Well, there I was, exploring YouTube for fun and profit (though how I’ll profit, I’m still not sure) when I came across a video with a very interesting link. You see, ever since discovering fanfiction, webcomics, and the range of things like fanart and fansongs, I’d been wondering whether there was any great area of peer-production I had yet to discover.
If anyone reading this is a fan of Super Mario World, I suggest taking a look at SMW Central. It’s a one-stop repository for everything you need (except the base Mario World ROM, of course) to play and create hacked versions of Mario World. That means new levels, new bosses, and a lot of new fun.
…but that’s not all. It reminded me of something similar which I’d forgotten to try out. It’s called Zelda Classic and it’s a game engine for Windows and DOS (Complete with level editor, Linux version in beta) which lets you make your own zelda games. Naturally, the fans have provided tons. Enjoy!
Now if I could find more Yoshi’s Island hacks than just this one. It won’t hold me for long. 🙁
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