What better place to start our new retro feature than the very system that kickstarted this wonderful journey, the Nintendo Entertainment System. For many gamers, the NES was the system that changed our lives and sucked us into a world of endless possibilities. Whether it was World 1-1 of Super Mario Bros, the first dungeon in The Legend of Zelda, or the initial creepy moments of Metroid, the NES ...
Capcom will release a Game Boy Mega Man title every Thursday this month on 3DS eShop. It’s a “Mega May”, if you will. The first title released was Mega Man Extreme for $4.99. Here are the release dates for the remaining games: May 8: Mega Man 2 & Mega Man 3 May 15: Mega Man 4 May 22: Mega Man 5 May 29: Mega Man Xtreme 2 Do you see your favorite on this list? Wh...
Mega Man has held a special place in gaming for me since I first played Mega Man 1 back in the day. At first, I thought the game was easy…until I fought the level boss. It was then that I realized there was going to be some strategy involved in this seemingly normal side scroller. I was hooked. Mega Man 6 has just released on the 3DS virtual console, and there are are more planned for the...
Hot on the heels of the reveal of the next-gen Super Smash Bros., Nintendo has confirmed a few tidbits about the Wii U version of the title. On detail in particular is that the title will run in 1080p. The 3DS and Wii U versions of the game are slated for release sometime in 2014, but series creator Masahiro Sakurai has offered more details on the title in a developer direct, which can be seen bel...
Capcom announced yesterday that they would be offering Mega Man 3DS and 3DS XL cases to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the series. This appears to be a new product strategy for key franchises from the company, as they have already produced similar cases for the Monster Hunter series and for Resident Evil Revelations. The Resident Evil and Monster Hunter cases currently retail for $14.95 an...
A Mega Man sequel has been missing for far too long. In fact, the last time we saw him, he seemed to have let himself go quite a bit. Unfortunately, there has not been an announcement of a new Mega Man game but there is Mega Man news! Christian Svensson, Capcom Senior VP, and Brett Elston, Capcom Community Manager, told Nintendo Power that they plan on bringing all six of the NES Mega Man titles...
remember a time when Saturday morning was meant for cartoons? We would wake up eager to turn on the TV and Veg out in front of the animated awesomeness of the day! Once a year they would run a half hour to an hour long preview of the upcoming new cartoons as well as the returning favorites. I remember sitting at my Friend Mike’s house and seeing the preview for Captain N: The Game Master....
…but our Princess is in another dorm room. [photo taken on the campus of Boston University]
It was always an excellent moment in Mega Man when you stumbled across the coveted energy canister, and now you can relive that moment again and again on your couch, bed, floor—whatever. Surely, some enterprising retail firm will import this beauty from Japan. Surely.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=begnDoEd_l0[/youtube] This fan made game based on the Mega Man universe has surfaced on the net. It’s a pretty interesting example of what we believe Mega Man Universe might be so I thought I’d share it with the rest of you. Also, Ryu would be the the hardest boss in Mega Man history if this was real.
If you have ever played Mega Man 7 on the Super Nintendo. You should be familiar with the sinister copy of Mega Man know as Bass. He is of course designed by Dr. Wily, and was constructed based on research on Mega Man. Bass has strong desire to defeat Mega Man and be known as the strongest robot in the world often makes him rebel against Dr. Wily’s own orders. Though he wants to defeat Mega ...
Mega Man 10 is out today for Wii! And just in case you didn’t buy the four original Sonic games on the Virtual Console, you can get them on a DS game pak this week. MLB 2k10 is also out on both Wii and DS. There’s a new game that comes with a camera for Wii called Racquet Sports, too. Personally, I want to go download some Silversun Pickups on Rock Band 2 before their tour hits town th...