Vast Fame Co. Ltd. (Chinese: 廣譽科技有限公司; pinyin: Guǎng yù kējì yǒuxiàn gōngsī) is a now-defunct Taiwanese unlicensed developer of Game Boy games based out of Dali City, Taiwan, founded in 1999 and with their last known game published in 2003.[1]
One common feature found in most of their games is a sound engine stolen from Rockman World 5; in fact, song 14 in the GBS rip of Rockman DX3 is literally the corresponding tune from Rockman World 5 with its pitches changed.
Confirmed games
These are games in which Vast Fame is explicitly credited or which they have otherwise been confirmed to have developed.
Game Boy Color
- Bai Wang Da Fu Weng (a.k.a. Monopoly 2, Crazy Richman 2, To Be A Millionaire)
- Queen Fighter 2000 (a.k.a. Gals Fighters)
- San Guo Zhi: Lie Chuan (a.k.a. Shawu Story) - not credited in-game but has V.Fame boot logo.[2]
- Sheng Shou Wu Yu[3]
- Shi Kong Xing Shou (a.k.a. Spatio Monoster, Timer Monster)
- Shui Hu Shen Shou (a.k.a. Mythos, Shawu Story)
- Super Fighter S (a.k.a. Super Fighter '99, 2000 King of Fighter) - not credited in-game but has V.Fame boot logo.
- Super Fighter 2001 Alpha
- Xin Feng Shen Bang
- Zook Hero Z (a.k.a. Zook Z, Rockman Z)
- Zook Hero 2 (a.k.a. Rockman DX3)
Accessories
- Fire Bird cheat card
Game Boy Advance
- Mo Jie Qi Bing
- Battle Network Rockman Crystal (commonly refered to as Rockman & Crystal)
Unconfirmed Games
Game Boy Color
- Devil Land (same sound engine as other V.Fame games; found on Silver Version 12 in 1 multicart)
- Digimon 3 (music and engine from Shui Hu Shen Shou)
- Digimon Pocket (same sound engine and similar interface to other V.Fame RPGs; found on Silver Version 12 in 1 multicart with other V.Fame titles)
- Digimon Sapphire (same music as Bai Wang Da Fu Weng; same UI as Sheng Shou Wu Yu)[4]
- Harry Potter 3 (contains menu graphics from Zook Hero 2, but unlike other Vast Fame games its music is not original and does not use the Mega Man V sound engine; it is stolen from Parodius)
- Pokemon Ruby (same engine as Digimon Pocket)
- Soul Falchion (leftover graphics, music and ROM ID from Gals Fighters; found on Silver Version 12 in 1 multicart with other V.Fame titles)
Game Boy Advance
- Crash Bandicoot 4 (music from Soul Falchion)[5]
- Digimon Ruby (a.k.a. Digimon Rury) (reused music from Bai Wang Da Fu Weng, Devil Land, and Shi Kong Xing Shou)
- Digimon Sapphire (same sound engine and dialogue font as Rockman Crystal. Most of its graphics are stolen from Digimon Battle Spirits.)[6]
- Digimon Zhi Hong Lan Dui Jue (same HUD as Crash Bandicoot 4)[7]
References
- ↑ Sky League forum post (Chinese)
- ↑ http://fuji.drillspirits.net/?post=87
- ↑ http://acg.gamer.com.tw/acgDetail.php?s=3144 (Chinese)
- ↑ YouTube - Digimon Saphire by Vast Fame (Game Boy Color)
- ↑ YouTube - Crash Advance IV for Gameboy Advance (bootleg)
- ↑ YouTube - Digimon Sapphire by Vast Fame (Game Boy Advance)
- ↑ SKY LEAGUE DUMP&HACK ROM WIN (Chinese)