July 9th, 2011, ten years after MFGG was founded in 2001, we take a look back on what fangames were like back then.
This compilation contains 11 games from the early days of MFGG, made by MFGG veterans, but ultimately never completed.
Included in the compilation:
1998 - Super Mario X
2001 - Luigi Quest
2001 - Super Sonic Bros.
2001 - Super Mario: The Project
2002 - Wario Eats Everything
2002 - Luigi's Game
2002 - Toad Strikes Back (Prototype Version)
2003 - Mario Spy
2003 - Pocket Mario
2005 - Waligie 3: On Mars
2006 - MarioQuest 3: The Ghost of SEGA
Concurrence is a so called cinematic platform game. Unlike other platform games you will know (like Super Mario Bros. or Sonic the Hedgehog), this game focuses on realistic movements, puzzles and a dense atmosphere. If you have played games like Prince of Persia, Another World, or Flashback, you will know what awaits you. Many of parts of the game will require precise jumping and you might feel a little frustrated at the beginning. But don't despair, study the movements described in the manual and keep on practicing and you will find that it isn't so hard after all (you also have unlimited continues).
Viriax is an experimental game with procedurally generated levels. The player controls a virus that advances in order to infect the main organs of a human body. Every movement has an energy cost, so he must absorb red blood cells to keep going, taking items along the way that can cause all kinds of mutations and unexpected effects. It features raw visuals and a sick soundtrack composed by Gryzor87 with PX Tone, the chip music tool created by Daisuke "Pixel" Amaya.
Legend of Saha is a Flash isometric platformer game developed by Cai Haoyu, later co-founder of miHoYo. The story centers on the adventure of Misei Nanatsuki as she travels the Heavens in order to gather the 13 missing pieces of her soul.
Rockman 8 FC is a fan-made demake of Mega Man 8 originally released on the Playstation and Sega Saturn in 1996. The project focuses on bringing back the aesthetics of classic 8-Bit games, released on Nintendo Entertainment System. The game has great similarities with the Rockman 7 FC, mainly in gameplay.
Ninja Senki is a 2D action platform video game created by Canadian indie developer Jonathan Lavigne. It was inspired by classic NES games such as Ninja JaJaMaru-kun and Mega Man. The 8-bit style game has the same resolution as Game Boy console games (160 x 144 pixels).
SuperDanny returns to engage in battle once again with Dr. Wily, who now has the ultimate power of the Dark Chip in his possession. Learn how best to utilize the 8 Cross Fusions as you contend with 85 enemies, 30 bosses and 20 levels packed into this epic Classic game.
Distorted Travesty is a fast paced action platformer with a focus on combat. You play as Jerry, a hardcore gamer who doesn't game too often anymore due to having a very boring and time consuming job. That is until he and his long time hacker friend, Jeremy, are suddenly sucked into a video game world while raiding someone's Second Life corporate building. Hey, he said their favorite game was horrible, he had it coming! Now they must use their gaming knowledge in an attempt to free themselves from this unknown, yet very familiar world.
ViViD is an Atmospheric 2D platformer based around a blind man named Burt undergoing strange medical trials for a pill that boasts it can give him back his sight. Featuring a wide variety of mind-bending mechanics and strange character interactions.
Dear Agent is an action game with some thinking involved. It plays similarly to a typical platform game. As an agent, your job is to complete several missions, all of which involve killing all enemies (both humans that walk around randomly, and beasts that breathe fire when up close) and destroying all objects on a level, then getting to the teleporter.
Eggman Hates Furries is a Game Maker-based Sonic the Hedgehog fangame made by Oddwarg, billed as "a 2D physics-based platformer which focuses on refined boss battles and stylish presentation". The plot is fairly simple, but not nonexistent. The story opens with Sonic racing Dr. Eggman to one of the Chaos Emeralds. Just as Sonic is about to claim the gem, Eggman overtakes him, violently knocks him aside, and claims the Emerald for himself. Sonic spends some time unconscious, and dreams of Eggman attacking and capturing his best friend, Miles "Tails" Prower. Sonic wakes up at his and Tails' home, and walks outside to find Tails making some adjustments to the Tornado before setting out on a casual flight. Sonic attempts to follow Tails, only to be confronted by Eggman, who promptly knocks Sonic off a nearby cliff. Sonic and Tails are quickly caught up in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse against Eggman and his many contraptions, fighting for their very lives.