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Happy Birthday

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:18:27 +0000

Littlelum said something about a 'general' happy birthday thread, so in honor of the web administrator's big day, I'll start with ...

Happy Birthday WasabiCatto! Have an amazing day (or night!), different timezones and all.

How much effort do you put into your food?

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:47:57 +0000

Do you like to cook? Do you order take out? Me, I'm the type of guy who eats food straight out of the can, and gets lunch at work. I don't put much effort into my food. I'm ok with that right now, as I'm not super picky about "meal quality". As long as I get my nutrition, I'm happy. What about you?

In Honor of Taylor Swift Fan Games Galaxy

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:35:26 +0000

*****Putting this in GC since it's mainsite material******

Do you have a favorite Taylor Swift song? How does she relate to your own personal life? Do you have a favorite Taylor Swift moment? More to come as the day goes on.

Happy birthday, littlelum!

What is the best Mario fangame for android? ( Besides SM4J )

Sun, 29 Mar 2026 16:13:32 +0000

I am trying to find a good Mario fangame like SM4J but with more features, blocks, enemies, bosses and power-ups.

Introduction and my project

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 20:04:45 +0000

Hi everyone!
I’m new here, so I wanted to introduce myself.
I’m a GameMaker Studio 2 developer currently working on a pixel‑art action/survival game called Battlepaper.
It’s a post‑apocalyptic game with melee combat, missions, rescuing allies and taking back territory. I recently added a new weapon (the Axe), and now I’m focusing on quests and preparing an English version of the game.
I joined MFGG because I really like retro‑style games and pixel art, and I’ve seen that this community has a lot of talented creators.
If anyone ever wants to give feedback or has suggestions on how I could improve things, I’m always open to it — I really want to make this project solid.
Nice to meet you all!

How did you discover MFGG?

Sun, 08 Feb 2026 18:51:02 +0000

My friend Jinpen (who posted some artwork on these boards, but is no longer active, also permabanned from the other boards) was a friend of mine who made sprite comics with me. He had his own website and I was a "staff member" although I don't remember actually contributing much to his website, besides an Easter post one time. We would have group AIM chats and he would talk about MFGG. He was a penguin in a military costume. A general, possibly. He liked Cheap Trick, and was very Japanese.

I observed the forums, and decided to join after noticing it was the dominant hot spot, for art, character creation, friendly art exchange, pop culture fascination, especially videogames and Mario. (which was the sprite comic community back in the day). The users were fun and delightful and cool and lots of events to occur.

How and why did you discover MFGG? Were you looking for it, or did it find you?

EDIT: Jinpen was Korean, don't want to gossip about MGGers personal lives, lol.

Messageboards in 2026

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 19:15:22 +0000

So last year, in 2025, I was studying people, products, things I can benefit form or interested in, and I was looking for specific messageboards to post photos of them, discussions, ask questions, but they were no more like in the 2000s. For example, I am working on a Marilyn Monroe project. Assuming that there would be some sorts of actual fan community or messageboards for the actress, I could not find anything. But I would like to assume that in the 2000s I would have probably been more likely to find a messageboard of her. Now we have social media, X, Instagram, Reddit for that.

So what are your thoughts on messageboards in 2026? Do you have any ideas to make them last? Make them more active? What are your thoughts on the messageboards of MFGG?

EDIT: Do you still visit any other forums/message boards other than MFGG?

WHAT CONTENT WOULD YOU PUBLISH ON AN OFFICIAL MFGG CHANNEL?

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 11:16:37 +0000

Yes, knowing that an official MFGG channel exists or at least existed, what content would you put on it so the channel wouldn't stagnate...
I only ask for 4 rules:
- They should make sense
- They should be well formulated
- They should be about interesting things and not boring stuff like 'Top 5 best debates about Super Mario's mustache'
- They should be fun or entertaining for an average YouTube´s user

Of course, this came up because I wondered what content could be shared on an official channel, and now that I see a lot of 'What if we created this official channel?' but not 'What content would be published?', well, I've taken advantage of that, looking forward to your responses!

