Vanguard Princess: Free Fighting Game for PC

[Vic_Sage]

What is Vanguard Princess?

Vanguard Princess is a FULLY FREEWARE Doujin (Homebrew/Indie) 2D fighting game created by a single guy called Sugeno (http://suge9.blog58.fc2.com/) who was released on June 30 2009. The style of the game is a wacky combination between "old skool mechanism" and assist support, all combined with the "all-loved by SRK" loli characters! ANIME!. VP was created on Fighting Maker 2nd, a Japanese "fighting engine" just like MUGEN but with a lot of more support and possibilities. You can read the Readme.txt of the game translated to English here (http://forums.shoryuken.com/showpost.php?p=7023291&postcount=478) (thx jumpAlice!).

Screenies plz?:

Offical Flyer
http://blog-imgs-29.fc2.com/s/u/g/suge9/20090602014018c08.jpg





http://i40.tinypic.com/29olpip.jpg
http://i40.tinypic.com/2mqp121.jpg
http://i40.tinypic.com/2ah5ceo.jpg
http://i44.tinypic.com/6xx6jp.jpg
http://i39.tinypic.com/295qoa8.jpg
http://i42.tinypic.com/s1jbk1.jpg
http://i41.tinypic.com/2gwhrbn.jpg

Holy mother of f***, this game is f***ing beautiful!

Indeed!, this game got a lot of attention because of his pretty awesome sprite work and backgrounds. According to Canned Dogs (http://zepy.momotato.com/2009/07/02/vanguard-princess/) Sugeno was "supposedly an ex-capcom employee as according to what people have managed to dug up about him", this hasn’t confirmed yet anyway, but still...

So what requirements i need?

Very, VERY low specs:

OS： MS - Windows 98/Me/2000/XP Japanese Edition (or Japanese Locale).
CPU ： Pentium III 400MHz.
Memory： 128MB.
HDD： 400MB Free Space,　DirectX 7 required.

(thx jumpAlice!)

So this s*** is Freeware? URL plz!!111

You got it:

LATEST VERSION:
- 1.03b (http://www.vector.co.jp/download/file/win95/game/fh486763.html)
- Unofficial 1.03b "english" version (http://ifile.it/uwskedr) (thx Saikyou)

Older versions:

- Version 1.02 (http://www.freem.ne.jp/game/win/dl/dlfg02302.html)
- Patch for 1.02 that corrects Natalia bugs (http://www.mediafire.com/?5otyhyndied) (thx someAZdude (http://forums.shoryuken.com/showpost.php?p=7281071&postcount=1413))
- Unofficial version 1.02 without need for Japanese support (http://ifile.it/hlg62yw) (thx Saikyou (http://forums.shoryuken.com/showpost.php?p=7273008&postcount=1401))
- Version 1.01 (http://www.vector.co.jp/download/file/win95/game/fh483557.html)
- Unofficial version 1.01 without need for Japanese support (http://ifile.it/496k5q2) (thx Saikyou (http://forums.shoryuken.com/showpost.php?p=7106960&postcount=1109) for this).
- Unofficial version 1.01 with Hilda unlocked for play (http://rapidshare.com/files/261153742/PlayableHildaMod.rar) (thx Garzahd (http://forums.shoryuken.com/showpost.php?p=7196563&postcount=1257) for this).
- Version 1.00 (http://www.vector.co.jp/download/file/win95/game/fh482384.html)

Help! the game doesn’t start on my PC

Vanguard Princess NEEDS your Windows regional configuration for non-unicode programs in Japanese. For change that go to Control Panel -> Regional and Language Settings -> Administrative -> Change the Unicode language to Japanese (thx Lolerskates (http://forums.shoryuken.com/showpost.php?p=6997110&postcount=203) for this). Some people also tested the game with AppLocale (http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/tools/apploc.mspx) or NTLEA (http://forums.shoryuken.com/showpost.php?p=7007096&postcount=347) and some times it’s seems to work but with some bugs, like unreadable fonts or no music. Also running the game on the root of C:\ seems to work to some random people.

Every name in this game is in Japanese (Hiragana), who is who?

