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8-bit Left 4 Dead guy's latest project: Mega Man 9 HD Remix

by Griffin McElroy on Mar 6th 2010 10:00PM

Eric Ruth, an independent developer who more than proved his prowess with Pixel Force: Left 4 Dead, recently showed off the fruits of his latest labor: A completely renovated, high-definition version of Mega Man 9. Ruth managed to recreate every single character, enemy and background by hand, programmed the game, and used a number of fan-made remixes of the original game's tracks. You can check out a video demonstration of Galaxy Man's stage just past the jump.

Ruth has decided not to complete the game for a number of reasons; the fear of a C&D from Capcom being a substantial one of them. He's already working on his next project -- and after making an HD game into an 8-bit game, and then an 8-bit game into an HD game, we can't wait to see what he does next.

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Tags: capcom, demo, eric-ruth, mega-man, mega-man-9, mega-man-9-hd-remix, remake, video

Reader Comments (99)

WTF did he do to Rush!?

Rush is now Houndoom. Srs bsns.

I don't see the point.

However, I encourage him to turn his talents to actually making a real original game, or at least being part of it. People who work in the indie space are constantly looking for artists.

This is a crime against nature. I do think that he has done some nice work recreating the game in HD (even though I dislike his rush). But megaman 9 is the wrong title to be giving a HD makeover.

Mega Man 9 was specifically NOT supposed to be in HD. This looks good, but it feels like a waste of time. Why not make, say, Sonic 3 into HD? I'd buy that in a heartbeat if it showed up on PSN.

Your wish-GRANTED

http://www.amazon.com/Sonics-Ultimate-Genesis-Collection-Playstation-3/dp/B001G33V8S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1267933083&sr=8-1

maybe a game with different graphic filters? like 8-bit, 16-bit, 32-bit, 64-bit, etc...

Yeah, gradients are not pretty. This "HD" remix does in fact look like it was done in Corel Draw...5

mega man looks anorexic.

thats because nothing tastes as good as being skinny feels

you were popular???

Obviously, there is only way he can surpass his past achievements:

He must release Duke Nukem Forever.

If you're good at something, never do it for free!

It's sort of sad when someone in the game community actually does something interesting, regardless of how good it is, and a lot of people just put it down and hate on it.

As far as I can tell, it's just a guy doing something he enjoys and sharing it for others to see. He clearly put a lot of effort into this, and it doesn't look bad. I actually think it has a neat look to it, but that's just my opinion.

I do think this guy has talent though, and he should consider making his next project something original.

It would be neat if he did this to his own game, Mega Man Rocks, that way his hard work would actually see the light of day.

I assume this is for PC so at least PC gamers get to play it.

It's not coming out. So no, you don't get to play it.

HD does not equal better.

Why not remix a true Mega Man classic, like Mega Man 2 or Mega Man 7?

Megaman 7 doesn't really need upgraded graphics. It looks perfect, imo

Kudos! it looks pretty cool, although I personally like the graphics of megaman 7 / megaman and bass the most!

I don't like it.
Looks like it was drawn by ... me...
but kudos to him for doing something cool.

8-bits forever.

It looks too indie. it has that low budget quality to it.

If the guy made the game look like the original Mega Man's artwork from the first 2 NES games I'd buy it in a heartbeat. THAT is the version to make. This does look nice though.

Blech, it really looks bad.

There's a difference between low-res graphics as a retro throwback and this. While I do appreciate his effort, just about everything about it seems off. It doesn't say "Megaman" to me, it says "Hong Kong knockoff."

First off, the logo. Even a high-res logo would still use the same font/style... not this gradient rubbish.

Second, Megaman himself. The helmet looks like a mix of Megaman's and Megaman X's helmets. Megaman doesn't have a red gem on his helmet! If you want to do a highly-detailed Megaman, do it right like Hitoshi Ariga:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v348/BPMdotEXE/Random/RockmanAndForteSFC.jpg
Otherwise, just stick with the usual official version, keep it simple.

And, oi, what happened to Rush? Looks like a greyhound with some red armor on.

It's a nice effort, but everything just seems off about it.

Give this man a Nobel Prize.

In what category?

Wow...amazing effort. That's just pure geek love right there.

It's pretty cool he did this, but I don't care for his art style. I would like it a lot more if someone else drew it.

Megaman's face in the pause menu reminds me of Sonichu.

That is all.

If Mega Man 9 had shipped with these graphics I might have been able to overlook its ass-rapingly hard difficulty level. I am just not of fan of having my eyes and my ass raped at the same time ;)

Complaining about 8-bit graphics and 8-bit difficulty?

Pfft, kids these days...

It wasn't that hard, it just takes a bit of practice to get into the groove.

HD means High Definition, not to re-style something. The guy is out of the track.

I think that's where the 'remix' part comes in...

oh yes, you're right lol. anyway, why making a remix of such a nice old school 8-bit design into a bad taste flash-like cartoon? he should use his talent into making flash games. maybe he does but after all, i totally don't care...

This reminds me of the old Mega Man they put out for DOS, and in all the worst ways.

At the risk of sounding cynical, or like a troll, where is my incentive to fork over the money for new 8-bit MM games when I can just play the old ones?

You may as well say where is the incentive to fork money over for new 360/PS3 games when you can just play old ones.

To answer your question, higher technology, which can, and has, made for my dynamic and immersive experiences.

I like it. I'm not big on scaling back graphics for the sake of nostalgia as I don't think graphics prevent a game from playing well.

Good effort.

I would like to see what he can do with Mass Effect though.

This is hideous. Not because I'm an 8-bit purist, but because this is objectively poor art and sprite quality. I'd like to see someone with a modicum of talent attempt this.

So get started.

lol, exactly what I didn't want Mega Man 9 to be like!

Haha, awesome. He looks so tiny!

Always
I want to be with you
And mak--[runs into a wall]

Sure its a lot of work, praise that..., but doesn't look like a megaman game.. I mean ..the art is weak, too much Westernized cartoon/ webcomics style ( almsot amateur ) ... would be great if he work with someone that draws really well, and can reproduce the style Capcom gives to the franchise, maybe manga, maybe chibi...etcetc.. Would look beautiful then...

Wow this guy is great. If one guy (And maybe 2 or 3 others) can make Megaman 9 neat looking.

A huge company like Capcom can't stop being lazy and made a This Gen Megaman game?

Neat idea. I'd honestly find 16 or 32bit fan versions of 9 or 10 to be a really awesome idea, like how they did the opposite with 7.

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