Tag: Rockman

After the defeat of the Yellow Devil, it’s on to Wily Stage 2. Stage 2 puts you in front of a gap with a Heli flying over it. Two more appear when you get to the edge, so it’s best to wait for the second one to come to you before jumping. Not bad, but […]

For those unfamiliar, GameCenter CX, aka Retro Game Master via its Kotaku stream, is a Japanese television television show in which the star, Shinya Arino, attempts to play through the challenging video games of yesteryear. Additionally, it was the inspiration for the Nintendo DS game Retro Game Challenge— a true gem, if you can find […]

Whew, I’m back from Tokyo. And Wonder Festival was quite the event. One thing for certain – even despite my best efforts I really wasn’t prepared for this. Even though I tried to go early I was still far back out in line, and by the time I got to the Hobby Rock booth they […]

For those of you looking forward to the PlayStation Vita, SCEA has confirmed which PSP games from the North American PlayStation Store will be compatible at launch. Among them is Maverick Hunter X, the only Mega Man related downloadable PSP release outside of Japan. That doesn’t necessarily mean you won’t be able to play other […]

Given the downs Mega Man has been through in the past year, you may think that Capcom has really wronged you. But can you find it in your heart to forgive them? If you can, you just might win a set of super sweet Rockman Dot.Straps from the volume 2 collection! What, you think we’re […]

Click to enlarge. We haven’t taken an exact tally, but according to Kotaku, this is one fan’s collection of every (physically released) Mega Man game, all together at once. Well, Rockman, technically; we don’t see anything with the Western version of the brand in the pile. Heck, there are even what appear to be some […]

Following the release of Rockman X4 X Ver. last month for Docomo and au phones, Capcom of Japan today has released the version with Zero as a playable character. The game boasts the same high fidelity graphics and sound matching the original PSX game, with minor tweaks for convenience (such as making Jet Singray’s ride […]

Over the years, we have seen a pretty decent number of representations of Mega Man in plastic form, be they action figures or model kits, from every single series to bear the name “Mega Man.” All said, though there are still many characters we would like to see who have not gotten the plastic treatment, […]

For you fans of awesome Rockman garage kits and figures you’ll probably never be able to buy, things got a lot easier to keep track of with the opening of Hobby Rock. This site lists the various Rockman kits planned to be at the Winter 2012 Wonder Festival, on February 12th, with product pics and […]

Can’t say this development will get anyone excited, but perhaps you’re a Mega Man fan living in Japan and have a gambling addiction? I’m at least two of those. 100,000 Strong points out today a want ad from Capcom for a programmer under a one year contract. The purpose is for making interesting pachinko machines […]

This one probably hasn’t been on a lot of minds, but ASIAGRAPH finally announced their results from judging their special Rockman themed digital arts contest, and held their main exhibition in Tokyo on October 20~22. I’d have liked to have seen it actually, but it slipped my mind too, not to mention Tokyo isn’t exactly […]

Now here’s a little news which should hopefully brighten up some days! Hitoshi Ariga, the writer and artist behind the ever-popular Mega Man Megamix, Mega Man Gigamix, Rockman Remix (with MegaMission), and Rockman 9 manga (among others– Big O, anyone?), has joined the many vast and varied artists who make up the deviantART community! Just […]