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Failed goon projects, too, like the "amazing innovative RPG that does away with all the cliches", which was inevitably completed cliched and gave us johnny.jpg

Also the Goon Island idea that came up all the time: if every goon contributed $10, we could buy an island and it would be a paradise.

https://shii.bibanon.org/shii.org/knows/Zybourne_Clock.html

I assume this is the RPG you're referring to?

Surprisingly, Johnny Fiveaces shows up as a playable character in the excellent isometric "top-down" mech shooter, Brigador. [0] Unsurprisingly, he's terrible.

[0] https://store.steampowered.com/app/274500/Brigador_UpArmored...

Goonswarm is still dominating in EVE Online.

> The large-scale projects

You just reminded me of the Blue Ball Machine https://ytmnd-fads.fandom.com/wiki/Blue_Ball_Machine

Quite a piece of work! https://blueballfixed.ytmnd.com/