This is making me HOT!!!! -o-

shrek187

The intro music wasn't quite as epic as say, MM2. I hope the in game music lives up to my expectations.

Channing

Yep, wouldn't be a Capcom game without a Capcom cameo/reference.

Still waiting for Capcom to include the Hadoken in another Megaman game, by the way. :P

GhostWhoWalks

Dr. Wily is such a douche. A Street Fighter: The Movie reference? Cute.

KeroseneClimax

world domination and people only call to complain? haha.

I knew it, Dr light was always evil. Sending assasin mega man to take out the competition.

Lastly, is there any significance to that swiss bank number?

kitsuneconundrum

Ha, Dr. Light's Laboratory looks as if it belongs in Legend Of Zelda: A Link to the Past. <3

00000000

Looks like Dr. Wily's out of money again.

"HONUS WAGNER CARD MAN?!"

Elliuotatar

Oh how I do love these low-bit games. Something about the art style just conveys so much character and feeling. No matter how it's done, you just can't get the same emotion out of a 3-d game. Why?

Is it a try too hard type of deal?

Or maybe it's just because this is the kind of shit I grew up on, and alot more emotion was mixed into my gaming back then. Now I'm a cold, callous son of a bitch.

Ah.....the innocence. Where has it gone?

TheGuero

I like that the donations to Dr.Wily's robot fund are via a Swiss bank account. Only reinforcing that the Swiss are a bunch of cold hearted, blood thirsty Nazi collaborators.

warrenlee

^ nope!

00000000

Anyone besides me wish this was another Mega Man X instead of a Mega Man? Anyone?

Aex

I found a lot of the renderings too 16-bit in style- like Light's Lab, Roll, Eddy and that other guy...sigh.

And the music was quite uninspired. I wonder who they got to do it, as it hardly has the flair and mastery of the old chip as the old games do.

denki

Man the people in Megaman's world are sure retarded. Dr. Wily tries to take over the world 8 times in a row yet people will still start sending him money to fund his robots. ;D

henhowc

That was cute. I definitely have to pick this up when it comes out.

Although I'm not sure I follow Megaman's logic...Wily's convinced the world that his robots are all that's standing in the way of Dr. Light's conquest, so Megaman's going to go hunt them down and destroy them before everyone's eyes?

xanth

@akumaserge: I don't think I want a Mega Man game that ends with the blue bomber and his entire family being murdered by Zero. That'll be too real, man.

Miksho

Capcom has gotten yet another $10 from me. When will they leave me be?

Sheen_Latrine

Sweet.

PhantomBlack

Chun-Li doing the news. Awesome.

Furude

Well, that was adorably nostalgic. :)

Altersparck

This is all sorts of awesome...

half-beast

@UbeWoll working on Eternally Retold: A Soul Calibur Tale: Heheheh.

Siskoraban

I love the joke towards the end:
"Be careful, you haven't done this in a while!"
Ell oh ell.

Ionan

When does this take place anyway? Before or after the Power fighters? If so, then what happened to Bass?

Anyway, give me the game.

Wahrheit

Yet another prerendered trailer. Blah.

UbeWoll working on Eternally Retold: A Soul Calibur Tale

I liked the Chun-li's cameo!

alecpyron

I hope they explain on what happened to the original megaman when the X series started..

akumaserge

Chun-li the news reporter?

Sqrfrk

Man do I miss the 8-bit era. :(

UNDERSTAR

The best thing about the scripting is how you end up pausing to finish the dialog in the intro. Classic 8-bit design through ....

....

....

and through!

gameware

i want 16 bit

kamfair55

I wish Dr. Light had the same voice in this game as he did in Megaman 8. Quality voice work, right dere.

JoBo

Yes.

IceCold

So wonderfully perfect (even with the few screens that SEEM to have to many colours).

I should just give Capcom my banking details now, save me and them a whole bunch of time....

penty85

I have no words. Thank you Capcom.

Scarleth

@xanth: I'm pretty sure he's going to go hunt down the robots that are terrorizing the world, not the robots Dr. Wily supposedly created to combat them.

@mechawatts: Why would caller ID help in this situation?

dowingba

"Dr. Light's been making an army of murderous robots all this time? What a jerk! I think I'll call him and tell him to stop!"

Apperently, advanced robotics is commonplace in 20XX. Caller ID? Not so much.

mechawatts

@TheGuero: totally agree with this comment...in fact its a FACT!! Anyone else check out the awesome interview that Takeshita gave about being forced to temper it down??

