To put it nicely, it doesn't take much for James to get his creative juices flowing.
- arkan45's drawing of Zelda in a tennis outfit
inspired James to make "Hylian Tennis with Zelda and Friends". - Several art pieces by RicoGamerBoi have fueled James with inspiration for his SMG4 fanfics. For a few examples, this one inspired "Beware the Niles Chonk", this one inspired "Swagmaster and The Wrath of Saiko, this one inspired "Melony's Nightmarish Rematch", and this one inspired Melony slapping Niles in "One Interesting Omnia Night".
- This picture by LUINATOR inspired "Luigi x Marie A Charming Hot Tub Romance".
- "Oneshot Wren and Desti's Turf War Team-Up" was inspired by a fanfic for "If Mario Was In... Splatoon 3", made before SMG4's official video.
- The inspiration for "Melony in The Freddy Mansion" comes from the pictures of Melony and the Five Nights at Freddy's animatronics done by LandynGunderfan.
- "There To Help A Friend In Need" was inspired by not one, but two pictures by Dragonboy5842 showcasing Clauds tending to Octavia's leg injury.
- The inspiration for "The Soft Touch of Paradise" came from this picture by Wing Fury. Likewise, "Flower Ninja Date" was inspired by this picture from Wing Fury, and "Dockyard Throwdown" was inspired by this one.
- HOL457'sdrawing of Amy on a pogo stick inspired "Pogo A. Rose".
- "Meggy, Desti and A Baby" was inspired by this picture by DeekyStJ0hn.
- The inspiration for "Mai v Tifa: Battle of the Beauties" came from this picture by WOLFBLADE111.
- This picture by SpiderBat007 inspired James to make "A Kiss Under the Hylian Waterfall".
- "Love on the Nile", a story about Batman and Wonder Woman hooking up in Egypt, was inspired by a similar scene in a certain SMG4 Crew video.
- "Comforting Meggy" was inspired by this picture by mictrap397.
- "Bobble Hat's Bouncy Ball Situation" was inspired by this picture by Agent-J-20.
- This comic strip inspired the original story "Beefy Ben and the Macho Mexican of Miami Beach".
- This picture by Neoduelgx inspired "Mario's Swimsuit Princess".
