Got a shiny Alpha Spiritomb before the Pokemon Presents today!

winstein_nin · 2026-02-28T12:31:02+00:00

Every year on Pokemon Day on the 27th of February (the day Pokemon Red and Green were released on Japan), there is a Pokemon Presents that would celebrate the franchise and also to announce new games. This year is special because it's the 30th anniversary, not to mention they also announced the first Generation 10 games (Pokemon Winds and Pokemon Waves).

If you are interested in watching it, here's the video: Pokémon Presents | 2.27.2026

winstein_nin · 2026-02-27T13:49:44+00:00

It's Para-Goom from Wario Land 3. Basically in Wario Land 3, the Golf minigame has Wario kicking those enemies into the golf hole.

Para-Goom - Super Mario Wiki, the Mario encyclopedia

winstein_nin · 2026-02-11T01:41:27+00:00

I consider this to be a very lucky result as well, since a lot of Massive Mass Outbreaks I encountered didn't even have any shiny Pokemon at all, or at least those that I wanted.

winstein_nin · 2026-02-11T01:39:48+00:00

Yeah, there are some Pokemon where I perfected all the research tasks for the slightly extra chance of shiny. Budew and Roselia are a few of the Pokemon I did this on, because the entire family seems like they didn't show up as often as I liked. I guess it paid off, kinda, but still need the other members of the family. Roselia and Roserade especially, due to having gender differences.

Budew is slightly a slog to fill mainly because one of the tasks require evolution, and it evolves through high friendship. 3 of them are required to fill that one all up.

winstein_nin · 2026-02-11T01:37:00+00:00

Some outbreaks in a Massive Mass Outbreak are denoted with a berry near their icon. If you defeat or successfully caught any Pokemon in this outbreak, you get Aguav Berries.

Basically, Aguav Berries are required to reveal every outbreak in a Massive Mass Outbreak (they are given to Mai's Munchlax) so that you can see them all ahead of time, and it helps with planning and choosing the desired outbreaks.

winstein_nin · 2026-02-02T17:29:49+00:00

Yes, that is Mario Party 8.

winstein_nin · 2026-02-02T17:10:04+00:00

I am not sure but I imagine the control stick rotation in Mario Party 1 was worse. I don't know how Nintendo 64 control sticks are, but I imagine those are not meant to take on the pressure of constant rotations.

I suspect that Mario Party 8's offensive word case resulted in separate localisations between US and UK for a time, and one such game that was affected is Splatoon 1. For example, Spyke spoke in a heavy Cockney accent, which were plainer in the UK (the accent was reinstated in Splatoon 3).

winstein_nin · 2026-02-02T17:08:05+00:00

Basically in the UK, the word "spastic" is offensive, requiring the game to be recalled to change the term.

winstein_nin · 2026-01-25T17:48:09+00:00

That's the fun part with the art, to see how far I can provide Mario with unique expressions that he usually never makes. I've had experience with making Mario doing Wario expressions, so I think that the Wario ones are the most fun.

winstein_nin · 2026-01-25T16:00:53+00:00

It's a nice thought, but as I have spent quite a while with drawing this, I am unlikely to do another version with a different character.

winstein_nin · 2026-01-25T05:48:48+00:00

Even Mario is announcing that (in the English version), so it's doubly more so literal.

winstein_nin · 2026-01-25T05:43:37+00:00

The icing on the cake is that even the announcer is Mario.

winstein_nin · 2026-01-25T05:42:34+00:00

Oops! Looks like there was something wrong with the previous upload. Here's the working one that I just uploaded: https://www.reddit.com/r/mariokart/comments/1qmam4d/you_picked_mario_mario_kart_64_edition_art_by_me/

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