Mane6's save on transforming Fighting is Magic to TFH is a really brilliant move. They were able to recycle most of their development data and use that to make a good fighter game with a marketable quadrupedal twist.
Biggest L was on hasbro, imo. I like to think there's an alternate universe where they funded the project leading to a massive boom in fighting game popularity amongst girls.
@@Marquesthemaster Yup! The original MLP fighting game was copyright claimed so it was set to be scrapped, but Lauren stepped in and designed all new characters :)
Oh yeah, I forgot about this. Mane6 received a C&D from Hasbro, but the backlash was so great from the fandom that Lauren Faust offered to design original characters for the game. I got to play an InDev version of Fighting is Magic at Canterlot Gardens a little before the legal troubles and I’m sad we didn’t get more than the Mane 6 in that released version.
She was supportive of the game long before it was C&Ced, and she didn't just offer to design the characters, but joined the team to also work on lore, plot and script. As SmokeRulz said, she wasn't pushed by backlash.
I really do think it was a good idea to steer away from mlp. Even if it was a cool idea to have them fight, there's a lot more creativity that was put onto the original characters. Stuff they probably couldn't even do with fim. Oleander is a great change from Twilight :D
I'm not sure about the creativity part, it's a whole show spanning almost 10 years. With spin off's, not to mention Equestria girls. Compared to TFH which are character's, and that's about it. There's a lot more that could have been done if Hasbro hadn't C&D'd. Not to mention TFH's character's are directly inspired by the mane six, for a reason I imagine. Immitation is the greatest form of flattery after all. I reckon the designer's understood that.
@@Figgy_Jub I meant creative with abilities and attack moves. Of course there's obvious inspiration taken by the mane six but they did add a lot more to the moves and the character's personalities.
While it was kinda sad that fighting is magic was shut down, honestly I'm kinda glad it happened. We wouldn't have TFH if that didnt happen, and I think it works so much better than the FIM. Not being limited by the show means they can have characters that trully fit the whole fighting theme, as well as being able to have their own unique style. And unlike before, they can actually gain proffit from this one, wich in turn increases the chances they'll keep support on the game as well as working on new stuff. I think everything turned out for the absolute best
I wish the "Fighting is Magic" was not cancelled, but they did not have permission from the company. But is was a pretty good move have been able to make "Them's Fighting Herd"
True yet Hasbro did seemed to be fine with it like a lot of fan stuff up until EVO. Mane6 told their fans to vote for Skullgirls but some didn't listen and voted for Fighting is Magic, then it's understandable as to why the fangame got cancelled (from what I understand of the story). But I do agree, I'm glad Them's Fightin' Herds was born from the ashes, especially with Lauren Faust offering to help, being a fan of the fangame. TFH can be free to worldbuild and such.
-At the same time, being so worried about the PR of a free fan game to the point of taking legal action is such a dong move.- edit: never mind they were taking donations at an event lol
Agreed, he's one of the main characters as well (well partly side ig) But yeah, he deserves at least a spot on the playable side, not just some character for narration or tutorials.
Keep in mind the game was being developed when Spike was more of a deuteragonist in the show than a main protagonist. If the game was being made during the later seasons of the show he absolutely would have been in
god i remember when 'fighting is magic' was being developed (and subsequently DMCA'd, nuked, shot, killed, murdered, legaleesed, and sued into oblivion) but i never realized how far along they got with the core game
Since the game is comming out on current gen consoles. That means they all have a chance in appearing in a cross over video game. Made by Nintendo, Microsoft, or Sony.
@@darknessrising2453 It's what they call bootleg fighting games; Characters from different franchises and other properties (everything from Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter, heck, even SpongeBob) get coded into this makeshift fighting game platform. They got all kinds of RUclips videos on Mugen fighter's; Check it out.
