The Mega Man Fangames of SAGE 2024! (X8 Demake, Star Force 2D, and more)

The Sonic Amateur Games Expo has come and gone and, with it, the Mega Man fan games are here! We'll be looking at all of the projects, including the complete Mega Man X8 16-Bit Demake!
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[@GottaBeFrank]

Correction at 4:40 - It's meant to resemble the 2D parts of the Star Force titles. I own one of the games and never really played it until this video. SAGE 2024: sagexpo.org/

[@PedoryTheHedgehog]

Mega Man 15 is my first ever full rpg maker game, I'm still starting on the game developer world, so it's obvious that has a lot of flaws. Still, as a strong Mega Man fan, this franchise was part of my childhood and life, and I tried the best I could to put love on that game. Even though I'm just starting, this game took me more than a year to finish. About it being on SAGE, I was thinking if I should put there or not because the game isn't that great compared to the other ones on this event. But some friends convinced me to put on SAGE because it was decent enough to be there according to them.. and there it is! Please to everyone, see this game as someone who put their heart into making a game to celebrate the history of this amazing franchise so other Mega Man fans can feel that we fans are still strong in loving the franchise despite Capcom not caring much about it. And I promise I will get better at my games, I've learned A LOT from this one and will fix my mistakes to make better experiences because I really enjoy seeing people's reactions to my projects. Thank you to everyone that gave a chance playing, either to have fun or to make fun of it, it motivates me to keep trying my best to improve! :D And thanks to you for featuring the game on your video, it's such an honor to me! (Sorry for my somewhat bad english, it is not my main language)

[@Duo_Septimdra]

If you want a dialog proof reader you can hmu

[@EA-bv8zk]

Fans can finally make Megaman starforce 4

[@kolkagaming1234]

Starforce in 2D sounds great, especially for those who prefer the Camera Angle in Battle Network.

[@GottaBeFrank]

Yeah. Hopefully we'll see some cool projects in the future.

[@BananaR777]

Now only you could move in a 2x3 tile space rather being limited to a 1x3 tile space.

[@corrupiaodensetsu]

Thanks for playing my fangame! Im creator for Megaman X Omega Blaster, I made these two versions based on feedback from the Megaman community and based on your feedback I think I did it right xD. About the Axle the Red stage, I put it as a test to see if people would like this style of stage because there were some who didn't like the more open style of the other stages and I wanted to see how that would look and I'm happy that it worked and have liked it. Regarding the difficulty of the fangame, it is possible to modify it directly in the options part of the game, with 1 - Easy to 8 - Hard being the most complex. Thanks for sharing and for having fun with my fangame :)

[@GebirgeBR]

Go to the corner, Jamelation

[@corrupiaodensetsu]

@@GebirgeBR oh friendship!

[@TwinbeeMint]

​@@GebirgeBRThe Jegue Man? 👀

[@nwcr_]

Kinda hoped you'd cover Robogal, which is a little Mega Man-like game from SAGE I made music for!

[@GottaBeFrank]

I have thought about a video dedicated to indie games, so it might be featured.

[@leilaclarridge5807]

Battle Network and Starforce are so insanely cool! I hope that they get more fangames in the future.

[@KaijinZero]

i dont think you played X8 if you had difficulty judging jump distance, cause theres no area where that's an issue since its still a side scroller. at most you get a few sections where you 'turn', but theres no jumping done in those areas. in fact, the only area with a jump judging issue is the start and end of Burn Roosters stage with the auto scroller, and thats just cause its a slow auto scroller.

[@GottaBeFrank]

Either way, I was just not into it. The jump distance also came from how weird the jump felt the whole time.

[@ZachX888]

I think he meant the fact that it's 3D and very different on a technical level from every other Mega Man game. I LOVE X8, but man, you are RIGHT about Burn Rooster's opening. Ugh, I died SO many times to that bullshit. And it's somehow WORSE in the demake. :( The WORST part was when I fell off screen in the original and 1 second later the platform I would have landed on showed up. >:( Like, how are you gonna have a death screen when he just fell a few feet!? Especially annoying cuz canonically X jumped out of a Bee Chopper (or whatever it's called I forgot) and dove like a mile straight down, of course slowing his descent with a charge shot and wall clinging, but still. -.-

[@PedroJaimeCostaPereira]

Cool, two brazilian fangames appeared. (MMX Omega Blaster and MMX8 Demake) Great video as always, keep it up!

