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16-Bit Gems Looks at Mega Man: The Wily Wars

16-Bit Gems Looks at Mega Man: The Wily Wars

Over on GameTrailers, ClanOfTheGrayWolf has produced what could be seen as a rather timely and topical video. With the common perception of Mega Man Universe being a sort of "Mega Man 2 Powered Up" (to which Capcom would seem to rather us wait before making such...

16-Bit Gems Looks at Mega Man: The Wily Wars

Legends/DASH 3 Appreciation Art Starts Rolling In

So, Mega Man Legends 3. Pretty big deal. Lots of people excited. Some crying even, I've heard. I doubt it'd be an exaggeration to say this will be perhaps the most anticipated Mega Man game for another whole 10 years. So it's no surprise that those with an artistic...

16-Bit Gems Looks at Mega Man: The Wily Wars

Secrets of Mega Man’s Soccer Revealed

For reasons unknown to this writer, Mega Man's Soccer (alternately known simply as "Mega Man Soccer") has its fans. It's a neat idea, following in the idea of "what other genres can we place our mascot-ish character into?" But as for the execution? Well, it's no Mario...

16-Bit Gems Looks at Mega Man: The Wily Wars

Lega Man? Or Mego Man?

Raphael Phillips submitted us this interesting artistic concept project known as the Mega Man Lego Collection. While I try to figure out what the best shorthand name is, you can hop over to his page to check out his works. The Lego branded video games are pretty...

16-Bit Gems Looks at Mega Man: The Wily Wars

Get Equipped with Icing

A common joke used by some to make fun of video game blog Kotaku is to make fun of their former tendency to frequently post video game cakes of all shapes and sizes. And on occasion, Heat Man has suggested in jest that maybe that's the direction this site will take.*...

16-Bit Gems Looks at Mega Man: The Wily Wars

Mega Man Marathon Kicks Off

In other instance of gaming for a cause, a group of fans have begun a Mega Man Marathon (or Megathon) just an hour ago now. They are set to play through Mega Man 1-10, and Mega Man X1-8, and will keep playing all the way through Monday. The donations will go directly...

16-Bit Gems Looks at Mega Man: The Wily Wars

Fans Take on Music from the Entire X Series

Sure, we're still waiting on a few other fan remix projects to release, but that isn't stopping the folks at OverClocked ReMix from attempting to tackle a wide selection of tracks spanning the entire X series. No, they're not tackling every single song ever featured...

16-Bit Gems Looks at Mega Man: The Wily Wars

1UP Previews Mega Man Universe at TGS

While we've seen and heard increasingly more about Mega Man Universe since it was announced two months ago, we learned that the game would not be playable until the Tokyo Game Show. You know, the one going on as we speak. So naturally, one would expect at least one...

16-Bit Gems Looks at Mega Man: The Wily Wars

The Mega Man Olympics Confuses, Bewilders

That plumber and the blue hedgehog have had their shot at Olympic Gold, so why not Mega Man? That would seem to be the loose rationale applied by Capcom Unity's JGonzo and Rockman Unity(aka "Unity of Japan")'s Ucchy as they put together the following trailer. Said...

16-Bit Gems Looks at Mega Man: The Wily Wars

Mega Man vs. Street Fighter

It seems that the Blue Bomber has finally had it with the stars of Street Fighter getting to take on all comers in company crossovers. As such, he's said "nuts" to the First Law of Robotics and decided to do something about it, hunting down the best of the World...

16-Bit Gems Looks at Mega Man: The Wily Wars

Amazing Robot Master Collage is Amazing

I've seen a number of robot master collages over time, but this one is truly impressive (not to mention up to date). This is by Kinniku, who's work depicted various characters from other Mega Man games in Mega Man Powered Up style have received a bit of attention....

16-Bit Gems Looks at Mega Man: The Wily Wars

Scott Pilgrim’s Creator on “Being” Mega Man

The worst thing about making this post is that I know some of you are probably going to read into this the wrong way or make a big deal about it. Nonetheless, here we go. Capcom Unity posted a link and an excerpt from an interview conducted by Crave Online with Scott...

16-Bit Gems Looks at Mega Man: The Wily Wars

Kirby Krackle Says “Take It From Me”

The nerd rock band duo known as Kirby Krackle contacted us earlier to spread the word of their latest music video release, a Mega Man-inspired song known as "Take It From Me" (which we brought you word of last month). Admittedly, it's not a fully-animated video, but...

16-Bit Gems Looks at Mega Man: The Wily Wars

OtaRockman 2010 Report

Image courtesy of Ryouko. Here it is, at long last: The Mega Man Network's OtaRockman report. While Otakon officially kicked off on Friday, July 30th, OtaRockman-- the Otakon gathering of Mega Man fans (and called such as "OtaMegaMan" doesn't quite have the same...

16-Bit Gems Looks at Mega Man: The Wily Wars

Resistance Isn’t Futile

Rapper Random, aka Mega Ran, a veritable celebrity among the Mega Man community, has put out his latest Mega Man themed track this week titled "The Resistance," which works off of Mega Man Zero 3's "Cold Smile" (one of my favorite tracks from the series). You can also...

16-Bit Gems Looks at Mega Man: The Wily Wars

In Baltimore This Weekend: OtaRockman at Otakon

This weekend in Baltimore, Maryland, from Friday, July 30th to Sunday, August 1st, will be Otakon. And what has become a part of the annual Otakon experience for many a Mega Man/Rockman fan is the gathering of like-minded individuals known affectionately as...