Mega Man Fan Game Collection Topic

[Magnet Dood]

Anyone know what happened to this game:

The dude released a later video with two more stages but I can't find any more news about it. It looks really fun, too.

[Kage]

Flash demos for the fan game, Ryuusei no Rockman 2D (or Mega Man Starforce 2D) by Tarbo, have finally been released to the public. In the first demo you play as the Mega Man from the Starforce series, and it looks and plays very similar to the classic Mega Man games. The last two demos, Defense Directive and Super Hero Kenzan!, are just playable minigames that are also styled like the classic Mega Man games. Granted, these are very early demos, so what you see from these videos is what you are going to get.

Here is the link to these playable demos: http://cocoroco.sakura.ne.jp/cocoroco/2drnr/index.html

V.S. Harp Note

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WAXA Defense Directive (Has two difficulties)

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Defense Directive and Super Hero Kenzan! (starts 9:55) Second game is unavailable to play.

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[PressStart]

Updated the list! Thanks for the great suggestions; MMBN3D looks promising!

[Shinryu]

I might be a bit late to the party on this topic, but I have something that could potentially be added to the list. Even though I find this particular fan-game to be cringe worthy in most aspects, I figured it would probably be brought up sooner or later either way (and if I can get my two cents on it in the process, then so be it).

Here's "Mega Man Next Remix," a browser-based flash game that will probably cause several internal questions upon viewing it.

There's currently a demo of this game that includes the intro and Robot Master stages, but it seems the creator is still working on it. Just to note, I was planning on further elaborating on this and giving my personal thoughts on this game, but it turned out to be way longer than it should have (I guess it got me too worked up, given how many faults can be pointed out with it - even by watching that video alone). For those of you that want to read this, for whatever insane reason, feel free to scroll through the very long spoiler section ahead.

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For a bit more elaboration: This game is apparently a remake of the creator's first ever fan-game, released way back in 2003. The remade version of the game offers way more content to it, having 4 playable characters: Mega Man, Proto Man, Bass (apparently a fake/copy version of him, hence his rather sub-par design in-game. Don't ask), and Slash Woman (again, don't ask). Of these characters, Mega and Proto are the only ones remotely finished in the current demo. This is where the gameplay also starts to diverge heavily from the traditional series, most of it for the worst. On the other hand, I can almost guarantee that some of the things I'm about to say are going to make you want to play it.

For starters, Mega Man has nearly every single weapon from almost every single classic game available from the start. This even includes the Mega Man Killer weapons from the Game Boy ones (yes, even the Sakugarne). The only things he doesn't have are the various support weapons (Item 1, Carry, etc), the Dimensions' weapons from the WonderSwan game, and the weapons from 9 and 10. He can equip 2 weapons at the same time and use them with separate button presses. Adding even more onto his ridiculous arsenal are the weapons you get from the "original" Robot Masters in the game, along with the ability to call out Rush, Beat, or Tango as support that follow you around. Each one also has their own Super Adapter form as well, granting unique abilities in the process (though Rush has a different one compared to 6 and 7's adapter's).

Honestly, there's quite a bit of effort put into this game. There's a boat-load of custom content, especially in the graphics department, even though it doesn't follow the traditional 8-bit format. Then again, I'm not one to get picky about that sort of thing unless it becomes way too distracting (but we'll get to that in a moment). However, good effort does not make for a good game unless applied properly. Some of the game's ideas are really cool, but that's sadly about all the good I can say on it.

Now it's time to move on to the bad: As you might be able to tell, this game is a victim of its own ambitions. So much content has been shoved into this that it definitely feels like it's aiming more for quantity and flashy substance rather than quality control. Even though Mega Man has access to almost all of the Robot Master weapons, I can tell you straight forward that you'll only ever need 2 of them: Top Spin, and Thunder Beam. The reason for this is that every enemy in the game (including bosses) lack any form of invincibility frames. As such, weapons with sprites that pass through and/or linger inside enemies are far more effective than those that don't. Using the Thunder Beam at near point-blank range is almost a guaranteed instant kill on almost any minor enemy, mainly considering its base damage output (which is already very high) gets multiplied while the projectiles lag inside the enemy's sprites. Meanwhile, the Top Spin has actually gotten a significant upgrade from its original counterpart, where you can now spin indefinitely so long as you hold down the button and still have energy left. You can even move around during it and use it on the ground as well. This means you can literally spin through almost the entire game like some kind of deranged lunatic, tearing both enemies and bosses apart with little to no effort.

Aside from most of Mega Man's weapons being made useless thanks to "Top-Spin-Master-Race," the rest of the gameplay also suffers from general coding as well. Everything feels insanely loose and slippery with this game. Couple this with level design that feels more like playing a bad ZX Spectrum game than a Mega Man one, a ton of unnecessary extra bits (skill-trees, a level up system, etc), and it all starts to devolve into a gigantic, tangled mess. That's all without even going into the bosses either, both the Robot Masters (which there are 20+ of them) and the Fortress Bosses that the creator has shown off so far.

I'll admit, I got a kick out of Pro Action Football Man (no pun intended, even though the actual kick move he has does an absurd amount of damage), but a good portion of them are downright uninspired. Shark Man (not the one from MMDOS) is literally just a Sharkticon from the Transformers series. It's not like Maelstormm is doing anything to hide this, either. His stage is actually modeled after the area where the Sharkticons appear in the 5th Transformers movie, and even plays the song heard in that part in the movie (Nothing's Gonna Stand in Our Way by Spectre General). Even more-so, Shark Man himself turns into a more humanoid form for one of his attacks, complete with the trademark "transform" noise from the aforementioned series and a Decepticon logo on his chest. Some of the other bosses (particularly the ones on the bottom row) are also lifted from other sources. Stealth Man is Snake from the Metal Gear series, Strider Man is basically Strider Hiryu himself, and Psycho Man is Jason Voorhees with random gobbledygook pasted onto him. There's taking inspiration from something, and then there's just outright copying.

