Megaman 9 coming to Wii Ware

Gil_Hamilton · Post by **Gil_Hamilton** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 9:37 am

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3 ... onobu_.php

Interview with the producer of the new Megaman. His boss is the creator of the franchise.

And I'll admit to being wrong. I didn't see any modern 3D sprite manipulation, or apparently any recycled tiles.

Joe Camacho · Post by **Joe Camacho** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 9:00 pm

Well, I'm glad this thread is back, during my break I took the challenge of playing the 6 megaman nes games on my GC, and let me tell you this: Megaman 2 is the best of them, closely followed by 3. 4, 5 and 6 make stuff too easy, the first game is too clumsy (Damn you Gutsman stage) but 2 just clicks.

Hell, I even had a nirvana moment and defeated the "Alien" in MM2 without getting hit. It's been I while, since Viewtiful Joe that I fell so good playing a videogame.

So I'm glad they are releasing this game.

METAL BLADES FOR THE WIN!!

Gil_Hamilton · Post by **Gil_Hamilton** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 9:49 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dL30lU26egw

They should get this guy to do a song for the new game.

Post by **odditude** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 5:49 pm

the two robot masters that i've seen irk me. the artwork and spriting seem to be blatant rips off previous bosses. (concreteman = stoneman, magmaman = needleman)

Joe Camacho · Post by **Joe Camacho** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 8:13 pm

odditude wrote:the two robot masters that i've seen irk me. the artwork and spriting seem to be blatant rips off previous bosses. (concreteman = stoneman, magmaman = needleman)

I wouldn't say a ripoff, after all, they are from the same series, and with 9 games under the classic line, I assume it would be hard to keep being original.. Or do you want 8 more Top Man types?

Still, it doesn't hold a candle to the "Storm Eagle" and "Storm Owl" from the X series.

I.S.T. · Post by **I.S.T.** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 8:46 pm

They looked quite different, though. That's not the best example.

Joe Camacho · Post by **Joe Camacho** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 8:58 pm

I.S.T. wrote:They looked quite different, though. That's not the best example.

But they didn't even bother to name them differently.

Post by **odditude** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 9:02 pm

Joe Camacho wrote:
odditude wrote:the two robot masters that i've seen irk me. the artwork and spriting seem to be blatant rips off previous bosses. (concreteman = stoneman, magmaman = needleman)
I wouldn't say a ripoff, after all, they are from the same series, and with 9 games under the classic line, I assume it would be hard to keep being original..

Compare the artwork and sprites side-by-side. I'm not talking about a lack of originality, I'm talking about actual re-use of the artwork and sprites.

Joe Camacho · Post by **Joe Camacho** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 8:04 pm

odditude wrote:
Joe Camacho wrote:
odditude wrote:the two robot masters that i've seen irk me. the artwork and spriting seem to be blatant rips off previous bosses. (concreteman = stoneman, magmaman = needleman)
I wouldn't say a ripoff, after all, they are from the same series, and with 9 games under the classic line, I assume it would be hard to keep being original..
Compare the artwork and sprites side-by-side. I'm not talking about a lack of originality, I'm talking about actual re-use of the artwork and sprites.

I have seen images of concreteman as a Mega Man 8 sprite, so I don't think they actually reused the sprites, maybe they do have similar artwork, but then again, after a bunch of games, it would be hard to stay original, I guess.

neoblaze · Post by **neoblaze** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 4:03 pm

MEGA MAN 9 IS THE ONE GAME I AM LOOKING THE MOST FORWARD TO OF ANY GAME EVER IN ANY TIME OR SPACE EVER EVER EVER EVER

EVER

the end.

snkcube · Post by **snkcube** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 12:49 am

Are you still making awesome chip music?

neoblaze · Post by **neoblaze** » Sun Aug 31, 2008 6:19 pm

Well I'm thinking about it.

Go to http://neoblaze.net/nbzmp3 for the latest, which are pretty old now. ;p

snkcube · Post by **snkcube** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 2:36 am

http://kotaku.com/5050627/capcoms-amazi ... -9-box-art

Mega Man 9 gets "real" game packaging. It's pretty sweet looking.

