#camelot software planning

[posthumanwanderings]

Shining Force III Scenario 1 (Camelot Software Planning - Sega Saturn - 1997)

[prnsn001]

Jupiter Lighthouse; Golden Sun: The Lost Age

[thewispguy]

Do u headcanon that all of the humans from The Camelot Mario Sports games live in the mushroom kingdom or the very least, the towns within them like Rose Town for example ? I headcanon that they do, especially the ones from the golf games since they have a Mario -esque look to them.

For the Mario Golf 64 cast, I certainly believe that to be the case. My main reason for doing so is because:

-Plum is said to be a novice at golf. -Charlie only recently got into Golf because his friends were into it. (I believe this was said in the Japanese instruction manual, iirc) -The handheld Mario Golf games reveal that, in order to compete in Mario World, you have to be considered one of the best. -This should go without saying, but Mario Tennis also has this same stipulation. -Plum is seen hanging out with Mario, Luigi, and Peach in the game's opening despite being a novice.

So yeah, I totally see them as residents of the Mushroom Kingdom, if not somewhere close nearby.

As for why we don't see them, it's likely the same reason why we didn't see Waluigi hanging out at the Star Festival in Super Mario Galaxy, despite the implication that he lives in the Mushroom Kingdom. They're likely there, but we just don't happen to see them during Mario's adventures.

As for the handheld Mario Golf, Mario Tennis, and Mobile Golf casts...

I like to headcanon them as living at - or near - New Donk City. Part of that is because I thought it would be cool if Pauline was the mayor of the obscure Mario characters. Kind of like Oswald the Lucky Rabbit in the game, Epic Mickey. (You're familiar with that, right?) To me, that's much better than "the Mario Golf & Mario Tennis humans live in an alternate dimension Earth."

And considering that Pauline herself was a rather obscure character herself before Odyssey helped put her back on the map, it all felt very fitting.

Hope that answers your question!

[tiny-design]

Perhaps one of the most important components of Psynergy, the magic ability system in Golden Sun, is that with rare exception, they can often be used to influence the larger overworld in some way. Some of these are expected uses, like allowing the player to heal their party outside of battle, but others are more esoteric, like allowing objects in the overworld to be moved or altered in some meaningful way as a method of advancing the story. This dual-purpose approach to the Psynergy system allows even mundane additions to the player’s arsenal to feel like a greatly expanded addition to their overworld exploration.

[blazehedgehog]

You ever heard of the Golden Sun games?

They're on the list of "RPGs I would like to play some day." A lot of friends really liked them back in the day and I know next to nothing about them besides they're by Camelot, the same developers of Hot Shots Golf, Mario Golf, Mario Tennis, Shining Force 3, and Shining the Holy Ark.

[zentendo]

Golden Sun's Rising! GBA Classics Land on Switch Online + Expansion Pack

Heads up, adventurers! Nintendo just dropped a double-dose of nostalgia on Switch Online + Expansion Pack: Golden Sun and Golden Sun: The Lost Age are officially available to blast you back to the golden age of JRPGs! Remember spending countless hours exploring the world of Weyard, mastering Psynergy, and collecting Djinn? It’s time to dust off your stylus (or get acquainted with the Switch’s…

[randomisedgaming]

Shining the Holy Ark on Twitch

If you head over to our Twitch channel this week and next you can see our Editor finishing off his playthrough of the classic SEGA Saturn RPG Shining the Holy Ark. Tonight he will be in the West Shrine.

Note live streams are every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 22:00 / 10pm (BST = British Summer Time).

Here's one of the earlier streams where we took on the boss of the north shrine.

If you've never played it or seen the game in action it really is one of the best dungeon crawler RPG's every made.

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[gealga]

[thepipeplaza]

Fact: Spike is a middle-aged construction worker and Mario’s “original rival” from his time as a building demolition worker on the Wrecking Crew.

Spike worked with Bowser to get vengeance on Mario in Wrecking Crew '98 and returned to play golf with Mario in Mobile Golf.

Source(s):

Mobile Golf, Camelot Software Planning website

Mobile Golf, Nintendo Co., Ltd. website

[polysprachig]

17.03.2024 | lá fhéile Pádraig sona daoibh and some borderline Merlin fanfiction in Irish ☘️🍄

*Currently learning to record and working on my reader voice—without dropping my mixed accent

Sometimes you plan to do something 4 years ago, then 2, and in the end you do it today. How long I thought it would take to improve my writing and translation skills before moving on to creative reading and how long it actually took differed quite drastically. But as I annotate the polyglot journal I started in 2020 (which is not the book pictured above), it's hard to feel like that's a bad thing, since I gave myself an appropriate amount of time to work on each stage of my projects at my current level without feeling the need to rush on to the next thing.

