The ACTUAL Problem with MFGG

[Catonator]

Neweegee's a cool dude. He helps me with my sprites by giving constructive feedback. One of the few people in this community that I have lots of respect for.

You do realize that a lot of people give you constructive criticism, but you're just too stubborn to listen to it without getting angry and stomping off? Also nice pointless post.

Fangaming is inherently derivative, but I don't think there's any real simple solution to that issue. Subverting gameplay expectations is indeed one thing, but there's something els you touched in your post as well: once they come up with an interesting concept, people are more inclined to turn it into their own original game rather then keep it as a Mario fangame. There's really just no reason to waste innovation on a game that's already teetering above the dark pits of DMCA.

That's also why the idea of a professional fangame developer is unappealing. Fangames are a legal gray area, so it's not a good idea to rely on them as your main source of income since that could be taken away at any point. Other mediums such as music or art are better protected against this, fangames are more problematic.

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signatures are hard pls listen to music thxbye