Mega Man Creator Announces Mighty No. 9

richymcdermott

Keiji Inafune has taken it to kickstarter to fund a megaman like side scroller since capcom has pretty much let megaman die with cancellation of projects over the years.


http://ie.ign.com/articles/2013/09/01/pax-mega-man-creator-announces-mighty-no-9


according to ign the project has already blown up as many people are jumping on board with hype about the project.


http://ie.ign.com/videos/2013/08/31/mega-man-creator-launches-kickstarter-for-new-project

Retr0gamer

Some serious talent on board.

richymcdermott

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mightyno9/mighty-no-9

already nearly 400,000 pledged , 900,000 is the goal

Retr0gamer

Only Keiji Inafune would be this forward thinking as a japanese developer. Most japanese people see kickstarter as begging and dishonourable.

K.O.Kiki

$668k in under a day.

Holy. Shít.

Overheal

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^ literally facerolled keyboard.

Backed this for $120. Your move, planet earth.

This belongs here

Nody

Up to 814k atm so yes I think we can look forward to breaking some stretch goals :P

richymcdermott

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1DO1ydE_zI

i will pledge my support


megaman references were awesome :L

Overheal

im happy so long as they keep the same movement mechanics in place, so it still feels like that other game.

I tried playing ARES a couple times and something is just slightly off about it.

Nody

And it's officially funded!

johnny_ultimate

Odd to have PS3 and 360 as the primary stretch goals if the release date is 2015: the next-gen will be well established at that point, although suppose it would be strange for anyone to be pledging for a copy on a console they don't own yet!

Azza

Bit odd that the console versions are stretch goals at all. I would of assumed they would be the baseline goal. I know its a new IP but most of the fan base is going to be coming from a console background, not PC.

Having said that it will probably hit the stretch goal for console versions at this rate anyway.

gizmo

Azza wrote: »

Bit odd that the console versions are stretch goals at all. I would of assumed they would be the baseline goal. I know its a new IP but most of the fan base is going to be coming from a console background, not PC.

Having said that it will probably hit the stretch goal for console versions at this rate anyway.

The main priority will be getting the game finished with the money pledged. Once that's completed the stretch goals can be used to fund the respective platform fees and any additional development work they'd need to do to get onto each of the platforms.

Nody

And the first stretch goal has been passed (two more levels @ 1.2MM).

Overheal

2 million down. it is sure to reach its stretch goal for PS3 and 360 versions.

Whats less certain is whether it will make the stretch for the newly announced PS4 and XB1 stretch goal.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mightyno9/mighty-no-9



1.3 million to go..

Nody

I doubt it and I'm a bit surprised they did not make PS4/Xbox 1 higher (seeing how they are closer to a PC in hardware and supposedly easier to create games for).

Overheal

im sure they have their reasons, either the cost of dev kits or licensing or simply time allotment

Retr0gamer

Something irks me about the title of this thread. Keiji Inafune didn't create Megaman and never claimed to, he's said so himself. He inherited the series after Megaman 2 and only worked on Megaman 1.

Typical IGN level of journalism :rolleyes:

Overheal

So you mean he's the guy who gave us this



And he's not the guy who made this?



Then lets be realistic here..

Retr0gamer

The American Boxart has no bearing on the japanese boxart:

Retr0gamer

Here we go:

http://uk.gamespot.com//news/tgs-07-mega-man-celebrates-20th-anniversary-6179759?

nafune also revealed that he wasn't responsible for the creation of Mega Man himself. "I'm often called the father of Mega Man, but actually, his design was already created when I joined Capcom," he explained. "My mentor [at Capcom], who was the designer of the original Mega Man, had a basic concept of what Mega Man was supposed to look like. So I only did half of the job in creating him. I didn't get to completely design a Mega Man [protagonist] from scratch until Zero (Mega Man X, SNES). Back when the SNES was coming out, I was asked to give Mega Man a redesign, so I created this character. But I realized that this design wouldn't be accepted as Mega Man, so I had another designer create the new Mega Man, and I worked on Zero to release him as the 'other main character' that would steal all the good scenes!"

