Chat Transcript- Sunday, July 30, 2006
> Welcome to the MNM Grand Reopening Chat staff members! <Magma> Literally...Nobody's here... > After an almost three-year long hiatus, we are back on our feet and bringing the best Mario info on the web! > Enjoy the celebrations, everyone! <Magma> So, what should we do until people show up (IF they show up)? <King Boo> I dunno. <Magma> We could do like one of those roundtable discussions (professional) sites do. <Magma> At least until guests get here. <Magma> (IF they get here) > Back <Magma> Hey there, Purple. Read the last few lines. > Okay sure <King Boo> what are we gonna discuss? > Well, I'd personally like to know what you guys think I should focus on most on MNM <King Boo> what do you mean? <Magma> What, are you gonna get two votes? Me and King Boo better agree on it then. :) <King Boo> =P > Like which section should I put the most effort and time in? ATM I seem to be putting a lot of time on screenshots, music, and icons <King Boo> oh ok <King Boo> it doesn't matter to me. those seem to be the most popular > How do you know? <King Boo> I don't know. I'm just taking a wild guess. people like to download music and screenshots I guess > lol you guess...well okay, fair enough > Magma? <Magma> Well, I don't think screenshots are that important, unless it's for games that haven't been released yet. > Okay > What will be my sources for that? <Magma> I don't know, actually...They usually have watermarks on them. <Magma> I used to have a login to Nintendo's press page, believe it or not. <Magma> But I forgot... > Oh that bites <Magma> Let's see...One important thing that needs to be done: reviews of Mario games from the past year or two. > Does anyone have E3 access? lol <Magma> Starting with the newest ones. <King Boo> what's E3? > Electronic Entertainment Expo, it's an annual conference where new stuff gets shown off like new games and consoles and neat stuff like that <King Boo> oh E3! duh <King Boo> don't you have to have connections in high places to get in? <Magma> Wow, you just made yourself look like an idiot Your Majesty. <King Boo> sorry <King Boo> I just had a mind blank <Magma> It's okay; did you see what I said about reviews, Purple? > And you're right Magma, I'd like to get a review of DDR Mario Mix very soon, probably starting tomorrow <King Boo> what about movies? you dont have any movies that work on the site <Magma> Alright, and I'm having a hard time deciding what I should write a review of. > I know. Stupid Ionichost removed my SMB2 Ending movie <Magma> There's always New Super Mario Bros., so I'll probably do that. > And recording on DScaler isn't as good as I thought. The files end up being hundreds of MBs even just after a few mins. > Okay good! <King Boo> isn't there a way to compress them? > Probably, and I'll try to figure it out <Magma> You should download Ashampoo Movie Shrinker. > What exactly does it do? <Magma> The trial's only a month, but I think it costs 30-50 for the full program. It compresses files. > Oh okay <Magma> I've got files that were several GIGABYTES huge down to 100 or so MB > Awesomeage <Magma> With almost no quality loss. > Windows Movie Maker had a thing to reduce the resolution, I could try that too <Magma> Anyways, other than reviews, we need to focus on things only MNM has that made it so popular in it's prime. <Magma> its* > Yeah <Magma> Other than 'The Glitch'...What DID make MNM popular? > The comic-Maker, The Kinopio News <Magma> And you know this for certain? Like from actual feedback? > Yes > Not recent feedback though > But way back when the comic-maker was converted to Flash, lots of people complained <Magma> Well the comic-maker is back up now, and off Flash. So that's one problem solved. > Yeah > But I'd like to expand it > I think I may add a Paper Mario theme next > Since I already have the backgrounds, and a few sprites <King Boo> the comicmaker is awesome. I'm playing with it right now <Magma> Paper Mario sprites are hard to rip, though. > Yeah <Magma> I think it would be cool, but