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.
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_______________________________ 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
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rouleur: (cycle racing) A cyclist who performs well on flat and undulating roads. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rouleur
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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