Roller Angels is a side-scrolling platform game in which an alien race known as the Monodrones is stealing the town’s precious colors. It’s up to the Roller Angels to roll into action and restore color to their beloved town. With the help of Dr. Lionel, who developed a special spray paint, the angels use the spray paint to bring color back.
July 9th, 2011, ten years after MFGG was founded in 2001, we take a look back on what fangames were like back then.
This compilation contains 11 games from the early days of MFGG, made by MFGG veterans, but ultimately never completed.
Included in the compilation:
1998 - Super Mario X
2001 - Luigi Quest
2001 - Super Sonic Bros.
2001 - Super Mario: The Project
2002 - Wario Eats Everything
2002 - Luigi's Game
2002 - Toad Strikes Back (Prototype Version)
2003 - Mario Spy
2003 - Pocket Mario
2005 - Waligie 3: On Mars
2006 - MarioQuest 3: The Ghost of SEGA
After saving Peach and beating Bowser on the Starlight Islands, the Mario Bros, Yoshi, and Peach decide to take a vacation in the Kola Kingdom, far away from Bowser and his princess-kidnapping antics. During their vacation, they discover that Bowser has apparently taken over the Mushroom Kingdom. He’s even sent the Koopalings to steal the Star Keys that keep the warp between the Kola and Mushroom Kingdoms open. Can the Mario Bros. recover the Star Keys to re-open the warp and save their homeland?
Way before Lara Croft, back in the 1980’s and early 1990’s, Rick Dangerous was the Indiana Jones of computer games, running away from rolling rocks, avoiding traps, from South America to a futuristic missile base via Egypt and the Schwarzendumpf castle. xRick is a clone of Rick Dangerous, known to run on Linux, Windows, BeOs, Amiga, QNX and plenty of other platforms!
This port for the 32X is developed by Chilly Willy.
Castlevania II: Simon's Quest Revamped is a fan reimagining of the NES original in a 16-bit style with added subweapons, new music, an in-game map and more!
Concurrence is a so called cinematic platform game. Unlike other platform games you will know (like Super Mario Bros. or Sonic the Hedgehog), this game focuses on realistic movements, puzzles and a dense atmosphere. If you have played games like Prince of Persia, Another World, or Flashback, you will know what awaits you. Many of parts of the game will require precise jumping and you might feel a little frustrated at the beginning. But don't despair, study the movements described in the manual and keep on practicing and you will find that it isn't so hard after all (you also have unlimited continues).
The Nintendo DS version of Thor: God of Thunder, developed by WayForward Technologies, differs significantly from its console counterparts. Released in 2011, it is a side-scrolling action game with 2D visuals inspired by comic book art. Players control Thor as he battles through the Nine Realms using Mjolnir to unleash melee attacks, ranged lightning powers, and screen-clearing special moves.
This version focuses on platforming and combat, with a more streamlined experience compared to the 3D action of other platforms. It received relatively better reviews than the console versions, praised for its artistic style and more focused gameplay.
Viriax is an experimental game with procedurally generated levels. The player controls a virus that advances in order to infect the main organs of a human body. Every movement has an energy cost, so he must absorb red blood cells to keep going, taking items along the way that can cause all kinds of mutations and unexpected effects. It features raw visuals and a sick soundtrack composed by Gryzor87 with PX Tone, the chip music tool created by Daisuke "Pixel" Amaya.
The game offers both single-player and two-player cooperative multiplayer modes as players progress through a series of levels. Featuring six playable characters—Ratchet, Clank, Jak, Daxter, Sly Cooper, and Bentley—the game comprises a total of 50 levels categorized into five "archetypes", five weapon classes, and four environments. These environments include Paris from Sly Cooper & Bentley, Metropolis City on Kerwan from Ratchet & Clank, Haven City from Jak and Daxter, and Planet X, an original game-created environment.
Players have the flexibility to choose their character for each level, with each character offering a distinct gameplay style and potential advantages on specific levels. In cooperative play, the second player assumes the role of the first player's sidekick character. For instance, if the first player selects Jak, the second player automatically becomes Daxter.
The five weapon classes—Disc, Whip, Bowling, Projectile, and Melee—each bring a unique gameplay element. The Disc is thrown akin
Sky Island is a platform-perspective game inspired by FEZ. The player controls a character called sun scale who is trying to defend the land from dark souls.