[@GottaBeFrank]

Thanks!

[@ZachX888]

Yeah, Brazil! :D

[@HubbaBubbaMax]

6:10 I did a double take when I saw the stage used for Axle the Red because it's originally from the "Romeo and Cinderella" PV in Project DIVA F 2nd.

[@JustLookingHere]

I still prefer the 3D battles of mmsf but it is great that there is a fan game based on the information we got on the mmsf 4 game that got cancelled.

[@u.a.perfectace7786]

For what its worth you pronounced Gravity Antonion correctly. The Original game has a solid eng dub and the boss intros have an announcer. I am not surprised the bosses are tough in the demake because they were tough in the original. Thing about the demake is thr bosses are not a 1:1 recreation to throw off who played X8 (just look how Lumine 2nd form attacks you. Fucking hell lol.

[@GottaBeFrank]

Yeah... I stopped playing X8 before getting to Gravity Antonion.

[@ZachX888]

@@GottaBeFrank Bro his mid-stage layout is awful. ;-; A work around for that though: START THERE (on easy!) and then take his ass out with whatever you got. Trust me, you'll fight Vile, and if you beat him, you won't have to repeat that part of the stage. The rest really isn't that bad. Just that one section is PAIN... And God help you if you die to Vile, because you'll need a new save otherwise. My advice, watch a walkthrough, because I'm an X8 veteran and even I die to that bullshit. 🤮(Also Vile can be fought again after defeating 3 or 4 other mavericks, just a tip!) There's a reason his mid-stage BS was absent in the Demake. Apparently even Hardcore Veterans wouldn't even try to re-create that! xDDD

[@jubster8317]

I didnt know there's a mega man 1 recreation demo , might try that out

[@GottaBeFrank]

Yeah. It only has a few levels, but it's good.

[@nicholascooney]

Always trips me out how there are more Mega Man games on Sega Saturn than Sonic games.

[@JoLiKMC]

… wait a second. That remake of _Mega Man_ looks like it was done using _Megamix Engine_ resources. I can tell by the enemy behavior. The slide is a little wack, but I think the original _Megamix Engine_ slide was like that, too.

[@ZachX888]

Huh. 🤔

[@-hazardzone-7641]

I truly loved Megaman x8, unlike x7, it felt like an actual X game to me, and the evolutions they did also felt amazing, so to see a Demade into the SNES style is super cool, and to hear they made the bosses harder in Ai sounds great. X8 wasn't the hardest game, but it wasn't dirt easy when you start, so to hear they have them even harder is great. I don't agree about the desperation moves tho. I feel like it changes the mood of the fight, making it feel like you are dominating so much, they have to pull out the cheap tricks to even contend with you. It makes me feel like how the characters probably feel, being powerful and ready for a fight

[@aliastheabnormal]

Sonic shows Megaman more love than Capcom.

[@Jacknte]

Sf 2d seems interesting but I would not use it as a basis for anything tbh even tho it has alot of sf1 sf2 sf3 features I think that it still needs some work done

[@GottaBeFrank]

Idk. I think there's a lot to work with already.

[@johnmj89schannel47]

Mega man x8 demake is really a great game

[@ZachX888]

10:37 Do you mean the Black Hole weapon? Because on screen you're showing Optic Sunflower. (Who gives the OP Shield Weapon in the Demake)

[@lunariansoup9635]

6:10 is that a project diva stage?

[@GottaBeFrank]

I am not sure.

[@Mr3DLC]

In x8 demake you can stack more than two bosses in the rush at a time

[@LeoHwzrChannel]

Actually the 8 at same time boss rush is much easier

[@GottaBeFrank]

It is. I just had to stop at some point.

[@corphish129]

6:55 Ah, so it's accurate the original game, then.

