Well, the more official resources a fan game uses, the less of a fan game it is- the fan component just isn't there anymore. It becomes just a mod essentially. I mean honestly I don't know if rom hacks are even considered fan games very often if at all.

I'm not saying rom hacks don't require work or anything like that, I appreciate them quite a bit. I mean, I think the earlier years of NCFC we probably wouldn't accept them at all. It's just that the people who do best of show have their own preferences and ideas about what makes a good fan game. And if you don't like that? Well then, step up and submit reviews, or sign up to be a judge yourself. We got a total of 0 submissions for judges this year, despite all the complaining about staff picking the best of show, it's clear that's what you guys want. I've given the NCFC community every chance possible to contribute to the best of show but absolutely no one is interested.

We're seriously considering dropping best of show altogether next year. It's never been a contest of saying some games are good and some games are bad or anything like that, just a fun bonus for some people. But it seems like its strayed so far from that there isn't even a point to it anymore.