Fan game
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Fan games are unofficial games based on the Super Smash Bros. series, but created by fans with low or non-existent budgets. While they are unofficial, they are sometimes considered an important part of the Smash Bros. community. Multiple fan games have been created, each with its own fanbase. As a difference to retail products, fan games are free and require a simple internet download. Fan games often add characters many fans want in the official Smash Bros. games (such as Mega Man or Ryu), and are made with completely 2D sprites and backgrounds, compared to the 2.5D of the official Smash Bros. games. Many fan games also tend to have considerably simpler mechanics than retail games; Super Smash Flash, for instance, only gives roughly five moves to a character, while MultiHero characters have around seven.
While there are many popular fan games, the most popular fan games include Super Smash Flash and its sequel, Super Smash Flash 2. Numerous others exist, such as Super Smash Bros. Crusade, Super Smash Bros. NES, Super Smash X, Super Nuke Bros., Smash Bros. Duel, MultiHero, and Super Smash Bros. Engine Demo.
Although all are made using 2d sprites, one of the less known fan games that was first revealed in the beginning of 2011 called Super Smash Bros. Battle has been trying to take it to a whole new level by using 3d models instead of sprites. It will also include features such as xbox360 controller support allowing up to 4 players to play at once on a single PC and stereoscopic 3D support(SBS 3D). Though it is still early in development at the moment using a quickly made generic character known only as Block-Man. There are currently 2 physics demos released of Super Smash Bros. Battle at the moment, and a 3rd one expected to be released before any actual demos are made. Although no release date has yet to be announced, there has been a couple of videos released on the youtube that show Mario's and Link's current progress of development.
An example of a fan game. MultiHero has mechanics similar to Super Smash Bros., such as four player action, items and a stock mode, among other similarities.
Fan games, however, can have their own properties. MultiHero, for instance, has the concept of "Super Specials", which predated the concept of Final Smashes in Brawl.
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Super Smash Flash, by Mcleodgaming, is another fan game that is based off of Melee, but adds new characters and stages.
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Mario in the sequel to Super Smash Flash, Super Smash Flash 2, a fan game based off of Brawl.
