Table of contents for #185 in Mania

Are you all obsessed with Yo-Kai Watch now? We are MANIACs! It sold about 8 million copies in Japan so we reckon it’s going to be huge Down Under too. Check out five reasons we think it’s awesome in this mag. We also rate the coolest characters from LEGO Marvel Avengers, which is awesome too! Have a gnarly time. Catch y’all next issue, out Feb 8! WHAT’S DOIN’? Dom, Rhett & Celine get their skate on to find out which Penny board size you should get this summer! EMAIL Dom: dbayley@nextmedia.com.au TWEET US! @MANIAZINE LIKE US! FACEBOOK.COM/MANIAMAG…

ADAM’S FAVE FIVE OF SUMMER Get-up: Anything I can get down in! Movie: Finding Nemo Ice cream flavour: Vanilla or homemade sorbet Spot: Pool, ocean, bathtub. All great options Band: The Beach Boys. Still the best! MANIA: What’s your grossest summer smoothie recipe? ADAM: “Nothing compares to a broccoli, banana, mango and egg smoothie! Yummo!” MANIA: Ultimate embarrassing beach moment? ADAM: “I'd like to think I could muscle my way out of being buried neck down in sand. A beach party in 2013 says differently...” MANIA: Gnarliest summer skate trick? ADAM: “The caveman, or maybe a hippy jump. Pretty gnarly!” MANIA: Most massive gut-busting summer meal? ADAM: “Pre-BBQ, I once ate half an onion in 23 seconds!” MANIA: What’s your chillest summer wind-down? ADAM: “Having a cool ice cream cone…

CAN YOU DIG IT! Dr Cool’s T-Rex Dig Kit Stockists: Australian Geographic, www.toys2go.com.au ON THE CASE! Superman Pencil Case Stockists: Warner Bros. Movie World, EB Games and specialty retailers FOOD FORCE! Star Wars The Force Awakens Insulated Lunch Bag Stockists: Target ELITE RIDE! Grit Elite Scooter Stockists: Leading Scooter Retailers COAST 2 COAST! Zoo Portrait Coaster Stockists: www.annabeltrends.com OOOOOH BOTTLE! Minions Stainless Steel Bottle Stockists: Big W HUNGER HERO! Retro Super Hero Lunch Bag Stockists: Officeworks GO! GO! ROBO! Zuru Robo Turtle Bowl Playset Stockists: Available in all major toy retailers…

WHO’S ODDBALL? Oddball is the unlikely hero of the little penguins of Middle Island, a small penguin sanctuary off the coast of Victoria! The Maremma sheepdog would look out for foxes while the penguins were asleep! MANIA: They say you should never film a movie with animals but this movie was set on a farm full of them - was it a fun set to be on? SHANE: “It was active and alive! P eople only say that because animals are unpredictable, but if you make time to deal with the weird things they do it’s a really fun job! ” MANIA: Did you get along with Kai, who played Oddball? SHANE: “Yes, if I could have I would have taken him home with me! I don’t think his owner…

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Gets HD Remake! The Wii’s best Zelda game is getting a re-release on the Wii U in March! The game will come packaged with a Wolf Link amiibo if you buy the Special Edition, and will look a lot better than the original! This version is being handled by Tantalus Media, an Aussie developer, which is AWSM news! Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow coming to 3DS! This is a huge blast from the past, YAKs – the first ever Pokémon games are coming to the 3DS Virtual Console in February! We’re not sure how well these games have aged, but we’re keen to give them another play – there were 150 Pokémon to catch back then, and the Elite 4 were way harder! Learn…

Need for Speed Gameplay: The Need for Speed series took a break last year, but now it’s come roaring back on PS4 and Xbox One! This Need for Speed needs you to be online all the time so that you can pass by or race against other players, which we thought was a bit silly, but otherwise the actual racing is pretty fun! We liked driving around town looking for new challenges and competitions, and sliding around corners is always fun. There’s plenty to discover if you explore, although it’s not as big as Forza Horizon 2 was last year! You can tweak and customise your cars if you’re into that, but you don’t need to be into cars to enjoy this one. It’s not the best Need for Speed…

