Ultimate Mugen Heroes Collide is the final chapter of the Mugen Heroes Collide series.

This announcement / dev log will have many details about this final game in the series, so if you're interested, continue reading!

Mechanics

I decided to ditch the tag team style of gameplay featured in Mugen Heroes Collide 2 & the cancelled Mugen Heroes Collide 3. Every character will have the same mechanics, for the sake of consistency. The mechanics in question will be that similar to the Capcom vs. SNK series of games. Every character can dodge, parry, super charge, and utilize EX moves. Most characters can use the Custom Combo/MAX Mode (Each character is different). This game will have 6 attack buttons: Light Punch, Medium Punch, Heavy Punch, Light Kick, Medium Kick, and Heavy Kick.

Characters

This game will release with 104 characters, with more being periodically added in through "Character Packs". This is done for a few reasons:

1. To lower the size of the game to upload it to GameJolt (This is explained in depth below)

2. It encourages players to check back for updates

3. Allows me to fix bugs/balance characters easier

4. 104 characters makes 4 full rows on the character select screen

As of right now, 52/104 characters are completed. These characters are:

1. Mario (Super Mario Bros.)

2. Luigi (Super Mario Bros.)

3. Wario (Wario Land/Wario Ware)

4. Ryu (Street Fighter)

5. Terry Bogard (Fatal Fury)

6. DIO (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)

7. Axel Stone (Streets of Rage)

8. Skullomania (Fighting EX Layer)

9. Kazuya Mishima (Tekken)

10. Ronald McDonald (McDonalds)

11. Yoko Littner (Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann)

12. Jotaro Kujo (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)

13. Juggernaut (Marvel Comics)

14. Ryuji Yamazaki (Fatal Fury)

15. Goku (Dragon Ball)

16. Sub-Zero (Mortal Kombat)

17. Cloud Strife (Final Fantasy)

18. Deadpool (Marvel Comics)

19. Broly (Dragon Ball)

20. Yuri Sakazaki (Art of Fighting)

21. Dan Hibiki (Street Fighter)

22. Rugal Bernstein (The King of Fighters)

23. Hol Horse (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)

24. Kung Fu Man (M.U.G.E.N)

25. Hsien-Ko (Darkstalkers)

26. Captain America (Marvel Comics)

27. Kyo Kusanagi (The King of Fighters)

28. Jin Kazama (Tekken)

29. Blaze Fielding (Streets of Rage)

30. Cable (Marvel Comics)

31. Jedah Dohma (Darkstalkers)

32. Colonel Sanders (Kentucky Fried Chicken)

33. B. Jenet (Fatal Fury)

34. Scorpion (Mortal Kombat)

35. Sol Badguy (Guilty Gear)

36. Vegeta (Dragon Ball)

37. Felicia (Darkstalkers)

38. Iori Yagami (The King of Fighters)

39. Jill Valentine (Resident Evil)

40. Joseph Joestar (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)

41. Haohmaru (Samurai Shodown)

42. Mega Man (Mega Man)

43. Chun-Li (Street Fighter)

44. Arcueid Brunestud (Tsukihime/Melty Blood)

45. Bardock (Dragon Ball)

46. Mai Shiranui (Fatal Fury)

47. Ryo Sakazaki (Art of Fighting)

48. Akuma (Street Fighter)

49. Strider Hiryu (Strider)

50. Tifa Lockhart (Final Fantasy)

51. Orchid (Killer Instinct)

52. Morrigan (Darkstalkers)

Game Release

The main goal when the game releases is to

1. Release everything onto GameJolt so that the game can stay preserved

2. Easier access to download

When the game gets uploaded, it will be split into 3 parts:

1. Characters

2. Sound/Music

3. Everything Else

Combining everything together into one package makes the game's overall file size bigger than what is allowed to be uploaded on GameJolt. Considering that everything needs to be in the same folder as the game's executable (.exe) file, this method seems to be easier for all parties. Of course, when the game releases, there will be a tutorial video available to assist with the game's download.

The game is being planned to release around Spring 2022 at the earliest, Summer 2022 at the latest.

That's all I have available that I'm willing to share. I hope you all are excited for this final chapter of the Mugen Heroes Collide series. Of course, please do bare in mind that this game is IN DEVELOPMENT. If I start seeing too many comments asking about "How do I download", "Where is the game", etc... I will delay the game. Game development is no easy feat. It takes time... a lot of time. I have a life outside of this, I have a job and everything. And I'm not going to lie, I was starting to get annoyed/irritated seeing comments of people asking for a download link... to an WIP game. Just a slight pet peeve. With all of that aside, I wish everyone the best and of course, stay safe everyone

-TheWilluigiBigmak