Retro

Straight From 1990, One Kid’s Adorable Painstaking VHS Guide For Beating Mega Man

Before the internet existed, millions of players toiled away in lonely obscurity to find the best way to beat the oh-so-hard games of yesteryear. Lots of us scribbled in notebooks, drew our own maps and called tips lines to figure out how to And then we shared this elusive information with others.


April 23, 2012
In Real Life

Hey Capcom, This Five Year-Old Kid Has Some Ideas For New Mega Man Games

Capcom is out of ideas (or at least the willpower) for new Mega Man games. Little Mark here, though, Mark is a fountain of ideas. Not only does he know everything about the Blue Bomber and his games, he knows exactly what he wants from a new Mega Man game.


April 13, 2012
In Real Life

When Chiptunes And Beaded Sprites Meet, An Awesome Stop-Motion Video Is Formed

Two friends put their hobbies — creating beaded sprites and making chiptunes tracks — together to form this awesome stop motion video inspired by some of their favourite games and graphic novel characters.


April 4, 2012
In Real Life

The $700 Mega Man Movie

Olan Rogers wants to make three movies before he dies. One is a Star Trek flick. Another is a Samurai Jack movie. The third is a Mega Man film. Well, that’s one down!


March 26, 2012
In Real Life

Mega Man Becomes Mega Girl

So what if Capcom seems unwilling to make any more Mega Man games. They could always make a Mega Girl game instead!


March 20, 2012
Mobile

Mega Man Pro On The App Store Is Fake

No Rock Man. No Guts Man. No Cut Man. And yet the unlicensed bootleg Mega Man Pro app that popped up on Apple’s download store recently has notched 150 five-star recommendations from various users. It doesn’t deserve them.


March 16, 2012
In Real Life

Pac-Man With David Bowie Or Mega Man In His Underwear? Tough Choice!

Some days it’s just not safe to surf one-a-day online T-shirt shops. Between Ript’s brilliant Pac-Man / Labyrinth combo and TeeFury’s Mega Man morning routine… well, I am buying two T-shirts.


March 13, 2012
News

Mega Man’s Daddy: Japan Has Lost Video Game Dominance

Keiji Inafune sounded an ominous note at the beginning of his presentation during the Game Developers Conference last week, saying to the audience that “there might be some harsh comments, so please be prepared”. Turns out the trigger warning from one of Japan’s most respected game designers was warranted as he criticised the mindset that’s crippling present-day Japanese game development.


March 11, 2012
PlayStation

Even If The Audio Is Faked, Fat Mega Man’s Street Fighter X Tekken Ending Is Bizarre

The guy who uploaded this admits the audio is dubbed over, but he says that it’s the English sound file from the the on-disc DLC of Street Fighter X Tekken This is the ending for Original Box Art Mega Man, who releases (with Pac-Man) for free on Tuesday, and he name-checks two major publishers, including his own.


February 21, 2012
In Real Life

Metal Man, Air Man, Flash Man… Lego Man?

I love creative fan works. I never cease to be amazed at the brilliant drawings, sculptures, songs, videos and more that devoted fans with artistic talent create and share.