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Rockman/Mega Man 25th Anniversary Thread
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Etrian Oddity
Member
Sure would be nice to get another ZX game, if only to conclude the cliffhanger.
Both PSN and Virtual Console have a huge chunk of the original MegaMan series. Both services may actually have all the games.
I was on JPSN recently and became envious over all the Vita compatible MegaMan games we don't have in the west:
(That's Legends, Legends 2, and Powered Up)
i still have my psx copies, but i grabbed these last week for the hell of it. rockman dash 2 in widescreen with no slowdown...delicious.
rockman zx
Member
From the top of my head, you have from 1 to 5 in Wii Virtual Console and from 1 to 4 in USA PSN, the PSN versions are the Playstation versions (improved ports of the NES games), but they are in japanese.
Fixed, and yes there is a Mega Man Tennis and many more "weird" games and ports for the Japanese phones, maybe I will add them in the future.
DukeTogo1300
Member
The CD set is actually really cool, especially the E Can, but there better be more.
I'm trying real hard to not expect much.
You were the best, you were videogames.
I'm trying real hard to not expect much.
You were the best, you were videogames.
No kidding. Seeing how he does the character stories, his details in character design and some of his colored stuff from his dA/blog, I kinda wish if Capcom would just contract him for an animated series (or maybe art design on a game, MM&B wasn't enough for me). The promo stuff for Megaman 9 that was in the CD booklet was goooodlike.
I'll check out the Archie stuff soon.
alf717
Member
Speaking of "weird" games. For years and years I owned Rockman Gold Empire and never knew that it was an official game. I thought it was a cheap Mega Man knock off. Here is the intro movie to the game for anyone that might be interested.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GMQ7V_didY
Very Mega Man 8ish.
Rock-can Sound E Can (Rockman 25th Anniversary)
So, this is exclusive to their own (Japanese) store? I guess they won't ship internationally.
Uncle Rupee
Banned
Let's celebrate by not releasing Mega Man Legends 3
Metallix87
Member
Capcom must be celebrating all the time...
rockman zx
Member
So, this is exclusive to their own (Japanese) store? I guess they won't ship internationally.
Correct.
If you really really want it and you don't mind to pay a little extra, I suggest you to use Rinkya, Celga or a service like that, you will have to pay a fee for their services.
megaStryke
Banned
Hey, party people! I'm the original creator of the Mega Man Game History chart. I'm pretty stoked that it's still being shuffle around the net. I had always meant to go back and spruce it up, and I suppose the 25th anniversary would be the best time to do so.
And yes, to the best of my knowledge, all those games are official releases. The only games I excluded are budget re-releases. However, I'm starting to have doubts about some of the shadier-looking Asian PC games, like the X3 / X4 / X5 collection. I'll have to do a little more digging to make sure.
And yes, to the best of my knowledge, all those games are official releases. The only games I excluded are budget re-releases. However, I'm starting to have doubts about some of the shadier-looking Asian PC games, like the X3 / X4 / X5 collection. I'll have to do a little more digging to make sure.
Dragoon En Regalia
Member
Oh hello, welcome to GAF. I like the chart you did, good work.
Fox Mulder
Member
A bunch of the great NES and SNES titles are expensive without being rare at all.
bumpkin
Member
That's not cool, man. Not cool at all.I was on JPSN recently and became envious over all the Vita compatible MegaMan games we don't have in the west:
(That's Legends, Legends 2, and Powered Up)
What the hell is the hold-up, Capcom USA? I want my Powered-Up!
rockman zx
Member
Added this:
20th Anniversary Rockman 1~6 Rock Arrange Ver.
Youtube Playlist.
20th Anniversary Rockman 1~6 Techno Arrange Ver.
Youtube Playlist.
Thanks for the original chart, I will love to have here the updated chart when you have it ready
Here is your answer:
http://www.siliconera.com/2012/02/28/why-is-mega-man-powered-up-not-on-the-playstation-network/
So yeah, Japanese version of the game has superior code.
20th Anniversary Rockman 1~6 Rock Arrange Ver.
- 01 Boss mix medley
- 02 Cutman mix
- 03 Metalman mix
- 04 Dr.Wily 1 (Rockman2) mix
- 05 Shadowman mix
- 06 Get a Weapon (Rockman3) mix
- 07 Dr.Cossack 2 mix
- 08 Dr.Wily (Rockman5) mix
- 09 Yamatoman mix
- 10 Tomahawkman mix
- 11 Title mix medley
Youtube Playlist.
20th Anniversary Rockman 1~6 Techno Arrange Ver.
- 01 Stage Sellect mix medley
- 02 Elecman mix
- 03 Dr.Wily 1 (Rockman2) mix
- 04 Quickman mix
- 05 Airman mix
- 06 Heatman mix
- 07 Snakeman mix
- 08 Magnetman mix
- 09 Dr.Wily 2 (Rockman4) mix
- 10 Starman mix
- 11 Flameman mix
Youtube Playlist.
