Uncovering Captain Falcon's Illegal Fighting Game

[@PsychoJosh]

Thing you don't understand is that Matt Gafford actually had to change the name of AFIS to what it is now. It was previously Star Fox The Animated series.

[@seezy9445]

Wait so changing the name could save this??

[@pulgaresfgc]

@@seezy9445 I can't wait to play as Captain Hawk, Samurai Doroh and Jico!

[@chefvideogame]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@seezy9445Technically yes? They can’t claim the name Falcon, so having the concept be called “Falcon Fury” would keep it under the radar. Putting F-Zero in the title would probably have the same effect as AFIS.

[@seezy9445]

@@chefvideogame True But they can't claim the word Zero either So just calling it something like Fast Zero Falcon Fury Keeps him safe

[@chefvideogame]

@@seezy9445 No, I mean having the title be named “F-Zero” with Captain Falcon on the cover would be more likely to catch Nintendo’s attention than “Falcon Fury”. The difference is how uncommon the title/name F-Zero is.

[@LuwiigiMaster]

Alternatively, make the characters slowly for MUGEN, and stages, and such. MUGEN has somehow become immune to such things, hence why Hyper DBZ exists.

[@Gamersgoinblind]

Most Mugen projects generally don't make money on their end and outright refuse to accept it. Also you can't do it with Mugen anyway because of licensing, hence why Ikemen came around.

[@maddestmike5791]

Matt Gafford had to rename his project to keep it off Nintendo's radar. Maybe you should do the same just to be safe.

[@BlueThunderO7]

Better to be safe than sorry.

[@joshjo9405]

Well, XF extreme formula exists (as a beta test)

[@AquaTwist_]

It’s not like he’s including F Zero as part of the name though.

[@Tribow]

A good way to get as close as you can get to making a game without actually making one is to make a super detailed Game Design Document. Actual devs make these to solidify what their game will be and what it will take to make it. The documents usually feature some concept art, design philosiphies, constraints, story summaries, and descriptions of just about anything a game can have. It's similar to storyboarding for an animation/comic.

[@stevencisneros9306]

Even if F-Zero Falcon Fury won’t become a developed game….that doesn’t mean some people who made special mugen style fighters, especially ones with the ikemen hgo system, could try making it happen at some point in the very near future!!

[@CR-Nova]

The traction this is getting is impressive right now. Keep it up.

[@beesbeesbeesbeesbees]

Hey man, this is looking awesome! A couple of notes - one thing is that, like a few other commentors are pointing out, you might still struggle to get the game off the ground with the name "F-Zero" in it, kinda like AFIS was originally called Star Fox - The Animated Series. Couple of other points too - firstly, on a visual level, I'm loving the anime-based inspirations and the like - but I'd also say, feel free to lean into wrestling/tokusatsu inspirations as well! A lot of the character designs (especially from X onward) took a lot of cues from those sorts of places, and even before then, the original game was designed with heavy inspiration from superhero comics and the like - so feel free to go pretty wild with what characters are doing and whatnot. Also, while the concept of characters sharing their health and life meter is a really cool one, bear in mind that it'll require a lot of balancing to really make work well. As is, it feels like a lot of newcomers would just immediately want to spam supers right out of the gate - so maybe it'd be worth only having EX moves and the like accessible with the health meter while actual, dedicated special moves use a seperate meter of some kind? Of course, you could lock people out of using meter for the first round, but I don't think that'd be really fun - maybe after a certain amount of time, or something. Lastly, do bear in mind that fighting games especially are absolute hell to develop for, especially as an indie team of like, one person. As cool as a 25-character roster would be, or even an 8-character roster, you may need to cut down even further for the sake of a playable demo. (And, well, I'd recommend having a one-character demo purely for testing things like mechanics and system stuff.) Otherwise, I really hope this goes well for you! Try and keep under the radar with things. Good luck!

[@hylus5d10]

Perhaps unlocking "boost" (meter) when falling under 2/3 of their own life?

[@beesbeesbeesbeesbees]

@@hylus5d10 hell maybe you could even get access to movement tools like airdashes or whatever using your meter as a resource

[@pommybomber]

Sucks it won't be real, but just maybe, this could spark something like a Nightmare Kart. Assuming you're okay with someone using the concepts you present of course.

