Table of contents for #183 in Mania

We’re really getting into Super Mario Maker and had to share some of our cool levels with you this issue. See them in our awesome Super Mario Maker guide and then use our gnarly codes to try them out yourselves! We wanna play your levels too so get building and write in and tell us your download codes. Catch ‘yall Dec 7 for our special Star Wars ish! EMAIL Dom: dbayley@nextmedia.com.au WHAT’S DOIN’? TWEET US! @MANIAZINE LIKE US! FACEBOOK.COM/MANIAMAG…

DEC 26 ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: THE ROAD CHIP Alvin is really going to go turbo with the LOLs for his AWSM road trip! DEC 26 THE GOOD DINOSAUR Cuz it’s about being best bros with a Dino! That’s the best buddy comedy combo in pre-history! JAN 01 SNOOPY AND CHARLIE BROWN: THE PEANUTS MOVIE Snoopy and Charlie Brown are the original bro-dog combo, yo! We can’t wait to take fight in a bi-plane with Snoops and LOL with the whole peanuts gang! JAN 29 KUNG FU PANDA 3 Hide ya dumplings! Po is back and now he’s got some little Po bros as well! It’s not all fun though, a mystical and monstrous bull named Kai is bringing darkness into Po’s world! APR 15 THE JUNGLE BOOK It’s a…

BAT N’ BALL Sherrin Glow Soft Touch Football! Stockists: Rebel Sports, Big W, AFL stores & Independent Sport Stores LET IT GLOW! Glow Show Sticker Launcher Stockists: Big W, Myer and Toys R Us GAME ON! 5 Second Rule Stockists: Available at Big W, ABC Stores, Kidstuff, Myer, Toys R Us and www.Toys2Go.com.au BUGGIN OUT! ZURU Bug Attack Rapid Fire Stockists: Big W, Target, All Good Toy Stores ANIMATOR AWSM-NESS! Crayola Color Alive Easy Animation Studio Stockists: Available At All Leading Toy Retailers MAY THE FUR BE WITH YOU! Furbacca Stockists: www.hasbro.com.au I SCREAM THEN CHILL! Giant Ice Cream Float! Stockists: www.larkstore.com.au TOY OF TOMORROW! Stellosphere Stockists: Target, Toys ‘R’Us, Big W, Myer and Toyworld…

FROM: Lafayette, Louisiana FACTION: The Wyatt Family NICKNAME: The New Face Of Fear, The Eater Of Worlds HEIGHT: 6’3” WEIGHT: 129kg SPECIAL MOVES: Sister Abigail, Uranagi, Spider Walk MANIA: What’s your beef with Roman Reigns? BW: “It’s being going on before either of us started here. The Wyatt’s vs the Shield, we’re just two groups who are born to fight each other. It’s in our DNA!” MANIA: You seem at home in the swamps, could you make a home in the outback? BW: “It’s all about finding like-minded people and we around are birds you of . a I’ve feather been . I to would Australia have no problem starting a family there!” MANIA: Most ferocious opponent you’ve faced? BW: “It has to be the Undertaker . He is a…

Gravity Rush 2 Platform: PS4 Style: Action Publisher: Sony Out: 2016 One of the Vita’s best games is getting both a sequel and a remaster for PS4! If you missed the original, Gravity Rush Remastered will get you up to speed, and then Kat’s adventure will continue in the sequel! Not much has been revealed about Gravity Rush 2, but there will be a second major character, which could mean a co-op mode. Once again you’ll be shifting gravity to launch yourself around the world, which is a hugely exciting and satisfying way of moving! Star Fox Zero Platform: Wii U Style: Shooter Publisher: Nintendo Out: Early 2016 Star Fox Zero has been delayed a bit so that the developers can make it even more fun and exciting! Star Fox…

Skylanders Superchargers Platform: PS3/4, Xbox One/360, Wii U Style: Action Publisher: Activision Gameplay: The Skylanders have brought vehicles along with them for this latest outing! Out of the box, you can hop in a rad car and tear through any levels designed for vehicles, and even take part in separate race events. The rest of the time Skylanders Superchargers plays a lot like a regular Skylanders game, as you switch between characters and biff all the baddies! Every Skylander from every previous game will work here, even in the vehicles! Unfortunately a lot of content is locked off if you don’t buy a boat and a plane for your Skylanders too – it’s definitely worth putting one of each on your Christmas list if you love Skylanders! The vehicle controls…

Disney Infinity Toy Box 3.0 iOS/Android, Arcade Action, Free (in-app purchases) The Toy Box from Disney Infinity 3.0 can be played with on your phone or tablet, too! They’ve managed to cram the full experience in here, so you can make, share and download levels. Even though it doesn’t look or control as well as the console version you can check it out for free, which is AWSM! SCORE 8/10 Test Chamber iOS/Android, Puzzle, $3.79 Are you after some mind-bending, super-challenging puzzles, YAKs? Test Chamber was developed in Australia, and features some of the trickiest puzzles we’ve played through in ages! You need to figure out how to push blocks around each level while controlling multiple little dudes at once – it’s hard to wrap your head around! SCORE 8/10…