Characters:

Main character: Yui Kutuna
Girl with magic stick: Haruka Kutuna
Loli grappler: Lilith
Boobs+Guns: Luna Himeki
Loli on yellow clothes: Kurumi Mirumati
Sword girl with blue hair: Saki Mitonoya
Sort-of-Ninja girl with dwelled clothes: Kaede Hioh
Mecha girl: Natalia Glinka
Loli with fighting sticks: Eri Hasumi
Bow girl: Ayane Ikuse
Final Boss: Hilda

Assists:

Magical assist girl: Kanae
Robot assist girl: Ciela
Boxer assist girl: Eko
Ball-and-chain assist girl: Juliet

Has Vanguard Princess "Online Mode"?

Believe it or not someone is now working on a netplay program: LunaPort.

Official Site (http://lunaport.pastebin.com/)
Download (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?hnrd1azfwln) (version R45)

After a lot of research LunaPort finally works decent, still with some issues, but works just fine. Give a try. Thx emoshunzzz for the original link.

Has Vanguard Princess "Training Mode"?

Yes! when you are on a fight in VS Mode press the P button and them the E button, bizarre method but it was the only way to do a training mode on Fighting Maker.

Is there a hitbox display mode?

Sort of: You need to edit the game.ini parameter "Editor.TestPlay.HitJudge=0", change 0 to 1. Thanks Rikimtasu (http://forums.shoryuken.com/showpost.php?p=7199482&postcount=1263) for this.

What is the "latest version" of this game?

Latest version of Vanguard Princess is 1.03b, released on August 21.

Its seems that is more a "bugfix" of 1.02.

The soundtrack is awesome! where i can get it?

Here (http://www.4shared.com/file/117637765/e5c26ebb/Music.html) (Thx lipucd for this rip!)

Is there are more info about the game or characters somewhere?

Yup:

- Mizuumi has started a Wiki for the game (http://vaginapoverty.mizuumi.net/index.php/Main_Page), there are command list, combos and more poverty stuff.
- There is also a Japanese Wiki for Vanguard Princess (http://vanpri.wikiwiki.jp/) (thx Esker for the news (http://forums.shoryuken.com/showpost.php?p=7044379&postcount=759)).
- Also, just in case, there is a Wikipedia entry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanguard_Princess) about the game.

Videos?

Official Sugeno trailers:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8H5RGZXta8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpBXH2sm8vM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxydHPPReAw

Serikamo’s Japanese VP casuals (http://www.youtube.com/user/serikamo).

1.00 combos:

Eri combos (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hQIlBGjxBo) (by GoDSh0t)
Eri Redizzy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bsJUqA58Js) (by sibladeko)
Kaede corner 79% (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqxD07N1QDg) (by zer0kage)
Random Ayane combos (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcwRrS38bFY) (by yourmother)
Eri infinite combo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGoReEhxDag) (by sibladeko)
Kurumi corner Loop (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8u-mCwCBpU) (by yourmother)
Saki 100% (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juFid5jjo9o) (by alpha10th+sibladeko)
Yui experimentation (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TI9ZJq2WN0) (by Dakanya)
Yui does damage (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3u-P67_RaQY&fmt=18) (by Dakanya)
Saki Madness (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqVNh52LJ3w) (by H-F Blade)
Luna stun combo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQlgW5a75yU) (by Checkerpatch)
Kaede bug on Super (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFwJJdFEZ00) (thx rikimtasu)
Ayane Combos (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYeUbKyMH-k) (by dj_de)

1.01 combos:

100% with Lilth in 1.01~ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bicz7XPYJm8) (by canon5311)
Saki/Sierra Combo Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLsXTKfuzSg) (by synix09)
Huge Luna combo without assist (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gY-5oXL17Wg) (by canon5311)
Kurumi/Eko loop (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ip2yZCeUemw) (by someAzNdude)

Vanguard Princess katakana tag for Nicodouga (http://www.nicovideo.jp/tag/%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AC%E3%83%BC%E3%8 3%89%E3%83%97%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BB%E3%82%B9? sort=f) (thx rikimtasu)

[Dragonus45]

............... WHOLLY #$&%ING !@#$. That game looks so win that i think my win-o-meter just popped. This is almost as awesome a peice of freeware as cave story. Maybe better if it has an awesome old school 2d fighter storyline.

[warty goblin]

That is not a beautiful 2D one-man game. This is a beautiful 2D one-man game.

http://www.positech.co.uk/blog/20thfeb.jpg

[Grey Paladin]

That is not a beautiful 2D one-man game. This is a beautiful 2D one-man game.

http://www.positech.co.uk/blog/20thfeb.jpg

Source ?