That’s so wonderful and great that they pretty much saved Mlp fighting is magic by making it into Them’s fightin herds and creating their own characters to act like the mane 6 and use the same movesets as them. I got to hand it to Lauren Faust, that was a brilliant move. And it even made it onto the switch, which is even better! 😊
Holy crap, I'm so glad they finally finished it! 😀 I remember the whole C&D issue with the original game. It was unfortunate, but I get why it happened. I remember people playing it at my local pony con back in 2013. Good times. I was excited when Faust said she'd help the development team make a similar fighting game with her original characters, but I figured it was canceled because I hadn't heard a thing in years. My fault for not following their social media, lol. The game looks fantastic. The team should be proud. /)
I hadn't seen these side by side to appreciate the similarities they kept like Twilight attacking with a book or the Hug of Death. I had mostly appreciated the soundtrack, which I was glad to see lived up to the hype set by FIM.
I don’t even broni and I’m just impressed with the animations, dedication and execution that went into this game. Amazing. Someone got me “Them Fighting Herds” as a joke, best joke ever. :)
It was kinda bad that Fighting is Magic was cancelled, but at the same time good on them because now they have their own special original franchise helped by the creator of the original franchise. Can't wait to try it out!
Both are very well done and fit the characters perfectly. TFH is far more flashy. I feel that FIM could use a little more flash, not to the same extent as TFH tho, just a little more is all.
@@jk844100 That's very interesting! I am only just beginning to understand these game making programs as I have recently started with RPGMakerMZ &MV and understand the limitations they possess, along with the sheer number if custom plugins need to do things that should be simple and default.
Just like TFH is the improved version of FIM, I'd love to see this property go for an animated series. Not because I think it would be better than G4's show, but because it would definitely be better than G5. G4 style, headed by Lauren Faust, with a property that isn't all about making money? We could get some great things outta that. Plus the fighting game theme of the world would lead us to some nice fight scenes in the show like we'd never be allowed to have in MLP.
Them's Fighting Herds is made/recycled by MLP Fighting is Magic? I didn't know about it! Dang! Mightykeef knows this game (Kinda)... He said it "My Little Pony made it in, Smash Ultimate didn't, Smash Ultimate!" (Appears in How EVERYONE Reacted to the New EVO Online 2020 line up!)
@@tlus537 yea but because they canceled mlp fighting is magic who knows how it would have looked like if they would have finished for me i like the mlp more than fighting heards
It’s a shame Fighting is magic is only tied to season 1…. Meaning no discord, no changelings, no Sombra, no Sunset Shimmer, hell no Spike either which is odd
Is it strange that i am the only one that want a crossover between MLP And TFH? because it would be awesome as a 1 hour special on discovery family or at least a comic of it
So, lemme get this straight: this game started out as an MLP fan-game where the Mane 6, who taught you love and friendship, BEAT THE ABSOLUTE CRAP OUT OF EACH OTHER?!?!
@Fighting is Magic Does that have an RPG story mode with dungeons and platforming, DLC characters, or big flashy finishers with hand-drawn animations? I really don't care about the MLP fan game. It was a terrible idea from the start. Only good thing about it is that it gave us TFH.
@Fighting is Magic You just admitted yourself that TFH does things FIM can't. Stop being a salty douchebag and hating on Mane 6 and their fans and accept that not everyone cares about an MLP fighting game. I have a hard time even looking at those "pony" things, so I'm not about to play a game featuring them. Especially when there's a game that's similar, but better in every way, including its character designs.
![[Mugen 1.1] MLP Earth Pony , Unicorn, Pegasus vs Pinkamena (Other Mcdonald, KFC) PC(AI) vs PC(AI)](/img/1.gif)
Mane6's save on transforming Fighting is Magic to TFH is a really brilliant move. They were able to recycle most of their development data and use that to make a good fighter game with a marketable quadrupedal twist.
They werent able to recycle much because they changed engines when they turned the game into tfh
And they can sell it.
Lauren Faust helped design the new characters as well.
