Table of contents for #174 in Mania

BEARDED DRAGONS Say hello to your new scaly friend! Look beyond their appearance to find a gentle, amicable reptile, happy to play during the day! Being omnivorous means it’s not hard to feed them and they even have funny, non-verbal ways of communicating! Damon, QLD THEY CALL ME MISTER PIG! Indigo, WA WHAT IF I STOOD ON YOUR SHOULDER?! DRAGONS LIKE TO: Wave their arms Bob their heads Expand their beards Dig holes Open their mouths Twitch their tails YOU COULD WIN! We love your animal pics, MANIACs! So if you’ve got a shot of you hangin’ with your dog, cat, sloth, or whatever, send it in for your chance to win! MANIA 174 Petz Locked Bag 5555, St Leonards NSW 1590 FREAKY FACTOID Elephants can use their trunks like…

WHO DID GUY BEAT TO WIN THE FIRST SEASON OF AUSTRALIAN IDOL? A. Shannon Noll B. Kylie Minogue C. Harrison Craig HOW MANY ARIA NOMINATIONS HAS GUY HAD? A. 12 B. 2 C. 24 WHICH U.S. RAPPER DROPS RHYMES ON SEBASTIAN’S SINGLES, BATTLE SCARS AND LINGER? A. B.O.B B. Lupe Fiasco C. Chiddy Bang HOW MANY ALBUMS HAS GUY SEBASTIAN RELEASED? A. 7 B. 4 C. 17 EXPERT LEVEL WHAT YEAR WAS THE MEMPHIS ALBUM RELEASED IN? A. 2006 B. 2007 C. 2010 LISTEN UP GUY SEBASTIAN - MADNESS! Guy’s new record Madness is jam-packed with funky dance rhythms and includes two U.S. rappers for some international cred!…

CELEB FACT LADY GAGA’S FAVOURITE CARTOON CHARACTER IS BUGS BUNNY! KATY PERRY KATHERYN ELIZABETH HUDSON Katy changed her name before she was famous because she thought it was too similar to actress Kate Hudson. Perry is her mum’s maiden name. ASHTON KUTCHER CHRISTOPHER ASHTON KUTCHER Ashton revealed to the surprised audience at the 2013 Teen Choice Awards that his fi rst name was actually Chris. He took the name Ashton at age 19 when he became an actor. LADY GAGA STEFANI JOANNE ANGELINA GERMANOTTA Lady Gaga’s name was inspired by the Queen song ‘Radio Gaga’. BRAD PITT WILLIAM BRADLEY PITT Brad Pitt has always used his middle name instead of his fi rst name, because his dad’s fi rst name is William too. When he was at school his nickname…

1. WHAT KIND OF ALIEN SPECIES IS YODA? A) AN EWOK B) A WOOKIE C) NO ONE KNOWS 2. THE MILLENNIUM FALCON IS… A) THE DISC-SHAPED SPACESHIP OWNED BY HAN SOLO B) C3P0’S PET BIRD C) DARTH VADER’S PERSONAL TIE FIGHTER SPACESHIP 3. TUSKEN RAIDERS ARE ALSO CALLED… A) GREEN BANANA PEOPLE B) SAND PEOPLE C) FRUIT JUICE PEOPLE 4. STAR WARS CREATOR GEORGE LUCAS NAMED R2-D2 AFTER… A) A FILM EDITING ABBREVIATION – REEL 2, DIALOGUE 2 B) THE NUMBER PLATES ON HIS GRANDMA’S CAR C) THE R2D2 LECTURE THEATRE AT HIS UNIVERSITY 5. WHICH PLANET DOES HAN SOLO COME FROM? A) TATOOINE B) ENDOR C) CORELLIA 6. HOW OLD DID YODA SAY HE WAS IN RETURN OF THE JEDI? A) 700 YEARS OLD B) 900 YEARS OLD C)…

1 PIRATE KING WILL SCORE: • ONE PIECE COLLECTION 1 TO 30 • ONE PIECE FILM: STRONG WORLD • ONE PIECE FILM: Z 10 STRAW HAT PIRATES WILL SNAG: • ONE PIECE COLLECTION 28 TO 30 YOU COULD WIN! For your chance to win, draw your favourite One Piece character! Then, cut out the ONE PIECE token on page 50 and send it with your entry to: MANIA 174 ONE PIECE Locked Bag 5555, St Leonards NSW 1590…

