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Fan Game Gives Mega Man 2 Robot Masters Their Day
Should be no surprise that Mega Man fan games continue to garner a lot of admiration and awe. Here is one such fan game. Mega Man: Day in the Limelight 2, brought to you by the same people behind Mushroom Kingdom Fusion, is essentially a rearranged version of the game...
Kicking Off the Mega Man Legends 3 Concept Album Project
Last month, we announced an interesting new project; something you could consider sort of a collaboration with Get Me Off The Moon and The Mega Man Network. Truthfully, though, it's a collaboration of all of you who are interested in the world of Legends. The Mega Man...
A Critical Look at Mega Man 3 Stages: Magnet Man
Magnet Man's stage map and music. Mag Fly guards the first section of this stage. It pulls Mega Man up to a set height if he's standing under it, and the player can move left and right to escape or move up and down slowly. These are normally all moving to the left,...
1UP Praises Keiji Inafune as One of Their “Daring Designers”
1UP has posted an article about Mega Man father-figure Keiji Inafune as a part of their "Daring Games and Designers" cover story for this week, one which looks back at some of Inafune's comments about the state of the Japanese video game industry and Capcom from his...
Homebrew Mega Man 2 in the Works for Nintendo DSi/3DS
With Rockman 2 coming to the Virtual Console for 3DS in Japan, there's no reason to suspect we won't get Mega Man 2 as well. But just in case, here's a potential alternative. Using the DSiWare application Petit Computer, DiscostewSM has begun crafting a replication of...
Mega Man Dies At The End Season 2 Premieres with ‘Lights Out’
Wow, it feels like only two months ago when Machinma series "Mega Man Dies at the End" wrapped up its first season... ...wait, it was only two months ago! Nearly to the day, at that! Anyway, the last season ended (spoilers) with Mega Man apparently dying before being...
A Critical Look at Mega Man 2 Stages: Dr. Wily Stage 6
Wily escapes in his ship, and the map shows a second boss marker underground. Mega Man appears in the middle of falling down a long shaft. Map of the Final Level. The first thing you'll notice after landing is the lack of music, and the only sound here is the dripping...
GamesRadar Ranks Their Top 7 Most Ridiculous Robot Masters
When you have over ten games to your name, and eight unique Robot Masters per game... well, let's face it: Not every one of them is going to be a winner. So to that end, GamesRadar has selected the seven Robot Masters they find most ridiculous. Be it due to a silly...
OtaRockman 2012 Report
Image courtesy of JackScarab; click to enlarge. As we announced early last week, the last weekend in July was Otakon, and with it, "OtaRockman." Unfortunately, there wasn't nearly as much going on as in past years, with the cosplay gathering on Saturday being pretty...
Fanboys Looks at What Keeps Mega Man Up at Night and More
Webcomic "Fanboys Online" recently posted a short series of three "Mega Man Action Comix," which creator Scott DeWitt says is a small preview of a mini comic he's been working on. Whether the mini-comic is entirely Mega Man-oriented or not, he did not say, though he...
Support Mega Man in Smash Bros. via Fan Poll
I've been a little reluctant on this news, but we've received a number of tips about it, so we'll let you decide. Gaming fan site VG Tribune has been running a poll about third party characters fans would want to see in the next incarnation of Super Smash Bros....
Fight for Everlasting Friendship in Megapony Fan Game
These days, it seems that you can't throw a shoe without hitting a My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic fan. Whether that's a good thing or not is left up to one's individual taste. Interestingly enough, it almost seems as though the timeline of Pony-mania's rise...
A Look at Wonder Fest 2012 Summer’s Rockman Wares
Another Wonder Festival has come and gone. Being in the US, I'm a bit far from the action, but I did still manage to find a bit of coverage. Blogger N2 caught a bit of the Rockman action at the event, and you can see the above and more at his blog, split into a part...
A Critical Look at Mega Man 2 Stages: Dr. Wily Stage 5
Teleporter Room map, Boss Music, and Boss Damage Chart. This boss gauntlet sets the tone for (most of) the rest of the series, with rematches taking place in one group at the end instead of scattered throughout the Wily stages. While we get large health refills after...
Morishita’s Legends Themes Are Set to Go
Not too long ago, singer Reika Morishita informed us that production and fine tuning of her Mega Man Legends theme songs, "another sun" and "Your Wind Is Blowing" was coming to an end. At long last, she informs us today that production has indeed wrapped up, and the...
Support the Bonne Family with These Handmade Phone Charms
Want to show the world that you support our favorite air pirates, but aren't quite sure how to do so? Then Score6 has the answer for you! Available through eCRATER is this pair of phone (or keychain, video game system, backpack, etc.) charms, depict the mobile Bonne's...
Tune In to Capcom Unity Tomorrow for the Mega Man 7 Showdown
Feels like it's been a while, what with Comic Con and everything going on, but the Capcom Unity crew are getting back to their year of Mega Man live stream plays. This time it's Brelston who will be challenging Mega Man 7, Mega Man's big leap into 16-bit (Soccer was...
Deck the Walls with Mega Man 2 Maps
Want to decorate your wall in Mega Man, but regular art is simply too mundane? Do you really love maps? Then have we got news for you! NESmaps.com has a wide variety of map-based posters from the NES library of games, including Mega Man 2. You can choose from the maps...
Megamanathon for Child’s Play This Weekend
As we mentioned earlier, OtaRockman is this weekend, but if you're unable to go, that doesn't mean you won't be able to get your fill of Blue Bomber goodness. In fact, you'll probably be able to get even more, and can help a good cause in the process! On Sunday, July...
This Weekend is OtaRockman 2012
This year's Otakon is going to be held from July 27th through July 29th at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland. And unfortunately, unlike in previous years, there is going to be no Mega Man panel at the convention. Not for a lack of trying, mind; we...
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