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Oh hey, it's this fan game. Never expected it'd be posted on Hacker News. It's a pretty damn impressive project though, especially given how things like online

by CM30 9y ago

Oh hey, it's this fan game. Never expected it'd be posted on Hacker News. It's a pretty damn impressive project though, especially given how things like online level sharing have been implemented and what not. Probably won't be shut down by Capcom either, given their past history of supporting fan projects. So yeah, definitely one to check out if you're a Mega Man fan, or just want something a bit different to Mario Maker. And you may also want to read my interview with the game's creator if you haven't already. Goes into a bit of detail about their history, previous works and inspirations for the project: https://gamingreinvented.com/interview/lets-interview-mega-maker-creator-wrecking-programs https://gamingreinvented.com/interview/lets-interview-mega-m...

cdubzzz 9y ago
> Probably won't be shut down by Capcom either, given their past history of supporting fan projects. That's pretty cool, any notable examples? A long time ago I worked with a developer on an OS X tetris game with online competitive play and other customization. It was a really fun project and developed a nice little community until The Tetris Company started sending us C&D's.
- muterad_murilax 9y ago
  > That's pretty cool, any notable examples? I don't know about "supporting" (maybe passively), but Mega Man Unlimited and Mega Man 2.5D are both still alive and well, for example. --- Edit: Well, it seems that Capcom did in fact (actively) support the fan game Street Fighter X Mega Man: "Initially developed as a fan game, Street Fighter X Mega Man later received support from Capcom, who assisted in the production of the game." [0] That's pretty cool, indeed! :) [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_Fighter_X_Mega_Man https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_Fighter_X_Mega_Man
  - CM30 9y ago
    Yeah, Street Fighter X Mega Man went from a fan game to an official project you can download from Capcom's website. There's at least a certain amount of hope that something similar could happen to Mega Maker in the future.

by CM30 9y ago

cdubzzz 9y ago

> Probably won't be shut down by Capcom either, given their past history of supporting fan projects. That's pretty cool, any notable examples? A long time ago I worked with a developer on an OS X tetris game with online competitive play and other customization. It was a really fun project and developed a nice little community until The Tetris Company started sending us C&D's.

muterad_murilax 9y ago
> That's pretty cool, any notable examples? I don't know about "supporting" (maybe passively), but Mega Man Unlimited and Mega Man 2.5D are both still alive and well, for example. --- Edit: Well, it seems that Capcom did in fact (actively) support the fan game Street Fighter X Mega Man: "Initially developed as a fan game, Street Fighter X Mega Man later received support from Capcom, who assisted in the production of the game." [0] That's pretty cool, indeed! :) [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_Fighter_X_Mega_Man https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_Fighter_X_Mega_Man
- CM30 9y ago
  Yeah, Street Fighter X Mega Man went from a fan game to an official project you can download from Capcom's website. There's at least a certain amount of hope that something similar could happen to Mega Maker in the future.