For your chance to grab the goodies in WIN THIS!, simply number the boxes in the giveaways you want to enter – you can enter as many as you like, just remember to number them in order, with 1 being the prize you would most like to win! To be in the running to win a prize, tell us what your favourite sport is and why? YOU COULD WIN! Send this MANIA coupon along with your colourful drawing to: MANIA 174 Prize Pass Locked Bag 5555, St Leonards NSW 1590 For full details please check terms and conditions on page 69. Please note: chance plays no part in determining winners.…

Super Smash Bros for 3DS & Wii U Platform: 3DS/Wii U Style: Fighting Publisher: Nintendo Price: $59.95/$79.95 Gameplay: It’s been AGES since the last new Smash Bros game, so we’ve been super excited jumping back into both new versions! Smash Bros now has more stuff in it than ever before, and some of the characters you unlock are really great: we LOL’d hard at the Duck Hunt Duo when we first unlocked them, but now they’re one of our favourite characters! Every character’s unique moves are amazingly fun to learn, and the more time you spend with Smash Bros the better you’ll get at figuring out which attacks to use when you’re under pressure. Our favourite characters were Little Mac with his super punching power, and the Animal Crossing villager,…

Nicholas, NSW Crossy Road (iOs) This game is so awesome because you play as an animal or a wizard! You have to cross the road without getting hit by a car or a truck! Now we know why the chicken had such a hard time getting to the other side! Claire, WA Super Mario 3D World (WiiU) This is my favourite game to play! I love being the cat meow meow. You can even be the princess too! Awesome game and it’s even better when you’ve got nine lives! Ben NSW Skylanders Swap Force (3DS) My fave game is Skylanders Swap Force because I love all the different swaps you can do! We totes agree with you buddy! It’s so much fun making new Sky-landers! YOU COULD WIN! Send us…

Regular Show Season 6 Premiere Weekdays at 6pm from Monday March 9 on Cartoon Network A brand new season with a whole new barrel of laughs. In the new season, Mordecai tries to get back with CJ while Rigby tries to prove he can earn his paycheck. Muscle Man wants to finish his bucket list, while High School Muscle Man wants to prove he’s the coolest kid on campus. Adventure Time (New episodes) Weekdays at 5pm from Monday March 2 on Cartoon Network Finn and Jake travel to worlds beyond the Land of Ooo and meet strange beings. They even glimpse a new age in time as Finn experiences strange visions of a distant civilisation.…

MOSHI-MENTOS! Lucy Neath from the UK is breeding the world’s largest collection of pet monsters! The determined 12-year-old has been expanding her Moshi monster memorabilia for the past 3 years, filling her room with everything from mugs, cushions, plush toys and figurines! SAY SQUEEZE! Here’s a dentist that really takes interest in his work. Dr. Val Kolpakov, a practicing dentist in the USA has been collecting toothpaste for over 13 years! He now claims the world record for the largest toothpaste collection, with over 1,800 in his possession. At least now, he’ll never run out! Hi MANIA, I love The Avengers! I love collecting characters from The Avengers. My favorite is Captain America. Sweet Avengers collection! Captain America is looking pretty fly on his bike! Those are some sick wheels…

LOST IN A TOILET PAPER FACTORY Unravel a toilet roll a few times. Now write the message “Help I’m trapped in a toilet paper factory!” Roll the toilet paper back onto the roll. The next time someone uses the toilet they’ll have a good laugh wondering who wrote your message! THE FLY SQUISH Put a raisin inside a napkin and then with your other hand pretend to swat a fly. Now pretend to pick up the dead fly with your napkin. Shock your friends by eating the raisin (fly) hidden in the napkin. CREEPY LUNCH Pop a fake spider or creepy crawlie inside a friend or family member’s lunch box in the morning. When they go to eat their lunch they’ll get a bug-sized surprise! A HOLE LOT OF BEACH…