Rayman Adventures Rayman’s back on mobile, with an adventure that plays a bit like his console games! This new game has some confusing controls, but it’s still pretty fun – you run through a heap of levels and try to find as many hidden goodies as you can. This is great fun for Rayman fans! iOS/Android, Platformer, Free SCORE 8/10 LEGO Ninjago: Shadow of Ronin The latest LEGO Ninjago game has made the jump from Vita and 3DS to mobile devices! This is a pretty decent LEGO game, but if you’ve played the console games this isn’t as good – we’ve been a bit spoiled by LEGO Dimensions, so it’s hard to go back to the simpler LEGO games now! iOS/Android,Action/Adventure, $7.99 SCORE 7/10 Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes If…

Mario Kart (Wii) “I love playing Mario Kart. All the levels and racetracks are awesome. Bowsers castle is the hardest. I like how you turn into a bullet when you’re the last!” Mario Kart is awesome Sam! Racing with our fave Mario characters is so much fun. Yo, Bowsers' castle is the hardest, but we’re sure you’ll race it! LBX: LIttle Battler's Experience (3DS) “Come for the rad robot action and stay for the totally addictive customisation! There’s nothing like building your own custom LBX to fight for you! The awesome anime cutscenes and heaps of quests help keep you hooked as well!” Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii) “I love playing Super Smash Bros Brawl on the Wii. You choose from about 50 characters and fight each other in all…

Start from scratch by clicking NEW or start with a base by clicking EDIT! First up select a boy or a girl avatar and you’re ready to go! Now, pick your skin tone! Choose a hairstyle or hat! I went with a MAD baseball hat ‘cos I’ve always got one on! Get some eyes! I chose some stylish white sunnies too! Choose a mouth! I had to go with that cheesy grin! Go all out on a SICK costume! I grabbed a hoodie, jeans and white kicks: my go-to get-up! Accessorise too! I got a COOL watch! Pick a SWEET background to slap your Peanuts character onto and you’re done! After you’ve had some fun Peanutizing yourself, try creating someone famous. We made these Marvel heroes! Now you can save…

ORANGE YOU SURPRISED? Are your friends feeling a little thirsty when they come over? Here’s how to treat them to some special orange juice. Grab a packet of instant Cheese and Mac powder – tell your mum she can buy it at the local supermarket. Pour some into an empty cup and then top it up with orange juice. Mix it up and then give it to your friends! They won’t know the difference until they taste their drinks! Muhahaha! PARTY WITH CELEBS! Help your buds feel comfortable with the celebrities! Search for the funniest pics of a celebrity on the internet and then print as many copies as you want. Organise a sleepover at your friend’s house on the weekend and remember to take all your printed pics and…

DAN’S STATS Occupation: Actor Favourite Food: Indian Interesting Fact: He’s vegetarian Characters: Strax (Doctor Who), Ian the Elf (Last Christmas (Doctor Who), Randal Moon (Wizards vs Aliens) Favourite Movie: Terry Gilliam’s Jabberwocky Hobbies: Playing the guitar and reading MANIA: The Doctor sometimes refers to Strax as a potato head; do you like potatoes? DAN: “Yes I enjoy potatoes very much. I haven’t eaten many potatoes on set because that would seem like an act of cannibalism. The canteen does provide them but I steer clear.” MANIA: What’s one fact about Strax that people might not know? DAN: “He cooks a mean soufflé!” MANIA: If Strax became the Prime Minister what would be the first thing he’d do? DAN: “Quadruple defence spending and spending going towards more tanks. The entire British…

HAPPY PILLOW FRIENDS! Feel like a big hug MANIACs? My Happy Pillows are totes huggable and there are a whole bunch of different types like Sunny the Bear and Zee the Monkey to squish in your arms! We’re giving 14 huggable humans a very awesome prize pack containing one Sunny the Bear and Zee the Monkey to squish whenever they like! Available at www.myhappypillow.com.au SAVERS NEED THIS! Have you got barrels of cold hard cash lying around MANIACs? Even if you don’t, you can start saving with one of these stylish money box prize packs. To get you knee deep in dough and well on the way to rich-ville, we’re giving 14 money savvy MANIACs each a prize pack stacked with a Canar Money Box and 3 Snap…

