FlipAnim: All Stars

***FlipAnim: All Stars*** is an unofficial 2021 fighting videogame created by Foxfeather, based on the *Super Smash Bros.* franchise and on an animation by angrykid.

## Development

Development on the game started around February 15, 2020, although the first official screenshot was not shared until March 2.

The game is in reference to a proof of concept animation that angrykid made on July 25, 2019.

On February 16, 2020, a teaser trailer for the game was released.

On March 6, 2020, Foxfeather announced that the original roster of 28 characters would be reduced to 23.

As an April Fools prank, Foxfeather released a joke version of the game on April 1, 2020.

On November 9, 2020, Foxfeather released a countdown timer for the game, which would release on November 9, 2021.

On February 14, 2021, a demo of the game with fewer characters would temporarily release before being unshared a month later on March 17.

On April 16, 2021, Foxfeather offered FlipAnim an early copy of the game and asked if there are any legal issues in using the name "FlipAnim", he never responded.

On August 11, 2021, Foxfeather announced that the game would officially release on November 9 of that same year, regardless of whether or not it was complete.

On September 18, 2022, Foxfeather announced that the game’s roster would be reduced again from 23 to 16, where the roster currently stands today.

### The Puzzles

On August 14, 2020, Foxfeather posted a cryptic image with the caption “Good luck.” The image revealed a series of cryptograms a ciphers that, when successfully decrypted, announced the release date of the game to be February 14, 2021. This would later become the demo version.

On January 1, 2021, Foxfeather yet again posted a similar image with the same caption. The second puzzle, once solved, revealed that DLC characters would be planned after the game’s initial release, although majority of these characters would never be added.

Foxfeather later went on the say that he would never do another puzzle due to the poor reception and participation among server members.

### Versions

* **2.0**: Character selection overhaul + new thumbnail
* **1.1**: Fixed custom character's code + minor visual bugs
* **1.0**: Release!

## Gameplay

The game supports Local Multiplayer Mode, where the player can play alongside another on the same device. Each player mush choose a unique character to fight against the other with on a stage of their choice.

There also exists a Gallery Mode that currently has no function.

### Controls

Currently, the game can only be played in local multiplayer mode. The controls for Player 1 are:

* **W** - Jump/Up Special
* **A** - Move Left/Side Special
* **S** - Move Down/Down Special
* **D** - Move Right/Side Special
* **C** - Basic Attack (non-directional)
* **V** - Special Attack (directional)

Whereas for Player 2, the controls are:

* **Up Arrow** - Jump/Up Special
* **Left Arrow** - Move Left/Side Special
* **Down Arrow** - Move Down/Down Special
* **Right Arrow** - Move Right/Side Special
* **K** - Basic Attack (non-directional)
* **L** - Special Attack (directional)

### Levels

The features various original stages to battle in such as:

* Battlefield
* FlipAnim
* Server Crash
* Flip-verse
* Flipopia
* Food Plaza
* Vast Desert
* Featured Hotel

Ω forms turn the landscapes of these stages into a single flat platform with all stage hazards removed.

### Playable Characters

*FlipAnim: All Stars* offers 16 characters whose pictures are drawn by their respectful owners.

* AK (angrykid)
* Bagels (Agentpman1whitebird)
* Ryan (Imanangrybird)
* ItsMartin (ItsMartin)
* RP (randomperson)
* Red (firehorsegirl)
* IconFreak (IconFreak)
* Dr. Snake (StupidGeniuses)
* Hazel (CatLady15)
* Manny (Antrace123)
* FlipAnim
* Hopper (MrHopperGaming)
* Glenmarrow (FallenRaven)
* Jay (Foxfeather)
* Bendu (Clessic-Bendu)
* DanFoxy (DanFoxy2)

## Trivia

* In the April Fools version, LittleCookie, Omeger, Devinception, glitternation, MEMEFRUIT, ShadowEyes, Fliproducts, -Depression-, GrapeSodya, Axolotus, Minterou, Hgviolet and Doodlekid are listed as fighters. Most of these users simply worked on the game instead.
	+ This would add the roster up to 24.
* The game was formerly titled **Super Smash Anim**.
* The game was planned to include 2 sets of DLC character to be added after release. The first DLC contained 5 new fighters and the second DLC contained 6. Some of the characters from the first DLC would be later added as official characters, but all others were scrapped.
* During early development, AK was replaced by a copy-pasted version of FlipAnim, but colored red instead of blue. This was a placeholder until the actual sprites were made.
* Clicking on the character portraits in the selection screen will change the hue of the character in-game, akin to selecting a different skin in Super Smash Bros.
* In version 1.1, there were unfinished sprites for Hazel and Hgviolet in the game’s files, even though they were not playable.

## External Links

* Scratch Version
* Turbowarp Version
* Discord Server

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 @FlipAnim
2. ↑ FlipAnim: All Stars Trailer
3. ↑ FlipAnim: All Stars Countdown Timer
4. ↑ Foxfeather Newsletter 05