Super Smash Bros. Impact

[Sapphire Flame]

Super Smash Bros.: Impact

The Dream Super Smash Bros. MUGEN Game is coming!

Well, there's been a topic on MFG for a while now, but Liftset and I thought it would be a good idea to spread the word about the project to get some more people involved. As you may have guessed, this is a project, still in early development, that is going to try to create a Super Smash Bros. style game for MUGEN. This is obviously not an easy task, but I feel we've got what it takes to pull it off.

The current team:
Liftset (coding, storyline)
DeathMasterReaper (boss character coding)
Sapphire Flame (coding, storyline)
Spikeriley (storyline)
Project64Mugen (coding, sheeting, spriting)
Medevenx (spriting, sheeting, screenpack, effects)
Reymugen (spriting, sheeting, coding)
Yelocakeeffect (storyline)
Dream (spriting)
Zazz (spriting/sheeting)
Nave(spriting/sheeting)
Xatoku (coding)
ESFAndy(coding)
DemonSpawn(coding)
However, we'll take anyone who wants to join the team.

As a shared project, everything will be decided as a team. No one person will be calling all the shots.


The most recent FAQ is enclosed in the spoiler.

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Q: What's this project all about, anyway?

A: Good question. Super Smash Bros. Impact is a fan game that is being programmed using the powerful MUGEN fighting game engine. The game will emulate Smash Bros. gameplay as closely as possible, and will be released in phases with more and more characters each phase.

Q: When will Beta 1 be out?

A: When it's done. Seriously, though, two characters are already being programmed and progress is going smoothly. However, we simply have no idea when it'll reach a state that's ready for release

Q: Will there be online play?

A: MUGEN does not support any sort of online play. A number of MUGEN "replacement engines" are currently being developed, and at least one will have online play. Sadly, none of them are complete. We will consider switching if/when one of them reaches a point in its development when most of the bugs are fixed. In the meantime, sorry, but it's simply out of our hands.

Q: Wait, I've played MUGEN before. How are you going to do a Smash Bros. game using that?

A: Actually, MUGEN can be used for more than just classic Street Fighter-type gameplay. Platforming and Ring-outs have both been shown to be possible using the engine; they just haven't been used in a full game yet. We're going to change that.

Q: Item and Assist trophies, too?

A: Hopefully, yes

Q: Will you have a story mode?

A: Of sorts, yes. Because of MUGEN restrictions, however, you'll only be able to play one character for the entire game. We intend for the finished product to have adventure stages as well as bosses.

Q: Is X character going to be in?

A: Super Smash Bros. Impact will have a very large roster that will eventually consist of every character in Brawl, a character or two from Melee that didn't get into Brawl, as well as plenty of newcomers.

Q: Will you have Naruto? Oh, hey, can you put my character, Recolor the Hedgehog, in?

A: The SSBI roster will be limited to characters that have debuted in video games. Anime characters, fan characters, and other non-video game characters will be limited to fan-made ERCs.

Q: What's an ERC?

A: An Expanded Roster Character, also known as a Downloadable character, is a character downloaded separately from the main game created either by the Impact team or someone else. In other words, any players with MUGEN experience will be able to create their own characters for the game. This means that if you really want your favorite anime character in the game, you can make him or her yourself. It also means that the roster for the game will be continually expanding

Q: So, what IS the criteria for inclusion in the game?

Good question. We consider the following factors, most of which are common sense but bear stating anyway:

- Is the character a video game character? We define "Video Game Character" as "Character that first appeared in a game that you can probably buy at your local Gamestop for money"
- Can the character be translated into a Smash Bros. Fighter? This typically means the character has some means of attack, is capable of walking around, and is roughly humanoid or at least has limbs.
- Is it a Nintendo character? Nintendo characters are given priority over non-Nintendo characters.
- Does the character "suit" Smash Bros. ? This one's difficult to define. Characters from overly violent games like God of War might not be the best choice for the game. Snake (and other Metal Gear characters) is an exception since he's already in Brawl. Characters from traditional fighting games like Street Fighter are low priority, since they're already part of a different system and are kind of redundant.
- Is the character popular or much-requested? The game ought to have at least a cult following or be considered a "classic".

Q: Please please please put my favorite character in!

A: It's not a question, but I'll answer it anyway. If it's a video game character and enough people want him/her, we'll consider it. We aren't making any promises, though.

Q: Can I be on the team?

A: If you have some kind of experience, then we'll see if you qualify. We'll be happy for help from anyone.

Any questions, suggestions, comments, just PM me.
If you wanna help, just PM me.
I want this to be the dream game for you all, the community.
Thanks for reading and have a great day.
We're hoping this will turn out to be a great game

The character lineup so far:

Our forum is at:
http://s1.zetaboards.com/The_SSBMugen_Project/index/

[Acey]

Looks great, the line up looks promissing too, especially with Megaman X thrown in there.

[Monday-Night-War]

Nice project you've got going, looks like i have some competition, best of luck to you all

[Megafanx13]

Looks good, since my SSBB was stolen, I'll need something to fill the void.

[KPT25]

looks pretty interesting idea...and the fact that you threw X and charizard as playable makes it even better 

  who could be so evil to steal Brawl from you MegafanX?
Man...now you have to watch your back even from fellow gamers 

[DARKTALBAIN]

Looks good , Although I can not fully support this game without Mewtwo   

[Xclusive]

Bravo   

[Sapphire Flame]

Looks good , Although I can not fully support this game without Mewtwo   

Don't worry. We're bringing him back, and we're boosting his power and giving him a new moveset. That's not the whole roster by far.

Also, I'd like to just take a moment and say that we're hiring spriters and coders. We're especially interested in spriters.

[JahmelM (JMills)]

I'm wishing you guys good luck on this project 
I would help but i have some things on my hands right now.
Maybe when i'm mostly finished with most of the things on my to do list, i could help you with spriting
Anyways Good luck.

[Dark_SkulloMania]

 

soo when is this going to be out plz reply i really love this.

[ADSplay101]

Oh yeah, this is gonna be good 

[DoktorAvidan]

I support this 

[PsychoticMarik]

What do you mean by "Hiring" spriters?

Looks really cool by the way.
Glad to hear your putting in Mewtwo.
What about other fan favorites that didnt make the cut for brawl?

Such as Ridley?

[Dzayan, The Warrior]

ITS GREAT!!!!!

[Z4kaR1]

soo when is this going to be out plz reply i really love this.

Necrobumping isn't good.

I think the game it's on hold because one of the spriters left the project.