Mushroom Kingdom Fusion Visits Slash Man and Napalm Man

TMMN Staff

March 2, 2010

I had thought we had spoken of this previously, but a search of our news archives seems to indicate that is not the case.
For those unaware, a group of fan game designers known as “Fusion Team” have been working on an ongoing project titled “Mushroom Kingdom Fusion.” Unlike some fan games, this is not a hack, but an original from-the-ground-up creation.

The idea behind this is a massive crossover between various video game worlds from the likes of Super Mario Bros., Sonic the Hedgehog, The Legend of Zelda, Halo, Metal Slug, and more. And of course, among those is also the world of the Blue Bomber himself, Mega Man, else we probably would not be covering it in this space.

Throughout the course of the game, players can assume the identity of numerous gaming icons, including Mario, Sonic the Hedgehog, Link, Wario, etc. However, not included among their ranks is Mega Man himself, with the reason for this being very simple: Mega Man icons (such as a Mega Man 1up for Mario) would allow the players to don a suit giving them the powers of different characters: Mario becomes Mega Man (Mega Mario?), Luigi takes up Proto Man’s shield, Wario becomes Guts Man, and so on.

At least, that’s how it was. Now, it seems that Proto Man, Roll, Zero, and even Vile playable. Mega Man, however, remains a captive of Dr. Wily, and is said to be an “important NPC that figures into the story of the game.”

As for why we are bringing this up now, the answer is simple: a new video has surfaced on YouTube, depicting Mario fighting his way first through the Jurassic-styled park of Slash Man and facing its master before proceeding through the base of Napalm Man for a showdown. And along the way, the Mega Man Suit is used quite a bit:

For many more videos of this game in action, check out JudgeSpear2’s account on YouTube. You can also learn more about the game at the Mushroom Kingdom Fusion Wiki.