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Jan 17• 2012 Community Developments

Super Mario Bros. Crossover 2.0 Trailer

Everyone's favorite online video game mash-up is back, and it's looking better than ever! Check out the new trailer: The Mushroom Kingdom will never be the same... again.

Jan 16• 2012 Site Developments

Starting TMMN’s Year of Contests! Win a D-Arts X Comic Ver!

Well folks, are you ready for some 2012 festivities? Let's kick it off, it's time for a new contest! Our latest offering is the already super-rare D-Arts Rockman X "Comic Ver." figure! This figure was sold in limited numbers at the Tamashii Nations 2011 event int...

Jan 15• 2012 Articles

Rockman 8 Merchandise Mania

Mega Man 8 released in North America with no more than the usual amount of fanfare. A special edition package came with a small booklet of the series history, and there was also a chance to buy a Mega Man figurine in honor of the Blue Bomber's 10th anniversary (even...

Jan 15• 2012 Contests

D-Arts Rockman X Comic Ver. Contest

Fans of Yoshihiro Iwamoto's Rockman X manga, or collectors of hard to get Rockman goods in general, take notice! Here is your chance to win the Iwamoto styled D-Arts Rockman X "Comic Ver." figure which was only available at the Tamashii Nations 2011 event. This'll...

Jan 14• 2012 Mega Man

Bandai’s Next D-Arts Figure: You Make the Call

As we alluded to before, Bandai and Bluefin are looking into fan input towards the future of Mega Man in their D-Arts line. And today we can now say this will be effected with a series of polls to be held on Bluefin's Facebook page starting Monday. The first poll will...

Jan 14• 2012 Community Developments

TRIAL Films Seeking Funding for Nonprofit Protomen Fan Film

One of the more interesting developments to come out of Mega Man in the past several years has been the emergence of bands inspired by the Blue Bomber in various ways, with The Protomen being among the leading examples. Since arriving on the scene, their brand of...

Jan 13• 2012 Community Developments

100,000 Strong’s Message to Hit National Airwaves

100,000 Strong for MML3's admin Matt Papa has recently come out with some news about a major publicity score. During MAGfest, the movement got some face time with National Public Radio, who plans to include it in a segment about MAGfest to be aired later. As Matt...

Jan 13• 2012 Community Developments

Jin Saotome’s “Marvelous” Mega Man Figure

What would Mega Man be like if he were a part of the Marvel Universe? That is the question toy customizer Jin Saotome set out to answer with one of his latest creations, a custom Mega Man action figure made in the scale of the six-inch "Marvel Legends" line. Jin also...

Jan 12• 2012 Mega Man

Bandai/Bluefin Seeking Fan Involvement with Mega Man

Today Bluefin has contacted us with an interesting update. While we aren't able to give details yet, since they simply haven't been finalized, we've been informed to tell you of an upcoming activity that may have influence on the continuation of the Mega Man product...

Jan 11• 2012 Community Developments

Bit Brigade Rocks Out with Mega Man 2

Caution: Video contains NSFW language What could be better than kicking back and playing Mega Man 2, one of the greatest video games of all time? I won't pretend there aren't a lot of possibilities, but for the sake of this article the one thing better is having a...

Jan 10• 2012 Mega Man

Mega Man 25th Anniversary Logo Revealed?

Deep within the files and code of the iOS version of Mega Man X, something interesting was uncovered by Spanish gaming website Universal Gamer. Above is apparently logos for the 25th anniversary of Mega Man, featuring a rather stark difference to the style of the 20th...

Jan 10• 2012 Mega Man

Preview of Mega Man #9

Just one more issue, and the headlines for these previews won't sound the least bit confusing any more! In any case, the preview for the newest issue of the Mega Man comic book is now available, and surprisingly enough, it's not on IGN; rather, it comes straight from...

Jan 8• 2012 Community Developments

Retronauts Lunch Break to Kick Off with Classic Mega Man

Before anyone asks: we tried to find some picture, any picture, which correlates with both "Mega Man" and "lunch box" or even just "lunch." No dice. So we just used the image from the source. Feel free to suggest another, even though it is now apparent through the...

Jan 7• 2012 Community Developments

Celebrate Mega Man by Learning How to Draw X

As you may have heard, the Nintendo 3DS is really picking up some steam in sales. Now, we would all like to see more Mega Man on the platform, but if Capcom has any plans, they aren't talking about it, which leaves it up to us. Granted, it's not quite the same, but...

Jan 7• 2012 Community Developments

Get the ‘Official’ Rokko Chan Soundtrack

While Rokko Chan itself isn't an official game, you can now get what's essentially the official soundtrack from the album composer, R-MEGA. He has linked the soundtrack from his site, requiring a password to access it (rokko). Although if you like, you can also just...

Jan 6• 2012 Community Developments

Zero and Omega Face Off in a Decisive Battle

In Mega Man Zero 3, the climactic final battle between Zero and Omega didn't quite ring true for some fans, for various reasons. But YouTube user Ultimate Maverick X recently decided to reenact the clash in a sprite-animated form, adding some interesting additional...

Jan 5• 2012 Articles• Community Developments• Featured

Should Robot Workers Have Rights Too? An Argument For the Affirmative

by James “GS Edgeman” Riser Originally published in The Monsteropolis Times. August 2nd, 200X -The sunrise woke me before my alarm did. I felt rested, even though my excitement prevented me from falling asleep right away the night before. I got dressed and set out to...

Jan 5• 2012 Site Developments

The TMMN Megacast #16 – What is Robot DNA?

It's a new year and while 2011 hasn't been the brightest year for the blue bomber (and could arguably be the worst yet), Heat Man, Tabby, returning guest Ash Paulsen, and I (Main Finger) try to leave you with a positive hope for the future. But before that, we take a...

Jan 4• 2012 Mega Man

Rockman X4 Zero Ver. Releases in Japan, Rockman Solitaire on the Way

Following the release of Rockman X4 X Ver. last month for Docomo and au phones, Capcom of Japan today has released the version with Zero as a playable character. The game boasts the same high fidelity graphics and sound matching the original PSX game, with minor...