TheDarkJay... BlueMonkey... kylink... Hyrule_boy... Uppy... bertfallen... Your attitudes are all despicable...
This guy has done nothing wrong. He's just enthusiastic about his project, and as a result to that he made a topic on this board. The rules state that this part of the forum is for ideas to grow, and projects to develop. He felt like he wanted to do start a new game to work on, and he has every right to do so.
Yeah, ofcourse there's a chance that he will not complete it. But that's no reason to act like an ass to him. We were all newbies, we all made topics like these when we entered the world of the interwebs for the first time. Flaming is just useless. If you want to help him, give him constructive criticism. Tell him the difficulties of game-developing instead of bashing him.
Having said that, the funny thing is that some of you think you are on the top of the world. Considering yourselves the "pro's" of game developing, calling him but a mere noob. Seriously, stop wallowing in your own glory. Take a step down and consider your position.
This forum has been online since what... 2000? Now, what did your community brought forth that gave you the right to call other people noobs? Realize this. None of the REAL projects on this board have been even close to reaching golden status. They are created with much enthusiasm, just like the one of the topic creator, but fail quickly due to lack of motivation. Some of you are oh so confident in your own success, creating big trailers and flashy sites, finding more enjoyment the creating the idea's behind Zelda games rather then developing the game itself. Being able to code an engine is nothing compared to the hardships of completing a project with a team, and actually have the willpower to keep everything steady to reach the purpose of creating a fangame. Not to have fun (though it certainly isn't a con), not to be in the spotlight, but to provide your fellow gamers with a gaming experience.
What do you think the team behind Zelda would say if they saw these projects? What would ANY professional software-developer say upon seeing the board? Would they consider the people on this board to be professionals? No. All they would see is people having fun trying to create something big. People sharing ideas and motivations and getting a sense what it feels like to be making something big, something that matters.
Now this may seem like useless flaming from my side. Who am I to say what you may or may not do in your own free time? If you're having fun, then that's all that matters right? Right. I do agree with that. I just want to make clear what this board really is. Not a meeting place for the worlds most promising game developers. Not a place where real Zelda games are born. ZFGC is a community, one to have fun together and learn to code in the progress.
Realize where you stand. Realize that this guy is just one of you. Just someone who wants to have fun making something. You are not better then him. You are not professional gaming developers. You are just another bunch of guys sharing visions.
And I don't know if this post gets deleted for "trolling". This had to be said, and I would be sad if this would be deleted. I do not have a problem with what you people are doing, in fact I encourage it. Just do not thing for a minute that you are better then any other new programmer out there (besides actual coding knowledge ofcourse). Stop treating new people like they are some sort of baby and get off your damn high horses.