That is probably the exact reason that they are not using the Smash Bros. version of Mega Man in the new cartoon. It isn't supposed to be an adaptation of the NES games, it is an attempt to reboot the series and market it to kids who have never played a Mega Man game before. The target audience for Mega Man consists of children who were not born yet when the last Mega Man X game was released. Aiming for nostalgia won't help in making them fans, and making young kids fans of Mega Man requires making changes to suit the tastes of modern kids.it's meant to represent the original 8 bit sprites, and they nailed it, even the eyes are like that! I really loved it
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Mega Man design changed for the Mega Man TV Show (2017)
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Sword Of Doom
Member
They're both ugly
Smash Bros mega man so much better
Smash Bros mega man so much better
DaytimeWhiskey
Banned
Yea, this new redesign is only slightly less ugly.
Also 11 minute episodes? Lame but I guess it could end up being a gift if the show is bad
Gunstar Ikari
Unconfirmed Member
How did the EXE reveal go I wonder? I didn't have great internet back then.
Also bug style was fucking dope
Can't speak for the reveal, but I know all too well that it was open season on Battle Network fans during the series's heyday. The Mega Man fanbase was (arguably still is) hella dysfunctional.
Was thinking about this and I'm not really sure where it comes from? Mega Man's from the 1987 yet he's based of Astro Boy, which was from 1952. Mega Man X was from 1993 and drew a lot from 1972's Casshern; the storyline, Sigma, Velgauder. Both retro as hell when they came out. Mega Man Legends was from 1997 and is, what, Evangelion and Yatterman? So I guess that one was current to what was on television at the time. Mega Man Battle Network came five years after Pokemon. Not retro, but it was hardly striking while the iron was hot.
MrSaturn99
Member
So uh, the original tweet's deleted and I'm barely seeing anyone else reporting this. Do we know exactly what the Twitter user's involvement with the show is? As far as I can tell, he's just involved with a Mega Man fangame.
Soul of the Beast
Member
The design itself was alright, the game however, isn't.
Iva Demilcol
Member
Astroboy was this:
by the 80s he looked like this:
which was like the standard look of 80s anime:
and in that context Mega Man was born:
For Battle Network let's look at what was hot at the moment:
This is what I like to call the "Pokémon look":
it became almost the norm for kid-friendly looking games too:
Note that these games were released on the Gameboy Advance too.
And the "tron lines" that are kind of popular right now in American comic books and shows:
I mean, even Batman looked like this for a while:
Yes, I selected my examples carefully and avoided other versions of Mega Man for two reasons:
1. To avoid this post getting longer/busier that it already is, and
2. Because I think the different versions of Mega Man share some design philosophies with the examples I provided.
papertoonz
Member
looks better, like the bringers colours for sure. if it's actually gonna be a action cartoon and not some TTG knock off i'll keep my eye on it
just because they based it on the original sprite doesn't mean it's good
i mean it's not a bad design by any means, i just don't like it all that much
it's meant to represent the original 8 bit sprites, and they nailed it, even the eyes are like that! I really loved it
just because they based it on the original sprite doesn't mean it's good
i mean it's not a bad design by any means, i just don't like it all that much
Probably can't be animated in flash well.
Valkerionseven
Member
The design is just so busy... Would have liked them to tone it down and shrink the head a bit. They tried to merge all the MM designs I guess and it made a pretty horrible chimera instead. I think the classic short mega man design (not the cartoon show with human proportions) would have made a good animated show, especially since Smash reintroduced it to a lot of kids.
Eh, lets get "extreme" or whatever the kid show buzz word is now.
Eh, lets get "extreme" or whatever the kid show buzz word is now.
QuantumZebra
Member
it's meant to represent the original 8 bit sprites, and they nailed it, even the eyes are like that! I really loved it
this ^^^
SSB nailed it
AdmiralMikey
Member
Congrats to the producers of that show from turning a garbage design into a slightly less garbage design.
rockman zx
Member
Looks like the show will be aired on Cartoon Network in 2018.
Ban Puncher
Member
Willing to bet they death slot it at 6AM on a Saturday.
Oh, goodness, that'd just be hilarious.
Somehow, Transformers: Robots in Disguise was able to survive despite that, but I don't know if a Mega Man toon could do the same.
Nintendo nailed the design perfectly...
Why can't Capcom take notes?
Well, for starter, nintendo [intentionally] made megaman a "soul less" robot for smash, which works in the game and is very fateful to the original sprite, but wouldn't translate very well to the cartoon.
Smash MegaMan is perfect for games.
Yup