Today in Joystiq: August 9, 2007
Will the following avatar owners please come to the front counter and claim their Mario variations? Be sure to thank Brad for catching 'em all; check out the highlights for today:
Joystiquery
Off the Grid: Franchises, classics, and homogeny
Today's most emergent video: Ecology of Bioshock
News
Ding fries are done - the Halo 3 media onslaught begins
GameTap Thursday: the Overlord has arrived
Ian Bogost sets good example on Colbert Report
PaRappa creator discusses possible PSN sequel
EA raises stake in Ubisoft, controls nearly 25% of voting shares
New Cooking Mama out of the oven early next year
Bitter dregs: A brief round-up of new Xbox 360 DLC
Beyond Northrend: WoW's beauty and dance school
SOE announces Ramayan 3392 A.D. MMO
EA and Activision talk smack about rock battle
Ninja Gaiden Sigma DLC coming to Europe, Japan
Mark Rein speaks on Silicon Knights v. Epic suit
Bourne Conspiracy devs: this is no 'movie game'
Stranglehold PS3 still coming to Europe this year
Piyotama, Heavenly Sword videos in today's US PSN update
Amazon selling Xbox 360 for $330
Pre-Teen Raider cartoon not so creepy after all
New Sega title hurts our brains
id Software's Steve Nix talks id Tech 5
Sierra developing Spiderwick Chronicles game based on movie
Chibi-Robo DS not dead, but trapped at Wal-Mart
Culture & Community
Wii's most popular VC games
King of Kong director loves Saved By The Bell
Cheapy D fixes red ring with towel in video
London Review of Books weighs in on Manhunt 2
Metroid retrospective: Part 3 - Metroid Prime
Joystiquery
Off the Grid: Franchises, classics, and homogeny
Today's most emergent video: Ecology of Bioshock
News
Ding fries are done - the Halo 3 media onslaught begins
GameTap Thursday: the Overlord has arrived
Ian Bogost sets good example on Colbert Report
PaRappa creator discusses possible PSN sequel
EA raises stake in Ubisoft, controls nearly 25% of voting shares
New Cooking Mama out of the oven early next year
Bitter dregs: A brief round-up of new Xbox 360 DLC
Beyond Northrend: WoW's beauty and dance school
SOE announces Ramayan 3392 A.D. MMO
EA and Activision talk smack about rock battle
Ninja Gaiden Sigma DLC coming to Europe, Japan
Mark Rein speaks on Silicon Knights v. Epic suit
Bourne Conspiracy devs: this is no 'movie game'
Stranglehold PS3 still coming to Europe this year
Piyotama, Heavenly Sword videos in today's US PSN update
Amazon selling Xbox 360 for $330
Pre-Teen Raider cartoon not so creepy after all
New Sega title hurts our brains
id Software's Steve Nix talks id Tech 5
Sierra developing Spiderwick Chronicles game based on movie
Chibi-Robo DS not dead, but trapped at Wal-Mart
Culture & Community
Wii's most popular VC games
King of Kong director loves Saved By The Bell
Cheapy D fixes red ring with towel in video
London Review of Books weighs in on Manhunt 2
Metroid retrospective: Part 3 - Metroid Prime











Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Kazi @ Aug 10th 2007 12:01AM
Chad Wardenn Mario wins.
Louis S. @ Aug 10th 2007 12:45AM
The Chad Mario made me lawl too.
Bauer22 @ Aug 10th 2007 6:17AM
Chad Warren Mario be ballin!
HB96st @ Aug 10th 2007 12:07AM
you forgot my late entry..LOL
Rare Hare @ Aug 10th 2007 12:09AM
Yeah and yours is actually really good.
3cubed minus 3squared plus1 @ Aug 10th 2007 12:54AM
Yours has win written all over it.
BPM @ Aug 10th 2007 2:11AM
Rastafario is awesome.
Kye @ Aug 10th 2007 3:59AM
Rastafario for teh win.
Airhab @ Aug 10th 2007 11:42AM
Very nice.
Dave Silva @ Aug 10th 2007 12:09AM
I hate to be a bother, but how can I change my avatar? I clicked on my name and the site prompts me for my password - which doesn't work. I see no way to request a change, either.
Sorry, but I figured I'd ask now, since other folks can change their settings.
vidGuy @ Aug 10th 2007 12:11AM
Enter your profile by clicking on your name. Enter your password - if you are still confirming comments through email it should be at the bottom of those emails - and you'll have access to change the password, avatar, and screenname.
Chyld989 @ Aug 10th 2007 4:56AM
So vidGuy, what happens if you log in, browse to the avatar you want, click upload, and after 20 minutes it STILL hasn't uploaded the 64x64 image? =P 'Cause that's where I'm at right about now.
treeki @ Aug 10th 2007 8:08AM
I also cannot change my avatar, and I have no profile. What should I do?
3cubed minus 3squared plus1 @ Aug 10th 2007 12:10AM
I had one too, but decided to go back to original pic.
I'll put it up now.
And you forgot the Mario with the Marijuana leaf instead of an M in the hat.
Rare Hare @ Aug 10th 2007 12:11AM
I'm officially naming the first pirate Mario (with the parrot on his shoulder) "YAARRRio".
hvnlysoldr @ Aug 10th 2007 12:39AM
Remember kids. Mythbusters says pirates wore eye patches for night vision. Also that parrot be my Red-headed Mexican Amazon Rosie.
