09-15-2025, 03:52 PM
There is so much going on in the old forums, that it is too much for me to handle going through anything more than my own posts. and/or the topics I posted in.
Nowhere Man (also known by earlier aliases Silver Koopa and Fatso) is a former member of the online community Mario Fan Games Galaxy (MFGG), best known for creating the community project MFGG’s Top 15 Mario Games. Active mainly between 2005 and 2009, Nowhere Man contributed sprite art, forum discussions, and retrospective list projects that became notable parts of the community’s history.
Tenure at MFGG
Nowhere Man was first introduced to MFGG through a user named Sergeant Jinpen. Initially a casual visitor, he joined the message boards on March 8, 2005 under the username Silver Koopa, a recolored Koopa character. Seeking originality, he briefly adopted the nickname Fatso—inspired by a school joke—before settling on the lasting alias Nowhere Man.
Outside MFGG, he was involved in early sprite comic culture. Inspired by the webcomic Geoweasel, he launched his own site Silver Koopa and Friends, which developed a small community and eventually overlapped with MFGG connections.
When he joined MFGG at age 12, Nowhere Man’s first artistic contributions were in the sprite competitions, where he submitted a set of Boo sprites. Although the entries did not place in the top five, he later completed the full sprite sheet and submitted it to the main site. At the same time, his personal drawings for fun were underdeveloped, though this gradually changed. By high school, frequent doodling in class helped him refine his approach and establish a more distinct style of his own.
Nowhere Man became an active poster in the Pointless Posts Palace and was a fan of popular members such as Duckboy and ShadowMan. He frequently engaged in chats over AIM with users like Roxxorz Your Boxxors, and took part in forum pranks, jokes, and community art exchanges.
He remained consistently active until August 2008, with sporadic visits into mid-2009. His final confirmed post on the forum was on November 2, 2009.
In 2007, Nowhere Man created MFGG’s Top 15 Mario Games, a forum-wide voting project where members submitted their top five Mario games. The results were compiled into a ranked list, with Super Mario Galaxy taking the top spot at number one, followed by Super Mario Bros. 3 in second place and Super Mario 64 in third.
The list gained popularity within the community and is often cited as his most successful contribution. Due to its success, he later expanded the format to include the Top 20 Nintendo 64 Games and the Top 15 SNES Games.
Return to MFGG (2025)
On August 15, 2025, Nowhere Man rejoined the new MFGG forums under the name NowhereMan. His return was motivated by a desire to revisit the community and the main site with the goal of completing unfinished contributions. During this period he has been highly active in order to finalize projects and complete his body of work, marking a decisive chapter in his long-standing connection to MFGG.
Legacy
Nowhere Man is remembered as part of the mid-2000s era of MFGG, when the community was highly active and interconnected through fan projects, sprite art, and gaming discussions. Though not considered one of the “popular” members, his list projects and steady forum presence left a notable imprint on community memory.
His name change to Nowhere Man may have been subconsciously influenced by the fellow member ShadowMan, reflecting the cross-pollination of jokes, names, and ideas common in the forum culture of the period.
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Nowhere Man (also known by earlier aliases Silver Koopa and Fatso) is a former member of the online community Mario Fan Games Galaxy (MFGG), best known for creating the community project MFGG’s Top 15 Mario Games. Active mainly between 2005 and 2009, Nowhere Man contributed sprite art, forum discussions, and retrospective list projects that became notable parts of the community’s history.
Tenure at MFGG
Nowhere Man was first introduced to MFGG through a user named Sergeant Jinpen. Initially a casual visitor, he joined the message boards on March 8, 2005 under the username Silver Koopa, a recolored Koopa character. Seeking originality, he briefly adopted the nickname Fatso—inspired by a school joke—before settling on the lasting alias Nowhere Man.
Outside MFGG, he was involved in early sprite comic culture. Inspired by the webcomic Geoweasel, he launched his own site Silver Koopa and Friends, which developed a small community and eventually overlapped with MFGG connections.
When he joined MFGG at age 12, Nowhere Man’s first artistic contributions were in the sprite competitions, where he submitted a set of Boo sprites. Although the entries did not place in the top five, he later completed the full sprite sheet and submitted it to the main site. At the same time, his personal drawings for fun were underdeveloped, though this gradually changed. By high school, frequent doodling in class helped him refine his approach and establish a more distinct style of his own.
Nowhere Man became an active poster in the Pointless Posts Palace and was a fan of popular members such as Duckboy and ShadowMan. He frequently engaged in chats over AIM with users like Roxxorz Your Boxxors, and took part in forum pranks, jokes, and community art exchanges.
He remained consistently active until August 2008, with sporadic visits into mid-2009. His final confirmed post on the forum was on November 2, 2009.
In 2007, Nowhere Man created MFGG’s Top 15 Mario Games, a forum-wide voting project where members submitted their top five Mario games. The results were compiled into a ranked list, with Super Mario Galaxy taking the top spot at number one, followed by Super Mario Bros. 3 in second place and Super Mario 64 in third.
The list gained popularity within the community and is often cited as his most successful contribution. Due to its success, he later expanded the format to include the Top 20 Nintendo 64 Games and the Top 15 SNES Games.
Return to MFGG (2025)
On August 15, 2025, Nowhere Man rejoined the new MFGG forums under the name NowhereMan. His return was motivated by a desire to revisit the community and the main site with the goal of completing unfinished contributions. During this period he has been highly active in order to finalize projects and complete his body of work, marking a decisive chapter in his long-standing connection to MFGG.
Legacy
Nowhere Man is remembered as part of the mid-2000s era of MFGG, when the community was highly active and interconnected through fan projects, sprite art, and gaming discussions. Though not considered one of the “popular” members, his list projects and steady forum presence left a notable imprint on community memory.
His name change to Nowhere Man may have been subconsciously influenced by the fellow member ShadowMan, reflecting the cross-pollination of jokes, names, and ideas common in the forum culture of the period.