The audio here is cut from a set of blanket test recordings I made to test out some recording software, which is why it gives she-just-picked-up-the-text-and-started-reading-without-prep-time vibes.

Text in Irish and English below.

English translation shares the original sentiment but at a different register—as was my specific intention in this particular project.

Fadó, fadó chuaigh Merlin go Camelot.

Long before the days of yore and once upon a time Merlin went to Camelot.

Bhuel, shiúil sé chuig an gcathair agus teangacha a bhróg ag longadán anonn is anall agus é ar a bhealach ann.

Walked, rather, the tongues of his boots swaying back and forth as he made his way there.

Ní raibh ann ach stócach bocht thart faoin am sin agus ní raibh a fhios aige cén dóigh marcaíocht ar chapall a dhéanamh, agus ní raibh capall aige fiú!

He was only a young lad at that time and hadn’t the faintest idea how to ride a horse, but fortunately for him, he didn’t own one!

Ba bhuachaill deas is cairdiúil é Merlin. Bhí sé ard tanaí agus bhí gruaig dhubh, súile gorma, agus cluasa móra air.

A nice, friendly boy Merlin was, tall and thin with black hair, blue eyes and sizeable ears.

É sin ráite, níor éist sé le daoine eile ar chor ar bith – agus fadhb i gcroí an scéil seo a bheidh inti sin, déanta na fírinne.

Not that he used them to listen to anyone else – a truth which, I dare say, will be the problem at the heart of this story.

Mar sin féin, ní hionann sin ‘s a rá go raibh sé ag déanamh amaidí gach lá.

Be that as it may, he wasn’t one to make a complete fool of himself either.

Thuig sé rudaí praiticiúla, mar shampla: ná bí i do shuí ar do thóin nuair a bhuaileann tú le díbheargaigh sa choill, ná hól uisce as an áit naofa agus rudaí mar sin.

He knew such practical things as not to sit on his arse when he happened on bandits in the forest, not to drink water from a sacred well and things like that.

Cé gur thuig sé é sin, rinne sé a rogha rud freisin.

Still, Merlin was rather prone to do as he pleased.

Tugadh am crua dó, ach b’fhearrde sé é gan dabht. 

It nearly always made his life more difficult, but what great test of character that turned out to be.

Chaith sé éadach glan buanfasach. Éadach donn a bhí i gceist den chuid is mó, ach bhí léine ghorm is scaif dhearg iontach deas aige freisin.

He wore clothes which were clean and durable and mostly brown to my recollection; yet he did have a blue shirt and a wonderfully lovely red scarf as well.

Ní raibh ach mála beag amháin aige chomh maith le pocán fíona, a luasc nuair a ghlac sé gach céim, agus éadach olla áisiúil ar chodail sé air. 

With him he carried only a small rucksack, a wineskin which rocked to and fro as he took each step, and a handy, woollen blanket to sleep on.

Bhí sé an-ghaofar nuair a chuaigh Merlin thar na sléibhte ar an mbóthar gainimh, ach mhothaigh sé an ghrian ar a aghaidh. Bhí sé te go leor.

A strong wind blew as Merlin traversed the mountains on the sandy road, but the sun on his face shone warm enough.

Bhí lá breá geallta don lá, rud a rinne radharc an tírdhreacha i bhfad níos áille.

The day was proving, as promised, to be a fine one and that made the view of the landscape even more beautiful.

Bhí féar glas agus rosáin bheaga ag fás taobh le cosán an tsléibhe, crainn ghiúise ina sheasamh ar charraigeacha na n-aillte, sruthanna beaga sneachta ag soilsiú ar cheann an tsléibhe agus néalta geala ag síneadh go bun na spéire.

Green grass and small shrubs grew along the mountain path, fir trees towered on the rocky cliffs, little streams of snow glistened on each mountain peak and bright clouds stretched as far as the eye could see.

Ní fhaca sé Camelot fós agus bhí tinneas cosa air, ach níor chuir sé sin moill air.

He could not yet see Camelot and his feet grew weary, but his pace never slowed.

Le fírinne, bhí an-dúil ag Merlin sa turas mór agus bhí sé sásta, is dócha. 

Truth be told, the journey was quite enjoyable for Merlin and he was generally content to be on it.

[seandwalsh]

I saw some speculation that Princess Daisy and Azalea are related and possibly even sisters.

What do you think of the theory?

Good question, I’ve actually wanted to address this one for a while!

This is actually an idea that originated from the @didyuoknowgaming-blog parody blog.

This is such a specific claim, and since Camelot actually did post a lot of character lore on its Japanese website and it’s really easy to miss the swapped “U” and “O”, people believed it. Of course, this post got spread around like crazy, causing misinformation to pop up on the Super Mario Wiki pages for these characters, then in “Mario Facts” YouTube videos. Even when some people realised the source was a parody, they still chose to maintain the idea as a headcanon.

