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1:04 PM on 06.26.2008

Mega Man 9 on WiiWare
nilcam	40 comments

According to several Mega Man fan sites, the next issue of Nintendo Power has a story about Mega Man 9 on WiiWare. The game looks like the 8-bit games, with slightly nicer graphics. If this is true, consider me very excited for a new Mega Man game in the classic style.

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40 comments | showing # 1 to 40

Novakaine says:
(# 0) on 06/26/2008 13:15

Gah, your nicer post has stolen my glory. =p

nilcam says:
(# 1) on 06/26/2008 13:17

Great minds. That's all I'm sayin'.

Kryptinite says:
(# 2) on 06/26/2008 13:20

First thing I'm buying off WiiWare. awesome

king3vbo says:
(# 3) on 06/26/2008 13:34

What beautiful MATLOCKERY

Rockvillian says:
(# 4) on 06/26/2008 13:38

Now I have to get my wireless working again.

Mr Wilson says:
(# 5) on 06/26/2008 13:38

Kryp

How could you not buy Lost Winds, Dr Mario, or Defend Your Castle!???

EternalDeathSlayer says:
(# 6) on 06/26/2008 13:40

This is great. Awesome find.

Tubatic says:
(# 7) on 06/26/2008 13:42

Yeah Kryptinite, Lost Winds is worth it. Think of it like you're buying really good fast food.

Cloud09 says:
(# 8) on 06/26/2008 13:42

I seriously just came. Ok, not really, but close. I've been saying for years now that companies need to go back to the old 2D format like this.

First MegaMan, now I wanna see Sonic 4 in Genesis graphics done the old school way, as well as a old school Castlevania thats not on a handheld and old school Mario or Metroid too. Honestly, the old school stuff is just as good, if not better, than all the new shit they're putting out today.

pedrovay2003 says:
(# 9) on 06/26/2008 13:51

Oh. My. God.

Das Inchworm says:
(# 10) on 06/26/2008 13:51

im gonna try to beat 1 through 8 to get ready for this. I've already beaten 4,5, and 6

bbrigg1 says:
(# 11) on 06/26/2008 13:54

@Cloud09

You forgot Contra and Mario

covah says:
(# 12) on 06/26/2008 13:58

Am I the only one who is actually disappointed that the graphics are literally 8-bit? Like I'm all for sprites, but I'd like to see some nice new effects or whatever on it.

Tubatic says:
(# 13) on 06/26/2008 13:59

Also, A-MAZING!

I wish I had time to squint and read these scans now.

Never played the Zeros on GBA, but I'm still very hopeful, since so many people had good words for that series.

So. Great.

Hail Spacecat.

Spitfire says:
(# 14) on 06/26/2008 14:02

waa-waa-wee-waah

Nice find. I hope this comes to Wiiware in a timely manner.
Im getting bored with the offerings.

In the same line as Cloud, a Metroid or Castlevania game would rock Wiiware hard. Dammit Nintendo, put effing demos or GB/GBA games in the shop. Those would sell like jimmy-hats.

The Bez says:
(# 15) on 06/26/2008 14:13

Is there a release date for this yet?

Luc Bernard says:
(# 16) on 06/26/2008 14:14

wow fuck, that is great

zombiekiller13 says:
(# 17) on 06/26/2008 14:20

I agree with Cloud09...we need to see all of those games go back to 2D on the new consoles. Christ, imagine a new 2D Castlevania on a disc-format...I don't care which system it's for. They could make that game HUGE.

I'll have to check out the NP issue about the MM9 news...kinda hard to read all the tiny print.

DrNutt says:
(# 18) on 06/26/2008 14:27

Holy Jesus. Any word on whether or not it'll be coming to XBL arcade or PSN? The Wii is the one system I DON'T have... :(

AngelsDontBurn says:
(# 19) on 06/26/2008 14:30

HHHHHNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!

SysiphusRock says:
(# 20) on 06/26/2008 14:33

I don't see why everyone is thinking this awesome. It seems gimmicky and lazy. They made better looking shit on SNES. I wanted a genuine Mega Man 9, not a WiiWare widget.