The Fortress Bosses aren't that much better either, although this is mostly due to immense amounts of "WTF?" decision-making coupled with the usual lifting from other sources. To put this into perspective: The first Wily Fortress boss is apparently Rydia and Leviathan from Final Fantasy. Why? Your guess is as good as mine. Have you ever wanted to fight Utsuho Reiuji in a forced Rush Jet segment in one of these games? Even if you're a die-hard Touhou fan, I'm guessing probably not. This game also sports a Devil Boss that makes the Black Devil from MMX5 look fun by comparison, along with Gamma after he auditioned to be the final boss in the next Resident Evil game. Oh, and War from TMNT Tournament Fighters is also a boss in this game. Why? Because reasons. That's why. You also get to fight against Roll as well, in the same vain of her being reprogrammed by Dr. Wily in another (better) fan-game. Only here, she looks like a glob of playdough and is apparently possessed by Satan.

The final two bosses seem to have their own unique problems as well (although I do admit, I kind of like the design of the pre-final boss, despite not really fitting with the Mega Man style). The first one, if I can borrow a quote from Yahtzee - "is fought on top of a stupid sci-fi tower that looks like something the Combine would throw together if they were all drunk." The final boss however, is fought on a forced Rush Jet segment, in which it basically seems to play out like every bad shmup ever. Both of these bosses have instant kill moves as well. Jaguar, the pre-final boss, can execute this by simply coming into contact with you when his health is low enough. The final boss however, has a gigantic instant-kill wave that covers 95% of the screen, and can apparently be spammed continuously.

When it comes down to it, I'm starting to get the feeling that this shouldn't be considered a Mega Man game. Sure, it has Mega Man as a primary focus, but there's so many cross-overs/lifted ideas and other nonsensical features sprinkled in that it starts to feel more like a bad, playable fan-fic than a Mega Man game.

tl;dr version: The game has some cool ideas here and there, but the overall quality is extremely lacking. Not recommended.

(And for those of you that follow my works/playthroughs on YouTube: No, I will not being doing this game any time soon...at least, not right now. It's still a demo, and I can guarantee you that either way, a majority of the video would just be me using Top Spin on everything).

[PressStart]

Wow, that sounds insane! Adding to the list for sure.

[finisher]

Hey guys! Check out the fan game Protoman's Return at the Rockman Perfect Memories forum. It's a game where Portoman returns and you can play as him. And you can play the game.

[JuegosCAL]

Hi!

I'm the owner of the fan game called Megaman CalEdit. I just released a new version of my game that contains 3 available characters, 4 unlockable chars and 8 Robot Masters (but no Wily's Castle yet).

You can download at: http://juegoscal.tk --> PC --> Megaman CalEdit --> Descarga --> DESCARGAR

Enjoy it  

[LarissaFlash]

Are those robot master supposed to be a joke?
LOLJK, pretty badass game there, good luck!

[Shinryu]

What was previously known as Lars Luron's "Mega Man Untitled" seems to be alive and well, and aside from having quite a few updates, it now has an actual name:

I would recommend changing the list in accordance to this. The project itself seems to be coming along quite nicely, with some very interesting mechanics on display so far. Not too sure about the layout on some of the stages, but as the video stated, everything is subject to change at this point.

[PressStart]

Oho, very nice addition and update. Thanks dudes!

[RRThielNC]

Do ROM hacks count?

[PressStart]

Do ROM hacks count?

ROM hacks do count as cool fangames, but I don't list them here, sorry.

[Shinryu]

Just posting here to confirm a big update on one of the listed fangames. "Mega Man: Revenge of the Fallen" by Darkflamewolf has been released today.

Pre-Release Trailer:

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I haven't gotten the chance to play it yet, but I'll probably be either editing this post or writing up another one with my thoughts on it once I go through it a bit.

[Dr. Freeman]

While I can't speak for the quality of the game as I haven't touched it, the trailer saying, "With a lack of good fangames, we recycle graphics and bosses straight from the original games!" doesn't bode that well with me.

[Shinryu]

While I can't speak for the quality of the game as I haven't touched it, the trailer saying, "With a lack of good fangames, we recycle graphics and bosses straight from the original games!" doesn't bode that well with me.

Gonna be honest, I was kind of irked when I saw that as well. The creator stated it was a "tounge and cheek" joke, and not meant to be taken seriously, but I still can't help but feel it was an unnecessary line given the obvious.

In any case, I just spent some time playing the game, and my initial impressions are pretty "meh" so far. There are a couple of things that strike me as really off and rather annoying as well. For one, this game apparently uses the same engine as "Mega Man Rocks!" by Eric Ruth. For those of you familiar with my own works, you'd know I don't think too highly of that particular game or its rather shoddy engine. It's clear that it's been modified a decent amount to improve certain aspects, but in my opinion, those improvements aren't by much.

Mega Man's charge-up is still rather weird (his sprites don't use the original glowing animations, but rather his palette is changed to different colors). Speaking of the charging, there's a few other oddities with it as well - mainly in the sound effects department. Aside from reusing the same unfitting noise that Mega Man Rocks did for its charging effect, the sound of a partially charged shot seems to be taken from Mega Man X. Not only that, but the sound of a fully charged shot seems to be taken from MM7's charged shot. Why this is, I have no idea. Beyond that, it also feels like it takes an overly unnecessary amount of time to fully charge up (roughly 3 or so seconds).