Innholdsfortegnelse for November 2023 i K-Zone

K-ZONE: HI GEORGIA! WE LOVE HEARING ABOUT LUCKY K-ZONERS RECEIVING SUPER PRIZE PARTY DELIVERIES! WE HAVE FUN READING NEW BOOKS, ENJOY THE PACK! Shout out to my BFFs, Emily and Hannah! You guys are the best! – Amy Shout out to Blake, Ben, Seth, Jordan, Archie, Jordan, and Lewis! – Hugo I have read all the K-Zone mags and I love all of them! – Ashley Shout out to K-Zone for all the prizes! – Cooper…

GET INTO 2nd Look For Circles Day3rd Sandwich Day4th Book Lovers Day4th Use Your Common Sense Day6th Saxophone Day11th World Origami Day13th World Kindness Day16th Button Day17th World Peace Day SPORT 1st Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Thunder in WBBL4th England vs Australia ODI26th Hobart Hurricanes vs Adelaide Strikes in WBBL HAPPY BIRTHDAY 15th Winston Duke, AKA M’Baku15th Sophia Di Martino, AKA Loki18th Owen Wilson, AKA Mobius22nd Mark Ruffalo, AKA The Hulk29th Don Cheadle, AKA War Machine SCHOOL 7th Public holiday in Vic OH AND... 13th December issue of K-Zone out in ACT, NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Tas, and Vic14th December issue of K-Zone out in WA Psst! December issue of K-Zone is out December 4 in New Zealand CONTINUE BENDING, TWISTING, AND FIDGETING GLOWING IN THE DARK PRACTISING PRANK SKILLS…

TRICK OR TREAT One of the best events on the Fortnite calendar is Fortnitemares! It usually rolls around in time for spooky season. This year, the details are still under wraps (mummy style), but chances are there will be more trick than treat! We’re hoping that there will be new schematics and seasonal XP up for grabs (like years gone by), along with shiny new outfits and awesome events. SPOOKY STYLE What are we grabbing from Fortnite in our mega gaming mash up? Well, we reckon it’s the slickest game in terms of combat and style, plus having the most epic cross-overs with other stuff we love (like the rad Transformers Pack), so we are gonna borrow those three elements for our spooky battle royale, along with a few pumpkins…

FAVE SPOOKY IN THE SHOW… Sludge – he’s cute and cuddly and some of his emotions are a bit like mine. DREAM SPOOKY FILES GADGET TO HAVE IRL… Probably the popcorn machine [in the first episode]. It would be great to shoot popcorn into my mouth! HARDEST SCENE… There is an episode with a clown. I was scared of clowns, so that was hard. MOST DIFFICULT LINE… It was difficult to keep a straight face in the slime scene, and scenes with Matt and Guy. They’re so fun. BEING SPOOKED… I do not like old fashioned dolls with creepy weird faces. FOR K-ZONERS WHO WANT TO ACT… Just have a go. Find a local acting class and give it a try. Have fun and enjoy it – something amazing could…

PULL OUT MINI MAG GAMES BY THE NUMBERS 66 million people around the world play Roblox each day! That’s actually more than double the population of Australia! Whoa! 20 characters are on their way to join DreamWorks All-Star Kart Racing, including Shrek, Puss in Boots and more! Who will you race as? 130 vehicles will be ready in Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 Turbocharged, including a Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Widebody!…

GAMEZONE COMING SOON People can do some incredible things with yo-yos these days, but nothing quite compares to the tricky toy you’ll be taking around the world in Penny’s Big Breakaway. This yo-yo can be used to grapple, swing, double jump, and attack, as well as latch onto flying foxes and transform into transportation. Your super yo-yo gives ‘Walking the Dog’ new meaning, as this beast is pretty similar to an over-enthusiastic fido on a long leash. The cheeky canine has the personality of a panting pup that loves to chew trousers, and it’s that insatiable appetite that seems to get Yo-Yo (and Penny) into all sorts of tricky trouble. When Penny performs for Eddie the Emperor, the mischievous Yo-Yo snacks on the ruler’s royal clothes! From that moment on,…

