Topic: Desktops 2012

[TechPro]

This one was just too nice to ignore...

[Alieo]

Mario Maps for April 2012:
World 4 - Voodoo Bayou

Last year, Voodoo Bayou was the May map, and was called "Crawdad Bayou."

MAJOR changes in store with this map:
 -eliminated information box in the upper left hand of the map. Now, each information item has it's own sign.
 -World identifiers now appear in HDTV looking monitors with a fancy schmancy little logo.
 -The "World 4-X" signage is on a wooden post.
 -Month signage is on a wooden post
 -Coin and crystal counts appear on HDTVs.
 -Those mini-dimensional relay tubes that my former avatar NOK was in now houses inventory such as keys, hammers, and bombs, etc.
 -High resolution buildings and signs.

I went back and took out the old information box from this map after it was created; a sort of "retro-fitting" if you will. I retro-fitted the maps I've already made, which is April through September. Starting with October's map, these information signs and inventory tubes will be scattered elsewhere throughout the map.


Pictures:
 -Completed World 3 Map
 -Compare last year's May 2011 "Crawdad Bayou" map with this year's "Voodoo Bayou" map:

[Scyphi]

Not a new desktop, but mine's getting cluttered enough with reminders to myself that you'd almost couldn't tell.

[Sapphirus]

More randomizers added-

[Scyphi]

New desktop, one of those that I couldn't fight the temptation on.

My only problem with it is that I'm not used to the white background. And since I'm running Windows 7 with the see-through task bar, it makes that task bar look like it's glowing in the dark when running other programs.

[Alieo]

Mario Maps for May 2012:
World 5 - Floral Banks

Because April showers bring May flowers, right? This one is themed with a bunch of little flowers doing different things. Look closely at the individual flowers' facial expressions and various activities.

Last year, the Floral Banks map was used for World 4, "Dreamy Woods" in April 2011. The old map led to the swamp map last year, but those areas have been edited for the flow of things this year. Compare the differences below.

Also, we see a familiar face. Our good 'ol friend NOK is being held captive by Iggy Koopa! Can Luigi save NOK? What happens if he can't? Are there even enough orbs to defeat Iggy?

Pictures:
- Last year's "Dreamy Woods" map for comparison (taken on 4-16)
- Completed World 4 map (2012)
- World 5: Floral Banks (Current May 2012 map)

[TechPro]

New desktop today... San Diego at night.  (original here)

[Sapphirus]

Punakettu's (AKA Teslacoil on Mektek.net) render of the Timberwolf:


Just because I can:


another addition:


sample source of screencapture for more info:


I know that the CDi games sucks so does the Adventures of Sonic, but they make more sense as Youtube Poop videos rather than the actual product.

[Alieo]

After Iggy Koopa killed Luigi at the end of World 5, "Floral Banks" and took his body to World 6, "Dimension-X," NOK's home, NOK emerged in his own dimension to help rescue Luigi just as Luigi tried to rescue NOK from Floral Banks. NOK successfully defeated Iggy Koopa in Dimension-X, and also located a 1UP that brought Luigi back to life.

With Iggy defeated, Luigi bids NOK farewell as he travels on to World 7, "Palm Cove" to face evil pirates, sunbathing goombas, and the guardian of the desert world, the sadistic Wendy O. Koopa! "I'm not sadistic," said Wendy O. in an interview, "I just like to have fun!" When Luigi was asked what he thought of Wendy's tyrannic rule over Palm Cove, he replied, "Kinky!"

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New Stuff for World 7:

- Swimsuit Power-up!

- Palm Express Sailboats: Used to travel around Palm Cove. Luigi must collect corresponding colored palm coins and ride the boat that bears the symbol of that coin. Last year, Mario pranced around Palm cove with an Ice Flower power up freezing the ocean as he crossed it leaving the island looking ugly at the end. (See Pic #3)

- Fancy new aquatic castle

- Arrrrrgh! A pirate ship!

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Pictures:
#1 Completed World 6, "Dimension-X" map
#2 New World 7, "Palm Cove" map
#3 The 2011 Palm Cove map when it was designated as World 6. Compare the improvements made between last year and this year.
#4 Last year's World 7, "The Moon" map. Since we aren't going to the moon this year, Dimension-X went to World 6, and Palm Cove moved to World 7.

[Kaiaatzl]

Just for today...

[TechPro]

My newest desktop.  Grand Tetons in Wyoming, USA.  click here for original

Tomorrow I might change to to this one.

[Alieo]

Makes me want Coors, TechPro!

[Scyphi]

New desktop for me today.

Actually had my eye on this one for awhile, so I figured I should finally stop putting off using it and just use it already.

[Kaiaatzl]

Nice.

[Alieo]

Luigi ventures southwest from Palm Cove to World 8: Camel Sandhills. This will be the last of the enlarged overpixelated 16x16 converted into 32x32pixel tiles. You've slowly seen details such as flora, bridges and buildings gain finer detail over time. Next month, the whole land tiles get finer tuned into true 32x32 pixel tiles.

Pic 1: Completed "World 7: Palm Cove" map
Pic 2: Current "World 8: Camel Sandhills" map
Pic 3: Last year's "Camel Sandhills" map for comparison