I mean, I like a number of old Nintendo games too. But I just cannot imagine putting this kind of work into something like this, where it's almost certainly going to get taken down.

The worst is when people do things like create unauthorized sequels to games and that gets taken down. Like, you could have gone and created your own game with your own setting.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Metroid/comments/winq8r/what_are_some_of_the_metroid_fan_games_you_know_i/

Like, I like the Metroid series too. But if all the people who like the series enough to have created unauthorized sequels in the series had just used a different setting and characters to make their Metroidvania, we could have had a fantastic unencumbered series.

[–] C126@sh.itjust.works 4 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

Sometimes you're just passionate about something and want to share it. Maybe they were passionate about that specific setting. Ever hear of fan fiction? Luckily, you can't really take things down once they're online. They can always be found, the more popular the easier it is to find.

[–] Mojave@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago

Just cuz Nintendo is a company run by bitch-made cum guzzlers doesn't mean its fans should bend over like that. It used to be that kids loved Mario and sonic, so they made a shit ton of Mario and sonic flash games. That's good, creative, harmless, and gets attention because of the brand fandom.

[–] suburban_hillbilly@lemmy.ml 29 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

That smoke you see in the distance is actually steam rising from Japan's numerous nuclear plants as they prepare for the incoming demand from the armada of fax machines about to be turned on at Nintendo's lawyer's offices.

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 5 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

The port is legal. The trick is that it doesn't include any Nintendo IP-- you have to supply your own ROM

[–] osaerisxero@kbin.melroy.org 3 points 13 hours ago

Legality never factored in before, why should it now?

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 12 points 21 hours ago

I like to play the Ocarina of Time port on my Switch for extra "pissing off Nintendo" points.

[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 3 points 16 hours ago

But where is Star Goose?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Goose

I miss that one.

[–] Nyxicas@kbin.melroy.org 9 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

I hear Nintendo's alarm sounding the launch of legal nukes.

[–] Grass@sh.itjust.works 5 points 15 hours ago

the ocarina of time and majoras mask decomp ports are still up for quite some time now.

They probably will try eventually though...