Yes, but let's not forget, there's swathes of games across numerous systems not yet mapped, and I don't mean well-known games alone.
With so much focus on NES maps a bit too much lately, I'm feeling concerned about others not tackling other games' maps, not counting other matters occupying their time.
I'm still hopeful others will shift focus from NES maps to other systems' games' maps. There's still so much to cover.
I don't think that the NES has been focused on much lately - especially when compared to previous years. If you look at the majority of NES maps in the past year, many of them are from zagato blackfist, and some from mechaskrom. Others too, but I wouldn't say there's a ton of people focused on the NES right now.
I think it's just been mentioned at least a couple times about the plausibility of the entire NES library being mapped, because it is one of the most popular yet simplest consoles fondly remembered by gamers around my age, so it would mean a lot if we could ever proclaim to have the entire NES library mapped.
But ultimately, people will map what they like, so I don't think other platforms are necessarily being ignored in favour of the NES. Or that mappers that have been working on the NES feel like they'd rather be working on something else. No one's stopping them!
Personally, BESIDES the NES, I'd like to see more of the Super NES (favourite console of all time), the Genesis (could always have more Sega representation), and the PC (you will notice there are a lot of '90s requests - should be technically easy AND very nostalgic to those who grew up with a computer). Perhaps I'm just nostalgic for the '90s - and now I'm dating myself. (Strange to consider that this site launched in 2002, which wasn't that far away from the '90s!)
I may be encouraging the mapping of those platforms, for what little effect that actually has, but of course, I certainly welcome maps from any platform, even ones I've never or barely heard of, because I'm sure they are just as loved or nostalgic to others.
Its not entirely strange because the site launched in 2002. Its amazing for such a site as this to truly contribute the cause of video game cartography of all kinds, and having grown so much since then, its become a good repository for game maps through history and for preservation purposes, too.
I love the kind of work you and many people here are doing, and I have strong hope, faith, and confidence that those efforts will keep on growing and can be taught to newer people thinking of joining in.
Yes, people map what they like, but they should still consider the many games not yet mapped, even those not yet finished.
The NES map library, while vast, can still be susceptible to new games now and then. And sure enough, I previously thought others were focused on the platform a bit too much, not just because of its simplicity and popularity with numerous gamers through the years. Its just that there are still loads of games on several systems out there not yet touched upon, even obscure games.
So many still yet to be covered, as I have been trying to bring such games up for being on any game cartographers' schedule, and they all need to be mapped sooner or later.
We have many tools for our efforts, but we'll surely need more of said tools to cover more ground.
The Oscar games, Tanukii Studios' Kokopolo, the highly flopped WiiWare outing, Blaster Master: Overdrive, LostWinds, the Cocoto games, de Blob, all 3 King Games' promotinal Burger King themed games, Jett Rocket, Mutant Mudds, yes, you name them, and not many people have seen their maps, nor heard of 'em, for those that don't know.
And, of course, the younger people, even the children, may want to be interested in those efforts, not to mention know how long, short, or large the games' maps are, so its necessary for them to learn and acknowledge it, too.
There's still loads of many games out there still waiting to be mapped. People may have to cover them in their schedules sometime soon.
