I need suggestions for organising my videogame ideas.

I know quite well how the world works, and I also know quite well that gatekeepers can be avoided.

Either way this topic seems to have turned too much about how to get into the gaming industry instead of helping me with my checklist of things I want to put on it.

My old friend simply offered to make use of his contacts at some gaming companies to see if someone there would be willing to hear me out on my ideas.
Hence I prepare for that so I can present it properly when needed.

If its all rejected or they wont even agree to hear what I have to say, then thats simply the end of it.
But if they are willing to listen and it might get me a job, any job at all, I'd be quite happy with that since I currently dont have much work.

The right ideas can be worth a lot of money. I am not looking to get rich or anything, I just want to get work thats enough to live decently of.

My only real talent is my creativity, so I'm putting that to work since I am not finding any job in retail. First I was not hired due to not having several years of experience in the exact type of store I would apply to, and later I was deemed too old already.
The economic crisis has not helped either, and often store managers tend to put relatives and friends in there even if they are incompetent.

I did follow a course in scenario writing and that is my main persuit. I got my degree earlier this year and made a short movie a few weeks ago during a course in Amsterdam which did lead to a few connections but no step further yet.

I'm still invisible, and with no contacts yet that can help me ahead. So my goal is to become visible. Get my name on work. But aside from writing a book, I cant do that alone.

I am currently writing a book because thats the only thing available to me on my own. Anything else will require more people. Wether its for a movie or other scripted content, a videogame or whatever, its nothing I can do alone.

I'd rather write scripted content, but that requires studios to respond to my e-mails. Hence I want to get my name out there a bit more.

I do plan to write down mechanics of the game too, within reason. Pretty much I try to write down the full concept of each these ideas.

Whoever I end up pitching the concept to, I want to give plenty to work with. I want to show that I have given it a lot of thought and worked out the details.

Clearly not the smallest details like how much damage an attack does, an entire book on the story or writing down the full movesets of fighting game characters.

But still pretty detailed.

Using a fighting game as an example, I would write down the short version of the story behind it, how the combat mechanics work, I would explain the various available game modes since I'd want to offer something new there, and I could make a quick list of the roster with basic information about each fighter.

Their name, fighting style, short physical description and their backstory in a few sentences.

Many things would be likely to change either way through development, and that should happen when working with a team since you'd all work together to make it better. I'd want that and am quite open to that. But I also want to give plenty to work with.

Showing my fully written down game concepts here I am not too sure about though. I know it could help a lot, but I do try to keep the info about them rather private for the usual reasons.
If I would share one, it would not be the concept I consider to be the best.

What I can say though is that I dabble a lot in uncovered ground such as using the classical period setting for genres other than strategy and city building. I am also exploring the middleground between sandbox RPG where you can be anyone and any class, and the RPG where you have little say in who or what your character is.
I am also exploring new game modes for fighting games that will add greatly to the replayability.
I am also exploring the possibilities of some older gametypes that have not been made in a long time which would greatly benefit from the advances made with online options.

The movies for example was a game that suffered a lot due to youtube not being a thing yet. If it was released some years later it could have done a lot better because the game is all about making your own movies. Right now it is a lot easier to share that.

That could work too. I'll use the original Mario Bros game as an example since its quite basic.

What's it about?
It's a sidescrolling platformer where the hero, Mario, has to fight through eight different worlds to save the princess. He encounters many different enemies along the way but has a few power ups to help him on his journey.

How does the gameplay work?

Mario moves through the screen from left to right and can't go back. This is done to keep the player moving because there is a time limit, reaching the end before the time is up is part of the challenge.

Mario has to jump over pits and onto higher platforms to move through the level, and also has to avoid or defeat enemies that will kill him by touching him. Some are capable of throwing projectiles which also need to be avoided.

Walking mushroom enemies can be defeated by jumping on them.
Turtles become harmless when jumped on, and their shell can then be pushed to defeat anything in their way, but they will bounce back against walls.
Hedgehogs can't be jumped on so cant be defeated in a normal way.
Fish can't be jumped on in water levels, because mario cant jump there.

During his journey, Mario can jump under blocks to look for hidden power ups. Blocks with question marks on them contain coins, and sometimes a power up. When Mario gathers 100 coins, he gains a life and starts at zero again.

There are four power ups in the game:
-Red mushroom. Mario gets twice as big and can break normal blocks when jumping under them, he also wont die but becomes small when hit.
-Green mushroom. Mario gets an extra life from this.
-star. Mario becomes temporary invincible when picking it up, he will glow and can defeat all enemies by touch while he glows. He starts to glow slightly less when the powerup is about to end.
-Flower. When Mario is big, he gets a flower when he otherwise would get a mushroom. A flower gives Mario the ability to shoot fireballs, that can kill almost every enemy.

Only beetles, which work the same as turtles, are immune to fire.

There are also pipes through all levels, that Mario can try to enter to find a secret area that also works as a shortcut, allowing him to gather coins and skip a part of the level.
Some pipes have flesh eating plants pop out of them, so Mario can only stand on the pipe when the plant goes back in the pipe. They wont come out when Mario stands on the pipe.

At the end of each level, Mario has to jump on a flagpole to finish it. The higher he jumps on the pole, the more points he gets, the remaining time also adds to his points. He then enters the small castle next to the flagpole and a star flag appears on top of it.

Each world has four levels, the fourth is always a castle level. They have few enemies but have many fire obstacles that Mario must avoid. At the end of the level is a bridge and a fire spewing dragon. If Mario has the fireflower he can kill it by shooting a lot of fireballs, but normally he has to jump over it on the handle of the bridge to remove it so the dragon falls into the lava below.

The game is made specifically for the NES videogame system so is using its controlls.

Diagonal controlls are used to move left and right.
A button is used to jump, and needs to be pressed for every swimming motion when in the water.
B button is used to shoot fire, and when pressed in allows for running.
Start button pauses the game.

Why would people want this game?
It allows the player to move through large worlds and overcome many obstacles. ((my apologies for not being able to bring this part that well to words, I was only 4 years old or such at the time so know little about the market at the time.))

What makes it unique?
((again, I can't explain this part for this game because I was too young to truly know. Was the first videogame I really played too.))

What are the possibilities for additional content?
Sequels can be made if the game proves succesfull, exploring new worlds and adding new enemies and power ups.

If it has multiplayer, how does it work?
The game can be played by two players. Whenever a player beats a level or dies, it is the other player's turn. Unless one of the players lost all their lives, then only one player remains.

What is the story?
Evil dragon king Bowser has kidnapped Princess Peach from the Mushroom kingdom. Mario, a heroic plumber, goes after her to save his girlfriend.

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That's pretty much how I am writing my concepts down. Though I do tend to add an "additional content" section below all of this to list all fighters if its a fighting game with their most basic info, or the factions in a strategy game again with their basic info or even available armies.
Or more info about playable classes and races.

Controlls kind of depend on the game if I list it or not, and I might not list all of them. Only when it seems relevant.
I wont list it if its a game that would work equally well on pc or consoles, like an adventure game for example.

Fighters tend to be for consoles so I can follow that approach. Some do appear on PC but they tend to be ports of the console game.

And strategy games tend to be for PC so for those I'd keep that in mind.

Either way I do consider the buttons and how it could work. If a new gameplay element in a fighter would require a solution to work it into the typical controll scheme, I want to give that.
If for example, a fighter is made where you can switch between many fighting styles or weapons, that would require a smooth solution to be presented as well so its easy to switch and does not hinder gameplay.