Heh, I used to run the fanfic section over at SMBHQ a long time ago. After reading so many of them, I also started to hate a majority of them... but there are some REALLY good ones, and some talented writers out there.
If you've ever read Lakitu's Defection, or any of Toasty's fanfics, you'll know what I'm getting at.
I too have dabbled in fanfics. I tend to try and fit my ideas safely into the regular storyline without affecting the games (or perhaps even writing the games). They should be light-hearted, and written in a Mario-ish style (cartoony, most fanfics lose this). I like well-written crossovers, but they have to be REALLY clever, and not just
"MaRio met SoniC and dey figt!!! MaRiO wInS!!!!!!!"
- and believer me, there are a lot of these...
I have a ton of ideas for fanfics of my own, but don't have the time to get them all down on paper (or WordPad). Shame really, here are some of my ideas:
- A novelisation of Mario games (I started a SMW one once, and I was really proud. I didn't get further than writing the first world, but I still filled 17 A4 pages font size 11 Arial on Microsoft Word, no mean feat).
- Mario, Generation 2: Set far in the future where Mario and Luigi, now decrepid pensioners, must locate and train the "new hero" before a series of deadly MechaKoopas take control of the world. I had some great ideas for this one.
- Mario vs. Sonic: Same idea, different outlook on things. Mobius is under threat from an interstellar being, and Sonic can't stop it. His only chance is to divert the alien monstrosity to another dimension, namely the Mushroom Kingdom. Mario must fight Sonic on a warp plain to protect his own planet.
Eh, probably had more too.
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