Comments on: MUGEN, Not Just a Samurai Anymore

By: Matthew Gallant

Matthew Gallant — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 23:12:40 +0000

“This has caused some serious problems with distribution, considering that without a license it’s pretty much illegal to download it or give it out.”

It’s situations like this that send Richard Stallman into a fit of rage!

By: Katt

Katt — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 23:57:22 +0000

I love watching those videos on youtube.com. Some of the craziest encounters I never would have thought up have been displayed there.

By: vlion

vlion — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 02:14:31 +0000

C++. Not C+. Trust me here.

By: Gloria

Gloria — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 07:05:49 +0000

Argh, fixed. Thanks for spotting my typo.

By: Biplane

Biplane — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 12:26:07 +0000

Actually, several MUGEN site admins have asked Capcom, SNK, and other fighting game companies directly if using their characters was legal, acceptable, all right, or what have you. It seems that apart from a couple of franchises (such as the Melty Blood series for example), there doesn’t really seem to be a problem with it as long as they aren’t used for profit.

‘Tisn’t pirating.

By: Osama

Osama — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:00:26 +0000

It’s not the licenses for the characters that are the issue, it’s the license for MUGEN itself. MUGEN isn’t Freeware or Opensource, it’s Abandon-ware.

Still, I downloaded it and have my own version and to hell with legal ambiguity