Making fan games illegal?

It might be, but for the most part nothing happens.
It's more of a truce thing. We just make them, we don't sell them, nothing comes of it.
I'm talking Nintenod here though.
I know Capcom is ok with it.

This post has been edited by Parakarry on Nov 1 2008, 10:48 AM

I don't think Nintendo's officials write so badly.

But yeah, like everyone said, fangames are not illegal. It's like if you're a fan of... Michael Jackson, for example. And then you make a fangame of him. Would that be illegal? No, I don't think so.

It's also funny that there was this one guy trying to submit sprites he ripped from Toad Strikes Back, and someone said to him that he has to ask TD's permission to rip them. How many of the ripped sprites on the main site have been ripped with the permission of Nintendo? And TD's sprites weren't even custom, they were just edits.

That's my 0.02 €.

MAKING FANGAMES IS ILLIGAL. USING SPRITES, IMAGES, SOUNDS AND OTHER MATERIALS FROM GAMES IS ILLIGAL. NINTENDO JUST DON'T GIVE **** UNLESS YOU GAIN PROFIT FROM IT.

END OF DISCUSSION

Dude. I live in Japan. If you've ever gone into a clothing shop and read the shirts here, you'll find that their English is so hilariously inaccurate, it's almost as if a 5 year old had been talking.

A Japanese to English translation isn't always accurate, so I wouldn't be suprised if those were the exact words on the document.

Technically, their form of English is called "Engrish", which is exactly how they pronouce the word "English". Their japanese word for english is "eigo", but if they are literally trying to speak english, they'll say "engrish".

Here's a site to explain:
http://www.engrish.com/

This post has been edited by Soiyeruda on Nov 2 2008, 07:46 AM

doujin games are mostly illegal in america, but in places like japan, its fine to make them. its even ok to sell them for profit.

I know, but I think he contacted an ENGLISH speaking / writing dude, not a Japan-***.

well, this is because of:

translating from japanese to english
from english to german
and later back to english

as lot of people know when you tell one a secret in its ear...
sometimes it "changed" a bit
but the mainmessage is the same.
FIN

So, what was the reason Nintendo went with the 3 inch disc for the Gamecube again?

I don't think you'll get in trouble for making a fangame based on a
copyright character.
But if you're getting paid for it then you could get busted.

Translators don't make writing mistakes. They may make mistakes like "this game is by our", but I think it sure the hell won't type "the Company allows no profite from fangames" and stuff like that.

To avoid piracy? What does this have to do with fangames?

8CM you mean? I think it was to confuse people, as some DVD/CD Drives don't support 8CM Disks. Also, they used a special Barcode on the Inside of the Disk so that people couldn't use plain 8CM Disks.

8cm is 3.1 inches, but what I want to know is how people figured out a way to get to the data inside.

Take the Data in the Disk and replace it with the Data for the Homebrew they wish to play.

No, but I think if you give credit to the original company, I don't think it would be as illegal.

But I could be wrong, as I only edit, not rip.

Legal is an on/off button. There's only one selection, either it IS illigal, or it is NOT. Stealing material from games IS illigal, no matter how you put it

Oh mai. O_o

MechaBowser does have a point that ripping something from the original owners and using them in your own way is illegal.

I don't know. Giving credit may help, depending on the person.

It's only illegal if you get caught sell them.

RIPPING SPRITES, IMAGES AND OTHER COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL FROM GAMES IS ILLIGAL WHENEVER YOU SELL YOUR PRODUCT OR NOT

It's completely illegal and Nintendo can drop the bomb on us whenever they feel like it.

Go into fangaming with the impression that a Nintendo grizzly bear is sleeping right behind you as you work quietly =D

It really depends on what you consider 'fair use' and what country are you in.
I can almost guarantee you that if you develop a Mario fangame on the districts of Africa, you're free to go.
Or in Iran, which doesn't have copyright laws anyway (anymore? I could've sworn I read somewhere they didn't)