Tag: Japan

What’s better than Zero? Well, depending on the game (and how liberal you are about code usage, in some cases), the answer would be “Zero in black.” First appearing in Mega Man X2 as a result of Sigma’s failure to “study the blueprints closely” (maybe he’s color blind?), the black-armored Zero has become something of […]

While we in the west have done pretty well getting translated Mega Man manga these past few years, it still doesn’t scratch the surface of all that’s been made in Japan. One of the earliest and yet most prolific original Rockman series was by Shigeto Ikehara. Starting in 1992, he wrote episodic manga covering Rockman […]

Nightram56 of the Video Game Memorabilia Museum is back, this time with a look at two candy boxes made available to coincide with the release of Rockman 10: He notes that the candy “has pixelated art imprinted on them,” while “the boxes were reminiscent of Famicom boxes, just bigger.” Do any of you own either […]

If there’s one thing Mega Man fans can’t get enough of, it’s music. Lucky for the fans, a can of music is coming to sate your thirsts! The “Rockcan” comes in a steel E-Tank tin, and includes a full color booklet. There will be 10 discs and they cover music from the Mega Man games […]

Click to enlarge. That’s right, this auction for a third-series Rockman X3 “Factory Figure D” set, said to be a rare item by the seller, is available for the next day and a half for a starting bid of $700 (plus $15 for shipping if you win). It is an interesting find, brought to our […]