GAMEZONE CHEATS ➤ SPENDING SPARKLIUM Russ has lots of gear to buy, but we reckon the most useful device is Idler’s Alert. It can call any Pikmin hanging around! You can buy Idler’s Alert for 80 raw materials once you hit 3500 Sparklium. Homesick Signal sends your Pikmin back to the base. ➤ GOOD DOG Intergalactic pup Oatchi is a spaceman’s best friend. You and your Pikmin can ride him to get around faster or to cross water. He has a charge up attack that can bust through pots, but can also be used to attack enemies. Plus, you can command him to sniff out treasure to nab that final find on a level! ➤ ICE TO SEE YOU Ice Pikmin are super useful to quickly freeze enemies. A good…

LEGO DREAMZZZ MONDAYS AT 4:30PM ON CARTOON NETWORK When Mateo’s cool comic creation, Z-Blob, suddenly follows him from a dream back to his life in Brooklyn, he is totally surprised! Mateo and his sister, Izzie, soon discover that the dream world is real, and it’s also in danger! Mateo and his friends eventually go on more adventures in the Dream World, where unusual dream creatures roam, and evil rulers loom in the dark. The Dream Chasers may end up needing to fight back! WATCH OUT FOR: THE NIGHTMARE KING! ADVENTURE TIME: FIONNA AND CAKE STREAMING NOW ON BINGE This new series includes 10 episodes set in the Land of Ooo! Follow the alternate universe versions of Finn and Jake, as Fionna and Cake find out they are the target of…

instax mini 12 Start saving your pocket money! You can take bright photos at any time with the Instax Mini 12! Available in green, blue, white, purple, and pink, you can have fun with friends and be ready to capture the moment. Fortnite Transformers Pack Fans of Fortnite and Transformers, rejoice! The ultimate pack is dropping, with three Outfits, three Back Blings, new Pickaxes, two new Emotes, and 1000 V-Bucks. There’s even a special Transformer – Fortnite BattleBus! Sonic Superstars Journey through the Northstar Islands in this take on classic 2D Sonic platforming. Play solo or with up to three other players, and harness the new Emerald powers so you can move and attack in unique ways! Lankybox Mystery Figures (6 Pack) The animated stars of the LankyBox YouTube…

K-Z: Hello Costa and Molly! Why is gardening an important skill? C: It teaches you to understand and get to know nature. Nature is where you’re going to live, breathe, and eat for the rest of your life. M: Gardening is important in so many ways. It’s important for humans to survive and eat, for wildlife and insects, and for Earth! Without healthy gardens or green areas, the planet would not be in a good state. COSTA K-Z: Which plant did you grow first? C: I think it was strawberries or a cucumber. I was so proud and I remember harvesting something of my own for the first time. M: A sunflower. In the first Covid lockdown, my school gave Covid care packages to every student, and it included sunflower…

Q What did the firefly say at the race? A Ready, set, glow! Lachlan, Qld Q What do you call a dinosaur eating a taco? A A Tyrannosaurus mex! Charlotte, ACT Q How do you check on a friend in Great Britain? A UK? Jaxson, NSW Q What’s the most germy Pokemon? A Pikachoo! Chase, SA Q What did the kid say after losing the Nintendo game? A I want a Wii-match! Finn, WA Q Where does a rabbit go when it loses its tail? A The retail store! Samson, Qld Knock knock! Who’s there? Ididap! Ididap who? Haha! Sam, Qld Q What did the kid with a banana in their ear say when asked about it? A Can’t hear you! Banana in my ear! Benjamin, NSW Q What did…

SCIENCE SUPERSTAR Name: Darcy Heroic feat: Winning the Sleek Geeks Science Eureka Prize (Secondary) with his short film submission, ‘In The Crazy World of Chlorophyll’! FAST FOUR WITH DARCY K-Z: Hi Darcy! Why did your film investigate green as the dominant colour in nature? D: I thought about the theme for a while. ‘Green’. Obviously, I thought of plants, but I was worried it might be boring, so I kept contemplating. Eventually, I thought of deep scientific questions about plants, then I thought of a question so simple, yet unknown to many kids. Why are most plants green? I was surprised by the complicated reason! K-Z: How did you make your film, and how long did it take to create? D: I used a digital camera to film, and a…