Looney Tunes Dash ARCADE/ ACTION iOS/Android, F2P It’s rabbit season, and Bugs Bunny needs to get home! There are heaps of levels to run, jump and slide through, and dedicated players can try to collect all the coins in every level. This is a really good looking 3D game, with heaps of laughs for dedicated Looney Tunes fans! Two Dots PUZZLE iOS/Android, F2P This is a really simple puzzle game that can keep you going for a while – as long as you don’t tear your hair out when it gets hard! You’re given a bunch of coloured dots and you need to clear them by drawing lines between them. There’s not much to it but we had plenty of fun! Where’s My Geek? PUZZLE iOS, F2P If you’ve ever…

WHEELNUTS! # 3: SPACE MASH + POSTER GAME! BY KNIFE AND PACKER! Warren ‘Wheelie’ Wheelnut the eccentric billionaire is holding the biggest and raddest race competition ever! He’s built a bunch of off-the-wall racetracks with mind-blowing obstacles. In race # 3 teams head to the moon, a planet made of food and faceoff against MANIAC robots! One thing is certain: only the strongest and craftiest team will make it back to Earth in first place! DIARY OF A BASKETBALL HERO BY SHAMINI FLINT Marcus Atkinson is a math’s whiz, but his dad, the self help guru, is convinced that he can be anything he wants to be – even the next top basketball star! Join Marcus as he clues us in about all the hilarious things that happen as he…

Q: Why are there no planes where Peter Pan lives? A: Because there is a sign that says ‘Never Neverland’! Q: Why did Goofy wear two pairs of pants when he played golf? A: He thought he might get a hole in one! Q: What is Mickey Mouse’s favourite sport? A: Minnie-golf! Q: Why does Snow White always treat each of the Seven Dwarfs equally? A: Because she’s the fairest of them all! Q: What does Ariel like on her toast? A: Mermalade! Q: Why can’t you give Elsa a balloon? A: Because she will ‘Let it go’! RAD READER JOKE! Q: Why are monsters so noisy? A: ‘Cause most have horns! PRIZE ALERT! YOU COULD WIN! Send us your best joke AND a recent photo for your chance to…

TESTED: MAULA’S ICE MAMMOTH STOMPER (70145) RRP: $129.99 FIRE POWER! For an ice-cold LEGO set, the firepower really brings the heat! The Stomper has flick blasters mounted on the side and holsters for Maula and Motrot’s melee weapons. Get too close and the Stomper can use its huge feet to bring the damage! FIGURE IT OUT! Mini-fig overload! The Sabre-tooth and Mammoth figs are teaming up to steal CHI in their giant Stomper. Eagle heroes Razor and Worriz are included as well to even things out! The Eagles have some backup with a fire slider to help break the ice! BIG BUILD! This LEGO rig is huge! But it’s only 604 pieces so it’s an easy build for intermediate bricklayers! The Stomper is actually two parts, if the Mammoth needs…

King’s Quest Platform: PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PC Style: Action/Adventure Publisher: Sierra Out: Spring 2015 King’s Quest used to be an AWSM adventure game on the PC, where you needed to collect items and solve puzzles. This new game looks a bit more like an action platformer, where you have to jump gaps, avoid monsters, and explore a huge new world! This one will still have an emphasis on solving puzzles though – it’s the ninth King’s Quest game, so it wouldn’t be right to change things too much! The graphics are AWSM in the trailer released recently too! J-STARS Victory VS + Platform: PS4, PS3, Vita Style: Fighting Publisher: Namco Bandai Out: Winter 2015 This looks great YAKs – like Smash Bros for anime characters! In J-STARS…

MEGA GLALIE: Get from the Shoal Cave’s basement at low tide. You can also transfer from the demo. MEGA SALAMENCE: Go to Meteor Falls and talk to Zinnia’s grandmother after the Delta episode (after beating the Elite 4). MEGA METAGROSS: Beat the Pokémon League twice for this stone. MEGA LATIAS: In Alpha Sapphire, you get this during the story. In Omega Ruby, you need to speak to your mother after completing the Delta Episode. MEGA LATIOS: In Omega Ruby, you get this during the story. In Alpha Sapphire, you need to speak to your mother after completing the Delta Episode. MEGA RAYQUAZA: Found at the top of Mount Chimney MEGA LOPUNNY: Speak to Wattson in the middle of Mauville City after dealing with the Ancient Pokemon in Sootopolis. Head up…