Talk:Pixels

Why does this article exist? Can't we just transfer most of the information to List of Mario references in film#Pixels? DarkNight 17:59, October 1, 2020 (EDT)

See here. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 18:05, October 1, 2020 (EDT)

Ok. DarkNight 18:11, October 1, 2020 (EDT)

Re-merge to List of references in film

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Current time: Friday, May 17, 2024, 19:05 GMT

I previously supported the proposal splitting this page out in the first place, but I now realize that it's no longer viable as a standalone article, especially in regards to the recent re-merge of The Wizard. This article has the same problems as The Wizard article did anyway. Besides the article's infobox and intro paragraph having little to do with the Super Mario franchise as a whole, what is indeed relevant to Super Mario as a whole can easily be summarized into one or two paragraphs in the List of references in film article. Besides, just like The Wizard or Wreck-it Ralph, this film is more intent on referencing all manner of classic arcade games than the Super Mario franchise in general. In light of this, I call for a re-merge.

Proposer: Archivist Toadette (talk)
Deadline: May 13, 2024, 23:59 GMT

Support

1. Archivist Toadette (talk) Per.
2. Camwoodstock (talk) Per proposal--if we merged The Wizard, this seems only fair.
3. Super Mario RPG (talk) Movie's not good anyway.

Oppose

1. Hewer (talk) Per the original proposal that split it. Unlike The Wizard where the characters just play Mario games, Donkey Kong is an actual character in the film, there's a whole scene themed around the Donkey Kong arcade game that's the climax of the film, the game also seems to have some plot relevance, DK even features prominently in a poster. This is honestly probably more substantial than several of our game guest appearances - for instance, if DK being the final boss isn't enough for Pixels to be a guest appearance, why is it enough for Punch-Out!!? And I don't see what the film referencing multiple arcade games has to do with anything, it doesn't make the Donkey Kong stuff that is there any less noteworthy. Smash Bros. having a lot of franchises isn't stopping it from getting coverage (articles on the games, at the very least, are certainly not being lost any time soon).
2. SONIC123CDMANIA+&K(B&ATSA) (talk) Per Hewer.
3. EvieMaybe (talk) a main character of the mario franchise appearing as a critical plot point and final baddie of a movie? sounds like more than your run-of-the-mill guest appearance
4. ExoRosalina (talk) Per all? Because many of them uses Mario franchise but includes a Donkey Kong game, as well as other arcade games.

Comments

@Hewer: Bowser is also an actual character in Wreck-It Ralph as part of the Bad Guys Club, but we still merge it to the List. We do get that Bowser is maybe less overall relevant (since he's moreso part of an ensemble), he still does get some emphasis. He's given unique sprites in the brief scene where everyone's leaving the Bad Guys Club in the Pac-Man ghost pen, and he's featured prominently in the trailers, where his reaction shot when Ralph says he doesn't want to be a bad guy is given emphasis. While it's no Pixels, Bowser's presence isn't anything to scoff at, either. also the trailer unironically used Funky Town and we'd like to let the record show that jumpscared us ~Camwoodstock (talk) 11:21, April 29, 2024 (EDT)

Maybe Wreck-It Ralph needs splitting, maybe it doesn't, that's a separate discussion that doesn't change that Pixels very much has enough Mario relevance to pass as a guest appearance by our policy. If our standards for film guest appearances are anything like our standards for game guest appearances (one enemy in Punch-Out being Donkey Kong, StreetPass Mii Plaza and Nintendo Badge Arcade having a lot of Mario-themed cosmetics, soon-to-be guest appearance Rhythm Heaven Fever having one or two Mario characters in a single mode, etc.), I feel like there's no way that Pixels doesn't qualify. Hewer (talk · contributions · edit count) 11:42, April 29, 2024 (EDT)