Meet Ricky Spencer, a Conservation Biologist in the School of Science at Western Sydney University, and leader of the 1 Million Turtles Community Conservation Program! K-Z: Hi Ricky! Can you tell us about your work as Associate Professor in Ecology at Western Sydney University? R: It’s like being a scientist who explores and takes care of our planet. I teach older students about animals, nature, and how we can protect our environment. One of the exciting things I do is research and study turtles. These fascinating creatures live both in water and on land, and I’m dedicated to understanding their lives and finding ways to make sure they don’t disappear. I also study how we manage water resources, like lakes and rivers, to stay clean and safe for the animals…

EXTREME EVOLUTION The last game we’re checking out is the mighty Roblox! It has gone through so many changes and evolutions since the game launched – sometimes it’s hard to say exactly what kind of game Roblox even is! It fuses some of the creativity of Minecraft along with the chaotic action of Fortnite, but with everyone creating their own modes and rule sets, we can all agree that Roblox is truly its own unique beast! CHAOS FACTOR We’re going to borrow the chaos from Roblox, plus the bare bones of what makes a game fun – mucking around with your friends in a showdown of supreme silliness. It might not look anywhere near as good (or as polished) as Minecraft or Fortnite, but Roblox is proof that a good…

ANDY TEST We asked author Andy Griffiths a few questions to prove he was the real deal, and not the doppelganger, Anti-Andy! NAME THE COLOURS OF THESE TREEHOUSE BOOKS! 13-Storey: I reckon red. 26-Storey: Blue on 26! 39-Storey: 39 would be orange. I’ve lived with them for 13 years! 52-Storey: 52 is purple. 65-Storey: Green. 78-Storey: I think it’s black. 91-Storey: 91 is yellow. 104-Storey: 104 would be purple. THE IDEA FOR THE DOPPELGANGERS… A: Has been with me all along. I thought it would be fun to see Andy, Terry, and Jill confront their doppelgangers, who get out and provide worthy adversaries for them. I had been nursing that idea, but didn’t have a chance to do it until this book. As I began writing, I was aware this…

SYSTEMATIC Java is the original edition of Minecraft and you can only rock it on PC. Bedrock is newer on the block, and available on PC, consoles, phones, and tablets. If you play on PlayStation or have a soft spot for survival on Switch, you’re playing on Bedrock. One version isn’t better than the other, and Mojang (Minecraft’s dev) supports both of ‘em! MASSIVE FOR MODS Mods let you completely change Minecraft, adding new mobs, biomes, structures, abilities, looks, challenges, and so much more. On Java, there’s an infinite array of free mods, but the set-up can be a bit tricky, so you might need a tech-savvy adult to help. When you play in Bedrock, add-ons typically cost you cash, and can all be purchased in the official Minecraft Marketplace.…

GAMEZONE PLAYING NOW When thieves snatch three magical tomes from the island of Monoth, it’s up to Mickey, Minnie, Donald, and Goofy to get the books back. With co-op for up to four players, Disney Illusion Island is at its finest when you play with your friends and family. The gameplay is simple to start, but you will steadily unlock new abilities. Skills include wall jumps, glides, and the cool ability to ground pound through certain surfaces, opening up areas on the map. Illusion Island doesn’t have any direct combat – avoid adversaries, and beat bosses by triggering traps in the terrain. Illusion Island has a heap of heart, and a great sense of humour that even extends to the character animations. For example, food fanatic Goofy swings between the…

NO PLACE FOR MONSTERS CHOOL OF PHANTOMS KORY MERRITT Months ago, Levi and Kat rescued their town’s forgotten children. Now, creepy snowmen are appearing across town, and a strange blizzard has trapped the kids in school before spring break. Something hungry roams the halls, and only a few survivors (with supernatural help) can find the threat before it consumes the school. READ IT... FOR SCARES! LILY HALFMOON THE MAGIC GEMS XAVIER BONET Lily has just moved to Piedraville, and is dealing with a new home, and surprisingly, new powers! Lily is a witch, and must learn to use magic while finding her animal guardian and gemstone. Lily is searching for her gem’s power with the help of her new friends, but her powers must be kept secret, and a…