Gil_Hamilton · Post by **Gil_Hamilton** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 2:41 am

snkcube wrote:http://kotaku.com/5050627/capcoms-amazi ... -9-box-art

Mega Man 9 gets "real" game packaging. It's pretty sweet looking.

That CD case is fuckin' awesome.

I still don't get why they went with such horrible horrible art, though.

Blahblah, Megaman 1, etc.

Post by **badinsults** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 3:55 am

Gil_Hamilton wrote:
snkcube wrote:http://kotaku.com/5050627/capcoms-amazi ... -9-box-art

Mega Man 9 gets "real" game packaging. It's pretty sweet looking.
That CD case is fuckin' awesome.

I still don't get why they went with such horrible horrible art, though.

Blahblah, Megaman 1, etc.

Come on, it is marketing genius.

funkyass · Post by **funkyass** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 7:48 am

That is cool.

Cooler than the Seinfeld/Gates commercials by a couple of light-years.

Post by **odditude** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 4:31 pm

i'm curious to see if there's a rockman 9 package designed...

franpa · Post by **franpa** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 5:16 pm

Gil_Hamilton wrote:I still don't get why they went with such horrible horrible art, though.

Elaborate? the old skool artistic approach?

Post by **grinvader** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 6:26 pm

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blackmyst · Post by **blackmyst** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 7:07 pm

Gil_Hamilton wrote:
snkcube wrote:http://kotaku.com/5050627/capcoms-amazi ... -9-box-art

Mega Man 9 gets "real" game packaging. It's pretty sweet looking.
That CD case is fuckin' awesome.

I still don't get why they went with such horrible horrible art, though.

Blahblah, Megaman 1, etc.

It really baffles me how you could possibly not see why they would make it look like that.

Joe Camacho · Post by **Joe Camacho** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 7:22 pm

I find it funny how he was an arm cannon and a gun now.

DUAL WIELDING FOR THE WIN.

Gil_Hamilton · Post by **Gil_Hamilton** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 9:47 pm

blackmyst wrote:
Gil_Hamilton wrote:
snkcube wrote:http://kotaku.com/5050627/capcoms-amazi ... -9-box-art

Mega Man 9 gets "real" game packaging. It's pretty sweet looking.
That CD case is fuckin' awesome.

I still don't get why they went with such horrible horrible art, though.

Blahblah, Megaman 1, etc.
It really baffles me how you could possibly not see why they would make it look like that.

I don't understand why you would intentionally remind people that you were once so incompetent as to be a running joke for decades.
Especially if you're gonna whiff it. That Megaman's not wrinkly and arthritic, nor does he have the baggy yellow apron. The only things it takes from the original are the 3D grid background(which is reworked so it doesn't look stupid) and the logo.

Though...
The gunarm looks like it came from the European Megaman 2 box, which is a different kind of awful.

And the handgun came from the US MM2 box, which I personally think is a cool box, retarded or not.

And the robot in the corner... US MM3 Sparkman.
They shoulda used the evil grin on Megaman's face from that one if they're just going for an amalgam of worst moments in Megaman packaging history.

Johan_H · Post by **Johan_H** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 9:58 pm

Gil_Hamilton wrote:I don't understand why you would intentionally remind people that you were once so incompetent as to be a running joke for decades.

For the "lol retro, awesome!" appeal. This game for most people will be about nostalgia, bad box art makes people feel nostalgic. It's simply good marketing.
I have split feelings about this, I think it's both stupid and pretty neat.

Gil_Hamilton · Post by **Gil_Hamilton** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 10:37 pm

Johan_H wrote:
Gil_Hamilton wrote:I don't understand why you would intentionally remind people that you were once so incompetent as to be a running joke for decades.
For the "lol retro, awesome!" appeal. This game for most people will be about nostalgia, bad box art makes people feel nostalgic. It's simply good marketing.
I have split feelings about this, I think it's both stupid and pretty neat.

I think it was good for a giggle, but not as their primary piece of marketing material.

snkcube · Post by **snkcube** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 6:05 am

http://www.capcom-unity.com/s-kill/blog ... man_bosses

Strange bosses I say!