M.U.G.E.N is a freeware 2D fighting game engine designed by Elecbyte. The engine was originally released in July 1999. It is written in C and originally used the Allegro library. MUGEN can be used to create commercial games as well as being freely available for download.[1]
There are many ways to install Mugen, but we will focus on the two most common methods: using a pre-packaged installer, or manually installing from source code.
If you want to use a pre-packaged installer, the easiest way is to go to www.mugenfightersguild.com and download the latest version of Mugen fighters Guild Installer (currently at v3.0). Once you have downloaded the installer, simply run it and follow the prompts – it will handle everything for you automatically. If you prefer, there are also other versions of Mugen available from different websites; however these may not be kept up-to-date as regularly as Mugen Fighters Guild Installer so use them at your own risk!
The second method – manual installation from source code – is slightly more complicated but still relatively straightforward. First, go to www.elecbyte.com and download the latest stable release of Mugen (currently 1.0 Beta 8). Once this has been downloaded, unzip it into its own folder somewhere on your computer such as ‘C:Mugen’ or ‘D:GamesMugen’ etc., making sure that all files are extracted correctly (use 7zip or WinRAR if necessary). Now open up Windows Explorer and navigate to where you installed Mugen; inside this folder should be another called ‘data’ – open this too