Maria

[R-Tape]

Silly question I know, but how do you picture Maria? Is the arrow her top lip, or her chin? I've always seen it as her top lip (big chin), though when Juan posted a pic elsewhere today, I managed to see it as her chin (little chin). Time to vote and decide.

[Daren]

Looks like her nose to me.

[patters]

Nose, think Simpsons character style. The black pixels are eyes.

[cmal]

Silly question I know, but how do you picture Maria? Is the arrow her top lip, or her chin? I've always seen it as her top lip (big chin), though when Juan posted a pic elsewhere today, I managed to see it as her chin (little chin). Time to vote and decide.

Fascinating topic! Now that you bring this up, I can see both a little and a big chin if I squint my eyes. It's like one of those images that can be two things at once, depending on how you look at it. Would Maria be an example of an optical illusion?

[R-Tape]

Weirdos. I edited the big chin option to include nose, as it still separates a gurning Maria from the meeker one.

[Sparky]

Looks like a chin to me.

[R-Tape]

I've added another pic to clarify.

Fascinating topic! Now that you bring this up, I can see both a little and a big chin if I squint my eyes. It's like one of those images that can be two things at once, depending on how you look at it. Would Maria be an example of an optical illusion?

Will we ever stop discovering the hidden depths of Matthew Smith's games?!

[Sparky]

Yep, little chin.

[p13z]

I honestly thought this was going to be a "Smash or Pass" poll.

[redballoon]

Nose and the 2 pixels below the nose are her mouth,

[flatduckrecords]

Nose and the 2 pixels below the nose are her mouth,

Yeah I think that’s what I saw before now, but after [mention]patters[/mention]’s comment about The Simpsons I can’t not see two eyes. On Willy too, under the brim of his hat, the negative space looks like an eye?

I don’t really see a nose or a chin on Maria now though, more of a square E.T. face.


Jet Set Wall•E


Maria: also fond of pointing at things

[R-Tape]

I honestly thought this was going to be a "Smash or Pass" poll.

Chortle! I don't think we have much say in the matter...

[Juan F. Ramirez]

I've always thought it's a little chin.

But I also had an idea of Horace that we all know how it ended up.

Let's things stay as they are. No more shocks, please.

[Juan F. Ramirez]

By the way, why 'Maria' and not 'Mary'?

Perhaps an spanish/portuguese/italian ancestry?

[Morkin]

Looked at a few magazine ads to see if there was a pic of Maria anywhere.

Stumbled across this one, Maria isn't on it but there's a guy with a big pointy nose on it. Make of that what you will.

[catmeows]

I don't know, I was always looking little bit lower.

[redballoon]

Yeah I think that’s what I saw before now, but after @patters’s comment about The Simpsons I can’t not see two eyes. On Willy too, under the brim of his hat, the negative space looks like an eye?

No, the 2 black pixels separated with the white pixel have always been eyes on both Willy and Maria. Then the next row of pixels represents her cheek and nose, then in the next row of pixels - 2 white and then 2 black pixels - the black pixels represent her mouth. That’s what I meant.

[hitm4n]

redballoon has it, she doesn't have a big or little chin, she has a rather square head and the big chin you refer to is her body and arm.

[hitm4n]

Maria: also fond of pointing at things

This is wrong, you've (or whoever did this) captured 3 pixel lines each for faces, but you've taken Marias from 1 pixel higher than Willy. Her eyes are where Willys nose would be... If you move 1 line down, then you introduce the gap, 2 black pixels, which is her mouth.

Also, she's yelling "get the house tidied up ya lazy sod" and Willy is tight lipped. Yes m'lady.

[R-Tape]

By the way, why 'Maria' and not 'Mary'?

Perhaps an spanish/portuguese/italian ancestry?

Maria is not an uncommon name here, wouldn't surprise me if there are more Marias than Marys. I'd say Maria fits better, as it sounds more stern to me.

Looked at a few magazine ads to see if there was a pic of Maria anywhere.

Stumbled across this one, Maria isn't on it but there's a guy with a big pointy nose on it. Make of that what you will.

I love the MM and JSW inlay art, and that barmy pointy nose character. I can't see Willy or Maria that way though, in fact I can't picture Willy at all. When I did the inlay for Sid Spanners, I was trying to channel Maria:

[TMD2003]

To keep this on track, the arrow is pointing at Maria's nose. And now for something completely different.

What do you get if you cross the Simpsons and the Flintstones?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ct-rFVpsW6s

And now, just what you've all been waiting for...

Willy, Miner Willy,
From the greatest game in history!*
From the mines of Surbiton,
He's about to hit a Banyan Tree!

*blip* *blip* *blip* *blip* *blip* *blip* *blip* (If I Were A Rich Man sounds out-of-tune to the point of bankruptcy)

*blip* *big foot squashes Willy*


* NOTE: your mileage may vary, and I know mine does, but I don't expect any huge objections if I revealed what my Greatest Game In History is. All I'll say now is, it isn't Kosmic Kanga.

[Einar Saukas]

Maria's body is facing the camera, with her head turned towards Willy. It means her head is turned about 45 degrees.

Willy's body and head are sideways for the entire game.

Therefore the correct interpretation should be like this:



We can see 2 eyes and a month in Maria's face, 1 eye and a nose in Willy's face.

[Stefan]

So why exactly was I thinking Whittaker? That'll take more than a couple of pixels

[Guesser]

We can see 2 eyes and a month in Maria's face, 1 eye and a nose in Willy's face.

So we can conclude from this that Willy is likely a prey animal, with a nearly 360° field of view, while Maria is a predator with stereoscopic vision.

Next up: explaining Peppa Pig

[Guesser]

Perhaps his eyes are on the front of his head, and that's a short sideburn
It's no less absurd than Horace having a ponytail...