you need to enhance the one we have now. > What about Mario & Luigi? > Enhance it? How so? <Magma> I know, King Boo....Back in my hay (hey?) day, I would play with it all the time. And now I can make them for real. <Magma> Like add to the sprites and backgrounds available. > Oh okay, yeah I definitely will <Magma> Also, an M&L theme would be awesome, especially since I already have TONS of backgrounds and sprites from that game. > I think that would be better then > We seem to be getting a lot of hits but no contribution > We have no fan fiction at all, no new fanart for almost a year, and only one mailbag "question", which turned out to be spam <King Boo> yeah. when are we going to start the mailbag? > It's already started. We're just waiting for some people to ask some questions <King Boo> oh <King Boo> can staff members ask questions? > Yes, but not all the time <King Boo> ok > And we also don't have anybody joining the Mushroom Banner Exchange nor the Mario Graphics Webring > I had to start those over from scratch <Magma> Yeah...It sounds like people see MNM, but they don't participate. > Which makes me conclude that the internet is a different beast nowadays > Oh and no real forum activity either <Magma> I was going to say that. The internet is much different than it was than when MNM started up. <King Boo> you should convert MNM into a myspace site focused on Mario <Magma> There are more people aware of it, more people familiar with it... > lol what do you mean? > Yeah it is <Magma> People just aren't fascinated with crap like they used to be (no offense). > lol yeah <King Boo> well sites like myspace are popular. what if you made a Mario themed myspace? people can network with each other based on their favorite games and trade secrets and stuff <Magma> I think the only people that will really put any time into MNM nowadays are pre-pubescant (sp?) kids. > But people already do that on myspace. And they'd still be superior to anything that MNM comes up with > lol yeah I think so too > No offense to our fans out there <King Boo> I dunno. It was just a suggestion <Magma> Oh yeah, people are gonna be reading this (maybe). >_< > lol <Magma> And megasites like TMK just make it harder for everyone. > Not bad of a suggestion. In fact it goes right in line with mine and Cody's ideas about having some kind of online RPG thing on this site > lol yeah > Which is why I'd like to put as much unique content on MNM as possible <Magma> How does myspace go along with online RPG? > People networking > lol that's pretty much it > But to me, it would be more like Neopets than Myspace <Magma> Ha ha. Well, what about those RPG Maker programs? Are they hard to use? > I have no idea; never used one > But on the note about the internet being different... <Magma> I think an episode-based game would be cool. > If that's the case, then MNM has to keep up with the times! What do you think MNM should do about it to cater to this "new" audience? > Like The Glitch? <Magma> No, like an actual RPG, like you were talking about. > Oh okay <Magma> Well...what does this new audience want? > I don't know lol <Magma> Entertainment...? <King Boo> online girlfriends > lmao > Well, what are the most popular website nowadays? > *websites <Magma> Mario-wise? > No, in general > I mean we've got myspace and all of its incarnations > Blogs are also popular <King Boo> youtube.com > Yeah sites where you can watch "outrageous" videos like King Boo's example <Magma> I'm at a loss. <King Boo> me too > Well, we can agree that this "new" audience is much more computer-savvy > And at younger ages <Magma> Yes. What we think the site needs is not neccessarily what it should have. > Do you think there are less or more Mario fans than before? <Magma> About the same...What do you think? > Yeah, I guess so <Magma> What we do know is that Mario has been WHORED out as far as a commercial license goes. > lol yeah <Magma> Possibility: not taken as seriously as it used to be? > It is a possibility > But maybe this lull is b/c no new REAL Mario