He talks about how making things simple unlocked their creativity..how cool is that?! Def a must read and here's the link for y'all:

[tinyurl.com]

gamerguy4000

I can't wait till I get my hands on this game. There hasn't been a decent Mega Man game for decades, so this game better be good ! I really don't care how many MS points this is going to cost, I might sacrifice a months worth of food and drink for this title.

Hellreject

Off the hook!

LostinCreationLLC

Well, looks like Wily is RIGHT this time. No good, decent, and kind person would use Eddy as a phone table!

Helkaurain

That no good Dr. Wily is up to his old tricks again, and he must be stopped!

DirtySyko

First Bionic Commando, now this. This is why CAPCOM is my favorite company. Long Live 2D!!!!!!!

Shin_Ein

I like how even though the world is under siege from killer robots, people still find the time to phone up and complain.

Fwiffo

@Ionan: haha, i did love that.

@Miksho: wait uh, is that what happened?

TheIrishNinja

Dr Willy... HeHeHe

EmeraldCockroach

Oh! I forgot to complement you, Luke, on the title of the article. It immediately made me start singing Rocky Horror.

Channing

I for one am glad they made it cheesy like the good ol' days.

kojirodensetsu

I liked Megaman 8 graphics...this Megaman just sort of pisses me off...maybe I just hate midgets...

Tietsu

This is too good, I missed the old blue bomber. I loved the classic games and the MMX series up to MMX4 was awesome but something bothers me... WTH is that robots name next to eddy! Been on my mind since i seen this trailer

Elloello

@henhowc: Not only that, their reaction to attempted world domination is to call and complain :D

Yin

What's with the blue hair on Mega Man? Didn't anyone at Capcom play Mega Man 2?

grundlesnatch

I think someone pointed it out on Gametrailers, but the Swiss Bank account number was the japanese release date for the first Mega Man

Zho

Oh my god, so awesome.

frank0127

As much as it would be nice to have it 16 or even 32 bit I am so pumped for this.

But yeah, Megaman XI is so far my favorite Megaman game. (Even over 1 and 2). Dont hate me! But I'm still looking forward to this game. Does anyone know what this is coming out for?

eyeshield

@Elloello: His name is Auto.
[en.wikipedia.org]

Ionan

I'd prefer this to look like a 16-bit game...

8-Bit megaman just looks damned junky. Now, the intro is fine enough. I mean the actual gameplay graphics.

I just... I bet I'm in the minority with that, what with the insane retro lovers with their atari shirts, and NES ironic phrase such and suchs.

otimus

Chun Li was a news reporter in the American Street Fighter movie, wasn't she? And the "box art" for MM9 is a throwback to the American boxes. Think the cameo here is a conscious thing or not?

Hitokoei

@grundlesnatch:

It's called dying...robots are cool and do it too in the year 21xx...whenever that is

GodKiller1

DR WILY IS BEHIND IT I CAN TELL!!!!!!111!! OOOOONNNNEEEE

The phrases are a bit cheesy but it's retro, so it's cool lol

No I really do like megaman!
But the song in megaman 2 was just too good, and 3 too...
No I really did enjoy the others!

GodKiller1

I absolutely adore the music. Frankly it could be the worst arrangement ever made and the instruments would have me sold on it.

elronathon

Man, makes me feel like I'm 12 again!

Also love the Swiss bank account #.

Roll3r

@akumaserge:

The future-original Megaman was sent back in time prior to MMX only to be defeated by his past self. Hence why X had to be made in the first place.

No joke.

The Mega Man GB series explains this, surprisingly.

Terance!

"(...) you haven't doen this in a while."

For too long, my friend, for too long... *tear*

Shiryu

Would it be too much for me to say that that was FKNG BRILLIANT? Jesus baby lord on earth. They did more with that opening cutscene than all the currentgen stuff combined. Dr. Wily asking for donations to his swiss bank account? MY FACE IS MELTING.

PATSCRU

I love it how one of the dialogue screens has just the words "for world domination"

Additionally, Wily FINALLY uses DEE DEE DEE modern technology (faking a video) instead of half-assing his plans. (granted, this is still a pretty sad scheme but at least he's taken it up a notch)

The Maginomicon

WHEN!? Why do we keep getting "September" and not a proper release date?

This is too nostalgic, too epic, and a retro dream come true. Only problem is choosing which system to download it for.

Karisu-Zero

"And now over to our Asian correspondent Chun-Li."

could this be dr.wily
...
...
...
up to his old tricks!?

Haingis

I have to admit...as entertaining as that was, my favorite part was the "bass" cutting out on the song when the phone rang, duplicating the limitations of the NES sound chip.