K-Z: Hi Nakita! What has been your favourite news story? N: Our announcement that we were nominated for a Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Award! It was incredible! K-Z: Strangest news story? N: Silia, Ava, and I had to rap the opening of SpongeBob SquarePants, but change the lyrics to what we were talking about in the episode! K-Z: Has there been a line or moment that made you laugh? N: We were filming an episode on a new Nickelodeon series called That Girl Lay Lay. In one shot, Silia and I had to do a dramatic look at the phone on the desk, and for some reason we couldn’t stop laughing. It took forever to get the shot. K-Z: What would be your dream news story to cover? N: Interviewing a…

1. WHAT IS THE NAME OF SONIC THE HEDGEHOG’S ARCHNEMESIS? a. Dr. Robotnikb. Knuckles the Echidnac. Tails 2. WHEN WAS THE FIRST SONIC THE HEDGEHOG GAME RELEASED? a. 1988b. 1991c. 1995 3. CAN YOU NAME SONIC’S SUPER-FAST TRANSFORMATION? a. Super Sonicb. Ultra Sonicc. Hyper Sonic 4. WHICH ANIMAL DOES SONIC OFTEN RESCUE IN THE GAME SERIES? a. Zetib. Squirrelc. Flicky 5. PICK SONIC’S HOME PLANET! a. Mobiusb. Green Hill Zonec. Angel Island 6. HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN PLAY SONIC SUPERSTARS? a. Twob. Threec. Four 7. WHICH POWER IS INTRODUCED IN SONIC SUPERSTARS? a. Punch Powerb. Emerald Powerc. Hammer Power 8. WHAT IS THE MYSTICAL FORM OF ENERGY THAT CAN BE USED TO REACH A 'SUPER STATE' IN THE SONIC UNIVERSE? a. Chaos Emeraldsb. Power Ringsc. Super Spin Dash Check your…

K-ZONER PRANKS ELDERLY ESCAPADE I organised this prank with my grandma, but it works if you have a baby in the family and an older person to help you. We dressed up my baby cousin like my grandma, and then she hid. I told my brother that I accidentally used an app to shrink grandma! Nate, WA TRICKY TREAT Make caramel apples, and replace one with a gross option, like a peeled onion or potato. Ask an adult for help using a stove-top to create the sticky caramel coating. Put the tricky treats on a tray and wait for the surprise! MUTANT MAYHEM Make green oozy slime. Use it to make turtle footprints and handprints! Don’t put it where someone can slip on it, or anywhere hard to clean. Tell…

William, NZ I built Miles Morales and Peter Parker as Spider-Man in Minecraft! It took about 15 minutes! Daniel, Qld It only took me one hour to create this Mario course in Super Mario Maker 2! Blake, NZ This is my Roblox avatar that has taken ages to create! Harry, Qld It took 10 to 20 minutes for me to build this pixel art diamond sword in Minecraft! GET YOUR BUILD ON THIS PAGE! Congrats to this month’s ScreenSpace artists! You have scored Team Chu and the Battle of Blackwood Arena! We Want YOU! Have you made something AMAZING on your computer, console, tablet or phone? To be in ScreenSpace, visit www.kzone.com.au and click on ‘Be in K-Zone’! Go to ‘ScreenSpace’ to submit your epic gaming screenshot, coding…

The three biggest games in the world right now are Roblox, Fortnite, and Minecraft! All three bring wildly different concepts to the gaming universe. To celebrate the monstrous mayhem of Halloween, take a look at what makes each game unique, as we mash it all together into a spooky battle royale! MONSTER MASH The OG of monstrous mobs and multiplayer is Minecraft! This is the game that gave us Creepers, Zombies, Skeletons, Zombie Villagers, Hoglins, Ghasts, and Zombified Piglins, among many others! NIGHT OF THE UNDEAD MOBS Did you know most undead mobs do not take drowning damage, and are not targeted by the Wither? Many of the undead mobs also catch on fire in direct sunlight, so it’s either SPF50 or the cover of darkness for these freaky foes!…

K-Z: Hi Pat! Your game, The Master’s Pupil, is a puzzle adventure game set ‘inside the eye’ of classic French artist, Claude Monet. Why did you choose to explore Monet’s work in this game? P: Originally I had the idea of a game set in an eyeball, and Monet came later. He had cataracts in his old age, which felt like a great ending for the game! And who doesn’t like Monet? His art is just so beautiful! I can’t imagine someone looking at his artworks, full of colours and brushstrokes, and not enjoy it. K-Z: You hand-painted everything in the game for over seven years! How much time was spent painting or coding? P: Overall, it was about 2000 hours of painting, and about 2000 hours of coding, designing…