Thanks for the original chart, I will love to have here the updated chart when you have it ready
Here is your answer:
http://www.siliconera.com/2012/02/28/why-is-mega-man-powered-up-not-on-the-playstation-network/
So yeah, Japanese version of the game has superior code.
wondermega
Member
this is the most appropriate place to post it - the megas new album (MM3) is, uh, half-out - after probably 3 or 4 years of saying "it's on the way"
If I wasn't perpetually junior'd (long story) I'd make a new thread to give it some exposure, but this should suffice. If you are uninitiated, check out the 1st couple albums (MM1 & 2), and then revel in the new one, it's very well-done. This is not simply "chiptune cover music," they've worked really hard to craft an honest-to-goodness rock opera paying tribute to these games!
If I wasn't perpetually junior'd (long story) I'd make a new thread to give it some exposure, but this should suffice. If you are uninitiated, check out the 1st couple albums (MM1 & 2), and then revel in the new one, it's very well-done. This is not simply "chiptune cover music," they've worked really hard to craft an honest-to-goodness rock opera paying tribute to these games!
Meowtor
Gold Member
will 2nd this. an amazing album by a band who gives life and story past the normal lines of the mega man series.
lunchwithyuzo
Banned
Currently in the USA:
Wii Virtual Console
-Mega Man (NES)
-Mega Man 2 (NES)
-Mega Man 3 (NES)
-Mega Man 4 (NES)
-Mega Man 5 (NES)
-Mega Man X (SNES)
-Mega Man X2 (SNES)
PSN Classics (PS3+PSP)
-Rockman (PS1)
-Rockman 2: Dr. Wily no Nazo (PS1)
-Rockman 3: Dr. Wily no Saigo!? (PS1)
-Rockman 4: Aratanaru Yabō!! (PS1)
Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console
-Mega Man: Dr. Wiley's Revenge (GB)
yurinka
Member
I got Mega Man Maverick Hunter X from the euro store. Isn't it available in the jap store?I was on JPSN recently and became envious over all the Vita compatible MegaMan games we don't have in the west:
(That's Legends, Legends 2, and Powered Up)
It is called Irregular Hunter X in Japan and is not grouped with the others.
rockman zx
Member
Rockcan update!
Package images
Audio samples
Listen! (4 tracks).
Saturn exclusive tracks added to Rockman 8 disc and some audio samples.
Package images
Audio samples
Listen! (4 tracks).
Saturn exclusive tracks added to Rockman 8 disc and some audio samples.
I saw this on Capcom's Investor Site:
Never give up.
I don't believe this man's lies. Custom firmware people run the game without problems, and it's up in Japan. The only thing I can see SCEA saying warrants the stoppage of the release is the exact same reason Legends isn't on PSN here.
Yeah, Maverick Hunter X is elsewhere on the store.
Never give up.
I don't believe this man's lies. Custom firmware people run the game without problems, and it's up in Japan. The only thing I can see SCEA saying warrants the stoppage of the release is the exact same reason Legends isn't on PSN here.
Yeah, Maverick Hunter X is elsewhere on the store.
Dragoon En Regalia
Member
That can is going to look pretty cool on Rockman fan shelves around the world. And it's about time for us to have the Saturn soundtrack(s) on CD in such a definitive collection.
Huh? More info on this please...?
I'm thinking he's talking about Megaman Online, which was supposed to come out last year or something like that.
Urban Scholar
Member
Mega Man universe, the canned MMO awhile back?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QZGXr02h04&feature=related
ahh, bit late on the trigger.
MegaMan Online was never canned. It's the only MegaMan game we know of still in development.
Last I heard, the company developing it isn't in a good shape right now.
bumpkin
Member
Semi-tangent, but it looks like Mega Man X for iOS is on sale right now (through July 4th, it seems) for 99 cents. At $4.99 I couldn't take the plunge, but at a buck, I couldn't go wrong. The "upgraded" graphics definitely look very Flash-esque and the animation looks choppy since they didn't add frames, but overall it's not terrible.
Agent Unknown
Member
Very bittersweet anniversary indeed. It's amazing how poorly Capcom treats Mega Man now. When you think about it, it's equivalent to a hypothetical bizarro-world situation where Sega started shafting the Sonic series.
The suits in Japan think Mega Man's not popular in the west? WHO are these people and how can they possibly keep maintaining employment at the company? I remember when I was in grade school in the 80s/90s, almost all of the guys in my class played Mega Man games for the NES, it's ALWAYS been popular in the west. Shame Legends 3 never made it off the ground and Universe could have been an amazing spiritual successor to Powered Up.