[@bowl_address]

I've had this same idea in my head for the longest time about an F-Zero fighting game because of the large unique diverse cast of characters the series holds and the fact that it would give us an excuse to see every character not only animated outside of their vehicles, but also interacting with each other.

[@nugget3327]

Exactly, some of the chars in the anime were even throwing hands so an F-Zero fighting game isn’t out of the question to do.

[@TheErikalovey]

You’re kidding me. I WANTED TO PLAY THIS

[@HDGamerofficial]

Same 😂

[@nugget3327]

Me three lol

[@F-ZERO]

This NEEDS to exist

[@mobgabriel1767]

Considering the gigantic FE modding community who grew under the gba FE games, for all the intents and purposes you should be fine Key word: *should*

[@CR-Nova]

I haven't seen a FE ROMhack come under fire yet, even those like Project Ember or Sacred Echoes which pretty much reimagine already existing titles.

[@Manavine]

imagine one day, someone actually makes a game from all of this under your back and delivers, if only for an hour, a lucartive game.

[@bravetree]

The F zero cast is so colorful and varied. A fighting game would be the best place for these characters to shine.

[@decafkitkat3892]

bro i feel like going the parody route is the safest option. because then the game is covered under parody. just tweak the characters a bit and make em a lil sillier

[@decafkitkat3892]

hell i'd be willing to help out, im a sprite editor myself

[@Jayjay0829]

And adding the normal versions of the characters can just be a mod some random person will make

[@PlayerZeroStart]

Problem is, even if he has the legal right to make it, Nintendo could still threaten legal action, and unless this guy has enough spare income to fight the charges, they'd get away with it even if they ended up losing in court. It's a strategy that companies have and will use to shut down projects like these.

[@WERM2285]

6:47 HELL YEAH PJ NATION RISE UP

[@BloodwyrmWildheart]

Worst case scenario, just use M.U.G.E.N.

[@HDGamerofficial]

My man is a genius! I’m glad you made this video for clarification! This proof of concept is gonna be epic 👌👌👌

[@thoughtprism2963]

If you need non F-Zero music, check out the work of Saitama Saisyu Heiki, his metal tracks are insane.

[@zombiemouse]

Subbed because holy crap your art style is amazing

[@NoxiMation]

❤️

[@theonewhowrotethis5681]

Even if you don't make an actual game, you should still learn programming skills. They're definitely hot on the market in general, so you'd help future-proof yourself a bit by knowing extra skills.

[@pulgaresfgc]

Take your time, this type of shit takes years and much more time without programming skills. Best case scenario we get an among us arena ultimate with rollback implemented, but I don't give a fuck if you just did a 2 character roaster without any online mode (Parsec exists) in like 3 years. That's more than we F-Zero fans have nowadays

[@Gamersgoinblind]

Keep in mind that Among Us Arena does use UFE as it's basis so that's how that game came to be and that has rollback built in

[@Nintendude.]

3:07 You need animators? May I try?

[@Arcade278]

So, if development of this game kinda comes to light, what engine are you gonna use? Mugen, 2DFM?

[@Gamersgoinblind]

I'm always gonna suggest Castagne

[@viewerguy10]

Algorithm did its thing. Subscribed a minute into this

[@corporalboom]

Super excited to see how this goes. F-Zero deserves more.

[@TheDestroyerComics]

what music did you use in this? I recognize one of the songs but I can't place it 🤔

[@NoxiMation]

Boondocks OST, some MF Doom, F-Zero X and GX OST, and original remixes I made for Falcon Fury

[@TheBlackHylian]

This video is crazy (good). This is a good way of skipping ahead of Nintendo's thing, but this was pretty dope.

[@josuebasterretxea3923]

Don't mind if i take a screenshot. Beautifull!, charactes art.

[@marcus7984]

Lots of people liked Star Fox Zero

[@NoxiMation]

I like being a hater

[@masonasaro2118]

yeah, well lots of people like big mouth on netflix

[@SirWinstonTheFourth]

aw hell yeah i cant wait for this game to NOT come out *wink wink*. I like what you're doing here man, stick it to nintendo but yeah keep your head low. Nintendo isnt to be trifled with, as we're all painfully aware of

[@Dougaboii67]

based asf