Biggest L was on hasbro, imo. I like to think there's an alternate universe where they funded the project leading to a massive boom in fighting game popularity amongst girls.
yeah, also they showed us and confirmed that hasbro is a heartless bastard that doesnt care about fandom :V
I love that Lauren Faust designed these characters to save this project :)
Yeah. That was a great idea. And it even made it to the switch. Lauren Faust deserves a raise for that. :)
She did!? I had no idea
@@Marquesthemaster Yup! The original MLP fighting game was copyright claimed so it was set to be scrapped, but Lauren stepped in and designed all new characters :)
Oh yeah, I forgot about this. Mane6 received a C&D from Hasbro, but the backlash was so great from the fandom that Lauren Faust offered to design original characters for the game. I got to play an InDev version of Fighting is Magic at Canterlot Gardens a little before the legal troubles and I’m sad we didn’t get more than the Mane 6 in that released version.
I don't think she offered because of the backlash, but yes, that's pretty much how it went, among other things (like scoring the Z-Engine).
She was supportive of the game long before it was C&Ced, and she didn't just offer to design the characters, but joined the team to also work on lore, plot and script. As SmokeRulz said, she wasn't pushed by backlash.
I really do think it was a good idea to steer away from mlp. Even if it was a cool idea to have them fight, there's a lot more creativity that was put onto the original characters. Stuff they probably couldn't even do with fim. Oleander is a great change from Twilight :D
They had help from Faust to make the new characters so both are technically designed by Lauren Faust
@@octaviondeminicolas1941 oh that's rlly cool I didn't know that
I'm not sure about the creativity part, it's a whole show spanning almost 10 years. With spin off's, not to mention Equestria girls.
Compared to TFH which are character's, and that's about it.
There's a lot more that could have been done if Hasbro hadn't C&D'd.
Not to mention TFH's character's are directly inspired by the mane six, for a reason I imagine. Immitation is the greatest form of flattery after all. I reckon the designer's understood that.
@@Figgy_Jub I meant creative with abilities and attack moves. Of course there's obvious inspiration taken by the mane six but they did add a lot more to the moves and the character's personalities.
Oh yeah I definitely agree. I really love some of the special attacks.
While it was kinda sad that fighting is magic was shut down, honestly I'm kinda glad it happened. We wouldn't have TFH if that didnt happen, and I think it works so much better than the FIM. Not being limited by the show means they can have characters that trully fit the whole fighting theme, as well as being able to have their own unique style. And unlike before, they can actually gain proffit from this one, wich in turn increases the chances they'll keep support on the game as well as working on new stuff. I think everything turned out for the absolute best
Besides there wl always be fan games
I wish the "Fighting is Magic" was not cancelled, but they did not have permission from the company.
But is was a pretty good move have been able to make "Them's Fighting Herd"
True yet Hasbro did seemed to be fine with it like a lot of fan stuff up until EVO. Mane6 told their fans to vote for Skullgirls but some didn't listen and voted for Fighting is Magic, then it's understandable as to why the fangame got cancelled (from what I understand of the story). But I do agree, I'm glad Them's Fightin' Herds was born from the ashes, especially with Lauren Faust offering to help, being a fan of the fangame. TFH can be free to worldbuild and such.
@Fighting is Magic well let's just say that the project is paused until Hasbro gives the pass to Mane6 to continue and lunch the game legally.
@Fighting is Magic For Mane6 yeah it was officially cancelled with them last I checked. I know other folks are keeping it alive.
Fuck Hasbro. They cancelled the show. Now let the fans eat cake.
-At the same time, being so worried about the PR of a free fan game to the point of taking legal action is such a dong move.-
edit: never mind they were taking donations at an event lol
Really wished Spike was playable in Fighting Is Magic instead of being left out hard.
Agreed, he's one of the main characters as well (well partly side ig)
But yeah, he deserves at least a spot on the playable side, not just some character for narration or tutorials.
Keep in mind the game was being developed when Spike was more of a deuteragonist in the show than a main protagonist. If the game was being made during the later seasons of the show he absolutely would have been in
@@dc7981 Still hurts that he was left out hard though..