KaneRobot

Wow, that took me back. I like my modern games, but you've got to admit, Capcom knows they haven't had much luck doing Megaman in anything *but* 8-bit...so why mess with a bad thing?

Bring on the 80s!

its good to see in 20xx they still have 16:9 tvs

Awful. Love it.

Hoagie_one

Damn awesome... But never knew chun-li was a reporter xD

Solidus

Anybody else notice the Swill Bank Account Number? It's the original release date for the first Mega Man.

@UbeWoll working on Eternally Retold: A Soul Calibur Tale: Yes, I bet none of this uses the game engine! First they show us this, getting our hopes up, and then the game ends up looking like crap! Liars! :-)

L_K_M

I like it, but I would have prefered 16 bit.

Don't know why, probably because when I played NES, I was begging for a SNES.

Herodito

Be careful Mega Man...

you haven't done this in a while.

Oh god I love it.

ryoshi

Hehe, the swiss bank account number was the Japanese release date for the original Mega Man. Very clever.

Kotaku is a bit late with these >.>

Rengenki

why couldnt willy regenerate. thats so sad.
bawww

Wow. Seeing this makes me put a little more faith into MM9.

8 bit cutscenes, it's the future.

Deft_One

This will be a definite purchase. I.....too............love the...............pauses. A nice touch.

Doofus_J

Do want. :) That was really nostalgic, kinda brings a tear to my eye.

The Chun Li reference drop rocked my face. It seems Capcom is never going to let the producers behind Street Fighter (1994) live it down.

bitwize

I'm a little confused.

Wily has any credibility at all still? To be honest, I wouldn't trust anything he said if he found it necessary to, once again, hijack every television around the world.

Just a little Easter Egg.. The swiss bank acct number is the original release date for MegaMan (RockMan) on the NES in Japan. Dec 17 1987.

I have never played a Megaman game...but due to nostalgia, I'm probably going to start with this one. The box art, the cheeziness...man these were the games of my childhood.

One question though: were the pre-rendered cutscenes too high tech for an 8-bit game?

I'm kinda torn here...

I love the 8-bit NES throwback. Mega Man was one of my favorite franchises when I was a kid.

The only thing I think I would change is the soundtrack. Picture this:

Mega Man 9 - 8 bit NES game.
Soundtrack by Anamanaguchi.

Zombie_Crunch

@ZinkO: USA WE DA BEST: I think I remember them saying somewhere that this was just another game and it would not bridge Classic and X.

Although it'd be nice if they actually bridged Classic and X. At least X and Zero connect...if you ignore the last three X games.

My guess is that this is gonna show the Maverick Virus when Wily first created it. Which is why Light's robots are wiggin' out. In which case we might see Zero before he turns good!

ZinkO: USA WE DA BEST

Thanks to those of you who pointed out the Swiss bank account #'s significance! I would have totally missed that otherwise -- numerology's not my forte.

ryohazuki

very charming

This....is.....FANTASTIC!!!!!!!

This thing craps awesomeness

UniComp

@TheGuero: I ask myself these questions every day of my life.

God damn this Is to awesome to describe!
I love how they went 8 bit retro on this title!
This is the Megaman I've loved for 20 years, and this is an instant purchase the day It comes out

KEELr

BUT SUDDENLY robots started going wild all over the world
And Chun Li's cameo is brilliant

i_am_not

If this game is the missing link between the normal and the X series, this game would be amazingly Awesome. If not, it´ll be another Megaman...

Daisuash

Capcom is killing it right now, easily my favorite developer so far this gen. I mean Bionic Commando Rearmed is GREAT. I've been playing that and I almost cried at the nostalgia factor and how good it is.

Street Fighter HD is going to be good, RE4 Wii was bangin', Commando 3 was fun, Spyborgs looks brilliant, DMC4 was very entertaining, Megaman 9, whew

jAJAJAJAJA, so the world donated to the creation of Zero huh??? this would be a mayor spinoff to be true and amazing, xDDDD

God this game will be so great. I wasn't even born when the original games came out, and yet, I'm still somehow getting nostalgic. I don't know how the hell that works. Now I need to play Mega Man! TO THE EMULATOR!

Placentasaurus

anybody else notice the typo at the end;
"YOU HAVEN'T DONE THIS IN AWHILE"
Intentional or not, that's hardcore nostalgia.
Also, gotta love the way the sentences never complete themselves on the same screen.

@Placentasaurus: You weren't born yet... Now I feel old. *hangs head in shame*

What this? It's uhhhh... Ectoplasm! Yeah, it's really just ectoplasm. There was a big scary ghost in here and he got his ectoplasm all over me.

NeoStarr

Awesome

Cragnous