Ok, in the game you can controll four characters (and a fifth much later). When you controll Hoagie you need to get power to his Phony-Porter (a teleporter that looks like a phone booth) and in order to do so you need to enter a burping competition but it's been canceled because of rain. You find out that the rain comes from a man who's washing his car (but it's so dirty it takes hours with just a waterhose, a sponge and bucket of water with regular carcleaner). I thought it was a funny idea because it booth reflects and makes fun of what Hoagie does DOTT but since Apprentice 2 also have a competition that is canceled due to rain I'm a bit afraid that I wil make a rip-of or something.
So, what's your opinion of this? Alternetive ideas maybe? Spill the beans, please!
I think a great idea would be to not make a DOTT fangame. But that's maybe just me.
Quote from: Helm on Tue 05/04/2005 13:10:04
I think a great idea would be to not make a DOTT fangame. But that's maybe just me.
It's me too, at least.
I think the idea is pretty good, never mind apprentice.
Otherwise you could never have washed-out contests ever again.
Quote from: aussie on Tue 05/04/2005 15:33:01
I think the idea is pretty good, never mind apprentice.
Otherwise you could never have washed-out contests ever again.
Yeah, if it's a competition that is cancled because of rain it would include to a in-joke to Apprentice 2 as well as DOTT's washing your car might make it rain joke.
Helm and khrismuc: I was speaking of alternitive ideas about the cancelation of the contest if not due to rain, NOT for wherever to make a fangame or not (I've already decided to make it and it have started so I won't shut it down because of guys complaining that adventure game creators should create their own stuff instead). I think that if you're against fangames and people wants to do them, don't complain at them (at least not open like here on the forum), let them do it if they want to.
khrismuc: Why do you say that when you have made Maniac Mansion Mania 2 which is Maniac Mansion fangame?
Quote from: Mats Berglinn on Tue 05/04/2005 17:11:40
khrismuc: Why do you say that when you have made Maniac Mansion Mania 2 which is Maniac Mansion fangame?
1. Making a MM fangame isn't half as challenging as making a DOTT fangame. Plus I loved DOTT, but I'm not too fond of MM, so I don't care if a MM fangame sucks.
2. LucasFan provided ready-made chars and backgrounds, I'd never even have thought of making a MM fangame from scratch. Although emulating the MM style, even that of MM Deluxe, isn't that hard. But emulating the gfx of DOTT is a whole different story. Many have tried, many have failed.
Don't take it personal, but I doubt that you are able to do it. (Neither am I.)