Comments on: The fate of fan games, and why movie studios get fan media right http://www.victimofculture.com/2009/05/11/the-fate-of-fan-games-and-why-movie-studios-get-fan-media-right The good, and the very bad, of our culture. Wed, 07 Oct 2009 01:59:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Clive http://www.victimofculture.com/2009/05/11/the-fate-of-fan-games-and-why-movie-studios-get-fan-media-right/comment-page-1#comment-90 Clive Tue, 12 May 2009 19:15:14 +0000 http://www.victimofculture.com/2009/05/11/the-fate-of-fan-games-and-why-movie-studios-get-fan-media-right#comment-90 To do some nitpicking--after all, that's what the internet's for--fan fiction has been around for more than 100 years (there used to be Sherlick Holmes fanfic; arguably there still is), and fan films kicked off in 1926 when some con men started making fake Little Rascals movies down south. I wrote all about how they got started in my new book about the history and future of fan films, <a HREF="http://tinyurl.com/33z5uc" rel="nofollow"><I>Homemade Hollywood</I></A>, which just came out in bookstores. Also, for what it's worth, if you want to find out more about the world of fan films, you might want to check out my daily fan film blog, <a Href="http://www.fancinematoday.com" rel="nofollow">fancinematoday.com</A>. All that said, the idea of fan-created sequel games is pretty cool. I know that there's been a few efforts like that on the Atari 2600 front over the last few years--countless Pac-Man and Adventure sequels, knock-offs and the like. You can find out more about that stuff at AtariAge.com To do some nitpicking–after all, that’s what the internet’s for–fan fiction has been around for more than 100 years (there used to be Sherlick Holmes fanfic; arguably there still is), and fan films kicked off in 1926 when some con men started making fake Little Rascals movies down south. I wrote all about how they got started in my new book about the history and future of fan films, Homemade Hollywood, which just came out in bookstores. Also, for what it’s worth, if you want to find out more about the world of fan films, you might want to check out my daily fan film blog, fancinematoday.com.

All that said, the idea of fan-created sequel games is pretty cool. I know that there’s been a few efforts like that on the Atari 2600 front over the last few years–countless Pac-Man and Adventure sequels, knock-offs and the like. You can find out more about that stuff at AtariAge.com

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