Super Mario Fangames Nintendo Stomped Out Ft. AntDude

We look at a handful of interesting Super Mario fangames that got stomped out by Nintendo's ninjas. We speak to several hobbyist developers about their experience having their projects forcibly cancelled.


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[KazeN]

Yo thanks for the huge coverage! Still developing hacks to this day. Currently my main project is "Return to Yoshi's Island 64" and I'd appreciate if people checked it out! :D

[Pixelcraftian]

Fun fact: Mario Royale kept coming back after the DMCA situation, many devs took on the game and boy it had it's controversies, I was a spriter for it, but then after a while I backed down with Infringio on-hand. It was a wild ride, hope everybody involved is doing well. Awesome video 👍

[kingsteve]

Ah yes, DMCA...
Devil May Cry: Advanced

[DidYouKnowGamin]

We look at a handful of interesting Super Mario fangames that got stomped out by Nintendo's ninjas. We speak to several hobbyist developers about their experience having their projects forcibly cancelled.

[DrUpauli]

Kaze is a massive chad. Never heard of this guy but he's my favorite person now

[mrbonesx]

Nintendo: Hehe. That'll teach those damn dirty programmers not to damage my sales.
*Something rises from the ashes*
Kaze: You have not defeated me

[katieb]

I’d love to hear about Nintendo/GameFreak/The Pokémon Company’s regulations with Pokémon Rom hacks. Please do a video on it

[SHADECIRCLE]

"Peach's Untold Tale? That sounds like an interesting fanga--Oh.

[dfx]

"Kaze isn't phased by DMCA's" is a really fun sentence to say

[Morgil]

"as well as lewd fan games, but that's another video"
Please make that video.

[BarneGraat]

Foxen did NOT use SM64 Maker to make Cursed Castles. SM64 Maker is a simple (yet impressive) tool to place objects, platforms and stars in premade themes. It is not a tool to make a full hack. Foxen played around with it a lot, and that probably inspired him to make Cursed Castles. But the hack itself was made with Sketch Up, Rom Manager and other tools over a period of a couple of years.

[jamesblake]

Nintendo: Stay down, Final warning.
Kaze: I can do this all day!

[xJCRx]

I love those who said "nah, fuck you" and turned it into a joke making fun of DMCA itself.

That's my kind of petty.

[adamandfriends]

Man. Getting the DMCA for my Mario fangame really stinks. I put a lot of heart and soul into my game. Until Nintendo is like, "Nope no fangames for you." I was very sad when that happened. But that doesn't stop me from making games. Instead of me making fangames I instead worked on my very own game and still am. So yeah I moved on from making a fangame to making my own game.

[pigs]

I would like to point out that, despite Nintendo's reputation, there is a common theme to all of these C&D letters. Whatever coverage the games received, the letters (for non-Pokemon games where they only co-own the property) all arrived *after* the game was released on the internet.

SquareEnix, on the other hand...

[LevelSword]

If Nintendo shuts down all the rom sites, where will they get their own games from to put in their $60 anniversary limited time only collections?

[FransenYT]

Kaze and so many modders are incredible creators. I hope they get the appreciation they deserve

[GB_]

Moral of the story: If you get DMCA’d, Nintendo will make a new game based on your idea.

[jessiebeck]

Nintendo: DMCAs Kaze's fangames.
Kaze: No copyright law in the universe is going to stop me.

[LordYamcha]

*"Not bothered... Unless it affects official game sales"* alright so when a fangame is too fun and polished you know it's gay bowser time