This idea I claim no royalties to. It was an older idea of mine and I was going to use it as a RPGM2003 game made entirely of 8-bit sprites and tiles:
Imagine being a down-on-his-luck loser who lives in a rundown apartment in an equally rundown and chaotic city with an idiotic roomate who always shows up whenever he isn't wanted and does random crap that doesn't make sense.
Now imagine, if you will, that this guy challenges Bowser, Count Dracula, and Dr. Wily to a game of poker in the shadiest bar in town. The stakes are simple: each player bets his entire fortune; winner take all. By disguising himself as a wealthy Norwegian Mud Slinger, he somehow convinces them that he has enough wealth to make the others WANT play against him. He wins. On account of some secret card trick (he cheated) he learned from whatever.
The random guy shows up at his victory and reveals to the villains of their adversary's trickery and is now being hunted by them.
Meanwhile: The guy buys a building with his ill gotten gains from Mayor Pokey and starts a restaurant with the help of his new friend who happens to be the building's resident spook.
The story continues for our hero as he travels the multiverse in search of rare treasures to add to his wealth (he is rivals with Wario), evading the clutches of Dracula, Bowser, and Dr. Wily, and still has time to run his popular restaurant. (Which is staffed by various video game characters).
Yeah, it's lengthy, but, as I've said, I claim no royalties to it, so someone could pick up on the idea or draw inspiration from it. Your choice. |