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The main problem is that a lot of the armchair morons think that trademark generalization requires the big N (or anyone else) to agressively shut down any and all fan works, lest the big company magically lose all rights to their own IP

granted, i am also an armchair moron, but: this is not the case, this has never been the case. if that was true the concept of fanfiction would be dead overnight

however, the big N and friends have a vested interest in keeping fangames out: competition a fan's incredible well-made remake of metroid 2 might detract from sales of the "official" one. can't have that.

Putting aside my view - which is that a team capable of making an incredibly well-made remake of Metroid 2 should be equally capable of making an equally compelling game that doesn't get an inherent publicity boost by using the Metroid name - I suspect you're right.

I disagree w/ the idea that it could be equally compelling. Having an original to compare against matters a lot, as it gives a baseline for changes, improvements, and other things it's also a "if I wanted to make something new, i would" thing

I suppose this is the point on which we might never agree. Where you see an "if I wanted to make something new, I would" thing, I see a "riding on coattails" thing. It's fine if that's a person's thing, but the hero-worship surrounding these fan games baffles me.

Where did "hero worship" come from? Like, I don't get it. You make a fan game because you want to reuse the setting, characters, designs in a different way. It's derivative work 101.

It seems like we're largely on the same page as far as what the fan game itself is, then. What I'm saying I don't understand is the inevitable sea of publicity that comes from it. I mean I *do*, I just object to it because it is, as you say, a derivative work.