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Deadlock Clock: May 23rd 2012 at 11:59:00 PM
SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#26: May 25th 2012 at 11:38:24 AM

Upvoted the rainbow picture - flashy colours sound more like this than the rather pixelated graphics in the other pictures.

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#27: May 25th 2012 at 4:21:58 PM

"Rainbow-coloured" does not demonstrate the trope. How about we go for something more strongly indicating invincibility?

EDITED IN: What comes to mind is the Sonic series, given the abundance of obvious threats like lava, spikes, etc... more obviously harmful than goombas or koopas. Give me some time and I'll come up with a good screenshot from one of the earlier Sonic games.

EDITED IN after: Here it is.


edited 25th May '12 4:57:43 PM by HiddenFacedMatt

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FinalStarman from Clinton, Massachusetts Since: Nov, 2011
#28: May 25th 2012 at 8:27:50 PM

[up] Very tall and unattractive. I say this in general about a Multi Part Picture for this page—a simpler image if any would be acceptable.

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troacctid (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#29: May 26th 2012 at 12:19:19 AM

There should be no reason to use multiple frames on this page.

SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#30: May 26th 2012 at 12:49:55 AM

As for the "rainbow" thing: I see images of Mario sometimes, and rainbows definitively aren't something I see often there. Plus that the pose looks definitively like a power-up.

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
Spark9 Since: Nov, 2010
#31: May 26th 2012 at 1:45:41 AM

Come on people, don't be so picky. Pretty much all the suggestions here are better than leaving the page blank again. We leave too many pages imageless as it is.

rodneyAnonymous Sophisticated as Hell from empty space Since: Aug, 2010
#32: May 26th 2012 at 2:01:53 AM

"We leave too many pages imageless as it is."

An imageless page is better than a page with a bad image. Leaving the page blank again is in fact better than all the suggestions, according to the votes thus far.

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SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#34: May 26th 2012 at 2:19:27 AM

[up] and [up][up]: This discussion goes to that thread there.

Also, someone needs to tell me how the other pics show the trope.

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
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#35: May 26th 2012 at 7:56:50 AM

As for the "rainbow" thing: I see images of Mario sometimes, and rainbows definitively aren't something I see often there.
Except that familiarity with a series is supposed to be irrelevant in deciding page images.

There should be no reason to use multiple frames on this page.
No, there's plenty of reason; it shows both the powerup and how it results in invincibility. Otherwise you just show one part or the other, which is incomplete. (And the rainbow Mario one is even worse, because it shows neither part.)

That said, perhaps the Sonic invincibility powerup could be shown in 2 parts.


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rodneyAnonymous Sophisticated as Hell from empty space Since: Aug, 2010
#36: May 26th 2012 at 1:10:45 PM

That is ugly.

I think the Super Star image is better than nothing, and the other options are worse. Except maybe the 8-bit SMB one. I have no control over others' votes, though.

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Telcontar In uffish thought from England Since: Feb, 2012
In uffish thought
#37: May 26th 2012 at 1:18:50 PM

I don't see a powerup, I just see a computer screen. I don't see a reason for him to not always have the invincibility. I don't think those screenshots are ever going to work as a page image; they're dark and unclear.

Rainbow!Mario strongly implies the trope and has value as an image, so I think that's the best of the options. It's clear (having never played SMB or related games) that he has a powerup, and it can easily be infered that it's invincibility.

That was the amazing part. Things just keep going.
SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#38: May 26th 2012 at 1:22:06 PM

[up]Exactly my thoughts.

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
rodneyAnonymous Sophisticated as Hell from empty space Since: Aug, 2010
#39: May 26th 2012 at 1:25:07 PM

Sandbox.Invincibility Power Up RM

edited 27th May '12 2:07:12 PM by rodneyAnonymous

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#40: May 26th 2012 at 4:08:23 PM

It's clear (having never played SMB or related games) that he has a powerup
I disagree. To someone unfamiliar with the Mario series, that glowing could be part of Mario's usual appearance.

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rodneyAnonymous Sophisticated as Hell from empty space Since: Aug, 2010
#41: May 26th 2012 at 4:15:01 PM

Both are very small sample sizes, but that is an anecdote from someone who is not familiar with SMB versus speculation from someone who is.

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Spark9 Since: Nov, 2010
#42: May 26th 2012 at 4:37:38 PM

With arguments like that you could make a case against every single image on this wiki. Yes, it is possible that not everybody will understand or benefit from it; but if there is no image then we have the certainty that nobody will benefit from it.

FinalStarman from Clinton, Massachusetts Since: Nov, 2011
#43: May 26th 2012 at 4:45:42 PM

To someone unfamiliar with the Mario series, that glowing could be part of Mario's usual appearance.

No one would assume that it is. Unless there truly is the type of person who would see that image and go, "So this guy's normal appearance is all rainbowy and sparkly. What does this have to do with the trope?"

[down] [lol]

edited 26th May '12 4:56:12 PM by FinalStarman

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Spark9 Since: Nov, 2010
#44: May 26th 2012 at 4:54:24 PM

Well, somebody could think that the glowing star is the main character of the game, and when he takes an Invuln Powerup he gets a weird image of a guy with blue pants and a moustache that floats around his star for awhile...

tongue

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#45: May 27th 2012 at 11:46:39 AM

With arguments like that you could make a case against every single image on this wiki.
Not really, because most images at least indicate the trope in and of itself. It's just an arbitrary association of glow with invincibility (as opposed to other powers, even) that leads to the notion that this illustrates it.

... in hindsight, with even that taken into consideration, perhaps it might be better than nothing, if no better options are presented. For now, I say we keep looking.

EDITED IN: Another option, from Super Mario 64.



EDITED IN after: Or alternatively, Super Mario Bros 3.

edited 27th May '12 1:06:49 PM by HiddenFacedMatt

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Stratadrake Dragon Writer Since: Oct, 2009
Dragon Writer
#46: May 27th 2012 at 1:42:08 PM

First one doesn't work; it doesn't show the powerup per se (just the item box), and Metal Mario's too difficult to spot in the flames.

Last one has some potential though ... world 7, eh? Give me half an hour and I can grab a better shot.


I still want to get one from Mario 3, but here's one from Mario 1, All-Stars version:

Outta the way, make room!

edited 27th May '12 2:27:24 PM by Stratadrake

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Telcontar In uffish thought from England Since: Feb, 2012
In uffish thought
#47: May 27th 2012 at 1:48:08 PM

First one, to me he looks, well, dead.

Second one, he's tiny at first and it took me a while to see him in the second. I'm game for if a better version can be produced, but I'm dubious.

That was the amazing part. Things just keep going.
lu127 Paper Master from 異界 Since: Sep, 2011 Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
#49: May 27th 2012 at 2:02:44 PM

Too big, not focused enough on the trope. I'm gonna say rainbow Mario does the best job of getting the trope across, although he could be a lot better.

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Stratadrake Dragon Writer Since: Oct, 2009
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#50: May 27th 2012 at 2:51:40 PM


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