MarioWiki:Anniversary/2022

Ceremony: August 12th, 2022 See festivities from 2021 1 About   2 Awards Committee   3 Game Tournaments and Other Events   4 Contact About The Super Mario Wiki was created on August 12, 2005 at 13:47 PM (EDT) by Steve Shinn. In August 2006, this wiki was off to a good start, but still there was only a small number of active users. In August of 2007, with a userbase finally forming, we marked our wiki's anniversary with an awards ceremony celebrating 30 of our favorite Mario topics, including favorite games, music, items, series, moments, enemies, and more, by running polls and producing creative mini writing and art projects to present those results in a fun way. Over the years we’ve made big changes to our Anniversary Ceremony, including the addition of Userpedia, Fail, and ‘Shroom Awards early on (2008, 2009, 2010 respectively), formal game tournaments by 2011 with prizes, and by 2013 having our first Awards Committee Director Election. As time went on, presentation quality rose and activity hit its stride, streamlining the process, with the Ceremonies evolving with the community’s needs, such as merging User and ‘Shroom Awards into Community Awards, opening up a wider venue for recognition of the skills and efforts of our wiki editors. In 2016 we proudly funded a $1,000 donation drive for the Tommy Thompson Park Bird Research Station to honor our late bureaucrat Walkazo. With the wiki at over 25,000 articles and growing, we hope that 2022 will be another successful year! Voting Included with each award poll are definitions of what the award is to help prevent confusion as to what we intended. If there are any questions or comments regarding them, please let us know! (Do note that any joke votes, "none", "all", voting for multiple nominees in a single write-in, or votes that don’t fit the award in the Other box will be thrown out and not counted!!) Please refer to this document to vote on the Community awards. You can vote once a week on each poll. Voting ends July 11th at roughly 6 PM Eastern. Mario Awards M1. Favorite Major Character The best recurring Mario series character prominently featured in a main role. M2. Favorite Supporting Character The best Mario series or Mario spin-off series character who is part of the supporting cast. This includes recurring minor characters, as well as major characters that only appeared in one game, or exclusively appear in spin-offs. M3. Favorite Power-up The most interesting, useful, or otherwise superior item or power-up available in the Mario series. M4. Favorite Species The best species that characters in the Mario series can belong to. To qualify, there must be more than one representative of said species present throughout the series. M5. Favorite Level Theme The best overall environmental theme of a level. M6. Favorite 2D World The best world, or grouping of levels sharing a theme or difficulty level, that has appeared in 2D Mario games or spinoffs. M7. Favorite 3D Mario Level The best level found in a 3D Mario game. This only includes nominees from the main Mario games. Levels from the Donkey Kong, Wario, and Yoshi spin-off series have been excluded. M8. Favorite Instrumental Track The best music track from a Mario or Mario spin-off game featuring solely instrumentals and sounds. M9. Favorite Soundtrack The game that overall sounds the best. M10. Favorite Art Style The best visual style used in a Mario game or closely related Mario games. A focus is placed on overall aesthetics over deviations due to hardware and increased graphical fidelity associated with successive console generations. M11. Favorite Game Mechanic The best feature of a game's functions. These mechanics should be specific to a game or game series, and help shape a game or game series' identity. M12. Favorite Add-on Content The best Mario-relevant software package that adds new content to a game. To qualify, the content must be non-essential for the core game and add one or more distinct, recognizable elements to it. This does not include minor patches, code updates, or bug fixes. M13. Favorite Game Setting The game with the best setting overall. Focus is placed on the entirety of the setting as a whole, rather than just individual areas. M14. Favorite Boss Battle The best boss battle found in a Mario or Mario spin-off game. M15. Favorite Merchandise The best physical non-videogame product, goods, food, collectible, or item available for purchase or collection. M16. Favorite 2D Mario Platformer The best game featuring the core 2D Mario gameplay without too many significant deviations. The selection encompasses games which focus on the use of skillful jumping to traverse obstacle courses to reach the objective, often while collecting coins and helpful powerups along the way. M17. Favorite 3D Mario Platformer The best game featuring the core 3D Mario gameplay without too many significant deviations. The selection encompasses games which focus on the use of skillful jumping to traverse obstacle courses and/or sandboxes to reach the objective, often while collecting coins and helpful powerups along the way. M18. Favorite Mario Kart Item The best item used in the Mario Kart series. M19. Favorite Mario Kart Course The best race course featured in one or more Mario Kart games. This does not include battle courses. M20. Favorite Mario Party Board The best playable board in a Mario Party game. M21. Favorite Mario Party Game The best game of the Mario Party series. M22. Favorite Sports Game The best sports-themed Mario spin-off game. Mario Kart titles have been excluded from this award because they already possess a dedicated award to themselves. M23. Favorite Mario RPG Character The best character who appears primarily in RPG titles. M24. DK Boss Battle The best boss from the Donkey Kong spin-off series. M25. Favorite Yoshi Boss Battle The best