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa81/hvnlysoldr/a6a46bb8.jpg
3cubed minus 3squared plus1 @ Aug 10th 2007 12:14AM
Nice
faceless coward @ Aug 10th 2007 12:17AM
Wow, I knew there were a lot of us, but sheesh.
RoboChamp @ Aug 10th 2007 12:18AM
I made the DBZ one. Copyright infringement is fun.
My favorite though is the screamin' red lips. Can't help but laugh every time I look at him.
Intellectualdiot @ Aug 10th 2007 2:07AM
Yeah, I love that one. It was incredibly unnerving the first time that I saw it, but it's grown on me. Just like the parasitic offspring that I'm sure that such a Mario would spawn would.
BPM @ Aug 10th 2007 2:14AM
Thanks. I don't know why, but when I started seeing people editing Paper Mario, making a SHOOP DA MARIO just came to me. :D
For more information on this tired old meme, please refer to this entry on Encyclopedia Dramatica (note: it is best for your mental health, if you have any left, that you do NOT view the picture gallery after the "IRC Version"):
http://www.encyclopediadramatica.com/IMMA_CHARGIN_MAH_LAZER
Maybe I should animate it now so that Mario charges his lazer...
samfish @ Aug 10th 2007 12:25AM
Naked Peach likes Black Mario the best.
Captain Jody Anthony XVIII @ Aug 10th 2007 8:38AM
aww yea baby.
robert @ Aug 10th 2007 2:02PM
she just hasn't tried "the ron" yet.
mike @ Aug 10th 2007 12:28AM
I was thinking of doing the same and making a picture with all of them. I love any sort of edited original joystiq mario avatar. However I would say the bottom right one and the one diagonally above to the left of that one dont really apply.
pinsleric @ Aug 10th 2007 12:34AM
haha those are all really good
mike @ Aug 10th 2007 12:34AM
forgot to mention i got my picture of mario from here http://mariolopez.net
Leonidas @ Aug 10th 2007 12:39AM
You forgot the Mudkips Mario.
And you should do one for all the pirate avatars. That'd be sweet.
Charles M. @ Aug 10th 2007 12:46AM
wow those are awesome
TonyBlair @ Aug 10th 2007 12:41AM
Mine owns them all. It doesnt get more 'variant of Mario' than freakin Waluigi.
Think about it.
Stupidiot @ Aug 10th 2007 4:00AM
Ahem, Wario.
Imadogg @ Aug 10th 2007 12:46AM
Mine is most definitely the worst, wanted something simple... I'm not too good with Photoshop.
I like dead mario, the crazy last one on the 2nd row, hvnlysoldr w/e's pirate, mr. mario slave... lmao just saw shaven mario.
Props to all
hvnlysoldr @ Aug 10th 2007 12:50AM
I'm so glad I changed my avatar to reinstate Mario, include an eye patch, and still keep my parrot.
Remember kids. Mythbusters says pirates wore eye patches for night vision.
Also that parrot be my Mexican Red-headed Parrot (an Amazon parrot) Rosie. Hmmm didn't know they were endangered...
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa81/hvnlysoldr/a6a46bb8.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-crowned_Amazon
Leonidas @ Aug 10th 2007 12:52AM
Hvnlysoldr, what does the Y stand for on your pirate mario? I just noticed it and I can't think of what it could be.
hvnlysoldr @ Aug 10th 2007 1:14AM
Freaking lousy connection... Y is from my name. My full name has a long story behind it. Although I had cleaned out all the artifacts in the default avatar I got frustrated with the Y initial. I didn't realize I should have probably angled or put perspective. It's perfectly straight looking like a stamp while in the original it looks like it's on the hat. Rare Hare nicknamed him "YAARRRIO"
HB96st @ Aug 10th 2007 12:51AM
I'm sure everyone will give it a go.. LOL..
Number Six @ Aug 10th 2007 1:06AM
Looks like fun! I'll give it a go. Just an update to my previous avatar.
Leonidas @ Aug 10th 2007 1:18AM
Cool, I actually made my avatar to look like yours. Just, y'know, with a cow.
Should I put a mario hat on him?
Alisha Karabinus @ Aug 10th 2007 1:20AM
Wow, I was just thinking last night how clever these were!
3cubed minus 3squared plus1 @ Aug 10th 2007 1:33AM
http://mexicanmario.ytmnd.com/
Word of the street. @ Aug 10th 2007 1:42AM
OMG SPOILERS**
Dont tell anyone but that is in fact a SSBB secret character.
Rubang B @ Aug 10th 2007 1:42AM
Six hundred dollars ain't shit to Mario.
Zeus the God @ Aug 10th 2007 1:50AM
The Gmod Mario wins a thousand times over.
SGT Grumbles @ Aug 10th 2007 7:38PM
1x Agree (list)
WhatIsThatThing @ Aug 10th 2007 1:59AM
It's official. Joystiq's Mario is the equivalent of Myspace's Tom.
CouchPotato99 @ Aug 10th 2007 2:01AM
Here's my mario. I can't believe no one thought of this yet!
Dyabolik @ Aug 10th 2007 2:18AM
You forgot mine :)
PSN: ummfada @ Aug 10th 2007 10:35AM
I BLEED
Knoxximus @ Aug 10th 2007 2:19AM
Yep....Chad Warden wins. BAAWWWWWLIIIIIIIN!!
The Kire @ Aug 10th 2007 2:45AM
One sec, lemme figure out how to get my Pipboy one up.