WHEN A SLAP ON THE BACK IS A BAD THING… I’ve been playing this Roblox game called ‘Slap Battles’ for a while now. It’s exactly what it sounds like: you’re in an arena with a bunch of other people and you try to slap them before they slap you. You can even slap them right off the edge of the map! The twist is that you unlock different gloves you can use – some have absolutely ace abilities. Killstreak powers up as you land slaps, and can eventually send other players flying. The Counter glove is ridic. You’re invulnerable when you trigger its ability, auto countering (almost) any slap. Plus, it has sweet animations. One is like Goku powering up from Dragon Ball Z. Getting it is almost impossible though.…

SO VERY ACCURATE Cartoonish combat is the name of the game in Totally Accurate Battle Simulator! We love being able to build custom units based on our favourite characters. Who would win between Spider-Man and Darth Vader? What about a match between Thor and Naruto? Watch ‘em fight in simulations made with the wobbliest physics system. The Workshop has tons of fun stuff to download too. HE’S ON FIRE! Letting off fireworks is obviously majorly dangerous in real life, but in Fireworks Mania, you can score an unlimited supply of really radical rockets. It really doesn’t take long to light up the night sky in this game. Setting up some elaborate sequences is a blast (in every sense of the word), and you can even save your set-up as a…

GAMEZONE PLAYING NOW Seeing is believing in Viewfinder, one of the coolest puzzle games we have played in yonks. Pictures can actually be magically stamped into the game world. Imagine having a photo of a staircase, and holding the photo in front of a gap between the ground and a higher platform. As you play, you can hit a button so that the pic transforms into actual 3D stairs in that space! The idea totally feels like an epic magic trick, and the concept gets even cooler when you score a camera and start solving puzzles with your own snaps. Spotted a teleporter just out of reach on the ceiling? Take a photo of it, then rotate the image to place it on the floor. Bonkers! There are also funky…

SKATE SOLUTION Solving a puzzle cube is already impressive enough, but imagine adding a skateboard under your feet and heading around the skatepark! George Scholey from the UK achieved the record for most rotating puzzle cubes solved on a skateboard on October 13, 2022. How many puzzle cubes do you think George solved? Take a guess... Nope! It was 500 puzzle cubes! BLOCK ‘N’ ROLL On January 22, 2023, Auldin Maxwell from Canada set the Guinness World Record for the most Jenga blocks stacked on one vertical Jenga block. The final number of stacked blocks was 1840... Whoa. We're still trying to stack one! SUH-WEET The world's largest candy dispenser is a PEZ Candy dispenser in Orange, Connecticut, USA! The record was achieved on January 26, 2023 by PEZ Candy,…

Catch Rock Island Mysteries from Monday to Thursday at 5:05pm on the Nickelodeon free to air channel, and streaming on 10 Play! I love reading K-Zone! – Ash…

1. Which holiday location would you want to visit? The beach. The mountains. The city. 2. Pick a legendary beast! Phoenix Hydra Pegasus 3. You have no internet! What would you rather do? Listen to music. Play a board game. Read a book. 4. What are your thoughts on gaming snacks? I can’t multitask that much! No food near my controls! Whatever I can reach… 5. Which element do you like the least? Earth Water Air 6. What’s your biggest weakness? Shiny new emotes! Laughing maniacally as you play… Charging in without a plan. 7. How would your friends describe you? Loyal and friendly. Powerful and sarcastic. Surprisingly sneaky! Want to find your result? Head to KZONE.COM.AU K-Zone is awesome! – Miles…

BUILD BOTHER I had built an awesome TNT creeper in Minecraft for K-Zone’s ScreenSpace. When I came back to take a screenshot, it was all blown up! Turns out my brother blew it up after I finished the build. Logan, Qld CARPET COMPLICATION I was in music class at school, and we were playing a game. I fell over and got a really bad carpet burn on my leg. It hurt so much I couldn’t play any running games, and to this day I still have that carpet burn. Harlem, Qld SNACK STITCH UP Two years ago, I was getting a snack from a glass jar. I broke the jar and the pieces of glass cut my right foot. I needed to have five stitches for a long time! Zachary,…