Super Mario Bros 2012 Doomsday

[Sevenstitch]

You know, this has always confused me. If you take the time and effort to design and program a complete custom system for a game,
why would you use existing assets from another game, instead of using custom assets? Why does it need to be a "mario" game at all?
Can't it be an original title, with homages to the mario series instead?

I'm just saying, the reasons most look down on fangames have all been stated in this thread, and they are all valid. I love mario bros,
and i love playing mario bros, but if I want to play mario bros, ill boot up my wii, and play mario bros. I've never felt the need to play
a mario bros game not made by nintendo.

I know there are a wealth of Mario assets out there, and they cut down development (and creative design) time, but they can only be
used to make the games they come from. If you use them, you now have to work around the assets, instead of with them, so that
they fit what is essentially a different game than mario bros. Using your own custom assets, even if they are custom Mario assets,
makes the game fresh and new, and entices more to try it. It allows for new a new experience that may have not yet been had.

I'm not telling you to stop making this game, not at all. If its what you want to do, then by all means do it. Most here are very critical
of this, and every other "fangame", and take pride in that fact. The projects they endeavor are completely custom, and every bit their
own. That's pretty much the point here. Your game, while you seem to be putting a real effort into it, will still only be recieved as a
copy-cat fangame, and nothing else, at least here.

SHORT VERSION:
1. I love mario, but not mario cut+paste.
2. Custom game engines deserve custom content, in order to truly be a unique and custom game.
3. Consider endeavoring to create something beyond the mario universe.
4. Best of luck, but don't expect encouragement from this forum for this current project.