Superheroes 2000 Mugen is a MUGEN game with more than 330 chars from Marvel and DC. The new version 4.5 has come (October 2018) with 48 new characters, some upgraded chars, new game resolution and more. Super Marvel vs. Capcom: Eternity of Heroes (abbreviated to SMvC: EoH ) is a full game project created as a collaboration of members of the M.U.G.E.N development group Infinity Mugen Team, managed by Acey. Superheroes 2000 mugen Oct 21 2018 Released Oct 8, 2018 Fighting. Superheroes 2000 Mugen is a MUGEN game with more than 330 chars from Marvel and DC. The new version 4.5 has come (October 2018) with 48 new characters.

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For too long the definition of “Game of the Year” has been unfairly narrow. How boring is it to see every website shower the same stale AAA games with praise at the end of each holiday season? So at Geek.com we’re doing what we can to put a stop to this in Game of the Year, a new column celebrating worthy alternative picks for the year’s greatest game regardless of genre, platform, year of release, or even quality. Here, any game can be Game of the Year!

Seeing as they are all about who would win in a fight, in the fighting game genre, crossovers reign supreme. But for as many familiar faces developers can cram into Super Smash Bros. and Injustice and Marvel vs. Capcom, they can never present every possible rumble you can dream up. However, one game, or rather one game engine, does offer that seemingly impossible achievement: M.U.G.E.N., this week’s Game of the Year.

No one remembers what the M.U.G.E.N. acronym stands for, not even the developer Elecbyte. But that’s fitting for this free, nearly twenty-year-old engine with an almost mythic quality. Mugen is an engine for developing 2D, sprite-based fighting games. The Street Fighter-esque fighting system supports all the punch, kick, jump, and tag-team options you want, but it’s up to you how complex you want a character to be. Whether it’s a highly technical charge character or a fighter who shoots invincible screen-filling fireballs with a single button press, Mugen lets you make whatever crazy cast you want.

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And the internet has crafted some truly crazy, truly broken Mugen characters. I never thought I would see a fighting game moment more ridiculous than a full-size Optimus Prime transforming into a truck on top of humans and Mario in bootleg hit Dong Dong Never Die. But that’s nothing compared to Mugen’s fever dream wonders.

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I’ve seen Japanese Ronald McDonald (but not Mac Tonight yet) conjure french fry shields. I’ve seen entire tournaments featuring a somewhat balanced roster of Fat Albert characters. And I’ve seen Xenomorph queens spawn alien hordes only to fall to the unstoppable might of Omega Tom Hanks. Mugen is all held together through sheer, stupid willpower and it’s absolutely glorious.

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Unfortunately, unlocking Mugen’s mysteries is not for the feint of heart. Not only do you need to be a talented sprite artist and sound designer but you also must have the programming knowledge necessary to code for an aging game engine. This isn’t Minecraft or Super Mario Maker for fighting games. However, getting your hands on such a deliriously dumb tool for creative expression is worth teaching yourself that technical wizardry.

Even if you can’t code there are easy alternative ways to enjoy that Mugen magic. Salty Bet is a perpetual Twitch stream, similar to Twitch Plays Pokemon, that broadcasts an AI constantly playing randomized Mugen matches with user-submitted characters. Viewers can bet virtual currency on who, or what will win the match.

Along with being great TV, there’s a fascinating meta element to Salty Bet because of just how busted, and DIY Mugen is. Someone may have created a very accurate copy of Mortal Kombat’s Liu Kang, but it will get its butt kicked by a poorly drawn Goku with maxed-out stats and a hitbox too small for other characters to reach. It’s like street racing with cars designed by children.

Elecbyte’s site is currently down, but there are plenty of ways to download Mugen and Mugen characters and tutorials on the internet if you look harder enough and join the thriving community. With enough time and monkeys typing on typewriters, Mugen fight possibilities will encompass every game, so it’s the Game of the Year.

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Check back next week to read about the next Game of the Year!