The Mega Man series may be Inafune's longest running project series, but it also has some personal importance to him. "It may be the 20th anniversary for the Mega Man series, but it's also the 20th anniversary for myself as a game developer. It was the first title that I was involved in when I joined Capcom, and I've really been in the industry together with the series. It was the Mega Man series that taught me how to make video games, like what kind of points had to be detailed, and what kind of points had to be watched out for. I'm often called the creator of Mega Man or the father of Mega Man, but it's really the Mega Man series that created me."

Of course if you are idiots like the staff of IGN then you'd just check wiki and use that.

Overheal

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mightyno9/mighty-no-9

5 days left to go.
It's more than likely that the extra boss stretch will be reached, but the co-op mode is iffy. Either way, now if your last chance to get in on what is shaping up to be a promising looking venture. $20 for a copy.

Overheal

They've added new rewards, including physical DVD copies of the game, and USB drives with the game on them, which will be modeled after NES or Famicom Cartridges - your pick

(concept rendering only)

3 days to go and the introduction of the thumb drives sparked a resurgence in the funding. They shot past 2 extra stretch goals and are on the way to hitting the Xbox One/PS4 stretch goal

Overheal

Still on the fence?

Its 33 Hours to go, the fund is over $3,047,269 at time of post

edit: jumped $2,000 just writing this: $3,049,325 - its out of control! AH! $3,049,484! That was one extra backer! $3,049,539.. $3,049,858... $3,049,998 well you get the idea oh theres another $30 now..

Only a pittance stands between backers and the Xbox One and Playstation 4 versions of the game @ $3,300,000. Chances are likely to get there.

Your last chance to get in on this. Remember every backer above the minimum gets 1 copy of the game on their platform of choice. In addition, you can buy extra copies of the game on physical media for Mac/PC/Linux. So you can buy for instance a console copy, AND a computer copy. They say 1 of either Mac/Linux/PC but in fairness its a Steam key they provide so by the game's release I expect the key to support all 3 platforms for the price of 1.

1st Digital copy of game tier (for 1 of any available platforms): $20+
Extra Physical media (DVD /w proper case) PC/Mac/Linux: $31 international
Extra Physical media (themed USB) PC/Mac/Linux: $41 international

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mightyno9/mighty-no-9

$3,051,030 @11:10EST thats $1,000 every 6 minutes, thats $10,000 an hour, thats $330,000 more to get by the deadline!

richymcdermott

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UXDiQrgI6M

richymcdermott

15 hours to go and another goal has been broken

mighty number 9 coming to ps4 and xbox one

only 2 more goals and inafune and his team have achieved world dominance on kickstarter with less than 400,000 for a 3ds and vita version and another game stage

Nody

richymcdermott wrote: »

15 hours to go and another goal has been broken

mighty number 9 coming to ps4 and xbox one

only 2 more goals and inafune and his team have achieved world dominance on kickstarter with less than 400,000 for a 3ds and vita version and another game stage

Don't forget their paypal store; it's not included in the kickstarter counter (but will count vs. the over all goal) and it has over 115k in it.

Overheal

In which case the title is fully funded at this point up to and including DS and Vita portable editions. Looks like they've just started adding on extra random stretch goals at this point.

It now s officially the 3rd most funded kickstarter video-game project to date

$3,800,000: OPTIONAL RETRO-STYLE CHIPTUNE SOUNDTRACK + FX! You’ve seen the names of the legendary musicians attached to this project: Manami Matsumae, Takeshi Tateishi, Ippo Yamada... It’s a veritable who’s who of veteran game composers. So we thought, why not tap into that retro vibe and cook up an optional chiptune version of the entire Mighty No. 9 game soundtrack, including classic sound effects? That’s right – we’ll remix the entire soundtrack, retro 8-bit-style, and the game’s sound effects, for you to listen to in-game as you play, as an option you can toggle on or off in the settings menu!
$4,000,000: ONLINE BATTLE RACE MODE!! The ultimate online competition! You and one friend compete online, racing to the end of the same single-player stages -- you can see your rival as a "ghost" image in your game, but you can't affect each other, save for any enemies you defeat being sent over to impede each others' progress! It's an all new twist on a versus mode, that will give Mighty No. 9 life well beyond the single-player campaign!

And in other news...

Expect a message or email with your Mighty No. and password for our community forums in the next few weeks (community forums will be hosted at MightyNo9.com, and are expected to go up in late October or early November of this year).

