Like an onion, Shrek SuperSlam has layers upon layers. The game isn’t exactly polished, but that’s also part of the attraction: Broken mechanics mean players have found creative exploits to turn the game into something far more complex than it was originally meant to be. But ShrekSuper Slam isn’t popular just because of memes.īeneath its surface lies a surprisingly engaging fighting game that keeps its competitive nature alive. The films are ripe with humor, making them an easy fit for Internet culture in how they make fun of Disney’s capitalism, yet are monsters of it themselves - it’s exactly the type of irony that memes delight in. Its sequel, Shrek 2, grossed more than double that amount.
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He had just graduated high school and the coronavirus pandemic kept the world at a stand still, so he had a lot of time on his hands.īut what’s so special about a 16-year-old fighting game that, for all intents and purposes, was created as shovelware? Why make a remaster? There’s no denying that its license, especially at the time of release, was huge: Shrek debuted in movie theatres in 2001, grossing $487 million worldwide. I have played almost every Shrek game there is.”ĭespite having zero game development experience, and driven purely by his love for the game, Victor has been working pro-bono on the fan-made, high-definition remaster since last September as a hobby. “I love all the movies, all the short films, and most of the games. His last name is omitted for privacy reasons. “I love Shrek unironically,” says Victor, the creator of the remaster, in an interview with Fanbyte. Now, one fan is remastering the 2005 fighting game almost entirely on his own. Against all odds, Shrek SuperSlam grew a niche audience thanks to a surge of popular Shrek memes and a loyal online following in the fighting game community.
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Even its developers at Shaba Games knew the game they were building wasn’t a hit. No one would have paid attention to Shrek SuperSlam if it wasn’t for the Internet.