WOW Megaman 9 is REALLY well done!

Pixel_Outlaw · Post by **Pixel_Outlaw** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 5:14 pm

I must say, I'm really impressed at how Megaman 9 stays true to the nes limitations. The sound is great the graphics look really well done and there are some nice extras too.

This is a must download.

bay · Post by **bay** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 6:01 pm

glad to hear it, i'll be getting this on PSN tomorrow.

MathU · Post by **MathU** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 6:28 pm

Is the game design even decent, considering they used that 8-bit garbage to scam people with nostalgia while using minimal effort, and the game was developed by Inti Creates (reknowned for their terrible level design in the Zero series)?

LaserGun · Post by **LaserGun** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 6:47 pm

Endless Attack - 300 Wii Points - Sale Date: 10/6
- "Test your skills on a stage without end. Try to break the record for getting the farthest. Results will be displayed in the Rankings. Not compatible with Challenges."
Hero Mode - 100 Wii Points - Sale Date: 10/20
- "Play the game with a more difficult level of enemy distribution. Not compatible with Rankings or Challenges."
Superhero Mode - 100 Wii Points - Sale Date: 10/20
- "Play the game with a super difficult level of enemy distribution. Not compatible with Rankings or Challenges."
Proto Man Mode - 200 Wii Points - Sale Date: 10/6
- "Play the game as Proto Man. You can use the shield while jumping. Some of Proto Man's abilities may differ from Mega Man's. There is no story for Proto Man. Not compatible with Rankings or Challenges."
Special Stage - 100 Wii Points - Sale Date: 10/20
- "Gives you another Time Attack Stage to try, including a new Boss at the end! Results with be displayed in the Rankings. Not compatible with Challenges."

I just read that on a couple forums, I hope that's a joke, Capcom can't even release an 8-bit title in it's complete form.

MathU · Post by **MathU** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 6:50 pm

Whoops, forgot about that DLC crap.

Jonathan Ingram · Post by **Jonathan Ingram** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 6:55 pm

I personally refuse to pay 10$ for a NES romhack with a development budget of 1$(if that) - that`s half the price of Wipeout HD, except not anywhere near as awesome. Not to mention all that ridiculous DLC. Capcom is officially the new Scamco.

Observer · Post by **Observer** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 7:27 pm

If anything, is the music any good? =/ I would just probably listen to the chiptunes if they are cool.

I simply won't forget tunes like Dive Man, Pharaoh Man, Top Man, Needle Man, Blue Castle, Napalm Man, Charge Man, Gravity Man (this one and Top Man were so freaking catchy) and many many others. (I'm not mentioning the obvious like Dr. Willy's theme from Megaman 2 because I personally think the 3rd and 4th had most of the coolest tunes, Skull Man, Magnet Man, Spark Man, etc., etc. although the second wasn't bad either, 5th is really solid and the 6th is ok) If they can match these then kudos for them.

heh, Scamco! Thought people used "Crapcom".

orange · Post by **orange** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 8:03 pm

Jonathan Ingram wrote:I personally refuse to pay 10$ for a NES romhack with a development budget of 1$(if that) - that`s half the price of Wipeout HD, except not anywhere near as awesome. Not to mention all that ridiculous DLC. Capcom is officially the new Scamco.

haha people complaining about paying 10bux for an nes game on the system11 forums of all place

Etrian · Post by **Etrian** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 8:14 pm

Gonna wait for the 360 release..

the2bears · Post by **the2bears** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 8:19 pm

The reaction from some is so predictable. Yeah, that's right, Capcom makes 900% profit *on each* download

The game is what it is, exactly as advertised. Download it or not, no one's scamming anyone here.

Bill

Pixel_Outlaw · Post by **Pixel_Outlaw** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 8:25 pm

Jonathan Ingram wrote:I personally refuse to pay 10$ for a NES romhack with a development budget of 1$(if that).

So games like Madden have a HUGE development budget they turn out to be complete garbage. Good games can be made on a small budget. Your point has little validity.

Megaman games are all very similar and probably run on the same engine. Romhack or not, it is a new Megaman game from Capcom in the exact style of previous offerings. I'd be willing to bet that if they departed from the classic design you would complain then too that they ruined a classic formula. What exactly do you want from a new Megaman game? Do you want one at all?

Tempest · Post by **Tempest** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 9:01 pm

Don't let the avatar fool you, I'm no uber-hardcore Mega-Man fan (I personally thought the idea of a dancing Mega-Man avatar was too good to pass up) but I knew I had to get this as ASAP. A lot of fun to be had.

For anyone curious about the difficulty, to me personally I think of it as coming full circle with how Mega Man 2 and 3 felt in a sort of way. Imagine you're like 7 years old and playing them for the first time, and imagine the controller spiking frustration you would feel at it, not so much because of game's actual difficulty, but because of the timed jumping, mini-bosses and other things that seem like insurmountable task to a 7 year old with as much platforming experience as the first few stages of Super Mario Bros. 3 will allow. Now imagine it's 15 years later and a sequel is legitimately hard enough to warrant shards of broken plastic littered upon your floor. There were some stages (Tornado Man's comes to mind off the top of my head) where I wanted to shake the level designer's hand, then immediately punch him square in the jaw. Nothing that some memorization and timing won't get past, but you're bound to have at least a few "Oh give me a fucking BREAK!" moments here and there the first time through a given level.

