Month: September 2018

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Fan-made crossover “Famicom Fighters” brings 8-Bit NES Stars into the fighting game genre

It’s pretty rare that MUGEN (an open source 2D fighting game engine, made in 1999) results in full, unified, cohesive games worth noting — but the fan-made crossover Famicom Fighters is shaping up to be something special.

Currently in development with a surprisingly large team, Famicom Fighters re-imagines the world of 8-bit games with smoother animation and old school 2D game-play. It’ll probably be the only time you’ll see Star Man from NES Pro Wrestling use El Fuerte-like run mix-ups, and its definitely the only time you’ll see him body slam Thonolan from Taito’s Kick Master.

Though still being refined, you can try out the game in the links below, and provide feedback to the team directly to the team through their Twitter.

Source: FamicomFighters

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Thief Arthur, arcade stick support coming to SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy in September 20 patch

As previously reported, SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy‘s first DLC character is Thief Arthur from Square Enix’s Million Arthur franchise. The character is a guest that’s part of an exchange that see’s the King of Fighters‘s Iori Yagami appear in Square Enix’s Million Arthur: Arcana Blood.

During the livestream of a recent tournament for SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy in Japan, SNK revealed that Thief Arthur would be available on September 20. This guest character comes as part of a big patch for the game that’s coming on the same day.

In addition to adding Thief Arthur, this upcoming patch adds an important feature – arcade stick support. Currently, item use in SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy is mapped to the the right analog stick, meaning that arcade stick  users aren’t able to use them. The patch will provide an alternate method of using items for players using said arcade sticks.

SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy is currently available for Nintendo Switch and Sony PlayStation.

Source: SNK via HB|John Grimm

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Million Arthur: Arcana Blood is now available for pre-order on the PlayStation store in Japan

Following up on the news that Square-Enix and Examu’s Million Arthur: Arcana Blood was coming to PlayStation 4, digital pre-orders for the game have now gone live over in Japan.

The digital edition of the game can now be pre-ordered on the Japanese PlayStation Store for ¥7,538. Those who pre-order will get early access to the game, in addition to an extra character color and a PlayStation 4 theme. The arcade fighter, based on Square Enix’s Million Arthur mobile game franchise, first hit arcades last November before a home port for PlayStation 4 was announced a couple of weeks back.

Million Arthur: Arcana Blood hits PlayStation 4 in Japan on November 29. When it arrives, it will come with additional characters not in the arcade version, including the King of Fighters‘s Iori Yagami.

Source: PlayStation Store, via Animé FGC News (Twitter)