Re: the USB "cart" add-ons: these are currently planned as 2GB in size to fit the game. However, we won't be manufacturing these until the game is released in 2015, so if it's cost effective to do so, we'll increase the size.

For the physical disc add-on version of the game: The disc will be a DVD, and, we can announce, will ship in a full, proper, standard DVD case!

richymcdermott

Oh how capcom must be kicking themselves :pac:

Nody

135k in Paypal so with 8h to go it's sitting at 3.577MM USD.

Nody

165k in Paypal so with 3h to go it's sitting at 3.754MM USD and is likely to breach the 3.8MM goal as well and the 4MM goal is with in possible reach as well.

Overheal

Well I thought that was unexpected!

$3,845,170 Via Kickstarter
$186,380 (as of 4:40pm PDT, Tues 10/1) via PayPal

$4,031,550!!

Still the 3rd most funded game in Kickstarter history - 2nd if you include PayPal, and not missing things by much.

My wallet is a bit lighter now though and my Amex card feels a little hot..

Roll on 2015! Mighty No. 9 coming to Windows/Mac/Linux/PS4/PS3/PS Vita/Xbox One/Xbox 360/Wii U/3DS

pixelburp

Wow, I honestly didn't expect it to hit the 4 million mark, that's pretty amazing. My only concern - in general - is that with these runaway KS projects where stretch goals get added to match a huge outlay of cash, I wonder if the development team has the proper organisation to work those stretch goals into the project cycle - that they're not just throwing some pie-in-the-sky ideas at stretch targets to justify the cash. Considering some high profile KS projects have hit the wall lately, despite some getting way more than they initially sought, I'd hope they have budgeted for these goals properly.

Retr0gamer

If there's one thing Inafune doesn't lack it's project management skills.

Overheal

The stretch goals arent game changing features though sure an extra 2 bosses and stages will add to development and design time. I'd figure porting the titles to other platforms should be relatively simple.

richymcdermott

to keep the mighty number 9 hype alive heres the main theme

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vc8aXhQFFmQ

richymcdermott

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMjVQulD4qY

richymcdermott

been awhile since I last updated on this thread , I may not getting paid promoting might no 9 but I AM DAMN part of this team and so are we all



heres is a pre alpha gameplay concept have posted up few days ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acQj71oGAB8

richymcdermott

Might No 9 composer Manami Matsumae talks about how she creates music

Retr0gamer

Wow, Matsumae is the composer? She's done some of Capcoms best stuff!

richymcdermott

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeZd-J4injc

CAPCOM- KING OF THE TROLLS

Overheal

Check it out!

If you're a backer be sure to vote for my submission!!!

richymcdermott

Work In progress Gameplay

pixelburp

The traditional 'shut up and take my money' gif feels appropriate here

Overheal

Jesus I backed this for $120? I used to have money??

richymcdermott

New Mighty No.9 Trailer

Generic Dreadhead

Looks pretty cool and fun, running cycle/animation seems a bit off though, minor complaint i guess. Will probably be worth picking up

Overheal

yeah in all the vids ive seen as a backer i always felt the oddest about the dash animation. I should probably mention it in their forums but I doubt it will get any traction.

As far as the actual player hitbox/movement, its the exact same motion and timings as any megaman title. Sequelitis highlights what I mean at 15:45 in this video

(he finally released his next episode after a long hiatus about Zelda games, worth a look as well)

Lenmeister

Is it just me or does the music sound more like Sonic? Not a bad thing ofcourse! If I knew they would spam a heap of good MM like games it would be enough to convince me to go buy a ps4 with the €400/500 euros I don't have.

pixelburp

It's really coming together now, looks very slick and balanced even at this stage. Yeah the animation looks a tiny bit off, but considering the last portion of that video was set in untextured maps, there's clearly lots more tweaking and development to go.

Must say I love the little ambient touches, such as the videos in the background, showing the boss battle from other angles; makes the stages feel that bit more alive.

Overheal

My Beta code came in last week.

I don't recall signing any Non Disclosure Agreement, but I will say the game plays reasonably smoothly. The only thing I could ask for is more than 1 level to play, so I can't try any weapons out. The core gameplay is decent and will continue getting tweaked before release I am sure.