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“Blue Words; Bombed Dreams:” An Ode to Mega Man

A Legendary Moment of Sadness with Keiji Inafune

The above video was posted to YouTube by... er, "PhallusKnifeFight," who says that depending on where you look, it originated with someone named "SteelAJeeg," or simply from /v/. The video pretty much speaks for itself, and there is little I can add, save to say it...

“Blue Words; Bombed Dreams:” An Ode to Mega Man

Retronauts Blog Returns with a DASH of Mega Man

I have mixed titles just to make a catchy headline, and for that, I apologize. With that out of the way, the newly-crowned 1UP Editor-in-Chief Jeremy Parish has at last resurrected the long-dormant Retronauts classic gaming blog, and has done so by posting an article...

“Blue Words; Bombed Dreams:” An Ode to Mega Man

Mega Man 2 Mega Man Tattoo

When Mega Man defeats a Robot Master, he integrates that fallen foe's special abilities into the Mega Buster on his arm. However, life-long Mega Fan Fabricio Fabro of Brazil has put his own twist on the proceedings by integrating an image of Mega Man and his Mega Man...

“Blue Words; Bombed Dreams:” An Ode to Mega Man

Mega Ran Has a Mega Plan for the United Kingdom

Are you a fan of rap? And are you going to be in Manchester later this month? And, since you're reading this, it's probably safe to assume you are already a fan of Mega Man. If so, then it may interest you to know that the one and only Mega Ran will be performing at...

“Blue Words; Bombed Dreams:” An Ode to Mega Man

Cinemassacre Looks at Glitches in Mega Man

Approximately one year ago, James "The Angry Video Game Nerd" Rolfe took a look at a number of glitches found across a number of classic (and not-so classic) games, including some titles from the Mega Man series (and if you missed that, you can find out more here)....

“Blue Words; Bombed Dreams:” An Ode to Mega Man

Fan-Made Mega Man Game Promises 4 Player Coop

There are a lot of Mega Man fan games out there, but I'm especially interested in those that are centered on cooperative multiplayer, an attribute I think that actual Mega Man titles have long needed. Here we have "Mega Man Perfect Harmony" by RUD, a Mega Man fan-game...

“Blue Words; Bombed Dreams:” An Ode to Mega Man

Another Fan Shirt Blasting Your Way

Last week we posted about a couple sweet Mega Man and Proto Man shirts by The Daily Robot that went up for sale. Well just as a little update, one more has been added to the fray, and I don't think it would be worth posting unless it were Bass. Which it is. Stylish in...

“Blue Words; Bombed Dreams:” An Ode to Mega Man

Mega Man Hacked for Speedy Weapon Changing

Did you like Mega Man 10's ability to let you change weapons on the fly, without having to go to the menu screen? Personally I tended to get messed up by it, and I always seemed to go in the direction that would take longest to get to the weapon I wanted....

“Blue Words; Bombed Dreams:” An Ode to Mega Man

Some More Outstanding Mega Man Apparel

Feeling a little out-of-style, my fellow fans? Feast your eyes on these shirts. I love it when we get some Mega Man themed clothing that's as stylish as these "paint explosion" T-shirts. If you really dig them you can head over to RedBubble for the Mega Man version or...

“Blue Words; Bombed Dreams:” An Ode to Mega Man

Dimension Diver Preps New Rockman Garage Kit

I'll be honest that I don't know of many garage kit makers, but that won't stop me from saying Dimension Diver is one of the best. And their latest project in the works is Rockman. Rockman was one of the first kits they tackled in the past, and you can see it here....

“Blue Words; Bombed Dreams:” An Ode to Mega Man

LEGO Mega Man? Mega Man LEGO-nds?

Click to enlarge. While there are no hints of a union between Traveller's Tales and Capcom to produce a Mega Man game based on the world-famous toy building blocks (yet), that has not stopped some creative fans of the Blue Bomber from creating their own dioramas and...

“Blue Words; Bombed Dreams:” An Ode to Mega Man

Gamasutra Interviews Mega Man 2.5D Composer

Joel Johnson over at Gamasutra had a little sit down chat with Magnus 'Souleye' Palsson, composer for the upcoming Mega Man 2.5D fan game. Better known for his commercial project as composer of VVVVVV, he talks about his influences, his penchant for chiptune, and his...

“Blue Words; Bombed Dreams:” An Ode to Mega Man

Slow News Day Leads to Fast Gameplay

Things are just a little bit slow in Mega Man news lately, so we've decided to speed things up a little by featuring a video of Mega Man 10 for WiiWare being completed in less than 34 minutes: Yes, this is tool-assisted (you can find the details of that here, and no,...