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24 Years of Mega Man – What Makes You a Fan?
If you consider yourself a devoted fan of the Mega Man series, this has really been a year to test your mettle. I would have a hard time imagining a greater perfect storm of disappointment than this. I've seen some fans grow sad, I've seen some fans grow angry, and...
Mega Man Star Force Turns 5 Today, Let’s Look Back
Not unlike a comet that flares up in the sky as it makes its approach towards the sun along its orbit, today marks the fifth anniversary of the Mega Man Star Force series, which first released in Japan on December 14th, 2006. Truth be told, I don't expect too many to...
Mega Man 4’s Music is Awesome
Yesterday I made a small little tweet congratulating the 20th anniversary of Mega Man 4. Didn't think it was worth a post; game anniversaries happen constantly in a series that has over 100 games, but as a game close to my heart I wanted to say a little something. But...
The Reploid Condition
by James “GS Edgeman” Riser Mega Man lives in the science fiction universe with the creations of Isaac Asimov, Philip K. Dick, and many others. The Mega Man story may have been inspired by many things, but some very cool parallels can be drawn from the novel Do...
Why Mega Man’s Staples Work
by James “GS Edgeman” Riser Every game has its staples, the constant elements that are carried over from one game to the next. These are the reasons why players will come back to a certain series over and over again. Staples are an odd thing for a game developer to...
An Overview of Rockman DASH on Cell Phone
Since moving to Japan, one of the things I wanted to set out to do was try all these various Rockman games that are released her for mobile phones. It's been difficult, and it cost me quite a bit, but I finally accomplished that goal. From here on out, I hope to be...
Surprise Character in Smash Bros De-make!
What do you get when you combine Super Smash Bros with the GameBoy...? Why, a retroesque, low-resolution, greenish de-make called Super Smash Land of course! This PC fan-game, which has been in the works for quite a while, is now finally available free for download,...
Rock On with Mega Bands
By James “GS Edgeman” Riser Music is an important variable in the equation of a good game, almost as important as graphics and game play, and the wrong type of music can easily break the immersion of a title. For example, Mega Man's frantic, fast paced music sets the...
In Lieu of Legends: Tail Concerto and Solatorobo
Granted, this isn't related to Mega Man Legends, or even Mega Man in the strictest sense, but there is a method to what some may perceive as posting madness. 1UP has debuted a developer localization diary for the upcoming Nintendo DS game Solatorobo: Red the Hunter,...
Editorial: Mega Man Must Reach for a New Paradigm
Mega Man has had a pretty tough run this year, that much is obvious. What I believe may be less obvious, however, is that the recent cancellations are a symptom of a much more troubling problem that has been deep beneath the Mega Man games for a very long time now:...
Guest Column: “Analysis of the Cancellation and How It Can Be Saved”
MMN reader Omar has created an essay which looks at why he believes Mega Man Legends 3 was canceled, as well as the possibilities for its return. Mind, he did submit this to us a few days ago, and we have only now been able to post it, so there may be some parts which...
My Reaction to the Cancellation of Mega Man Legends 3
Now that we've had about a day to let things sink in, I just wanted to editorialize a little bit here, to share my thoughts on the cancellation of Mega Man Legends 3 and what lies ahead. First, regarding the site: we aren't going anywhere. Though Capcom may not seem...
The Unseen Worlds of Mega Man Legends
I think it's fair to say that Mega Man Legends was pretty ambitious for its time. It was an all new series that departed greatly from what many people recognized as Mega Man then. It was also Mega Man's first step into a 3D adventure, a game design that still had a...
Countdown to Archie’s Mega Man, Day 5: Dreamwave’s Mega Man
Our final stop on our trip back through Mega Man's adventures into the North American mainstream comes not from the United States, but Canada, and a small comic book company once known as Dreamwave. Though Archie's first issue of Mega Man will be available in comic...
Countdown to Archie’s Mega Man, Day 4: The Mega Man Animated Series
To date, Mega Man's biggest excursion into the mainstream (mind, the video game industry wasn't quite the same then as it is today) came to be in 1994, thanks to the animation company Ruby-Spears Productions*. Together with Capcom Productions, they were able to...
Countdown to Archie’s Mega Man, Day 3: Worlds of Power: Mega Man 2
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Countdown to Archie’s Mega Man, Day 2: Captain N: The Game Master
The first time Mega Man stepped out of the world of video games and into mainstream media, he didn't wind up having to make a very big transition. He co-starred as a member of the N-Team in Captain N: The Game Master, an animated cartoon which aired from 1989-1991 on...
Countdown to Archie’s Mega Man, Day 1: Spaz’s First Mega Man
The time is nearly upon us: soon, the very first issue of Archie's new Mega Man comic book will be making its way to subscribers, with the book reaching comic book shops on May 4th and other newsstands during the week of May 17th. To help get everyone into the mood...
About the Mega Man Comic and The Mega Man Network
Beginning tonight, as the clock turns to April 25th (or at about 1am EST-- thank Daylight Savings Time for that, I guess), we will begin gearing up for next week's release of Archie's Mega Man comic book with a look back at Mega Man's many appearances in different...
Resurrecting Mega Man Mania: A “Pitch” Concerning the Values of Mega Man
I consider it to be a great shame that we never ended up getting Mega Man Mania. And although the Mega Man Anniversary Collection had its flaws, it still showed the bevvy of interest remaining in classic Mega Man, even though it would still be years before we got...
