Fanfest FAQ
The Fanfest is a new event cobbled together from old traditions! Starmen.Net has been holding yearly ‘Funfest’ and ‘FGP’ events since 1999, and now that Fangamer gives us the resources we need, we can spend more time planning for one big event rather than three smaller ones.
- What’s Fangamer?
- Fangamer is a small video game merchandise company founded and run by a group of Starmen.Net staffers. The proceeds from our humble store provide us with the time and money we need to organize big projects like this. We’ve actually run several smaller Fanfests prior to this one:
- What’s EarthBound?
- EarthBound — known as ‘MOTHER 2’ in Japan — is an RPG which was released for the SNES in 1995(the best year…ever…all the other years are like ‘what’ and 1995 is like ‘whatever’). Unlike most (if not all) other RPGs, EarthBound was set in modern times and featured no swords or fantasy elements; instead of battling dragons, you stand against crooked politicians, cults, and zombies.
- The game’s soundtrack is massive even by modern standards, bravely sampling artists like Chuck Berry, The Who, and The Beatles, among others. Speaking of ‘sampling’, the game overflows with pop culture references: Mr. T, the Blues Brothers, and pretty much every B-grade sci-fi movie in existence all feature prominently in the game.
- What’s Starmen.Net?
- Starmen.Net is a community of EarthBound fans which was founded back in the late 1990’s. We’ve been responsible for lots of projects over the years, including:
- MOTHER 3 Petition (700 pages of signatures, printed and mailed to Nintendo)
- EB Siege (months-long phone and snail-mail campaign for the release of MOTHER 3 and the re-release of EarthBound)
- EarthBound Anthology, a full-color, 260-page tribute to EarthBound
- MOTHER 3 Fan Translation, a fan-made patch which allows fans to play MOTHER 3 in English
- MOTHER 3 Handbook, a fan-made players guide to MOTHER 3
- 2006, 2007, and 2008 Holiday Fanfests
- 2007, 2008, and 2009 Halloween Fanfests
- 2009 EBFGP
- Why not keep the FGP and Funfest separate?
- The Funfest and FGP both ran from 1999 to 2009, but things began to lose steam in 2009. The Halloween Funfest was pretty slow, and the subsequent cancellation of the Holiday Funfest made us realize it was time for a change. The FGP got a big shot in the arm thanks to Fangamer’s involvement, so we decided to build on that.
- Can I broadcast?
- We’ve only got 16 gameplay points and the spots are all taken up! Check out our Gameplay/Broadcast Schedule to see who’s hosting on which days.
- How do I participate?
- Find a copy of EarthBound and play along
- Watch our live broadcasts every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 6 PM Pacific / 9 PM Eastern
- Join us in the chatroom
- Draw, record, photograph, write, or design something EarthBound-related and submit it on the forum
- Post on the Fanfest Forum to share your playthrough stories, post achievements, and comment on entries
- How do I submit my work?
- Just log in (or sign up) on our forum and submit your picture to whichever GPP matches best. For example, a picture of Everdred could be submitted to the Twoson GPP or the Fourside GPP, whereas a picture of Giygas definitely needs to be submitted to the final GPP.
- How do I mark my entry as a Halloween or Holiday submission?
- Submit your entry like normal, but give it an extra tag which says halloween or holiday. That’s all!