boss from the Yoshi spin-off series. M26. Favorite Wario Boss Battle The best boss from the Wario spin-off series. M27. Favorite WarioWare Microgame Stage The best group of Microgames featured in the WarioWare spin-off series. M28. Favorite Retro Game (GBC/N64 and older) The best game among every Mario title released for the Nintendo 64 and older (for console games), and the Gameboy Color and older (for handheld games). M29. Favorite Classic Game (GCN/GBA through Wii/DS) The best game among every Mario title released for consoles spanning from the Nintendo Gamecube to the Nintendo Wii and for handhelds spanning from the Gameboy Advance to the Nintendo DS line. M30. Favorite Modern Game (Wii U/3DS and newer) The best game among every Mario title released for the Nintendo Wii U and newer (for console games) and the Nintendo 3DS line and newer (for handheld games). Fail Awards F1. Worst Character The least favorite Mario series or Mario spin-off series character. This includes both major and minor characters regardless of number of appearances. F2. Worst Power-up The least favorite power-up featured in the Mario series. F3. Worst Enemy The least favorite non-boss villain, baddie, or grunt. F4. Worst Obstacle The least favorite non-enemy obstacle which hinders the player’s progress encountered in the Mario series. F5. Worst Level Concept The least favorite type of overarching stage or level theme. F6. Worst Game Mechanic The worst feature of a game's functions. F7. Most Underused Game Mechanic The element of a Mario game which most had its potential for further creative and gameplay-enhancing use within a game squandered by limited uses in a game or sub-series. F8. Worst Game Objective The worst goal, challenge, objective, or quest in a game. F9. Most Disappointing Update Cycle The game which had the most disappointing update cycle, due to a a lack of content in the base game, failure to deliver substantial or engaging content through updates, or due to premature ending of a game’s updates. This award includes only games which have had content updates, and does not include updates that are purely hypothetical. F10. Worst Boss The least favorite boss from the Mario franchise. F11. Worst Mario Kart Course The least favorite track in a Mario Kart game. F12. Worst Mario Party Minigame The least favorite minigame featured in a Mario Party game. F13. Worst Remake The worst new version or remake of a game. F14. Most Shameless Business Decision Decisions largely perceived as immoral, unethical, or anticonsumer, made in the name of profit. F15. Most Disappointing Game May not necessarily be the worst game Mario has to offer, but is the game that was most poorly received and squandered its greater potential. Community Awards Along with having awards for the general Marioverse, we like to celebrate achievements within our own community with the addition of the Community Awards. These cover aspects of this vast community that serves as the lifeblood of the MarioWiki and its sub-pages. The nominees of these awards include members from the wiki, forum, and chat sub-communities with their various accomplishments. They also cover projects members have worked or are working on to maintain/improve the site or to promote community solidarity through fiction, comics, artwork, or music. The 'Shroom remains fully represented, and is the Super Mario Wiki's community-written newsletter, delivering various informative or entertaining articles about the Mario series, video games in general, and a number of other subjects the third Saturday of every month. Founded in 2006, this community project has come a long way from its modest beginnings and has become an integral part of the website. This is where hard-working members of our staff teams, as well as the work of our creative users, have some time to shine and receive recognition. To vote for Community Awards please go here to find the dossier and polls. Presentations Sign-ups for Award Presentations will open July 1st. Users will be allowed to present a maximum of four awards. What are these presentations, you ask? Well, you get to reveal the results of the award you choose in some sort of digital medium. We've had written stories (including some with pictures and art), goofy and creative concepts, comics (with many different styles), a picture (or a series of pictures), a mashup of concepts, online puzzles, videos, parody songs, image edits, photographed real creations (including food), collaborations between multiple people, playable videogames, and much more. Basically, anything you can think to do will do, so long as you can find a way to make it relevant to the award you're presenting. These can be serious or silly (though most people prefer the silly ones), so long as they’re relevant to the award at hand. Polls close on July 11th, so users should receive their results in their inbox on the forums some time between then and the 15th. Presentations will be due August 5th. There are no exceptions. Do not sign up for a presentation if you are unsure if you can complete it. Doing so may result in a ban from creating presentations in future award shows. If something unexpected does come up, tell us as quickly as possible and we will be able to cover for you. Be sure to check out the best and favorites from the 2021 Awards Ceremony in the Community Awards dossier! Who can sign up to present: -Basically anyone that can complete their presentation within the roughly 4-week window! --It is encouraged to have accounts on both the wiki and the forum, but it is not a requirement. Who cannot sign up to present: -Basically no one! But what can reduce chances and trust are: --Users who are banned in any community venue (Wiki, Forum, Chat). --Users that have been banned from participating in Awards-related activities. Certain awards are reserved until further notice (we are PMing certain users and asking them if they would like to present any of them. This helps us with quality control for several important awards). These awards may or may not be opened to the public, depending on responses from the people PMed. Please note: You will be held to a higher standard of quality if you sign up for Reserved awards, and are expected to deliver quality work quickly if you sign up for a Backup slot. P.S. It's not all rules and bureaucracy; have fun with it! Awards Committee We are looking for ~10 focused, hard-working community members to join the 2021 MarioWiki Awards Ceremony Committee. The Awards Committee’s main focus is the creation of the polls in June, but they will be responsible for decisions related to the entire anniversary event, including but not limited to tournaments, presentations, and overall AC policies and structure. Meetings will begin Saturday, April 9th 8:00pm-10:00pm EDT, and the venue they will be held in will be one of the first topics the Awards Committee will discuss. Following meetings will alternate Friday/Saturday nights with care to avoid ‘Shroom meetings, deadlines, and other potential conflicts, and are subject to change to accommodate. An exact schedule will be posted once it is determined and will be available in both the public and staff Awards boards on the forum. There are a few minimal requirements to be an AC member this year: You must be a forum member. We will be utilizing an underground forum to discuss topics in more detail and keep track of progress. The ceremony takes place on the forum, afterall! You must be active and in good standing with the community; applicants will be screened by Awards staff and past AC members. You must exercise basic judgment and common sense to be allowed on the committee. Committee members represent the Super Mario Wiki, so we expect a basic level of maturity, intelligence and kindness towards others. You should at least try to attend meetings/vote in them, but if you are unable to attend meetings due to time conflicts or time zone differences please be sure to still post in the board regularly and keep updated. With a smaller AC we are hoping to have a tighter group of continually active members. You are expected to vote/voice abstention in staff board polls, as well as participate in discussion, in a timely manner. While it is not a formal requirement, if you sign up for the AC please be willing to do at least one presentation. Only confirmed AC members will be given a vote in meetings but meetings are open to the public, so you can drop in even if you aren't a committee member! We do value what everyone has to say, including non-AC members, so even without a formal vote your voice will surely count and your ideas will be sincerely considered. To sign up, send a PM to Superchao and/or Hooded Pitohui letting them know that you are interested in joining the committee, including details such as: A brief explanation why you want to join the AC and why you'd be a good fit. Any potential scheduling conflicts. This likely will not work against you but is just to figure out scheduling (i.e. can't make Friday meetings, live in a time zone that's outside the US, etc.) Ideas or suggestions you may have. The application doesn’t have to be anything fancy; we just want to be sure that you’re committed more to working as a team than you are getting purple stars. In fact, most people who apply are accepted, and this process is just a precautionary screening for intent and seriousness. Applications are due by the end of March 9th Midnight EDT. Superchao and Pitohui will post the final AC member list by March 13th and will provide staff board access shortly afterwards. The Awards Committee is the only thing you can sign up for at the moment. Depending on its decisions over the next few months, other projects will emerge in June, and you will be able to sign up for them as well. Announcements regarding these projects will be posted on this page or the public forum board, so if you are interested, keep an eye on at least one of them. Thank you, and we'll see you around a bunch more in the upcoming months!! Awards Committee Superchao (talk) (Raiko Horikawa) (Director) Hooded Pitohui (talk) (Hooded Pitohui) (Sub-Director) Lakituthequick (talk) (Lakituthequick) (Awards Record Keeper) Ninja Squid (talk) (Lanz) ('Shroom Awards Host) Turboo (talk) (Turboo) (Awards Staff Consultant) Smasher (talk) (Smashley) (Awards Staff Consultant) Game Tournaments and Other Events Mario Awards III featured the first awards-sanctioned tournament, Mario Kart, and ever since then interest has steadily grown to make it a key feature of the anniversary events alongside the poll ceremony. In 2015, we hosted the most tournaments in the history of the awards ceremony with 15 separate tournaments held, over double the previous year. These tournaments have included games like Mario Kart, Super Smash Bros., Pokémon, Mafia, Mario Golf, Team Fortress 2, Minecraft, and also art contests, Guess The Results, and pretty much anything anyone suggests and is able to host. It does not need to be a Nintendo game – DS/3DS, Wii/Wii U/Switch, PC, Steam, forum-/chat-based and online are all valid media for tournaments as long as they have a multiplayer mode or can function as competition. It’s not required to be a member of the Awards Committee to host and organize a tournament, but we do ask that you coordinate it with us so we can help things run smoothly and provide any support. Contact Superchao (talk) (Forum profile) Hooded Pitohui (talk) (Forum profile) #mwikiawards on IRC @The Red Chao or @Hooded Pitohui in the Super Mario Wiki Discord Server marioawards@gmail.com Official Super Mario Wiki Twitter account Do you have suggestions to make the awards more interesting? Or issues from last year that need to be resolved? Please, let us know.