Darkmark's Lair

Hello and welcome to Darkmark's Lair, a fansite with a difference! A place of simplicity with no flash intros or convoluted browsing systems, flash intro screens, or frames; just an easy-to-browse fansite for all (or some) of your Yoshi needs.
I hope that you enjoy your stay here, maybe even join the site and submit things for future members to enjoy. Just have fun, that's all that's important!

visitors since September 2nd, 2004 (when we relocated to free.fr).

We're four years old now! That's so totally awesome.

10,000 hits achieved in March, 2006!
15,000 hits achieved in February, 2007!
20,000 hits achieved in April, 2008!

Last Update:

1/12/09: Multiple Update: It's been a long time, I know. I thought I had more stuff to do, but it turns out I only have some new artwork and a chapter of the Legend of Lyko, both from Waffle.

Site relevant subsections:

	First time visitors: Only just found this place? Congratulations, but you should go here before you go anywhere else.
	News Archive: The previous ten updates made to the site, archived in case you need to check up for whatever reason.
	Members Page: A list of anyone who has officially joined the site and now submit stuff to the lair, or otherwise work for me.
	Staff Page: A list of anyone who has gained/worked for/bribed their way into/been enlightened with/hacked/stolen [Delete as appropriate] admin access to the site or forums, or has moderator priveleges on the forums.
	The Forums Of No Return: The oddly-named forums for Darkmark's Lair. You can submit files via the forums and even join the site!

Documents:

	Fan Fiction: Short Stories, One-Offs, and Series Stories are all here.
	Tutorials: Take notes, class! Simple steps can teach you whatever you need to know... so long as there's a tutorial written for it.
	Articles: Interesting non-fictional pieces of work regarding Yoshi or Nintendo.

Comics, art, etc:

	Sprite Comics: Random comics, series comics, single panel comics... all sprite comics are in this subsection.
	Artwork: Hand drawn and computer graphed art of any sort is here.
	Fun And Games: Looking for a little diversion? Got some free time you need to waste? Entertain yourself with the contents of this section. Games, Music, and (sometimes) more.

Resources:

	Sprite Sheets: These are sheets of premade sprites often 'ripped' straight from video games. They're primarily used for sprite comics.
	Construction Kits: The ultimate spriting tool. You can use one to create all-new sprites of a given character, assuming there's a kit available.

Submissions:

	Guidelines for submissions: Want to know how far you can stretch the bounds of good taste? Wondering why your submissions keep getting returned and rejected? Skim through here, if you would. PLEASE read this section before you submit fan fiction...
	Submit something!: Want to submit something to the site? Read this first, and find out where to send which type of file.
	Join the site: You MUST do this before you can submit anything. Give me a few details, and you'll be registered to make submissions. It's that simple!

Miscellaneous Stuff:

	Classified Ads: If you're looking for anything that can be bartered with on the internet, take a look here.
	FAQs: Frequently Asked Questions. Need I say more?
	Affiliates: Links to other Yoshi fansites you may be interested in, that have also linked back to me. Want to join the list? See inside for details...
	Links: Leaving already? Here are some URLs to places of interest.
	Glossary: Whenever you see a word with an asterisk after it, look here to find out what it means.
	Legal Stuff: If you have time to kill, you may be interested in some of this.
	Who is Yoshi?: A short biography of the video game character that led to the creation of this website.