More Fan Games That Could Pass as Official

[@NoahNCopeland]

Hiya, thank you so much for checking out Sonic Triple Trouble 16-bit! 💛We worked real hard on it and it is so rewarding to hear people having fun. Shout out to all the fan projects!🎉

[@TheSonicGuy40]

The man himself

[@peridotstan8997]

The man who makes em burn like a hindenburgh 🫡🫡

[@gungaloscrungalo8925]

Never really cared much for the original Triple Trouble, but I played your 16-bit remake for the first time this year and now consider it a legit Sonic 4. It's awesome!

[@PauClaireIsUnderratedAF]

It's amazing, why would there be anyone not wanting to check it out?

[@sketchsskotch1073]

Love the music, especially since it's not the *MIDI soundfont* of Superstars >:3

[@ArcadeStriker]

> Reads title "I wonder if Ring Racers might happen to be here-" > *Notices Eggman on the thumbnail* "LET'SA GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO"

[@el_martincsm]

same here lol, i love DRRR

[@benjaminrothstein5595]

As a big ace attorney fan, Ace Attorney: Conflict of Interest has always been one of my favorites. It's sort of an alternate universe thing that takes place instead of the 5th game, and were it official, it would be considered one of the top in the series. It's seriously so good.

[@dm.3145]

Thanks for the recommendation I'll go play it

[@Geno746]

The dev of Rayman Redemption is making a new game called Connie and the Essence of Chaos which seems to be another Rayman type game like Redemption.

[@pacothemajestic]

Pokemon: Close Combat. I won't elaborate further.

[@GameSageZB]

Thanks for sharing more stuff! I do want to share some frustration about your framing of things in the intro. By and large all of this is perfectly legal in the US and has been protected in various ways. Treating it like a taboo gives more power to the corporations that have been bullying creators in various ways. Most times things are "DMCA-ed" it's not actually a DMCA claim but simply an automated form or process that a company has put up for CYA purposes. Don't let them scare you into thinking that they hold more power than they do.

[@blueglass24]

Looks like, with the aid of fans, you've gotten into some deeper niche fan projects now. Unlike last time, here the only one I knew about before was Rock 'N Roll. There is such an amazing amount of quality content out there in the fan space, it's insane, and way more than one person could ever hope to cover adequately.

[@austinkonkol2472]

The fact that Ring Racers, with all those slopes, is built on top of the Doom engine like SRB2 is insane.

[@Kmaann11]

I love seeing more appreciation for fan projects these days! Might I recommend a few more? More hardcore smash fans likely know, but there are a good amount of fan made Smash projects! Project+ is an overhaul of Brawl that plays more like Melee and even goes as far as to change the moveset of characters to make them more viable. Melee itself has Beyond Melee which tweaks more characters to be more usable, and adds some new ones into the mix! Super Mario 64 has an entire community dedicated to creating their own projects that range from single levels, to games larger than SM64 itself! Some of my personal favorites are B3313 (inspired heavily by Beta SM64 and has 460 stars total!) Super Mario Star Road (a classic major SM64 game with 130 stars), and SM64: The Green Comet (Mario 64 with Green Stars like Mario Galaxy 2!) On another Mario note, Super Mario Sunshine just got a new mod recently released called Super Mario Eclipse! It is basically a fanmade sequel/successor to SMS with 240 Shines and new characters, music, story, it's just... Really really big! A LOT of Sonic fans are aware of fan games, and that is partly due to the existence of SAGE (Sonic Amateur Games Expo!), which is an event that showcases a whole bunch of not only Sonic fan games, but just really cool projects in general! It is focused mainly on demos of games, so you'd be playing only snippets of what's to come, but it's still really cool to see all the work people put into their games! Going back to Mario, Super Mario World, and the New Super Mario Bros. series both have modding scenes that put out some really incredible stuff! Especially the SMW creators, they are so talented and worth checking out if you love 2D Mario games! On the Mariokart side of things, there exists such a thing called CTGP (Custom Track Grand Prix) which is a collection of some of the Mariokart modding community's most popular custom tracks! Pretty much every MK series entry has a version of this now, so pick your favorite and race some awesome tracks! The more recent entries even support online play! The last thing I'll recommend might not fall into "fan project" exactly, but they are still fun to look into, and that's Randomizers! They basically take a game like Zelda, and move all the items into different spots, forcing you to do things in a completely different order than the original game! There are... So many of these, for so many games. I'd personally recommend the Super Metroid, and Zelda randomizers as they fit well with the formula! Again, happy to see so many people giving these fan projects the love they deserve! Hope someone reading this checks out some of these!

