Mugen
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| Developer(s) | Elecbyte |
|---|---|
| Release | |
| Latest version | 1.1 beta 1 |
| Active | No |
| Platform(s) | Multi-platform |
| Type | Game engine |
| Programmed in | C |
| License | Freeware |
Mugen (stylized as M.U.G.E.N) is a customizable 2D fighting game engine designed by Elecbyte. The engine allows for the creation and near-total customization of characters, stages, menus, music, and gameplay mechanics among other things. As a result, communities have formed to create ports of content from other fighting games as well as wholly original creations, ranging from individual characters to full standalone games.
Implementations
[edit | edit source]| Name | Platform(s) | Latest version | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M.U.G.E.N |    
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1.1 beta 1 | Proprietary | ✗ | ✓ |
| Ikemen GO | 
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v1.0.0 Nightly |
MIT (Permissive) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Paintown |  
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3.6.1 | BSD-3-Clause (Permissive) | ✗ | ~ |
| Ikemen |
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2017-05 | MIT (Permissive) | ✗ | ✗ |
Comparisons
[edit | edit source]- Mugen
- The original closed-source engine. Hasn't been updated since 2013.
- Ikemen
- An open-source implementation of M.U.G.E.N. Hasn't been updated since 2017, and the original site it was hosted on (OSDN) is now defunct. Notable for supporting online play.
- Ikemen GO
- A rewrite of the Ikemen engine in the Go programming language. Adds a wide variety of new features and improved online play, including experimental rollback netcode.
- Paintown
- An open-source beat-em-up engine that includes a M.U.G.E.N implementation, notable for being ported on Android, Wii and PS3. Compatibility is hit or miss.