Editing List of Play Nintendo secret messages

The [[Play Nintendo]] website contains multiple secret message posts in the News section in which the reader must decode a cryptogram to finish a sentence by using a key of different items, blocks and enemies that correlate to letters of the alphabet. 

The following are ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]''–related secret message posts.

==Alphabet key==
[[File:SSM secret code table.jpg|thumb|''Use the alphabet key below to match the items to their corresponding letter and try to spell out the secret message!'']]
The same alphabet key is used in every post. Each letter is represented by an item, block, or enemy.
* A - [[Buzzy Beetle]]
* B - [[Koopa Troopa]]
* C - [[Hammer Bro]] 
* D - [[Piranha Plant]]
* E - [[Red Shell]]
* F - [[Green Shell]]
* G - [[Warp Pipe]]
* H - [[Note Block]] 
* I - [[Empty Block]]
* J - [[POW Block]]
* K - [[Brick Block]]
* L - [[Goomba]]
* M - [[? Block]] 
* N - [[Yoshi's Egg]]
* O - [[Propeller Mushroom]]
* P - [[1-Up Mushroom]] 
* Q - [[Super Star]]
* R - [[Fire Flower]]
* S - [[Super Mushroom]] 
* T - [[Coin]] 
* U - [[Bob-omb]]
* V - [[Lakitu]] 
* W - [[Monty Mole]]
* X - [[Boo]]
* Y - [[Thwomp]]
* Z - [[Cheep Cheep]]

==Mario Secret Message Fun Decoding==
[[File:Play Nintendo Mario Secret Message Fun Decoding preview.jpg|thumb|The ''Mario Secret Message Fun Decoding'' post thumbnail]]
''Mario Secret Message Fun Decoding'', also referred to as ''Homework cat-astrophe!'' by its card and description, is a secret message post about ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' in the News section released on Play Nintendo's website.

===Questions===
The solution is marked with a green border.

{{Play Nintendo quiz
|page=Question
|image=Mario Secret Message Fun Decoding image 1.jpg
|question=Oh no! [[Undodog]] undid [[Cat Mario]]’s homework! What will Cat [[Mario]] do now?</br></br>_____  ____  _______.
|answer1=Start from scratch
|correct1=1
}}

===Description===
''Cat Mario worked hard on his first homework of the school year, but his friend Undodog accidentally made it disappear—woof! Can you decode the message below to find out what Cat Mario will do? Undodog and Cat Mario appear in the [https://supermariomaker.nintendo.com/?_gl=1*4gw1sa*_ga*MTYyNjMzOTgzNy4xNjc1MDgzODE1*_ga_F6ERC4HMNZ*MTY4OTE2MjM4NS4xOTYuMS4xNjg5MTYyODQ2LjAuMC4w Super Mario Maker 2] game, available now for the [[Nintendo Switch]] system.''

==Wario Secret Message Game==
[[File:Wario Secret Message thumbnail.jpg|thumb|The ''Wario Secret Message Game'' post thumbnail. The cryptogram spells "wow".]]
''Wario Secret Message Game'', also referred to as ''Can you decode a secret back-to-school message?'' by its card and description, is a secret message post in the News section released on Play Nintendo's website.

===Questions===
The solution is marked with a green border.

{{Play Nintendo quiz
|page=Question
|image=Wario Secret Message Game image 1.jpg
|question=What was [[Wario]]’s excuse when he was sent to the principal’s office for nose picking?</br></br>He wasn’t picking his nose, he was _______  ___  ____.
|answer1=Digging for gold
|correct1=1
}}

===Description===
''Wario was sent to the principal’s office—again! Can you guess why? You can try to decode the secret message below to get the answer!''

==Missing Word Game Bowser for Prez==
[[File:Missing Word Game Bowser for Prez thumbnail.jpg|thumb|The ''Missing Word Game Bowser for Prez'' post thumbnail. The cryptogram spells "vote".]]
''Missing Word Game Bowser for Prez'', also referred to as ''Bowser for prez'' by its card and description, is a secret message post in the News section released on Play Nintendo's website.

===Questions===
The solution is marked with a green border.

{{Play Nintendo quiz
|page=Question
|image=Missing Word Game Bowser for Prez image 1.jpg
|question=Why does [[Bowser]] want to be class president?</br></br>So he can ____________ ____________!
|answer1=Cancel recess
|correct1=1
}}

===Description===
''Bowser’s running for class president, but it’s not because he wants to help anyone…except for himself! Can you solve the riddle below by using the answer key to find the right letters?''

==Mario Secret Message Game==
[[File:Mario Secret Message Game thumbnail.jpg|thumb|A thumbnail, the cryptogram spells "yay".]]
''Mario Secret Message Game'', also referred to as ''Get the message?'' by its card and description, was a secret message post in the News section released on Play Nintendo's website. 

===Questions===
The solution is marked with a green border.

{{Play Nintendo quiz
|page=Secret message
|image=Mario Secret Message Game image 1.jpg
|answer1=Happy Mario Day!
|correct1=1
}}

===Description===
''In honor of [[MAR10 Day|National Mario Day]], we’ve written a super-duper secret message in a [[Mushroom Kingdom]]-inspired picture alphabet. Can you decode the message using the key below?''

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Play Nintendo Mario Secret Message Fun Decoding banner.jpg|''Mario Secret Message Fun Decoding'' banner cryptogram (spells "oops")
Wario Secret Message Game image 2.jpg| ''Wario Secret Message Game'' banner cryptogram (spells "wow")
Wario Secret Message Game image 3.jpg|Alphabet key, A to G
Wario Secret Message Game image 4.jpg|Ditto, H to N
Wario Secret Message Game image 5.jpg|Ditto, O to U
Wario Secret Message Game image 6.jpg|Ditto, V to Z
</gallery>

==External links==
* [https://play.nintendo.com/news-tips/news/mario-secret-message-fun-decoding/ Mario Secret Message Fun Decoding on the Play Nintendo website] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20230323144653/https://play.nintendo.com/news-tips/news/mario-secret-message-fun-decoding/ archived])
* [https://play.nintendo.com/news-tips/news/wario-secret-message-game/ Wario Secret Message Game on the Play Nintendo website] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20200919151734/https://play.nintendo.com/news-tips/news/wario-secret-message-game/ archived])
* [https://play.nintendo.com/news-tips/news/missing-word-game-bowser-for-prez/ Missing Word Game Bowser for Prez on the Play Nintendo website] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20230321010234/https://play.nintendo.com/news-tips/news/missing-word-game-bowser-for-prez/ archived])
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160414081701/http://play.nintendo.com/news-tips/news/mario-secret-message-game/ Mario Secret Message Game on the Play Nintendo website] (archived)

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Description	What you type	What you get
Italic	''Italic text''	Italic text
Bold	'''Bold text'''	Bold text
Bold & italic	'''''Bold & italic text'''''	*Bold & italic text*