Super Mario Fusion makes Mushroom Kingdom Hearts a reality

by Griffin McElroy { Jan 20th 2008 at 3:00PM }

You may remember last year's April issue of EGM particularly well, as it included the breaking news on a hot new title making its way onto the Nintendo Wii: Mushroom Kingdom Hearts. Then again, you might remember the chorus of angry Nintendo/Disney/Square Enix fanboys screaming when they realized that the announcement was one of EGM's annual April Fools' Day pranks. If you also smacked your head in realization when the initial excitement subsided, we've got great news for you (and this time, it's on the level).

JudgeSpear has lovingly crafted his take on the game-that-never-was, titling it Super Mario Fusion: Mushroom Kingdom Hearts. Much like the legit Square Enix franchise, Fusion features a dimension-hopping Mario, and worlds based off of other video game franchises, including Halo, Sonic, Doom, Castlevania, Ghouls and Ghosts, Mega Man, and a handful of other Nintendo titles. Using familiar controls similar to those of Super Mario World, and a new gunplay mechanic using Covenant weaponry, this programmer has created a Frankengame that is definitely worth checking out.

A demo for the game is available on his site. Sure, it's still a tad buggy, but it's free, and it's probably the only time you'll see Mario packin' heat. We hope.

Tags: egm, halo, judgespear, kingdomhearts, mario, megaman, mods, mushroomkingdomhearts, supermariofusion

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Beano @ Jan 20th 2008 3:09PM

That is one of the coolest things I've seen in a while... the Megaman one is awesome. Anyone know which Megaman that is from?

Feigr @ Jan 20th 2008 3:21PM

It's Bubbleman stage from Megaman 2.

Mr Khan @ Jan 20th 2008 3:30PM

lol at "Obligatory Sakurai-style comment"

Fandel @ Jan 20th 2008 3:49PM

And in the end, Mario dumps Princess Peach for Princess Lana and becomes King of Videoland.

capt_carl @ Jan 20th 2008 4:21PM

Epic win my friend!

Platy @ Jan 20th 2008 4:04PM

already there is a cool sidescroling game in wich mario can go to other franchise themede levels .. like f-zero and metroid .... it is called smash bros meele xD

Raikage (Wii FC 5508 0487 4434 0992) @ Jan 20th 2008 4:13PM

Coming soon to the VII!!!

Monge161 @ Jan 20th 2008 4:16PM

Lol, the grunts

Kamizar @ Jan 20th 2008 4:19PM

[sarcasm]I've always wondered what a class action lawsuit would look like with Capcom, MS, and Nintendo all sitting on the same end of the table might look like...[/sarcasm]

DigitalFirefly @ Jan 20th 2008 4:39PM

That is the dumbest thing I've ever seen.

wait in the car @ Jan 20th 2008 6:27PM

You must be living in Uber-Brilliant-Land.

Nick the Hero of Canton @ Jan 20th 2008 4:42PM

Was that Phoenix Wright music during the text?

Vexorg @ Jan 20th 2008 11:01PM

No, it's the intro theme to Raiden Fighters 2: Operation Hell Dive (which I just happen to have in my arcade cab right now, in fact.)

flameofdoom666 @ Jan 20th 2008 5:13PM

Knowing all of the games, that was relaly fun to watch.

Dan Bugglin @ Jan 20th 2008 5:19PM

Download is corrupted or something. ZIP file is fine, but the program inside it complains it's corrupted and crashes.

T3H WICKERMAN (TMNT DF) (BWF) @ Jan 20th 2008 5:22PM

God thats awesome. I want to slide it into (my mega buster that is) a super nes now and play it. What good memories and fun!!! This is indeed very new and very exciting.

mykie @ Jan 20th 2008 5:33PM

the game is incredibly buggy, the collision detection is way off, and the music only outputs in the left speaker for some reason, though the FX are in stereo.

it's beta quality, but it definitely shows potential.

GrimReaper @ Jan 20th 2008 5:38PM

I hope this douche gets sued.

GrimReaper @ Jan 20th 2008 5:39PM

I hope he gets sued.

arrrgh @ Jan 20th 2008 5:48PM

who shat in your cereal this morning glitter dick?

lighten up francis.

T3H WICKERMAN (TMNT DF) (BWF) @ Jan 20th 2008 6:12PM

If I had to spend my day harvesting souls whilst dressed like that, I too would be a bit cross.

Trickob @ Jan 21st 2008 12:17AM

*lawlz*

Ghen @ Jan 21st 2008 9:04AM

glitter dick. I have to put that in my normal repertoire if you don't mind lol.

Acebuckeye13 @ Jan 20th 2008 6:43PM

I watched the video of the halo level; it was brilliant. This guy should get a medal.

Dio @ Jan 20th 2008 6:19PM

Please stop these unholy alliances. My fandoms have already been tainted with a fat Italian plumber for the second time(the first time was Mario in a Metroid game shown on DSFanboy), and they were both made by fans.

And yes, I don't really like crossovers. Smash Bros is the obvious exception. Just what the hell does Mario have to do with Castlevania, Megaman, Halo, etc? Crossovers don't have to make sense in something like a fighting game, but a platformer? Come ON.

Geist @ Jan 21st 2008 11:12AM

I like how you apply logic to the Mario games. It tickles me.

In a way I sort of concur. I personally think that Kingdom Hearts would've been all kinds of better if it had just been a Disney game. The FF characters felt way out of place.

Frungi @ Jan 23rd 2008 9:43PM

Your logic angers me for some reason. Why would platformers be more obliged to make sense than fighting games? And anyway, he did explain the crossover in the opening text: strange interdimensional rifts causing an interdimensional fusion of different dimensions.

Dio @ Jan 23rd 2008 10:09PM

I just don't like Mario, k? And I certainly don't like different mechanics pushed together. It's like saying that Mario's platforming engine is the best, and did the creators of these fangames ever put a Belmont or Mega Man in the Mushroom Kingdom? No. I will never accept Mario in the same universe as Castlevania or the year 20XX.

wait in the car @ Jan 20th 2008 6:31PM

Ah yes, why make nonsense of sensible platformers where turtles can fly, man-eating flowers grow in pipes, and capturing bouncing stars causes temporary fits of invincibility?

Savok @ Jan 20th 2008 8:50PM

Finally, a playable version Halo.

Seriously though, that was fucking magnificent.

Zertoss @ Jan 20th 2008 9:00PM

Mario seems to have a few advantages over Mega Man. Slamming into those ceiling spikes didn't kill him instantly and he can jump on top of all those bots. I guess Dr. Light was brilliant enough to create some of the most advanced robots the year 20XX had ever seen, but wasn't quite up to task in creating a helmet and a pair of boots that offered at least as much protection as a plumber's cap and shoes.

Psaakyrn @ Jan 21st 2008 2:13AM

You do realise that Light only managed to make helmets capable of breaking bricks after the Megaman series, and didn't even have time to properly install it onto Megaman X. Mario's probably a genetically-enhanced being or something in that extent.

(on that note, it's also around the same time which Light also managed to make an upgrade which protects against spikes. Apparently the two technologies are related)