[@surprisedlobsta8543]

As far as i know the only mega man fangame that's released this year that wasn't showcased in SAGE was magmml3, though i don't think the other mainline entries were ever showcased either so it makes sense

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

8:33 x8 is a case where you have to enjoy the game focusing on one character, then on ng+ upgrading the character one at a time, doing literally everything all at once is cosmically problematic, on first playthrough, i stick to zero and axl, maximizing zero as much as possible to obtain the ridiculously overpowered d glaive and sigma blade to make the second trivial. Instead of treating it like an platformer, i tend to treat it more like an expensive beat em up with fighting game mechanics, trying to keep the focus on the combo meter keeping it alive as much as possible before reaching the maverick as it will net me far more force metal in the long than individually picking up the first maverick, trilobyte. However, i then go to sunflower for free force metal before going back to boss order, this way i have at least a subtank and heart capsules. X8 demake comes off to me, as leaning more towards the platforming, however because of this, the route is changed. Trilobyte is much harder to beat because of his stupid armor, so instead, i like to go to dark mantis, pick up the armor capsule, then go to giga volt to get my first real maverick weapon, cause dark mantis without sunflowers orbital strike is ridiculous with the dm

[@wyattalsobrook.Official]

I have a question why isn't your channel named knuckles channel 3 & knuckles anymore?

[@GottaBeFrank]

I moved on from making only Sonic videos, so keeping the name Knuckles Channel didn't make much sense.

[@Chrisezo]

No. Nerfing is never the option, if many inexperienced players want to play a specific game, they can just get a mode made for them in the game, rather than just nerfing something and then ruining the difficulty for everyone, if casual people want to play a game, then a casual gamemode should be made for them so that they can enjoy themselves while leaving veteran players alone.

[@GottaBeFrank]

I'm going to disagree with all of this. I'm not asking for the game to be tweaked to the point of being baby mode. I mean minor tweaks with damage output or speed of attacks. It would be on a boss by boss basis, rather than a one solution fits all.

[@Chrisezo]

@@GottaBeFrank Today I just played the MegaMan X8 Demake for the first time, and I am having a blast playing it, I'm a veteran platform game player, and all I've felt is challenge beating all the bosses with buster only, you even get achievements for doing so, and until you get the one of the chest piece armor parts you can really feel the toughness, but like once you get the Hermes Armor chest part and leg parts, even if you do not complete the set it should make most boss fights more doable, because the Hermes chest part allows you to recover some health that was taken away if you manage to hit the boss before it drains away, and with the Hermes Leg parts you can rely on invulnerability for a brief period when you do ground dashes, and after acquiring both the boss fights stopped being so close as when I didn't have them, and that's the whole point of games being difficult, you have to figure out a way to overcome that difficulty, if people are allowed to just ask for nerfs and stuff, then you get games like most MMOs and live service games now, where the first week a new boss that gets added to those games, the fight is real difficult but like after 2-3 weeks when people complain about it, then you see that you can take down the boss after every encounter because they nerfed it, and that just breaks the spirit of gaming for veteran people like myself, since I no longer feel the challenge nor a reason to get better at playing, and there is no shame for different difficulty settings existing in games, the people that think there is a problem with it, just let their pride get in the way and will most likely never even get good enough to beat those difficulties anyway, so maybe they shouldn't be playing those games. Also in the original X8, some of those fights were even worse, and you also have to keep in mind that you needed to deal with the annoying levels on top of it, so I am glad that the X8 Demake is how it currently is. So my point with all of this is, that games can fit all kinds of audiences, that's why there so many different genres and stuff, because its literally impossible to satisfy everyone, the most you can do is arrange some compromises, with difficulty settings or different modes being a couple of them.

[@GottaBeFrank]

I made a request to tweak the desperation moves. It really isn't that deep.

[@DevinPlayzYT2007]

6:11

[@MechanicalRabbits]

I can assure you the original nightmare mother in Megaman X6 wasn't playtested either 6:57

[@GottaBeFrank]

I've seen a few Mega Man X6 playthroughs and I agree. Not play tested at all.

