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About
My Little Pony: Fighting Is Magic was a crossover fighting game project based on the television program My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic and the Street Fighter [1] video game series. The game, designed by a team of nine people known as Mane6[2], featured characters from the show fighting one another in a manner reminiscent of the Street Fighter franchise.
History
Development of the game began in the summer of 2011, prior to the airing of the second season of My Little Pony, using the Fighter Maker 2D game engine. Fighting is Magic was originally scheduled to be released upon the completion of the six main ponies, with further updates bringing the total to 17 playable characters. Mane6 released periodic updates on their YouTube channel;[3] however, as of February 15, 2013, all videos have been removed.
On January 9, 2012, it was announced[4] that Fighting is Magic had secured a berth to be showcased in an exhibition at the Evolution Championship Series (EVO), an annual fighting game tournament held in the United States, and was in the running to host one of the eight official tournaments at the event. The subsequent donation drive to determine the eighth tournament title was was won by Super Smash Brothers: Melee, and saw Fighting is Magic raise over five thousand dollars. However, prior to the end results, Fighting is Magic was removed from the official tournament runnings in favor of being highlighted in the Indie Games Showcase.
Gameplay
Game mechanics were similar to those used in Street Fighter, with each character featuring a unique move set based on their personality in the show; for example, many of Twilight Sparkle’s and Fluttershy’s attacks focused on books and animals, respectively. Each character also had a dedicated stage, such as Twilight Sparkle’s library and Fluttershy’s cottage, that included unique music created for each stage.[5][6]
Members
Programming
Nappy
Prominence
Jay
Music
DJ Derpy Hooves
RainbowCrash88
Ken McGill
Art
Nappy
Leedin
Jay
Anukan
Cease and Desist
On February 8, 2013, it was announced[7] that Mane6 had received a cease and desist letter from Hasbro, owner of the My Little Pony trademark, and been ordered to discontinue development and remove all My Little Pony-related content from the game, effectively terminating the project. Mane6 announced their intention to attempt negotiation with Hasbro, although the project remained indefinitely suspended.
Search interest
External Links
[1]Street Fighter on Wikipedia – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_Fighter
[2]Mane6 – “http://www.mane6.com/”
[3]Mane6 YouTube channel – http://www.youtube.com/user/ManeSixDev/featured
[4]Fighting is Magic at EVO– http://www.capsulecomputers.asia/2013/01/my-little-pony-fighting-is-magic-will-be-part-of-evo-2013/
[5]Whitetail on YouTube – http://www.youtube.com/user/WhitetailMusic
[6]RainbowCrash88 on YouTube – http://www.youtube.com/user/RainbowCrash88
[7]Announcement of cease and desist letter – http://www.mane6.com/2013/02/not-all-wonder-is-endless.html