But is there any truth to the theory? I'm afraid not. In fact, it's practically an impossibility. Firstly however, let's debunk the claims made in the DidYuoKnowGaming post. Looking across both characters' descriptions on both Nintendo Co., Ltd. and Camelot Software Planning's websites, with translations courtesy of PaperSplash, they make no reference to Peach or Daisy whatsoever. Starting with Plum:

Characterized by cutesy mannerisms that feel slightly affected. Is she pretty helpless?

[Source: Plum's character profile, Mario Golf (Nintendo 64), Nintendo Co., Ltd. website]

In fact, Plum doesn't even have a character profile on the Camelot Software Planning page for the game.

As for Azalea, she has four descriptions across Nintendo Co., Ltd. and Camelot Software Planning's websites:

I used to do track and practice was pretty tough. But thanks to that, I got a tough lower body. Did that sound vulgar? It's been 2 years since I first started playing golf, but I am gradually improving with my father's guidance! I am thinking that I do not have much ability yet, but I have recently been chosen as a representative of my school! Lucky me!

[Source: Azalea's character profile, Mario Golf (Game Boy Color), Nintendo Co., Ltd. website]

A former track athlete, Azalea is now seventeen years old. The well-dressed and stylish girl must be from a family that values propriety, but she's a friendly girl who doesn't give off a stuffy atmosphere. She started playing golf at the age of fifteen, perhaps because of her father's love of the game, and her lower body, which she tempered through track, has helped her quickly rise through the ranks. She is now a representative athlete of her school.

[Source: Azalea's character profile, Mario Golf (Game Boy Color), Camelot Software Planning website]

The Club Champ of the Dunes Club, who plays boldly with excellent reflexes.

[Source: Azalea's character profile, Mario Golf: Advance Tour, Nintendo Co., Ltd. website]

One of Marion's champions, she later seized the crown as the Dune Club singles champ. She has been defending her title ever since. She was the strongest player among the former Marion Club Champs. She also holds the doubles title at the same time. A former track athlete, Azalea is an athletic golfer and her drive distance is quite good for a woman.

[Source: Azalea's character profile, Mario Golf: Advance Tour, Camelot Software Planning website]

Furthermore, it's important to keep in mind that Azalea is from a completely different dimension to Princess Daisy. As I've mentioned here on the blog before, various Mario games such as these Mario Golf games feature characters from real world Earth countries rather than Kingdoms on Mario's Planet. The Marion Club, where Azalea attends, is not in the same world as Sarasaland, where Princess Daisy rules. This would make it next to impossible for Daisy and Azalea to be even distantly related - never mind being sisters! I hope this answers your question.

For more information on the real world Earth, referred to by fans as "Tour Earth", be sure to check out my full findings in my research document here.

[posthumanwanderings]

Shining Force III Scenario 1 (Camelot Software Planning - Sega Saturn - 1997)

[prnsn001]

Battle! [Felix]; Golden Sun: The Lost Age

[doamarierose-honoka]

Yoshitaka Tamaki, the artist and character designer behind Shining in the Darkness, Shining Force, Landstalker and many other classic titles, passed away earlier this year, it has been revealed.

Tamaki passed away on July 13th following a battle with lung cancer. He was just 55 years old. A private service was held in his memory today.

Having initially worked as a freelance artist for Enix, Tamaki would join Hiroyuki Takahashi at the newly-formed Climax Entertainment to create Shining in the Darkness on the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive. While he is most famous for the art and character designs he produced, Tamaki would also contribute to story and scenario writing on several titles he worked on.

As well as working on the Shining series and the seminal action adventure Landstalker, Tamaki would also work on FEDA: The Emblem of Justice (Super Famicom), Lady Stalker (Super Famicom), FEDA Remake!: The Emblem of Justice (Saturn), Alundra (Playstation), Time Stalkers (Dreamcast), Shining Soul (GBA), Shining Soul II (GBA) and Shining Force Neo (PS2). He is also credited on Shining Force: Resurrection Of The Dark Dragon, a GBA remake of the original game.

Back in 2018, fellow Climax / Camelot Software Planning artist Hiroshi Kajiyama, who also worked on the Shining series, passed away.

[tiny-design]

In addition to more typical golfing fare, the Speed Golf mode introduced in Mario Golf: Super Rush places an emphasis not on how many shots players take to reach the hole, but rather how quickly they are able to do so. This is balanced by requiring players to physically run to wherever their ball lands on a given course, along with a variety of extra abilities in the form of Special Shots, each of which greatly changes what the players are able to do from moment to moment.

[humor-y-videojuegos]

Mario Tennis 🏢 Camelot Software Planning 📅 2000 🖥 Nintendo 64, Wii, Wii U