Cheesy?
You know, I had an idea. Since we can write base engines for a for a while now, I was thinking, animation skeletons? *ducks from bricks*
Okay, to put more into perspective, it really is awful to try and design a platform character but it takes no time to draw a box. So, i thought, make a simple character sheet that anyone can use with running, jumping etc. Make it open source and declare it’s use (just like a code engine) and let everybody else use it too. Just a thought.
*ducks and runs from brick throwers*
Edit: A small adendum. Since it might not be clear, I’m making it so so there’s no confusion later. I’ll also be using any and all of these examples as well:
http://flashgamedojo.com/wiki/index.php?title=Open_Source_Games(Flixel)
Still, the whole post wasn’t meant to be taken seriously. Except for the engines mentioned.