games have come out > Recently that is <Magma> New Super Mario Bros. I think that counts. > I mean, New Super Mario Bros. is great, but it's not like it's a brand new thing > I don't know, to me, it seems like a remake <Magma> A remake? It's a brand new game, and better than most of the old ones (in my opinion). <Magma> That'd be like saying SMB3 was a remake of the first SMB. > Well, I guess so, but one things for sure, I can't wait until the Wii comes out > lol <King Boo> Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii <Magma> New games? What do you consider the last REAL Mario game then? Super Mario Sunshine? > No, Paper Mario 2 <Magma> The only games I don't always play are the in the Wario series and the sports games. I play all the parties, but they aren't 'REAL'. <Magma> Don't forget that you haven't played M&L2. > lol > Right <Magma> You need a DS. > Then probably then > *that > I know lol I want one > But for now, you are my DS consultant <King Boo> what am I? > My layout consultant, I guess? <King Boo> =) <Magma> I had a coupon for a 120 dollar DS Lite that came with a game, but it expired. <Magma> That was a good deal, but it's off-topic, so I'll shut up now. > That sucks <Magma> I want a Lite. :( > Me too <Magma> So, do you think Encyclopedia Mushroomica is a big waste of time? > Well, considering TMK already has a full Mariopedia... > No > lol > We will make ours different <Magma> Their Mariopedia is quickly becoming irrelevant and out-of-date. > Really? > Oh, and also Super Mario Portal has a similar database <Magma> And how will ours be different? Are you talking about how I said it would be in-depth? > Yeah <Magma> I haven't seen Portal's, but TMK's hasn't updated for new games in, like, FOREVER. > ANd it may be useful to include pictures of characters from every game so people could see how they evolve > Oh wowage <Magma> Characters from every game? What do you mean? > Like for example, in the entry for Goomba, we could have a picture of a Goomba from SMB1, another from SMB3, SMW, and so on <King Boo> why did you skip SMB2? <Magma> Oh, I was already going to do that. And doesn't TMK plan on doing that as well? > B/c there aren't any Goombas in that game <Magma> er, already does it* > I dn't know are they? <King Boo> why not <Magma> Actually, that's what's taking me so long. Collecting pictures of everything from every game is what's taking me so long. > B/c SMB2 is a very different beast than the other SMBs (I'll explain it to you one day) <King Boo> oh ok > Well, then I say stop focusing on the pictures for now <Magma> I don't know HOW I'm going to get pictures from the DS and Wii though... > Just try to get some entries done first > That's a good question <Magma> Unless I can get the Wii to run on the computer, like the GCN. It IS supposed to go online whether you want it to or not... <King Boo> yeah SMB2 was kinda weird > I don't see why it wouldn't be possible <Magma> The reason I haven't done some actual entries is because it would be much simpler to do one entry at a time, instead of going back to update an entry every time. > Oh okay <Magma> Here, you go, King Boo: http://mnm.ionichost.com/mailbag/mailbag7.phtml <Magma> I believe its the fourth or fifth question. <King Boo> ? <Magma> It's one of our mailbags from so long ago. <King Boo> what am I supposed to see? > Oh yeah, read the question that Boo sent in, King Boo <King Boo> oh ok <King Boo> you misspelled mailbag > Huh? <King Boo> "in the last jailbag" <Magma> Sent in by Boo? My page says it was sent in by Mario... > Ohhh lol that... <Magma> Oh, nevermind, Boo asked the same question. > Yes, and Boo's is more relevant <King Boo> wow so they changed a preexisting game? <King Boo> is that legal? > Nintendo made DDP, they can change their own game if they want to <King Boo> oh ok > Oh and BTW, "jailbag" was intentional <King Boo> what? why? > Every once in awhile, I would put a running gag in a mailbag, for no particular reason at all except out of boredom > Mailbag 6 was called Jailbag 6 <King Boo> oh <King Boo> weird <Magma> Hilarious, Purple... > Yeah, and also I believe in Mailbag 8 or 9, I changed everybody's aliases <King Boo> you did? lemme see <Magma> My name was Blunt Dude... > lol yeah <Magma> Because I always was straight and to the point with my mailbag answers. > Check Mailbag 8 or 9 <King Boo> haha <King Boo> ok > My next gag was supposed to be everybody trading personalities, but the mailbags had stopped by then <King Boo> cool <King Boo> I can't wait to answer my 1st mailbag > Hopefully you will soon <Magma> We need to advertise the sections on MNM in the updates > What do you mean? <Magma> Like advertise the various sections...Tell people so they know it's there. > I already do that every time I update a section though...what exactly do you mean <Magma> Like say--the Mailbag section is up and running again! If you have ANY question that involves Mario or Nintendo in some way, send it in. Trust us--we have answers. > Oh okay > Yeah I will definitely do that once the site reopens, which I will do tomorrow > I'm going to put a huge update and officially open it tomorrow <Magma> A huge update? > Yeah <Magma> Like how? > It'll welcome back old-timers, introduce new-comers, issue a formal apology for letting the site rot for three years, and then the usual updates <King Boo> some celebration. is Boo coming? > I doubt it <Magma> That's Cyrus, now. <King Boo> oh <Magma> We gave him a name for the Legend of Boo series. <Magma> Or, as you call it, LoBster. <King Boo> oh haha > Hey Cody do you want me to create you an account on Cutenews? <Magma> I'd imagine you'd have to eventually. <Magma> We're actually kind of hoping cynical Cyrus doesn't show up, so he can't throw it up in our faces that no one showed up. <King Boo> haha > This technically was originally supposed to be a staff members only chat > But I figured that was too exclusive <Magma> It might as well have been. :-/ > lol yup <Magma> I would say something about our affiliates, but they might read this. > lol well I did tell not to worry about RSVPing > +them > Next chat I'll try to get more publicity out <Magma> I just hope we aren't all wasting our time with this... > What do you mean? <Magma> That we can revive MNM. It doesn't matter if we actually update it if nobody looks. > True <Magma> If we don't have a fanbase. <Magma> For example, even though we're not in their league, TMK has tons of people that check for an update every day. > Yeah > And they don't update everyday <Magma> I know, it's more like once every couple of weeks. :-I > Nobody has signed the guestbook still, how sad <Magma> Does ANYBODY sign guestbooks anymore? <Magma> Oh wait, people did at my old comic site, M&L2. > No, not really lol. It's just an asylum for spam really > But I really am curious if actual human beings come to MNM <Magma> Who else would? > Bots <Magma> Forgive my ignorance, but what do you mean. [Sun Jul 30 19:38:38 MDT 2006] Daisy Girl [Sun Jul 30 19:38:46 MDT 2006] YoshiLovesMelons <Daisy Girl> Woah, sorry I'm late everyone! > Welcome Daisy Girl! Welcome YoshiLovesMelons! > N/p <YoshiLovesMelons> HELLO EVERYBODY MY NAME IS YOSHILOVESMELONS! <Magma> We actually didn't think people were going to show up... > Wow where'd you guys come from? > Seriously [Sun Jul 30 19:39:59 MDT 2006] Toadsworth#3 <YoshiLovesMelons> I JUST HAPPENED TO DROP BY <YoshiLovesMelons> THIS IS A COOL SITE1 <Daisy Girl> I found your site through Daisy Land. <King Boo> hi I'm King Boo <Daisy Girl> And I saw that there was a chat going on!! > Oh awesomeage <Toadsworth#3> Yagh blargh blah blah! > Well, welcome! [Sun Jul 30 19:40:31 MDT 2006] Cyrus > We are celebrating the grand reopening of MNM, have you guys been to MNM before? > Hi Cyrus! Welcome to MNM Grand Reopening Chat! <Toadsworth#3> I'm new...is this a fansite? <Cyrus> I'm surprised there are more than just the regulars here > Yes, MNM is a general Mario information website <King Boo> hey Cyrus <Daisy Girl> So what did I miss? > We were just talking about what MNM is going to do to keep visitors happy lol <Cyrus> Magma why are you trying to have people incessently click that link to Galbadia Hotel > Oh yeah! Does anybody have any announcements they'd like to make? Site promotions? Etc. <Magma> Because I need Galbadia Hotel links...visitors, would you please click on the link in my info? <Cyrus> Otherwise known as SPAM <YoshiLovesMelons> WELL I'M STARTING A SITE ABOUT YOSHI SOON <Toadsworth#3> Yeah, it's spam. ^_^; But it helps me. <YoshiLovesMelons> NOT YET UP > Oh neatage, let us know when it's up maybe we can affiliate ^_^ <Toadsworth#3> Magma told me about it. <Cyrus> Really though downloading one file at a time isn't as horrible as you make it out to be <YoshiLovesMelons> OKAY <Cyrus> Especially because you can just pick and choose <Toadsworth#3> I work there at Ninbit with him. > Oh neatage <Cyrus> Don't type in all caps, please. Internet Etiquette > Yes, please Yoshi <Daisy Girl> So who are all your favorite Mario characters? I bet you can guess mine. =P <Cyrus> Come on you, where's the moderating *pokes Purple* <YoshiLovesMelons> r u a moderator 2? <Magma> Technically, he is staff. <Cyrus> Sort of. And I shall wield the moderating trout! > He is a staff member <Magma> That reminds me. <King Boo> I'm a staff member too <Cyrus> Cyrus slaps Magma around with a large trout. Ka ha ha ha!! > lol oh no not this again <Magma> Crap, I was looking for the right F key... <Cyrus> I am wielder of the trout <Cyrus> F11, Quickdraw <Magma> Oh, okay > Me slaps King around with a large trout. Heh heh <Daisy Girl> Let me try. > Er oops > Purple slaps KingBoo around with a large trout. Heh heh <Daisy Girl> Daisy Girl slaps Purple around with a large trout. <Cyrus> Oh look what I started =P <King Boo> what the hell is up with the trouts? <Cyrus> So how old are you people I don't know, 12? <Daisy Girl> I'm fifteen, I'm a regular over at Daisy Land. <YoshiLovesMelons> im 13 <Magma> I hate Daisy. :-\ <YoshiLovesMelons> u? > lol uh-oh <Toadsworth#3> woah, i can't keep up with you guys! <King Boo> Daisy screwed me over in Mario Party 4 <Cyrus> It's hard to give ghosts an age > lol yeah that was funny <Cyrus> But anyhow I'm 19 <Cyrus> And should be one with eternity anyway! Ka ha ha ha!! <Magma> I used to like Daisy as a character, but then she got retarded in Double Dash when she was shouting "Hi! I'm Daisy!" I've hated her ever since. <YoshiLovesMelons> wow ure old > King Boo is the eldest. He is 22 <Magma> I was seventeen when I first started working at MNM, but now I'm 15. <YoshiLovesMelons> WOW @_@ > lmao <Cyrus> You travelled back in time <Magma> And getting my learner's permit Tuesday. :) <King Boo> that's right. so no backtalking young unz > I can =P <Toadsworth#3> I'm 14. <King Boo> well I'm 2nd in command <Cyrus> We're too old for this, staffers <Magma> Hey, I still count... <YoshiLovesMelons> dont feel bad :( <Cyrus> I feel so ancient being unburied with this site from the sands of time <Daisy Girl> Wait...did someone say they HATE Daisy>? <King Boo> Magma did <Magma> Uh, yeah, where have you been? <Magma> And thanks, Your Majesty. :-O <King Boo> does Yoshi love marshmallows too? <Daisy Girl> Well, in that case... <YoshiLovesMelons> Yoshi loves everything <Daisy Girl> Daisy Girl slaps Magma around with a large trout. Hi, I'm Daisy!! <Cyrus> If it's edible, Yoshi will eat it <YoshiLovesMelons> but melons are his favorite <King Boo> oh. sounds like my kinda dinosaur then <Cyrus> And if it isn't that particular thing will only be eaten once and then avoided <YoshiLovesMelons> Yoshi doesn't like ghosts <King Boo> to eat? or what? <Magma> Yoshis HATE chili peppers. I don't know if that means anything. And now I hate Daisy even more. <YoshiLovesMelons> Yoshi is afraid of ghosts <Cyrus> I might still have that choose your own adventure book loosely based on Super Mario World <Magma> I have a couple of those, Cyrus. <King Boo> oh. don't be afraid of me. I only haunt Bowser <Cyrus> He ate nails without a problem. Castiron stomach <Magma> What about Luigi, King Boo? <King Boo> him too <Cyrus> No Boo fears