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Fanmade games are always a delight to see, be it original or altogether recreated games made from scratch, and this case, a beloved arcade and SNES classic got such treatment.

The original "Final Fight" is a "beat 'em up" game originally released for the arcades back in 1989 with the option to play with two players, and then later ported over to other consoles, such as the SNES, Sega CD and the GBA, with all three versions ranging from slight censored content like GBA port, to severe cut content like the SNES port, which had the playable character Guy, the Industrial area and the two player co-op gameplay removed, and to top it off, censored content as well.

A development team going by the name "CFX", which consists of Edmo Caldas, Master Linkuei, Mauro Xavier and Oscar Celestini, have worked to put together an entirely new recreation of the original arcade game made from scratch, without any kind of pre-existing or reverse-engineered code, and managed to get the game working on the original SEGA Genesis / Mega Drive hardware, complete with all its 3 characters, 3 rounds/stages out of the 6 so far, and a survivor and attack modes implemented into the game.

This is a homebrew version of the Final Fight arcade to the SEGA Mega Drive made from scratch, without using any source code from the original.
As this is a working-in-progress project, please, keep in mind there are many bugs, including graphics corruption, lockups, and many other strange behaviors that can occur in the middle of gameplay.

This demo includes:

• Possibility to play with 2 players at the same time
• 3 characters to select
• 3 complete rounds with their respective bosses
• Survivor and Time Attack modes with the "Metro City Bridge" scenario

Those interested in trying out the WIP build of the homebrew port can find it on Itch.

 

[Dust2dust]

It looks great! And I see that they have chosen to show the uncensored bra-wearing Jessica in the intro. I can't wait to see the final results!

 

[fst312]

Good game glad it’s the arcade version, I still don’t understand why snes wasn’t 2 players and was missing a level. I think a rom hack added two players. I guess that missing level was difficult but gba had it. I will definitely get the sega version to this.

 

[shadow1w2]

Dang that music is almost too good it doesnt feel right.
Capcom game with good sound and effects on the genesis?
Only a fan work could be this good.
Absolutely wonderful.
Hope the code could be reused for original projecta in the future too.

 

[Lostbhoy]

DMCA in.... Oh wait, Sega are cool

Are Capcom? Doesn't 'character likeness' or even the name come under copyright?

 

[subcon959]

DMCA in.... Oh wait, Sega are cool

Are Capcom? Doesn't 'character likeness' or even the name come under copyright?

I think Capcom still sells this on Steam so it's highly likely they will have to go after it at some point.

 

[titan_tim]

There have been some AMAZING looking Sega games being released by fans over the last few years.
- Better Final fight for the sega CD
- Final fight for the Genesis
- Better street fighter 2 for the Genesis
- Better MK for the 32x
- SOTN for the Genesis
- Better SOTN for the Saturn
etc...

I'm not sure if Sega fans are just more dedicated to their platform of choice, or the developers just don't want to deal with Nintendo's legal BS. Either way, it's damn impressive.

 

[Dontuuch17]

Streets of Rage 2 port for the SNES when?

 

[codezer0]

DMCA in.... Oh wait, Sega are cool

Are Capcom? Doesn't 'character likeness' or even the name come under copyright?

If the maker's claims about it being a clean room approach are legitimate, it should be legally okay, as long as they arent trying to monetize it in any way. That last detail has killed a few other fan projects too.

 

[HtheB]

Streets of Rage 2 port for the SNES when?

https://github.com/odelot/sor2_snes

 

[raxadian]

Why do they keep uploading fan games to itch.io? Don't they keep being taken down?

 

[slaphappygamer]

This is one of the few games that I actually completed in an actual arcade. Fun game.

 

[LightBeam]

Why do they keep uploading fan games to itch.io? Don't they keep being taken down?

I don't think itch.io goes out of their way to shutdown fan projects, only if there's a request or a DMCA

 

[raxadian]

I don't think itch.io goes out of their way to shutdown fan projects, only if there's a request or a DMCA

The fact the fan games are technically getting sold tends to make the DMCAs happen faster.

 

[JuanMena]

This is one of the few games that I actually completed in an actual arcade. Fun game.

You did?
I could never get past the train stage.

 

[subcon959]

You did?
I could never get past the train stage.

Ever try putting another coin in?

 

[JuanMena]

Ever try putting another coin in?

It's unfair, the mobs start to get Green and twice as big lifebars.

 

[Dust2dust]

This is one of the few games that I actually completed in an actual arcade. Fun game.

But how many continues? If you spent less than $2, then

 

[slaphappygamer]

Sooooo many coins. Me and my brother played the whole game.

 

[eyeliner]

Everything looks great. Too bad they used that filter on Retroarch.

And the blood gushes seem too "modern" moving. They are too smooth. I don't know if I'm being clear, but I don't remember the blood moving like that.