@@Qwade The fact he will never be in it just bothers me so much..
I moustache you a question
I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed even the characters resemblance
Twily : y am I the main victim here to beat up?? 🤕
That's completely normal, because these characters are literally based on the Mane 6 :)
@@mistylover7398 because she deserves it
@@manons4803 ikr
@@Dembitess_Blu 🤨
god i remember when 'fighting is magic' was being developed (and subsequently DMCA'd, nuked, shot, killed, murdered, legaleesed, and sued into oblivion) but i never realized how far along they got with the core game
@FightingisMagicgasp
Since the game is comming out on current gen consoles. That means they all have a chance in appearing in a cross over video game. Made by Nintendo, Microsoft, or Sony.
Wait, this game is still coming out?
I wish 🙏
Not nintendo. They barely crossover lmao
Or
You know
Hasbro themselves
Arizona in Smash?
After so many years omg 😭
That was a long way, this looks epic and the characters are so adorable 💗
Man, that Applejack stage theme was fantastic.
No
I can't be the only one who wants a crossover between these two series, right?
There's always MUGEN. 🙂
@@rampagephoenix1735
"MUGEN"?
@@darknessrising2453 It's what they call bootleg fighting games; Characters from different franchises and other properties (everything from Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter, heck, even SpongeBob) get coded into this makeshift fighting game platform.
They got all kinds of RUclips videos on Mugen fighter's; Check it out.
Not all the characters are made. Yet
They're made by the same people and for the obvious reason the mlp one got cancelled.... So imagine if there is any way for crossover lmao
That’s so wonderful and great that they pretty much saved Mlp fighting is magic by making it into Them’s fightin herds and creating their own characters to act like the mane 6 and use the same movesets as them. I got to hand it to Lauren Faust, that was a brilliant move. And it even made it onto the switch, which is even better! 😊
@Fighting is Magic Thank you :)
Holy crap, I'm so glad they finally finished it! 😀 I remember the whole C&D issue with the original game. It was unfortunate, but I get why it happened. I remember people playing it at my local pony con back in 2013. Good times. I was excited when Faust said she'd help the development team make a similar fighting game with her original characters, but I figured it was canceled because I hadn't heard a thing in years. My fault for not following their social media, lol.
The game looks fantastic. The team should be proud. /)
How does one play the game
@@sennystumpf2325 are you asking for gameplay or where to download it? I'm not sure where it's hosted, but I assume Steam would have it.
@Fighting is Magic holy crap, that brings back memories. I'm so glad you guys have made progress on that, as well. Is it in beta?
No Twilight Sparkles or Oleanders were harmed in the making of this video.
I hadn't seen these side by side to appreciate the similarities they kept like Twilight attacking with a book or the Hug of Death. I had mostly appreciated the soundtrack, which I was glad to see lived up to the hype set by FIM.
I don’t even broni and I’m just impressed with the animations, dedication and execution that went into this game. Amazing. Someone got me “Them Fighting Herds” as a joke, best joke ever. :)
Just watched nearly three minutes of horses beating each other to death
Pretty good Wednesday afternoon
So cool to see all the recycled elements from Fighting is Magic, love this team and love TFH
I think TFH turned out to be much better and more interesting than Fighting is Magic could have been.
I think it's the nostalgia combined with recent events but I genuinely started crying when I watched this
It was kinda bad that Fighting is Magic was cancelled, but at the same time good on them because now they have their own special original franchise helped by the creator of the original franchise. Can't wait to try it out!
It’s so fitting that they got the actual Twilight Sparkle for this game :p
The quality of Fighting is Magic is still surreal.
0:00 Applejack/Arizona
0:18 Rarity/Velvet
0:59 Rainbow Dash/Tianhuo
1:34 Pinkie Pie/Paprika
2:02 Twilight Sparkle/Oleander
2:35 Fluttershy/Pom
Rarity really just said
"EMERARUDO SPRASH"
Both are very well done and fit the characters perfectly. TFH is far more flashy. I feel that FIM could use a little more flash, not to the same extent as TFH tho, just a little more is all.
