Everyone's talking about LBP, and some are wondering if user-created content is even possible on a system with no hard drive.

The answer is yes, and it's been out for months.

Blastworks!

"...overall, this is a great value that provides almost limitless replayability. If you consider yourself a shooter fan you should definitely check it out, but I also recommend it to gamers eager to unleash their creativity and design their own BlastWorks. "  - IGN   8.1 overall

 It's no LBP by any means, but it shows that user created content exists on Wii, and it definitely works.

http://blastworksdepot.com/games/blastworks/type/level

Sort by "rating" and you'll see some perfect Mario 1-1 levels, N+ levels, F-Zero levels, Sonic levels, and so on.

Of course, if you have a PC you've been enjoying this stuff since you were born.  Here's the latest,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Half-Life_2_mods

Or you can also grab Spore on your PC. If it was made any time this decade it should be able to run it.

awesome?

I'm not taking away from LBP, I realize it offers something no other game does - relative simplicity in creating both design and gameplay.  I'm just hyping up a game that never had any hype, since user created content seems so hot right now.

why not just post a link to newgrounds?

Not all newgrounds games are compatible with Wii.

Cool! I want to play in that Bartzilla stage! You almost convinced me to buy it.

Yes we all understand LBP isn't the first to do what its doing haha. And Blast Works is definitely a prime example of it. Haven't played Blast Works though. Maybe pick it up one day when its in the bargain bin.

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yes, LBP wasn't the first to do the things it does (and people who claim so never played on a computer), but the thing LBP really is innovating is the simplicity of the tools, which makes the creating part a "game" by itself (instead of "work") - that's called innovation through design