Month: July 2012

Following Kotaku’s lead, MTV Geek has published a much more extensive interview with Archie Comics scribe Ian Flynn and editor Paul Kaminski about the upcoming Mega Man/Sonic the Hedgehog crossover. Over the course of the interview, a few more hints are dropped as to how this whole thing might get rolling– suffice to say, the […]

Feel like buying Mega Man over again? Rockman will be released on Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console on July 18th for  ¥500. No word yet on the possibility of a North American/European release. Source: CAP Kobun You can also see more details on Nintendo of Japan’s site. TMMN Staff

Over at Kotaku, they seem to be well ahead of everyone else when it comes to the upcoming Mega Man/Sonic the Hedgehog crossover by Archie Comics, as they have already conducted an interview with writer Ian Flynn about the True Blue Two. Among the items addressed are representing two characters shaped by the gameplay and […]

Here’s a little something to cool you down from this blue-hot Mega Man and Sonic crossover news. Ippo Yamada of Inti Creates has seemingly started his own band, SENSORS. Ippo himself is on bass and production. Ryo Kawakami, who has also played a major role in Inti’s Mega Man soundtracks, handles keyboards. And I’m not […]

Nope, no more teasers – this is the real deal. Kotaku has the PR from Archie’s upcoming 12 part, yes, TWELVE PART crossover of the two gaming heroes, come 2013. Coming from Archie’s Paul Kaminski: “We’ve been gearing up for this for years. From the moment we had Mega Man at Archie, we knew we […]

If you’ve ever listened to the The Mega Man Network podcast, I believe I’ve mentioned before I’m one of the rare people who didn’t grow up with a NES. So, I don’t have memories of playing 8-bit Mega Man at all like my other TMMN cohorts.  My love of Mega Man came down the road […]

   Wonder Fest, as you may know, is a twice a year super-assembly for model and figure-making fans. And lately, there’s been more and more Rockman wares available by dedicated garage artists. Sadly, it does not appear that Hobby Rock is organizing again for this event, unless they plan to release a close call announcement […]

Gotta keep that gratitude train going! Got many more prizes to give away! This time we’ll have THREE winners! And what we have to offer is a little bit interesting. Please, it’s important you read this post carefully! We are giving away three Elec Man resin kits by Planeswalker. These were purchased earlier this year […]

  Even after wrapping up this contest, it still haunts me! As promised, Tabby and I have collected together all the entries for your viewing pleasure. I think when you look over them, you’ll come to understand why we had so much trouble deciding on a winner. Be warned, this is a very image intensive post […]

The map of Dr.Wily Stage 2. TMMN Staff

That’s how this advertisement for Rockman 2‘s boss contest sells itself. This apparently comes from a pretty old issue of Family Computer Magazine. Most of the text just tells the story of Rockman, questions what Dr. Wily’s true form really is, promises some huge sized bosses, and uses the original game’s boss characters to imply […]

While rumors of a new Marvel vs. Capcom game began to circulate last night (only to be denied by Ryota Niitsuma on Twitter), a new truth has come to light today as Capcom has announced the Xbox LIVE Arcade and PlayStation Network release of Marvel vs. Capcom Origins, a $14.99/1,200 MS Point two-game release containing […]