[@Brob2nd]

i'm happy to see Smash Remix here, it needs more attention

[@dylansmith5206]

Still Wish that some KZbin let's play channels (Super Gaming Bros, OneyPlays, Yo Video Games) would play Smash Remix on their channel

[@stwenty5758]

Hey, just wanted to drop a "thanks!" for your content. Dude, your series on underrated Steam games is one of my favorite things on KZbin right now, and I love stuff about indie and fan projects. Talking about underrated, I'd say your channel is underrated!

[@Geneolgia]

If you're looking for fan games that might as well be official then look no further than Streets of Rage Remake, despite its name it's not just a remake of the first Streets of Rage but also compilation of the three Genesis games and a fan sequel, old and new characters, remixed music and faithfully recreated gameplay with lots of customization.

[@Optomon]

Smash Bros mod looks amazing, had no idea the 64 still had so much love still being put into it

[@SSGoku64]

I would definitely recommend checking out Mega Man 8-Bit Deathmatch. It's a first person arena shooter in the doom engine. Its surprising how well the concept works and seeing all of mega man's power ups in first person is really neat!

[@leyulis8882]

LIVE LOVE MEGAMAN 8-BIT DEATHMATCH

[@snackerfork]

MM8BDM is incredibly well made! I've been a long time fan

[@gridatttack]

Thanks for the spotlight! Really appreciate it 🙏🏻

[@doom3926]

One of my favorite fan games that doesn’t get talked about much is Mega Man Day in the Limelight 2. Day in the Limelight is a series of fan games where the idea is you’re playing as the Robot Masters fighting other Robot Masters, so for example the first game was, you’re playing as Mega Man 1’s Robot Masters against the ones from Mega Man 2 and there would be stages assigned to what characters the game will have you play, so like Guts Man would be assigned to Crash Man’s level, Ice Man would be assigned to Heat Man’s level, ect. The second game is Mega Man 2 Robot Masters version the ones from Mega Man 3, and the reason why this one is so good is because it applies classic Mega Man customs a lot more than the first game did. For example in the first game you were completely restricted on who you got to play as based on what level you picked. In the second game while Robot Masters are still assigned to specific stages, when you beat those stages you unlock the Robot Masters to be able to swap to in all the other stages, so for example Wood Man is assigned to Spark Man’s stage, when you beat Spark Man, now you can take Wood Man into any of the other stages, and there’s classic style Robot Master weaknesses and everything to go along with this so you get this fun dynamic that goes a long way in changing up multiple play throughs. Really cool fan game. There was a third one in development but I have no idea what the state of it is these days.

[@johnnydaugherty11]

I’m 35 and these “fan games” really get me excited. It’s not that I don’t like new stuff coming out. But a lot of these old games had a good thing going. Like platforming. It’s such a tried true for formula that’s has so much to offer. I’m happy that the people have gone back and given love to these older (but great) games styles.

[@PolygonAlchemist]

HoverBat's Zelda 2 remake, just called "ZIIAOL" is a really impressive expanded remake. It looks and plays like the classic game but adds a ton of new content, areas, story, and a second quest.

[@Waffletigercat]

Sonic Triple Trouble 16-bit is legit.

[@DevvyBoyOllie]

God, yeah, it's excellent. I also recommend Sonic and The Fallen Star. Great soundtrack, decent level design, and I actually liked the bosses mooooostly.

[@Waffletigercat]

@@DevvyBoyOllie I'm hesitant over the "moooooostly". lol

[@KefkeWren]

Seeing these makes me so happy. It's great to get a glimpse at what's out there. It's like a "what could have been", but something you can actually go out and enjoy.

[@OsitoCharrua]

Hey, you gained a new follower, great content and delivery. Will look for the Mario/Celeste rom hack right now, looks great.

[@LukeDukeShoot]

Here's one for all you Mario men out there! Super Mario and the Rainbow Stars is probably my favorite 2D game, period. It is only a demo right now, but it is a demo in the sense that Deltarune Chapter 1 is a demo, it has a wealth of content and replayability and it is just flawless.

[@forestskilbred9461]

Smash Remix is incredible! So glad to see it get a shout-out here!

[@AlFonso-p6p]

There's The Missing Link Ocarina of Time romhack! Lots of new stuff in that one with custom music, cutscenes, new bosses, etc.