1. THE TREE FORT IS ACTUALLY A CAVE! TRUE FALSE 2. ICE KING WRITES STORIES BASED ON HIS FRIENDS! TRUE FALSE 3. FIRE PRINCESS GETS STRONGER AROUND WATER! TRUE FALSE 4. THE LAND OF OOO EXISTS ONLY IN JAKE’S IMAGINATION! TRUE FALSE 5. MARCELINE ONLY EATS FOOD THE COLOUR RED! TRUE FALSE 6. PRINCESS BUBBLEGUM IS ACTUALLY OVER A BAZILLION YEARS OLD! TRUE FALSE 7. THE AT CREW SANG THE SONG “MY BEST FRIENDS IN THE WORLD” TO UNLOCK THE DOOR LORD’S MAGIC DOOR! TRUE FALSE 8. BMO IS A LIVING VIDEO GAME CONSOLE, MUSIC PLAYER AND STOVE. TRUE FALSE 9. JAKE’S FIRST SWORD WAS NAMED SCARLET! TRUE FALSE 10. THE FARM IS JAKE’S BROTHER! TRUE FALSE…

Bravely Second: End Layer If you finished Bravely Default, you’ll definitely want to check out the sequel when it comes to 3DS! The game picks up two and a half years after the original ended, and will play pretty similarly – the developers have said they want the player to focus on the story, and that they don’t want them getting lost in the game world! There’s a new ‘Consecutive Chance’ feature, which lets you fight your enemies more than once to get more XP from them – great for grinding! Platform: 3DSStyle: RPGPublisher: NintendoOut: 2016 Day of the Tentacle Remastered The original Day of the Tentacle released in 1993, so it’s definitely due for a remaster! This is a classic point-and-click adventure game, where you talk to people and…

The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes Gameplay: The new Zelda game is pretty different from the last few, YAKs – it’s a three player game where you solve puzzles together! You can play alone as well, in which case you switch between three different Links on the screen. This is more of a puzzle game than an adventure game – the levels are really small, and you need to figure out how to make the three Links work together to beat down baddies and hit switches! The best way to play is with two mates in the room with you – it’s a bit hard to work things out online without voice chat – but if you’re playing alone, there’s still fun to be had. The puzzles are a…

LBX: LITTLE BATTLER’S EXPERIENCE UNLOCK NEW MENTORS To unlock these items for purchase at Navarro’s shop, enter these codes at a MeTaMo save point! CRU5H1N9: Bulldozer set.84DDW07F: Fenrir set.W17DC4RD: Harlequin set.5UNCR0W5: Jiraiya set and Crow Sword(Yatagarasu) weapon.477F4D3RL: Odin set.3V17880X: Pandora set.1C3QU33N: White Empress set andAnnihilator weapon.JU5T1C33: Xenon set.1MP3R147: Yellow Emperor set.377833X3: Yellow G-Lex set. PLATFORM: 3DS DRAGON BALL: XENOVERSE UNLOCK NEW MENTORS KRILLIN: Beat half of the Saiyan Saga. HERCULE: Beat half of the Androids Saga. PICCOLO: Beat half of the Saiyan Saga (level 5 required). VEGETA: Beat the Saiyan Saga (level 8 required). GINYU: Beat half the Frieza Saga (level 15 required). FRIEZA: Beat the Frieza Saga and Ginyu’s training (level 20 required). PERFECT CELL: Beat half of the Androids Saga (level 30 required). ANDROID #18: Beat the Androids…

1. What’s ur fav summertime snack? a. I’m all over those fruits! b. Fish & chips yo! c. Ice cream sundae! d. I’m mad about ramen noodles! 2. You wanna cool it down. What do you do? a. Dive into the sea! b. Beach house chills! c. Give me a damp, dark corner and beanbag! d. Take my pets to the beach! 3. An ice cream van pulls up on the corner! What flavour? a. Every flavour! b. Double chocolate! c. Mint choc chip! d. Vanilla! 4. How do you get around in summer? a. By boat man! b. Skaters rule! c. Walking keeps me fit! d. When I run you can’t hear me! 5. Trademark summer threads? a. Sandals! b. Boots! c. Sneakers! d. Bare feet! 6. Sickhouse summer…