Hi MANIA, Thanks for my great prize in issue 179. What a surprise to win a very cool Big Hero 6 prize pack. I love your mag! Hiya Darnell! If you keep digging it, we’ll keep making it! Hope you liked your Big Hero 6 prize as much as we liked the film. Did you hear the rumour that a sequel is on the cards? Hey, hey Zave bro, what a great drawing! The sheer variety of characters is really AWSM. Spy vs. Spy even made an appearance! Can you imagine a show with all these characters in it? That would be WAY RAD! Wowee! That’s a good lookin’ Mudkip, Oliver! Did you know he’s also a ground type Pokémon? Water and ground is a really good tactical choice for…

A WORD FROM MANAGEMENT! Hello ghoulish guests and horrible humans, Welcome to the terrifying Hotel Transylvania! I hope your time here is terrible. Terrible amounts of AWSM that is! Ha ha! Got you a good one! Enjoy your stay Dracula! GUEST: Jonathan Locker LENGTH OF STAY: I’m here for life! REASON FOR STAY: I’m family now! COMMENTS: Hi Drac – or should I say Grand-Drac! Just thought I’d add to the guest book! So glad you’ve opened the doors of Hotel Transylvania to humans! I’ll see you at dinner - don’t wanna be dinner! GUEST: Wayne the Werewolf LENGTH OF STAY: Two Months REASON FOR STAY: Vacation from my kids! COMMENTS: This is the best escape from work and a great chance to let my fur down and howl at…

1. MAKE A SKINNY MARIO feed Mario a thin mushroom to make him skinny as a twig! 2. Put Wings on enemies Add wings to just about any enemies to make them fly! 3. Record sounds Record your own sounds and place them throughout the level. Fart noises are great for epic LOLs! 4. Make Cannons shoot coins Just place a few coins into a cannon and watch them fly! 5. Disco Turn your level into a disco with cool disco effects! AWESOME LEVELS THAT INSPIRE US! 1. BALLAD OF YOSHI Ride Yoshi and send his eggs flying to use them later when you need them! 2. Super Mario Kart 8 (bit) Mario Kart reimagined as an awesome platform level 3. Mario-troid! A Mad Metroid-themed level with some really creative…

Blake & Maddie, ACT BLAKE AND MADDIE WITH THEIR STYLIN’ K9 CLARKSON! David, NSW DAVID’S POOCH POSING FOR A BEAUTY SHOT! PRESIDENTIAL PETS! Calvin Coolidge, USA President 1923-1929 was known for his wacky pets. Coolidge was said to walk his fave pet Rebecca the raccoon around the white house on a leash! He also had a bobcat, wallaby and pygmy hippo! Theodore Roosevelt is remembered as one of the best US presidents and was in office between 1901 and 1909. His presidential pets included snakes, badgers, lions, zebras and bears! He was played by Robin Williams in Night at the Museum. Herbert Hoover served as President of the USA from 1929-1933. As president, Hoover had 9 dogs; all different breeds! He also had two alligators that were known to roam…

TECH SPECS  PRODUCTION: 2014 concept COUNTRY: England, UK TOP SPEED: 205 mph, (330km/h) MAX POWER: 850 bhp (580kW) @ 10 000 rpm ACCELERATION: 0-62mph (0-100 km/h) in 3.4 seconds PRICE: £700, 000 - £900 000 ($AUS) 1,526 000 – 1, 962011 GEARBOX: Seven-speed automated single-clutch gearbox Jaguar cancelled production of the C-X75 before it even began because of the global financial crisis! Fans are still hoping that one day it will be made! The C-X75 is driven by a villain in a dramatic car chase scene with Bond’s Aston Martin DB10 in the latest James Bond film, Spectre! MANIA RATING…

OLLIE OOP! RECORD: Most skateboard ollies in 30 seconds WHO: Sten Carr WHERE: LA, USA Ollies are one of the foundation skate moves. Every skater can do it in their sleep, but not quite like this guy! At the 15th X Games, young skater, Sten Carr, shocked the world by pumping out a massive 34 ollies in 30 seconds! CONTINENTAL CARVE UP! RECORD: Longest journey by skateboard WHO: Robert Thompson WHERE: From Switzerland to China What’s the furthest you’ve skated? I bet it’s not as far as Kiwi skater Robert Thompson! He travelled 12,159 km on deck from Leysin, Switzerland to Shanghai, China, all on the back of his skateboard! The trip took 14 months and saw Rob travel through England, The Netherlands and the USA! BOMBS AWAY! RECORD: Highest…

GROOT 1. "DON'T STOP ME NOW" - QUEEN 2. "I WANT YOU BACK" - JACKSON 5 3. "AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH" - MARVIN GAYE AND TAMMI TERRELL 4. "NOT IN LOVE" - 10CC For: Dancing, gardening and walking the dog Rating: GAMORA 1. "DRIFT AWAY" - DOBIE GRAY 2. "FUNK FUNK" - CAMEO 3. "JOY TO THE WORLD" - THREE DOG NIGHT 4. "SMOOTH CRIMINAL" - MICHAEL JACKSON For: Doing martial arts, playing fighting games and heart to heart moments Rating: ROCKET 1. "COME AND GET YOUR LOVE" - REDBONE 2. "SPIRIT IN THE SKY" - NORMAN GREENBAUM 3. "O-O-H CHILD" - FIVE STAIRSTEPS 4. "BEAT IT" - MICHAEL JACKSON For: Epic water pistol or Nerf battles, cooking and lazy days chillin’ by the pool Rating: STARLORD 1. "HOOKED…