Favorite/Best Fangames Not on MFGG

Sun, 25 Jan 2026 02:23:47 +0000

I am not exactly sure where the best place to post about fangames just about fangames is (that is not my own), but I assume the General Chat will do.

While MFGG is a milestone in hosting fangames non-profit for 25 years, fangaming, making fangames, and Mario fangames is a culture on its own. Because of this, there is a plethora of Mario ROM hacks, Mario original fangames, and other Mario content outside of MFGG, not on the main site as we speak.

Therefore can you give me a list of fangames, ROMs/hacks, and other Mario-related gaming fun that is not on or featured on the MFGG wesbite that you enjoy playing, love, remember/nostalgia, worth looking at....

Maybe it is a browser game, maybe it is a downloadable game, maybe you have an awesome video of a fullgame Mario ROM/hack that is worth checking out. Everything that is not on MFGG, please.

Lost Content of MFGG

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 03:54:25 +0000

MFGG has inspired a lot of game making, vdeiogame related material, art, drawings, music, photoshop art, pixel art, graphic art, videos, discussion, mini games..... MINI GAMES!!!!

So as we enter 2026, the 25th anniversary, YES A FULL 25 YEARS OF CONTENT.... 25 years of content.... does that seem right? A whole 25 years of content!!! The website has a lot of games, sprites, and other stuff, that is very evident.

However, 25 years of content!!!! There is surely a of LOST MEDIA, LOST GAMES, LOST PICTURES, LOST MEMORIES, LOST GRAPHICS, LOST LOST LOST LOST

DO YOU HAVE ARCHIVES OF ANYTHING???? DID YOU ARCHIVE ANYTHING???? 25 YEARS!!!! SO MUCH LOST ART!!!!

So please, post anything that you believe needs to be preserved, and we will go on from there. This could be anything that wasn't necessarily saved to the main website, but is a MUST for yourself placed in the MFGG community, or the history of MFGG itself.

YOU ARE MFGG!!!! I will post various videos, art, etc. That I find myself. But trust me, you are the community. Only you can preserve MFGG!!!!!! 25 years, surely none of use the same computer. Please help me with topic, idea, so that we can preserve MFGG 2026, 25 Years to Completion, EVERYTHING MFGG DESERVES!! Art, written memories, photographs (not sure if you should post photos of other members or not lol), drawings, sprites, memories, content you remember that is maybe from youtube or other websites, other member's content, an essay your wrote in a topic......... AND ULTIMATELY.... GAMES!!!!

Assuming that the forums, since its beginnings, has Competitions, Drawing, Sprites... **MINI-GAMES**** ..... Many of the mini-games are not on the main website. Or are they? Well I know some of them are not on the main website, would you mind reposting them if you can? Maybe other games you were making, representiting MFGG or its members , share that as well!!!!! Fan art!! Friendly art!!!!! Member art!!!!!

Basically anything you want to believe that preserves to MFGG through out all its history and existence, maybe like a TIME CAPSULE or REPRESENTATIVE OF A TIME CAPSULE, that we have of MFGG's 25th anniversary. Once we gather content, maybe we can get new ideas on what to do from there, or gather more inspiration. Otherwise, this is just an MFGG Lost Media Thread for now. Happy 25!!!

Wario's Garlic-ky Contest [Rules + Submit Here!]

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:57:06 +0000

Happy new year chumps! It's a me, Wario!
Today i'm here to give the contest that has more than what other bum contests don't have enough of....
ME!

That's right! A contest all about me! Where contestants have to make the greatest levels that shows how incredible I am!
Using whatever method that pleases themselves in choosing in this free-for-all competition where Anything Goes!

RULES:

Spoiler

JUDGING:

Spoiler

Deadline for signing up on judging will be on January 20th, 2026
& the deadline for submitting entries will be on February 7th, 2026.
You are immediately free to start creating your level right now if you so please!

