DONE Allow fangames from all Nintendo properties

[Mors]

From what I remember this has to be the 4th time this idea was suggested.

And yea I support it as well.

[Mr. Yoshbert]

I am also for this.

I think I'm for this on a base level, though exactly how we'd want to do it is another story.

Not to mention when. Should this focus switch happen before or after MFGG3/lumaSMS is complete?

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[Kritter]

It'd be kind of foolish to do it before I think, mainly because I don't think the current site infrastructure was built to handle it, not to mention there's no point spending time redesigning a site that is meant to be replaced.

What should be done now is nutting out exactly what MFGG should become and working towards that with LumaSMS. All of the suggestions in previous topics for the "Future of MFGG" are still relevant, but there's probably things that need fleshing out if MFGG is to become NFGG.

<-- Happy to design an NFGG skin if that ends up being the case.

[DustinVG]

Thinking about it, maybe a sister site? Of course, if Retriever II doesn't mind hosting it.

The staff has a second "sandbox" mainsite set up, so I'm sure it wouldn't be impossible (maybe not even hard).

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[Pedigree]

I don't agree with splitting the community like that with a sister site.

Mario can still have his own section.

 

[Vitiman]

Yeah... let's not split the community a second time.

[DustinVG]

Well, the idea wasn't to split the community, per se. Think of it like how Sonic Retro does it: there are Sonic and Sega Retro sites, but they both use the same forums and have most of the same users. That's what I was thinking.

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[Vitiman]

So like a VG Resource kinda thing?

[DustinVG]

So like a VG Resource kinda thing?

A bit like that, yeah.

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[Kritter]

Honestly I'd rather just see the site opened up to "Nintendo General" submissions and given a rename. No sense complicating something that doesn't really need it. Mario Fangames would likely still be the main focus either way because they're the easiest fangames to make and the easiest to find decent resources for. The only real change would be people could find other resources here too, and we'd potentially gain new audiences interested in more than just Mario.

[VinnyVideo]

I don't think it's feasible to make any big changes until lumaSMS comes out. But when that happens, I'd be open to making a non-Mario section.

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[PixelatedIvan]

I don't think it's feasible to make any big changes until lumaSMS comes out. But when that happens, I'd be open to making a non-Mario section.

Is there an estimated date of when lumaSMS is gonna come out?

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[DustinVG]

I don't think it's feasible to make any big changes until lumaSMS comes out. But when that happens, I'd be open to making a non-Mario section.

Is there an estimated date of when lumaSMS is gonna come out?

We wish we knew, Ivan.

We wish we knew.

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[nitwit]

Sounds like a wonderful idea.

[Pedigree]

I am reaching out to see if we still have support for this suggestion.

 

[OssieTheOstrich]

I am reaching out to see if we still have support for this suggestion.

By that, you mean more replies saying "Yes, we want this to happen."? If yes, then yeah i really want this to be a thing.

List of projects I eventually plan to finish after the indefinite hiatus is over, assuming I don't abruptly cancel them:

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Mario's Rather Unusual Trilogy (Mario's slightly unusual Boss Rush (Completed), Mario vs. Some Unusual Foes (In development), Mario's VERY Unusual Final Frontier (In development))
Sonic's Foray into Random/Unusual Zones (spin-off of Unusual Trilogy, in development)
Angry Birds Slingshot Frenzy (In development)
Super Mario Flashback: Really Good Edition (In development)
Super Hilda DX (In only conceptual phase)

Yes, I am aware that I have about 6 or so fangame projects currently in development at the same time. And yes, I am also aware that all of this is very ambitious.

+ List of projects I'm helping out with in some small capacity during my hiatus:

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Super Mario Bros Dimensions 2 (as a spriter, only for Mario's sprites)
MFGG Community Fangame Project 3 (as a spriter)
WordGirl ReWired (as a artist)

[SonicKade2048]

This is a pretty neat idea. I went over to Kirby's Rainbow Resort a long time ago and made an account thinking it was still active, when in reality it was pretty much over with. I'd love to see some other Nintendo-related things people have made.

Though, what if there's a loophole people can go through with games like Smash Bros., and other crossover-related games? They have a lot of non-Nintendo characters (like Sonic in Brawl and onward), so it might be a good idea to think of something to block those off if you so need to. Otherwise, go ahead with this.

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[Q-Nova]

I'm fine with whether we decide to allow other Nintendo properties or not, but I think allowing them could provide a benefit to MFGG! MFGG seems to be one of the few fangaming communities that still stands to this day, with many other fangaming communities having died off, such as Kirby's Rainbow Resort and that one Metroid site that used the same site template as MFGG (I can't remember the name of it). At the moment, it would be hard for one to find a place to share their Star Fox sprites or F-Zero games, for example. If MFGG started to allow other Nintendo properties, then they suddenly have a place for their stuff! If we're lucky, we might attract more people and have more activity as a result!

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[Damarioman]

I'm all for this! I dabble in a lot more than just Mario sprites and being able to show my other works in a community I'm already comfortable with would be fantastic! It'll also give a home to those fangame and spriting communities who's sites have died out or gone derelict.

[Shadow Administrator Drei]

TBH the community isn't burgeoning enough to support a massive expansion of content and the staff needs to figure out what to do about the topics brought up in the open dialogue and get lumasms done first, IMO.

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