We’ve lined Mega Man Maker a pair occasions earlier than, nevertheless it’s value a renewed point out now on account of the multitude of updates it’s obtained since launch, with its largest – Version 1.3 – being main sufficient to be value a shiny new trailer. Plus, it’s one thing enjoyable and free to go away you lot with over the weekend.
If you’ve by no means performed earlier than, then you definitely’re in for a deal with, assuming you want NES-era platformers within the slightest. Inspired closely by Nintendo’s Mario Maker, Mega Man Maker is a web-based, fan-made Mega Man development package, permitting you to create your personal ranges, share them with the world, and inflict your horrible spike-laden concepts upon poor, unsuspecting strangers.
This newest iteration provides two new playable characters – Proto Man and Bass – every with their very own distinctive playstyles. Proto Man has a protect which might deflect enemy hearth whereas leaping, whereas Bass can shoot diagonally and dash-jump very lengthy distances horizontally, making him a extra highly effective character in lots of regards. Expect ranges designed round Bass specifically to be considerably extra demanding of their platforming.
Four extra bosses and 16 enemies additionally be a part of the roster, together with 6 weapons, 5 ‘map gimmicks’ (environmental quirks typically impressed by a selected boss) and a bunch of recent tilesets and backgrounds. In brief, there’s a variety of new enjoying items right here, which means that there’s much more methods to make a borderline-unplayable degree, however I belief in you all to point out restraint.
Mega Man maker does have its limitations, in fact. In order to make ranges accessible and shareable, all of them want to suit right into a easy and restricted file format, which means that what you get right here isn’t almost as highly effective as uncooked Game Maker-powered engine that it’s primarily based on. Thankfully, extra bold builders can seize the full-fat model alongside far more anarchic dev-jam Make A Good Mega Man Level 2 here, (which Abby covered in great detail here) however you have to some Game Maker expertise to get probably the most out of it.
Mega Man Maker is freeware, fan-made and non-profit, and you can grab it here.
