Just thought I'd stop in and mention that I've made my decision, and that I've unsurprisingly decided to go the Metroid route. Part of this is due to interactions at Metroid Headquarters regarding the departure of Miles07, who is on a two-year missions trip, and the fact that the community hasn't had any focus lately and needs something to pull their collective interest together. The other part is like Clam Spammer mentioned: we don't need two competing Lemmings projects; and to be quite honest, my idea of fun is not sitting down for years on end drawing up thousands of animation cels before being able to use them in programming. Lemmings is still a dream that I'd like to realize someday, but right now I simply don't have the resources and/or patience for it.
My server finally has a good router between it and the internet once again, so I'll be posting a blog every step along the way during development of the Metroid game. This decision was made during interactions with the aforementioned Miles07, who wanted to tell the world what's involved in making a game, since most people only focus on their own custom pixelated versions of Samus. But now that he's logged out for two years, he can't continue his work and I agreed to show the world what I'll be doing behind the scenes to commemorate his efforts.
The blog, called The Perfect Kiosk, is already set up at
http://www.perfectkiosk.net/. Do keep in mind that the "www." is required. If you leave it off, my server will make fun of you.
In other news, I'm still a Lemmings fanatic, so I'm not going anywhere! I'll gladly participate in others' projects, just not in the capacity of lead programmer. I can offer lotsa programming tips and tricks, but obviously my main focus will be on another project.