What up MANIACs? I drew you a Minion ‘cos the Minions make me crack up. MANIA is a super radhouse mag, yo! Hey, Zac-man, what a super cool drawing of a Minion. We’ve been asking everyone at MANIA HQ which Minion they are – Bob, Dave or Stuart? We think there’s a little Minion hiding inside every MANIAC! Howdy MANIA, You were right about Mega Man Legacy Collection – I have only finished a few training levels! It’s super hard but we love Mega Man anyway because the training levels are still so fun! I hope you like my picture of Toad Cat. Yeah dude you’re right it’s really hard to beat it, but it’s good that you love it anyways. Keep going! Your painting of Toad Cat is great.…

1 IT HAS A RAD STORY! It’s about a boy Nate, who comes across a capsule machine next to a sacred tree. On opening a capsule Nate unwittingly summons the Y o-Kai Whisper who gives him a mysterious device called the Yo-Kai Watch! 2 THE YO-KAI WATCH IS TOTES RAD-SAUCE! When Nate uses the watch he can see hidden Y o-Kai in the environment around him - strange beings that he wouldn’t normally be able to see because even though they inhabit the world around us they are invisible to the human eye! He can then make friends with Y o-Kai and call on them to help him battle Y o-Kai that aren’t so friendly! 3 YO-KAI ARE WIKKID! They aren’t ghosts, monsters or creatures, they are just Yo-Kai. And,…

1. J.A.R.V.I.S, Iron Man’s A.I. system, stands for ‘Just A Rather Very Intelligent System’! 2. ‘The Dark Knight’ was the first Batman movie that didn’t use the word ‘Batman’ in the title! 3. When The Flash and Superman race, The Flash always wins! 4. Thor uses the power of lightning to repair his injuries and recharge his hammer! 5. The angrier the Hulk gets, the stronger he gets because of the extra adrenaline pumping through his body! 6. Spider-Man needs to yell ‘Go, web, go!’ in order to release his webbing! 7. Captain America has the ability to run as fast as Superman can fly! 8. Iron Man has a piece of shrapnel near his heart and his magnetic chest plate keeps it from reaching his heart! 9. The reason…

Q: What does the sun drink out of? A: Sunglasses! Q: How do you prevent a summer cold? A: Catch it in the winter! Q: When do you go at red and stop at green? A: When you’re eating a watermelon! Q: What did the ocean say to the sailboat? A: Nothing, it just waved! Q: Why are gulls named seagulls? A: If they were by the bay, they’d be bagels! Q: What did the bread do on vacation? A: It loafed around! Q: What do you call a man with a large flat fish on his head? A: Ray! Q: What did the air conditioning say to the man? A: I'm your biggest fan! Q: Why do bananas use sunscreen? A: Because they peel!…

Platform: PS4, Xbox One, PC Style: Platformer Publisher: EA Available: Early 2016 We chatted with Martin Sahlin, the creative director behind the A WSM looking Unravel, about his amazing upcoming game! MANIA: Tell us more about Yarny. What kind of a dude is he? SAHLIN: “Yarny is a helper. He’s on a quest to mend a broken bond. The idea is that, what if love and the bond between people were real physical things, like strands of yarn? So he can tie someone’s life back together.” MANIA: Who is this bond between? SAHLIN: “It’s between an old woman and her family . A lonely grandma!” MANIA: Do you think kids will get a lot out of this game? SAHLIN: “Absolutely! We’ve had this game played by people between ages 5…

PENNY ORIGINAL Size: 22” (inches) Board Style: Glow In The Dark Hoverboard Cool features: Kicktail, black wheels, glow in the dark deck Wheels: 59 mm Type: Mini cruiser Price: $129.99 BEST FOR: EXPERIENCED RIDERS AND GROMS Because of its small size the 22” has a quick turning circle and not much foot space, so riders have to have jedi-like balance. It’s perfect for zipping to school on or cruising the ‘hood in your spare time. PROS: Good price, super small and portable and will fit in your backpack and bag with no effort. It also has a kicktail for tricks and is great for zipping around on. CONS: Small foot space, you need good balance. PENNY NICKEL Size: 27” (inches) Board style: Spike Cool features: Rad geometric design on the…