Megaman 9. WTF?

Retr0gamer

Just saw the trailer for this game and I have to say that I thought it was a huge joke at first. A new 2D Megaman on the Wii, I was expecting gorgeous hand drawn sprites and backgrounds. Instead we get capcom using the old megaman engine to make megaman 9. Yes the old megaman NES engine, the same engine capcom used in every single one of it's nes games. The colour palette is limited and the music is exactly the same tiny synthesiser from the nes. Even the old sprites for enemies, megaman and the stage tilesets are used. What the hell is going on?

Then I realised the genius of it. Who the hell cared about any of the megaman games after the Nes games. I have Megaman anniversary collection and played it non-stop until I finished Megaman 6. I played a few levels of MM 7 on the SNES and put it away and haven't touched it since.

Also although the later games got dull and went slightly down hill, Megaman 2 and 3 are two of the greatest games ever made. Even the music was excellent in them producing some classic quality tracks from the pitiful nes sound chip.

I for one can't wait for this. I'll be hoping for MM 2 and 3 quality but even if it only lives up to the later games it will be very refreshing to play a brandnew commercial game that is over 20 years out of date

norrie rugger

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Just saw the trailer for this game and I have to say that I thought it was a huge joke at first. A new 2D Megaman on the Wii, I was expecting gorgeous hand drawn sprites and backgrounds. Instead we get capcom using the old megaman engine to make megaman 9. Yes the old megaman NES engine, the same engine capcom used in every single one of it's nes games. The colour palette is limited and the music is exactly the same tiny synthesiser from the nes. Even the old sprites for enemies, megaman and the stage tilesets are used. What the hell is going on?

Then I realised the genius of it. Who the hell cared about any of the megaman games after the Nes games. I have Megaman anniversary collection and played it non-stop until I finished Megaman 6. I played a few levels of MM 7 on the SNES and put it away and haven't touched it since.

Also although the later games got dull and went slightly down hill, Megaman 2 and 3 are two of the greatest games ever made. Even the music was excellent in them producing some classic quality tracks from the pitiful nes sound chip.

I for one can't wait for this. I'll be hoping for MM 2 and 3 quality but even if it only lives up to the later games it will be very refreshing to play a brandnew commercial game that is over 20 years out of date

I always thought that you were cracked, now I know it for sure:eek:

Retr0gamer

Here's the trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YIis8GbgwM

Mr E

Thats class.... great idea.
Retro is the new.... retro!

norrie rugger

Mr E wrote: »

Thats class.... great idea.
Retro is the new.... retro!

You're also cracked


I am getting worried about the Mods of this site, is someone messing with your gummy berry juice?

Retr0gamer

norrie rugger wrote: »

You're also cracked


I am getting worried about the Mods of this site, is someone messing with your gummy berry juice?

It's nothing a bit of ketamine in our coffee doesn't sort out!

Retro ketamine, Woo!

norrie rugger

Retr0gamer wrote: »

It's nothing a bit of ketamine in our coffee doesn't sort out!

Retro ketamine, Woo!

I know this is all waaaaay off topic but can not help but have a bit of Friday Frivolity


I was never a fan of the MM franchise, then again I was a Sega kid

Scratch that, I was an Atari 7800 kid and a Sega teen

Retr0gamer

Well most of the megaman games aren't as great as most people make them out to be but Megaman 2 and 3 really are amazing games. They are however a bit difficult to get into since they have a pretty step learning curve which most people these days wouldn't be used to.

norrie rugger

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Well most of the megaman games aren't as great as most people make them out to be but Megaman 2 and 3 really are amazing games. They are however a bit difficult to get into since they have a pretty step learning curve which most people these days wouldn't be used to.

They got away with the learning curves back than as the games were a bit more simplistic (that is not a dig at them, just talking about the amount of things that can happen on the screen at any time)

Games now days have so much going on from the get go, that soft curves need to be the norm

Icarian

Its a fantastic concept, check out the box art and you'll fall in love (http://wii.ign.com/dor/objects/14260822/mega-man-9/images/mega-man-9-20080717020802013.html)


Now if only Sega could do the same thing with the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise i'd be in retro heaven

o1s1n

:eek:

BOHSBOHS

i remember playing the old ones on the nes
addictive but THEY WERE ROCK HARD (gutsman stage:eek:)

Only completed them all recently with the help of emulation and save states

Retr0gamer

Icarian wrote: »

Its a fantastic concept, check out the box art and you'll fall in love (http://wii.ign.com/dor/objects/14260822/mega-man-9/images/mega-man-9-20080717020802013.html)

Brilliant!

Just noticed on that page there's an update of the original Gradius coming to the Wii as well

Icarian

I love how he carries a pistol, and has a M belt buckel...