[@juliomorenotellez6294]

Games that could have fitted in this video: Kiddy Kong's Challenge Super Mario Wonderland Mega Man X8 16 bits Kirby Eternal Paradise Wacky Episode Touhou NES demake series Sonic Time Twisted Sonic SATAM RPG A Koopa's Revenge 2

[@SpikeGames7]

Super Mario Eclipse is a good one for Sunshine. It just came out too

[@nobel11]

Sonic Classic Heroes is a romhack that has replaced the original games for me. Streets of Rage Remake is another fan project I can't recommend enough, definitely a labor of love. Goldeneye X is another one, a porting of Goldeneye into the Perfect Dark engine that's still being worked on, but is so much fun already. There's so much out there, and thank you for introducing me to a ton I haven't heard of.

[@Afaik777]

Megaman x8 16-bit just released recently, don’t know if you’ve covered it yet, but it’s a crazy high quality reimagining of the game in 2D

[@glorytotheaprdeathtotheufl7917]

I'd also nominate Black Parade for Thief: The Dark Project for this series - easily on par with the original games

[@TorpedoBench]

If it hasn't crossed your radar yet, absolutely check out Castlevania ReVamped

[@Okapi540]

Lots for me to add to my list! Thanks for that Zelda tip! My recs are the same as last time, the best two Zelda fan games I've played: The Sealed Palace, a full-length 3D Zelda game; and The Jiggies of Time, which reimagines Ocarina of Time as a full-length Banjo Kazooie sequel (3D platforming and all).

[@geekdaparaiba]

Speaking of fangames, I remembered one Live a Live fangame which nowadays is Lost Media. Nope, I'm not talking about Touhou a Live, but of Forgotten Wings. It's supposed to be a retelling of the Middle Ages Chapter made in RPG Maker VX, but with new characters and new enemies. Nowadays its all but forgotten, with the demo blocked with a password. It only exists as a machinima on nicovideo, and untranslated to boot. There's also a video on KZbin about the fangame, but that's it. Just... Don't try to bother the "owner" of the translations.

[@NotXsoXoptic]

And he returns

[@EeveeEuphoria]

i can not stress enough how much i personally love dr. robotnik's ring racers. like, it's a such a good game that it's personally *ruined* other kart racers for me, they are simply way too boring and way too stale compared to what ring racers has to offer for me.

[@Carmelpoptart]

If you're looking for more recommendations, Final Fantasy Renaissance is a very good remake of FFI that adds many new classes and unique mechanics pertaining to those classes. New mechanics are added to existing classes, a lot of the games bugs were fixed up, and there's a mode where you can get rid of all the new stuff and just play a solid port of the original with better resolution and quality of life without a complete graphical and musical overhaul like most ports or remakes. It's a great experience with tons of replay value and potential, and more FF fans should give it a shot.

[@eljugadorescaldenc4002]

Loved the video. I agree that Mario Kart for SNES has not aged very well and I’m happy to see a couch gaming reference, it’s seems that this concept is lost to time…..

[@JamesTDG]

I'm actually working on my own little fan game right now and I hope it will end up being good enough to make it into a video

[@SuPeRNinJaRed]

Back to mention Mother: Cognitive Dissonance for the EVEN MORE installment... P.s. you are now stuck making these videos for eternity to cover all the incredible fan games, mwahaha (also thank you!)

[@CABROWN]

Luckily it's extremely fun to see established games contorted into new and exciting things by fans.

[@SuPeRNinJaRed]

YES!! Dude you are the best!

[@Jokerwolf666]

Smash Remix is gold tier. Sooooo good!

[@wilsein9443]

I would love to see more videos like this, I'm a sucker for retro fan projects. 😁

[@stevehamilton8579]

Just remembered one! Community: Journey to the Center of Hawkthorn. Based on the TV show. Tons of levels, characters, music and content.

[@thomasverslycken2563]

16:12 at this moment, it might be because the game fell under my radar despitw having heard of it before several times for some reason, but i just realized the character roster is exactly the same as SRB2

[@jammycooks]

This is so well made! I’m glad I finally clicked on this video and you’ve earned a new sub.

[@Tenwaystospoildinner]

You should look into The Legend of Zelda: Dungeons of Infinity. It's a Link to the Past style rouge-like dungeon crawler. It's new, so I'm hoping people can find out about before it inevitably gets taken down by Nintendo. It's really good!