󠁏󠁏So, what are you waiting for? START MAKING ME SOME LEVELS! WAHAHAHA!

RESOURCES:
SMBX2 Documentation
Developer Resources
Level name generator
Level concept generator
How to start a level
How to end a level
Invite Link to the SMBX Contest Discussion Hub
A few example GIFs showing off Wario's capabilities

Lunalua Sub-forums
warioRewrite.lua Forum Page
WL4 Wario Movement Pack Forum Page
Simplified Lakitu Shop Forum Page
SMW-Styled Wario Costume Forum Page
SMAS-SMB1 Styled Wario Costume Forum Page

FORUM PAGE CREDITS:

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What will the next Mario game be about?

Fri, 02 Jan 2026 20:20:46 +0000

Hi, back again to see if I can revive this place a bit... well, they say a new Mario game is coming out in 2026, or so I've heard from YouTube. Well, it'll most likely be a 3D Mario. I think it'll be like an exploration Mario, so original that it probably won't even resemble anything we know. I imagine the Superstars will return as the main collectible and that they'll use elements from other Mario games, like Yoshi from Galaxy 2 or the power-ups from the classic series. I think they'll give it a name that isn't a sequel to anything, like "Galaxy 3" or "Odyssey 2," something new that takes advantage of the Switch 2's potential. Besides that, I imagine it will be something space-themed, traveling through the cosmos to visit planets, explore them, and do mini-missions like an RPG, or maybe there will be a currency (or regular currency) to buy upgrades... I think there will also be a main area, like in SM64... Anyway, something awesome! (I hope) What do you think?

Stuff you did in 2025

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 14:01:52 +0000

I'm contractually obligated to make one of these every year.

Real Life Stuff I Did

Stayed in my current job and survived more layoffs (ugh again)
Worked on really big and really annoying work projects
Attempted to learn how to play tennis (the real-life kind, not just the Mario kind)
Spent a lot of time with a lovely and complicated young lady
Tried to be consistent and intentional about investing

MFGG/Creative Stuff I Did

Upgraded the MFGG mainsite, forums, and Wiki from PHP 5.6 to 8.2
Worked with to give the MFGG mainsite a responsive design and greatly-improved performance
Checked every page on the MFGG mainsite and fixed any accessibility issues I found
Finally bought a domain name
Resurrected my old forum
Contributed to JaxBoards - the software my forum runs on - getting it working in PHP 8.3, fixing some accessibility defects, and making other improvements
Made a College Football Bowl Game Generator
Uploaded a grand total of one YouTube video (applying a Chrono Trigger soundfont to a Bonnie Tyler song!)
Updated a bunch of my old GameFAQs guides

Stuff I Didn't Do

Didn't do drugs
Didn't catch tuberculosis
Didn't poach any endangered species
Didn't meet any new fashion models/beauty contest winners like I used to

2025 was kind of tough... I hope 2026 will go back to the usual Hard Mode instead of Lunatic+ difficulty.

What will MFGG be like in 2026?

Sun, 28 Dec 2025 15:17:10 +0000

Hello, MFGG! 2026 is almost here! I´d like to know what you think will happen whit MFGG in 2026... Maybe the MFGG 3.0? Or the new golden age of the principal web? Maybe something we don´t know?...
The possibility are endless, you have a theory? I hope the answer is yes!
Happy 2026!

Mario Fan Games Recommendations

Sat, 27 Dec 2025 11:24:22 +0000

Hello everybody! I'm new to the community and have been lurking for about some weeks and wanted to know if you people have any recommendations on some Mario Fan Games!

Of course the main site has some great uploads but I don't wanna just place the score filter and go with it, I really want to know what do you guys play!

Help a brother out, will ya?

EDIT: Forgot to mention that I did play the top 10 list on the main site, thats how I found the site in the first place!