Looking for recommendations for newcomer friendly fangames.

[Evil Yoshi Toes]

You can go with some of the classics on MFGG. The pretty much universal favorite is Psycho Waluigi and Thunder Dragons two other games, Toad Strikes Back and Toadette Strikes Back. They're all pretty easy and very well done fan games.

Another classic is Paper Bowser World. It's a little dated, but it's a short fun game. It has two sequels as well. The third is good. The second is ok.

Some of my favorite fan games are Super Mario and the Pearls of Wisdom and Super Mario and the Sacred Bells, both made by the same guy I think. They have a very charming fan gamey feel while still being pretty polished and fun.

Super Mario Stardust is an older game that holds up well and is considered one of the best games on MFGG.

Súper Mario RPG the five pendants (I think that's the name) is made by the same guy who made Princess Quest, and it's pretty fun and interesting from what I remember. It's not very easy though. It can be pretty frustrating at times.

If you're willing to play a very very short and pretty crappy game, play Yoshi vs Windows. That's probably one of our most iconic games. It's cute and silly and can give you an idea of what fan games used to be like.

Súper Mario Dimensions is a really good one if you're looking for a fun platformer with a gimmick.

I'll add any more if I remember, but for now I hope this helps get you started. Keep in mind that I haven't played many fan games in the past few years, so most of these are fan games I grew up with. Fan games used to be pretty different, so keep an open mind if you try these, especially some of the older games. I mostly stuck to more traditional games though.

Edit:: i added bold text to the names so you don't have to read all my other words if you'd rather not.