Paper Mario: Color Splash is a 2016 video game developed by Intelligent
Systems and published by Nintendo for the Wii U console. It is the
fifth game in the Paper Mario series. The story follows Mario and a
paint bucket named Huey as they work to save Prisma Island and rescue
Princess Peach from Bowser. The game world is made up of crafting
materials. Along the way, Mario and Huey encounter places that lack
color, and Mario must fill them in with his paint hammer. The developers
focused on color-themed puzzles and comedy, and implemented card-based
combat to use the gamepad's touchscreen to sort, paint, and flick cards.
Color Splash was initially criticized for its focus on turn-based
action-adventure elements, continuing the trend started by its
predecessor to move the series away from its role-playing game roots.
However, it received generally positive reviews upon release, gaining
praise for its writing, graphics, and gameplay elements.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_Mario:_Color_Splash>
_______________________________
Today's selected anniversaries:
1850:
The first astrophotograph of a star other than the Sun, a
daguerreotype of Vega, was taken by William Cranch Bond and John Adams
Whipple.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vega>
1944:
Laden with munitions for World War II, two ships exploded at
the Port Chicago Naval Magazine in California, killing 320 people and
injuring more than 400 others.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Chicago_disaster>
1992:
Queen Elizabeth II officially opened the Manchester Metrolink,
the first modern street-running light-rail system in the United Kingdom.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_Metrolink>
2014:
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over eastern
Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia_Airlines_Flight_17>
_____________________________
Wiktionary's word of the day:
rouleur:
(cycle racing) A cyclist who performs well on flat and undulating roads.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rouleur>
___________________________
Wikiquote quote of the day:
We have an obligation to one another, responsibilities and
trusts. That does not mean we must be pigeons, that we must be
exploited. But it does mean that we should look out for one another when
and as much as we can; and that we have a personal responsibility for
our behavior; and that our behavior has consequences of a very real and
profound nature. We are not powerless. We have tremendous potential for
good or ill. How we choose to use that power is up to us; but first we
must choose to use it. We're told every day, "You can't change the
world." But the world is changing every day. Only question is … who's
doing it? You or somebody else?
--J. Michael Straczynski
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/J._Michael_Straczynski>
Show replies by date