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Mega Man Puts the Joy Back Into ‘Joystick’
We accidentally wound up sitting on this story for a bit, and to Undamned, we apologize for that. Nonetheless, "b15sdm" had a Frank West joystick he was trying to sell at the Shouryken.com forums. When that didn't take, he changed it to the "more universal" theme of...
GameCenter CX’s Rockman Episode Subbed
For those unfamiliar, GameCenter CX, aka Retro Game Master via its Kotaku stream, is a Japanese television television show in which the star, Shinya Arino, attempts to play through the challenging video games of yesteryear. Additionally, it was the inspiration for the...
New Ultimate Armor X & Black Zero Gameplay from Mega Man X: Corrupted
Strange... I thought we had covered "Mega Man X: Corrupted" in some capacity on this site before, but a search turns up nothing. Well, following the recent footage of "Mega Man Unlimited," it would seem there is no better time! For those unfamiliar, "Corrupted" is a...
A Critical Look at Mega Man Stages: Fire Man
After skirting the razor's edge in Cut Man's stage, we blaze forward to Fire Man's stage (with its music). We start off going through a few corridors with Screwdrivers. There's not much to these when they're all level with you, but they at least make you walk over one...
100,000 Strong Presents Neo Devroom Events: Mega Man Legends Weapon Contest
It's been a little while since we last heard anything from Get Me Off the Moon, but they have recently updated with some new stuff to share. A new campaign has been started-- perhaps a sub-campaign, if you will-- called Neo Devroom Events, whose purpose is to...
Keiji Inafune at GDC: Reinvent Old Brands or Be a Loser
Speaking at the Game Developers Conference, Mega Man creator Keiji Inafune discussed the current state of the Japanese game industry in a speech entitled "The Future of Japanese Games." In it he hit on the decline of Japanese video gaming, a subject that got him in...
Mega Man Dies at the End – Fifteen Years
Why does it seem like everyone wants Mega Man dead? Dr. Wily, fanfic authors... some would say Capcom... and now, these guys. That's right, after about a month and a half wait, Mega Man Dies at the End has finally premiered on Machinima's YouTube channel! ...we just...
Maverick Rising Gets a Launch Trailer
What does it mean when OverClocked ReMix posts an album trailer on their homepage? It means the release is IMMINENT! We've been talking about Mega Man X: Maverick Rising for a long time now and it seems it's finally about to drop. That's 3 full hours of remixes from...
Street Fighter X Tekken Review Roundup
Street Fighter x Tekken hits stores today in North America! The reviews are in, and it's looking like Street Fighter x Tekken is poised to one of this year's best fighting games. Famitsu reviewed the game last week, giving the PS3 version a 35/40 and the Xbox 360...
25-Foot Mega Man 2 Select Screen, Built With Legos
eschwaaz at NeoGAF shared his friend's 5 x 5 foot interior decorating with the world last summer. While this masterful recreation of Mega Man 2's select screen does not require any introduction, it's worth noting that this flawless recreation used only normal Lego...
Reika Morishita Seeks Fan Input on DASH Theme Arrangements
Japanese singer Reika Morishita is the artist behind the Rockman DASH theme songs "another sun" and "Your Wind is Blowing" as you may well know. On top of her professional relation, though, she truly feels for Legends fans too and is looking to help rally their...
A Critical Look at Mega Man Stages: Cut Man
After blasting through Bomb Man's stage, we now arrive at Cut Man's stage (Music). Cut Man starts of with a few platforms and Helis. The stage is also filled with blocks that can be picked up with the Super Arm, strongly hinting at the boss's weakness. The next...
Check Out the New Teisel Bonne Fan-Figure, and Bid to Win an Exclusive Extra Head!
You may recall last year when Mega Man fan artist Ryan Showers presented his custom MegaMan Volnutt figure, as well as more the recent word that he was following this up with an in-scale Teisel Bonne figure to go with it. Well, as you can see, the work is done, but it...
Fans Aim to Bring Mega Man X to Life in New Fan Film
A little over a year ago, a group of fans have declared their intentions of making a live-action fan film based on Mega Man X. Specifically, they are aiming to adapt the story of "Day of Sigma" from Mega Man: Maverick Hunter X, with a little bit of reference to Mega...
A Critical Look at Mega Man Stages: Bomb Man
Following Elec Man, we proceed to Bomb Man's Stage (and its music). Right away, a Blaster jumps into our face. Then a bunch more. Combined with the staggered terrain, this is already among the best couple screens we've seen so far. The exploding thing is a Bombombomb...
Rockman X Resin Kits On Sale Now at Tokyo Hunter
For the collectors out there, an interesting bit of info has been passed our way by Ratchphis. Over at Tokyo Hunter, they are currently having their second "Post Wonder Festival Sale" for Winter 2012. And among the items on sale? Resin kits from 2010 based on Rockman...
VGMM Takes a Look at Jazwares’ X-Buster
Our friend Nightram56 of the Video Game Memorabilia Museum has uploaded a new video to his YouTube channel. And naturally (as per the theme of this site), the subject of this outing is Mega Man; specifically, the X-Buster role-playing toy from Jazwares: Nightram56...
To Infinity and Beyond! MegaPhilX Reveals Mega Man Unlimited Fan Game Trailer
You asked for it, you got it! Here's the official trailer for MegaPhilX's upcoming Mega Man PC fan game, Mega Man Unlimited: There is no release date yet for the game which was once going to be called Mega Man 10, but MegaPhilX has a status report on his page here,...
Talking About the Future of Mega Man: Possibilities and Impossibilities
Just two quick bits here today. None of us really know where the future of Mega Man lies, but a couple of interesting little tidbits have some people talking. First up is a seemingly unrelated tip from Mugen Shiro, who passes along an Andriasang article about...
A Critical Look at Mega Man Stages: Elec Man
Continuing from where we left off with Ice Man, we now move on to Elec Man's Stage (and his accompanying music). We start out having to climb a few platforms guarded by Gabyoalls. While somewhat difficult, doing this here immediately lets the player know whether this...
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