[chiasaur11]

Source ?

Gratuitous Space Battles.

And it is a thing of beauty.

[warty goblin]

Gratuitous Space Battles.

And it is a thing of beauty.

Yeah, it's quite something to watch a cruiser blow up so hard that the light refracts off of the atmosphere of the planet below it.

Plus, although the battles may be gratiutous, there aren't any gratuitous panty shots.

[Oslecamo]

Well, altough space battles are pretty cool, panty shots on badass anime girls grades higher on my awesome scale.

Somebody needs to make a game about space battles of whole fleets of girl robots like Valsione...

[Dragonus45]

Wow this game rocks, i played around a bit with the chars but eventually i settled on using Luna, i love the feel of shooting someone then popping into a cool pose and doing it again. Is there any kind of online support for this.

:edit: just noticed it in your post >.>

:edit 2: just found an absolutely hilarious review for the game. its slightly nsfw. but no nudity just sideboob.

http://taikutsuremedy.blogspot.com/2009/07/vanguard-princess-review.html

[Vic_Sage]

That is not a beautiful 2D one-man game. This is a beautiful 2D one-man game.

http://www.positech.co.uk/blog/20thfeb.jpg
Yeah that's not that impressive next to VP, especially with how smooth VP runs with all the detail and everything.

[SlyGuyMcFly]

*looks at screenshots*

*is panty shotted to death*

[warty goblin]

Yeah that's not that impressive next to VP, especially with how smooth VP runs with all the detail and everything.

That's not a very good picture I admit.
This one is much better:
http://www.positech.co.uk/gratuitousspacebattles/images/battle4.jpg


As for running smoothly, my computer, which is by no means top of the line, can handle GSB at 1400x900, all settings turned up in the largest battles just fine. This is a game where I'd be surprised if there wasn't in excess of a hundred different missiles alone on screen, not to mention the lasers tracking and destroying them, the pieces of other ships being blown off, and fighters even being blown off course by missiles exploding into their target.

Plus, as previously mentioned, GSB might be a gratuitous male power fantasy, but at least it isn't mysogenistic. Also the audio doesn't rape my eardrums.

[Vic_Sage]

mysogenistic

I was wondering when that word would show up

[KBF]

Wait, why are you implying that this game is not beautiful because this other game you like is better? Are you seriously arguing this in this game's thread?

It's a fighting game made on "Fighting Game Maker." GSB is a full blown indie game. Why the hell are you comparing this game to that one? It has a thread.

[Tengu_temp]

http://ffrpg.republika.pl/bearseal.PNG

Okay, not all of those characters are lolis. But there's enough of them to qualify.

[AgentPaper]

While I love GSB too, there's already enough fawning praise for it in it's own thread, so keep things on topic...:smallsigh:

[Tengu_temp]

:edit 2: just found an absolutely hilarious review for the game. its slightly nsfw. but no nudity just sideboob.

http://taikutsuremedy.blogspot.com/2009/07/vanguard-princess-review.html

Funny how many of these moe characters seem to be utter psychos. Higarushi much?

[Dragonus45]

Sadly it isnt the "real" storyline of the games. But i tend to use it when i play since cant read Japanese yet. I can make out a bit of what they say tho.

[Closet_Skeleton]

I was wondering when that word would show up

Really? It isn't even a real word.

I can't get this to work because I don't have east asian languages installed.

[Grey Paladin]

Really? It isn't even a real word.

I can't get this to work because I don't have east asian languages installed.

Install them?

[Closet_Skeleton]

Install them?

Don't have the disc right now, can't find a way to steal the disc that isn't bittorrent, which I can't use right now.

[Thane of Fife]

Don't have the disc right now, can't find a way to steal the disc that isn't bittorrent, which I can't use right now.

The "Unoffical English Version" seems to work fine without switching to Japanese.

[tribble]

Could you spoiler the pictures, please?

[Closet_Skeleton]

The "Unoffical English Version" seems to work fine without switching to Japanese.

Can't download that version for some reason.

[Dragonus45]

funny enough when i switched to the Japanese Unicode before i tried to start it it would't work. I had to switch back to play. So anyone who can get it to work want to have a fight?