I’ve already written about how I’ve discovered, and even re-discovered MUGEN but something about playing it on my relatively small 19-inch monitor kept me from finishing my dream MUGEN compilation. Well, all that’s about to change as I have just heard news that MUGEN is alive and well on the X-Box.

Ok, so this is old news to some, but the discovery that this was indeed true, and not a rumor, nearly knocked me off my seat! Well, after fumbling with it for a couple of days, I have to admit I have still not been able to successfully get it to run. Still, with so many people out there on forums complaining that it took them forever to successfully have it running, I am not losing hope. Especially since some people have even got it to boot directly from a DVD!

Before you ask, this version of MUGEN works with the original X-Box and not the X-Box 360. Also, no versions have been made for either the Dreamcast or the PS2/PS3’s. Before the announcement, I was trying to find an older PC with TV out just for MUGEN! I was that consumed with the idea before my wife made it clear to me how ridiculous that would have looked in the middle of our living room I still wanted to do it but I didn’t feel like storming through the inevitable resistance so I gave up on that.

I think the only thing that’s not working for me is the swap file. Once I figure that out, I’ll be on my way to Fighting Game Bliss! If you want to give it a try yourself, you can download an Xmugen full package from the usual places. Anyone out there got it working?