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by TMMN Staff | Feb 23, 2014 | Articles, Community Developments, User Submitted Content

One of the most unique and fun things about the Mega Man series is the Variable Weapons System that lets Mega Man inherit weapons from his defeated opponents. In this series, we’re going to take a look at just how useful each weapon is, how strong it is when compared to the Mega Buster, where it’s best used, and more!

by TMMN Staff | Feb 14, 2014 | Articles, Community Developments, User Submitted Content

When it comes to the logic of weakness chains, one game that seemed to baffle even the most hardcore Mega Man fans was Mega Man 3. From ninjas being weak to spinning tops to the zodiac destroying needles, the logic behind the weakness chains of the third entry in the series was quite bewildering for many.

by TMMN Staff | Feb 9, 2014 | Articles, Community Developments, User Submitted Content

For many fans, the Mega Man Classic/Mega Man X crossover now made official by Archie’s solicitations may seem like the blending of oil and water; the simple Classic is happy and bright, the darker X is melancholic and meditative. Any attempt to combine them would meddle with series canon and trivialize the mystery of the infamous Classic-X series link.

by TMMN Staff | Feb 8, 2014 | Articles, Community Developments, Reviews

The world is saved, but the cost was steep.

by TMMN Staff | Feb 7, 2014 | Community Developments, Site Developments, User Submitted Content

A few weeks ago– actually, over a month ago– I had mentioned the possibility of accepting user-based submissions for news and other features here on The Mega Man Network. Today, I’m ready to share with you what I have managed to put together in order to make it happen.

by TMMN Staff | Jan 23, 2014 | Community Developments

James Farr has recently made a name for himself in creating some spot-on send-ups of various movie franchises starring some of video gaming’s finest. These include “Super Mario Busters”, a Ghostbusters and Super Mario Bros. mash-up, along with its sequel, “The New Super Mario Busters 2” and “Teenage Mutant Ninja Troopas”, which mashes the Marios up with the Heroes in a Half-shell.

by TMMN Staff | Jan 22, 2014 | Community Developments, Mega Man-Esque, Mighty No- 9, MN9

Fans of Mega Man have been a pretty creative bunch over the years, bringing the Blue Bomber and other series characters to various games that feature player-generated content. Now as Mighty No. 9 takes shape, its titular character is starting to venture where the other blue robot once tread. 

by TMMN Staff | Dec 29, 2013 | Community Developments

‘Tis the season for Mega Man marathons, it would seem. In addition to the recently-reported Mega Man-athon, the New Year Gamers will be holding a special livestreaming marathon from January 1st to January 2nd, 2014 called “Worlds Collide: A Sonic/Mega Man Marathon for Relief in the Philippines”.

by TMMN Staff | Dec 25, 2013 | Community Developments

If you’re dreaming of a white Christmas everywhere you go, then you don’t have to look much further than some of your favorite video games to find the ground covered in frost, ice, and snow. GameTrailers has rounded up their top five such instances of winter wonderlands across gaming’s very best, and of course, for Mega Man, this theme goes all the way back to the original title on the NES.

by TMMN Staff | Dec 25, 2013 | Community Developments

Do you like Mega Man? (If not, then why are you here?) Do you like helping out charitable causes? (If not, then what would Mega Man think?) Do you like music? (…sorry, we got nothing). If you answered “yes” to at least one of these questions, then read on!

by TMMN Staff | Dec 14, 2013 | Articles, Community Developments, Reviews

It is a dark time for Mega Man and the world at large. Ra Moon has turned Ra Thor, Wily’s last robotic build against him, leaving the team outmatched. Time is running out for the world, and for them as well… their specialized electromagnetic-protective coating won’t last forever.

by TMMN Staff | Dec 9, 2013 | Community Developments

So here is something that recently popped up from Game Theory and has been making the rounds: A new video which proposes that the true villain of Mega Man is not Dr. Wily, but is in fact *gasp* Dr. Light!