Luigi, just that darn Poltergust! <Magma> I remember that King Boo had Luigi imprisoned in Super Mario 64 DS. <Cyrus> Except for the King apparently <YoshiLovesMelons> omg luigi's mansion is so fun <Purple> We were just playing it today > I'm conflicted on whether a sequel would be nice. <Cyrus> Don't overdo it, I say <Purple> I was highly disappointed with the Hidden Mansion <Cyrus> Frankly I couldn't really tell the difference between the two <Toadsworth#3> whats the hidden mansion? <Purple> It's the mansion that you unlock after beating Luigi's Mansion, but it's the exact same as the first mansion > Isn't it inverted or something? <Purple> No <Cyrus> Not at all <Cyrus> I can tell you what inverted is <Purple> The only difference is, the ghosts have shorter stun times but less pulling power <Cyrus> Walking on ceilings <Cyrus> Like in Symphony of the Night > Oh yeah, I remember now. That's stupid <King Boo> what? really? you told me that you get to play as Mario <Cyrus> Who's spreading rumors <Purple> King Boo = PUNKED HEE HEE HAHA HO HO > You're so cruel, Purple...How's he ever going to learn Mario 101 if you pull that kinda stuff? <King Boo> ooh youre gonna get it. just you wait King Boo will get you <Daisy Girl> How about...DAISY'S PALACE as a sequel? <Purple> lmao, sorry <Cyrus> As if that's required <YoshiLovesMelons> Or Yoshi's Island <Cyrus> Save what little brain power he has left for other stuff <King Boo> whose <Cyrus> Yours. Ka ha ha ha!! <King Boo> hey. it's not my fault I'm ignorant on Mario matters. Purple keeps feeding me lies > That was the only thing I lied about <Cyrus> And I say there are more important things you could learn <King Boo> no doubt I do <Magma> Oh, I just thought of an interesting question. <YoshiLovesMelons> wait wait wait wait wait wait wait. Is Cyrus a Boo? shouldnt u be worshipping King Boo? <Magma> Who here had the guts to play Super Princess Peach? <King Boo> yeah. kiss me feet subject <King Boo> my* > lol > I would, but I don't have a DS <Cyrus> Who wants to worship a painting? And you have no feet ka ha ha ha!! <Magma> I almost did, I had it in my hands and everything, but I just couldn't do it. <Cyrus> Anyone I couldn't put my masculinity aside and get the game <Cyrus> Anyhow* <Magma> So then I went on eBay, and it was expensive on there. <King Boo> I'm not a painting. ok then kiss my crown > I WOULD SO DO IT > But just give me a DS <Daisy Girl> I did. It was pretty good, but it should've starred Daisy. Who cares about Peach? <YoshiLovesMelons> im a guy so no <Daisy Girl> Daisy is way more down-to-earth. <Cyrus> Makes sense since you don't have a ring, but I wasn't part of your illusory mansion <Magma> I would say at least Peach isn't an idiot like Daisy, but Peach is pretty stupid sometimes... <Magma> She's only smart in RPGs. <King Boo> it doesn't matter. I'm still King of the Boos > lol > Except Mario & Luigi > God she annoyed the heck out of me in that one <Magma> She was okay in M&L, I think... <Magma> At least she didn't stay kidnapped the whole game. <King Boo> why what did she do? <Magma> She was gone for almost ALL of M&L2...I think. Am I right, Cyrus? > Kept running straight into enemies in that one desert level that I forgot the name of, it was a hassle getting her safely out of there <Magma> Teehee Valley > Yeah lol <Cyrus> You can't expect to wield supreme executive power just because some watery tart throws a sword at you > I almost just went, "Oh let the villains take her...let's just move on already!" <King Boo> watery tart? sword? what are you talking about? <Cyrus> I rest my case <Magma> Ha ha, what would've been cool is if in PM2, she gunned down a few X-Nauts, blew up their base, and went on the run for a couple of chapters. <Cyrus> Anyhow I don't remember much from Partners in Time <King Boo> ? > lol <Cyrus> I could've done without the infamous realization that the computer was spying on her > ANNOUNCEMENT: The MNM Grand Reopening Chat is officially over, but if you'd like to stick around, you are more than welcome to! |