Mega Man 9 dated for September in Japan

Your question hurts my head.

There's only ONE NES style.

It's MM 1 - 6 style. Check out the screenshots:

http://www.joystiq.com/tag/mega-man-9/

Mega Man 7 was on the SNES, and Mega Man 8 was on the PS1/Saturn.

There is only one NES style for Mega Man.

The 8-bit MM8-styled sprites was a mockup image from BlackbeltDude at the Rockman Perfect Memories forum.

I second the motion for a MegaMan Legends 3.

But, I'm quite happy with a Megaman 9. The Classic series was always my favorite (You just can't beat the original Rock and Roll).

That's only your opinion. There are alot of people, myself included, who are thrilled to be able to take a trip back in time for a retro ride. That means everything from the graphics to the nes' classic musical sounds. There are plenty of other graphic-heavy games out there for todays gaphics whore gamer. Let us retro fans have some good 'ol old school fun.

Some people just don't get it, Adam.

LongshotX is one of those people.

I really want to hear amazing Megaman music in 8 bit sounds.

I'm very hyped about the tunes...

The classics games are very playable these day, and I'm very happy with the decision about creating a new NES game.

"What happened to the original Megaman and why does he not appear in the X series?"

Isn't X just the original Mega Man upgraded after they found him buried?
At least that's what I always thought.


As much as I'm hyped for Mega Man 9 (this and Sonic RPG are the only two games I KNOW I'm buying this year), I have to admit I'd be equally hyped to see a new Mega Man game with THE Mega Man with detailed, gorgeous sprites and multi-directional Wiimote aiming.

Personally, I hated the 32-bit sprites used in MM8 and MM&B. For the most part, they were nicely detailed. But they seemed to lack "personality", as it were... Megaman himself, looked rather goofy.

The 16-bit sprites, however, were great.


Just a few story related bits:
-No, X is NOT Megaman. X was an all-new robot designed by Dr. Light that would have complete freedom of thought. The basis for his advanced AI was used by Dr. Cain to create Reploids (as X and Zero are the originals, they aren't Reploids but just robots)
-Bass's ending in Megaman 2: The Power Fighters reveals that Dr. Wily was already working on Zero following Megaman 8 (MM2:PF takes place slightly after MM8, as Duo is a playable character, but leaves for space after the game's over). Zero's intent wasn't to kill X, but the original Megaman. What happens afterwards is unknown.
-Protoman's ending in Power Fighters reveals that he has a serious defect in his energy management system. Dr. Light offers for him to come home to Light's lab so he can fix it, but Protoman, being the lone wolf type he is, declines the offer and instead wanders off again. Presumably, he eventually blows up/shuts down from this defect.

Not official, but a popular idea in the fan base is a "cataclysm" that links the Classic and X series. Zero is unleashed by Wily, who goes on a rampage (see his wild behavoir in MMX4's flashback fight of Sigma and Zero), killing all of the other robots, including Wily's own (Bass has rebelled against Wily, destroying his Robot Masters and the such because he believes he's the superior machine and all that Wily needs to beat Megaman; undoubtedly he'd try to destroy Zero, too).
Since the two series are seperated by about 100 years, and Zero is still alive in the future, it's possible that Wily deactivated him again. Perhaps to stop Zero from attacking him.
Again, none of this is official.

@samfish


Megaman was robot. X is a reploid. They are not the same.

LongshotX, X is not a reploid, he's an android. Reploids are based off of his design.

I think they're apologizing for dropping Gamecube exclusivity for Resident Evil 4, Viewtiful Joe, and Killer 7.

And yes, this game more than makes up for all 3. And that's saying a lot, because I loved all 3 of those games.

But then it isn't retro anymore. It just becomes a modern day version on and old classic. You say you're not a graphics whore, but then the very next sentence is about better graphics, better animation etc. What Capcom is doing is making a direct sequel for retro gamers done in the retro NES style. In essence, we're getting a new NES game 15 or so years after its time and that is part of the thrill and what makes it special. It doesn't get much more retro than 8-bit. I played Megaman 8 on the ps1 and yeah, it looked good, but it was easy and not as much fun as earlier installments on the good old NES. This is for old school fans. Newbs and graphic whores need not apply.

Hey I grew up on the NES Megaman (22 y.o.) but I don't think it would do the series justice by regressing back to the old 8-bit style. You should like a retro-graphics whore. I said that graphics, sound, gameplay, storyline could all benefit from updates that aren't specifically graphical in nature.

Tighter controls? They all played the same! With the exception of 7+ adding the ability to swap weapons with the L/R shoulder buttons.

More storyline? Most of the NES games had some cutscenes. And Inafking (Keiji Inafune) has stated in the Nintendo Power interview that there will be a story expressed in-game in MM9, with cutscenes, too.
Plus (and this comes from a long-time Megaman fan who owns nearly all of the US English games and a few Japanese imports), it's not like Megaman has some epic story.

Dude, get over it. It's not the path Capcom is going. Deal with it.....graphics whore!