Why do people make fangames?
10-27-2011, 11:47 PM
Most fan games, are completely random, as to be expected, but some aren't.
I ONLY work on fan games, not because I have no additional characters I can use, or laziness (I'll give you a screenshot of Chao Garden. Definately not lazy. Let's see you make Blizz-ABS compatible with H-Mode7, as well as 100% custom Menus, Battle System, HUD, Crafting, and Visual equiptment among others!), but because I liked it, and want to.
I do it, because, as said earlier, I liked the game, but felt that it wasn't enough. Since I can do it, I thought that I'd go ahead and make a similar one with common elements, plus whatever I want.
The problem is, Fan-games are a lot easier to get noteriety on. If you make a completely new game, with never before heard of characters, nobody will know it exists! You can google "Zelda Fangames" with the best of the best, but few will ever find your entirely new game, unless you agressively advertise.
Do you remember, if you do, the rather famous Sonic the Hedgehog, Fan Remix? It was featured in several magazines, including Game Informer. There have been few and far between entirely new games ever given noteriety. I'm not saying that I agree with this, or support it, but I just think that too many people put fan games down.
I ONLY work on fan games, not because I have no additional characters I can use, or laziness (I'll give you a screenshot of Chao Garden. Definately not lazy. Let's see you make Blizz-ABS compatible with H-Mode7, as well as 100% custom Menus, Battle System, HUD, Crafting, and Visual equiptment among others!), but because I liked it, and want to.
I do it, because, as said earlier, I liked the game, but felt that it wasn't enough. Since I can do it, I thought that I'd go ahead and make a similar one with common elements, plus whatever I want.
The problem is, Fan-games are a lot easier to get noteriety on. If you make a completely new game, with never before heard of characters, nobody will know it exists! You can google "Zelda Fangames" with the best of the best, but few will ever find your entirely new game, unless you agressively advertise.
Do you remember, if you do, the rather famous Sonic the Hedgehog, Fan Remix? It was featured in several magazines, including Game Informer. There have been few and far between entirely new games ever given noteriety. I'm not saying that I agree with this, or support it, but I just think that too many people put fan games down.