MOSTLY A’s You’re Captain America bro! Loyal and noble with a cool head under pressure! You’re a master of any kind of combat and always thinking of the bros in ya squad! When it comes to solving problems you’re always the man with the plan. MOSTLY B’s Incredible dude! You da Hulk! No one is stronger than Hulk, but sometimes your temper gets in the way of your strength. You’re not one to wait for a plan, you look for the biggest target and SMASH! 1: Ya bro keeps whooping you in Smash Bros– you: A) LOOK FOR HIS WEAKNESSES AND KEEP TRYING! B) RAGE QUIT! 2: What do you order when you’re at your favourite restaurant? A) I PLAN OUT MY FAVE MAIN AND HAVE ROOM FOR DESSERT! B)…

DIY TIME! Take the action in your own hands these holidays! You can take to the skies, craft some sand sculptures and blast the past all from your own hands! 7 DIY dynamos can put together a Smiggle prize pack featuring a DIY Stunt Glider, Parachute Dude, Dinosaur Kit, Ball Kit, Sand Textures Kit and Head Beads Kit! OUTTA THIS WORLD! Stamp collecting month is out of this world this year! Our solar system is the focus and space cadets and stamp collectors alike will be on the hunt for the coolest extraterr estrial collectables! 10 collector YAKs will score a Stamp Prize Pack featuring a t-shirt, wall poster, stamp packs, glow in the dark shoelaces and maxi-cards! CALL THE DOCTOR! Become the who’s who of Whovians! 4 mega Who-fans…

Q: Why does Mario eat mushrooms? A: Because he’s such a fungi! Q: What kind of pants does Super Mario wear? A: Denim denim denim denim! Q: Why is Bowser so mean? A: Because he koopas (coupes up) his feelings! Q: Why did Mario get a goldfish as a pet? A: Because they were so cheep-cheep! Q: What is Mario’s favourite musical? A: Mamma Mia! Q: Why did Mario cross the road? A: Because he couldn’t find the warp zone! Q: What did Luigi say when Mario made a bad pun? A: NopunNintendo! Q: What did Paper Mario say to the rock? A: I win! Q: What does Mario use when shopping? A: A Mario Kart!…

LEGO Dimensions Will Get Three Years of Updates! LEGO Dimensions, has a three year plan for new content! This means that we probably won’t see LEGO Dimensions 2 next year – you’ll be able to buy new packs and keep playing with the existing portal and disc! That’s great news for LEGO fans, since they will be able to keep playing without having to shell out for a whole new game! Fighting Game Incoming from My Little Pony: FIM Creator! Lauren Faust, creator of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, is working on a hardcore fighting game! The game is called Them’s Fightin’ Herds, and it’s about various four-legged creatures kicking each other’s butts! We LOLed hard at this news, but we also think it could be an amazing game!…

LBX: Little Battlers Experience Platform: 3DS Style: Action RPG Publisher: Nintendo Price: $59.95 Gameplay: Despite its name, LBX is actually a very big game! This is a super rad robot-battling RPG set in the future, where you can put together your own robot from parts you gather and fight in huge arenas against other robots. There’s an EPIC story being told in this game too, YAKs – it feels like a full season of an anime, as you get drawn into a quest where the main character and his mates need to save the world with their robots! Before all that though, you need to learn how to upgrade and modify your robot and figure out what sort of battle style you want to use. Battles can get a little…

1. Dad, you’re not going to freak out like you did at the petting zoo, are you? 2. You my friend are responsible for delaying my rendezvous with Star Command! 3. This town ain’t big enough for the two of us! 4. I’m a precision instrument of speed and aerodynamics! 5. Yay! He’s gonna clean the tank! He’s gonna clean the tank! We’re gonna be clean! 6. How dare you open a space man’s helmet on an uncharted planet? My eyeballs could have been sucked from their sockets! 7. You guys won’t believe this, but Buzz and I are friends now! 8. What’s wrong with my fenders? You’ve seen the flicks now collect the Best of Pixar PEZ out now!…

Period: Late Jurassic (150-140 million years ago) Name meaning: Different lizard Fossil sites: North America, Europe, Africa and Australia Diet: Carnivorous (preying on plant-eating dinosaurs) Size: 9 metres long, 3 metres tall Allosaurus is like the attack dog of the dino world. A powerful hunter, it has a sleek, powerful body, huge head and serrated teeth ideal for slicing through prey. Our model captures all the attack dog features perfectly and since its head and tail are posed on the same plane, its body looks streamlined, agile and deadly. Papo are famous for the level of detail they put into their models and this one doesn’t disappoint. The upper body is covered in a dark green covering of bumpy scales and spines that turn into more subtle bumps in the…