Create and share your own Mega Man levels with this fan-made game

[midian182]

Back in June, Capcom announced that the second game in the Mega Man Legacy Collection would be arriving on consoles and PC next month (August 8). But for those who just can’t wait to play Mega Man 7 through to 10, a fan-made level editor could be the answer.

Freeware game developer WreckingPrograms is the original creator behind the Mega Maker project, which brings Super Mario Maker-style level creation to Mega Man. Providing Capcom doesn’t decide to object, it’s schedule to release this Friday.

The editor uses assets from Mega Man 1 through 6, which includes 46 enemies, 29 level objects, 12 bosses, 24 special weapons, 40 backgrounds, 129 tilesets, 63 music tracks "and more," so there’s plenty to keep you busy.

“Mega Maker is a fan game where you can create and share your own Mega Man levels. You can make a traditional stage, a series of puzzle chambers or even an automatic level, anything goes!” states the game’s website. “On top of that, you can play one of many levels uploaded by other users, allowing you to create and customize your very own Mega Man experience.”

Mega Maker will be free of charge when released, but you can help cover the cost of the servers, which make features like in-game content sharing possible, by signing up to this Patreon. At the time of writing it’s only $9 off the $30 per month target.

“We plan to include more content down the road, like assets from Mega Man 7 onward as well as entirely new features. Stay tuned!” writes the devs.

While there have been previous cases of game developers shutting down unofficial projects such as these, the other fan-made Mega Man games that are still around suggest Capcom isn't as likely to spoil the fun.

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[Trillionsin]

What does he need a server for? In-game content sharing? Is that why there is no download link available yet?

What about good old save and upload the data.... lol

"Sorry, you must be connected to the internet to play Mega Maker."

Edit: I see on their site there's 4 days left

 

[Uncle Al]

That is dumb, just plain dumb .... makes you wonder what kind of bots and other junk he's downloading onto your system ..... I'll pass .....

 

[Trillionsin]

That is dumb, just plain dumb .... makes you wonder what kind of bots and other junk he's downloading onto your system ..... I'll pass .....

Curious as to why you think it is so dumb.

Downloading onto your system? No more than Microsoft is! LOL But in seriousness, what do you mean?

I'm a pretty big Megaman fan. So this was pretty interesting to me, and I probably would have already downloaded it if it was available.

 

[J spot]

That is dumb, just plain dumb .... makes you wonder what kind of bots and other junk he's downloading onto your system ..... I'll pass .....

Your logic doesn't seem that sound. I mean, you can't just create something like this by snapping your fingers. So the idea of going through that insane amount of work, so that they could infect bots that would eventually get discovered into the computers of people from the Mega Man community doesn't make sense.

 

[Uncle Al]

Your logic doesn't seem that sound. I mean, you can't just create something like this by snapping your fingers. So the idea of going through that insane amount of work, so that they could infect bots that would eventually get discovered into the computers of people from the Mega Man community doesn't make sense.

LOL ..... seriously? What on earth makes you think that they wouldn't use the game to mine data????

 

[Trillionsin]

LOL ..... seriously? What on earth makes you think that they wouldn't use the game to mine data????

You haven't replied to my question to back up your thoughts on this... but just want to argue it more when this guy disagrees with you? Well, I guess I know how to get your attention now...

What about every. single. other. program on the internet? They all have this potential. They don't do it because it will eventually get discovered and the authors/creators will quickly get blamed.

Now, are we talking about installing bots, like a botnet? Or bots to do what? Then you mention mining data... I guess they arent mutually exclusive... I'm really just trying to understand your opinion here.