[@CABROWN]

Yeah, I watched the Vinesauce video about it, and it looks rad

[@BeanoNintendo]

While probably not as polished as the games listed here, I remember being very impressed with Super Mario 63 on Newgrounds

[@appleando752]

Suggestion: Touhou. Just look at the sere amount of Touhou fan games out there, it is insane. The best ones that I've played are Luna Nights, Concealed the Conclusion, and Mystia's Izakaya

[@CasualGamerDude]

You should check out the Zelda II Remaster project! Its completely reworks Zelda II on the NES, giving it new life! New items, better progression, New Bosses, New Dungeons, new Mini-dungeons, powers, and a whole heap of new world to explore. If you think Zelda II is good, but dated, this Fan Remaster will make it one of the best games in the series.

[@iksdistek]

Good vid bro, thanks for letting me know about these wonderful creations

[@vvolfbelorven7084]

OpenBOR Games: Rise of Warduke Marvel Infinity War Ultimate Double Dragon They just need a way to play online and would be 90sgamer wet dreams

[@bupp291]

These are awesome! I'd love to see more 3d games as well 🙂

[@xavisiguero]

Another fantastic fangame I have not seen anyone mentioning is Sonic Project 06 or P06 as is usually called. It's a fantastic remake of the awful Sonic The Hedgehog from 2006, it takes its level desing but overhauls the gameplay from all the characters and fixes most of the games issues and bugs. Also Sega is pretty chill about fan games, it's policy is that as long you don't charge for the game/mod then it's free game, the sonic community it's very lucky about that compared to anything related to nintendo.

[@LeoStaley]

I watched kosmic play the Mario Celeste game it looks awesome

[@kitestar]

Sega fan projects I’m not worried about getting knocked out, it’s things that are pertaining to N’s own properties I _should_ be worried about…keep ‘em quiet, keep em safe. It was wise of you not posting links this time

[@keshaunfarr6400]

If you were to ever do a 3rd video on fan games or a dedicated Sonic video i highly recommend Sonic GT and Sonic Encore their basically Sonic Adventure styled games with level designs that are really open and actually on that note if you have the gane Dreams for PS4 (from the folks who made little big planet) i also recommend looking up Sonic Venture its also a Sonic Adventure styled game

[@somerobloxdude3699]

The moment I saw the thumbnail, I immediately recognized 5 of the games on the thumbnail… please kill me

[@arthurdurham]

Love these, thanks!

[@gundambassexe31]

I am contemplating the Castlevania games as I haven't played them since high school and college years ago lol good list

[@DreamcastSoupYT]

I love this content! Please keep making these ❤

[@renakunisaki]

Escape from the Facility, aka Legend of Zelda: The Elephant's Foot

[@TechnoHighlander-00]

You have probably been recommended every Pokémon fangame in existence by now, but if there is one that really stands out as a complete overhaul of the original Fire Red, that would be Pokémon Unbound.

[@centdemeern1]

I absolutely LOVE Ring Racers

[@AtmaDragoon]

Oh sweet, another one of these! Man, I should really play Mega Man Rock N Roll, considering I've already got it on hand and all. 🙃 I was a bit hesitant to do so on your last video, but given that it seems you're open to suggestions -- and there's a whole second video on the topic now -- I thought I'd put in a good word for ZIIAOL, by HoverBat. I have a friend who's way into Zelda 2, and they've recommended it to me as the best way to play the game. So, yeah; for your consideration~

[@kylemulkey9659]

I would say the majority of Rayman fans like the 2D versions better, which is why the last two Rayman games went back to 2D.

[@JaredtheNacliFan]

You should have also included Pokémon radical red. It’s a rom hack of fire red that allows you to journey through Jan to with all Pokémon from gen 1-9 and it is more difficult

[@chocolatecake50000]

I tried out Super Junkoid after the last vid and am excited to try out that Zelda (fan project). Ty for the recommendations.

[@ytech3882]

Amazing video

[@ConculusHydro]

Please cover the Budokai Tenkaichi 4 mod, it’s such a great DBZ game that feels like an official sequel

[@JezElectro13]

Please do a Mega Man 8-Bit Deathmatch section in Part 3.

[@CABROWN]

I totally will, by far the most requested and it looks sick

[@Bamschli]

I am playing tons of Celeste Mods. Maybe a Video about the best Modding Communitys would be nice. At least it delivers endless Content and keeps the Games alive. I would love to see your take on this topic.

[@lowkeyobsessedngl]

thank you for watching! thank you! for watching!

[@RhemaInter]

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[@PowerPandaMods]

You should take a look at BS F-Zero Deluxe. It plays on an actual SNES and expands F-Zero.

