles No new articles have been unfeatured in the past month. Unfeaturing Nominations There is one ongoing Unfeature nomination. Blooper was nominated on August 23rd. Failed Unfeaturing Nominations One new article has failed the unfeaturing process. Yoshi’s Island DS failed on October 11th. Thanks for reading see you next month, for more Featured Articles news. Tip of the Month (FunkyK38 (Talk)) Don't spread yourself too thin over all parts of the wiki. Choose a series that really interests you and become an expert on it!