Well FIM was made using Fight Maker which is a terrible engine, it’s so limited in what it allows, it’s a miracle it looked as good as it did.
@@jk844100 That's very interesting! I am only just beginning to understand these game making programs as I have recently started with RPGMakerMZ &MV and understand the limitations they possess, along with the sheer number if custom plugins need to do things that should be simple and default.
Twilight be like: “owie” 🤕
Раньше мне казалось, что я просто выдумал эту игру...
My only memory of Fighting is Magic as a kid were Twilight’s theme being a banger and Applejack being Terry Bogard with that Buster Wolf special
We went from MUGEN to its own engine. And IT IS GLORIOUS.
(actual person here) Seems like a epic game.
Fighting is magic was cancelled
@@gatokawaii3996 Oh
@@gatokawaii3996 aw man
@WindowsLogic Productions pasa link del video :vvvv
Poor Twilight is getting her shit rocked 💀
Captaron toda la esencia de las mane 6, adoro ese juego❤❤❤
Who else does have vietnam flashback from pinkie's super hug.
i like how pixelated fighting is magic is
Just like TFH is the improved version of FIM, I'd love to see this property go for an animated series. Not because I think it would be better than G4's show, but because it would definitely be better than G5.
G4 style, headed by Lauren Faust, with a property that isn't all about making money? We could get some great things outta that. Plus the fighting game theme of the world would lead us to some nice fight scenes in the show like we'd never be allowed to have in MLP.
This was so brilliant! They saved fighting is Magic by turning it into a new world
“take a chill pill” -by them fighting herds
Them's Fighting Herds is made/recycled by MLP Fighting is Magic? I didn't know about it! Dang! Mightykeef knows this game (Kinda)... He said it "My Little Pony made it in, Smash Ultimate didn't, Smash Ultimate!" (Appears in How EVERYONE Reacted to the New EVO Online 2020 line up!)
Bones breaking sound - ✓
Blood - X
Friendship is Magic? Naw.
*FRIENDSHIP IS VIOLENCE*
AppleJack Are You Home AppleJack APPLEJACK 😫
I played this at BABSCon 2022. Interesting gameplay
Ok, now I wanna download Fighting Herds
Why did FiM use that gore sound for hits 😭
Pinkie’s theme is still so fire
I guess hasbro didn't like the idea of a "violent" video game. Is that what happened? Because I've never even seen fighting is magic before...
Imagine if they made a godzilla fighting game with this art style and they license the toho ip
Is it just me or does it seem like "Fighting is Magic" fighters suffers and showing agony more than normal...?
Me and my brother play this game and he has no idea and it's hilarious considering he's really good at it
My opinion Them’s Fightin herds is better
This is not an opinion its a fact my dude
@@tlus537 yea but because they canceled mlp fighting is magic who knows how it would have looked like if they would have finished for me i like the mlp more than fighting heards
@@javiermeislinger7452 are you serious? FiM was done in a option lacking broken ass engine
@@tlus537 yea because other did theyr own they didn’t have even finished it so who knows how this game would have looked like
@@javiermeislinger7452 get real it would never look as good as tfh cause if they wanted to expand their stuff itd be unavoidable to involve money
Is it wierd that I don't like Rarity, but I love Velvet?
El juego me gusta mucho es genial mis personajes favoritas son Shanty Paprika y Vixen
Applejack x Arizona
Rarity x Velvet
Rainbow Dash x Tianhuo
Pinkie Pie x Paprika
Twilight Sparkle x Oleander
Fluttershy x Pom
I love how everyone abuses Twillight and Oleander
I mean, have you seen Ollie's j.2C before it got nerfed? I'd want to abuse her too.