[@deltacross8652]

you didnt included sonic final fantasy series , now you have committed a biggest sin

[@neosho3953]

I'm not sure if you've covered them yet, but Pokemon Crystal Legacy and Yellow Legacy are seriously good if you are looking for a fresh take on the older Pokemon games.

[@peacefulscrimp5183]

You have a new subscriber 👍

[@clevcleverton]

really could have covered the hidden indie gem Celeste more. Its a pop culture marvel and a sneaky hidden gem. Nobody knows about Celeste (The hidden gem)

[@thegoodmudkip3652]

No mention of Ring Racers' inital teething troubles at launch I see. People like me were turned off from the game initially because of its rough state at release, and it would be cool to see some comparisons between how it was then, and how it is now for people like me to know if it's worth giving a chance now.

[@DeltaV0]

I've mostly had some experience with several titles in the Mario Kart series and tried Ring Racers 2.3 out after seeing it was a sequel to SRB2 kart (wanted to play that but the meat of that game was the online functionality). I've been having a blast with it so far. It's definitely more difficult than what I've played before, but I do like how it has more challenge than most of these type of games. From what I've understood, the original 2.0 release had far harsher AI, which got toned down in 2.1 according to the patch notes, and a large number of other meaningful changes seem to have been added since then. Item balance, easier-to-get chao keys. I think you definitely should give it a second try.

[@Josuh]

Mega Man X8 demake apparently

[@pixilworldians]

I got too scared from Majora's mask ain't no way I'm playing escape from the facility

[@GetLostGames1]

Awesome games. Did you cover mega man maker yet? Its pretty incredible

[@noggstaj]

talking smack about mario kart snes is insane to me, in my opinion the move to 3d ruined the series as a whole. but different strokes for different folks i guess :D

[@CABROWN]

I knew I was stepping in it when I said that lol

[@tanookimarketing]

Links to the projects would not only be appreciated but only fair to the content your making off the backs of this absolute legends making these games.

[@Adylus]

But what if you’re a fan of Rayman Advance?

[@ricthething]

The fan game also has the music from gba remastered, atleast the exclusive ones

[@Mega_ManX4]

You gotta try mega man X - innocent impulse

[@mushsect7511]

no mm8bdm my dog?

[@doombat04]

Hey thanks for making these videos, sorry about what I said last time I was being kinda mean

[@MarioMario-vy4bi]

Should’ve included AM2R

[@francoalmiron5107]

Try Sonic P-06, is really good!

[@espelhodasconstelacoes]

This is an amazing compilation! God bless ya and Jesus loves ya :)

[@HotdogRawdog]

Saturn Rayman > PS1 Rayman I said what I said. Fight me. 😜

[@ac1dsn4k3]

No Am2r?

[@FerinitheBloodHusky]

would you cover any sourcemods?

[@CABROWN]

If they're unique enough, yeah

[@FerinitheBloodHusky]

@@CABROWN you could maybe look at open fortress if youd want somewhere to start

[@Something-Waffle]

You lost me when you dissed Super Mario Kart. I'll give you a pass, because you didn't grow up with it like I did. Still though, shame!

[@Ashtarte3D]

Ring Racers is pretty hilarious as Sonic already has the best cart racing game ever in Sonic All Stars Transformed. If you disagree with me you've clearly not played the game. It legit makes recent Mario Kart entries look awful with how well designed it is while being ACTUALLY BALANCED without goddam rubberbanding.

[@CABROWN]

The Sega and Sonic All-Star games are top tier for sure.

[@woshee_real]

Not to mention you can play as obscure character that'll prolly never appear in a official kart game using addons.

[@SlendytubbiesII]

I wish I owned transformed but I only have the original game on the ps3

[@riqopowpow]

Aren't some of this hacks tho?

[@FindingsOfAnArmouredMind]

Meh, Rayman Redemption is pretty rough actually. Doesn't look anything official, in fact, it has some questionable level design, lots of missing animations, cut sections and mediocre fanmade midi music. It's noticeably fanmade and fanfiction-ish to the point it makes me cringe. I stay with the PS1 original.

[@crazyforgg]

great vid but you were dead wrong about shredders revenge, that game is trash. rescuepalooza is light years ahead of it

[@Schmidty101]

Pokerogue

[@MaririnBunny]

Try Zelda Dungeons of Infinity

[@CABROWN]

Just watched the Vinesauce video on this and yes I do. Very impressive looking.

[@Yousef77077]

Aer you a fan game