Mega Man 9 is Coming to the NES :O

hermosaguy · Post by **hermosaguy** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 9:36 pm

GaijinPunch wrote:
Short for butt plug man.

You beat me to it!

Mortificator · Post by **Mortificator** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 11:36 pm

I still want sliding, but it might be good to ditch the charge shot for once and emphasize the copied powers more.

szycag wrote:http://www.indiegames.com/blog/2008/06/ ... 7fc_m.html

An 8-bit Rockman 7 retrofit. It's pumping me up for 9.
You'll probably want to get Joy2key to play it properly.
thanks Bloodreign for showing it to me.

I like 8-bit graphics as much as any child of the eighties, but MM7 already looked nice. This seems like the kind of project that was more fun to make than to play.

Anyway, I might as well pimp Xpadder again. JoyToKey gets the job done, but Xpadder looks sexier in underwear.

junkeR · Post by **junkeR** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 2:56 am

I want the Rush Jet Pack and Rush Mega Suit from MM6!

Best powerups in the series.

Frederik · Post by **Frederik** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 5:41 pm

hermosaguy wrote:
GaijinPunch wrote:
Short for butt plug man.
You beat me to it!

Bah. I still think Wood Man is better.

crithit5000 · Post by **crithit5000** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 8:41 am

First footage.

320x240 · Post by **320x240** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 9:18 am

Way to rip-off a gullible audience...

szycag · Post by **szycag** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 11:43 am

The price hasn't even been announced yet. I don't see the rip-off. Plus you don't claim to follow the series. Not a very fair statement 320x240...

junkeR · Post by **junkeR** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 12:02 pm

crithit5000 wrote:First footage.

The music is so awesome. It appears Mega Man doesn't have his charge blaster in this game?

szycag · Post by **szycag** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 12:18 pm

junker: It's earned later. Read the Games Radar interview from the bottom of the first page of the thread

OneEyedJack · Post by **OneEyedJack** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 6:24 pm

LGB wrote:
The doors all have "Dr. L" on them now...?

They have Dr. L because of the storyline that Dr. Wily has fooled everyone that Dr. Light and Megaman is behind the evil robots.

lgb · Post by **lgb** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 6:31 pm

I actually knew that, that was intended to be a reference (copypasted from previous post elsewhere and forgot to edit it out).

Also, that video is awesome. The ambition has revived!

Tempest · Post by **Tempest** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 6:38 pm

I thought it was worth reviving this thread to show off the awesome box art (Soon to be available in T-Shirt Form) for Mega Man 9

"Ultrasound Graphics Synthesis"

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/23/capco ... -9-shirts/

Frederik · Post by **Frederik** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 6:44 pm

Wow. That´s really "authentic"

FRO · Post by **FRO** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 3:18 am

I want one of those shirts....as well as an MM9 NES cartridge

Frederik · Post by **Frederik** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 2:18 pm

Yeah. If they went all the way to create a backflash box art, they should make a cartridge to put into an actual box.

However, I wonder if the game is actual NES code. I somehow doubt it. But if that was a disc release and not a download title, putting it into original NES cardboard boxes would be a nice gimmick.

Jockel · Post by **Jockel** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 2:34 pm

But that 8bit Rockman7 conversion didn't make it to the nes (as rom), did it? would love to play that on my wii

FRO · Post by **FRO** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 5:08 pm

FrederikJurk wrote:Yeah. If they went all the way to create a backflash box art, they should make a cartridge to put into an actual box.

However, I wonder if the game is actual NES code. I somehow doubt it. But if that was a disc release and not a download title, putting it into original NES cardboard boxes would be a nice gimmick.

That seems to be the big speculation now. Everything I've read says it's a Wiiware title, which means it's probably just programmed to look/feel like an NES game, rather than a downloadable rom. That's unfortunately, in a way, because Capcom could do an incredible fan-service to long time MM fans like myself by doing a limited cartridge release (heck, I'd even be in for a pre-order so they don't overdo the production run) for those of us who want the authentic experience. I'd pay twice the asking price of $10 (on the Wii) for a boxed NES card w/ manual & everything.

Specineff · Post by **Specineff** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 6:25 pm

I like the new Darth Wily.

Erinu · Post by **Erinu** » Sat Jul 26, 2008 1:14 pm

Tempest wrote:I thought it was worth reviving this thread to show off the awesome box art (Soon to be available in T-Shirt Form) for Mega Man 9

"Ultrasound Graphics Synthesis"

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/23/capco ... -9-shirts/

Woah that's awesome.

Frederik · Post by **Frederik** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 10:34 am

http://kotaku.com/5033038/mega-man-9-to ... e-nes-bugs

They are just so cheeky, eh?

gabe · Post by **gabe** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 1:11 pm

FrederikJurk wrote:http://kotaku.com/5033038/mega-man-9-to ... e-nes-bugs

They are just so cheeky, eh?

I'm trying to figure out how I should feel about this...

BrianC · Post by **BrianC** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 1:32 pm

FrederikJurk wrote:http://kotaku.com/5033038/mega-man-9-to ... e-nes-bugs

They are just so cheeky, eh?

I hope the glitches include stuff similar to the ones in Mega Man 3 NES. Those are fun to play around with.

Frederik · Post by **Frederik** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 1:36 pm

Well, it says that sprite flickering and such is optional, meaning you can simply turn it off if you don´t like it. At first I thought that this retro thing is getting out of hand on this title, but now I think that if they go the extra mile to create a complete mock-retro title they might as well put flicker in as a bonus

FatCobra · Post by **FatCobra** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 4:41 pm

He's got two guns, isn't that a little redunant?

Frederik · Post by **Frederik** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 10:25 pm

FatCobra wrote:He's got two guns, isn't that a little redunant?

...and a very weird crotch area. Nice belt, though.

BrianC · Post by **BrianC** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 1:27 am

FatCobra wrote:He's got two guns, isn't that a little redunant?

Dr. Wily is dressed up for Halloween too.

Klatrymadon · Post by **Klatrymadon** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 2:36 am

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

spongdangly · Post by **spongdangly** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 2:46 am

Bal-Sagoth wrote:http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3 ... onobu_.php

Good interview, thanks for the link.

FRO · Post by **FRO** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 8:47 pm

FrederikJurk wrote:Well, it says that sprite flickering and such is optional, meaning you can simply turn it off if you don´t like it. At first I thought that this retro thing is getting out of hand on this title, but now I think that if they go the extra mile to create a complete mock-retro title they might as well put flicker in as a bonus

Which pretty much puts a nail in the coffin of any idea that it might be an actual NES title emulated. Most likely it's Wiiware all the way. That sucks.

Klatrymadon · Post by **Klatrymadon** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 11:34 pm

No problem, mate. I liked his comment about coming up with interesting gameplay concepts before choosing to go with 2D or 3D (if that's what he actually said - it's been a few days). :p