Though that "turning around on a pill" shit looks creative and awesome.

itemforty says:
(# 21) on 06/26/2008 14:43

Mega Man 3.

michiyoyoshiku says:
(# 22) on 06/26/2008 14:59

Looks terrible. I agree with SysiphusRock

This is nothing more than a Rom Hack

skruloos says:
(# 23) on 06/26/2008 15:25

I think it's absolutely awesome. Busted out the NES a bit ago and relived the fun of Megaman 2 and 3. Tried 8 on my Gamecube and was incredibly disappointed with the look and feel. Glad they went back to their roots.

ZekeThePlumber says:
(# 24) on 06/26/2008 15:35

HD or hand-drawn sprites with the same proportions as the 8-bit games would been awesome. I'll take what I can get but the music should be nothing short of FUCKING AWESOME or I will rage.

Gen Eric Gui says:
(# 25) on 06/26/2008 15:41

I am expressing copious amounts of joy the likes of which I've never seen myself express previously over this announcement. However, I must also air the same fears as several other people here, in that I fear this is going to be a quick cash-in on nostalgiafags and won't be nearly as god as the older MM games actually were.

And to be totally honest, I'd really like to see a game designed more like MM7. While it wasn't my favorite game in the series, I think it was the best looking and had the best gameplay balance, so I'd really have liked to see a game based on that design scheme.

Cowzilla3 says:
(# 26) on 06/26/2008 15:45

glee

The-Excel says:
(# 27) on 06/26/2008 15:51

When are they going to do a Mega Man X sequel in this way?

Jonathan Holmes says:
(# 28) on 06/26/2008 15:58

So fucking brilliant.

ZekeThePlumber says:
(# 29) on 06/26/2008 15:58

Robot Masters:

Magma Man
Galaxy Man
Jewel Man
Concrete Man
Hornet Man
Plug Man
Tornado Man
Splash Woman

Oh man... Plug Man? That can go all kinds of wrong.

Brahms says:
(# 30) on 06/26/2008 16:00

It just looks lazy. There's a ton of reused material in those screenshots- especially the background.

nilcam says:
(# 31) on 06/26/2008 16:05

I'm reserving comment on the appearance until I see it in motion. In the scans, the graphics look a bit better than NES graphics, but that may be due to the scan being shrunk down. I would love to see a very stylized take on the 8-bit sprites, sort of like Space Invaders Extreme, coupled with some high-quality animation. This approach would be very interesting and unique.

nilcam says:
(# 32) on 06/26/2008 16:06

The-Excel: Maybe if MM9 sells well, that can happen. It would be brilliant.

Rage Quit says:
(# 33) on 06/26/2008 16:29

/hugs wii for eternity
Dr.Zoidberg

frozenbabylon says:
(# 34) on 06/26/2008 16:59

DO WANT!

frozenbabylon says:
(# 35) on 06/26/2008 17:01

I think it looks pretty awesome. Everyone was bitching about how they wanted Mega Man to `return to it's roots`. Well guess what, He's fucking there. This is it guys. Square one.

And now some people (not all, thankfully.) are crying foul about the graphics.

You just can't win.

SysiphusRock says:
(# 36) on 06/26/2008 17:39

"Return to roots" implies:

Dr. Wily is the villain
"Man" Robot Masters
Roll, Rush, Beat, etc.
Dr. Light is still alive.

NOT outdated, uninspiring graphics.

frozenbabylon says:
(# 37) on 06/26/2008 19:00

I just feel that you people are crying over nothing. Would I rather have a game that looks like the PSP version of one? Sure. But am I any less stoked about this one because of the 8-bit graphics? Not on your life.

Gen Eric Gui says:
(# 38) on 06/26/2008 19:22

I want to know what happened to Faberge' Egg man. I WAS PROMISED FABERGE' EGG MAN.

And I lol'ed at the guy who commented that there's re-used assets in the game. This is CAPCOM. The company that put Morrigan in over 7 games through almost 10 years and never updated her sprite even once.

naia-the-gamer says:
(# 39) on 06/27/2008 13:01

I want to read this article before making judgment. Initially I'm kind of disappointed, if anything because I can recall the stages from previous games that look really similar from the screenshots. You'd think since they've taken so much time off from the original Mega Man series that they would have been a little more creative?

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