[@ZachX888]

Bro the X8 demake is amazing, I love it despite being pretty shit at hardcore titles, but I love the Original X8 so much I was willing to put up with it and learn. It's harsh, but not unfair. Except maybe Dark Mantis' desperation attack, that shit was so broken I actually laughed hard when I died within seconds. xD So that can stay because it's funny LMAO, I just need to git gud!!! xDDDDD Also the shield weapon SEEMS broken, but just wait until you fight Serenade. Then you'll REALLY be glad for it. Pro tip if you ever get back into the original, Axl's great for combos and smaller enemies/destructible projectiles, Zero's AMAZING with his Pizza cutter after defeating Dark Mantis, and has tons of cool unlockable weapons!!! And don't worry, the bosses in X8 are MUCH easier than the demake, and they fall really easily if you use their weakness weapons. :) ALSO you can mix and match the Neutral Armor to get different results! Try combing Bust Parts I with Head Parts H to spam charge shots, but don't use the Laser shot because that's garbage. (In the Demake it's a lot better, but the width is still awful.) EDIT: Andddd you may not like this bit of advice, but start the original on Easy. Trust me. It's part of the experience, because the latter difficulties change and add a few things! It's so good because of the progression and Metals system, and upgrades carry over to New Game Plus an infinite number of times!!! :D

[@mohamad20zx34]

Finally your back Mr Frank I missed your amazing reviews

[@Onyxmegaman01]

anyone know the game at 1:30

[@GottaBeFrank]

Sea of Stars

[@lafbkhope5391]

If you guys want to play actual good RPG Maker MegaMan games I heavily recommend Mavericks games. They are really well made.

[@jewelsunniheartsfitnessanime]

For fan games developers need to learn from rom hackers to have their games play like the official games that we grew to love like megaman ultra and rockman no constancy. Hard hat was interesting concept back in the day it was buggy due to fan game mechanics

[@GottaBeFrank]

I'm 100% sure it's more difficult than you're making it sound.

[@azimuddin1890]

Happy new years Frank!

[@neoqwerty]

That Megaman 15 one amazed me, and not in a good way. The Mega Man X: Mavericks Final Trilogy manages to be better, and THOSE were working with freaking RPG Maker 2000 (the one that used to rely on a fan translation and was extremely limited in scripts next to even RPGM2k3!) on top of everything (Maddrex updated them to RPGM2k3 later, and is STILL working on the series now). If anyone wants a better RPG experience than Megaman 15, either Mega Man X Mavericks or the Megaman Sprite Game both have better senses of what they wanna be. (Warning on the Megaman Sprite Game: it's a joke game and you're requested to leave the lore and canon at the entrance. Also if a sign tells you something, and you disobeyed it, you just got locked into an ending.) I would even recommend Rockman Strategy with the fantranslation over this.

[@juliomorenotellez6294]

I did played the Mega Man 15 one,It was such an boring experience,I leaved at the first of the Trio's Robot Master dungeons after wasting a lot of time into reaching Wily.

[@TwinbeeMint]

4:58 OMG IT'S THAT OMEGA BRASTER MADE BY CORRUPTED LEGENDARY 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱

[@LuuTheBoy]

Caraca mano, o Mentinha do canal eleven

[@corrupiaodensetsu]

👀

[@EverRusting]

I wish demake used PSX art style instead of SNES

[@GottaBeFrank]

Yeah, but then it wouldn't really be much of a 16 bit demake. They'd probably have to make it a 32 bit demake.

[@St1ngerss]

I like breadsticks

[@efeugurYT]

I cant take this shit anymore i am leaving this channel

[@GottaBeFrank]

Can't take what?

[@yousefslimani99]

Looks like you’re no longer sharing “Garrulous 64” intro video!…or you’re still is?

[@GottaBeFrank]

I haven't used the Lucky Coin intro in years. I never got around to making one with the current channel branding.

[@yousefslimani99]

@@GottaBeFrank Why can’t make your own one instead?

[@GottaBeFrank]

@@yousefslimani99 Okay. The intro was for a group of KZbinrs called Lucky Coin. Garrulous64 was part of that group and so was I. That's why I used the intro, or something resembling his intro. When I changed my channel's branding, I never got around to making a new one.

[@genowilliams6544]

Cool

[@Yajeeb]

X8 Demake: Git good

[@valoricintake]

bro got filtered by x8 rip

[@GottaBeFrank]

It's the most X8 I have ever played. It was trash. The demake is so much better.

[@BaxterAndLunala]

ARE YOU KIDDING ME!? High Max!? I hate High Max. Edit: High Max and Nightmare Mother?! Ugh!

[@GottaBeFrank]

High Max was easy to beat. Nightmare Mother is where the game becomes unbeatable.