JoshF · Post by **JoshF** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 10:09 pm

Play Rockman 7 FC Remake instead.
http://www7.atwiki.jp/wakuwakusuru/pages/13.html

8-bit garbage

I'd like to see you make some gfx that look half as good as the later Rockmans or Batman or Ninja Gaiden III or Kirby's Adventure. The best thing about the best NES graphics is that they are reminiscent of living 80s/90s action figures and playsets (remember how the accessories were monotone?)

MX7 · Post by **MX7** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 10:46 pm

lol rockman

MathU · Post by **MathU** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 10:54 pm

Does this still hold?

SockPuppetHyren · Post by **SockPuppetHyren** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 11:31 pm

MathU wrote:8-bit garbage

2D haet? On MY Shmups forum?

Guess you really do learn something new everyday.

MathU · Post by **MathU** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 12:19 am

Thanks for quoting out of context. The "garbage" is them using 8-bit graphics as an excuse to put forth less effort.

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 12:24 am

Question about the MM5/9 screenshot comparison: Are those supposed to be the same areas? Is that seriously what the game looks like?

p.s. the NES Batman games pwnz0rs

CStarFlare · Post by **CStarFlare** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 12:37 am

game quality can only come from endless torrents of blood sweat and tears of the developers

quality must be extracted from each and every pixel and binary like blood from a rock

only then will I relinquish my hard earned pocket change so that I may back up my bitching with real issues with the game

On a more serious note, did you people just realize that Capcom is the king of milking existing content for easy cash? Did any of you buy Capcom Classics Collection 1 or 2, Mega Man Anniversary Collection, Mega Man X Collection, Resident Evil 2 Dualshock/GC, Resident Evil 3 GC, Code Veronica CG/PS2, Resident Evil 4 GC/PS2/Wii, or... well, you know.

This was probably one of Capcom's more labor-intensive projects, and is pretty neat for anyone who grew up playing 8-bit Mega Man. Frankly $10 is the cheapest nostalgia trip I'll have all year, and I'll probably buy some DLC since some of them sound kind of cool. Here's hoping for some DLC achievements for 360 :v

Pixel_Outlaw · Post by **Pixel_Outlaw** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 12:37 am

Just watch the vid:

The graphics are great.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DgH57kizio

orange · Post by **orange** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 1:15 am

Pixel_Outlaw wrote:
Jonathan Ingram wrote:I personally refuse to pay 10$ for a NES romhack with a development budget of 1$(if that).
So games like Madden have a HUGE development budget they turn out to be complete garbage. Good games can be made on a small budget. Your point has little validity.

whooooooooooosh

MOSQUITO FIGHTER · Post by **MOSQUITO FIGHTER** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 1:32 am

I don’t know why some people here are complaining about the gfx. I mean it’s not like Cave is making the most advanced games in the world either. Nobody seems to complain about that. It’s just a different style. I’d rather it look like this as opposed to something like what they did with New Super Mario Bros.

I'd like to play this. I think Mega Man 2 was one of the first NES games I played when I was young. Mega Man was super cool.

Is there a PC version on the way?

SockPuppetHyren · Post by **SockPuppetHyren** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 1:33 am

MathU wrote:Thanks for quoting out of context. The "garbage" is them using 8-bit graphics as an excuse to put forth less effort.

But quoting out of context is what the internet is all about~

Pixel_Outlaw wrote:Just watch the vid:

The graphics are great.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DgH57kizio

I watched the vid.

The music is great.

dial911 · Post by **dial911** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 2:37 am

Bunch of elitist hypocritical bitches in this thread....

Mega Man 9 is almost game of the year material. I downloaded it today and had a good play through. It was an extremely nostalgic experience... and the soundtrack... one of the best in the series... seriously fuckers.

antron · Post by **antron** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 3:15 am

has anyone extracted the rom to see if it is valid NES code?

bay · Post by **bay** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 3:29 am

im always amazed by commentary and critique by people that couldn't make a game to save their life. give it a rest people.

Daedalus · Post by **Daedalus** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 3:40 am

antron wrote:has anyone extracted the rom to see if it is valid NES code?

I'm sure it's not. The NES is a bitch to code for, especially for a company without prior NES experience. There's no way they would do something that arcane when there are much better tools available.

I'll have to actually play it before I can deliver judgment, but Capcom has been using retro cool to push a lot of mediocre games lately. In particular, Commando 3 was pitiful chapter in an otherwise awesome series. I do like Megaman, but I think Capcom could give it treatment worthy of a good series (like what Bionic Commando got) instead of looking at it as a title that can only be sold through nostalgia.

Also... this may just be me, but I've noticed that a lot of people really psyched on this title have played at most one or two of the original games. If they really want a taste of classic Megaman... why not just play classic Megaman?

Pixel_Outlaw · Post by **Pixel_Outlaw** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 3:47 am

I have games 1-6.

szycag · Post by **szycag** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 4:21 am

We got a next-gen remake of Mega Man on the PSP. Obviously it didn't do too well or we would have gotten some sequels. It makes sense to me that Mega Man 9 is what it is. They aren't playing to people's nostalgia as much as they are trying to make something that's approachable and doesn't have to do any new tricks to be a decent game. I honestly don't see the same thing working for Mega Man that did for Bionic Commando. It seems like it's exactly the game it wants to be as it is. The Rockman 7 remake proved this to me in a lot of ways.

Post by **Ghegs** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 5:39 am

It's been confirmed long ago that the game is not a rom hack, the game merely emulates the look and feel of a NES game.

(For one source on this, read this interview with the game's producer.)