Tag: Mega Man

Who is Mega Man’s “daddy?” Is it Dr. Light? Or Keiji Inafune? Or is it Chef? Is it Mephesto? Or that little monkey guy that follows him around? Or is it Mr. Garrison? Jokes aside, ScrewAttack.com’s Game Overthinker has put the Blue Bomber under the microscope to delve deep into the hero’s creation. However, he […]

Over on 1UP’s Retronauts blog, Jeremy Parish has taken a look at the most recent efforts from both the East and the West in their attempts to recreate the Blue Bomber in a tangible plastic form. TMMN Staff

Last week, the eagerly-anticipated PlayStation 3-exclusive Zelda-ish title 3D Dot Game Heroes was finally released in North America. And as a game which (despite some of its more modern visual flair) embraces the 8bit days of the industry and features a custom character editor, we all knew it was only a matter of time before […]

We’ve reported for a while now on Kotobukiya’s upcoming fantastic, fully poseable 1/10 scale Rockman figure. The modeling of the figure has been looking top notch, but something about it still seemed a bit glum. Perhaps it was all that prototype gray that was going on. But that’s no longer an issue, as a full […]

A few weeks ago, we informed you of Capcom Unity’s plans to proceed with a contest called “Capcom Retro Idol,” wherein fans of Capcom’s 8- and 16-bit software would get a chance to step up and defend their game of choice to the world. Or, at least the part of the world that plays video […]

The name “Hideki Kamiya” might be familiar to some of you, particularly if you’re a fan of such video game franchises as Capcom’s Viewtiful Joe, Resident Evil, Devil May Cry, and Okami, not to mention Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth. Outside of Capcom, his efforts can be seen in the story and direction of Bayonetta, […]

Matt Moylan over at UDON Entertainment has some small updates for us to announce about their Mega Man products. Mega Man Zero: Official Complete Works is now back in print! If you missed out on it before, you can order it once again from Amazon.com or your local comic book retailer. Stock of Mega Man […]

It is the day everyone has been waiting for: Friday, May 7th, 2010, when everyone’s favorite metal-clad hero appears to fight for justice by taking on impossible odds to stop the mechanical miscreants who had been stolen from their original designer in a movie years in the making. But, supposing for some reason that you […]

“What if Pixar created a Mega Man movie?” That’s the thought which has gone through many a mind when presented with the following image, among a number of others, which depicts characters from the original Mega Man series in 3D. MMN reader M. S. Corley passed along the news of the works, created by David […]

In Japan, Mega Man is called “Rockman,” which effectively makes his weapon the “Rock Buster.” However, despite the name, the Blue Bomber very rarely uses it to bust any rocks. However, as you can see in this screenshot, it seems to be very proficient at busting some rather familiar-looking bricks. Such is one of many […]

Click to enlarge. We just wanted to take a moment to congratulate Team MMN, which consists of our Fan Art Coordinator and Oekaki Mom Tabby and AWD!, for placing fourth in North America in Capcom’s Mega Man 10 Fan Art Collaboration contest. In addition to being highlighted on Capcom Unity, their work was appraised by […]

Why might we need to change the name of our wiki, The Mega Man Universe? The answer is so simple, and yet it may astound you. Simply put: Capcom might be using it themselves. According to Siliconera (via Destructoid, Capcom USA has trademarked the name “Mega Man Universe,” leading them to believe that perhaps this […]