Mario vs. Fan vs. Games vs. Galaxy

[NowhereMan]

YOU HEARD IT *HERE FIRST, IT'S THE ULTIMATE POLL. MARIO, FAN, GAMES, GALAXY. WHAT DOES THIS TITLE MEAN EXACLTY?????? DOES ANYBODY ACTUALLY AND HONESTLY KNOW???? IS THERE A WIKI ARTICLE????? WHAT WAS GOING ON IN THUNDER DRAGON'S MIND????? THE WORLD MAY NEVER KNOW.

BUT WHAT WE DO KNOW IS THIS HAS BEEN A TITLE OF THIS COMMUNITY/WEBSITE/FORUM/MFGG!!!!! SINCE LIKE 2001. THAT'S 25 YEARS. HALF OF FIFTY. MUCH LOVE.

YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO. VOTE FOR YOU FAVORITE TITLE WORD. THE TITLE HAS MADE THE COMMUNITY ACTIVE SINCE THE TIMES BEING. DO YOU THINK BOWER TECHNOLOGIES WOULD STILL BE STANDING. NO!. ITS MARIO! ITS FANGAMING! ITS FANS! ITS UNIVERSAL! ITS LEGACY! ITS BEING! ITS FANSITE! ITS INTERNET!!!! ITS COMMUNITY!!! MARIO! FAN! GAMES! GALAXY!!!!!!

SO LET'S CELEBRATE THE 25th ANNIVERSARY IN ALL THE WAYS WE CAN! A DEATH MATCH!!!!


MARIO. FAN. GAMES. GALAXY. Which will win? Do you have what it takes to take the power into your own hands?

THE ARGUMENTS/DEBATE:

1. MARIO
Is Mario a brand or a being? Is Mario Nintendo’s Mario, or another Mario? How many Marios are there? Is Mario a hero—or just a plumber with good PR?Is he a narcissist? 
His name is the title of almost everything.
Not “Bros.” Not “Friends.” Not “People.”
Just MARIO.
Are you Mario?
Are fangame devs Mario?
Is the real Mario the one inside your head? Is Mario a symbol? A mask? A vessel? Is he an antihero? A lover? A wanderer? A myth?

When you vote MARIO, you’re voting for: Identity, Legacy, Iconography, Ego, The character that swallowed gaming history whole

2. FAN
Without fans, nothing survives.
No audience = no art. No love = no life. No obsession = no community.

You’re here because you’re a fan.
This site exists because of fans.
But what is a fan? A supporter? A believer? A creator? An admirer?

Love is lover as fan is to _____. ?

When you vote FAN, you’re voting for: Community, Devotion, Preservation, Passion, The reason anything here even matters

3. GAMES
All games. Action games. Ancient games. Card games. Casino games. Dice games. Board games. Street games. Card games. Mind games. Logic games. Love games. Language games. Platform games. Playground games. Power games. Strategy games. Language games. War games. Word games. Hide and Seek. Tag. Monkey Bars.

What is a game? Rules? Play? Challenge? Illusion? Purposeful meaninglessness?
Is life a game?
Is art a game?
Is this poll a game?

Or do you just like VIDEOGAMES? Those are games too. 

When you vote GAMES, you’re voting for: Play, Interaction, Systems, Competition, Imagination, The oldest human ritual besides storytelling

4. GALAXY
Not a planet. Not a world. Not a franchise. A galaxy.
Beyond Mario. Beyond fans. Beyond games.
Possibility. Infinity. Scale. Unknowns.
Why call it Fan Games Galaxy?
Because it isn’t just a site.

It’s a universe of ideas, experiments, builds, ROM hacks, and concepts.

When you vote GALAXY, you’re voting for: Infinity, Freedom, Exploration, Chaos, Everything that hasn’t been made yet (and ULTIMATELY MFGG's FUTURE)

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SO THERE YOU ARE AND THERE YOU GO. VOTE! VOTE RELIGIOUSLY! FOR YOUR SAKE AND MY SOUL. BEFORE THE WORLD ENDS. YOU NEED TO VOTE. ITS THE ONLY HOPE! THANKS! SO LONG AND THANKS FOR ALL THE FISH!!!!

[VinnyVideo]

Whoa. My mind is blown now. This is some serious food for thought.

Course clear! You got a card.