>>44710524Making fangames is good, though. They serve as a way to practice different skills like coding and making your own music and art, to really test if you've got what it takes to actually try and make your own game in the future. Not only are they a fun hobby but the experience you gain during the whole process becomes invaluable.
Hell, just look at Toby Fox, guy was obsessed with Earthbound and even did his own romhack where he added his own original music, and it all served as practice to later on create his own game while reusing some of said music, and look where he is now and everything he has accomplished.
Nothing you put love and dedication to is worthless, as long as you're doing it with passion and having fun it's more than good enough.