8 Awesome Fan Games Shut Down By Nintendo

Nintendo has a reputation as a family-friendly company that values fun above all else. However, they have some pretty shark-like lawyers that help them contain things when that fun gets out of hand.

The best example of this is fan games. Countless fans have combined their skills in art and programming to create awesome homages to their favorite Nintendo games and characters.

How does Nintendo react? One by one, the big “N” shuts down each and every one of them. Here are some of the most awesome fan games that Nintendo made sure you can never play.

Mario Battle Royale

The name of this fan game may fool you at first. After all, it sounds like it has roots in that other battlin’ Mario franchise Super Smash Bros. However, this game is nothing like that.

Instead, Mario Battle Royale is a fan game that turns classic Mario levels into a battle royale experience. The premise? 75 people fight to be the first one to reach the end of the stage.

The game is fun, frenzied, and highly original. Unfortunately, Nintendo took it offline, making it very hard for you to find anyone to play a big game with.

Zelda Maker

Mario Maker and its sequel are both smash hits. And why not? These games take the complex task of creating a Mario level and make it where all of us can make and share our efforts. It is so fun and intuitive that many gamers wondered if we’d ever get other “Maker” titles.

Some fans did more than wonder. They pooled their talents to create Zelda Maker, allowing you to create your own new dungeons and adventures for Link.

While Nintendo struck the original game down, it lives on… sort of. You can now find this game titled as “Legend Maker,” but with that pesky Nintendo IP removed.