Shanty: "I'm beautiful." *Sips tea*
Nothing will beat "BIONIC FAAAARM"
ok, arizona sounded like twilight for one of her lines
Nice fighting there as game on and happy friendship day too y'all! 🎮 🐎 🎨 😊 👊
The developer of this game should change my theme to WWE Edge's theme
This a good game. Evo 2023 for sure.
It’s a shame Fighting is magic is only tied to season 1…. Meaning no discord, no changelings, no Sombra, no Sunset Shimmer, hell no Spike either which is odd
Is it strange that i am the only one that want a crossover between MLP And TFH? because it would be awesome as a 1 hour special on discovery family or at least a comic of it
The only had to make the game 20% cooler to be legally distinct.
I so sad that them fighting herds is cancelled now just like fighting is magic
So, lemme get this straight: this game started out as an MLP fan-game where the Mane 6, who taught you love and friendship, BEAT THE ABSOLUTE CRAP OUT OF EACH OTHER?!?!
@FightingisMagic hey, do you think you could make a video dedicated to every character's L3 Super?
Poor Twilight, being beaten hard by everycreature else...
OMG, I FORGOT ABOUT THIS GAME, HA. I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS WAS IN MY FYP
Que trucazo 🥺
Mi infancia 🥰
El de pinki pie era fácil hacer combo, pero ya no me sale con la llama XD
By the thumbnail I thought this was something dangaronapa related
I'm really glad they veered away from MLP with this project
@Fighting is Magic I don't like MLP and I much prefer the original characters they created for TFH, especially Oleander
@Fighting is Magic The gameplay has also clearly improved. TFH is an all around better game than FIM.
@Fighting is Magic Does that have an RPG story mode with dungeons and platforming, DLC characters, or big flashy finishers with hand-drawn animations? I really don't care about the MLP fan game. It was a terrible idea from the start. Only good thing about it is that it gave us TFH.
@Fighting is Magic You just admitted yourself that TFH does things FIM can't. Stop being a salty douchebag and hating on Mane 6 and their fans and accept that not everyone cares about an MLP fighting game. I have a hard time even looking at those "pony" things, so I'm not about to play a game featuring them. Especially when there's a game that's similar, but better in every way, including its character designs.
@@WILDMUSTANGX they annihilated you here LOOL
THIS IS HILARIOUS 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
dang... this just makes me want a copy of the original! just to try it out. wonder if I can find it
This game is a must have.
Did Them Fightin Herds started out as a MLP fan game before?
Yes
Yup, due to Hasbro copyright they gotta restart from zero with brand new characters
That's good. I like original characters in their own universe.
Yes! It's the same devs
You can only do so much with a fighting game.
I hope Creation of This game will Updated And add AJ super Power 3 And Level 2 of Twi,Picky,Futtershy And RD
How is Tianhuo not dead after Oleanders 2nd special
I think it was a Dummy Fight
Fluttershy has a raging demon just like Pom
wow, that's amazing
I liked arts in FiM so much.
2:43 WHAT THE HELL IS THAT BEHEMOTH?!
puppy c:
Poor Twilight
Oh ! Ya 😃👍
Twilight : I did nothing at all 💀💔
fim is becoming relevant again? loved this game as a kid,count me in!!
Woah I never knew the mlp version made it that far
They should get an agreement with Hasbro to use the MLP characters as DLC lmao
wasnt fluttershy's level 3 turned into pom's level 3?
Can you put a flash warning in the title please?
My Little Pony: Them’s Fightin’ Herds
This game is cool
Me encantaban estos gameplays
But doesn't Fighting is Magic have three Super Moves in it?
ANYYYYBODY else think arizona and twilight sound the same? or am i going crazy rn
Tara lended her voice for Arizona
Same voice actress.
Best mlp game ever
I wonder if the season pass includes the mane 6, would be cool
idk man, hasbro dmca'd them i dont think they're on good terms lol
The game made me blood thirsty
I heard that Lauren frost is help making them fightin herds
Lauren *Faust*, and yes, she's the creative director of the project.