Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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💥 REVIEW-#002 💥

For over a decade, MUGEN has been the king of custom 2D fighting games. But with MUGEN's development ending years ago, a new engine has taken the spotlight: IKEMEN-Go.

Today we're taking a look at the latest IKEMEN-Go Nightly build to see what it can do, how it compares to MUGEN, and whether it's finally time for MUGEN users to make the switch.

In this video you'll see:

• IKEMEN-Go Nightly installation
• Differences between MUGEN and IKEMEN-Go
• Interactive stages updated for Nightly
• New select screen features
• New victory screen features
• MUGEN characters running in IKEMEN-Go
• Gameplay demonstrations
• My thoughts on the future of the MUGEN community

I've been working on MUGEN and IKEMEN-Go projects for years, including my X-Men Versus Street Fighter and X-Men: Children of the Atom projects, and I wanted to share my experience with the latest Nightly build.

So what do YOU think?

Will you stay with MUGEN?
Have you already switched to IKEMEN-Go?
Do you prefer version 0.99.0 or Nightly?

Leave a comment below and join the discussion!

DOWNLOAD IKEMEN-GO:
ikemen-engine.github.io

Special thanks to Lasombra Demon, Felix-4-0-4, and all the creators helping push the MUGEN and IKEMEN-Go community forward.
You can watch the full video of his stage-pack for IKEMEN-Go Nightly Here:
youtube.com/watch?v=3xjiOk6eB9k
Check out his YouTube channel Here:
youtube.com/@SebastianVazquezFerrero

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*REVIEW-#002*

Check out my 'Quickie' Fights:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIp7AWzRgKMW_RiRNXRYy5kdZ_lfYW5hB

Check out my 'Requests' Fights:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIp7AWzRgKMU1JB7EFCBDi4iXkHrWJEMK

Do you like 'short' videos?:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIp7AWzRgKMWbCszH0dsnf4fhOZwyIWNq

Check out my releases:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIp7AWzRgKMVChzUl8bQB4p_9odCVGyXJ

If you can't see this video, try to see it on My Rumble Channel:
rumble.com/v7avf3u-review-002-is-ikemen-go-nightly-better-than-mugen-the-future-of-mugen-has-a.html?e9s=src_v1_upp_v

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*CHAPTERS*

0:00 WARNING!
0:06 Intro
0:43 How it all started...
2:43 The 'Nightly' problem
4:04 What changed my mind...
4:42 Download IKEMEN-Go
5:51 What's important to notice...
6:42 Showing the game!
8:28 MATCH DEMONSTRATION #1
11:51 MATCH DEMONSTRATION #2
17:16 Final Thoughts
18:17 Community Questions
18:56 Ending
19:24 Outro

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CREDITS

*Chars:*
-Ryu created by "Phantom.of.the.Server", edited by "Tiger-Boy".
-Ken SFA created by "Phantom.of.the.Server", "Jmorphman" & "varo_hades", edited by "Tiger-Boy".
-Ice Lord Ryu 1.1 created by "Burn".
-Fire God Ken 1.1 created by "Burn".

*Stages:*
"Suzaku2019" (IKEMEN version still in development...)
-Created by "Charles2011", edited by "Tiger-Boy".

"ShaolinsFinalStand"
-Created by "TrulyBongWater".

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*COMMENTS*

Constructive Feedback is always Welcome.
If you have any advise or ideas,
or if there are any issues, please let me know.

*[~TB~]*

Check out my pixel Art:
deviantart.com/tigerboy359

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