Back in 2004, Atomic Planet's STUPIDITY in mapping shoot to the A button and jump to B for GC Mega Man Anniversary Collection infuriated me (years later it still blows my mind anybody would be so brain dead as to think that was a good idea as a default control scheme for ports of classic NES games and on top of that NOT even have the decency to include an optional control menu) so instead of playing the game with the garbage controls Capcom and Atomic Planet were trying to force on me, I decided to get off my butt and do something about it and had a Gamecube Hori pad modded with a reverse A/B switch so I could play with proper jump 'n shoot. I still have it, great all around controller. Eat this, schmucks at Capcom and Atomic Planet, NOBODY ruins my enjoyment of a game purchase:
The suits in Japan think Mega Man's not popular in the west? WHO are these people and how can they possibly keep maintaining employment at the company? I remember when I was in grade school in the 80s/90s, almost all of the guys in my class played Mega Man games for the NES, it's ALWAYS been popular in the west. Shame Legends 3 never made it off the ground and Universe could have been an amazing spiritual successor to Powered Up.
Back in 2004, Atomic Planet's STUPIDITY in mapping shoot to the A button and jump to B for GC Mega Man Anniversary Collection infuriated me (years later it still blows my mind anybody would be so brain dead as to think that was a good idea as a default control scheme for ports of classic NES games and on top of that NOT even have the decency to include an optional control menu) so instead of playing the game with the garbage controls Capcom and Atomic Planet were trying to force on me, I decided to get off my butt and do something about it and had a Gamecube Hori pad modded with a reverse A/B switch so I could play with proper jump 'n shoot. I still have it, great all around controller. Eat this, schmucks at Capcom and Atomic Planet, NOBODY ruins my enjoyment of a game purchase:
Cheesemeister
Member
This post sums up my feelings about Mega Man for the past 10+ years. So much potential, squandered.
Agent Unknown
Member
Indeed. And MM Universe could have been reallly interesting if just to see how it would've stacked up to LBP.
And the thing about GC MM Anniversary Collection jump 'n shoot fiasco that made it so much more irritating was the fact I waited months and months for that compilation, all through several delays only to find out about the controls being reversed when it was finally released. "Hey Gamecube fans! We're FINALLLY releasing MM Anniversary Collection! We don't think the reversed crapppy controls which ruin the enjoyment of these classic games are a big deal. Oh, but in case you're interested, the PS2 version has proper NES controls!" That sure was a nice, ice cold slap in the face. So consider my modded Hori controller pics above an eight years later shout out to Capcom and Atomic Planet's incompetence. It made me feel really good at the time and still does.
rockman zx
Member
Archie comic issue #15 preview.
megaStryke
Banned
I don't consider the Archie Mega Man series to quite be Megamix / Gigamix tier, but it's still pretty damn amazing. There are so many shout-outs and nods to fan artists and other Capcom titles.
For example, in the first issue, Neige from Mega Man Zero 4 was among the group of reporters at Light's presentation. In the next issue, the heroes from Forgotten Worlds were among the soldiers trying to fight off the Robot Masters.
Oh, and lyrics from this song.
For example, in the first issue, Neige from Mega Man Zero 4 was among the group of reporters at Light's presentation. In the next issue, the heroes from Forgotten Worlds were among the soldiers trying to fight off the Robot Masters.
Oh, and lyrics from this song.
rockman zx
Member
Dragoon En Regalia
Member
But who was Bass?!
Still: looks interesting, so long as it doesn't suffer from the Sonic comic's usual fluctuations in quality.
Still: looks interesting, so long as it doesn't suffer from the Sonic comic's usual fluctuations in quality.
Barrel Cannon
Member
Storm Eagle is still my fav megaman track by far.
given the robotic nature of sonic's enemies... this kinda makes sense.
Dark Octave
Banned
I saw this in my local anime shop and was about to flip. It sealed so I couldn't tell the art style or quality past the cover. When I did a search I noticed that this comic looks like the actual Archie comic but with a megaman theme to it.Archie comic issue #15 preview.
No thanks.
SonicMegaDrive
Member
Starsunder
Member
Just wanted to express my love for the Blue Bomber, and the sadness over the complete lack of new games he's getting.
I have my favorites in his main series (MM2 and 3) but honestly, I love them all, even the much-bashed MM4 and 8. I just recently played through all of them, in order, and loved every minute of it.
As far as the MMX series is concerned, MMX1 is just about a perfect action/platformer in my eyes. MMX2, while lacking the freshness and (imo) nearly perfect level design of X1, is also fantastic, and is very nostalgic for me being that it's the first X game I actually owned; I rented and beat X1 about 4 times before I actually owned it. And finally, X4 is also amazing. I think it features some fantastic stages, and the experience of playing as X or Zero is quite different.
Here's to you MM, you still have fans out there. ;_;
I have my favorites in his main series (MM2 and 3) but honestly, I love them all, even the much-bashed MM4 and 8. I just recently played through all of them, in order, and loved every minute of it.
As far as the MMX series is concerned, MMX1 is just about a perfect action/platformer in my eyes. MMX2, while lacking the freshness and (imo) nearly perfect level design of X1, is also fantastic, and is very nostalgic for me being that it's the first X game I actually owned; I rented and beat X1 about 4 times before I actually owned it. And finally, X4 is also amazing. I think it features some fantastic stages, and the experience of playing as X or Zero is quite different.
Here's to you MM, you still have fans out there. ;_;